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(Glory of Special Forces)

(This series is Shanghai's major literary and artistic project)

(Episode 28)

(Camouflage Reconnaissance Training) (Camouflage reconnaissance training.)

(Candidates will form a three-man squad)

(and proceed 300m under camouflage)

(in 30 minutes)

(and arrive at the firing line.)

(You are to read the six numbers above the observer)

(and shoot two targets.)

(Beware.)

(There will be six observers for this mission.)

Later, we'll split up and infiltrate the area.

We can rendezvous here.

I object.

Bai, that area is filled with greeneries.

There's even a slope down there.

It's the best place for us to hide and retreat.

Our goal is to read the numbers on the instructor's sign.

This is the best location for us.

I've considered that location too.

But there are fewer greeneries here.

And, they have many observers.

Our location is easily exposed.

Don't forget, we need to dry fire twice.

Just follow my plan for now.

Captain, Vice-captain.

You guys will do the dry firing.

I'll read the numbers on the instructor's sign.

Captain, you all have reached the 270m mark.

Okay. Spread out and hide. Prepare for dry firing.

Remember, if an emergency happens,

you should continue the mission.

I will draw fire away from you.

Yes, sir.

01,

take 20 steps towards your 12 o'clock.

04,

take 15 steps towards your 2 o'clock.

Sir, there's no discovery here.

Sir, there's no discovery here.

03, take 30 steps ahead.

Sir, there's no discovery here.

04, take 4 steps towards your 10 o'clock.

Sir, there's no discovery here.

04, take 15 steps towards your 2 o'clock.

Sir, there's no discovery here.

05, take 25 steps towards your North.

01, 02, approach the firing line.

Six,

three,

five,

four,

two...

What's the matter?

I can't read the last number clearly.

Let me move to another location.

Stay right there!

Bai!

03, 04, move towards your 9 o'clock.

05, 07, move towards your 6 o'clock.

Three!

Six, three, five, four, two, three!

It's a success!

Captain, mission accomplished!

Your men have entered the booby trap zone.

Mission failed.

Your men have been killed.

That's impossible.

The person covering your back stepped into the booby trap zone.

Your booby traps are not challenging at all.

You want to kill enemies with them?

Captain.

Next time, remember to set up more of them.

If not, there's no challenge at all.

I've disarmed all of them.

There should be no casualty, right?

Your squad

has passed the test.

Captain,

aren't you too quick in disarming them?

You're an expert indeed.

I've trained myself before.

Captain.

Come.

Seems like booby traps are right up your alley.

I'm sorry.

It's useless for you to tell me that.

It's not useless!

It's not useless.

Will it make sure that you won't commit that stupid mistake again

if you have a second chance?

You knew this as well! I was damaged by a landmine when I was young!

I was terrified of landmines when I joined the squad!

When I stepped on one, I was dumbfounded.

I was standing there like a useless fool!

I couldn't even move an inch!

I regret it!

Back then, if I weren't that terrified,

if I knew how to disarm a landmine,

if I weren't that useless,

does that mean Fei wouldn't need to die?

It's been three years,

nine months, and five days!

I have never forgotten about it!

I forced myself to study landmines every day!

You said it was useless,

but I think that's not true!

I think it's useful for me to apologise to you all!

I think it's useful

as long as I can contribute something to the squad!

That's all I can do now!

(Final assessment: Rescue the hostage and take him to the designated place)

(Time: 30 minutes) (Location: Abandoned chemical plant)

(Number of enemies: Unknown)

(Judgment: If the hostage or any member of the squad dies, it will be a fail)

(The squad has arrived at the designated location.)

(Please give us your instruction.)

This is the final assessment.

It's a hostage rescue mission.

Begin your mission.

Yes, sir. We will begin.

The goal of this mission

is to rescue the hostage successfully

and extract from the scene.

During the mission,

if the hostage dies, you will fail.

If you didn't bring the hostage to the mark within 30 minutes,

you will fail.

If any one of you dies, you will fail the mission.

Move out!

Let's go!

Group B, sniper ahead!

The bullet came from the tower's direction.

There's a sniper ahead.

(Bai Long, follow our plan.)

(Lead Group B, head to the location given to us by our informant)

(and eliminate the enemy sniper.)

(Provide Group A with cover)

(and UAV monitoring.)

Roger that.

Cover me with a smoke bomb.

Yes, sir.

Move out!

Target location confirmed.

Flashbang incoming!

The main route has been exposed.

Group B, please clear them out immediately.

(Group A,)

(take Route One)

(and head towards the warehouse.)

Yes, sir.

We will clear them out immediately.

Move out!

Retreat!

(Bai Long!)

(Group A is under heavy fire!)

Requesting backup!

Roger that!

Head to high ground and cover Group A!

Go!

Don't shoot!

We're just lab assistants.

We aren't terrorists!

Reloading!

Captain, I'll deal with the two in front of us.

Cover me!

No!

There are too many of them.

We'll fail our mission if one of us dies.

What should we do then? Should we just stay here?

The situation has changed!

Xu Yang, activate the UAV

and scout the terrain!

Yes, sir!

Seems like it's not going well for them.

I've blocked their escape path and surrounded them.

I'll see where they can escape to.

This is a despicable move.

How could you say that?

Do you think enemies nowadays are brainless?

Do you think they'll stand there and wait for their assault?

You didn't stop the operation even though it was wrong from the start.

These fellows

think that they have good chemistry and trust among themselves.

I want them to know

that a tiny mistake

can cause the demise of the entire squad.

It's the same sniper.

We may have entered the wrong building from the start.

I saw the same marking

provided by the informant in the other building too.

Qin Feng,

he's a sly old fox indeed.

He's pretty daring, isn't he?

How dare he insult his leader?

Did you two hear that?

-Captain. -Speak.

Currently, Group B cannot provide us with any cover.

Please assist us to eliminate the enemy sniper.

We're in a disadvantageous position. We can only stay passive.

Both groups, gather at Point C.

Yue Kong, Guo Xiao Xiao, head to Point C's vantage point

and eliminate the enemy sniper.

-Roger that! -Roger that!

Xu Yang, provide cover!

To your 2 o'clock.

Three, two, one, move out.

To your 11 o'clock!

To your 12 o'clock!

To your 5 o'clock!

To your 4 o'clock!

To your 1 o'clock!

To your 11 o'clock!

Cover him!

It's just an assessment,

yet all of the department leaders are here.

Something seems amiss.

Captain, it's disadvantageous for us to engage in a street fight.

We have to rush into the warehouse and save the hostage.

If this continues,

we'll run out of time!

You guys can stay here.

Yan Po Yue and I will storm the warehouse.

After that, you guys can bring the injured there.

No!

The situation is different from the intel provided by our informant.

We have to observe the situation!

We'll fail if you hesitate any longer!

You'll kill everyone if you do this!

Xiao Yun Jie, provide cover.

Xu Yang, support Mu Qing.

Move out!

They're doing pretty good as a squad.

But under such suppressive fire,

they're caught in a dilemma.

So what if they're doing well?

They're doomed to fail

since they used the wrong strategy.

It isn't entirely their fault for the misjudgment.

They didn't make the necessary preparations.

And they didn't verify the intel.

Don't tell me that's my fault?

They're still inexperienced.

They can't compare with an old fox like you.

That's why

I've told them time and time again.

If they don't think hard enough,

they will die on the battlefield.

Xu Yang, Mu Qing, guard the entrance.

Yes, sir!

Bai Long, Yan Po Yue, flank the left.

Xiao Yun Jie and I will flank the right.

Yes, sir.

Move out.

We found the hostage.

They still succeeded.

Who told you that?

Did you verify the hostage's identity?

You guys have failed.

Yue Kong,

you guys have lost.

Why did we fail?

You guys must be out of your mind!

Why are you shooting us when the mission is over?

Yue Kong, you've failed to keep your emotions in check.

Now, another two of your squadmates are dead.

For this simulation exercise,

16 enemies were killed.

Nine enemies

were injured.

There were six casualties

on our side!

You guys have failed

to rescue the hostage.

You guys have failed

to extract from the mission.

Overall,

you guys have failed your mission!

The mighty Cheetah Commando

actually tried to complete a suicide mission?

How dare you guys still come back?

Later, pack up your things

and leave the army!

Sir!

Is there anything else for you to say?

The assessment was problematic in the first place!

The intel we had received was fake!

This rarely happens during real operations!

You still have the guts to say that?

Giving you the wrong intel was part of the assessment itself.

You guys acted recklessly without analysing it thoroughly.

I assumed the intel would be true!

You assumed?

Do you have the right to be their captain?

How many missions have we been through?

Wasn't verifying the intel our utmost priority?

Yes, sir! It's my fault!

As their captain,

I didn't prepare our strategic deployment well!

Captain, please don't punish them!

Punish me instead!

They failed because of my misjudgement!

Do you think you're the only one who had misjudged the situation?

All of you

are responsible for this!

You guys had committed three serious mistakes.

First,

you believed in others too easily.

You believed in the intel that the informant had provided

without verifying it yourself.

In real operations,

we will encounter all sorts of fake intel.

Our enemies would even try to lure us with fake intel.

So, we must

verify every intel that we receive.

Second, you underestimated your enemies.

All of you

thought that you were good with firearms

and good at combat.

Can you fight 1 to 100?

We're facing armed forces.

If you guys can do well in these aspects,

so can they.

They train just as hard as you guys.

Their weapons and equipment might be more advanced than yours.

They might be more prepared than you guys.

All of them are thirsty for blood

and they don't care about their lives.

That's why we have to be cautious

in every decision we make.

We cannot afford to act recklessly.

Third, you behaved frivolously!

The camera recorded the entire process.

Yan Po Yue,

why didn't you verify the hostage's identity

when you were saving her?

Do you think she's a hostage just because she's a pitiful woman?

Did you see her face clearly?

Why didn't you confirm her identity by checking the picture?

And, where were you looking?

Our enemies will use all kinds of ways to allure us.

They can pretend to be hostages,

commoners,

even your mother!

We must never let down our guard.

We must never commit any mistake!

Sir!

Speak!

I request another attempt!

Another attempt?

Do you think you can find the king of the underworld

and request another attempt at life

after dying on the battlefield?

-Captain. -What?

Captain,

calm down.

There are eight members here, you know?

We can't just send all of them home.

Moreover, Bai Long and Cao Ben are among them too.

Veterans like them

who think they're experienced

are the reasons why they underestimated their enemies!

Sir.

We failed our mission

mainly because of me.

Captain, please give us another chance.

Treat it as if you're giving the new guys another chance.

If we fail again, I will retire of my own accord

and never join Cheetah Commando again.

Cao Ben, do you think this will help them out?

Do you think you'll take the same assessment again?

It'll only get harder!

All footage of today's assessment

are in the computer.

The floor plan of the training ground is on the table too.

You guys will take the assessment again tomorrow.

You guys can use these facilities today.

Use them to the fullest.

Dismissed!

(Make-up assessment: Rescue hostage held by drug dealer on informant's intel)

(Time: 30 minutes) (Location: Cement factory)

(Number of enemies: Unknown)

(Judgment: If the hostage or any member of the squad dies, it will be a fail)

Yue Kong, eliminate the enemy sniper

and conquer the vantage point!

Roger that!

The sniper on the roof has been eliminated.

Move out!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

They didn't stay there for too long this time.

They're launching a feint attack.

Things will be difficult for our snipers.

Today is a make-up assessment.

There's nothing to be excited about.

Xu Yang!

Bai Long, go! Mu Qing, cover him!

Let's go!

Xu Yang, Mu Qing, guard the entrance.

Yes, sir!

Yan, when did you learn that?

You looked so cool just now.

He's asking for it.

Look.

He didn't change his bad habit.

If they fail again,

I would've locked them up for nothing.

Save me!

Save me!

Save me!

Save me!

Hostage identity confirmed.

Defuse the bomb!

Save me!

Save me!

The vest is stuck onto my body!

I can't move!

Help!

Help!

Help! Save me!

Help!

Xu Yang, Mu Qing, cover us!

Save me!

Reloading!

Roger that!

Reloading!

Hurry!

It's going to blow!

That's more like it.

Not bad.

It's time to increase the difficulty.

Save me!

Search for the switch!

We're running out of time!

Save me!

Help!

Save me!

Save me!

I'm going to die!

Don't move!

-We're running out of time! -Bomb defused!

-Yan, hurry! -Save me!

Hurry! We're running out of time!

Hurry! Save me!

Yue Kong, Guo Xiao Xiao,

we've secured the hostage. Preparing for evacuation.

Let's go.

(We just received the newest intel.)

(The leader of the drug cartel)

(is hiding within the same building.)

(I order you guys to begin a search for him immediately.)

(The mission objective has changed.)

(You guys only have eight minutes.)

After eight minutes,

the entire factory will explode.

If you don't complete your objective and make it out,

you will fail your mission.

Was that a hidden mission?

Even I haven't heard of it before.

I was afraid that you might leak it to them.

So,

where did you hide the drug cartel leader?

We don't have any footage of him.

I don't know either.

Take a guess.

The trickier it is, the better.

You're an old fox indeed.

What should we do?

Should we split up and search?

No.

The area is too huge.

And we don't have much time.

If we split up,

we might be wiped out.

Do you know where the target is?

I don't know anything.

Captain,

below us.

One,

two, three!

So, are they trying to guard against me?

They learned it from you, you know?

They're giving you a taste of your own medicine.

Captain.

Let's go!