And just like that, a month passed quickly. Of course, for Morris, especially the old guy Evans, it's been a long and even hellish time, you must know that they have lost a lot of weight compared to a month ago, especially Evans, who looks like he is going to fall apart at any time. And in the final evaluation, Pete is still the highest one. This is not surprising to Pete and Donovan, and of course it is not surprising to others, because a month has already allowed them to see Pitt's ability, and even have become accustomed to Pete's leadership in various projects, and even used to Pitt's various assistance in teamwork. They began to recognize Donovan with the nickname he gave Pete: "The Master". In Morris's words, "Pete is not only familiar with these damn trainings, but he also knows a lot about the tricks of these individual instructors." He's like a professional athlete who was born specifically for these sports. ”

Donovan rarely agreed with Morris's statement for such jokes, and teased Pete along with him. But Pete smiled and had another scene in his mind, a different training ground to be exact. It was a place so far away that I can't remember the exact location of that place in my memory. I just remember that there are not so many people here, and the conditions are not as good as here, but the person who trained himself is very strict. And the man kept his eyes on himself, all the time, for he was the only one who had been trained under him. Intensive, high-intensity training is so intense that you can't breathe, and you have to be on your toes at all times to deal with surprise tests that you don't know when. When you really have a chance to catch your breath, you feel lonely and even scared because of loneliness, because there are no teammates and no one else to say a word to you except the person who trained you. Compared to the current situation, although it is still very tiring at times, compared to everything I experienced in the training ground in my memory, the training in front of me or the training I went through when I came to this country to join the Marine Corps is nothing.

Evans was the only one who failed the review. But what made Pete strange was that no one cared about this, not only Evans himself, but also the rest of the team who didn't seem to care. It's as if this old guy who has been dragging his feet is not his own teammate, but someone else's teammate.

It wasn't long before Pete understood why. After this training, Morris's attitude has relented. It's not that he understands any big truths or compromises, it's just that Donovan's performance is indeed better than him, and in teamwork, Donovan's state and ability really make him unable to say anything. And he himself is barely ahead of Ellie, behind Jeff and Donovan. What's more, Pete, the newcomer who they all consider to be Donovan's lineage, also has a great sense of crisis, so as long as he is not an idiot, he will not continue to make trouble.

Before leaving the camp, Donovan organized another tournament that included not only the people from the Man-Eating Shark Squad, but also many other people in the camp. But in Pete's opinion, it's more like a show, a show that belongs to the old guy Evans. The event is pistol tactical shooting, and no one is better than the old guy. In terms of speed, accuracy, and movement, no one in this team, including anyone in the competition, was better than Evans. This made Pete understand why Evans had said a few words to Donovan after shooting at Helmet's headquarters. It seems that this old guy is good at and extremely good at shooting at close range, especially pistol shooting.

"The old man is a firearms and shooting enthusiast." During the game, Donovan said to Pete: "He spent his time and money on it. If you have the opportunity to visit his house, you will find that his house is like a gun museum. ”

This exhibition match made the old man Evans a big showman, and he had a great time, and invited everyone to have a drink on the spot. Of course, the rest of the team is not in a bad mood at the moment, after all, there are no losers in this training camp, no one will get out, in a way, everyone has proved themselves, to a certain extent, it is to show that they are willing to continue to do it, and have reached an attitude of recognition or compromise, although it is not stable, but the atmosphere is much better than before.

While the game was still going on, Donovan received a phone call. Donovan glanced at the number before leaving the crowd and stepping aside. Pete noticed that the phone Donovan was using was the one used exclusively for the company. In other words, it's a work-related phone call. The call was short, about a minute, and after the call was over, Donovan seemed to be in no mood to play any longer, and after greeting a circle of acquaintances, he gathered everyone to leave.

On the way back, Donovan told everyone that there would be a two-day holiday for everyone to rest, and that they would gather at the headquarters in two days to continue the new round of training. At the same time, he warned everyone not to continue with the previous way of life, go to bed early and get up early every day, and try to maintain a certain amount of exercise if possible, because there may be work to be done soon, and then no one wants to be held back.

No one said anything about Donovan's cautionary request. Before returning to headquarters, except for Pete and Donovan, everyone else went home for a short vacation. It's not that Pete has anything else to do at headquarters, it's just that it's more convenient to get back to his place from headquarters.

However, when he returned to the square in front of the headquarters to say goodbye to Donovan and leave, Donovan was stopped by a man.

"Hey, Big Bird. Came back on time. Pete looked for the sound and saw a figure coming from the side of the road, and a car was driving away from the side of the road not far from the man, and the direction should be towards the parking lot. Looks like this guy must have just gotten out of the car.

"Mr. Lennon." Donovan looked at the person and immediately shouted. Pete noticed Donovan's appearance, and it felt as if Donovan had seen his boss when he was in the service, and was a boss he admired and trusted.

This made Pete suddenly very interested in this man, and he turned his head to look at the person who had come over. The man looked to be in his forties, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and had somewhat small but neatly combed brown hair. The face is angular, and there is a conspicuous scar on the cheek, which on closer inspection can be seen to be an old wound. Other than that, the man's legs and feet didn't seem to be sharp, and although it wasn't obvious, Pete could see that the man was a little lame.