Chapter 161 Challenge
Shao Zijie glanced at Tong Aiguo, who had changed into a military uniform, a smile flashing in his eyes, and said, "Tong Aiguo, step forward!"
Tong Aiguo was taken aback, remembering what Shao Zijie had mentioned to him from time to time over the past three days about the various military disciplines and regulations in the army, and hurriedly stepped forward.
Shao Zijie looked at him and said, "Now, some people are dissatisfied with your joining. What is your attitude?"
Tong Aiguo stood at attention: "Commander, I am willing to accept the challenge!"
"good!"
Shao Zijie nodded.
He said, "In that case, you will be the one to accept their challenge today."
It was supposed to be a challenge, but Tong Aiguo had never trained before, so naturally he couldn't compete with the others in terms of skill.
Therefore, we can only take advantage of his strengths.
As he spoke, Shao Zijie tossed a token to Tong Aiguo.
Then, pointing to a mountain in the distance, he said, "See that mountain? Everyone, travel light. Except for distress flares, you are not allowed to carry any weapons. If you can snatch this token from Tong Aiguo's hands within three days, you will win, and Tong Aiguo will be removed from the reserve team."
That's right, this was a plan that Gu Yanxiao had made long ago.
If he wants to recruit someone, even as the leader of the special forces, he must ensure that everyone is convinced of his abilities. Otherwise, Tong Aiguo's appearance will not only fail to make him a good prospect for the special forces, but will also become a hidden danger.
He has already given Tong Aiguo the opportunity.
The road has already been paved for Tong Aiguo.
Whether he can continue on this path depends on Tong Aiguo himself.
Seeing everyone's excitement, clearly eager to show off their skills during the challenge, Shao Zijie simply smiled and said, "Since no one has any objections, Tong Aiguo can set off now. The rest of you will set off in two hours."
After saying that, he turned and left, heading to Gu Yanxiao's office.
Pushing open the door, one could see Gu Yanxiao standing in front of the window, looking down at the special forces reserve team members below who were shouting that they would teach Tong Aiguo a lesson.
He asked with some curiosity, "Commander, are you really confident that Tong Aiguo can keep the token?"
Tong Aiguo set off two hours early, which was understandable, since he was the defender.
With twenty members in the reserve team, and so many people attacking Tong Aiguo alone, isn't Gu Yanxiao having too much confidence in Tong Aiguo?
Gu Yanxiao smiled faintly and said, "What, you don't have confidence in Tong Aiguo?"
Shao Zijie scratched his head, somewhat guiltily saying, "I just think that no matter how talented he is, he's still just someone who hasn't undergone any training. It's really going to be difficult for him to keep the token among twenty reserve team members!"
Gu Yanxiao watched Tong Aiguo get into the car, then turned and sat down in his office chair. He raised an eyebrow at Shao Zijie and said, "How about... we play a game of gamble?"
Upon hearing this, Shao Zijie immediately waved his hands repeatedly: "No way, I won't bet with you!"
From childhood to adulthood, he has never won against Gu Yanxiao when they disagreed. He had already been fooled enough and suffered countless losses when he was young, so he couldn't afford to be fooled again.
Seeing that he wasn't fooled, Gu Yanxiao didn't bring up the bet again.
Instead, he said, "Don't worry! The mountains are Tong Aiguo's comfort zone."
Not to mention, those few months that Tong Aiguo spent following him around in Bakshu Village were not for nothing.
Otherwise, how could he have made an exception and directly put Tong Aiguo into the special forces reserve team?
Shao Zijie thought about the timing of their challenge and said, "Commander, are you really not going to give them any supplies during these three days?"
Three days is a long time; we can't let them starve.
Gu Yanxiao glanced at him and snorted coldly: "Why should we give them supplies? In the mountains, do you think they'll lack food and drink?"
Shao Zijie chuckled, realizing he had asked a stupid question. Wasn't he just being sentimental about the soldiers he had worked so hard to train?
However, Gu Yanxiao was saying that these soldiers had been training for so long.
Moreover, the weather isn't that cold now; if we were in the mountains, we wouldn't even last three days.
Then what's the point of talking about joining the special forces?
Just as Gu Yanxiao said, the mountains are Tong Aiguo's comfort zone.
With the token in hand, Tong Aiguo began setting traps and disguising himself as soon as he entered the mountains.
And they traveled along, concealing their tracks as they went.
He was well aware of the gap between himself and his teammates.
Once they find me, there's absolutely no way I can keep the token.
If he loses this challenge and is removed from the reserve team, how will he face Gu Yanxiao?
Therefore, no matter what, he could not be found by his teammates in the reserves.
Fortunately, the mountain is very large and is covered in virgin forest.
It's not difficult to hide inside.
The difficulty lies in solving the problems of hunger and shelter.
Fortunately, it's still morning, so there's plenty of time to find out about the shelter issue.
And so, Tong Aiguo walked along, looking at the plants around him.
If we come across any edible wild vegetables, we pick them without hesitation.
Anything that could be eaten raw was stuffed directly into the mouth to conserve energy.
He walked all the way to the halfway point of the mountain before slowing down a bit.
At the foot of the mountain, the vegetation is sparse, making it easy to spot one's location.
Once you reach the top of the mountain, there are very few places to hide, and it's not safe either.
The best place to hide is halfway up the mountain, where you can attack or defend.
Looking at his arms full of wild vegetables, Tong Aiguo knew that relying on this to maintain his strength would probably not be enough.
As I hesitated, I looked up and saw a squirrel jumping around in the tree.
His eyes lit up, and he stared intently at the squirrel.
Seeing that it had crawled into a tree hole, I immediately climbed up the trunk and started digging into the hole.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
The squirrel never imagined that its simple outing would bring back a ruthless bandit.
Watching as Tong Aiguo ransacked all the pine cones, hazelnuts, chestnuts, and other nuts that he had painstakingly collected.
Furious, she jumped and hopped on the tree, but she couldn't do anything about Tong Aiguo.
After looting the squirrels, Tong Aiguo turned and left without a second thought.
Only a pitiful squirrel was left, jumping up and down in place.
Judging by the time, the people behind are almost catching up.
Now that the food problem has been temporarily solved, the next thing to consider is where to hide.
Thinking of the squirrel's nest he had just raided, Tong Aiguo's eyes lit up; he had come up with an excellent hiding place...
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