Wen Qianshu successfully made the trainees of this training camp live a life of misery. Facts proved that as long as she wanted, she could turn any place upside down.
Song Zhicheng was lying on the ground, panting: “I can’t do it anymore, I can’t.”
Wen Qianshu’s lips curled up, and she lifted her eyelids to ask, “Who’s next?”
Everyone immediately displayed the unique politeness reserved for exams and pop quizzes, all yielding to others. Li Shan laughed heartily: “Don’t hide, come on, come on. You’re usually pretty close with Song Zhicheng, aren’t you going to avenge your good brother?”
The person who was called out simply shook his head and declared he was breaking off ties with Song Zhicheng on the spot.
Wen Qianshu looked at him with a smile, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Li Shan answer a phone call. While replying, he looked over at Wen Qianshu: “Okay, got it.”
He looked at Wen Qianshu: “Little kid, your parent is here to pick you up.”
Wen Qianshu: “Captain Li, I’m not a little kid anymore.”
Li Shan: “Alright, alright, not a little kid. Big kid, your parent is here to pick you up.”
Wen Qianshu pouted but didn’t retort, merely leaning down with a smile: “See you tomorrow.”
Song Zhicheng responded weakly, not even having the strength to look at his beloved Doctor Lou.
Wen Qianshu was the only girl in this batch of the training camp, making dormitory assignments truly difficult. Although once they truly joined a search team, everyone would just fall down and sleep wherever they were in the field, regardless of the gender of the person next to them. At most, they’d pay attention to whether the other person was still human and hadn’t turned into a zombie.
But in the training camp, appearances still had to be maintained. Coupled with Wen Qianshu’s outstanding abilities, Li Shan gave her special permission to leave and not live in the camp.
The one picking her up was, naturally, Lou Jiu.
Wen Qianshu left the training ground, casually found a faucet, attached a hose, and gave herself a good rinse before running to find Lou Jiu.
Lou Jiu glanced at her, pulled a large bath towel from the back seat, draped it over her, and rubbed her dry: “Be careful, don’t catch a cold.”
Wen Qianshu: “Mm.”
She poked her head out from under the towel, wiped most of the water off her body, then found a small towel. While drying her dripping hair, she got into the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. Lou Jiu handed her a phone. Wen Qianshu: “What’s this?”
Lou Jiu: “It’s for you. The captain needs to talk to you about something.”
This device was similar to the ones in Wen Qianshu’s original world, but having gone through a xianxia world and later staying in the Main God’s space, she was a bit rusty with it. While recalling and fumbling with it, Wen Qianshu managed to open a social media app and saw a message from Shang Ci: “How’s the training camp going?”
Wen Qianshu’s gaze paused for a moment, then she turned to look at Lou Jiu: “Shang Ci needs me for something?”
Lou Jiu glanced at the rearview mirror while backing up the car: “Mm.”
Wen Qianshu typed: “Not bad. And you, Captain Shang?”
Shang Ci replied quickly: “Of course I’m doing great. Just checking in on our team’s new member, you know? If anyone in the training camp bullies you, just tell your captain.”
Wen Qianshu let out a laugh and replied: “Got it.”
Shang Ci: “You really got it?”
Wen Qianshu continued typing: “Mm, I will.”
She didn’t look at the phone again, instead closing her eyes to rest. It wasn’t until they got home and she was in her bedroom that she confirmed with Lou Jiu: “He thinks there’s a problem with the training camp?”
Lou Jiu nodded, getting clothes for her from the wardrobe: “Don’t just rinse yourself with water next time.”
Wen Qianshu: “It’s fine. Otherwise, I’d be covered in sweat, and the smell is awful.”
Lou Jiu looked down at her, and Wen Qianshu quickly surrendered: “Alright, I’ll take a proper shower when I get back next time.”
She obediently went and took a hot shower. Coming out in slippers, she saw a dinner box on her desk. Wen Qianshu sat down and picked up her chopsticks: “Couldn’t Shang Ci just have asked you to tell me, sister? Why be so roundabout?”
Wen Qianshu laughed: “And sending that kind of text? If I hadn’t read between the lines, wouldn’t I be in trouble?”
Lou Jiu was carrying the laundry basket out of the bathroom. Hearing this, she paused and said, “He did ask me to tell you. I just hadn’t gotten around to it before you asked.”
Wen Qianshu: “…”
Lou Jiu: “He was just simply asking if you were used to the training camp and if you found it tough.”
Wen Qianshu: “…”
2333: “Pfft.”
Wen Qianshu asked “gently”: “Is it funny?”
2333 immediately straightened up: “I wasn’t laughing.”
But Lou Jiu wasn’t 2333. She caught the main point: “You know there’s a problem with the training camp?”
Wen Qianshu hesitated, but still answered: “A guess.”
The braised pork in the dinner was rich but not greasy, and the sauce was very fragrant. Wen Qianshu scooped some up, poured it over her rice, and mixed it with her chopsticks: “If they want to infiltrate the base, what could be more convenient than the training camp?”
Lou Jiu put down the laundry basket, her brows furrowing slightly.
Wen Qianshu: “What’s wrong?”
Lou Jiu: “Why didn’t you say anything?”
Wen Qianshu stopped what she was doing and smiled: “If I had told you, would you still have let me go to the training camp?”
Lou Jiu: “These things are not for you to do.”
Wen Qianshu’s eyes curved into a smile: “Then what should I be doing?”
What should she be doing?
Who should be doing this?
Lou Jiu didn’t know either, but she just felt that it shouldn’t fall to Qin Shu, no matter what.
Lou Jiu was silent for a moment, then said: “You’re still a child. These are the search teams’—”
“I’m an adult.” Wen Qianshu interrupted her, repeating, “Sister, I’m an adult.”
“I know what I’m doing.”
Wen Qianshu looked at Lou Jiu: “Trust me, hmm?”
The warm yellow light cast a halo, and the aroma of food spread. Wen Qianshu was wearing a loose cotton T-shirt and knee-length sweatpants. When she bent her leg, the fabric slid down, revealing a flash of snowy white skin.
Seeing Lou Jiu staring at her without answering, Wen Qianshu pressed, “Sister?”
Lou Jiu averted her gaze: “The moment you notice anything wrong, notify Shang Ci immediately. It doesn’t matter if you alert the enemy.”
“The mission and everything else is secondary.” Lou Jiu said, “You are the most important, understand?”
You are the most important—
Wen Qianshu was stunned for a moment. Her long lashes fluttered down, hiding her gaze, but her voice floated up, sounding very pleased: “Understood.”
Lou Jiu bent down again to pick up the “ill-fated” and “up-and-down” laundry basket. After picking it up, she saw that Wen Qianshu had already leaned over and started eating, still in a posture with one leg bent and the other hanging down.
Lou Jiu thought to herself, these pants are a bit too loose. Didn’t she pay attention to the size when she bought them?
From Lou Jiu’s angle, the view was excellent, but her doctor’s instincts took over: “Put your leg down. Eating like that is bad for your stomach.”
Wen Qianshu: “Okay.”
Wen Qianshu was very happy.
Although 2333 didn’t understand what she was happy about, it knew that whenever she was happy, it was always others who suffered. By the time Wen Qianshu could jump down from the high-altitude frame in just a few steps without any protective gear, Song Zhicheng was already numb.
He couldn’t figure it out: “Do you have magnets in your hands? Or are you actually a gecko spirit?”
Wen Qianshu smiled at him: “Guess?”
Song Zhicheng: “I guess so.”
Wen Qianshu rubbed her chin, showing an expression of sudden realization: “Bingo, you guessed right.”
2333: “…”
They passed through the high-altitude frame training area and went to the rest area to log their training progress. Song Zhicheng quickly wrote his down, then resignedly registered for Wen Qianshu as well. He looked at her next training requirement: “Huh? You can already enter the simulation field?”
Afraid that Wen Qianshu might not know, he even made a point to explain: “There are real zombies inside the simulation field. They’re all captured from the wild by the search teams. Usually, each person gets one or two each time.”
2333 thought to itself, what kind of simulation field is this? In the Main God’s space, you could have as many zombies as you wanted. Human technology really is lacking.
Song Zhicheng: “This means you’re going to come into contact with real zombies!”
2333 sneered inwardly, thinking that when Wen Qianshu was feeding herself to zombies, this silly boy probably hadn’t even entered the training camp yet.
Song Zhicheng: “So amazing, your progress is so fast.”
2333 thought, of course. Wen Qianshu might not be good at other things, but she’s a fast learner.
Song Zhicheng: “What are you looking at?”
2333: “…”
Good grief, 2333 had been having a one-sided conversation with this silly boy for a while, while the person who was actually supposed to be listening to him had her head tilted, looking at someone else’s training record.
A very impressive record. The schedule was packed, and every item was completed exceptionally well. Looking at the trainee’s name, however, Wen Qianshu had no impression of them.
Song Zhicheng also leaned over, raised his eyebrows, but said: “Let’s go, don’t look at these.”
Wen Qianshu hummed in acknowledgment but didn’t listen, continuing to flip through the pages. She found that the next person’s record was just as impressive. Not only that, but the next several in a row were the same.
Song Zhicheng pulled Wen Qianshu over and said in a low voice: “Stop looking. They’re not as amazing as you.”
This time Wen Qianshu didn’t believe him. She put down the record book and walked along with him, but she wasn’t smiling: “You’re just trying to comfort me.”
Song Zhicheng: “Tsk, I’m really not comforting you. Let me tell you—”
He looked left and right, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said: “These people have all been injected with some kind of agent. Their records can’t be taken seriously.”
Wen Qianshu: “Huh?”
Song Zhicheng: “Anyway, just ignore them.”
“Next, we’re going to—”
Wen Qianshu interrupted him: “What kind of agent? Tell me the specifics.”
“Little sister.” Song Zhicheng’s expression turned serious. 2333 wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but when he put on a stern face, he looked more and more like Gao Bai. “Listen to me, you can’t touch this stuff. Besides, you’re already amazing, you don’t need to mess with these things.”
But Wen Qianshu was relentless: “Isn’t this cheating? Don’t the instructors do anything about it?”
Song Zhicheng: “They do, of course they do. They’ve cracked down on it so many times, but it’s useless.”
He sighed, saying with some indignation: “To be honest, these people all have connections. There are a few ‘pre-determined teams’ in the search teams. The benefits are good, the pay is high, and they go on few missions. It’s just for the sake of having ‘search team’ on their resume. The members of these teams are all arranged in advance, and these few people are set to join the pre-determined teams.”
Song Zhicheng: “So they’re not worried about their future. They come to the training camp just to get good scores and awards, and to use the resources here. Even if they’re caught cheating, it’s hard for the instructors to really punish them.”
“They’re usually quite restrained, but the main thing is that the simulation field is opening in two days—” He suddenly remembered Wen Qianshu hadn’t heard, “The simulation field is—”
“I know, I heard you just now.” Wen Qianshu said, “I’m very good at multitasking.”
Song Zhicheng: “…”
2333: “?”
What, are you proud of that?
Song Zhicheng continued: “But the number of zombies the search teams bring back is fixed, and they’re allocated based on scores. Of course they hope to get a larger share, since for this kind of practical combat, the more experience, the better.”
“So they’re score farming right now.”
Wen Qianshu nodded, indicating that she understood.
Song Zhicheng put his hands on her shoulders: “I’m serious, you absolutely must not touch this stuff. Although the captain of Team 5 has backing, it can’t compare to the ‘pre-determined teams’. Once you’re discovered, he won’t be able to protect you.”
Wen Qianshu’s gaze shifted, moving to his hands. She smiled, took his wrist, and pulled his hand down: “I know.”
“I won’t touch it.”
After speaking, she smiled: “I want to get a drink of water.”
Song Zhicheng: “Sure, I’ll go with you.”
Wen Qianshu was still smiling, her gaze fixed on Song Zhicheng’s face. After a moment, she said: “Okay.”
She shook her head at 2333: “This batch of villains isn’t very good.”
2333: “?”
Wen Qianshu: “You see, one of them has already been exposed.”
2333: “That pre-determined team thing?”
Wen Qianshu: “Yeah, but the main thing is—”
“Song Zhicheng.”
Wen Qianshu sighed, “He’s finally exposed himself. I thought I had suspected the wrong person.”
After saying that, she became happy again: “This is pretty good. I have a reason to settle a private score under the guise of public duty.”
2333: “…”
2333 was silent for a moment, then slowly asked: “Huh?”
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