CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 215: CONFIRMED!

meters away from Liu Xing, a small wooden stool was placed, on which an apple was placed, and on top of this apple another apple was placed, just that the middle part of the upper apple was cut out, creating a circular shape, roughly the size of a cherry (the only thing they could find on-site was apples, cough...).

After closing his eyes and calming himself for a while, Liu Xing suddenly extended his right arm, and before the onlookers could see what he did, "whoosh whoosh whoosh" three small sharp knives flew out, perfectly overlapping on the circle on the apple, the tails of the knives still trembling slightly.

"Not bad! This is a talented individual!" Vice Chairman Lin took the lead in praising.

Zhan Yuying also nodded in approval: "At this age, there aren’t many kids willing to put in the hard work to master such a skill." Lei Dawei, who interacted with her more, revealed a hint of surprise in his eyes. It was rare for her to compliment someone.

Everyone thought the performance was over, but then Liu Xing extended his left hand, and shortly after, three more small sharp knives appeared between the two apples, seemingly holding up the top apple like a tray.

"Good!" Lei Dawei excitedly stood up. There were two others in the team who knew the Flying Knife Skill, but none were accurate with both hands. He cherished talent, and wanted to avoid any complications, so he immediately decided: "This cadet, I want him for Special Combat A Division!"

Vice Chairman Lin chuckled: "Old Lei, this selection is meant for you to pick talents, nobody is competing with you, look how anxious you are!"

Lei Dawei laughed heartily: "You can never tell, I was worried that the commanders might suddenly change their minds and compete with me for people."

"You, Old Lei..." Vice Chairman Lin pointed with his finger, a face of helplessness.

Liu Xing strode towards the main stage, saluting: "Reporting to the commander, the demonstration is complete!"

"Xiao Liu, how long have you been practicing this skill?" Vice Chairman Lin asked with a kind smile.

"Reporting to the commander, I started at the age of seven, and have been practicing for eleven years!"

"Perseverance! Perseverance!" Vice Chairman Lin looked at Lei Dawei: "Old Lei, I won’t say more, lest I end up looking like I am stealing your soldier."

"Reporting!" Hang Menglin stepped forward.

"Xiao Hang, what do you have to say?"

"Commanders, the selection rules have already been changed once. If we change it again now, I feel it is inappropriate."

"Explain in detail." Vice Chairman Lin looked at Hang Menglin curiously.

"Originally, Teams 5 and 6 were each to select 16 people, and then compete to finally keep 16 for military exercises, with their performances in the military exercises determining the final 8.

But midway through the training, it was changed to both teams selecting a total of 30 people. If without final selection some cadets are already decided on for the 8 spots, where would the military’s prestige stand?"

"The reason for the change in numbers," Jiang Zheng hurriedly explained as Vice Chairman Lin looked towards him, "is that midway through the training, both head instructors reviewed the training situation and believed that a joint selection by both teams was fairer, and the number was set based on actual conditions."

Vice Chairman Lin looked at Lei Dawei discontentedly: "Why wasn’t this thought of from the start?"

Lei Dawei coughed lightly: "I will report on this separately after the selection."

"Xiao Hang is right," Vice Chairman Lin continued, "Soldiers must not be hypocritical. Why do you think Minister Zhan and I came here? It is to show our emphasis on Special Combat A Division and our emphasis on high-tech versatile talents!

If you cannot exhibit a rigorous attitude, and let the cadets be disappointed in the military forces, what could be the consequences? Old Lei, you can approve Xiao Liu to progress to the primaries, but to enter into the top 8 or even 6 spots, he must fairly compete with other cadets!"

"Yes, commander," Lei Dawei quickly responded.

"You handle the rest." Vice Chairman Lin looked at Liu Xing: "Xiao Liu, don’t feel burdened, this isn’t targeted at you. The military has its discipline, believe in yourself, gold will not be buried!"

Liu Xing straightened his chest: "Yes, thank you, commander!"

Vice Chairman Lin nodded towards Lei Dawei, signaling it was time to start.

"Liu Xing!"

"Present!"

"Return to the ranks!"

"Yes!"

With the command from Lei Dawei, Liu Xing, who could not and dared not disobey, could only worriedly glance at Luo Ye and quickly trotted away from the main stage.

Lei Dawei turned to Luo Ye with a smile: "Xiao Luo, have you thought about what you want to display?"

"Yes!"

"You’ve been eyeing those two tanks; are you really planning something with them?"

"Reporting to the commander, no! Can I perform vehicle stunts? I can drive."

Lei Dawei nodded: "Alright, whose car do you want? You can choose freely."

"Instructor Hang’s!"

"Instructor Hang, please hand over your car keys to Luo Ye."

"License military G6542, if you crash it, you’re responsible for the repairs!" Hang Menglin reluctantly handed the car keys to Luo Ye, for she cherished her car dearly.