"Su Dakai, you are pushing it too far!"

Upon hearing Su Dakai's words, Wang Fengyi's eyes bulged with fury, and he was extremely agitated.

The two had started arguing as soon as they met. The exercise's deputy director, Old Lü, who had previously spoken to them over the phone, was already used to this and appeared helpless. Ever since they enlisted twenty years ago, it had always been like this.

Perhaps their personalities simply clashed.

It made Wang Fengyi and Su Dakai almost complete opposites!

Take smoking, for example: Wang Fengyi belonged to the traditionalists, only smoking traditional cigarettes, whereas Su Dakai was a reformist, having smoked electronic cigarettes since 2003. Combined with their starkly different personalities, the two of them would start cursing each other as soon as they met.

Had it been in the past, they would have just let it be after cursing. Once tired, they would naturally ignore each other. But today, just as Wang Fengyi and Su Dakai were about to really go at it, a stern rebuke was heard from the direction of the headquarters: "What are you yelling about? This is a military command center! What kind of behavior is this, all this cursing and shouting?"

Then, a dignified elder with twin stars on his shoulders and hands behind his back walked out. Despite his age, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's. His gaze fell on Wang Fengyi and Su Dakai, immediately causing them to calm down, bowing their heads silently.

Zhao Ruchang snorted coldly. "Do you two have any shame, arguing here like this?"

"Wang Fengyi, tell me, how did the soldiers you selected end up being caught by our Yanjing citizens and sent to the police station? Are these really the soldiers you picked?"

"And you, Su Dakai, what are you grinning about? Do you think this matter has nothing to do with you? I'm telling you, you're the most problematic! A conscientious citizen managed to send Xiao Zhou and his men to the police. Meanwhile, you boast every day about how strong your 'Sharp Blades' are. Yet, two months ago, when I had you send men to deal with a group of hostile elements, it took your 'Sharp Blades' a whole damn day and night just to apprehend them! When will you ever achieve the efficiency of our Yanjing's concerned citizens?"

"Do you know why I set up this exercise? I wanted you to see your shortcomings!"

"Both of you, after returning, will write me a 10,000-word self-criticism and another 10,000 words of reflections!"

"Now, all chief and deputy commanders, and Old Liu, put your hand down and join us. We are going to the Yanjing Police Station now to pick up our people, learn about the specifics, and take a good look at who this fervent citizen is!"

"Everyone else, return to your units in an orderly fashion and rest!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Zhao Ruchang's words, Wang Fengyi and Su Dakai felt so bitter they were nearly sick to their stomachs. However, they dared not defy the orders. They could only nod repeatedly along with the other soldiers, acknowledging they understood.

Then they got into their vehicles and followed Zhao Ruchang's car, heading towards the Yanjing Police Station.

「During their journey.」

「Yanjing Police Station.」

After assisting the police in escorting the 'terrorists' to the station, Zhang Beixing and Liu Yi gave their statements to the night-duty officers and were then taken to a lounge to rest.

It goes without saying, the police stations in big cities really are something! The lounge was exceptionally accommodating, with everything one might need. Fruit plates, tea, beverages, snacks—everything was available.

Driven by the thought that helping the local police crack a terrorist case justified some free snacking, especially since it was nearly dawn after a night of exertion and he was indeed famished, Zhang Beixing laid out snacks in front of him, placed a trash can beside him, and started devouring them.

Before long, the trash generated from his snacking filled the can.

Seeing this, the young female officer sitting across from him couldn't stop her eyelids from twitching, momentarily at a loss for words.

This public-spirited citizen who acted heroically is really... unrestrained!

He's eating so much without seeming full at all!

After taking away the full trash can and putting in a new liner, the young female officer, seeing that Zhang Beixing had already devoured a good ten to twenty percent of the lounge's snack supply, started to feel a bit restless. She brought a cup of tea, placed it in front of Zhang Beixing, and asked, "Umm... would you like some water?"

Hearing her offer, Zhang Beixing glanced at the cup, then dismissively placed it aside and didn't touch it again.

Are you kidding? With all these snacks, why would I drink water? That would be like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet and just stuffing yourself with plain rice. Or going to a KTV, ordering two hostesses, and then just... singing? Two words: what a waste!

With this thought, Zhang Beixing ate even more eagerly. His mouth worked like a blender, and in no time, he had filled half the trash can again.

Perhaps feeling it was a bit awkward to just sit there and eat in silence, Zhang Beixing looked up at the young female officer and asked, "By the way, since we've caught this group of terrorists, is there any reward?"

It wasn't that Zhang Beixing was mercenary or impatient for success. Rather, apart from this matter, he genuinely didn't know what else to talk about. Zhang Beixing was a rather shy young man. He wasn't quite sure how to chat with girls. Plus, considering her sensitive identity as a police officer, he couldn't very well try a flirty line like, "Hey girl, wanna check out some cream puffs?" That would be completely inappropriate! So, he had to be more practical and discuss the incident, asking what reward the police might give him. Besides, there was nothing inherently wrong with this topic.

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