Chapter 82

When Gu Chengyuan called, Yang Song was taken aback, and it took him a moment to recall that Gu Chengyuan had indeed issued an order for the special forces team members to avoid seafood and alcohol and to suspend regular training, all in preparation for the arrival of a special consultant whom Gu Chengyuan had personally invited to conduct special training for the team. It seemed that the special consultant was finally coming.

Although Yang Song had not yet met this mysterious special consultant, since Gu Chengyuan had such confidence in him, Yang Song, as Gu Chengyuan's subordinate, did not say much. He immediately stood at attention and replied resolutely, "Yes, Captain!"

"Good." Gu Chengyuan nodded in satisfaction, then hung up the phone. He called the deputy director to his office, gave him some simple instructions, and then had Driver Xiao Liu take him to the special forces base.

After hanging up with Gu Chengyuan, Yang Song did not hesitate. Known for his decisive and efficient style, he immediately relayed Gu Chengyuan's orders, instructing all the team members to put on their training uniforms and assemble at the training ground within three minutes.

Gu Chengyuan usually did not manage the affairs of the special forces team, so the daily training and missions were handled by Yang Song, the deputy captain. He had a high level of respect within the team, and when he gave the order, all the team members, regardless of what they were doing, immediately stopped and ran back to their dorms to change.

Three minutes later, the Feilong Special Forces team assembled at the training ground. All the members stood with their hands behind their backs, neatly arranged in three rows, maintaining a parade rest stance, their eyes fixed straight ahead, like a row of upright spears, exuding a powerful presence.

All the team members were dressed in camouflage shorts and vests, wearing military boots. Their bronzed skin, prominent veins on their arms, and well-defined muscles, though not exaggerated, were visually striking.

"At ease!"

Yang Song, seeing his team in such high spirits, nodded in satisfaction. He walked slowly in front of the team with his hands behind his back and said loudly, "Do you know why I called you to assemble?"

The team members exchanged glances and a brief nod. The tall, rugged-looking team member standing at the far left of the first row smiled and said, "Captain, is it because that special consultant is coming?"

Yang Song grinned and said, "You're right. The captain just called me. The special consultant will be here soon."

The team member, known as Hero, pursed his lips and asked, "Captain, do you know who this special consultant is?"

Yang Song, as the deputy captain of the Feilong Special Forces, spent the most time with the team members and was well aware of each member's abilities, personality traits, and interests. Seeing Hero's expression, he knew that Hero had no good feelings about this unknown special consultant. However, he did not say much. If this person could not earn the respect of the team members, he would likely not last long as a special consultant.

Yang Song smiled and said, "I'm afraid only the captain knows. Regardless, everyone must be at their best! Not only is the special consultant coming today, but the captain will also be here. You all know that the provincial competition is less than a month away. We have lost for three consecutive years! This is a great disgrace to our Feilong Special Forces! If we lose to the Tiger Assault Team again this year, I will have no face left!"

Hero stood at attention and said loudly, "Captain, rest assured! This year, we will fight to the death to ensure that the Tiger Assault Team does not take the championship! This year, we will definitely win the championship!"

"Definitely win the championship!!!"

All the team members raised their arms in a loud cheer.

Yang Song nodded in satisfaction. He was pleased that the team members had not been discouraged by their three consecutive losses. However, he still felt a great deal of pressure. After three years of competition, he was well aware of the strength gap between their team and the Tiger Assault Team.

The Tiger Assault Team and the Feilong Special Forces were evenly matched in many areas, with the Feilong team even having a slight advantage. However, in close combat, the gap was significant. On average, it took three Feilong team members to barely match one Tiger team member. Moreover, the Tiger Assault Team had three members with terrifying skills. Although they rarely showed their abilities, Yang Song had a feeling that in a cold weapon battle, each of them could potentially match an entire squad of the Feilong team. These three members left a deep impression on Yang Song, and even now, he felt a sense of helplessness when thinking about them.

Over the past year, apart from their missions, the entire Feilong Special Forces team had been training intensively to improve their strength. However, to be honest, Yang Song was not very optimistic about this year's competition. He could only hope that the special consultant, who was about to arrive, would be as amazing as Gu Chengyuan claimed, and that in just one month, he could bring about a qualitative leap in the team's strength.

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Hero was the squad leader of the A squad of the Feilong Special Forces. The Feilong Special Forces had three squads: A, B, and C. Although they were part of the same team, their strengths varied. A, B, and C not only represented the squad numbers but also their ranking in terms of strength. The A squad was slightly stronger than the B and C squads. As the leader of the A squad, Hero's overall abilities were among the top three in the entire Feilong Special Forces, and he had every reason to be proud. It would be like being a technical director in a company and suddenly having a technical consultant come in and start giving orders; you would naturally feel不服 (unconvinced).

Moreover, it was not hard to guess that Hero and Yingzi were related. Specifically, they were fraternal twins, with Hero being born just half a minute before Yingzi. Despite the short time difference, Hero had always been very protective of his sister. When he was young, if anyone dared to bully Yingzi, Hero would make sure to teach them a lesson within two days. Later, they both entered the police academy. Hero, with his outstanding physical fitness and combat skills, quickly stood out and was selected for the Feilong Special Forces, while Yingzi joined the city police force's criminal investigation team.

Just yesterday, his beloved sister called, saying that she had been bullied. This made Hero furious, and he immediately wanted to take leave to teach the person a lesson. However, Yingzi then revealed that the person who had bullied her was the special consultant who was about to train the special forces team. Upon hearing this, Hero sneered inwardly. He already had no good feelings about this mysterious special consultant, and now the consultant had the nerve to bully Yingzi. Hero had already made up his mind to make the special consultant lose face in front of everyone and to avenge Yingzi.

Not only Hero but all ten members of the A squad knew about Yingzi being bullied. They considered her like a sister, and upon hearing the news, they were all indignant and vowed to make the special consultant leave with no dignity.

At that moment, Lin Fan was still at a breakfast shop, eating breakfast with Qiqi. He had no idea that the special forces team was already filled with hostility towards him, even before he had shown up. Even if he knew, it would not have affected him in any way.

After breakfast, Lin Fan took Qiqi and drove to the Feilong Special Forces base.