"Don't you guys know Brother Feng's temper? No one can stop what he wants to do," He Chenguang explained his thoughts.
"Besides, do you think the two leaders wouldn't see the issues we can see? They must have their reasons for letting Brother Feng go. We'll just take care of Brother Feng when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, everyone could only nod.
Half an hour later, the armed transport plane finally took off from the Wolf Fang base, and the Red Blood Cell team's first mission officially began.
On the plane, He Chenguang looked at a photo of the Scorpion and murmured, "Scorpion! Comrade in arms!"
"What comrade in arms?" Wang Yanbing, sitting beside him, asked suspiciously.
He Chenguang didn't answer as he looked at the photo in his hand, but his eyes turned fierce, and his thoughts drifted away.
In memory!
He was back in his childhood. On his way home from school one day, he saw a man waiting for him at the school gate. The man looked at him for a while before calling out to him.
"He Chenguang?"
Young He Chenguang heard his name called and saw that the man in front of him was wearing a military uniform. He stopped and said, "Uncle, do you know me?"
The other person smiled and said, "Yes!"
Hearing that he was recognized, young He Chenguang's face was filled with smiles. He looked at the person in front of him and said directly, "You know my dad, right? He's also in the People's Liberation Army!"
"Yes."
"Are you his comrade in arms?" young He Chenguang asked happily.
Hearing this question, the other person lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a moment before saying, "If by comrade in arms you mean fighting together, then yes, your father and I are."
Upon hearing the other person's explanation, young He Chenguang's expression became even happier, and he politely greeted the person again, "Hello, Uncle!"
The other person looked at young He Chenguang and said directly, "Child, I came specifically to find you. Will you promise me something, okay?"
"What is it?"
"Don't join the army when you grow up?"
"Why?"
"Because your father and I were comrades in arms, I don't want you to be my comrade in arms too!"
"We can't be comrades in arms?"
...
Recalling this, He Chenguang suddenly understood many things. His eyes turned sharp as he murmured, "Comrades in arms! Those who fought together are also comrades in arms!"
Wang Yanbing beside him looked at He Chenguang's actions with confusion, while Qin Feng, also next to He Chenguang, felt a pang of worry.
Because he knew why He Chenguang was acting this way – it was all because the Scorpion was He Chenguang's father's killer.
He Chenguang had never known how his father died. He had attended his father's funeral when he was very young, but no one had ever told him that his father had died at the hands of the Scorpion.
At that time, Fan Tianlei hadn't revealed it, only patting the young and grieving He Chenguang on the shoulder and urging him to study hard.
What Qin Feng needed to do now was to prevent He Chenguang from knowing that the Scorpion was his father's killer, otherwise, he would easily act impulsively. Only after the mission was over could He Chenguang be told the whole story.
But this mission would force He Chenguang to face the Scorpion directly. No one could predict what would happen. It was an unpredictable event for everyone, but He Chenguang had to face it himself; no one could help him.
Controlling this situation was also a challenge for Qin Feng, as it was his duty as captain.
Qin Feng didn't let He Chenguang dwell on his thoughts for too long. He directly took the photo from He Chenguang's hand and passed it to the others.
He Chenguang snapped back to reality because of Qin Feng's action and began to organize his equipment.
The first person to take the photo was Song Kaifei. Song Kaifei looked at the person in the photo and exclaimed, "Wow, his appearance really matches his name. He looks quite fierce."
After looking at the photo, Song Kaifei passed it down. Wang Yanbing, on the other side, snatched the photo and took a look. He immediately said, "No matter how good his martial arts are, a gunshot will bring him down. He's in the open, we're in the dark. I don't believe we can't take him down."
"Hey, don't be careless!" Xu Tianlong said as he took the photo, "Both Number One and Number Five have said that this kid is no pushover."
After speaking, Xu Tianlong handed the photo to Li Niu, who hadn't seen it yet.
Li Niu took the photo and looked at it carefully for a few moments, sighing, "Wow, just looking at this person's eyes, I can tell he has a lot of blood on his hands. This person is absolutely ruthless."
"Brother Niu!" Wang Yanbing teased, hearing this, "Did you study physiognomy in your village?"
"The butchers in our village have that kind of look!"
Hearing this, the tension in everyone's hearts slightly eased, and they finally burst into laughter.
Seeing that everyone's tension had slightly relaxed, Qin Feng said directly, "Alright! Let's get back to business. Distribute orders."
"He Chenguang! You will be the first sniper!"
He Chenguang nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Qin Feng looked at He Chenguang's expression and asked, "A bit nervous?"
"No!" He Chenguang immediately denied.
Qin Feng looked directly into He Chenguang's eyes and said, "There's something else in your eyes!"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, He Chenguang pondered for a moment, and his gaze fell on the photo in his hand. He said, "I met him when I was a child, though my memory is very vague..."
Before He Chenguang could finish, Qin Feng, already knowing what he was going to say, interrupted, "He Chenguang, concentrate. Many people look alike in this world. You are currently on a sniping mission. I require you to be extremely focused, understand?"
He Chenguang heard Qin Feng's words and knew it wasn't the time to think about other things. He immediately brought his thoughts back and replied affirmatively, "Understood!"
"Wang Yanbing, you will be He Chenguang's spotter!"
Wang Yanbing didn't respond directly to Qin Feng's words. Instead, he retorted, "Report, I want to know why I'm being assigned as the spotter!"
"Do you think the spotter isn't important?"
"Report, I never said the spotter wasn't important. I just want to know why I'm being assigned as the spotter."
"Because you and He Chenguang are most familiar with each other, and your coordination is the most默契 (mòqì - tacit understanding). The sniper and spotter must have a tacit understanding like one person. If you were the second sniper, then who could achieve complete tacit understanding with him?" Qin Feng knew Wang Yanbing's dissatisfaction, but this was indeed the truth.
Because Wang Yanbing wanted to surpass He Chenguang, he basically set He Chenguang as a goal to strive for. He observed He Chenguang every day, trying to find areas where he could surpass him. Similarly, He Chenguang was also observing Wang Yanbing, and the two of them competed and cooperated with each other.
Therefore, their coordination gradually became more默契 (mòqì - tacit understanding).
Their combined coordination was indeed the best.
There is a saying that is very true: your greatest competitor is the one who understands you best!