In the open training range, other than the Fifth Unit, other units already started their training as well.
Soyeon was among them. When she arrived at the training range, for some reason, she saw Lisa standing by the side at first glance.
Her gaze suddenly turned as sharp as arrows.
When she saw that Lisa was training with a twenty-meter target, her pupils shrunk a little.
If she remembered correctly, she recalled that Lisa transferred to the camp last month, and yesterday was only the first day of the new month.
It hadn’t been that long since Lisa transferred and she was already practicing shooting a twenty-meter target? Did she think she was a genius or something?
However, when she saw that Lisa’s gun was shooting at an airborne target, she couldn’t help but smile.
She was overestimating herself.
Soyeon was now in the First Battalion Second Unit. Many in their unit had noticed the weird situation going on in the Fifth Unit, but what attracted their attention, even more, was the new girl Lisa.
Many people tried sounding out the Fifth Unit during their free time and in between training about the situation.
The friend next to Soyeon, a female soldier, also complained to Soyeon in a hushed voice, “I heard that they did that in order to speed up our unit’s progress. But shouldn’t the new recruits’ training be separated from us? Oh, I forgot that the Fifth Unit never had any newcomers join them before. Their drill sergeant might not know how to deal with this… but no matter how impressive she is, she can’t possibly keep up with them. Even practicing with a twenty-meter target?”
Soyeon chuckled upon hearing this. “Who knows? She’s probably putting up a strong front.”
“That’s not the way to do it even if she’s trying to put up a strong front…” The female soldier muttered. “Back when you first entered, you started with a five-meter range. Now that a month has passed, you’re still shooting in a ten-meter range. Surely this newcomer in the Fifth Unit can’t be that impressive? Do you know her?”
Soyeon smiled mockingly. “How can she possibly beat me?”
Her confident tone made this female soldier somewhat astounded.
But Soyeon’s gaze was deeply locked on Lisa throughout.
…
Lisa was extremely focused.
She could sense people’s stare at her and they were all waiting to watch a good show. But she didn’t care.
She was only focused on that tiny red dot that was even smaller than a fingernail.
But then again, she didn’t feel much difference between a five-meters and twenty-meters target.
There was something else. She had a different feeling.
That target seemed to be calling out to her.
With the gun in her hands and her eyes focused on that red dot, she seemed to have transformed into another person.
Because she was too focused, she didn’t even realize that tiny sweat droplets already formed on her forehead.
She actually perspired on a winter day!
Mu Nanji noticed this. At first, because this girl was quite pretty, he thought that he would first give her preferential treatment then point out her mistakes. Hence, in a moment of rashness, he arranged for her to shoot in a twenty-meter range. But seeing the way she was acting, Mu Nanji felt a little guilty.
Should he change her practice to a ten-meter target?
After all, she was a newcomer. This was her first time, and already she was so, so nervous.
As an instructor, he appeared a little inhumane.
But at that moment, Lisa suddenly fired a shot.
‘Thud!!!’
Twenty-meters, third ring!
Mu Nanji was stunned to see the result.
It had only been an hour, and she already managed to hit a twenty-meter target?
Wasn’t this too absurd?
But what if it was just pure luck?
If it wasn’t luck, then…
The previous thought he had dissipated.
Since she could keep up, then she could continue with the twenty-meter target.
She could even strike the third ring now! Sooner or later, she would probably hit the bullseye.
Mu Nanji was optimistic about this.
However, he had already forgotten about the fact that he made her train with a twenty-meter target just to show off his authority earlier.
When the others saw Lisa’s result, they were all stunned.
But nearly all of them shared the same thought—it was just luck.
The occasional luck allowed her to strike the target. It wasn’t anything uncommon.
Lisa, however, was quivering a little.
No, she must keep herself from shaking!
She clearly felt that target calling out to her.
At that moment, all she could see was that tiny red dot.
In Lisa’s eyes, she had a clear feeling. The gun in her hands, the bullets in her gun, and that red dot, she could feel a connection between the three.
She could hit the target.
She had a feeling.
She felt something special towards this gun.
As long as she hit the target, she had a feeling, it could change her life.
Nothing is impossible.
Lisa.
The things you see on television might be lies. However, lies had to be somewhat based on reality.
Even if others couldn’t do it, it didn’t mean that she couldn’t do it as well.
This was the moment!
‘Thud!!!’
She fired a shot and struck the seventh ring!
“Wah!!”
The audience was in an uproar. Almost everyone who came to train knew that this was Lisa’s first time. Her first shot hit the third ring, and her second shot hit the seventh ring. She was actually… improving?
No, impossible! A level of talent so perverse couldn’t possibly exist!
The difference between the third ring and the seventh ring could be described as absurd.
Everyone fixed their gazes on Lisa.
They saw Lisa still preparing to take another aim.
She wished to continue. Then… was she going to hit the target the next round?
If she continued to strike the target, even hitting the eighth ring…
That couldn’t be dismissed as just luck!
But nobody believed she could do it. Everyone was praying silently in their hearts.
She mustn’t hit the target! Because if she did, that was a huge slap in their faces!
It must be luck! Right, it must be luck that allowed her to hit the targets in two consecutive rounds!
Even Mu Nanji, who was leaning against a tree, straightened his body.
Why did this girl give off such a familiar vibe?
While she was holding a gun, she had a calm and focused expression, seemingly in a world of her own.
Upstairs, there were two superiors who noticed this scene as well.
They were looking on with keen interest.
And one of them had taken out his phone and secretly recorded this.
He did it purely out of fun, and he just wanted to see the outcome of these recruits’ training.
If he managed to shoot something surprising, then the video would be worth it.
He seemed to have heard of this girl before. Isn’t she that girl who nabbed the human traffickers together with Commander He the other time?
Downstairs.
Lisa could feel her scalp turning numb.
That feeling was getting closer and closer.
Although she was overwhelmed with emotions in her heart, she maintained a calm expression on her face.
This shot was crucial.
That red dot was somewhat drifting in her eyes.
Finally, it stopped moving.
Like a playful child, the red dot seemed to have had enough fun with Lisa, and steadily fixed in place.
This, exactly.
It seemed to be saying, ‘Come fire at me, I am here!’
The target was there.
There was a glow in Lisa’s eyes.
Against her fair and porcelain-like skin, her eyes seemed to glow.
She ignored the numb sensation in her hands and the deafening gunshots all around her, her heart and eyes solely focused on that tiny red dot!
Finally, her fingers slowly pulled the trigger.
‘Thud!!!’
For some reason, this gunshot sounded like thunder.
Those watching felt their hearts tremble.
However, what shook them the most was the outcome.
The soldier reporting the outcome, stared at the bullet before him, dumbfounded.
Finally, he raised his quivering hands.
Tenth ring! She hit the bullseye!
Everyone was momentarily stunned.
Mu Nanji nearly choked on his saliva at the sight of this.
An officer was holding his phone and shooting this scene when he saw the soldier raising the number that indicated the outcome.
His phone nearly dropped from his trembling hands.
Twenty-meters, bullseye!
How impressive was that?
There were merely tens of people who could hit a twenty-meter target bullseye in the military zone.
The true purpose of letting the soldiers train with a twenty-meter target was just to let them have a rough target.
Most of the people end up striking the fifth ring at most.
As for the other fifty-meters, or even a hundred-meters target, they only required that the soldiers strike the target. It wasn’t a mandatory requirement for them to hit a certain ring.
There weren’t that many sharpshooters in the world.
But now…
Lisa, a girl who recently just entered the advanced training camp…
She was someone who had never touched a gun before, and yet she managed to strike a twenty-meter target bullseye.
That was a miracle!
Or was she just lucky?
No matter how one tried to explain it, she had fired three shots, and each of those shots landed nearer and nearer to the bullseye.
That went to show she was improving!
The speed at which she was progressing was pretty scary.
It was a rare feat.
When she saw that she had hit the bullseye, Lisa instantly lowered her hand.
She felt her tension start to ease.
Momentarily, noises erupted all around her.
The world around her became lively again.
Everyone was staring at her as if she was a monster.
Next to her, Huang Zhi bowed her head in shame.
Just an hour ago, she was mocking Lisa.
The other party hit the bullseye, while she felt pleased with herself for hitting the sixth ring.
Under that comparison, the difference between them was striking.
But she only arrived over an hour ago!
Over an hour!
Those who had been training for a year seemed like a joke!
On the field, there was a moment of complete silence.
When other units saw the result, their mouths hung open in shock.
Especially Soyeon…
Her eyeballs nearly popped out when she saw Lisa striking the center of a twenty-meters target.
Her expression abruptly changed to an awful one, and she took a few steps of retreat as she shook her head.
Disbelief filled her eyes.
Impossible! How could Lisa hit such a target?
She had only been here for an hour.
Whereas she had stayed there for a month already, and yet, she was still training with a ten-meters target?
What right did Lisa have?
It must be luck, must be luck!
Soyeon was consoling herself in her heart. However, her lips were slightly trembling in disbelief.
...
Lisa gently lowered the gun in her hands.
And let out a long exhale.
After more than an hour of training, her hands were sore to the max.
She persisted in using sheer determination.
Because she couldn’t take it lying down, she had to strike that very certain goal.
She knew she could do it, and simply had to persist longer.
Now, when she saw this satisfactory result…
Lisa felt her entire body ease down.
She didn’t care about how stunned everyone looked.
Lowering her head and keeping quiet, she didn’t let her accomplishment get to her head.
Until someone cheered next to her—
“Nice. I never expected such a big surprise on my first day in the Dayi military!”
Lisa looked over and saw that it was the newly arrived Instructor Mu who was clapping and cheering for her.
“Good. Not bad at all!”
Mu Nanji clapped as he came over, a broad smile on his face. “Tell me again, what’s your name?”
Lisa straightened her body and said with a serious expression, “Instructor, my name is Gu Lalisa.”
“Just transferred over from the new recruits’ training camp yesterday, right? Great! Great! You’re a talent!”
Different from his attitude earlier on, Mu Nanji now wore a kind and pleasant expression.
Lisa didn’t get prideful at the compliment and merely listened as Mu Nanji spoke.
Seeing her neither arrogant nor impetuous attitude, Mu Nanji felt even more satisfied with her.
This was a talent! He never expected to discover such a treasure in such a remote military zone.
However, this was just the beginning. Whether or not Lisa had a natural talent, Mu Nanji felt the need to observe over a longer period.
Hence, after complimenting Lisa he said nothing else, and simply let the rest continue training.
After striking the bullseye of a twenty-meter target, Lisa felt extremely exhausted after achieving her goal.
She then let someone else take her spot and stood aside to watch for a while.
A warm and numb sensation remained in her palm after handling a gun. It’s vibration as it projected a bullet off still had her palm shaking. Standing by the side, she felt incredulous at what just happened.
Recovering from that trance, she felt that aiming for that target was ethereal.
She might barely hit the target if she randomly fired a shot now.
If she wanted to maintain the ability to consistently strike the bullseye, she had to put in some hard work to it even if she was indeed talented.
After Tang Yuyu struck the seventh ring, it allowed her to obtain a pass and let the next person take her spot. She was done for her training for the time being.
She rushed to Lisa with excitement. “You’re incredible, too incredible! You’re that kind of genius I was talking about!”
Previously, she had mentioned to Lisa that sharpshooters were rare to come by. From the looks of it now, Lisa was that genius she was talking about!
She had been training for so long but didn’t once manage to hit the bullseye.
Seeing her heap praises on her, Lisa pursed her lips and smiled. “I just got lucky.”
“This isn’t luck,” Tang Yuyu disagreed. “Those three shots you fired, each shot got nearer and nearer to the target. That goes to show you’re improving. Nobody else could accomplish that. Sometimes I may hit a target the first shot but not necessarily hit it the next shot. The main reason is after the gun vibrates, it will slightly shift. It becomes more difficult to find that feeling. You’re awesome!”
Lisa could only listen as she received compliments.
It suddenly occurred to her—would the Chief Instructor come to hear of her performance at the shooting range?
Would he compliment her, or would he dampen her enthusiasm?
Amidst such thoughts, she distractedly chatted on and off with Tang Yuyu.
The morning passed just like that.
At noon, eating in the canteen.
She was pretty lucky to meet the good-tempered Tang Yuyu, who took the initiative to go to the canteen to eat.
Before they reached the canteen, Lisa could clearly feel…
That many soldiers were staring at her in astonishment.
There were even some not far away who said, “That’s the sharpshooter who just transferred to the advanced training camp today? Damn. It’s the first time I see someone hit the bullseye of a twenty- meter target on their first day of training. She’s super impressive!”
Lisa was surrounded by praises and admiration all of a sudden.
If someone accomplished an extreme feat, it seemed that all the malicious speculations would vanish in an instant.
Sharpshooter?
Lisa’s lips curled up slightly at hearing someone call her that.
Who wouldn’t feel ecstatic if they heard someone shower them compliments or that people are in awe because of them?
Tang Yuyu lowered her voice, sounding excited. “They’re calling you a sharpshooter! You shot to fame in the military zone in the span of a morning!”
After all, she accomplished a highly impressive feat.
Lisa felt joyful too, an emotion she rarely felt. She said to Tang Yuyu, “Low profile, low profile.”
Her words made the latter sputter with laughter.
…
At noon, in a military officer’s office.
“Major-General Mu, please sit. It’s such an honor to have you come to this insignificant training ground!”
The company commander of the Dayi Military First Battalion welcomed Mu Nanji in a respectful manner.
“Never mind those formalities. When is your deputy commander coming over?”
Mu Nanji waved a hand and sat down in the office. He was used to seeing such scenes all these years.
The company commander of the First Battalion, Zhou Jianguo, pulled a genial smile and said, “Soon. No need to be anxious, Major-General Mu.”
This Major-General Mu was a bigshot from the military zone in the capital.
Although he was a training instructor with not much real power, the fact that he managed to become a Major-General at such a young age was shocking enough.
Moreover, even without real power, he was considered an impressive character in this military zone.
Of course, there were suspicions of him having connections.
But to have connections were considered a capability in the military, to begin with. Moreover, the fact that this bigshot character behind this Major-General could help him start rising through the ranks in the capital, went to show that he had the backing of someone very influential.
Just a casual word from him and the entire Dayi military could be in big trouble.
Of course, he couldn’t understand why a Major-General from the capital would come to the Dayi military zone!
Moreover, he was just present there as an ordinary instructor for the advanced training camp.
Also, they could not reveal his real identity. How baffling!
“No need to address me as Major-General Mu. Just call me Comrade Mu in the future.”
Mu Nanji appeared rather affable and didn’t flaunt his identity and put on airs.
He narrowed his eyes and took a sip of the mineral water in the office. He asked, “Commander Zhou, is it? Let me ask you, what do you know about that Chief Instructor in the new recruits’ training camp?”
Zhou Jianguo paused in surprise at the mention of Jungkook.
He suddenly recalled Jungkook’s matters and said, “Oh, that Chief Instructor. I don’t know much about him, except that he was transferred here from the capital just like you.”
As Jungkook was transferred to the new recruits’ training camp, Commander Zhou who hadn’t had much chance to interact with him naturally didn’t know much.
He said it as it is, and Mu Nanji didn’t reproach him or anything. He nodded. “Well, it’s understandable if you don’t know much about him.”
He then stroked his cheek with stubble growing in it, and seemingly deep in thought, he said, “I came for this Chief Instructor.”
Zhou Jianguo was shocked to hear this.
He knew that Jungkook had quite an influential background, but for Mu Nanji to especially transfer here for his sake, it seemed like he was a pretty powerful character.
The quick-thinking Zhou Jianguo asked, “Major… Comrade Mu, do you wish to take a look at the new recruits’ training camp?”
Mu Nanji shook his head. “No, no need. Instead, I wish to have a discussion about that girl in my unit—Gu Lalisa.”
Zhou Jianguo was aware of that incident, too. With regards to discovering a talented sharpshooter in the military zone, he viewed this matter with high importance as well. He thought for a moment, then slapped his hand against the table. “Aiyah, I remember it now. This Gu Lalisa. I think she’s somewhat connected to the Chief Instructor of the new recruits’ training camp!”
Didn’t the two of them nab those human traffickers together the other time?
Somewhat connected?
Detecting gossip, Mu Nanji’s eyes lit up. “Commander Zhou, quickly tell me. What’s the connection between them?”