Chapter 1568
Chapter 1568
Life in the army was boring. In the daytime, there were all kinds of training and practical exercises, which were tiring and boring. At present, the new recruits of the Eagle team had a new training plan to learn target practice after physical training.
The commander, Jasper, said, "Everyone, gather at the shooting course after running five kilometers."
The five-kilometer run was the beginning of their daily physical training. After getting used to it, this run was nothing for the soldiers.
"Yes, sir."
They replied to the commander as they usually did, but the tone of everyone's voices was more excited than usual. It was because they were finally going to undergo the target training, which had been a highly anticipated activity.
Many people didn't know what went on in the army before they enlisted. They naively thought that they could handle guns just by joining the army. Therefore, many people enlisted for the purpose of handling firearms. However, after several months in the army, they hadn't been able to even touch any guns, and merely went through regular physical training.
Target practice was a new activity to them, and everyone was excited, especially the men in the team. They couldn't wait to get their hands on guns after the run, and joked that they could get rid of whoever irritated them by shooting them.
There were only two girls in the newly-recruited team. One of them was Monique, and the other was Cecil Hiller. The shooting practice did not particularly interest them, but it was mandatory to learn how to shoot in the army. There was no reason for them to fall behind the boys.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
Monique was running with Cecil, who then pulled at her arm and said, "Monique, there's something I want to talk to you about."
Monique asked, "What's the matter?"
Cecil continued, "It seems like Jasper left Levi on our team and ignored him, as if he left Levi here for Levi to be trained like any other ordinary person. But no matter what, Levi's still the son of Colonel Brown."
Monique said confusedly, "So what?"
Cecil glanced at Monique and said, "Monique, you really don't understand, or are you faking
it?"
"What?"
Cecil said again, "Monique, I wouldn't care if it were someone else, but you're my comrade-in-arms. We're the only two female soldiers amongst the new recruits and we are dorm mates. I can only tell you so much. Just try to endure it and stop going against Levi..."
Monique didn't have any reason to go against Levi, so she said, "Obviously, he's the one who's deliberately provoking me. He's always calling a tomboy over nothing. Is there any woman who would like to hear such an insult?"
Cecil said worriedly, "Monique, even if Levi is hell-bent on opposing you, you should give in to him. Don't try to compete with him head-on, or you'd be the one to suffer next time!"
"Okay."
Monique had actually thought about the matter Cecil mentioned. In fact, Monique had pondered very deeply about it. However, Levi was just too irritating, and she just couldn’t hold back her temper no matter how hard she tried.
Cecil said again, "Monique, don't mind me nagging." "I won't.' "Monique, why don't we apply for a reshuffle of the teams? You meet Levi a lot now since we're on the same team. If you're separated from him, you could stay as far away from him as possible, so you won't have any conflict with him in the future."
"So that’s what you guys think of me." Levi's voice came from nowhere. He had been far behind them, and nobody realized when he had appeared beside them. Cecil exclaimed surprisedly, "Y- you eavesdropped on our conversation."
"Eavesdropped? Even if I did, it was unintentional." Under the surprised gazes of the two girls, Levi said, "Look at you both! You're chatting so loudly in public as if you're worried others won’t hear you. As if they won’ t hear how afraid you guys are of me."
Cecil replied sheepishly, "Young Master Brown, you're a wise and magnanimous man. You wouldn't mind the comments of ordinary folk like us, would you?"
Monique ignored everything.
Levi said, "Monique, don't worry. Although I don't like you and wish to get you out of my sight, I won't do anything just because my father is the Colonel. More importantly, he can't give others any special authority, even if that person is his son."
Levi sped up and soon left Monique and Cecil behind after he finished speaking.
Looking at the figure far ahead of them, Cecil added, "Actually, Young Master Brown has a kind of masculine charm!"
Monique replied, "Cecil, your eyes must be deceiving you."
Cecil glanced at Monique and said, "Well, we've been with Levi for a few months. His performance in the past few months undoubtedly does not remind me of him being the colonel's son. He has never been treated differently in the team."
"Who said so?"
"You think he was given special treatment? When has that happened?" Cecil asked.
"Haven't you noticed that Jasper always punishes Levi? If someone else made the same mistake, they get away with it. But if it were Levi, he gets punished without fail."
Cecil rolled her eyes at Monique and said, "Huh! Well, that's a different kind of special treatment."
Monique did not say anything else. Instead, she sped up and ran forward.
Everyone regrouped and the shooting practice officially begun.
Levi and Monique were still in the same team.
Both of them disliked each other and ignored one another. It was for this reason that they put all their focus into their training. They first learned some basic knowledge of guns. As the pair quickly mastered the steps, they were the first group to be asked to shoot.
The first stage of training was target practice. Levi and Monique performed quite well in it.
The other group members' performance was slightly less satisfactory. Ten of them failed to even hit the mark. Jasper was displeased with everyone's performance, so all of them were punished to run a hundred laps around the courtyard. After the run, the day was almost over. Everyone dragged their tired bodies back to the dormitory.
One of Levi's comrades- in- arms, Ronald Jenkins, squeezed in beside him and said, "Recently, Monique seems to be interested in you, Levi..."
Hearing this, Levi shuddered and said, "Please, don't scare me this way. I know I’m amazing and very popular with women, but I am definitely not the preferred type of guy for that tomboy. Don't talk nonsense!"
Ronald added, "You see, she is usually very indifferent to our other comrades. Sometimes, she may even not respond to our greeting. But for you, she is quite different..."
After hearing Ronald's words, Levi carefully recalled past incidents. It seemed that Monique was quite indifferent to other people. She usually didn't say more than a few words to any man, but was always hanging around Levi every day and tried every means to attract his attention.