Chapter 411: Eliminated the Entire National Defense University Team, Plus Another Three From Haihe

No one could remain calm.

They could no longer care about the military rules, or bother with the need to stand with a straight posture.

Reluctant to accept defeat, someone from National Defense University declared, "We want to see the video!"

Gu Qingjiu paused for a moment. She thought that her result was considered a good one, but never did she expect that instead of looking overwhelmed, these people reacted with horror and simply refused to believe it.

She wasn't being pretentious. But she didn't know what was so special about this competition.

Hence, she didn't know what eliminating eighteen people implied in the eyes of the Shooting Departments from the three schools.

But it seemed like she couldn't prove herself without video proof.

However, Lu Yimei wasn't at all worried. She merely gazed solemnly at Gu Qingjiu. "Gu Qingjiu, you mustn't lie. I tell you, saying you hit 18 has serious implications. If you didn't actually hit 18 and we find out later, you must bear very serious consequences."

Gu Qingjiu's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, but she nodded her head with certainty. "I will be responsible for my words. It's indeed 18!"

Her resolute admittance caused everyone to gasp once more.

Lu Yimei's fingers were trembling a little as she removed a small object from Gu Qingjiu's helmet.

Gu Qingjiu focused her gaze and saw that it was a mini camera.

From the looks of it, it also had video functions.

No wonder Lu Yimei said 'when we find out.' So it turned out there was a video recording.

But Gu Qingjiu's countenance never once changed.

What she said was the truth. She didn't randomly say a number just to buff up her results.

Seeing this, Lu Yimei knew that Gu Qingjiu was likely telling the truth.

But if she wasn't lying and was telling the truth, her score would break Yin Ruoyi's record!

And this was only her first battle.

Lu Yimei suddenly recalled something Lu Yibin said earlier.

'When that person appears, you ought to believe it.'

So, did that mean that the second Yin Ruoyi had appeared?

Heavens!

The three commanders led them back to the building, where they were going to look at that video.

On the way, Chen Yan said with a smile, "Commander Yang, your words of encouragement ended up finishing off all your members."

Commander Yang was speechless.

Commander Yang laughed. "Then let's look forward to seeing how long this newbie can persist before she's eliminated. If my member didn't get unlucky, the first to get eliminated might have been this newbie."

Pa! Commander Yang was slapped in the face by what he said earlier.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people around, Commander Yang would have given in to his urge to cuss.

F*ck.

Who knew that such a wildcard would come from the National Military University of China this time.

And they were so sneaky about it.

Most importantly, looking at that member's calm manner, Commander Yang knew that she was telling the truth.

If she was indeed telling the truth, the National Military University of China's standing in the world of shooting would change drastically from now on!

She eliminated 18 people in her first battle.

That was even more perverse than Big Boss Yin back then.

Furthermore, she's a girl!

He wondered how many people's eyeballs would pop out when they found out.

So what exactly was this Gu Qingjiu's background?

They heard nothing at all, only that a newbie entered the National Military University of China. But nobody could have imagined it was a newbie like that!

Especially everyone from the National Defense University, who now wore terrible countenances.

Eighteen! Wasn't that equivalent to eliminating the entire National Defense University team, plus another three from Haihe!

Chapter 412: Bring Her Back First

Once they reached the building, the three commanders entered to watch the video while the members waited for the outcome outside.

Gu Qingjiu and the rest waited outside.

Lu Yixin was shocked as well. She knew that Gu Qingjiu was incredible, but she never expected such a huge surprise from her.

"Qingjiu, is this your first time taking part in such a competition?" Lu Yixin bit her lips and asked, unable to hold herself back.

Upon hearing this question, the Shooting Department members in the courtyard pricked up their ears, including those from the other two schools.

Gu Qingjiu nodded. "It's my first time. But I feel that hitting people is much easier than hitting a shooting target."

Hitting people is much easier than hitting a shooting target.

F*ck!

Acting all pretentious even at a time like this.

The faces of those from the National Defense University were turning purple.

The Haihe Military University folks wanted to laugh but held it in.

The National Defense University had the highest status among them because the students from this school mostly came from high-ranking military families. They were often outstanding—that sharpshooter Yin Ruoyi was solid proof of this.

This was as good as heavily stomping the faces of those favored ones.

Most importantly, everyone present was talented and even had a few years of experience under their belts, and yet a newbie crushed all of them under her feet.

Some of them suddenly felt the same horrifying feeling the seniors must have felt when Yin Ruoyi dominated over them back then.

"Let's go."

After watching the video, Commander Yang walked out with a dark expression and called for his members to leave.

Someone was baffled. "Aren't we leaving tomorrow morning, Commander?"

Commander Yang turned his head and showed a displeased expression. "This is an order!"

Everyone fell silent upon hearing it was an order.

After the National Defense University left, Commander Chen of Haihe Military University walked out as well. He didn't appear as cheerful as he did previously, his expression much more solemn now.

He didn't stay as well and also got the Haihe Military University students to leave.

After they left, there was less tension in the atmosphere. The members of the National Military University of China surrounded Gu Qingjiu and heaped praises upon her, amidst gasps of shock.

They complimented her so much that she felt embarrassed.

She looked towards Lu Yixin in confusion. "I hit 18 and I thought it was a good result. But is there a need to be so shocked?"

Forty-five people had taken part in the competition. Wasn't it perfectly normal to have most of the players eliminated by the time the two hours were up?

Lu Yixin was bewildered. "What did you think this game was? Before this, our highest record was only 20 eliminations. Usually, it's only about ten or so. Moreover, you single-handedly finished off 18. Until now, the highest record was set by Yin Ruoyi of the National Defense University, who single-handedly eliminated 27. But his first battle back then, he only eliminated 15."

Gu Qingjiu understood instantly.

Seems like she had underestimated herself.

She thought that she was only slightly more talented than others.

But even these experienced folks... weren't her match.

Gu Qingjiu didn't quite know how to rate her talent now.

Because she was clear that she hadn't even reached her limit in today's competition, that there was still room for progress!

Just then, Lu Yimei walked out. She looked at Gu Qingjiu and rubbed her temples, before saying, "Let's go as well."

As the commander, even if she hadn't spoken, the other members couldn't very well say anything.

It was only when she walked to the front, did Lu Yimei whisper to Lu Yibin, "I've sent the video to the principal. Instructor Xiong asked me to bring her back first."

Chapter 413: Did You Have Fun Yesterday?

"Did Instructor Xiong say anything else?" asked Lu Yibin.

Lu Yimei shook her head. "No."

She looked rather solemn. She glanced behind Gu Qingjiu, who was then talking to Lu Yixin as they followed behind. "We didn't quite finish watching that video ..."

It was because they were stunned beyond belief after seeing her performance in the first part.

Her response speed wasn't something a newbie could display.

"Then let's talk when we get back."

Lu Yibin made such a decision.

In the Shooting Department, although Lu Yimei was the Commander on paper, she had to consult most matters with the Vice-Commander, Lu Yibin.

This was because he was more meticulous and considered things more broadly.

That night, the National Military University of China students took their bus back to school.

According to the rules, they were supposed to head back to the university on the morning of the next day, but they ended up going back that evening.

It was already very late by the time they got back. According to the rules, they weren't allowed to go back to their dormitory.

Lu Yimei went with Gu Qingjiu on purpose to look for the in-charge of the dormitory, so that the latter could go back inside.

Before leaving, she patted Gu Qingjiu on her shoulders. "Have a good rest tonight. It must have been tiring for you today. You ought to rest."

Gu Qingjiu nodded. "Got it, bye Commander."

After Lu Yimei had nodded and left, Gu Qingjiu returned to her dormitory.

She cautiously opened the door. Inside, Gu Qian and Chu Lian were sound asleep. When Gu Qingjiu entered, she saw someone lying on the upper bunk of her bed.

The sound of the opening of the door might have woken up the other party for she turned her head around.

Gu Qingjiu was mildly surprised to see her. "You're back?"

So, Qi Xiaoran was back.

Qi Xiaoran nodded somewhat sleepily at Gu Qingjiu. "You went to take part in an event today?"

"Mm."

She replied simply. Next to their bunk, Chu Lian woke up looking dazed. "You're back, Qingjiu?"

As though she was talking in her sleep, she flipped around and fell back to sleep after asking her that.

Gu Qingjiu curled her lips silently, then looked up at Qi Xiaoran. "Your wounds have more or less healed right?"

"Mm."

Qi Xiaoran replied simply as well. Gu Qingjiu didn't ask her any more questions.

After that night's thrilling competition, Gu Qingjiu felt exhausted.

She wanted to take a shower. But since there wasn't flowing water anymore, she could only go to bed in that state.

When she woke up in the morning, she found someone sitting on the edge of her bed. This movement woke her up.

Opening her eyes, she saw Gu Qian's eyes staring back at her. "Qingjiu, why did you come back yesterday? Weren't you supposed to return to school this afternoon?"

Gu Qingjiu rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up in bed. "I don't know. After the event ended yesterday, the Commander asked us to come back."

She didn't deliberately talk about what had happened during yesterday's competition.

Just as she was about to get up to wash, Gu Qian who was behind her had an excited look on her face as she asked, "Was yesterday fun? I heard the Shooting Department's outdoor activities are super interesting."

Gu Qian felt a sense of anticipation towards such departments as the Shooting Department. It was mainly also because there wasn't anyone she knew in the said Department.

She initially thought that Gu Qingjiu would return in the afternoon, but when she woke up this morning, she saw Gu Qingjiu lying on her bed.

Seeing that she was already awake, Gu Qian, who couldn't contain her excitement, naturally couldn't stop herself from talking.

Chapter 414: Picked On By Qin Huai

"Nothing much. It's equivalent to training outdoors, hunting on a mountain..."

Just as Gu Qingjiu was about to tell her about how she had participated in a competition, she hesitated.

After she had joined the competition yesterday, it made those commanders look astounded. Also, Lu Yixin told her just how shocking her results were.

She decided she better not publicize the incident.

She started washing her face and brushing her teeth. Next to her, Gu Qian's eyes were sparkling. "Actually, I quite like shooting as well. Too bad I don't have a high level of talent in shooting and won't be able to get in."

Gu Qingjiu laughed. While she was washing her face, she turned to look inside the room and saw that Qi Xiaoran was no longer on the upper bunk. Hence, she casually asked, "Did Qi Xiaoran come back yesterday?"

"Right. She came back shortly after you left the other day," replied Gu Qian.

"Oh."

Gu Qingjiu stopped asking any more questions.

Just as Gu Qian was about to ask her something again, an unfamiliar girl stuck her head into the dormitory. "Does Gu Qingjiu belong to this room?"

Gu Qingjiu and Gu Qian—who were in the midst of brushing their teeth—turned their heads towards the door.

Chu Lian answered, "Yes. Is something the matter?"

Looking at that girl's appearance, Gu Qingjiu wasn't familiar with her.

"I'm not the one looking for her. Commanding Officer Qin is looking for her."

Upon hearing that it was Commanding Officer Qin who was looking for her, Gu Qingjiu's brows instantly knitted.

She had a feeling that it couldn't be anything good.

But since the instructor was looking for her, she had to go.

Gu Qingjiu quickly rinsed her mouth and wiped it clean, then went off to look for Commanding Officer Qin.

On the way, Gu Qingjiu wondered if she did something that made her an eyesore to this Commanding Officer Qin again.

But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't think of anything that she did was wrong.

It was only until she reached Qin Huai's office that she realized he wasn't the only one in his office.

There were several commanding officers in the room.

They were casually chatting, but when they saw Gu Qingjiu enter, they all turned their curious gaze towards her.

"Reporting! Gu Qingjiu from the computer science and technology specialization Class C is here to report!"

She stepped into the office and did a standard salute and reported in a loud voice.

But Qin Huai's gaze dimmed the instant Gu Qingjiu entered.

"What happened when you went out for the activity yesterday?"

A reprimanding tone was laced in his voice as he spoke. It was as though he was determined that Gu Qingjiu did something wrong even before interrogating her.

Gu Qingjiu pursed her lips. "Reporting to Commanding Officer. Everything went fine yesterday!"

"Everything went fine?"

Qin Huai's countenance abruptly grew dark. Pa! He slammed a stack of photos in front of Gu Qingjiu.

Gu Qingjiu focused her gaze and saw that they were photos of her that were secretly taken when they entered the hotel.

But didn't she ask Lu Yixin to delete them?

Why are those photos still up?

A dark and gloomy glow momentarily flickered across her eyes.

The other commanding officers started to urge Qin Huai.

"Qin Huai, why do this? You should get a clear explanation from her first."

They were casually chatting, when out of the blue Qin Huai suddenly asked a female student to come over and started reprimanding her.

Thing is, this female student's name sounded kind of familiar.

Gu Qingjiu. Wasn't she that outstanding student who had just transferred into the Shooting Department this year?

Looking at that stack of photos, it was evident they were secretly taken. What exactly happened?

Chapter 415: Punishment

"Reporting to the Commanding Officer. Someone secretly took photos of me yesterday, and I asked him to delete them. That's all!"

She placed heavy emphasis on the last two words.

But in Qin Huai's ears, it sounded like a blatant provocation.

"That's all? You people even hit someone. This was uploaded online. If it weren't for the school's quick response, you would have ruined our school's reputation! Why? Do you think that I can't punish you now that you entered the Shooting Department?"

Qin Huai was still fuming over what had happened before. And now, Gu Qingjiu suddenly did something of the like.

Of course, he would gladly nab at this opportunity to deal with Gu Qingjiu.

But...

"We didn't hit him. He himself..."

Before she finished her sentence, Qin Huai sternly cut her off again. "He himself what? Gu Qingjiu, are you disobeying your Commanding Officer's order? Go down and run fifty rounds in the field right now! After you're done, write a ten thousand-word report to reflect on yourself. Recite it before school next week during the assembly! A serious demerit will be recorded!"

Gu Qingjiu's countenance turned dark.

This Qin Huai clearly didn't distinguish right or wrong.

He only wanted to convict her of wrongdoing.

But then again, he was the Commanding Officer!

Military orders couldn't be disobeyed!

His vicious and gleeful eyes were still staring at Gu Qingjiu. Seeing that she looked furious yet didn't dare to rebut him, he felt immensely pleased.

He was punishing Gu Qingjiu in an aboveboard fashion this time.

Even if that Chief Instructor wanted to come back to help Gu Qingjiu, he couldn't!

The other Commanding Officers in the office exchanged looks.

Everyone knew what had happened last time. But they didn't know that He Niancheng purposely sought trouble with Qin Huai.

They thought that Qin Huai wasn't able to punish Gu Qingjiu because she completed his task perfectly. Thus, he felt displeased over that.

But...

Wasn't he being too petty?

How could a grown man like him be so calculative with a young lady?

But soldiers hitting civilians was a rather serious matter, especially now that it had made its way online.

Although the school stopped the matter from spreading, it was inevitable that the school would mete out punishment.

But from the way it sounded, Qin Huai didn't even bother to ask for the truth before anxiously meting out punishments. It was too impetuous of him.

Gu Qingjiu said nothing and simply turned around to leave.

Of course, she was going to carry out the punishment Qin Huai meted out.

She could tell that Qin Huai was deliberately picking on her, and thus there wasn't any point in wasting her breath with him.

When she reached the field, Gu Qingjiu started running around the perimeter.

It was a Sunday and there wasn't really a need to train. Hence, Gu Qingjiu running on the field seemed a little strange.

It was the place where the school held its assemblies, so it occupied quite a sizable area—one round was about several thousand meters.

The place wasn't used for running most of the time and was only used for practicing their square marches.

And they were at most made to run ten rounds during training, normally.

Fifty rounds.

He was bent on fixing her to death.

This was a crossroads in the school, and so many people would pass by here. Seeing Gu Qingjiu running there, they pointed fingers at her in shock.

Even if it was a morning jog, who would jog there so early in the morning?

From the looks of it, she must be carrying out a punishment.

Gu Qingjiu's limit was usually only around seven to eight rounds or so.

She slowly jogged, and by the time she finished her eighth round, her legs felt laden with lead.

People were bound by their physical limitations, and it wasn't a matter of sheer will at times.

During her ninth to tenth round, all Gu Qingjiu could hear were her heavy breathing sounds.

She felt that the moment she would stop, she would immediately fall sitting to the ground.

Chapter 416: Discussing Serious Matters

By the time she reached her fifteenth round, Gu Qingjiu was numbly running ahead. Just as the stars dancing before her eyes increased in numbers, someone came to her and abruptly grabbed her.

Gu Qingjiu focused her gaze and looked over, her voice sounding a little shaky. "Com... Commander Lu?"

It was Lu Yimei.

With her valiant brows furrowed, she asked with a perplexed look, "Someone told me you've run over ten rounds here. What's going on?"

Gu Qingjiu could feel her calves trembling as she replied. "Someone posted the photos taken secretly of me online yesterday. The school stopped the matter from spreading, but Commanding Officer Qin said we hit someone..."

"My ass!" cussed Lu Yimei. "Yibin already told me what had happened yesterday. How could I not know the reason?

"He dares to punish you? Ever since that incident, I knew he's a despicable man!"

She held Gu Qingjiu steady and said, "I'll bring you to the Shooting Department. Instructor Xiong wants to see you. As for Qin Huai, I'll go meet him myself!"

Though she was only a fourth-year student, it was clear that her words carried a certain weight.

Right now, she was going to stand up for Gu Qingjiu.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingjiu felt rather agitated. "Thank you, Commander Lu."

"Why are you thanking me? You're now our Shooting Department's ace. Even we—the Shooting Department—don't punish you. What right has he, a commanding officer?"

Lu Yimei then supported Gu Qingjiu and brought her away.

When they reached the Shooting Department, Gu Qingjiu sat in the lobby and rested. Even that lady at the reception poured her a cup of water.

Meanwhile, Lu Yimei then went straight for Qin Huai.

Because she had exceeded her physical limits earlier, she felt extremely exhausted.

She suddenly felt a stuffy sensation in her heart.

She stared into space as she sat on the sofa and hugged her knees to her body.

He Niancheng had only been gone for a few days, and already she was missing him dearly.

If the Shooting Department hadn't diverted her attention, she wondered what state she would be in.

Most importantly, she couldn't even send a text message, much less make a phone call to him.

She had no idea how the Chief Instructor was doing right now, and that made her feel anxious.

Just as she was letting her thoughts run wild, she heard a set of footsteps coming over.

"Gu Qingjiu!"

This voice sounded quite familiar. Gu Qingjiu turned her head and saw that it was Xiong Xuejian and Commanding Officer Nian Chusheng.

Gu Qingjiu immediately stood up. "Commanding Officer, Instructor Xiong, hello!"

"Hahahahaha. Gu Qingjiu, I knew I was right about you."

Nian Chusheng slapped his large palm on Gu Qingjiu's shoulder the instant he walked over. The amount of strength put into that slap wasn't insignificant, and it made Gu Qingjiu quiver a little and her calves to feel sore and painful.

She nearly took in a gasp of cold air. Upon seeing Gu Qingjiu's expression, Nian Chusheng looked a tad awkward, which was pretty rare of him.

"I'm used to it... Classmate Gu, don't mind me."

Nian Chusheng was famous for his enormous strength even back in his days in the troops. Back then, he used to have rough manners.

He couldn't react momentarily after slapping Gu Qingjiu on her shoulder.

Xiong Xuejian said with a chuckle, "Commander, Classmate Gu can't withstand your slaps. We're here to discuss serious matters today."

"Right, right, right."

Nian Chusheng also nodded and smiled. He then asked Gu Qingjiu to sit down.

Gu Qingjiu felt a little embarrassed to be sitting down and discussing matters with two people who were considered her seniors.

Just as she expected, these two people were there to discuss the competition yesterday.

Chapter 417: Yin Ruoyi

National Defense University

Yang Guanglin paced uneasily in the shooting range at the National Defense University.

He was the Commander of the National Defense University's Shooting Department, and also its core member.

He was one of the most influential characters in the school, alongside Yin Ruoyi.

But just yesterday, the Shooting Department that he led was completely wiped out!

When the students from other departments asked him about the results like they usually did, he had stammered and didn't dare to reveal their results.

They would probably be mocked for a lifetime if word got out.

How could Yang Guanglin tolerate this!?

But...

"Commander, Big Boss Yin will be coming over right away. What happened yesterday... he already found out about it."

All of a sudden, a Shooting Department member came to Yang Guanglin and reported to him.

Yang Guanglin nearly puked blood at hearing this. "How could Big Boss Yin find out about this so quickly? Who snitched!? I'm going to kill that fellow!"

With a pained expression, the reporting member said, "Commander, the identity of the snitch is not the most important thing right now. The thing is, all three schools are already aware of it. No idea which asshole posted this on the forum, and with that... how could Big Boss Yin not learn of this?"

Smash! Yang Guanglin's heart broke into pieces.

He went onto the military schools' public forum with trembling hands.

At first sight, Yang Guanglin saw the headline written in red font and in bold.

[National Defense University completely wiped out. A new development in the Shooting Department! Horrifying newbie from the National Military University of China eliminated 18 at one go. The second Yin Ruoyi?]

Spit!

Yang Guanglin nearly vomited out fresh blood.

F*ck, why wasn't it mentioned that only two members each had survived in Haihe Military University and National Military University?

Why was National Defense University written in bold in the headlines!

This was an outright slap in the face!

"Check. Hurry up and find out who it was who posted this! Finish off that person once his identity is uncovered!"

The member replied, "Yes, I'll get on it right away!"

While Yang Guanglin was still fuming, a few members suddenly entered the shooting range.

All of them looked terrified.

And yet there was a spark in their eyes as they watched a certain person walking in the center of the troops.

He had a burst of sunshine and a handsome face, but there was arrogance in his eyes.

His figure was tall, slim, and straight, and he exuded a dignified air in his National Defense University military uniform. Though, in terms of aura, he still appeared rather tender.

But there was definitely a high-and-mighty aura about him.

As the top sharpshooter in China, he absolutely had the assets to be.

Yang Guanglin hurriedly went over and shouted respectfully, "Big Boss Yin."

Yin Ruoyi merely cast a cold glance at him. "Where's the video of that newbie during yesterday's competition? I want to watch it now."

"In the projection room. If you wish to watch it, I'll bring you there right now."

Now that Big Boss Yin had spoken, how would Yang Guanglin dare to disobey his instructions?

"Big Boss Yin, don't mind me for saying this. That newbie is really strange..."

"There's no such thing as strange or not."

Yin Ruoyi didn't spare him any face with his cold tone. "To be able to completely wipe you guys out, that means she's better than you guys already."

"But she didn't wipe out our entire team alone..."

Yang Guanglin couldn't help but rebut, saying that she only eliminated half of the team.

Yin Ruoyi snickered. "Nonetheless, you guys were completely wiped out."

Yang Guanglin was speechless.

Oh, how it pricked at his heart.

Never mind if it came from the outsiders, but even Big Boss Yin was making sarcastic remarks here.

Usually, the National Defense University members would be laughing at something like this. But now that they themselves were the ones wiped out, they couldn't manage a laugh anymore.

Chapter 418: Big Boss Yin, Can You Do That?

"This part, stop at the start of 18 seconds."

In the dimly lit room, only the projector in front was giving off a weak glow.

Yin Ruoyi's hawk-like eyes were intently focused on the screen before him.

Yang Guanglin quickly hit the pause button. "This part?"

The screen froze at the scene where Gu Qingjiu managed to lure someone from the National Military University of China, but that person ended up getting eliminated by a Haihe Military University member.

From where she was standing, all she could see was pitch darkness ahead of her.

"Play this part in slow motion."

Yin Ruoyi spoke once more and Yang Guanglin immediately played the video at half the speed.

Gu Qingjiu's movements at this moment could be seen completely throughout this video.

Although this was from the first person's perspective, one could deduce her response at that time.

Yin Ruoyi's pupils shrank when he saw her rolling away to dodge a bullet. "This here, press pause!"

Yang Guanglin hit the pause button by reflex.

Yin Ruoyi pointed at Gu Qingjiu who was standing stiff and straight on the screen right now, then looked towards the other Shooting Department members who were present. "Do you see the problem?"

While the other members were still in a state of confusion, Yang Guanglin looked closely. Suddenly, a look of horror appeared on his face. "She's looking in the direction where the shot was fired!"

Everyone froze in shock at the revelation.

"While one was rolling on the ground, it's impossible for them to divert their attention and notice other situations."

Yang Guanglin was, after all, a Commander. One look and he could tell where the problem was. There was unconcealable disbelief on his face. "For her to be able to divert her attention to look, it meant one thing—that was before she fired the shot, she already sensed that there was someone there!"

"She didn't sense that."

Yin Ruoyi suddenly took over the controls and replayed a section himself—the part where Gu Qingjiu speedily ran to the side to hide after rolling on the ground.

Yin Ruoyi kept rewinding until finally stopping at the moment right before Gu Qingjiu hid behind a tree. He said in a stern voice, "See her hand?"

Everyone looked to Gu Qingjiu's hand and saw that she was holding a gun and pointing in the direction of that National Military University of China guy!

"She totally could have fired a shot. But she didn't..."

Yang Guanglin was baffled. "Why didn't she?"

Even if that person was from the National Military University of China, wasn't a person's reflex response to retaliate when attacked?

Unless...

"She already saw that person was from her team," said Yin Ruoyi, confirming Yang Guanglin's speculation.

The other Shooting Department members widened their eyes. "If that's the case, her response speed is too terrifying, isn't it?"

"It's not simply a matter of response speed now."

Yin Ruoyi's expression was solemn. "Her finger was already on the trigger. Yet she didn't shoot right away. That goes to show she has a shocking ability to respond. Also, her brain and her movements were in sync, allowing her to act instantly. Moreover, even when under attack she could determine that the other party was a teammate and hold back the urge to fire a shot. Her perception abilities of her surroundings weren't at all limited by the fact that this took place at night. You guys shouldn't feel too aggrieved about being completely wiped out."

At the mention of the words 'completely wiped out', Yang Guanglin couldn't control his face from twitching once more.

Now that he was aware of Gu Qingjiu's scary capabilities, he had a doubt. At the risk of insubordination, he cautiously asked this,

"Big Boss Yin, under such circumstances, can you do that?"

Chapter 419: The Bad-Tempered Lu Yimei

"I've never encountered such a situation. I can't be sure."

To everyone's surprise, Yin Ruoyi didn't arrogantly declare he could do that.

He had never encountered such a situation, hence couldn't be sure.

He gave the most appropriate explanation.

"But..."

He frowned and closely looked at Gu Qingjiu on the screen.

As though, he saw a wild animal hiding in the darkness, filled with sharp fangs, waiting to launch an attack at any moment.

It felt like once she broke through the restraints, she would be able to soar up into the skies.

"If I encounter it, I would be able to do it."

Ultimately, he had confidence in himself.

After all, Yin Ruoyi had taken in so many competitions all this year, and he was regarded as a top sharpshooter in everyone's eyes.

It went without saying that he had sufficient confidence in himself.

"Good. You're after all our Big Boss Yin."

Yang Guanglin sighed inwardly, feeling comforted.

But they had forgotten that Gu Qingjiu was a complete newbie.

"Now that the National Military University of China has this newbie, is our world of shooting going to undergo huge transformations from now on?"

It was only her first time, and she managed to completely wipe them out. Wouldn't it be worse going forward?

"Find an opportunity for me to meet her."

With this, Yin Ruoyi left immediately.

Yang Guanglin and the Shooting Department members watched as he left. They then exchanged looks, not sure what to make of this incident.

...

There was quite a bit of a stir in the National Military University of China today.

One of the reasons was, the Shooting Department's Commander Lu Yimei went to look for Qin Huai of the Computer Science and Technology Specialization and quarreled with him.

That's right, they quarreled.

They also nearly got into a brawl.

But thankfully, someone was around to hold them back.

Nobody knew what had happened then. But in the end, the two of them went to look for the highest-ranked superior in the school. Both were still in confinement right now and had yet to come out.

Gu Qingjiu only learned of this when she returned to the dormitory after meeting with Xiong Xuejian and Nian Chusheng.

She felt a little uncomfortable and at the same time worried.

She had thought that Lu Yimei was only going to talk with Qin Huai about this matter, and hadn't expected them to get into a fight.

She told Gu Qian and Chu Lian about this matter. Who knew, the two of them started roaring with laughter.

"Aiyah, you don't understand because you're new. This Lu Yimei senior, she's a bad-tempered one!"

Next, Gu Qian told Gu Qingjiu about the rumors that had been spreading around the school.

Among the department Commanders in the school, Lu Yimei was not to be trifled with the mos5. The reason being, she was protective of those under her charge, and also she had a bad temper.

When someone entered the Shooting Department, the specialization instructor would, on account of Lu Yimei, be laxer with this student.

In a military school, getting into a quarrel wasn't a big deal so long as it wasn't a severe breach of discipline. One only had to apologize with a good attitude.

But the problem was, Lu Yimei couldn't stand the way Qin Huai was punishing Gu Qingjiu this time.

She was the one who escalated this matter to the superiors, and now even Gu Qingjiu herself had no idea what the situation was like!

After hearing this, Gu Qingjiu frowned. "That Commanding Officer Qin..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qian cautiously said, "Qingjiu, I'll bet that he's bearing hatred in his heart after he had failed to punish you before. I heard from other students that this Commanding Officer Qin indulges in vices outside. But his family has some influences, and also, there is no evidence of his promiscuity. Hence, the school could only turn a blind eye and leave him be."

Although a military school was a disciplined and dignified place, there was little that could be done about people with influential backgrounds. After all, a single act could implicate quite a lot of people.

Hence, even though Qin Huai had a bad reputation, the superiors couldn't be bothered to do anything about it because there wasn't anyone reporting him with concrete evidence.

Chapter 420: The Compatible Duo

Gu Qingjiu nodded. All along she had known that this Qin Huai was a nasty fellow, but this was the first time she heard of how terrible he really was.

It wasn't that she couldn't see how much Qin Huai hated her.

But so long as he remained her Commanding Officer, as a student she had to maintain the most basic respect for him.

She originally wanted to look for Nian Chusheng to find out Lu Yimei's current state, but Gu Qian comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, Senior Lu Yimei is the pillar of the student body. She is set for a bright future ahead of her. The superiors won't do much to the two of them. She will surely be fine."

Despite hearing this from Gu Qian, Gu Qingjiu still felt bad.

Just then, Chu Lian—who was looking at her phone—suddenly let out a gasp. "Damn, Qingjiu. You're famous now!"

Gu Qingjiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the photos secretly taken of her were uploaded by that scoundrel again?

"Famous? How so?"

She and Gu Qian edged closer to Chu Lian and saw that the latter was looking at the military schools' public forum.

But Gu Qingjiu was unsure whether to laugh or to cry when she saw the headline.

So it turned out that someone revealed what had happened at the competition yesterday.

[National Defense University completely wiped out. A new development in the Shooting Department! Horrifying newbie from the National Military University of China eliminated 18 at one go. The second Yin Ruoyi?]

[Anonymous]: Due to fear of being assassinated by National Defense University, I'll go anonymous this one time. Yesterday, when the three military schools were carrying out their usual outdoor shooting activity, a newbie from the National Military University of China suddenly appeared. During the nighttime competition, she completely wiped out the National Defense University, and by the end, there were only two survivors from Haihe Military University and the National Military University of China each. I believe those who knew the usual results from such competitions, would know what this represents! Back in those days, Yin Ruoyi merely managed to eliminate 15 people in his first battle. This newbie is simply unbelievable!"

Most importantly, this newbie was particularly good-looking!!

[Picture] [Picture] [Picture]

[Haihe Military University] Electronic Engineering Zhong Dahai 1L: This girl is so pretty, she's of the goddess level!

[National Defense University] Systems Engineering Wu Hua 2L: Let me first make fun of our Shooting Department 23333[it means "ha ha ha ha ha"]. But this girl is really pretty. It's rare to see someone so beautiful without makeup!

[National Military University of China] Computer science and technology Li Kechun 3L: This girl and I belong to the same specialization. I've seen her in person. She really is very pretty. Moreover, she entered the Shooting Department shortly after transferring here =.=

...

[Haihe Military University] Information Engineering Cheng Bianzi 8L: You animals only focused on whether she's pretty or not? Shouldn't you guys talk about how she's more brilliant than Yin Ruoyi in her first battle? 6666[it means cool/smooth/brilliant/smart]. The salty fish that is the National Military University of China is about to turn over its body![the expression "salty fish turns over its body" means to turn things around]

[National Military University of China] Information Engineering Zhu Yuan 9L: That fellow up there with the salty fish remark, do you believe I'll finish you off?

...

...

Gu Qingjiu felt embarrassed reading the comments.

The forum participants' real names had been verified, and all of them belonged to military schools. Hence, they were civilized in their exchanges. You wouldn't see them hurling verbal abuses at each other on the forum, unlike elsewhere on the Internet.

Even if the National Defense University folks couldn't quite take it lying down, they bowed in defeat after seeing Gu Qingjiu's appearance.

In times like this, the National Defense University Shooting Department members would be too ashamed to leave comments online.

Only Yin Ruoyi's fans could be seen speaking up for him.

But Chu Lian suddenly saw a comment: "This person said that since our Qingjiu is so good-looking and that Yin Ruoyi is a handsome single dude, the two of them would look compatible together..."