Chapter 81 The most powerful weapon is courage!
"Double jump?!"
Several people looked at Xu Can, and Xu Ge also stood there in a daze.
Lao Wang was the first to react, his eyes lit up: "That's a good idea, maybe it will work!"
Xu Can also smiled: "Yes, let Xu Ge experience the whole process of skydiving first, maybe he can overcome this psychological barrier."
Guo Yuanshuai frowned. "I remember double jumping is a special training, right? Only qualified coaches can participate."
Lao Wang slapped his forehead and said, "Fuck! I forgot to get my coaching license... Oh, Lei Zi and the others have them. I'll call them and ask them to come over."
"No need, boss. Brother Lei and the others probably just left from the South China Sea. They won't be able to make it in time!" Xu Can chuckled, "I have a certificate."
"Great, I'll apply right away. You can board the plane with the first group this afternoon."
After saying that, Lao Wang asked Guo Yuanshuai for the car keys, got on his electric scooter and drove straight to the command building at the other end of the airport.
Guo Yuanshuai looked at Xu Can and said, "Xiao Xu, do you think this method will work? Let's not force it. If it doesn't work, Xu Ge won't go to your place."
Liu Guoping nodded. "It should work. People with a severe fear of heights simply can't take the first step. Once they've experienced the entire skydiving process, they'll naturally realize it's just that, nothing serious."
Luo Shan also said: "I think we can give it a try!"
"I've read a lot of posts about this online. Many people who are afraid of heights have overcome their psychological barriers after being taken for a few jumps and are now able to skydive alone."
Xu Can said seriously, "Deputy Guo, this method I mentioned will definitely work!"
Guo Yuanshuai thought for a moment, then waved Xu Ge over and said, "Let Xiao Xu take you dancing once this afternoon. If you can't do it, we won't go. Be obedient!"
"Deputy class leader..."
"What's the deputy class leader? Why don't you thank Xiao Xu?"
"Thank you, Instructor Xu!"
After thanking him, Xu Ge looked at Xu Can, then at himself, and muttered to himself, "At an altitude of 900 meters, the acceleration due to gravity for both of us is..."
"Don't count it!"
Xu Can looked at Xu Ge and laughed, "Who told you that the double jump is 900 meters?"
Xu Ge had a bad feeling and asked, "How much is that?"
"4,500 meters."
"Fuck!"
Xu Can ignored Xu Ge's panicked expression and directly signaled him to take off the main parachute bag and follow him to the side.
"There's still some time before dinner, so let's practice our coordination first."
"How to practice?" Xu Ge walked over and asked curiously.
"Your takeoff and landing movements are all fine. Now we need to practice how two people can land at the same time."
Xu Can looked Xu Ge up and down for a while, and motioned him to stand in front of him.
"You're much taller than me, so you have to be in front. But this actually makes things easier. Just do what you're supposed to do, and I'll help you with the rest."
"How can I cooperate...hiss! What are you doing?!" Xu Ge was shocked.
Xu Can actually came up from behind and hugged him tightly!
"Bend down and don't be startled!" Xu Can said with a red face while lying on Xu Ge's back.
Xu Ge felt a little uncomfortable: "This this this...you you you..."
"What's this? This is a double jump. The two people must stick together!" Xu Can said unhappily, "Why, do you want to try a different position?"
Xu Ge's mind raced, and several other poses flashed through his mind like a fast-forward movie. He quickly said, "No, no, just like this!"
"bend over!"
"Um!"
Xu Ge bent down and felt Xu Can put his hands around his abdomen.
"Run forward, one, two, three, jump with your legs together! Right!"
Bang!
Xu Ge ran a few quick steps, jumped up, and landed on the ground with his legs half bent.
During the whole process, Xu Can stayed close to his back, running with him, starting and landing at the same time.
"That's it, come again!"
The two of them trained back and forth next to the airport in a strange posture.
After the initial strange feeling passed, Xu Ge gradually became focused.
At some point, his nose smelled another scent besides the fragrance, which made Xu Ge feel both moved and guilty.
After the two of them practiced close together for more than ten times, Xu Can let go of Xu Ge, panting, and signaled them to rest on the spot.
Xu Ge turned around and looked at Xu Can, who was already sweating from exhaustion, and said seriously: "Xu Can, why don't you just forget it? I'll dance alone this afternoon!"
Xu Can was stunned: "Why?"
Xu Ge: "You're still on your period. I feel really bad for you going through so much trouble to help me..."
"How do you know I'm on my period?!" Xu Can's face suddenly turned red.
Xu Ge whispered, "I smell blood."
"oops!"
Xu Can exclaimed, and quickly lowered his head to look around, "It leaked?!"
Xu Ge quickly waved his hands: "No, no, that... my nose is more sensitive than others."
Xu Can's face flushed red and he stood there at a loss.
"So, I'll just be alone this afternoon..."
"No! Let's not talk about whether you dare to jump, what if you really faint in mid-air?"
Xu Can said unhappily, "This kind of high jump and high kick is child's play for me, you don't have to worry about me!"
"Come on, I'll take you to the umbrella folding room to fold an umbrella."
"I haven't used my umbrella bag."
"You have a paraglider. You need a parafoil for a tandem jump, otherwise the impact will be too great."
"oh!"
Ten minutes later, the two appeared in the umbrella folding room. Xu Ge squatted on the ground and began to fold the umbrella, while Xu Can said:
"After the jump starts this afternoon, I'll be behind you and won't say a word. Don't move around in the air, or we'll both lose our balance and get tangled in the parachute ropes."
Xu Ge turned around and asked: "Why didn't you say anything the whole time?"
Xu Can: "If I chat with you, the effect of this double jump will be weakened. You will become dependent on me and still be afraid to jump when it's your turn."
Xu Ge was stunned at first, but then he felt that what Xu Can said made sense and nodded: "I understand. I will overcome the discomfort in the air by myself."
"After you fold the umbrella, you can eat. Take a good rest at noon and adjust your mindset. Let's strive to succeed in the challenge this afternoon!"
"Um!"
. . .
. . .
After dinner, Xu Ge did not continue to talk about skydiving with other students in the class. Instead, he returned to his room early, took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Lin Wan. When the other party replied, Xu Ge immediately called back.
"How come you have time to call me?" Lin Wan's voice was filled with surprise.
There was some noise on the other end of the line, sounding like someone was in the cafeteria.
Xu Ge asked, "Lin Wan, do you know how to overcome fear of heights as quickly as possible?"
Lin Wan paused for a moment, then asked, "Were you afraid of heights when you were skydiving?"
"Um!"
"Wait for me!"
After a while, the environment on the other end of the phone became very quiet. Lin Wan asked softly, "What's the specific situation? Tell me in detail."
Xu Ge recounted his entire story from the time he participated in the training to the fear he felt before boarding the plane to skydive, and the tandem jump he was going to do in the afternoon.
"Xu Can is right. Tandem jumping is a good idea, but you can't become dependent on it. You have to treat it as if it were your own dance."
Lin Wan analyzed carefully, "According to your description, you actually didn't feel fear when you had protective measures. The reason for this is that skydiving, a completely new and unfamiliar method, has caused you to exaggerate its unsafe nature!"
"Xu Ge, have you ever had any similar experiences where you felt extremely insecure?"
Xu Ge was silent for a while and said, "Yes."
"What is it? Can you tell me?" Lin Wan asked softly.
"I once experienced a free fall from a great height without any protective gear, and I felt extremely desperate at the time."
"And then?"
"Then I lost consciousness."
Xu Ge let out a light breath.
This is the first time he has spoken about his experience.
On the night of the earthquake, he had just pushed the trapped classmates out of the classroom when the floor beneath his feet collapsed.
He felt very clearly the helplessness, fear and despair before death!
When skydiving, the moment you leave the plane, you are also in a free fall without any protective measures.
"I really want to hug you now!" Lin Wan said softly.
Xu Ge smiled and said, "It's okay. It's all in the past. Am I not living well now?"
"Xu Ge, fear of heights is actually a very common psychological disorder that most normal people have. For example, I still don't dare to go bungee jumping, and I probably won't dare to do it in the future."
Lin Wan's voice spoke so softly that Xu Ge felt relaxed unconsciously.
"But if you take me with you, I won't be so scared, because I know you're with me, and I won't magnify the fear of bungee jumping like you do."
"Overcoming fear of heights is actually very simple. You just need to realize that it's not skydiving or heights that cause you fear, but your own psychological consciousness."
Xu Ge suddenly realized: "I understand now. I have been exaggerating the dangerous consequences of skydiving! I have always had the wrong opponent!"
“That’s right!”
Lin Wan's voice also became cheerful, "You shouldn't keep thinking about how to ignore the terrible consequences of skydiving and high altitudes. It doesn't exist!
Skydiving is actually almost not dangerous. Just think about it, so many people skydive every day, and everyone is very safe, especially in the military, where there won’t be an accident for many years!
What you need to address is a normal psychological awareness that everyone has. Just like normal emotions like happiness and anger, if you can resist getting carried away when you're happy, and resist losing your temper when you're angry, then when you're afraid, you just need to resist shrinking back!
Xu Ge felt an unprecedented sense of lightness in his heart. It turned out that this matter was so simple!
"Thank you, Lin Wan!"
"Come on, I'm waiting for your good news!"
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. . .
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Ge and Xu Can, wearing goggles and masks, boarded the transport plane with the third batch of soldiers.
After all these people completed their parachute jumps at an altitude of 900 meters, the cabin was closed and the plane continued to climb.
Xu Can put on the main parachute pack and came behind Xu Ge, fastening the two of them together tightly with a buckle, while Xu Ge lowered his head to check the spare parachute pack.
"Inspection complete! Good!"
"Xu Ge, can you still smell...that...that smell on me?" Xu Can asked in a low voice behind him.
Xu Ge sniffed and immediately smelled a faint floral scent. He was a little surprised: "Did you take a shower at noon?"
"I'm asking you a question!" Xu Can said unhappily.
Xu Ge shook his head: "No, I only smelled the pleasant fragrance of flowers."
Since the other party cares so much about this matter, he doesn't mind telling a white lie.
Sure enough, Xu Can's mood obviously improved: "Let's go and wait at the hatch."
The two of them moved together to the hatch, and the indicator light on the wall began to flash.
"Did we forget to hang the draw rope?" Xu Ge asked, turning around.
Xu Can explained, "No need. The air at 4,500 meters is too thin. Let's free fall for a distance before opening the parachute. Don't worry about it. I'll handle the whole process."
Xu Ge’s expression changed: What the hell???
The hatch slowly opened.
Xu Can hugged Xu Ge tightly and whispered in his ear: "Don't close your eyes! Jump!"
The next moment, the two of them jumped directly from the plane.
Xu Ge felt his heart suddenly shrink in an instant. The intense feeling of weightlessness and powerlessness made him want to scream out loud.
The wind whistled in my ears, like the roar of a demon.
But he remembered Xu Can's words and kept his eyes wide open.
The expected scene of the ground crashing down quickly did not occur.
Because at this altitude, the speed can no longer be reflected by reference objects.
Xu Ge felt like he was floating in the air.
For some reason, my heart suddenly felt at peace.
Slowly turning your head, you will feel extremely shocked by the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland from this angle.
Bang!
A huge pulling force appeared and the main parachute opened smoothly.
I don't know how long it took, but Marshal Guo's voice came from the headset: "Good job, Xu Ge, I see you! Xu Can, pull the stick to the left!"
Xu Can really didn't say a word the whole time and operated silently.
If Xu Ge hadn't felt the slight heartbeat on his back, he would have almost forgotten that there was someone behind him.
After more than a minute, the ground approached rapidly.
Xu Can's voice finally appeared: "Prepare for landing!"
Xu Ge immediately closed his legs and stared at what was below.
Bang!
They both landed on the ground and then quickly ran forward a few steps.
Before Xu Ge could react, there was suddenly another person in front of him, hugging him.
"Hahaha! Beautiful dancing, Ge Bao!" Guo Yuanshuai laughed.
Xu Ge was surprised to find that Xu Can actually brought him directly to the deputy class leader.
Snap!
Xu Can undid the buckle at the back and asked with a smile, "How does it feel, Xu Ge?"
"It feels great. Thank you so much, Xu Can!" Xu Ge said sincerely.
"Let's go! The last group of skydivers are about to board the plane. Let's take advantage of our good condition and make another solo jump!"
Guo Yuanshuai pulled Xu Ge onto the electric car, on which Xu Ge's main parachute bag was placed.
Twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the airport. Xu Ge got out of the car and was about to leave when he was stopped by Guo Yuanshuai.
"Ge Bao, do you know what the most powerful weapon of our Chinese army is?"
"What is it, squad leader?" Xu Ge turned around and asked curiously.
Guo Yuanshuai clenched his fist and raised it high: "It's the courage to risk everything!"
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