Chapter 28

“Even if we’re assigned to different squads in the future, we can still get together when we have time.” Xue Lingling raised her bowl. “Let’s have soup instead of wine!”

Everyone looked at her and laughed.

Finally, they clinked their bowls together, and everyone ate happily. Then they went to pick up their children or went home.

Monday.

Shen Youran arrived at the army early. As soon as she saw Qiao Yu, she was beaming. “Congratulations! You’ve been assigned to the strongest squad.”

“Have the squads been decided already?”

Shen Youran was a little excited. She hadn’t slept well last night.

Qiao Yu took her to the side. “If I had known where you lived, I would have notified you yesterday. You’ve been assigned to the strongest elite squad. But be prepared, it might be even harder than before.”

It wasn’t easy to get into the elite squad. Once you were in, you had to undergo intense training, and you would also go on missions from time to time.

Not to mention the danger, it was several times harder than being in the female soldier squad.

Shen Youran didn’t feel much when she heard this. She even grinned. “My goal was to join this elite squad, so I’m not afraid of high intensity, I’m afraid of no challenge!”

She just said it casually, but as soon as she finished speaking, she heard applause from afar.

She looked up and saw Li Shunyi.

“The platoon leader came in person.” Qiao Yu said, then took Shen Youran to the side. When they got there, they both saluted.

Li Shunyi gave Shen Youran a thumbs-up. “I’ve heard about you. You’re first in all the assessments. You’re the best female soldier in the past two years. Even if you go to the elite squad, you’ll have a place!”

“If there’s no place, then I’ll make my own!” Shen Youran followed his lead, and Li Shunyi laughed.

“Your results have been submitted, and the squads have been assigned. But you won’t be able to join the squad until tomorrow or the day after. You can rest for these two days!” Li Shunyi gave Shen Youran a few instructions, and Qiao Yu also chatted with her for a while before she went home.

Although they had been divided into squads, their results would still be sent up for review.

They would double-check if the squad assignments were correct and let the higher-ups see the female soldiers’ results to see if there were any talents who needed to be nurtured.

Lu Zheng was in charge of this matter, so after watching Shen Youran leave, Li Shunyi took the results to his office.

Lu Zheng was on the training ground. Li Shunyi walked over and handed him the results. “The squads have been assigned. Take a look and see if there are any problems. Also, decide who needs to be nurtured.”

Lu Zheng put down the documents and looked through them row by row. When he saw a familiar name, he looked at it twice.

He saw that Shen Youran’s results were top-notch. She was far ahead of the second-place finisher, and she was first in all the assessments.

He was a little surprised.

Then he flipped through Shen Youran’s profile. She was a military spouse who came with her husband. Nothing had happened to her. Why would she want to become a female soldier?

And it was difficult for ordinary people to persevere without strong willpower. Shen Youran was able to do this.

Didn’t that mean she was a natural soldier?

Whether it was male or female soldiers, as long as they had talent, they needed to be nurtured.

Because the country was desperately in need of talent.

“Pay close attention to her performance after she joins the squad. Nurture her!” Lu Zheng remembered that he had only said two words last time, and he felt a little strange.

Li Shunyi nodded. He also thought that Shen Youran could be nurtured. They agreed on this.

Shen Youran didn’t know about this. During her break, she took Junjun shopping and bought some delicious food and new clothes.

On the third day, she successfully joined the squad.

The squad was different, so the squad leader was also different. This time, the squad leader was a tall, thin girl. On the day Shen Youran joined the squad, she introduced herself.

Her name was Yu Fei. She grew up in the family compound. Her family had been soldiers for three generations.

She was a third-generation military family.

Shen Youran didn’t know this until a few days after joining the squad. Although she was a third-generation military family, only her grandfather and her were left.

The rest of them had died on missions.

“People say she got in through connections, but only those who know her know that she’s achieved everything through her own hard work. She hasn’t relied on her grandfather at all!” This was an elite squad, so there weren’t people like Gong Yan who talked nonsense everywhere.

Everyone was very united and knew Yu Fei’s situation, so they told Shen Youran a few things.

After hearing this, Shen Youran was filled with respect.

There was no sympathy, no disdain, only deep respect.

Perhaps because everyone in this squad was so united and easy to get along with, Shen Youran felt comfortable.

Two weeks after joining the squad, they received a mission.

Yu Fei called them together. “You have one hour to quickly take care of your own business, and then assemble. We’re going on a temporary mission today.”

After Shen Youran and the others dispersed, she immediately went to the nursery to pick up Junjun and took him to Mo Xiaoyun’s house.

Mo Xiaoyun looked at her. “Don’t worry about Junjun staying with me. Be careful when you go out on missions!”

Shen Youran waved goodbye and left.

Mo Xiaoyun looked at her back and muttered to herself. “What a good girl. I don’t know what Lu Yifan is thinking. Even if something happened back then, it’s not something she could control!”

Then she went into the room and looked at Junjun, who was sitting obediently on the sofa. She put on a smile. “Junjun, shall we go buy some groceries?”

“Okay.”

Before coming here, Shen Youran had told him to stay at Mo Xiaoyun’s house and wait for her to come back and pick him up after she caught the bad guys.

So he was very well-behaved.

Shen Youran had no worries after arranging for Junjun, and she quickly went to her squad and boarded the car to the mission location.

Besides their squad, Li Shunyi was also there.

After Li Shunyi greeted everyone, he explained the situation of the mission.

This time, there were a total of six spies who had infiltrated their country. According to the information they had gathered, these spies had also stolen some of their confidential information and were now at the border.

They were to go to the city on the border. They were going to carry out an arrest operation tonight. They would try their best to capture all of these spies and interrogate them.

If the news were to leak out, the situation would be very dire.

“Besides your squad, another squad of female soldiers with more combat experience will be joining us. They are also on their way to the border.” Li Shunyi explained. “They have more combat experience, so you will mainly listen to their command today.”

“I know you’re all participating in a mission for the first time, and you’re bound to be a little nervous. But as long as you listen to orders and don’t act rashly, there won’t be any major problems!”

At first, everyone was quite worried, but after hearing Li Shunyi’s words, their feelings gradually subsided.

“You will face many different kinds of missions in the future, so I hope you can be prepared!”

“We’re still a few hours away from our mission location. You can all lean back in your seats and get some sleep.” Li Shunyi had other things to do. After he finished speaking, he turned around and contacted his superiors.

Shen Youran and the others sat in the car, feeling a little nervous.

“Captain Yu, have you ever been on a mission?” A female soldier named Li Xiaoxiao, who was also in the same batch as Shen Youran, was really nervous, so she wanted to chat with Yu Fei.

Yu Fei nodded. “Of course. I’ve completed a few missions before.”

“Then…” Li Xiaoxiao was about to probe further, but before she could speak, someone coughed beside her.

She suddenly remembered that Captain Yu’s family had all died on a mission. Wasn’t she rubbing salt in her wounds?

“I’m sorry, Captain.” Li Xiaoxiao slapped her forehead. Although she was usually carefree and didn’t care about anything, she couldn’t do something like rubbing salt in someone’s wounds.

But Yu Fei shook her head with a smile.

“Since everyone is nervous, I’ll tell you about a mission I went on the year before last.” Yu Fei glanced at Li Shunyi. The other man didn’t say anything, indicating that she could tell everyone.

So she began to tell her story.

Although Shen Youran didn’t say anything and kept her eyes closed, she was also listening intently to Yu Fei’s story about that mission.

The mission sounded really dangerous. After Yu Fei finished, she rolled up her sleeves. “When I was fighting with that person, he stabbed me. I bled a lot. I thought I wouldn’t be able to hold a gun again for the rest of my life.”

“But I survived in the end. I’ve come step by step to where I am today. I’m happy with my growth. I believe my family feels the same way!”

“I know you’re all nervous, but going on missions is something we soldiers can’t avoid. And not every mission is as dangerous. Plus, this time we’re working with another squad. Don’t be nervous.”

Whether it was because Yu Fei had shared her experience or because some of her words had touched them, no one was anxious anymore.

Shen Youran closed her eyes and rested.

In her previous life, she had watched many documentaries about things that happened in this era.

Although this era wasn’t as dangerous as the previous two or three decades, there were actually many spies in this era. They were all here to steal state secrets.

Once the state secrets were leaked, the situation would be very dangerous.

Both male and female soldiers could go as long as they were capable.

This era also produced some very powerful female heroes. They held guns, had their own minds and wisdom, and bravely charged into every mission.

It was because of these people that this period of time was gradually changing.

Now, she was also going to be one of them. Shen Youran thought about it and felt a surge of excitement.