Chapter 7: Patience
The snow in Siberia is crystalline and granular, and there is even a slight pain when it falls on the person's face.
Quentin, the black man, pulled out the knife at his waist, which was somewhat oddly shaped, and looked crude and rudimentary compared to the average elaborate military knife.
Quentin seemed to be saying to himself, "This knife has been with me for a long time." It's not a good knife, it's just used to harvest bananas. But this knife has pulled me back from the brink of death countless times. I survived the Holocaust, so I relied on patience and vigilance in addition to this knife. β
The young man who had shouted that he didn't want to do it before had already stepped back a little unpleasantly when he looked at this black man who was as gloomy as a stone. He seemed to regret the impulse, but it was useless to say anything now.
Quentin stuck the knife in the snow, and at the same time, his fist was already smashed into the young man's face. The young man was beaten to the ground, and Quentin suddenly raised his knee and slammed it into his abdomen.
The young man fell down without a snort, the blood on his face splattered on the snow.
Quentin stomped his head into the snow and exclaimed, "Do you know how much a true Tutsi hunter pays for a prey? I once chased an antelope barefoot and ran for four or five hours in the scorching African sun." By the time I pierced the antelope's body with my spear, it was standing still, for it was exhausted. β
The man who was trampled in the snow struggled to raise his head, but was trampled on the snow.
These mercenary students were all frightened, and Lin Rui even got up and shouted, "Enough, you're going to kill him like this!" He grabbed Quentin's wrist.
Quentin glanced at him, shook off his hand, and said coldly, "The antelope runs fast, at least much faster than a human, but do you know why I was able to catch up with it? Do you think I'm just letting you lie in the snow for fun? I'm teaching you how to hide yourself. Learn to be vigilant, learn to be patient, and only in this way can you survive. The rules of the battlefield are simple, and those who are on the battlefield have only two options, either hunt or be hunted. β
Quentin raised his feet, turned to look at Lin Rui, and said to him, "You, help him continue to lie back in the snow." Double the training time for both of you. For him, patience must be trained. And for you, you need to grind off the blood in your body. Reckless and impulsive, many rookie soldiers die of these two problems every day. β
"Then, can we go?" Qin Fen said tentatively.
"No, you can't. Because this person is your teammate. And when his teammates are in danger, he is the only one who stands up. Quentin smiled grimly, "It shows that all of you lack a sense of teamwork, so you all have to stay." The training time is also extended. β
When this training was over, Lin Rui's legs had even been frozen to the point that he lost consciousness, and he walked back to the training base with complete support. He felt like the two legs he was moving were almost no longer his own. The others around him were no better than him, lying in the snow in the ice, each of them turning blue from the cold.
"All of you, all go to Don and get checked. I don't want anyone to miss the next training session. Quentin glanced at these people and said coldly.
Tang Kun checked them and made sure they were okay before letting these mercenary students go back separately.
At this time, Zhao Jianfei walked in, looked at Quentin and smiled, "How do you feel about them on the first day today?"
"It's just a bunch of garbage. Quentin said coldly.
"Not exactly. Tang Kun said slowly, "They have all received basic military training and have a certain amount of vegetarianism, and it is not bad for newcomers to have this." β
"That Chinese kid is kind of funny, though. You almost resisted me today. Quentin took a drag on his cigarette and said slowly.
Zhao Jianfei shrugged and said, "They are all Chinese kids, you know that this batch of students are all from China." Which one are you talking about, well, it's Lin Rui?"
"Sorry, I don't know their names yet, but that's it. Quentin glanced at him and said, "It is said that he defeated the White Bear as soon as he came?"
"Sort of, but you're not the first to take a fancy to him. Zhao Jianfei said slowly, "He was personally recruited by the silver wolf. β
Tang Kun was slightly stunned, "Michelle?"
"Hmm. You know, it's definitely not too bad to be able to be looked at by him. Okay, let's rest, I have to continue tossing these junior brothers tomorrow. Zhao Jianfei smiled and turned around and walked out. In the corridor outside, when he passed by Lin Rui's side, he patted Lin Rui's shoulder and said lightly, "Boy, come here, I have something to tell you." β
Zhao Jianfei walked in front, Lin Rui dragged his heavy legs behind him, he wanted to ask Zhao Jianfei what was the matter several times, but he still held back.
The corridors of the underground base are narrow and dim, illuminated only by a dim lamp at the top of the corridor.
Zhao Jianfei slowly turned around and said, "It is said that you are very heroic today and saved a person from Quentin?"
"I don't think I'm heroic. Lin Rui said calmly.
"In fact, you are not heroic enough, and if Quentin wants to kill that student, you can't stop it. Zhao Jianfei sneered, "He just wants to establish authority, he only wants your simplest obedience, and that person chooses confrontation." Do you think that's wise?"
"Not wise, but not damned. Lin Rui looked at Zhao Jianfei and said.
"Damn it or not, we don't care. Zhao Jianfei smiled slightly, "Do you know why Morningstar Company has spent so much money to train you?"
"Didn't you say that you would cooperate with all the ** parties to carry out military tasks?" Lin Rui frowned.
Zhao Jianfei nodded, "Yes, nominally, I have contacts with the military of many countries. We assist them in military training, base service, logistics and other peripheral work, and are not responsible for directly participating in the war. This doesn't sound unusual, and it is the case in many countries. But actually, I can give you a set of numbers jΓΉ. In the midst of the Iraq war, for the first time, tens of thousands of employees were killed in the line of duty of various military and security companies, which is more than the number of regular troops killed. You know why, because what we do is much more than just peripheral work, we do the most dangerous frontline missions. β
Lin Rui raised his head and said, "What do you want to say?"
"What I'm trying to say is, learn smarter. We gather you, train you, invest in you, and don't want to lose all your money because of a bullet on the battlefield. So everyone here has to learn to survive on the battlefield. And Quentin is trying to teach you that. Zhao Jianfei looked at Lin Rui and said slowly, "Sue me, do you want to go back alive?"
"Yes. Lin Rui looked at him and said.
"Then study hard and don't get into trouble. Zhao Jianfei said lightly, "If you walk out of this training camp, your chances of surviving on the battlefield will increase by at least ten percentage points." You're a smart guy, it's a good deal, don't mess it up. β
Lin Rui looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Why are you saying this to me?"
"Because someone admires you, and he never looks at you. Whether it's me, Quentin, or Tang Kun, it's all valued by this person. And we all went through a rain of bullets, completed many high-risk missions, and survived. Zhao Jianfei said coldly. "Now go back to your room and get some rest. Tomorrow and tomorrow's training schedule. β
Lin Rui hesitated, nodded and said, "Thank you." β
Dragging his heavy legs, Lin Rui returned to the room. After sitting down, he almost didn't want to get up.
At this time, someone pushed him and said in a low voice, "Thank you for today's matter." If it weren't for you, I would have been beaten to death by that guy. β
Lin Rui raised his head and looked at him, only to realize that this person was the young man who was beaten by Quentin today.
Lin Rui didn't say anything, just sat calmly.
"Alright, don't bother him, he doesn't like to talk much. Qin Fen leaned over and said. "I said, you two are really good enough to toss today, and if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to suffer this sin. By the way, brother, what's your name?"
"Jin Haoshan, what about you?" said the young man.
"My name is Qin Fen, and his name is Lin Rui. Qin Fen whispered, "I can see it, it's better to keep a low profile here." These people are outlaws, and it's light to beat you up today. This mountain is high and the emperor is far away, even if they pull you out and kill you, you have no place to cry out for injustice. β
Jin Haoshan was stunned and said, "Isn't this going to be?"
"No?" Qin Fen sneered, "You didn't notice how strict the security measures are here, those people at the door are all loaded with guns, killing someone is nothing to them." What kind of bullshit military security company? To put it bluntly, it's a mercenary company. Do you still expect to reason with them? β
"But we all have a contract, so it's a big deal that I won't do it, right?" Jin Haoshan said a little unwillingly.
"Do you think this is a vegetable market?" If you want to pick on what you don't do, you can stop doing it?" Qin Fen frowned and whispered, "I heard that as soon as we go abroad, the company will find a way to eliminate our identity in China." Now, even if you want to go back, you can't. Train obediently, obediently work for them. Maybe there's a silver lining. If you want to quit now, can the company let you go?"
Lin Rui got up a little bored, he really didn't want to hear this anymore. Although he knew that what Qin Fen was talking about was the actual situation now.
Jin Haoshan hesitated, looked around, and said in a low voice, "It's really not good, let's find a way to escape!"
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