under the tower

"What do you mean?" Yan Yi was confused, completely unable to keep up with the train of thought of the commander in front of him.

Bai Qihuan rubbed the center of his eyebrows, sighed heavily, and said a few words: "I see."

Yan Yi squinted his eyes and stood still.

He was judging whether this person was acting in front of him, or if he was really believable.

However, Bai Qihuan seemed to see what he was thinking immediately, and he said very directly in a declarative tone: "You don't believe me."

"...If you don't believe me and don't tell me what you want, then I can't help you."

"I saw you for the first time today, Colonel Bai." Yan Yi emphasized his tone, "It is a normal reaction for a person not to trust a stranger whom he has just met, please forgive me."

He remained silent about his purpose.

"Yes, I understand." Bai Qihuan smiled slightly, as if he had expected Yan Yi's reaction, "Then I only have one piece of advice for you."

"—If you want to find anything, or want to know anything." He said slowly, took out a piece of paper with a blank form printed on it from the drawer at hand, and laid it flat on the table, "...then go in by yourself Check it out."

Yan Yi's eyes fell on the piece of paper, his pupils shrank slightly.

On the header of the paper were printed a few words in black and white:

Application form for enlistment of the united front forces of Beicheng Base.

Yanyi didn't pick it up, and his brain felt a burning sensation due to overspeeding.

He instinctively searched for words and refused: "...I am a mercenary."

"So what?" Bai Qihuan crossed his legs, "Isn't it the dream of all mercenaries to join the army?"

Yan Yi showed a disgusted expression: "...I don't want to work for the army."

"Why?" Bai Qihuan raised his eyebrows, "Where does your feeling of rejection of the army come from?"

Yan Yi couldn't answer, his mind was in a mess like a pot of boiling hot porridge.

Bai Qihuan pushed the application form forward with his white gloved hand: "Anyway, take it back and think about it, don't force it."

He smiled, and added: "But I will definitely not approve your application for purchasing weapons."

"—Anyway, you are definitely not here to buy weapons."

Yan Yi took the paper with a complicated expression, folded it solemnly, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Okay, we're done talking, let's go out." Bai Qihuan stretched in front of him, with a half-smile still on his lips.

If you look closely, his expression is clearly mostly gloating.

Yan Yi let out a long breath, walked out with a cold face.

He didn't see Ji Xi outside the door.

Yan Yi stood in a panic at the door of the office.

For a moment, countless bad possibilities flashed through his mind.

Did Ji Xi run around and get lost?Or was he arrested when looking for someone?

I don't know if it's because of Bai Qihuan's specious words just now that his sense of anxiety is stronger than ever.

He didn't even realize that he was walking around the door like an ant on a hot pot, back and forth, circling the small area non-stop.

Fortunately, Ji Xi will be back soon.

"The talk is over so soon?" Ji Xi asked in a low voice, "How?...Forget it and go out and talk."

They did not exchange information until they got home.

Ji Xi: "When you were away, I checked the door numbers of the entire office building, and there was no such person as Wu Qianshu. What about the guy named Bai?"

Yan Yi's words were vague: "I didn't ask anything, he probably didn't know."

"Oh..." Ji Xi's tone was a little disappointed, "It's possible that Wu Qianshu was transferred early, but it's expected, after all, Grandpa Shen has retired for a long time."

"But our only clue is broken here, what should we do next?"

Yan Yidao: "Let's look for another opportunity."

The piece of paper Bai Qihuan gave him was still in his pocket, but he didn't tell Ji Xi.

It will take him some time to make this decision.

The days still passed smoothly day by day, but occasionally one afternoon, Yan Yi, who was a martial arts coach, welcomed an unexpected visitor.

He had seen this uninvited guest in his own home a few hours ago, and the two sat head to head after a breakfast.

——Who else could there be except Ji Xi.

The door of the training venue opened, and Ji Xi's smiling face leaned over and said hello: "Hello."

It was obvious that he was in a very happy mood.

"Hi, coach." Ji Xi said decently, "I'm a new student, just call me Ji Xi."

There are about a dozen other people in Yanyi's class, and everyone is very happy to see the new members.

Yan Yi supported his forehead, and pointed his fingers towards the end of the line: "Go and stand there."

"Okay." Ji Xi happily passed by, the two rows in front were full of people, he came the latest, and of course there was only one seat with the worst view left.

Beside him is a pretty girl with braids, who is about the same age as Ji Xi.

"Hello, my name is Su Chengcheng." The girl said sweetly, "You are welcome."

"Hello." Ji Xi greeted politely, and sat down cross-legged like the others.

This venue is very spacious. The floor is made of slightly elastic foam plastic, which is non-slip and does not hurt when you fall on the ground. The front and rear walls are all mirror-finished. Rods are probably provided for students to pull ligaments.

Ji Xi worked in the grocery store for half a month, and Yu Chengyuan finally paid him his salary, so the first thing Ji Xi did when he got his salary was to ask Yu Chengyuan for half a day off, which almost made him mad, and came to Yan Yi Signed up for a two-hour trial class here.

He deliberately didn't tell Yan Yi in advance, he just wanted to see Yan Yi's expression of surprise and helplessness when he saw him.

Ji Xi looked over the back of the head of the student in front, and blinked at Yan Yi who was in the front.

Yan Yi pretended not to see it, and cleared his throat: "Everyone, get ready, let's warm up first."

There were sparse voices of "OK" from around, and some students gradually got up lazily from the ground, and some were still yawning and stretching.

This martial arts gym is located in Chengqiao District not far from their home. Ji Xi and Yan Yi came here once to find a bank.The living standard of the people here is considered average in the whole base, and it is much better than that in the sick wood area. Some people probably don’t need money, and they only have three days of fishing and two days of drying the net after enrolling in this class.

Yanyi waited without urging him a word, Ji Xi thought how patient he was.

"Okay. Then follow me." Yan Yi said a few short words before turning his back to them.

Like everyone else, Ji Xi stretched his legs and put his hands on his hips to start warming up. When he looked at the mirror, he was actually looking at Yan Yi in the mirror.

The steps of warming up are very simple, the main purpose is to move the body and avoid sprains caused by too vigorous body movements afterwards.After finishing the warm-up soon, Yan said, "We will officially start training next, and I suggest that you form a team in pairs."

The girl named Su Chengcheng next to him took the initiative to throw an olive branch to Ji Xi: "Classmate Ji." She said with a smile, her cheeks full of collagen were rosy and plump, "Shall we go together?"

Ji Xi obediently agreed.

The voice of Yan Yi in front spread in the empty martial arts hall: "In this class, we will continue to learn how to kill abnormal people and how to deal with danger."

Immediately, he made a few simple actions.

Yan Yi was wearing the simplest black T-shirt and cotton sweatpants of the same color today. He still turned his back to them when he was giving a demonstration. Ji Xi could clearly see his broad and flat shoulders, and the well-proportioned waist underneath his clothes. Muscular contours and a beautiful waistline.

Yan Yi's movements are very standard, the elbows and knees are bent at a positive [-] degrees, and the simple kicks are extremely chic.

Ji Xi occasionally watched Yan Yi fight, but he had never admired it so carefully. Because of teaching, Yan Yi deliberately slowed down his movements so that everyone could see clearly, but his movements were completely indistinguishable. Because of the slowing down of the rhythm, it has changed, but it has become more and more fluid, which makes people feel particularly pleasing to the eye just by watching it from the sidelines.

Su Chengcheng said next to Ji Xi's ear: "I was forced to come here by my parents. Alas, they keep saying that girls these days can't do without learning some self-defense skills. In fact, I don't want to learn at all..."

"...Hey, how did you come to this class?"

"I just want to learn how to fight." Ji Xi replied perfunctorily, staring at Yan Yi's back with burning eyes.

"I see." Su Chengcheng said, "You look so good-looking, you must be handsome when you fight."

Ji Xi was a little distracted by her words, and inexplicably thought that after he came to Beicheng, the most frequently said sentence was "good-looking".

He has been described by many people with this word, including Chi Miao, Shen Yuebing, Yan Yunshan and now Su Chengcheng.

Even when Yu Chengyuan saw him for the first time, he probably chose to hire him because of his appearance.

This is actually a particularly interesting phenomenon, because when he was in Shanghai, almost no one dared to flatter him with "looks".

Ji Xi responded, "I'm not as handsome as our coach."

Su Chengcheng grinned: "The coach is also handsome, but he looks fierce and doesn't talk much, so I don't feel very close."

Ji Xi looked at Yan Yi's expressionless face from the mirror when he demonstrated the movements, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Okay, that's about it." Yan Yi finished it, "Next, I will teach you how to break down the movements and explain the main points to you. Now follow me."

Ji Xi followed Yan Yi's example and raised her hand.

"First of all, on the basis of standing at attention, the center of gravity of the body is slightly lowered, the feet are shoulder-width apart, and both hands are fisted..."

"...The point of beating deformed people is to destroy their heads, and at the same time, pay attention to protecting your exposed skin from being touched by the sharp claws of deformed people..."

While explaining, Yan Yi casually pointed to a boy standing in the front row: "You, step forward."

The boy walked to Yan Yi's side.

"I'll take this classmate's demonstration." He said, "Suppose a deformed person passes by..." He made a fighting movement, clamping the boy's neck with his elbow. Turning around, he turned the boy on his back and pressed him against the wall.

"...In this way, the deformed person will lose the ability to move, and the side that exerts the force will not be easily injured."

"But be careful—" Yanyi said as he helped the boy up again, and turned to the front. When he was helping him up, he gently supported the man's back. away, but Ji Xi still caught it.