In the infirmary, the lights were bright. Zhang Chu sat quietly beside the bed, with a thick bandage wrapped around his right arm and a few small scars on his body. He looked down at the ground, his eyes were complicated and his emotions were depressed.

The door was pushed open, and a steady footsteps came. Zhang Chu subconsciously looked up and saw Qin Yuan standing at the door with a cold look and a mountain of aura. He thought Qin Yuan was here to comfort or encourage him, but his cold eyes directly made him unable to say a word.

Qin Yuan closed the door, walked slowly to Zhang Chu, put his hands behind his back, and looked at him with a condescending tone, his tone was low but full of majesty: "Zhang Chu, my performance today disappointed me."

Zhang Chu frowned, raised his head, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Instructor, I just want to prove myself...I want you to see my abilities."

Qin Yuan sneered, his voice like a knife cutting into Zhang Chu's heart: "Ability? Zhang Chu, do you think today's performance is called ability? Do you think that rushing the fastest, climbing the fastest, and not giving up after being injured, is called ability?"

Zhang Chu was stunned, his lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to say something, but was pressed by Qin Yuan's eyes and swallowed it back.

"I tell you, Zhang Chu," Qin Yuan continued, his tone as cold as ice, "Your performance is not ability, but self-inflation. You don't understand the battlefield, discipline, or team spirit at all. All your efforts are just proving to me one thing-you are still far from it."

Zhang Chu's chest was undulating, his face turned red, and his fists were clenched tightly. He felt his pride had been torn apart completely, but his stubbornness made him unable to bow his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "Instructor, you said I am far from being far away, but today's training has been completed! Before the others have finished running, I have finished it! I am faster than them, and I am better than them!"

Qin Yuan snorted coldly and stabbed him like a knife: "Strong? Zhang Chu, where are you strong? Do you think it is important to who is faster on the battlefield? Do you think you can win by rushing to the finish line by rudely rushing to the finish line? I tell you, on the battlefield, your impulse will only make yourself and your comrades die faster."

Zhang Chu's breathing was rapid, and the blue veins on his forehead swelled up. He glared at Qin Yuan and gritted his teeth and said, "Instructor, I just want to prove myself. I have no other intentions! Is it wrong to work hard and return to the special forces?"

Qin Yuan's eyes were still cold, without a trace of fluctuation. He said slowly: "Zhang Chu, I want to prove myself right, and I want to work hard. But if your way is to prove yourself with this kind of aggressive and ignoring discipline, it is to add mistakes. I have said countless times that special forces do not need personal heroism, nor do I need soldiers who can only show off. If you want to go to the battlefield and want others to trust you, it is not how fast you run, but whether you can handle the problem calmly and ensure the safety of yourself and the team."

Zhang Chu was silent, his fists tighter, and his nails were almost embedded in his palms. A trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, but more unwilling.

Qin Yuan looked at his reaction and sighed, his tone eased a little: "Zhang Chu, I have never denied your ability, but your ability is far from enough. What you need is not to show yourself, but to calm down and learn how to become a real soldier. Only in this way can you be qualified to stand in front of me, talk about proof, and talk about special forces."

Zhang Chu's body shook slightly and his head lowered. His lips were pursed tightly, and his eyes were full of struggle. He knew that Qin Yuan's words were right, but his pride made him unable to bow his head completely.

After a few seconds, he finally spoke, his voice was low but stubborn: "Instructor, I understand...but, I will not give up. I will prove myself with my actions."

Qin Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and a faint sense of relief flashed in his eyes, but his tone was still calm: "Very good, I hope you remember what you said today. Prove yourself not by you shouting, but by you step by step. You have potential, but the potential is not the capital you squander now, but the sharpness that needs to be sharpened."

Zhang Chu nodded vigorously, and his fighting spirit was rekindled in his eyes: "Instructor, I will definitely prove it to you."

Qin Yuan didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked towards the door, leaving a sentence: "Resume training tomorrow, don't let me see your impulsive behavior again. Otherwise, you don't have to wait for others to eliminate you, I'll be the first to send you away."

After the door closed, the infirmary returned to silence again. Zhang Chu sat beside the bed, his eyes became more firm. Every word from Qin Yuan echoed in his mind, especially the sentence - "Prove yourself not by you, but by you step by step."

"Instructor, wait, I will definitely let you see my changes." Zhang Chu swears secretly in his heart. This time, he no longer impatient and no longer aggressive, but instead caught up with him with real calmness and hard work.

As night fell, the camp of the recruits was covered in darkness, and only sentries in the distance stood guard with guns. The occasional footsteps broke the silence of the night.

Just when all the recruits thought the training was over and were ready to have a good sleep, the alarm suddenly rang out of the camp! The harsh whistle pierced the night sky, and the recruits jumped out of the bed and put on their military uniforms in panic. The dormitory lights were lit, and Qin Yuan's familiar low voice came through the megaphone:

"All of attention! Assemble within ten minutes, all the staff are fully equipped and ready to perform night reconnaissance missions!"

Hearing this order, the recruits were in an uproar. The night mission? And it was arranged by surprise? They were completely unprepared.

Zhang Chu quickly dressed neatly and carried his backpack, but a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes. He knew that this might be an opportunity to prove himself. He secretly vowed that he must do his best in this mission, so that Qin Yuan and other comrades would look at him with admiration.

Ten minutes later, all the recruits gathered in the playground. Everyone's backpack was filled with sandbags and carrying twenty kilograms on their shoulders. The team stood silently in a row under Qin Yuan's leadership, and the night breeze blew across everyone's face, with a cool feeling.

Qin Yuan stood in front of the team, his eyes like a knife, scanning everyone. His voice was cold and powerful: "Tonight's mission is very simple. All the staff are carrying heavy loads and completing 20 kilometers of night off-road, and conducting simulated reconnaissance missions at the same time. You will be divided into five groups, each group needs to be marked on the reconnaissance route, and return to the assembly area after completing the task. Cooperation is allowed on the way, but it is strictly forbidden to fall behind, otherwise the whole team will be punished!"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone felt a heavy pressure. They knew that off-roading at night was difficult, and coupled with weight-bearing and reconnaissance tasks, this was almost an extreme test.

Zhang Chu stood in the team, holding the strap of his backpack tightly, but he was secretly excited: This time, I will never drag my back and make mistakes!

Soon, the team was grouped and Zhang Chu was assigned to the third group. He was accompanied by Duan Jinglin, Yue Ming, and several new recruits with moderate training scores.

As the mission began, everyone quickly embarked on the dark off-road road.

At first, Zhang Chu was in good condition. His physical fitness was one of the best in the team. Although he was heavy in load, he was not unbearable to him. He was ahead of the team and was responsible for the reconnaissance route with Yue Ming.

There was only faint moonlight in the dark woods. Zhang Chu pricked up his ears and listened to the movements around him. He knew that Qin Yuan would definitely set up obstacles and traps in the mission, which was not only a test of their physical fitness, but also a challenge to their adaptability.

In the first ten kilometers, Zhang Chu's group performed very well. They accurately found two target points and did not make any mistakes. However, when they entered the fifteenth kilometers, the situation began to become complicated.

There were more forks in the dark woods, and the visibility was almost zero. Zhang Chu and Yue Ming led the team to choose a seemingly correct path at the intersection, but they soon discovered that the road was getting worse and worse, which was completely inconsistent with the route marked on the map.

"Zhang Chu, we went wrong!" Duan Jinglin whispered, with a hint of eagerness in his tone.

Zhang Chu frowned, stopped to look at the map, and said calmly: "It's indeed off, but it will waste too much time when returning the same route. We must find a shortcut, otherwise we will not only fail to complete the task, but we may also fall behind."

Just as he was trying to find a solution, a weak voice suddenly came from behind the team: "I...I can't do it anymore..."

Zhang Chu looked back and saw that it was Wang Chao, a new recruit in the group with weak physical strength. His face was pale and his breathing was rapid, and he was obviously at his physical limit.

"Stop!" Zhang Chu walked over quickly, held Wang Chao in a tight voice, and asked, "What's going on? Can you still leave?"

Wang Chao shook his head, his voice trembling: "I...I can't really walk anymore... my legs seem to have cramps."

Duan Jinglin frowned: "Take him, we can't complete the task. Zhang Chu, why not--"

"Shut up!" Zhang Chu shouted suddenly, "No one can leave him behind! The instructor once said that falling behind is the punishment of the whole team. Let's go together and we have to come back together."

Zhang Chu took a deep breath, bent down and said, "Wang Chao, give me the backpack and I will carry it on for you. You just need to walk and leave the rest to me."

"But..." Wang Chao's voice was filled with guilt and hesitation.

"No, but!" Zhang Chu carried his backpack directly onto his shoulders and said in a deep voice: "Now, follow me! I won't let you fall behind."

Carrying the weight of the two people, Zhang Chu's pace obviously slowed down, and sweat kept dripping down his forehead. Every step was as heavy as stepping on an iron plate, but his eyes were extremely firm. He gritted his teeth and forced Wang Chao to move forward step by step.

"Zhang Chu, you can't stand it alone!" Yue Ming walked to him and whispered.

"You are responsible for leading the way!" Zhang Chu didn't talk much nonsense, his voice was low but full of power, "I will bring him back."

Finally, after taking the wrong path, they found the right direction. When they were two kilometers away from the finish line, Zhang Chu's physical strength was seriously overdrawn and his steps became shaking, but he still did not stop. He had only one thought in his mind: You must not fall behind, and you must not implicate the team!

When they finally arrived at the meeting point, Zhang Chu almost dragged Wang Chao through the finish line. As soon as he arrived at the ground, he collapsed on the ground, panting, his whole body was soaked in sweat, and his skin on his shoulders was red by his backpack, but his eyes were full of stubbornness.

Qin Yuan stood at the finish line, looking at Zhang Chu's embarrassing appearance, but there was no sarcasm on his face. His eyes were quiet, and after a moment he spoke: "Zhang Chu, why didn't you give up on him?"

Zhang Chu raised his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Because... I am part of the team. No one... can be left behind."

After hearing this, Qin Yuan nodded, his lips raised slightly, and a rare smile appeared. He turned to the other recruits and said, "This is team spirit. This is the discipline on the battlefield. Remember, don't abandon it, don't give up. This mission, the third group was well completed, especially Zhang Chu."

Scattered applause sounded in the team, gradually converging into a group. Everyone looked at Zhang Chu with recognition and admiration.

Zhang Chu sat on the ground, panting, listening to the applause of his comrades, and feeling a recognition that he had never seen before. He clenched his fists and sweared in his heart: Instructor, I will continue to work hard until the day that really satisfy you!

On the training ground in the early morning, Zhang Chu's sweat dripped in the dust, forming a dark mark. He stood in front of the shooting target with gasps, holding a gun in both hands, but his eyes were full of reluctance and anger.

"78 ring..." Zhang Chu looked at the numbers on the shooting range and cursed in a low voice. His fingers tightened, wishing he could break the gun. For several days, he had been practicing shooting desperately, but his grades were always stuck below 80 rings, and he could not even reach the basic 90 ring target.

Not only shooting, but his running performance also stagnated. He could still get rid of most people at the beginning of running with weight, but recently, the limit of physical strength seems like an invisible wall, and no matter how hard he tries, he cannot break through it. In tactical confrontation training, his performance was even more unsatisfactory, not because of insufficient movements, but because of lack of team cooperation, which led to the "death of the whole team" many times.

"Why is this happening..." Zhang Chu sat on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his expression was extremely depressed.

After the training that day, Qin Yuan stood by the playground, with his hands behind his back, and stared at Zhang Chu coldly. He had already seen Zhang Chu's condition, but he didn't say anything until the other recruits left:

"Zhang Chu, come with me."

Zhang Chu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously followed Qin Yuan. He knew that the instructor would definitely have nothing good to do when he found him, and he was both nervous and vaguely looking forward to it.

The two walked into the office. As soon as the door was closed, Qin Yuan's voice slashed like a knife: "Zhang Chu, do you know what your condition is like recently?"
Chapter completed!