"I used to think, with Xiangzhou Flying Tiger being trained by the SAS, it was always the leading anti-terror special police force in the country. But now, I see that many of Jinbang’s anti-terror theories are also very practical and not inferior to Flying Tiger," Liu Weijun’s gaze shifted, clearly having learned a lot during this training session.

"That’s right, real combat is the only standard to test theoretical tactics."

As soon as Gu Ji finished speaking, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a few tiny figures appearing on the opposite hillside.

Their outdoor training area was in Fuyun County, located in the Buzhou Mountain region, relatively close to the city of Bian Ga, so many herders lived here.

The time quickly reached the end of February, the Lunar New Year.

Gu Ji and his teammates rarely had the chance to take a day off, and the cafeteria menu included many new hearty dishes.

After getting his phone, he first made a video call to his mom, wished his grandparents a happy new year, and then dialed Chen Zhiyu.

Jingzhou.

Chen Zhiyu, wearing a red sweater, was in her grandfather’s kitchen, helping her grandmother chop vegetables.

At this moment, Chen Hongsheng called from the living room, "Xiaoyu, your phone is ringing."

"Got it, Dad." Chen Zhiyu finished cutting the last potato unhurriedly, wiped her hands clean, and walked into the living room. As soon as she did, Chen Hongsheng said, "It’s a call from Gu Ji."

"Ah!?"

Chen Zhiyu’s hand, outstretched, retracted as if it had been shocked. Since that night of drinking, the two of them hadn’t been in touch.

On one hand, it might be because Gu Ji’s training was quasi-military management, leaving him with no phone during regular days, and the training was exhausting.

On the other hand, perhaps both of them felt a bit awkward about it. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Chen Hongsheng was slightly taken aback, "What’s wrong, Xiaoyu?"

"It’s nothing, this damn Gu Ji always picks the busy times to bother me!" In a moment of urgency, Chen Zhiyu came up with an excuse.

Ah, Chen Zhiyu, what are you hesitating about?

Since it’s been so long, just be bold and straightforward!

Chen Zhiyu bit her lip, picked up the phone, and swiped to answer, trying to appear calm on the outside, afraid her dad might notice something, "Hello?"

"Happy New Year!" In the dorm at Gao Mountain, Gu Ji took a breath. Although contacting Chen Zhiyu at this time was a bit awkward, besides his family, this girl was his best friend, and there was no reason not to greet her during the new year.

"It’s not even New Year’s Eve yet!"

"Sis, I’m in training, only have a day off today!"

"Alright, alright, I’ll reluctantly accept that." Chen Zhiyu thought silently for a moment and suddenly remembered, "Oh, by the way, I visited your godmother yesterday, so you don’t have to worry."

"I know, I just video-called my mom, and she already told me. Thank you, Miss Chen!"

"If you really want to thank me, treat me to a big meal when you return from training!" The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries, and Chen Zhiyu hung up the phone.

Listening to Gu Ji’s relaxed tone, she was momentarily puzzled.

What’s going on? Did he really not notice what happened that night?

Or did he already forget about it...

"Xiaoyu?"

"Ah? Oh, Dad, I’m going to help Grandma!" Chen Zhiyu clutched her phone, quickly said, and ran to the kitchen.

Watching his daughter’s hurried figure, Chen Hongsheng’s eyelid twitched, suddenly feeling something was amiss.

Just finished eating dumplings on New Year’s Eve.

The next day, Bian Ga was blanketed with heavy snow.

But this didn’t hinder Qiu Junrong, the devilish instructor, from carrying out his training plan. In the weather of minus twenty degrees during the first month of the year, they persevered through the heavy snow, conducting outdoor capture training on the hillside.

Gao Bo looked at the rising smoke on the opposite hillside and the red lanterns hung on the trees, couldn’t help but click his tongue, "Mr. Qiu really has no humanity. On New Year’s Day, others are eating meat and drinking wine by the warm oven, but we’re freezing outside."

"Say less, I’m drooling."

Just thinking about lamb made Zhou Yang’s stomach growl; after being in Jinbang for so long, the food was what he found most satisfactory.

"Stop the nonsense and focus on finding clues."

Gu Ji quietly reprimanded.

Just as he finished speaking, Gao Bo suddenly stopped in his tracks, pointed to the smoke rising on the opposite hillside, and winked, "Gu Ji, don’t you think that smoke seems a bit much?"

"I think I see... a fire!!"