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.
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."
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