Rebirth 1958: My Home is in Nanluoguxiang

It’s good to be young!

Hou Zhenting looked at the group of young boys and girls in front of him with tender cheeks, and couldn't help but think of the time when he first joined the army. Although he was only 31 years old this year, he was also a veteran with 13 years of military service. The ones in front of him were not even rookies.

At least until the training is completed, you are not considered a rookie!

Hou Zhenting knew it but couldn't rush it, so he said to Chang Wanzhu and the others, "Okay, that's enough for today. Tomorrow is the official training. Today you should get to know each other and get familiar with the environment here. Disband!"

"Yes, Instructor!"

"I can't hear you, speak louder!"

"Yes, Instructor!"

Hou Zhenting left with satisfaction. When his back disappeared, Zhang Ziyue jumped onto Chang Wanzhu's back and punched her in the face.

"You're such a bad pig. You don't have any sisterhood at all!"

Chang Wanzhu pulled Zhang Ziyue off her back without any surprise, and said shamelessly: "All is fair in war. My brother said that you should always hold back. Besides, I didn't use any heavy hands, I just knocked you out!"

Chen Wenjin and the others immediately had an understanding of the director whom they had just met in the morning.

That's because the director likes to hide something, and maybe he has several hidden tricks!

"You still mention it? I'm so mad. I will definitely tell Aunt Guo that you hit me!"

"Hey, don't, how can you complain? You are not following the rules!"

Chang Wanzhu shuddered, as if she remembered the feather duster hanging on the wall of the study.

Zhang Ziyue saw her guilty conscience, raised his head proudly, snorted coldly and said: "Then you have to teach me a few moves..."

Chang Wanzhu scratched the back of her head in distress and said vaguely, "This is too troublesome. Let's talk about it when we have time. Okay, I'll teach you now!"

When Chang Wanzhu saw Zhang Ziyue's threatening look, she had to change her words.

"Do you two know each other?"

The two turned their heads and saw that it was Chen Wenjin, with Huo Ling beside her. As for Wu Sansheng and the other three men, they were standing not far away and looking at them.

Zhang Ziyue spoke first, "Chouzhu and I have been good friends for many years. By the way, Chouzhu, this is Chen Wenjin, from the Chen family of Jiumen. This is Huo Ling, and her mother is Huo Xiangu..."

"Oh, so your mother is Aunt Huo!"

Chang Wanzhu stretched out her hand and shook hands with Chen Wenjin and the others. As for Huo Xiangu, she had met her several times at the Crescent Hotel and was deeply impressed by her.

"Do you know my mother? Chang Wanzhu, you are so awesome. Can I learn a few moves from you?"

Chang Laowu waved his hand proudly and said: "No problem, I am yours now..."

She thought that this was not the alley outside after all, so she immediately swallowed the word "boss".

"I am your squad leader and it is my responsibility to help you improve your abilities."

Huo Ling said happily: "That's great, thank you squad leader!"

When Chang Wanzhu heard Huo Ling call her squad leader, she was so happy that she didn't know what to do. Zhang Ziyue couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw this. This damn girl's habit of having younger brothers came back again.

"Hey, you three, do you want to learn a few tricks?"

Chang Wanzhu called Wu Sanxing and the others over, and her tone was just like the Big Bad Wolf using a red apple to lure Little Red Riding Hood.

Wu Sansheng and the others looked at each other, and finally, with the idea that it would be a bastard not to take advantage of an opportunity, they walked over reluctantly. After all, it was embarrassing enough for several people to besiege a girl, and the key was that they lost, so the three men couldn't get over this hurdle for the time being.

The intensity of training for new recruits in the 404th Bureau is only slightly stronger than that of the army's recruit company.

Even if Chang Wanzhu and the others' training volume was doubled, they could still bear it. After all, they had a good foundation and could withstand the ordeal.

However, what gives these prospective investigators the biggest headache is not physical training and skill learning, but theoretical courses, or cultural courses.

To put it bluntly, those who can pass the assessment and enter the 404th Bureau are basically active and restless. They are happy to learn skills, but asking them to sit quietly in class to learn theory is like death to them.

It was a pity that their pride made them unwilling to back down, and thus, during the painful and joyful training of the prospective investigators, time quietly came to the midsummer season.

In a mountainous area in Shandong Province, Wu Sansheng was leading the way with a map in hand, followed by Chang Wanzhu, followed closely by Chen Wenjin and Qi Yu, then Zhang Ziyue, Huo Ling, Jie Lianhuan, and finally Hou Zhenting, who was the last one to lead the way.

Everyone was wearing sturdy and wear-resistant canvas clothes, carrying half-person-high backpacks, and moving forward dully in the dense forest.

Chang Wanzhu suddenly said, "Wu Laosan, did you read the map wrong? Why is this road getting harder and harder to travel?"

Wu Sansheng put the map and compass into his pocket and said confidently, "I got full marks for map drawing, so the direction is definitely correct. Well, according to the markings on the map and our current speed, we should be able to arrive tomorrow afternoon..."

Chang Wanzhu chopped off the thicket in front of him with a knife, and muttered in dissatisfaction: "Ah, we have to walk for another day, how boring!"

Her words resonated with everyone. It turned out that after half a year of closed training and study, just eight days ago, their instructor Hou Zhenting suddenly announced that he would lead them to complete a field exploration mission.

For this field exploration mission, there was only a map and no other information. The instructor was only responsible for following and did not participate in the execution of the mission throughout the process. He would only help them in an emergency.

This made the boys and girls, who had been holding back for half a year, very excited. They analyzed the map for a long time and spent another two days preparing supplies. They finally left Yanjing six days ago.

They first took a day-long train ride to Shandong Province. After getting off the train, they took a ox cart into the mountainous area, and then headed straight into the vast mountains. The journey took three days and three nights.

The excitement and anticipation at the beginning were long gone. Every day was just a repetitive journey. The only fun was catching wild animals in the mountains to satisfy our hunger. Everything else was really boring.

Hou Zhenting listened to their complaints at the end and said unhappily, "You little bastards should be content. This part of Shandong Province has a temperate monsoon climate. The vegetation in the mountains is not dense and there is no danger. If it were in the mountains in the southwest, it would be very difficult to walk."

Chen Wenjin, who grew up in Guangxi Province as a child, nodded in agreement.

"The instructor is right. In our mountains, there is not only miasma, but also all kinds of poisonous insects and snakes that we cannot name. These are not the most terrible things. In our mountains, there are often sudden heavy rains, random flash floods and mudslides. In the face of this great power of nature, humans are as fragile as a blade of grass."