Chapter 567 - Layout of the Plan!
The speed the new recruits tidied up the Sting Special forces, stunned the captain on duty along with his team members. Were these recruits really soldiers who just joined the division? They were even more organized than themselves the veterans.
The captain on guard stared at the cool young man sitting at the very front of the crowd. He was guessing who could this young man be. Right at that moment, as though the young man had sensed something and shot a sharp look to the captain on duty. The look was like a frost arrow piercing through the captain's heart consuming it with an icy feeling.
However, it was also this icy glare that woke up the stunned captain on guard. He immediately ordered his subordinates, "Immediately provide medical attention."
The Sting Special Forces had lost all of their members. They were all sprawled on the floor, some were even still able to groan weakly. However, most of them were lying on the ground lifelessly. This scene made the captain on duty become surprised and terrified at the same time. He only hoped that these new recruits held back, otherwise someone would have died. Even if these recruits had many reasons to hurt these people, the special forces wouldn't just let it slide if one of them would have died.
The members heard the order and immediately rushed forward to check on the conditions of the members from the Sting Special Forces who were lying on the ground.
The captain on duty originally worried that these new recruits would stop them from giving medical attention. He didn't think that these ruthless new recruits from the moments ago were now sitting on side in an orderly fashion and staring coldly at them while they gave medical attention to the Sting Special Forces. This scene made the captain on duty almost believe that the cruel and ruthless image from before was all an illusion…
The captain on duty cleared his head of all the chaotic thoughts. He ran beside Lian Shaojing and checked his body in detail. He discovered that every muscle in Lian Shaojing's body had been damaged, allowing blood to flow out of his wounds, dyeing his whole body red. However, although the wounds seemed to be severe, in reality, his life wasn't threatened by these injuries. Of course, if the blood wasn't stopped immediately and continued to bleed through, it would eventually become life threatening.
At that moment, his team members had reported the conditions of the other members from the Sting Special Forces to him. These new recruits knew what they were doing and all left them with some life still in those who laid on the ground. As for how long it would take for a complete recovery, that wasn't clear.
The captain on duty heard this and instantly let out a sigh of relief. As long as no one died, no matter how bloody battles among soldiers in the divisions got, the higher-ups would just brushed it off like nothing happened. In order to develop the soldiers' killing intent and will to fight, these types of fights between teams were allowed. This was also why Sting could be so arrogant and attack new recruits. Unfortunately for them, they had gone up against a brick wall this time. They didn't bullied anyone and instead were beaten down. It was just as those who do bad deeds will eventually have karma to bite them in the ass.
The captain on duty had feelings of schadenfreude on the matter. However he still quickly contacted the spaceport to ask for many ambulances to be sent to their location. After around a minute, they heard the sirens of the ambulances, the emergency response by the spaceport was very timely. Not long after, everyone from Sting were put on stretchers and taken into their respective ambulances. They wanted to send them to the military division's hospital as fast as possible.
Right at that moment, a cool handsome young man walked through the door while rubbing his stomach. As he walked in, he looked at the ambulances behind him slyly. He guessed that some people were very unlucky and were sent to the hospital at this time…
"Out of the way, out of the way!" Two paramedics saw that their path was randomly blocked by this young man that had just appeared and immediately shouted at him. They were holding a stretcher with an injured individual. In order to give him emergency medical attention, they ran with all of their might to the ambulance and it was impossible for them to slow down.
That young man reacted quickly and put his entire body against the metal door. He was like a gecko and managed to let those two paramedics move past him.
Once the stretcher moved past him, the young man took in a cold breath of air. He immediately rubbed his buttocks. It turned out that the stretcher had brushed past his butt cheeks. He felt that his butt had definitely been bruised.
"Sh*t, I just went to the bathroom, why does it seem like the entire world had changed after I came out?" the cool young man said in dismay as he rubbed his left butt cheek.
He saw that there was a soldier directing the paramedics to move the injured closer to the door. He walked up to him and saw that he was no longer busy and asked, "Officer, what happened here?"
"New recruit?" that soldier said, looked at the young man's uniform.
The young man nodded. That soldier sighed and said, "Just now, the new recruits and the Sting Special Forces had a fight."
"Sting Special Forces?" the young man said stunned. Who were fearless enough to actually fight with Sting? Even if they were always arrogant, no one would dare to challenge a battle team from the special forces. Of course, if the challengers had Boss Lan as their backup, it would be doable…
Boss Lan? The young man realized something and said it out loud, "Don't tell me Sting lost."
The soldier sighed again. Although he didn't answer, his expression already made it clear to the young man.That those who lost were Sting members. The soldier pointed at Ling Lan and her group's direction and said, "It's that group of people. The leader's too strong and took out the captain of Sting with just one snap of his fingers."
The young man held his head, cried out in agony and squatted down. This odd behavior terrified the soldier. Could it be that this new recruit had mental issues?
The young man wailed, full of regret, "I just went to the bathroom. I just went to the bathroom. I just…"
The young man's cries made everyone in the atrium turned their attention to him. Then a cold voice rang "Li Yingjie, you're not going to return to your team?" Lin Zhong-qing glared at the person that held his head while squatting on the ground. He was already so late and yet he still went around looking at scenery. It seemed that Lin Zhong-qing needed to tell the Boss that this Li Yingjie should not be entrusted with important missions. Someone who was not disciplined like him would easily miss important details.
"Captain, here!" Li Yingjie's battle team's team members saw their captain had arrived and instantly called out to him. The members all had faces of excitement from the group fight they just had. Unfortunately their captain wasn't there, otherwise their captain would be overjoyed. Their captain loved group fights and steam rolling his opponents with a huge advantage.
Li Yingjie heard this and instantly stood up. His face was full of displeasure. As he walked over, he grabbed a chair that wasn't broken and got beside his team members. He kicked all of them. His team members knew what it meant and squeezed to the best of their ability to make space for their captain.
"Bam!" Li Yingjie slammed the chair down, the four chair legs were stuck onto the ground and a few cracks appeared on the ground. The eyes of the soldier that spoke to Li Yingjie and focused on him all this time, narrowed his eyes. This seemingly clumsy individual was actually a Qi-Jin expert. Just how many demons came from the First Men's Military Academy this year? The soldier looked at these energetic new recruits and had a feeling that the weather in the 23rd Division was about to change.
The captain on duty sent every injured person onto an ambulance. He watched as the ambulances left and then returned to where Ling Lan was afterwards. He thought for a second and then said, "New..recruit, I need to truthfully report the condition of the Sting Special Forces and captain Lian Shaojing."
These words by the captain on duty was actually to remind Ling Lan that this situation had only just begun and did not end just yet.
The captain on guard knew very clearly that the special forces always protected their own. Even if it was Sting's and Lian Shaojing's mistake, the special forces would still send someone to teach this cool young man a lesson in order to protect the special forces' dignity. Moreover, those who would make a move would not be substitute captains and instead be real official captains. These captains were all half or full Domain experts…
Ling Lan narrowed her eyes. Of course she knew that the situation wasn't that simple. She thought for a moment then said, "That's true. After all I am also severely injured and have to miss three months of new recruit training. Senior officer sir, you shouldn't leave out this information."
After Ling Lan said this, everyone from the First Men's Military Academy had an odd expression on their faces. Some people couldn't even control their bodies and almost fell to the floor.
"Boss, were you preparing to push all the blame onto Sting? That's really awesome." Everyone in the First Men's Military Academy thought in their minds.
Gao Jinyun's reaction was very quick and immediately continued, "Yes, Sting attacked us, as an innocent new recruit. I have also been injured."
In that moment, everyone understood and spoke one after another, "Me too!"
"Ah, I have trouble breathing. I'm definitely injured."
"My chest hurts a lot. I definitely have internal injuries."
…
Each and every one of the people from First Men's Military Academy were speaking about their injuries. The captain on duty saw that everyone who spoke out and said that they were injured all had rosy colors on their faces and was full of energy… "Man, if you guys want to pretend to be injured, at least make it more believable. The way you guys are currently pretending is so shameless and pompous right? Do you guys really think that we will help you?" thought the captain on duty.
"Alright, as the department responsible for the location where the tragedy had occurred, we had let you guys do underhanded things freely. I have really fallen into your complete control." thought the captain on duty and sighed. Now, he was an accomplice with the new recruits of the First Men's Military Academy in this situation. In order for everyone's future days in the division to be more easygoing and not let the specials forces get any dirt on anyone then be taught a lesson by them, the captain on duty must report to the higher-ups a reason why the new recruits and the spaceport was not at fault in the situation.
He thought for a bit and discovered that reporting it like this was useless. He reminded Ling Lan, "If I don't have the proof of injuries from the physicians in our division's hospital, even if I report to the higher-ups, it still wouldn't count."
Hearing this, Ling Lan lifted her right arm and turned on the virtual screen on her communicator. She inputted a string of numbers. Immediately, a charming and handsome young man appeared on the screen.
"Shiyu, make proofs of light and severe injuries for all 232 people in our mecha clan. Especially for me, make a proof that I am almost on my deathbed." Ling Lan glanced at those in the First Co-ed Military Academy for a second then added, "Also for the First Co-ed Military Academy as well. I will let Lin Zhong-qing send you the list."
"Roger captain." Hearing this, Li Shiyu wasn't surprised, only just raised his brows and complied without any expression of difficulty in completing the task. The present Li Shiyu had already possessed the qualifications to provide proof of injury forms a long time ago. Even if it was to make fake ones, he still had confidence to make it work.
The captain on duty's expression changed slightly as he saw Li Shiyu's shadow. He didn't think that the newest demon doctor from the 23rd Division's hospital, Li Shiyu who was respected by lower-ranking soldiers, was actually in the same team as this cool young man.
He was relieved. He also pitied Lian Shaojing, who was now sent to the hospital while being in a coma. He knew clearly that this time, Li Shiyu would definitely not help in treating captain Lian Shaojing. Without the demon doctor's treatment, Lian Shaojing would definitely have to stay in the healing pods to treat his wounds for at least six months to a year or even more… Sting originally had high hopes in becoming an official battle team, but now, it seemed like they would miss the chance because of this incident.
The captain on duty now began to fear Ling Lan. Before this cool young man severely injured Lian Shaojing, he had already begun to plot. He never planned to give Lian Shaojing a chance to get back at him. As long as Li Shiyu wrote out these proofs being severely injured, even if the special forces wanted to help, they wouldn't be able to.
It should be known on paper, that these guys counterattacked with all their might when they felt very threatened and then both sides suffered great losses. Even on the proof of injury forms, this cool young man's injuries were even more severe and was close to his deathbed. On the surface, the special forces was favorable. If they made a move to teach the new recruits a lesson, then it would be considered going overboard. It was possible that the other departments of the division wouldn't agree either.
This way, although the special forces knew that there was underhanded activities, they would still have to swallow the lost down their throats. Just a simple injury form would make Lian Shaojing and the others unable to do anything. If they wanted to take revenge in the future, they would only be able to do it discreetly and not in public.
However, the captain on duty still reminded, "The special forces may send other physicians to do secondary check-ups…" What he meant was that this plan wasn't completely foolproof. If the special forces refused to let go of the situation and actually sent a military doctor, they would immediately be exposed since they were all alive and well.
Ling Lan raised a brow and said, "Didn't Li Shiyu invent many different medicinal agents that had unknown effects?"
Hearing this, the captain on duty gave up on his point. He had forgotten why the demon doctor was given that name. It was because he would randomly take out a medicinal agent every time. The effect of the treatment and recovery speed had never been known or understood by others.
Even if the special forces wanted to ask for a new physician to do a second check-up, it would still require some time. These new recruits could definitely use Li Shiyu's super strong medicinal agents for treatment in order to explain why their injuries seemed to have healed in a short period of time. In short, it was indeed very difficult for the special forces to get any dirt on these new recruits.
"There still recordings!" the captain on duty said weakly. There were surveillance cameras in every corner of the spaceport. If they got the recordings, then the new recruits would be in trouble right?
"Go get the surveillance recordings. There might be a pleasant surprise waiting for you," Ling Lan said calmly.
The captain on duty was stunned. He remembered that the First Men's Military Academy was originally a specialized place for developing hackers. It was normal if there was an expert hacker among these cadets.
The captain on duty originally wanted to use the surveillance recordings to hold down the arrogance of the new recruits. He wanted to tell them that even if they made the perfect plan, without him and his team's cooperation, once the recordings were publicized, they would lose everything. He didn't think that the new recruits didn't forget about this part. Maybe in the beginning of the fight, these new recruits had already hacked into the surveillance equipment in this area.
The captain on duty quietly said, "You monsters." Then he said, "Since you already have plans, then I will 'truthfully' report this incident."
"The future of these new recruits knows no bounds. If I can be in good relations with them now, then perhaps there would be benefits in the future that I can't foresee right now," thought the captain on duty. Of course, even if there weren't any benefits, he was happy to help them after seeing them teaching Sting, led by Lian Shaojing, a lesson. In reality, Sting was always making trouble in the spaceport. Not only was he annoyed but even the commander of the spaceport was getting annoyed and as luck would have it, the captain on duty was the commander's confidant. This was also why he dared to cooperate with these new recruits. The recordings weren't an issue to begin with.
"Thank you!" Ling Lan stood up and saluted the captain on duty. The captain on duty clearly felt the sincerity between the cold glare. He felt warm inside and felt it was very worth it that he had helped such a polite and disciplined child.
Very quickly, the captain left with his team members and went towards the commander to report this incident. The staff members who had already arrived quickly cleared all the stuff that was broken in the atrium and cleaned the floors. Although they couldn't switch in new chairs causing the entire atrium to feel somewhat empty, the atrium was no longer in a state of disarray from the battle. Now, the entire atrium became peaceful.
Chapter 568 - The Ultimate Protection!
A few soldiers on duty were left in the atrium. The rest were recruits that managed to enter the 23rd Division. The other recruits looked at Ling Lan and her team in fear. Ling Lan's ruthlessness and her team's cohesiveness made them realized that this was a bunch of people they couldn't afford to offend.
The people from the Third Men's Military Academy discussed for a moment. After some time, someone among them stood up and greeted Qi Long. No one dared to approach Ling Lan because he looked too fierce and cold. Qi Long had a humble and honest face so they decided to befriend him first.
Qi Long did not reject the offer to befriend the people from the Third Men's Military Academy. His open personality caused the people to let their guards down and the relationship between the two parties turned harmonious quickly. Both parties had the intention to cooperate with each other and decided to form an alliance. The other two academies looked at the cheerful atmosphere on the other side of the room and started regretting. They were angry at themselves for being too timid, causing them to lose the opportunity to befriend the recruits from the First Men's Military Academy first.
However, the recruits that entered the 23rd Division were all smart people. They knew that it was impossible to survive in the division alone. Very soon, other academies started approaching the recruits from the First Men's Military Academy. In a short while, all the recruits that were waiting in the atrium started making friends with each other. They even formed a new Recruit Cooperation Team where people would take a vow and promised to help each other when veterans humiliated them purposely.
This was all possible because of Ling Lan's strong ability. If he could defeat a team captain of the special forces, Lian Shaojing, he would be able to defeat other normal team captains.
The recruits knew that they would be distributed to the various military camps after they finished their recruit training. The battle teams in these military camps were not as powerful as the special forces. So when the news of what happened today began to spread, the veterans would consider twice before bullying them. Ling Lan was their shield that would protect them from the veterans.
Ling Lan didn't care about all these little things. Public relations was something Qi Long and his friends were in charge of. Ling Lan closed her eyes and appeared to be taking a rest. However, she was actually discussing with Little Four to see how they should solve this issue with the special forces so that the special forces would not find them for trouble too soon.
Ling Lan was clear that the recruits would not be able to defeat anyone from the special forces.
She purposely injured Lian Shaojing because she wanted to let Qi Long and her team to have some crisis awareness. She didn't want them to think that everything would be smooth once they entered the 23rd Division. She could defeat Lian Shaojing without injuring him or making such a huge commotion. However, her motive would not be achieved.
Qi Long and her team members would enter the battlefield one day. She didn't know if she would be able to fight beside them at that point in time. She had to pressure them now so that they would continue working hard even after entering the 23rd Division. The special forces would be a good motivation for them.
She had asked Li Shiyu to write a proof of injury for her so that the special forces had no reason to target them openly. However, if the special forces wanted to harm them secretly, she couldn't stop them. She was not able to be with her team for the three months recruit training so she needed to make sure that the special forces would not act during this period of time.
She was not afraid of the special forces targeting her. With her ability, she was confident that she could fight the commander of the special forces. She had her father, the Regiment Commander of the 23rd Division, to help her too if things went out of hand.
But, her friends were different. If Lian Shaojing found the opportunity to injure or harm her friends during the recruit training, she would not be able to do anything. She must prevent any chances of this happening.
After thinking for a long time, Ling Lan decided to use her ultimate weapon.
"Little Four," Ling Lan called. Little Four was probably talking to the mainframe of the spaceport now but he could move around freely in the virtual world. Hence, once she called him, Little Four should appear instantly.
"Boss, are you looking for me?" Just as she expected, Little Four appeared almost immediately. He smiled at her.
"Send the video of what happened to my father," Ling Lan ordered him.
Little Four's eyes shone. He got excited. "Boss, are you finally going to find your father for help?"
Boss rarely finds her father so Little Four didn't have the opportunity to talk to Ling Xiao at all. In actual fact, even if Ling Lan did contact Ling Xiao, Little Four would not be able to talk to him too. However, Little Four was too elated that he forgot about this fact.
"Yes. For the sake of my friends' safely, I need to ask for help from my father." If she could use her father, she would. She felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Its was not like she was asking something unreasonable from her father.
In the official residence given to the Regiment Commander of the 23rd Division.
Ling Xiao was looking through the internal information sent to him by the military. He heard someone opening his door forcefully and soon after, a beautiful figure rushed towards him.
"Ling Xiao, I want to go and look for my daughter." Lan Luofeng said, looking at him in anger. If she didn't call Adviser He just now, she would not know that their daughter was returning today. This bastard actually kept this news from her. She was furious.
"Luofeng, just bear with it for a while," Ling Xiao rubbed his eyes and said helplessly. If he let Lan Luofeng out, he would not be able to hide his daughter's identity as his child anymore. This meant that his daughter would have to continue pretending to be a boy in the future.
"I have not seen my daughter in a long time." Lan Luofeng said, slamming the study table angrily. This man was the reason why she could only communicate with her daughter through a communicator. She missed her daughter so much. She wanted to hug and kiss her daughter in real life. She didn't want to just talk to her through a call!
"Lan Luofeng, just wait for a while. If you go over now, people will find out about Ling Lan's identity. You know that I have many enemies. They might try to harm our daughter if they knew her identity," Ling Xiao got up and told Lan Luofeng seriously while holding her shoulders.
Lan Luofeng calmed down a little when she heard what Ling Xiao said. She became logical. She pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows. "When will you let me see my daughter then?"
"Once she finished her recruit training, I will arrange for her to come to the headquarters. The headquarters is filled with my own people so you can do whatever you want with her," Ling Xiao replied while looking at Lan Luofeng carefully. He was afraid that she would get angry and flared up at him.
"Three months? No way, that is way too long! I can only wait for a few days. Once our daughter enters the recruit camp, I must see her." Lan Luofeng was not satisfied with the arrangement, as she gave her requirements immediately.
Ling Xiao was frustrated. He pondered about it for a while before making a final decision. "Fine, I will arrange for you to enter the recruit camp to take a look at her." As the wife of the Regiment Commander of the 23rd Division, it was reasonable for her to visit the recruits. Ling Xiao was prepared to use his authority to let his wife's wish to be fulfilled.
Ling Xiao agreed to her request so quickly that Lan Luofeng got suspicious. She looked at him curiously and asked, "You are not lying to me, right?"
Lan Luofeng had many experiences of Ling Xiao tricking her. When Ling Xiao knew that he couldn't reject her, he would agree to her request first. Then, on the day that he was supposed to fulfill his promise, coincidences would happen and his promise never held up. If this happened just a few times, Lan Luofeng might believed him. However, it happened way too many times. Even an idiot would realize that something was amiss.
"Of course. I will not lie to you." Ling Xiao gave a bitter smile. He knew that she didn't believe him because of what had happened in the past. But, his position was different now. He could make his own decisions. No one would dare to go against him if he wanted to pamper his wife.
Also, he missed his daughter too. He needed to think of a way to get his daughter out of the recruit training camp. In the recruit training camp, eight people slept in one bunk. He couldn't bear the thought of his daughter sleeping together with seven other men. They lived together and trained together… Ling Xiao felt that it was unacceptable. He would never allow his daughter to go to the recruit training camp. Never.
Lan Luofeng still had her suspicion but she stopped making a fuss about it.
The two of them started to discuss when they should go over. Lan Luofeng felt that they should go over as soon as possible. If they could go on the first day of the recruit training camp, that would be the best. Ling Xiao agreed. He wanted to get his daughter out of that place too.
Ling Xiao decided that if there was no other choice, he would choose four recruits and order them to accompany Lan Luofeng to roam around the countries within the Federation. Ling Lan would be among those 4 recruits. Although this would be an obvious use of his authority for private purposes, he was willing to do it for the sake of his daughter.
The two of them started chatting about what they should buy for their daughter. At this moment, Ling Xiao's communicator beeped.
Lan Luofeng glared at him unhappily. Why was someone disturbing them when they were spending time together at home?
Ling Xiao smiled at Lan Luofeng apologetically before looking at the message.
"General Ling Xiao. You have an email. The sender is Ling Lan. Would you like to accept it?"
Lan Luofeng immediately got excited and shouted, "Yes, yes!"
The communicator only recognized Ling Xiao's voice so Ling Xiao quickly followed his wife and said, "Yes."
Chapter 569 - Fulfil The Wish!
A virtual screen appeared and a video started to play on the screen. It showed the scene where Han Xuya and her friends were bullied. After a while, Luo Lang appeared and then Ling Lan came and helped them.
Lan Luofeng slammed the table in anger. "How dare he bully my daughter. Ling Xiao, you must teach him a lesson."
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes; his face expressionless but his eyes cold. Ling Lan was his own flesh and blood, so Lian Shaojing's sneak attack had angered him. However, he would forgive him this time only if Lian Shaojing never troubled Ling Lan again.
Such conflicts were normal. Soldiers who just came back from the battlefield were emotionally unstable. The trauma from killing people was just too hard to manage. Sometimes, a slight stimulus would cause them to lose control of their emotions. As long as no one died, the headquarters would turn a blind eye and let the soldiers solve their own issues.
Such conflicts allowed the soldiers to vent out their negative emotions so it was very useful towards alleviating the trauma they got on the battlefield. Also, it could motivate the soldiers and improve their combat skills. They would always be on their guard so there was no preparation time needed before they went on the battlefield. This was the attitude of all the 23 divisions in the Federation as well as the special forces.
This conclusion was obtained after years of experience. Every commander and commanding officer of the divisions allowed these conflicts to happen and never stopped them.
Thus, Ling Xiao could not take revenge on Lian Shaojing just because of this. However, he could only give Lian Shaojing another chance. If he continued to provoke Ling Lan, Ling Xiao would act. He was the commander of the 23rd division but, he was also Ling Lan's father.
"Luofeng, let's listen to what our daughter has to say." Ling Xiao's words calmed Lan Luofeng down.
"Yes. Let's listen to what my baby has to say." Lan Luofeng looked at Ling Xiao with glittering eyes. She wanted Ling Xiao to contact their daughter as soon as possible.
Ling Xiao smiled. He called Ling Lan.
"Your father is calling you," Little Four said excitedly. He knew that once they sent the video over, Ling Lan's father would call them. He would be able to listen to Ling Xiao's voice again. His voice was pleasant to the ear.
Ling Lan rolled her eyes when she saw Little Four's expression. She reminded him, "Remember to accept the call in my mindscape."
Little Four smiled and nodded. No matter how much he liked Ling Xiao, he would not forget this. His boss's relationship with Ling Xiao could not be exposed.
Very soon, the image that was supposed to appear on the virtual screen appeared in the learning space. Little Four got this ability to control the communicator from the learning space after he evolved.
The people in the real world would only see Ling Lan lying on her chair and resting with her eyes closed. But, in actual fact, she was having a video call with Ling Xiao in the learning space.
"Father." Ling Lan called him respectfully when she saw Ling Xiao's figure appeared on the screen in front of her.
"Hmm?" Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows. He was displeased.
Ling Lan was speechless. Don't they all mean the same thing? Why doesn't Ling Xiao like to be called 'father'? She decided to make Ling Xiao happy. "Daddy."
Ling Xiao smiled. Before he could say anything else, a beautiful lady appeared beside him. "Baby Lan, do you miss mummy?"
Lan Luofeng continued without waiting for her answer. "I missed you so much. You unfilial child, when are you coming back?" Lan Luofeng spoke the last sentence fiercely.
Ling Lan looked at Ling Xiao thoughtfully. Ever since her father came back, her gentle mother became fiercer. Was this her mother's true colors? Or was her father not able to satisfy her sexual desires recently?
Ling Xiao didn't know that his daughter was questioning his sexual ability. He saw her looking at him and shrugged in reply. There was nothing he could do too.
Right! Father has to worry about the 23rd Division in the morning and has to take care of Mother who might be going through menopause at night. It is understandable that he will feel helpless at times… Ling Lan felt that she uncovered the truth, and pitied her father as he was going through some tough times.
Ling Lan wanted to help her father. "Mummy, I will be home tonight." This way, her mother would anticipate her arrival and stop pestering her father.
Ling Lan glanced at her father. She hoped that her father would grab this opportunity and had a good rest tonight. Then, he could regain his stamina and be able to satisfy her mother so that she would turn back into the gentle mother that Ling Lan knew.
Ling Xiao was puzzled by the strange look Ling Lan was giving him. Lan Luofeng hugged him in excitement. Her actions were big as she was very excited about Ling Lan's return. Ling Xiao felt her soft and smooth body brushing against him and got stimulated…
Because of Ling Lan's issue, Lan Luofeng chased him out of her room. He had not had any intimate interactions with her for a very long time. Her sudden enthusiasm caused him to lose self-control.
Ling Xiao took a deep breath and cleared the thoughts in his mind. The most important thing now was to solve his daughter's issue. Everything else could wait. Yes, it could wait.
"Are you not going to the recruit training camp?" Ling Xiao asked.
Ling Lan replied, "Nope. I am seriously injured so I can't go to the recruit camp." She looked at Ling Xiao and smiled cunningly. "Seems like daddy doesn't want me to go to the recruit camp too."
She had asked Li Lanfeng about the situation in the recruit camp. She knew that everyone, no matter what background they were from, They would live in an eight people dorm. There was no exception. Her father would definitely try to get her out of the camp no matter what.
"Looks like you did it on purpose." Ling Xiao smiled gently. This issue had been weighing on his mind but his daughter managed to solve it. "If you didn't meet Lian Shaojing, did you planned to find someone else to fight with?"
Ling Lan shook her head. "This was just a coincidence. I had another plan but I never thought about provoking other people directly."
Ling Lan was planning to feign an injury during the first match against her instructor. Then, she would arrange for Li Shiyu to take her to the hospital. He would write a fake injury form which would allow her to dismiss herself from the recruit training.
However, she met Lian Shaojing before she started her plan.
Ling Xiao looked at his daughter with satisfaction. His daughter had gotten more mature. If he didn't know the truth from her mouth, he might be fooled by her too. He would have thought that she was seriously injured by Lian Shaojing and had to be absent from the recruit training. In order to pacify the injured recruit, commanders normally accepted such request to leave the training camp.
"Lan'er, you will definitely become an excellent soldier. I am not sure if it is right for me to ask you to leave the military." Ling Xiao hesitated. How good it would be if Ling Lan was his son.
Of course, a daughter was good too. Ling Xiao just felt unfortunate that his daughter couldn't show off her amazing talent in mecha operating blatantly in front of everyone.
Ling Xiao regained his composure and asked, "You didn't send me the video just to tell me that you don't have to go to the recruit training, right? Are you intending to ask me for help?"
Ling Lan would not send him the video if she didn't have such an intention.
He knew his daughter well. If she took the initiative to tell him about something, it meant that she needed his help.
Ling Lan nodded. "Yes, you are right."
"What do you want me to do?" Ling Xiao said lovingly, "Do you want the special forces to prevent Lian Shaojing from taking his revenge on you all?" This was not difficult. He just needed to find the commander of the special forces to tell him that he had taken a fancy on Ling Lan's ability. The special forces would not dare to do anything to Ling Lan and her friends.
Ling Xiao thought about how he should talk to the commander of the special forces. However, Ling Lan's reply stunned him. "No, Daddy. I just hope that you can prevent the special forces from targeting Qi Long and the rest of my friends in the recruit training camp. After these three months, the special forces can do whatever they like."
Ling Xiao looked at her sternly. "The special forces is not an ordinary force. If they decide to act, your friends might be unable to withstand their attacks."
"I know. However, hardships make a person stronger. If they don't experience such ordeals, they will not improve. They have to go to the battlefield next time." Ling Lan sighed softly. She didn't know if she would be able to accompany them during that time. The only thing she could do now was to make sure that they became stronger so that they could survive on the battlefield.
"However, three months is too short. Why not I extend it to a year?" Ling Xiao understood his daughter's intention. He thought about it carefully and proposed a solution.
"No. After three months, I will continue to lead them," Ling Lan replied firmly.
Lan Luofeng couldn't keep quiet anymore when she heard what Ling Lan said. She interrupted them. "Lan'er, you will be missing the recruit training camp because of your injury. This is the best time for you to disappear and resume your true identity. Are you going to give up this chance?" Since she was seriously injured, Ling Xiao could let Ling Lan leave the military and let her be transferred to a small department. Then, she would gradually withdraw herself from the public and would resume her identity as a woman. Then, she could go and do whatever she liked after that.
"I know, Mummy. I know that it is a good opportunity. If none of these happened, I would have followed that path that you all planned for me. However, things are different now. I have not settled everything here. I can't leave," Ling Lan replied sincerely. She looked apologetically at her parents. She knew the efforts they had put in to let her to resume her identity.
"Please give me two more years. I will leave the military after two years and resume my identity as your daughter," Ling Lan pleaded to them. Two years was enough for her companions to grow up. She could let them go without any worry after that.
Lan Luofeng wanted to persuade her but was stopped by Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao hugged her. She understood what Ling Xiao wanted to do and let him talked to their daughter instead.
"Lan'er, you are all grown up now. We will support you in everything that you want to do." Ling Lan smiled as he said, "Since you need two more years, your mother and I will wait two more years for you. We have waited for 5 years already. We can wait for two more years."
Lan Luofeng nodded to express her support. However, she pinched Ling Xiao's waist with her right hand forcefully. Who says that we can wait for two more years? One sentence from you and I have to wait another two years. You bastard! My dreams of living with my daughter got delayed by you again.
Ling Lan was elated that she got the support from her parents so she didn't notice the subtle pain in her father's expression.
Even if she did, she would pretend that she didn't see anything. It was better for her to stay away from the fights between her parents. Ling Lan found an excuse and ended the call with Ling Xiao.
Ling Lan prayed that when she went back, her father would still be alive and well.
The moment Ling Lan settled the things on her side, the recruits that reached the spaceport got settled down too. Some planets were further away so their ships had not reached. The people at the spaceport needed to wait for everyone to arrive before bringing the recruits to the training camp. Hence, the recruits that arrived first were given some time to rest at the spaceport base camp.
The captain on duty appeared again. There were a few hundred ambulances behind him. He had received orders from the commanding officer of the spaceport to send the 'injured' recruits to the hospital.
Ling Lan smiled when she saw this scene. This action proved that the commanding officer of the spaceport was on her side. She didn't ask Li Shiyu to arrange for an ambulance because she wanted to know the attitude of the commanding officer.
Everything happened according to Ling Lan's plan…
Chapter 570 - The Future Of The Special Forces!
Very soon after, the news that Lian Shaojing was defeated by a new recruit started to spread throughout the 23rd Division.
"Interesting. A captain of the Sting Special Forces was defeated." Many captains from normal battle teams were happy to hear this news.
"The special forces must be embarrassed They will definitely take their revenge." Someone predicted that these new recruits would have a hard time ahead of them.
"A new recruit managed to defeat a captain of the Sting Special Forces? Are the recruits this year all so powerful? Hurry up and get me the name list of the new recruits this year. Our team should have some new blood coming in soon." The captains of the battle teams in the 23rd Division were all excited.
"Such a pity. The new recruit that defeated Lian Shaojing would definitely have a team by now." Such strong recruits were not willing to enter a normal battle team.
"We still have a chance. The special forces will definitely take revenge since they were embarrassed. The moment they act, we can recruit him…" They were unwilling to give up on Ling Lan. They started planning on how to get him into their team.
"Take note of the actions of the special forces. Once they make a move, we will send out our invitation." Every captain of the normal battle team kept a lookout on the special forces.
Although the special forces were powerful, not everyone looked up to them. Some ace battle teams felt that they were as strong as them but they were just unlucky and didn't manage to get recruited by the special forces.
Hence, they naturally go against the special forces and were willing to protect the people that the special forces wanted to target.
The other captains of the special forces received this news too.
"Lian Shaojing embarrassed me." A captain in the rest area slammed the table in front of him when he heard his vice-captain telling him this news. He sprung up and wanted to rush out of the office. "Let me find the commander. I must teach that brat a lesson."
The vice-captain was a 30 years old man. He reminded the captain calmly, "Who are you trying to teach a lesson to? Lian Shaojing? He is currently unconscious and lying in the healing pod now. The hospital said that he needed at least a year to recuperate. As for the recruit that hurt him, he is in a dire state too. He is also lying in the healing pod and will be missing the recruit training camp."
The captain stopped in his tracks immediately and looked up. He was a 40 years old man with a rough-looking face. He grabbed his hair in agitation. "This is frustrating. I was the one who recommended Lian Shaojing into the special forces. His performance was good so the commander had the intention of making him an official member of the special forces after another year of observation. Now, everything is gone. Everyone must be laughing at me now. F**k! Those recruits are bastards." He kicked the metal chair beside him causing the chair to break apart.
"Since this thing already happened, there is no point in being angry." The vice-captain frowned as he consoled the captain. Their battle team's rank among the special forces was low. After this, their rank would be lowered further.
"However, the commander is biased towards his own people. Lian Shaojing got injured badly so the commander will definitely do something about it." The vice-captain reminded the captain, "We can make use of this."
The captain was enlightened. "Are you saying that if the commander wants to teach those recruits a lesson, I can volunteer myself. That way, I can regain some of our lost reputation?" His eyes lit up. As long as he managed to take his revenge, the other captains would not laugh at him anymore and he would be able to maintain his battle team's rank.
The vice-captain nodded. "We need to wait for the commander to speak first before any action can be taken."
In the other rest areas, similar conversations were occurring.
In the stamina training room, a 30 years old bulky and handsome soldier was working out. Another man of a similar age with delicate features was standing beside him. The man smiled and said, "Captain, do you know that the reserve member of the Sting Special Forces got injured by someone? He is lying in the healing pod now and needs at least a year to recover."
The captain continued exercising nonchalantly. He replied calmly, "Isn't that normal? People that had to bully weaker people to control their desires to kill will meet their match one day."
"True. Guess who defeated him?"
The captain glanced at his vice-captain. He noticed the cunning smile on his face and replied irritatedly, "Although I don't like Lian Shaojing, I admit that he is a smart person so he will not offend other powerful battle teams. This is the time when the new recruits enter the military. Therefore, it should be someone from the batch of these new recruits."
The vice-captain looked at him admirably. "Captain, nothing escapes your eyes."
The captain replied with a hint of unhappiness, "Did you come here to tell me such a small matter? What is the thing that made you gave up your sleep?" His vice-captain was someone who loved to sleep. He would give up his sleep only if something important happened.
The vice-captain instantly turned serious. He whispered, "Do you know who defeated Lian Shaojing?"
The captain stopped working out when he saw his vice-captain's serious face. "Who is it?"
"Ling Lan." The captain was elated when he heard the name. "That little brat has finally reached the age to enter the military?"
The vice-captain glared at his captain. "It has almost been 15 years. If he still didn't come, he is unworthy to be the general's son." General Ling Xiao's son should enter the military in his fifth year of school.
The captain sighed. "It has been 15 years. He was just a small baby last time. Now, he is our comrade."
"Yes." The vice-captain replied, "I remember the time when we were still in the Bladed Special Ops Team. The commander was our captain back then and he sent us to protect Ling Lan but we had failed. Ling Lan pulled through all by himself without any help." They were the examiners that were in charge of the assessment at the Scout Academy.
"We were thrown into the training camp and tormented badly because of this. "The captain shivered uncontrollably when he recalled this. He wondered how they managed to survive through that the last time.
"Don't talk about that." Those memories were frightening.
"Seems like you used your hacking skills again and got the recruit name list from the mainframe." The captain changed the topic.
"Of course. Defeating someone from the special forces is a piece of huge news. I have to know who is this new recruit." The vice-captain could not say that he wanted to beat Lian Shaojing up for a long time but the special forces were not allowed to fight among themselves. Hence, when he found that someone had fulfilled his wish, he immediately went to search for that person. He thought that if anyone in the special forces wanted to take their revenge on the recruit, he could lend a helping hand.
"Do you think that the commander would get someone to take revenge?" The vice-captain knew his commander well. He started to worry for Ling Lan.
"He will send someone." The captain replied certainly, "However, it will not be for revenge. He will send someone to test Ling Lan."
The vice-captain understood what his captain was trying to say. "You mean that the commander wants to get Ling Lan into the special forces?"
"Of course. How can he give up on such a talent?" The captain replied, "He specially asked us to protect her during the assessment last time. As compared to Lian Shaojing, Ling Lan is much more important."
The vice-captain smiled. He finally felt at ease. He agreed that Ling Lan was the future of the special forces, not Lian Shaojing.
Chapter 571 - Senior Colonel Lan!
The captain smiled. "Even if the commander wanted to teach Ling Lan and lesson, the general would not allow him too."
The vice-captain was stunned. "Are you saying that General Ling Xiao would not give the commander any chances to act?"
"Let us wait and see. I guess that the special forces will receive a mission soon. I am just not sure how long the mission will last." The Sting Special Forces was at fault so it was understandable if General Ling Xiao taught them a lesson. He just hoped that the general would not bear any grudge against the special forces.
The vice-captain understood the situation. He said with contempt, "I knew that Lian Shaojing is a burden. Why did the Sting Special Forces even take him in?" Lian Shaojing was recommended by the captain of the Sting Special Forces. Hence, his actions represented the whole special forces. This was why General Ling Xiao might direct his anger to the special forces.
"I just hope that the general will have some mercy on us." The vice-captain wanted to cry so much that he felt depressed. General Ling Xiao was everyone's idol in the 23rd Division. They all applied to join the 23rd Division because of him. If General Ling Xiao bore a grudge against them because of this, they might all go crazy. They would rush to the hospital and kill Lian Shaojing even if it was just to appease the general.
"Once we receive our mission from the headquarters, we will know whether the general is angry or not." The captain, on the other hand, was relaxed. General Ling Xiao was a fair person. He would not take his anger out on them unless the commander of the special forces offended Ling Lan again. They would only just be tormented during their mission.
The next day, as expected, the headquarters gave them an order. All members of the special forces had to undergo a three-month training at the camp of the first battle team, the Bladed Special Ops Team.
The soldiers who were from the Bladed Special Ops Team turned pale when they heard this news. Those soldiers who didn't know about the Bladed Special Ops Team thought that this was a reward for them. They thought that their general gave them a holiday. They excitedly packed their bags and happily went to the training camp…
"Seems like the general wants to protect the new recruits for three months." The commander pondered over the general's intention. He then gave a cheerful smile. "This means that he won't do anything to me if I find them after these three months."
General Ling Xiao was indeed a logical and good father who knew how to nurture his child. A person would only grow during hardships. General Ling Xiao wanted to use the special forces to motivate his son. The commander, who initially wanted to stop his team members from finding Ling Lan, started to have other thoughts.
"Ling Lan, the Heir of the 23rd Division. Let me see how much you have grown." Emotions flashed in the eyes of the commander.
The order by the headquarters was soon made known to everyone in the 23rd Division. The other normal battle teams that were waiting to see what the special forces would do started to get fidgety.
"The order from the headquarters, is it an indication of the headquarters' attitude… or is it an indication of General Ling Xiao's attitude towards Lian Shaojing's incident?"
"General Ling Xiao felt that the recruits were right." Everyone understood what their general was trying to tell them. Of course, right from the start, the recruits didn't do anything wrong. The other battle teams were just afraid of the special forces so no one stood up against them and said that the special forces were in the wrong.
This situation was broken by the order from the headquarters. Since the headquarters had spoken, the other battle teams didn't need to worry anymore. There were many high potential recruits this time so many team captains decided to openly recruit people. They hoped that before the recruit training camp ended, they would get their desired recruits to enter their team and strengthened the power of their team.
A hover car flew towards the South city. The South city was one of the many division cities within planet Southcrest. A division city referred to a city which housed the families of soldiers from a certain division. The South city was where the family members of the 23rd Division soldiers stayed at. It used to be known as a military base but it quickly expanded so they changed the name and called it a division city.
There were ten division cities on planet Southcrest. The population of every division city was more than a million. The South city was the most extravagant and prosperous division city. There were 5 million people living inside. The headquarters of the 23rd Division was here and all the leaders of the 23rd Division stayed here too, including General Ling Xiao.
The hover car drove to an empty, flat piece of land. Then, lowered itself until it was two meters above the ground and traveled for another 10 more minutes before stopping in front of a manor.
There were two soldiers on duty guarding the gate of the manor. When they saw the hover car, one of them went forward and signaled for the car to stop at the side.
The car stopped. The car window slowly wound down and a person wearing a metal mask was revealed.
The soldier on duty was used to seeing people in a metal mask. It was common for soldiers who came back from the battlefield to have certain injuries and disabilities. The Federation would use their advanced technology to help these soldiers overcome their disabilities. For instance, people who were blind were given artificial eyes and those that lost their nose had an artificial nose implanted on them. These products were well-loved by soldiers as they allowed them to be able to live normally again. The only flaw was that they would have to wear a metal mask. However, There was an artificial human-skin mask too but they were too expensive. Soldiers were not willing to spend their credits on these things. They didn't care much about their appearance in the first place so buying the skin mask would be a waste of credits for them.
After some time, such products became available for the common masses too. People that were born with disabilities could use such products. Some even managed to join the military. No one discriminated against people wearing the metal mask. This was why Li Lanfeng was able to live happily in the Scout Academy and the military academy with his mask and no one questioned him about it.
The soldier on duty saluted to the person in the car. The person in the car saluted back. No one could relax in front of the General's manor.
"Please take out your pass," the soldier on duty reminded.
The person in the car immediately passed over a chip. The soldier on duty took out a small device and scanned the chip. A 'beep' sound was heard and the information about the people in the car appeared on the screen of the device. Their pass to enter the manor appeared too.
"Major Zhao Jun from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 0173. Major Li Lanfeng from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 0214. Major Li Shiyu from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 9189. You all are authorized to enter the manor."
The soldier on duty softened his expression slightly when he saw their names. He took the device again and ascertained their identity. Then, he called the people inside the manor. "Captain, Major Zhao Jun from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 0173, Major Li Lanfeng from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 0214, and Major Li Shiyu from the 4th ace mecha clan of the 23rd Division, Flying Eagle Ace Mecha Clan, no. 9189, would like to enter the manor. Please confirmed their arrival."
"Arrival confirmed. Please send them in," the people inside the manor replied quickly.
"Yes." The soldier on duty opened the gate and let the hover car in.
The hover car drove for around a minute before they came to another checkpoint. An officer with a stern face was standing on the checkpoint. He signaled for them to stop.
"Are you Major Zhao Jun, Major Li Lanfeng, and Major Li Shiyu?" the officer asked with a cold expression.
The three people nodded. The soldier continued, "Please get down the car. You all need to get into another hover car to complete the rest of the journey."
The three of them knew that this was done for safety reasons. Nothing outside the manor could be brought in. When they got off the hover car, six soldiers came over to them with devices in their hands and moved the devices around their bodies. No dangerous items were found. The soldiers nodded towards the officer.
The officer became more polite. He waved his hand and a hover car came over. He opened the door and said, "Please get into the car."
Li Lanfeng and his friends climbed into the car. The officer sat beside them. He introduced himself, "I am General Ling Xiao's adjutant, Teng Huacheng. If you need any help later, please look for me."
Li Lanfeng and his friends smiled politely. They didn't even dare to thank him. They knew that the Lieutenant Colonel was just being courteous. If they really troubled him, they would be seen as insolent.
The hover car soon arrived at a huge manor. This was where General Ling Xiao stayed. Teng Huacheng led the three people into the manor. They saw a female second lieutenant standing inside the atrium.
"Lieutenant Colonel Teng, are these the three majors that Senior Colonel Lan invited?" the female second lieutenant asked.
"Yes, Second Lieutenant He," Teng Huacheng smiled as he replied. He had been serving as General Ling Xiao's adjutant for two years. He knew who was the boss in this house. Hence, he didn't dare to offend anyone around General Ling Xiao.
"Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel. Please come with me, Senior Colonel Lan wants to see you all." Second Lieutenant He smiled gently as she reminded them, "Senior Colonel Lan is General Ling Xiao's wife. However, Senior Colonel doesn't like the term 'wife' so we all call her Senior Colonel Lan."
Chapter 572 - Thinking Too Much!
The three of them suddenly became very nervous. They originally thought the invitation was from Boss and didn't think that it was actually the Boss's mother. They felt like they were meeting up with a final boss in a video game.
Second lieutenant He led them to the door and pushed down the communication button, "Senior Colonel, the Majors has arrived."
"Let them in." The other side of the communicator had a soft and elegant voice. This voice made the three of them instantly felt at peace and their nervousness instantly disappeared. The three of them were amazed that the Boss's mother's voice was so nice to listen to. This was of course one of Lan Luofeng's strongest traits. Otherwise, how could she have charmed Ling Xiao with her voice?
Following her voice, the door slid to the side. Second lieutenant He pointed towards the manor to tell the three of them to follow her.
They arrived to a living room for guests. The first thing they saw was a circle of sofas. A beautiful woman was sitting on one of the sofas, holding a cup of tea in her hand. She saw them came in and smiled joyfully. The warm and joyful smile made the three of them blush and their minds blank.
"Sit." Lan Luofeng smiled as she put down her teacup and pointed to one of the sofas in front of her. She then ordered her adjutant, Second lieutenant He, "Little He, please pour some tea for them. What do you guys like to drink? Let her know if you have decided."
These three members of her daughter's battle team were all very capable. They managed to advance to the rank of major even though they were still so young, thus it meant that their futures would have limitless possibilities. Not only did they have potential, they all had their own specialities. The arrival of these youths made her very joyful.
Lan Luofeng seeking Li Lanfeng and the others out and asking them to meet her actually had a deeper meaning. Ling Lan had promised to find a chance to get out of the military after two years then would regain her femininity. Lan Luofeng began to think about her daughter's age as she saw that the problem she had been worried about for 20 years was coming to an end. She suddenly discovered that her daughter was not young anymore at the age of 21. Thinking back, she had already married Ling Xiao when she was Ling Lan's age.
After suddenly realizing her daughter was quickly becoming a middle-age leftover woman (compared to Lan Luofeng's early relationship and marriage), Lan Luofeng was becoming a bit impatient. She began to plan to find a suitable son-in-law. In the 23rd Division, as long as there were young ranked officers who had clean family histories and were remarkable, they all were potential suitors she considered.
This decision would affect her daughter's happiness in the future, thus Lan Luofeng of course wouldn't just find any fish in the sea. She needed to hook the largest and fattest fish… Oh, no, the most remarkable young officer.
Thus, after hearing her daughter had thought about inviting three of her members who had already made their names known in the 23rd Division, Lan Luofeng actively took the reins and made it happen. This was also why she asked Little He to stand guard at the door. She had to see what these three exceptional youths were like with her own eyes and whether they were qualified or not for her daughter.
Lan Luofeng's warm greeting made the three of them nervous. They quickly saluted Lan Luofeng then carefully sat down. The three of them sat up straight in a way a soldier sits.
Lan Luofeng began to size them up after a good first impression of them. Information about them began to appear in her mind.
Firstly, it was the physically built Zhao Jun. His handsomeness and physique was approved by Lan Luofeng. "Zhao Jun, 24 years old, close combat ace mecha operator. His age is very fitting but aren't close combat mechas considered to be mechas that battle for their lives. That is too dangerous…" Lan Luofeng thought and silently gave Zhao Jun an X of disapproval in her mind.
Lan Luofeng was no longer interested in Zhao Jun and turned herself towards Li Lanfeng who was sitting in the middle. She saw his face and saw that he was bit scrawny. Lan Luofeng frowned a bit.
"Li Lanfeng, 24 years old, balanced ace mecha operator. This is safer, but the information about him said that he was born with a disability with his eyes. His physical constitution isn't the best either and it is worse compared to normal soldiers… This won't work. My daughter can't marry to someone who's not healthy. If he died at a young age that would hurt my daughter's feelings. This is a no as well." Lan Luofeng didn't hesitate and eliminated Li Lanfeng out of the running as well.
Lan Luofeng knew that her daughter was going to inherit the Ling family in the future. She of course wouldn't marry her out of the family. If she found a son-in-law, she would find a son-in-law that would marry into their family instead.
Lan Luofeng moved her gaze towards Li Shiyu. He looked warm and charming with a pleasant aura. Additionally, the light smile plastered on his face gave Lan Luofeng a feeling that he was similar to Ling Xiao. She was even more excited about him. Lan Luofeng liked those who were similar to Ling Xiao. If she found someone who had a similar aura as Ling Xiao, she would of course have a better impression of this person…
"Li Shiyu, the 23rd division hospital's physician. This is safe and great." Li Shiyu's occupation once again gave him some additional points. Lan Luofeng was very satisfied with this occupation of his. Additionally, the research results Li Shiyu had achieved in the past three years in the division was enough to prove that he was exceptional.
Lan Luofeng thought for a second, "With genes as exceptional as these, their next generation wouldn't be too bad right…?" however, after she thought about how Ling Xiao's lineage was all strong mecha operators and needed to maintain the excellence of the next generation. The choice for the groom must be a very talented mecha operator.
After thinking about all this, Lan Luofeng's initial great mood had disappeared. The three in front of her were all not the best choice. When will she be able to find the son-in-law that she approves of…
Seeing Lan Luofeng looked at them with an odd expression on her face then showing a disappointed expression, Li Lanfeng and the others felt their hearts skip a beat uncontrollably. Could it be that the three of them didn't pass Lan Luofeng's test and believed that they weren't qualified to be the Boss's team members?
Cold sweat instantly formed on their backs, especially Li Lanfeng. The corner of his forehead was actually wet from cold sweat…
"Wuwuwu, Boss come save us. Senior Colonel Lan is so scary." Were they going to be banished by Senior Colonel Lan in the next second?
Right when the three of them were going to break down from Lan Luofeng's disappointed gaze, they heard a sound at the door. The door slowly opened and a familiar figure that they haven't seen in three years but still constantly remained in their minds had appeared.
The three of them stood up in unplanned unison and said with a pleasant surprise, "Boss!"
"What~!" Lan Luofeng had just drank her tea. After hearing the three of them call out to Ling Lan, she instantly spat out her tea.
"Senior Colonel, are you alright?" Second lieutenant He went over to her with panic on her face. She didn't forget to fetch a towel and passed it over to Lan Luofeng in the process.
Lan Luofeng took the towel. While she cleaned herself, she looked at the three of them in confusion, "What did you guys say just now?"
Right when Zhao Jun was about to answer, Li Lanfeng stopped him and spoke first, "We said Captain! Senior Colonel!"
Li Shiyu's reaction was very fast as well and immediately replied, "Yes Senior Colonel, we said Captain."
Lan Luofeng turned around and looked towards Second lieutenant He. "They really did say captain just now?"
Second lieutenant involuntarily glanced at Ling Lan. She discovered that Ling Lan was looking at her with a sharp and cold look. It was clearly telling her to answer correctly.
Second lieutenant He was sobbing internally. She decisively replied, "Senior Colonel, the three majors did indeed say 'Captain'." "Sorry Senior Colonel. Young Master Lan's gaze is so cold and terrifying. I don't want to be turned into a block of ice by him," thought Second lieutenant He.
Lan Luofeng held her forehead, "Could it be that I heard it wrong?" She thought about how she wasn't in a good mood just now and had a wandering mind. Maybe, perhaps that it was possible that she heard it wrong!
"Mom, since my friends are here, you should go do what you need to do." Seeing the three of them all have cold sweat running down their backs, Ling Lan knew that her mother gave them immense pressure although she didn't know where this pressure came from. She couldn't bear to see her friends endure such hardships and decisively said something to help them out of the situation.
Lan Luofeng didn't approve three of them and was no longer interested in continuing speaking with them. Additionally, she also knew that it wasn't very convenient for parents to be present when children were talking among themselves. After hearing Ling Lan's words, she didn't resist, then stood up and said, "Alright Ling Lan, you got to take care of them." Afterwards, she led Second lieutenant He, waved her hands and exited the living room.
After the door closed, Li Lanfeng and the others who were respectfully watching Lan Luofeng leave instantly fell onto the sofa. Li Lanfeng also held his chest and began to take deep breaths.
Seeing this, Ling Lan quickly walked forward and asked sincerely, "Lanfeng, are you alright?"
Li Lanfeng immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm alright. I was just too nervous. Once I unwind, my reaction would be a bit large."
Ling Lan wasn't at ease. The problem with Li Lanfeng's heart was something that she had seen with her eyes before. She looked towards Li Shiyu and gave him a look to ask him to confirm the situation.
Li Shiyu held Li Lanfeng's wrist and closed his eyes to feel it. Then he opened his eyes and said, "There isn't a problem. Indeed, he was just too nervous. The sudden relaxation made his body react in this way. It's considered to be normal."
Hearing this, Ling Lan's forehead instantly scrunched up in worry, "The pressure my mom gave you guys was this huge?" In the beginning, she used to use her aura to train their spiritual endurance. They would then not be affected by any pressure. Could it be that her mother's smile was stronger than her cold gaze?
"Thus, there's the saying 'murderous intents hidden within a warm smile'." Little Four suddenly jumped out. If Ling Lan's mother looked at him with such a warm expression, he would also have processing errors and begin to lag… these murderous intents behind the warmth of a smile were too strong! It would also make people unable to refuse such warmth.
Faced with Little Four's sudden and odd intrusions, Ling Lan was calm. She had already become used to Little Four's randomness and was able to fully ignore him.
"It was because it seemed like Senior Colonel was dissatisfied with us," Li Lanfeng smiled bitterly. "I was afraid that the Senior Colonel would say in the next second that with our capabilities, we would not be suitable to be in her son's battle team."
"Bam!" A flick of a finger hit Li Lanfeng's forehead and almost made Li Lanfeng fall off the sofa.
"You're thinking too much." Ling Lan said calmly. "My mom wouldn't meddle with things regarding my battle team. She would only…"
Ling Lan stopped speaking and showed an expression that she understood and then pouted. Her mother was doing some annoying things again. It seemed that Ling Lan needed to remind her father again and not make her mother feel lonely because of his duties in the division. This would make sure her mother to not have the time to think about these random things.
Knowing the reason, Ling Lan decisively stopped talking about this topic. She walked towards the tea room and calmly asked, "What do you guys want to drink?"