Seeing Lin Feng, who was in front of her, turn his head and glance at her chest, Ye Lin instantly became even angrier.

"You little bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

Her face flushed red, and her voice was hysterical; she looked like she wanted to fight Lin Feng to the death. Oblivious to the many strange stares from the crowd, she focused solely on trying to catch him.

TWEEET!

A sharp whistle sounded. Then, from above the square, a resonant voice boomed through a loudspeaker, "All participants in the selection, listen up! Everyone, gather in the square!"

"The two people running around the square, get over here now! This is the Falcon Plan selection site, not a place for your public displays of affection! If you don't come over immediately, you can forget about participating!" The voice from the loudspeaker boomed again. After the announcement, snickers rippled through the surrounding crowd.

Lin Feng had intended to join the assembly, but with Ye Lin chasing him, he had no choice but to keep running. Ye Lin, equally ignoring the loudspeaker, was determined not to stop until she caught Lin Feng.

However, when the voice from the loudspeaker boomed for the second time, they instantly became the focus of everyone in the square. As the subjects of the announcement, they were both dumbfounded. Public displays of affection? How is that possible?!

After a moment of stunned silence, they both managed to calm down and slowly walked towards the main group to assemble.

"Do these two know each other?"

"How could they not? The woman is chasing the man, trying to hit him! I bet he did something to upset her. They must be a couple."

"Haha, they do look good together. But a couple participating in the selection? Can they even pass? If they do, will they be assigned to the same bed? Haha…"

As soon as they rejoined the main group, they immediately heard the surrounding crowd whispering about them. This made Lin Feng extremely embarrassed, while Ye Lin's face turned beet red. She shot Lin Feng a hateful glare, as if to say, See? This is all your fault! I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!

About sixty to seventy participants gathered in the square. They were mostly young people in their twenties, with men accounting for over ninety percent; there were only a few women.

An instructor holding a loudspeaker walked to the front of the group and announced proudly, "Welcome, everyone, to the Falcon Plan selection. I am Zhang Chu, your selection instructor and deputy training instructor. I trust that since you were recommended for the Falcon Plan selection, your physical fitness is outstanding. I want to remind you all of one thing: your ultimate goal here is to pass all the training and become elite agents dedicated to protecting our country. Therefore, you must possess the spirit to sacrifice and strive for the nation!"

"There are seventy-two of you here, but ultimately, only twenty will remain. That's why you're all here today to participate in this selection. Our selection process has only one principle: to keep the best!"

"Our selection consists of three stages. Put down your luggage and prepare for the first round: a ten-kilometer run carrying a fifteen-kilogram weight!"

Shortly after, each participant received a fifteen-kilogram sandbag from the training base. Zhang Chu then led them to a grassy area outside the facility.

Zhang Chu announced, "You will start from this Little Lu. One lap around the perimeter of the training base is approximately ten kilometers. Place your registration bibs here. I will record your rankings based on these bibs. The first fifty to finish will advance. The remaining twenty-two… I'm sorry, you will be eliminated!"

"Also, don't even think about cheating. Let me be clear: surveillance cameras cover every single corner of this training base. There are no blind spots. Anyone caught breaking the rules will be immediately disqualified!"

Zhang Chu, standing ramrod straight, finished addressing everyone. Then he said, "I trust everyone has understood clearly. If there are no questions, line up according to your registration numbers. On my command… run!"

At Zhang Chu's command, the seventy-two contestants began running counter-clockwise along the perimeter wall of the training base.

Lin Feng ran amidst the crowd, wondering to himself, A single lap around this training base is ten kilometers? Just how big is this place?

It was a weighted long-distance run, and it had just begun. All the participants, appearing very experienced, maintained a slow, steady jog in tacit agreement, conserving energy for a later sprint.

Lin Feng, positioned in the middle of the pack, also jogged slowly. For him, this kind of weighted run was basically a piece of cake.

"Pervert, don't run!"

Just then, Ye Lin's low yet melodious voice sounded from behind him again.

Damn it, Miss Ye, you really are a persistent pest!

Hearing her voice, Lin Feng's reaction was now practically subconscious: he immediately broke into a sprint!

Behind him, Ye Lin also sped up in pursuit!

Then, the crowd watched as Lin Feng suddenly accelerated, pulling away from the main pack. Immediately after, Ye Lin also sped up, breaking away from the group. The two of them gradually put a significant distance between themselves and the others.

"What the—? Have those two ever done a weighted run? It's only the beginning, and they're already sprinting after just a few hundred meters. Are they trying to get themselves killed?"

"Heh, why do you care? Those two are obviously running rookies. If they keep sprinting like that, we'll definitely overtake them later, and they'll be eliminated. It's good for everyone else—two fewer competitors. Just let them go."

"Huh? Wait a minute. Isn't that the same young couple who were flirting in the square earlier? Wow, they really know how to set a mood, coming all the way out here to flirt! Don't tell me they're already married and came here for their honeymoon? That's too awesome!"

"I know why they sped up! Haha, I bet they're rushing to some secluded spot deep in the woods up ahead to sneak in some kisses, maybe even a quickie! Haha…"

"Damn… you mean a bit of fun in the wild? Awesome!"

No one was optimistic about Lin Feng and Ye Lin's sudden acceleration. Anyone familiar with long-distance running knows that constantly changing speed and disrupting one's rhythm at the beginning of a race is a cardinal sin.

Consequently, many people had already written them off as eliminated. After all, what they were doing was something only running rookies would attempt.

As for Lin Feng and Ye Lin themselves, they weren't overthinking it. Lin Feng, in particular, started sweating after running only a short distance. He couldn't help but wonder, Don't tell me this girl Ye Lin is on her period again? This is a selection trial, and she's still chasing me this hard? Is she trying to be Kuafu chasing the sun or something? Heh, what a wicked thought.

Still, he had to admire Ye Lin, who was about ten meters behind him. She was carrying a fifteen-kilogram sandbag and yet her speed was incredibly fast. Although Lin Feng wasn't running at full throttle, for a girl to keep up with him and not be completely shaken off was truly remarkable.

This woman... she's a total tomboy! Definitely not someone to mess with!

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