However, although the bandit target was hit, out of the three bullets, two were on the outer edge of the target.

If it were in reality, the enemy would still have the ability to shoot back, putting him in danger.

"It seems more training is necessary..." Gu Ji carefully reflected on the feeling from rappelling just now.

Firstly, there is the instinctual panic from the body;

This is currently the most pressing issue he needs to solve. Once panicked, he needs to focus on stabilizing his emotions, which leads to ignoring mission actions and the bandit target, a major taboo in operations.

Secondly, the tunnel vision effect is severe.

He is overly focused on a small circle of view in front of him, with blurred peripheral vision. If an unexpected situation occurs at this time and the enemy attacks from the side, it’s difficult to respond immediately.

Thankfully, this is only Gu Ji’s second week of training, and the results are already quite good.

And the armed swimming in the evening is his specialty.

The so-called "armed swimming" refers to swimming across rivers or lakes, carrying weapons and equipment, alone or in a team. In actual combat, special police or armed police can use armed swimming to cross water barriers like rivers and lakes, achieving the purpose of covertly annihilating the enemy.

However, the most perverse aspect of Qiu Junrong.

Is that he set this training right after a 5-kilometer armed cross-country run, when everyone is most mentally and physically exhausted. Add to that the cold winter environment, and it’s easy to get muscle cramps in the water.

It’s important to know that they are all wearing clothes and equipment.

If they get muscle cramps and lose the ability to swim, there’s only one outcome: drowning!

Luckily, during this season in Jinbang, it’s basically impossible to swim in the wild; even large rivers are almost entirely frozen with thick ice.

So Qiu Junrong had them train in an indoor pool.

Because wild swimming is much more dangerous than pool swimming.

Not only does one have to deal with water currents, which consume more energy, but encountering intersecting warm and cold currents easily causes cramps, and swimming against the current often leads to choking on water.

To ensure the safety of the training.

They only carry basic equipment, which is light gear. In addition, each person needs to wear goggles and have a swim ring tied to their waist to grab onto in case of an emergency.

"Qiu Junrong is hell-bent on training us to the bone..." Zhou Yang looked at the blue pool in front of him and couldn’t help but shiver.

"Sixth Team, get ready, start swimming training!"

With Qiu Junrong’s command, Gu Ji, Gao Bo, and four others each came to the pool edge, took a deep breath, and jumped into the water.

In an instant, the icy pool water soaked through their training uniforms.

The hardest part of armed swimming is that the clothing and firearms not only consume energy and increase resistance, but the wet clothes clinging to the body also restrict movement, deforming the original swimming posture.

Gu Ji made a slight adjustment, then began to first move his arms, then kick his legs, keeping his hands and feet together, and floated on the water surface.

This is the breaststroke technique, because this method can greatly conserve energy while swimming and reduce noise on the water surface, making it the preferred method for armed swimming worldwide.

Soon, he surpassed Gao Bo and others, and even left Liu Weijun of the Dragon and Tiger Assault Team far behind.

"Is this Gu Ji’s swimming ability this strong?"

"He must have been swimming often since childhood, so he’s relatively skilled..."

Around the swimming pool, off-duty special police officers watched as Gu Ji, now almost a lap ahead of his teammates in the center of the pool, spoke out in surprise.

"Did this kid train in armed swimming before?"

"Probably not. Currently, police academies don’t even have this subject. His file states that he only attended a tactical exchange meeting in Xiangzhou hosted by Flying Tiger. As for any private training, we don’t know."

Faced with Qiu Junrong’s inquiry, Xiong Changyuan thought for a few seconds, then shook his head.

Qiu Junrong’s eyes were calm, yet secretly sharp and keen.

What nonsense about swimming since childhood; this kid must have specifically trained for armed swimming.

Being a strong swimmer doesn’t equate to being strong in armed swimming, because swimming with equipment and swimming with just swimwear are completely different concepts.

Moreover, Gu Ji wasn’t even pushing for maximum speed.

He maintained a relatively fast pace while ensuring minimal noise, precise direction, and energy efficiency.

The purpose of armed swimming is covert infiltration.

Going purely for speed with loud swimming could alert the enemy; being directionally unaware makes it easy to deviate from the target during night swims; too much energy expenditure would make mission completion on shore impossible.

This kid’s posture, experience, and technique would match those of an experienced amphibious Marine Corps member.

It was the last lap.

One round trip across the pool is 50 meters; Qiu Junrong’s standard for them was 1 kilometer of armed swimming, which is 20 laps.

Li Yanan instinctively glanced at her watch; it was only 25 minutes.

Too unbelievable.

Converting this, Gu Ji’s speed was nearly 1.5 times that of the other special police.

"Splash!" Gu Ji surfaced, placing both hands on the edge of the pool, with water trickling down his neck over his chiseled eyebrows, which glistened with droplets.

But just as he grabbed the pool’s edge, ready to get out of the water.

Qiu Junrong suddenly spoke: "Continue swimming."

"Yes." Gu Ji’s eyelid twitched almost imperceptibly, wishing he’d paced slower.

He naturally understood it was his fast pace of completing the training that caught Qiu Junrong’s attention.

Gu Ji wasn’t afraid of more training, just of arousing suspicion and exposing his abilities.

So, he had no choice but to dive back into the water and continue with the swimming training.