Chapter 116: Visiting Zhao's Mansion in the Late Night
Special forces, I have only seen it in film and television dramas and books before. For me, it's mysterious and fascinating. And according to his cousin's introduction, this kid should not only be good at hand-to-hand combat, but also a high-IQ who has been admitted to a prestigious university, which is definitely the elite of the special forces. Will it be as powerful as the US Navy SEALs? I read the book that the Navy SEALs have only trained more than 2,000 people in the past few decades since their establishment, which is the highest level of special forces in the world, and the Navy SEALs suffered zero casualties in the Vietnam War.
Sister Li and I are looking forward to the arrival of this special forces. As soon as he comes, we can go to Zhao's house to find out; There is another reason why my cousin always praises this special soldier. For example, what kind of great honors have you achieved, what competitions you have won the first place, and being able to quickly subdue a strong man in a few seconds, as if this special forces is a superman. After such a "myth" from my cousin, we must want to see the "real person".
On a Saturday not long after my cousin finished talking about this, I was reading a book in the house that had just been assigned to me by the unit, the sun was shining outside the window, I was sitting on a chair on the balcony, leisurely holding an English military book and looking at it, it didn't seem to be too hot outside, and the cool breeze blew in from time to time through the open window, which was refreshing and pleasant, and I was unconsciously addicted to the book.
I'm a military fan, and I've read a lot of books on military affairs, including special forces and the like. Although I admit that my knowledge in other areas may not be comparable to that of my cousin and Sister Li, but in terms of military knowledge, it may not be possible. So, a large part of my collection of books is military.
Just as I was fascinated by it, suddenly the mobile phone on the table rang, and when I picked it up, it turned out to be Sister Li calling.
"Xiao Ming, the special forces that my cousin said are here, at my house, my cousin is also here, come over quickly!" Sister Li's voice was full of excitement that could not be concealed. I also quickly changed my clothes, went downstairs immediately, and rode my bicycle straight to Sister Li's house. It is still convenient to live in the city, and it takes more than ten minutes to ride a bicycle to Sister Li's house.
When I pushed the door and entered the house, my cousin, Sister Li, and a young officer-like person were sitting on the sofa chatting. When they saw me enter, all three of them stood up.
"Xiao Ming, let me introduce you, this is the special forces Wang Xiaolei that my cousin often mentions", as soon as Sister Li introduced, I immediately went over and shook hands politely, and paid attention to it. This Wang Xiaolei is about 1.77 meters, but his appearance is very handsome, like a star, his body is well-proportioned and strong, and his eyes are even brighter. At first glance, he is a very capable and strong person, and he glanced at his military rank, two bars and one star, he is a major, and being a colonel at his age is also very good.
However, when I saw Sister Li talking to him very excitedly and enthusiastically, I felt a strong sense of jealousy in my heart. This is the first time I've been jealous, and it's a really bad feeling.
Uncle and Sister Li introduced the ins and outs of the matter to Wang Xiaolei in detail, Wang Xiaolei listened calmly, without special excitement, nor particularly not interested, I know that this is the result of long-term training to objectively think about the various situations encountered with the most stable feelings, so as to ensure accurate judgment. Because it has been scientifically proven that when a person is extremely angry, or extremely frightened, his forebrain shuts down and he thinks entirely in his midbrain. The forebrain is the area responsible for higher-order thinking, which is an area of the human brain. The midbrain, on the other hand, is the area responsible for some of the most animal-level thinking, and animals in general also have this part, so when a person is in extreme emotion, his higher-order thinking will stop and will quickly degenerate into animal thinking mode. This is very detrimental to dealing with the immediate danger. Therefore, the special forces pay special attention to the psychological training of soldiers, and will teach soldiers how to maintain a stable attitude.
Wang Xiaolei's calm and attentive listening made me have to admit that he was indeed well-trained. Because for ordinary people, they will definitely be very surprised to hear these strange things, but Wang Xiaolei can be so calm, it is indeed not simple.
After my cousin and Sister Li basically introduced the situation, the next step was to discuss how we should act. My cousin insisted that the three of us should go during the day, because during the day, the chance of the half-man beast appearing would be smaller, and even if it did, the paralyzing stench on its body would be much weaker than at night, so it would be relatively less dangerous.
Sister Li and I, on the other hand, prefer to go at night, in the dark, when monsters appear, although it is dangerous, but maybe we can discover more secrets. Because the hole where the monster haunts is likely to be a house and a passage to the cave. It shouldn't be easy to find this channel on your own. This kind of extremely secret passage must be very well hidden, even most of the Zhao family members don't know about it, let alone outsiders, they will never find it lightly.
If you don't go into the tiger's den, you will get a tiger, so it's best to go at night.
My cousin thinks what we say makes sense, but he is still worried about our safety. After arguing for a while, Sister Li said coquettishly: "Oh, uncle, it's okay, don't forget that we have Xiao Lei?" Don't forget that he is a first-class special forces, don't you often praise his abilities? Why is it distrustful now? Sister Li said, her eyes looking at Wang Xiaolei enthusiastically. It made my heart churn, and an indescribable unhappiness and loss took over my chest.
My cousin finally nodded with difficulty, and reluctantly agreed to our plan, but he repeatedly told us to be safe.
And Wang Xiaolei never expressed his opinion, but after we decided to go at night, he still did not express any opinion, only after we made a final decision, he began to formulate a detailed action plan according to our decision. He pulled out three mask-type gas masks from his bag, not the kind that covered his entire face, but mask-type, covering only his mouth and nose. When such a mask is worn, it does not affect the field of vision.
Because when his cousin invited him to participate in this operation on the phone, he gave a very brief introduction to the situation, and also mentioned the half-human, half-beast monster. Wang Xiaolei is very careful, he knows that to deal with this kind of monster with a special smell, of course, a gas mask is indispensable.
He asked me and Sister Li to put it on, and then did all kinds of adaptive training, walking, running, jumping and other movements. And we agreed on various gestures, retreat, turn left, turn right, stop, etc. I know that these preparations may be able to save our lives in the event of danger, so I don't dare to be sloppy in the slightest and practice seriously.
Wang Xiaolei asked me and Sister Li to draw the general plan of the house, in the action, the terrain is very important, fortunately, the Zhao family's house is not complicated.
After everything was ready, we went back to rest for the time being, and prepared to go to the Zhao family's house in the middle of the night.
After I went back, I was very excited, whether it was surfing the Internet, watching TV, or reading books, I was absent-minded, as if my heart had already flown to the Zhao family's house, in addition to this excitement, there was also an inexplicable and deep sense of loss. Sister Li looked at Wang Xiaolei's eager eyes, and scenes flashed in my mind, and every time it flashed, my heart hurt very much. I found that I really couldn't tolerate Sister Li's affection for any of her men. If I hadn't done it tonight, I would have liked to have a few drinks and anesthetize myself. I was in this complicated situation, waiting for the time of departure, and we agreed to leave at midnight at night.
As the clock ticked to midnight, I got everything I needed to prepare, changed into tracksuits, sneakers, and grabbed the knife, just in case.
When it was about to reach midnight, the mobile phone rang, and it was Sister Li who drove downstairs. I hurriedly took my things downstairs and found that Sister Li's car was parked at the entrance of the community. But when I saw Wang Xiaolei and was already sitting in the passenger seat, I felt that I was hit by five thunders, and my cousin and I were about the same distance from Sister Li's house, and my home was a little closer, why did Sister Li pick up Wang Xiaolei first instead of me. For a moment, anger, pain, and loss came to my heart, and I really wanted to shout: "Damn, I'm not going, you can go." ”
But reason still prevailed, I took a deep breath, tried to calm my feelings, and suddenly heard Sister Li shout to me: "What are you stunned, hurry up and get in the car." I pulled open the door and got into the car, got into the back seat, and didn't say a word.
The two of them didn't seem to notice the change in my feelings, they were still talking and laughing, and I felt my heart bleed. The feeling of loving someone, the feeling of being jealous, the feeling of being betrayed, it turns out that people can be so tormented. Although I thought about it later, I was ridiculous, didn't I just pick up Wang Xiaolei for a while, but Sister Li said a few more words to him, did I make such a fuss, but when I love someone deeply, I will be very sensitive and concerned about her every move.
It had just rained, but the sky was already clear and cloudless, the moon and stars were sparse, the car was speeding on the highway, I was sitting in the back seat, my mind was distracted, and I didn't even pay attention to what Sister Li and Wang Xiaolei were talking about.
Soon we arrived in the county, although we had a car to come, but Sister Li had a very good sense of the road, she remembered very clearly, three turns and two turns, and came to the Zhao family's house almost outside the county and at the foot of the mountain.
Because there is a slight slope between the Zhao family's house and the road, the car cannot drive directly to the door, so we can only park the car on the side of the road first, and we walk uphill to Zhao's house.
Wang Xiaolei was at the front, agile, and went up the hill in three and two runs, while Sister Li and I followed, but I didn't expect that just a few steps up, we slipped and rolled down. Because it had just rained, the slope was too slippery, so I hurriedly got up, wanting to hurry up to see how Sister Li fell, but I was angry and deliberately ignored her. Wang Xiaolei saw the two of us fall, and hurriedly ran down again, and then went to help Sister Li who fell to the ground, fortunately Sister Li was fine, but like me, she was covered in mud.
"When walking on this particularly muddy and slippery hillside, it is important to remember to take small steps, the smaller the steps, the less likely it is to slip." , Wang Xiaolei taught us in a low voice.
Sister Li and I walked up the slope with small steps as he said, and sure enough, it went up very smoothly.