Chapter 1657 - 833: Triumphant Return (Part 2)

Chapter 1657: Chapter 833: Triumphant Return (Part 2)

Lin Beichen laughed.

"I’m sorry, this has nothing to do with me. I only know that everyone who walks down this road has their own reasons. But if you want to solve your problem, you should go through the proper channels. You come here and become a terrorist—do you really think that’s the right thing to do?"

"You’ve never experienced the pain of a family torn apart. When you open the door and find your wife and child lying in a pool of blood, and you can’t do anything about it, then you’ll know how desperate I was. And my kid was pregnant with our second... that’s two lives!"

Everyone felt a deep sadness when they heard that.

"I don’t care what your reasons are. I sympathize with what happened to you. But you chose the worst possible way to turn against humanity."

"If the last battle of my life is a duel with you, then this life isn’t wasted, hahaha."

As soon as he finished, Number Two instantly raised his gun—but just as he pulled the trigger, Lin Beichen snatched it away.

"Are you out of your mind? Let me tell you, even if you really die, you think your wife and two kids down below would be proud of you?"

"You—!"

"If I were you, before killing myself I’d at least figure out who the killer was. Take out the killer first, then off yourself if you still want to. What is this supposed to be? Running here to escape reality, and dressing it up as ’destroying humanity’, is that it?"

At this point no one dared to butt in. Clearly the bond between these two classmates was anything but ordinary.

"I don’t want to keep going on about this. Figure it out yourself. If you think I’ve got a point, then first accept the punishment of the law."

No one had expected such a huge terrorist organization to be completely surrounded by them and wiped out in one night.

Especially that Number Two—not only did he survive the battle, he was directly captured by the entire Special Forces Academy.

The chief referee swept his gaze across everyone.

"I think the situation in the second round is already very clear. Who is the real commander, and who is the real troublemaker—I believe everyone knows in their hearts now."

Francis was clearly thrown into total confusion by what had just happened. If he couldn’t bring the championship back this time, the brass would probably call him an idiot.

"Now, I announce that the winner of the Special Forces Tournament is—Huaxia Country!"

Thunderous applause erupted at once. Lin Beichen deserved it; he took the grand slam in this tournament, beyond dispute.

For any commander or soldier, this was an extremely valuable experience.

"Alright! On the last day everyone can get a good rest. I believe you’ll all find an even better state."

When the news that they had won the Special Forces team event and swept all the honors reached home,

Chen Bin instantly broke into a big grin. Without his support, there could never have been today’s achievements—that was an undeniable fact.

He Shuixing had also never imagined that this cobbled-together temporary team would shine so brightly and take the title. Looks like Lin Beichen really has some skills.

As for those former special operations teams, they were utterly depressed. They’d been looking forward to this team losing, yet they’d actually taken the championship.

Now it was serious—if things kept going like this, they’d be losing all face here in the future.

"If it really doesn’t work, let’s be generous about it. After all, we’re brothers. Outside, we still have to stand united against others."

"That’s how I see it too. They used strength to conquer the whole world—what else can we say? Back when we went out to compete, weren’t we always stuck as eternal runners-up?"

"Yeah, they even managed to beat the powerful Sith. Clearly there are factors here we can’t afford to ignore."

The current situation was indeed hard to predict. Since that was the case, there was no point in more words. They had to come up with the best counter-strategy; otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Alright then, let’s not dwell on it. I believe everyone knows what’s what. Let’s first hear what everyone thinks about this."

With the applause echoing, the helicopter finally brought the honors back home. At this award ceremony, these ten plus their instructor had already become heroes in everyone’s hearts.

Lin Beichen didn’t overthink the trouble these honors might bring him—he couldn’t be bothered with that yet.

If what this whole affair showcased was something great, then there was nothing more to say. As long as everyone could get directly involved, that was good enough.

"Listen up, everyone. I actually studied the problems in our team before, and I discovered something really shocking."

At the dinner table, the issue Lin Beichen raised made the team leaders a bit uneasy.

Clearly, figuring out how to solve this had become crucial—the key was for everyone to find a suitable way to deal with it.

"In other words, under the current conditions, everything that can really be guaranteed is doable, right? Then no need to over-explain it."

With that, the situation changed, and as the problems kept evolving, all they could do was feel helpless.

"Enough."

Just as things were about to spin out of control, He Shuixing shook his head.

"Alright, I more or less get it. Since that’s the result, let’s not harp on it—this is just how the reality is."

Judging from the current state of things, the contradictions this was creating were indeed hard to imagine. Given that, all they could do was try first.

Unexpectedly, this actually drew a lot of attention, especially from those team leaders.

"Say it—you what exactly do you mean?"

"Simple. Don’t you feel there were some gaps when you were carrying out missions? I’ll give you an example: when you were doing the second set of operations, did you complete all the events? But Francis got extra points just because he had more imported gear."

With that said, everyone felt a pang of discomfort inside.

"We were champions in the first stage, and when we got into the top-eight group phase, we were leading them too. So why couldn’t you take care of Francis back then? His command skills aren’t that great."

The team leaders were left speechless.

In their minds, Francis was like a nightmare.

"How about this—we organize another confrontation match ourselves."

At those words, everyone was stunned. No one had expected such a decision at this critical moment.

"Hold up. Today’s the big day we head home—why are you suddenly locking horns again?"

Chen Bin looked rather helpless.

"Relax. I think letting them have a showdown isn’t a bad thing. They just got back, and everyone’s in a different condition. Whoever wants to challenge stands on one side, whoever supports Lin Beichen stands on the other—doesn’t that work?"

Since that was the case, the follow-up developments would be hard to predict.

"How about we pick that forest as the battleground? Didn’t we do training exercises there before?"

Those words shocked everyone again. If they really went through with that, it would definitely be a huge test for all of them.

"This might actually be a solution. If so, then let’s try it—we’ve got to move fast."

After the meal, those team leaders started mulling things over.

"We’re veteran members after all, well educated and well trained in combat thinking. How can we let this makeshift team talk like we’re worthless? The few of us will join forces—who’s going to be captain?"

The group hit a snag. Sure, each of them was highly capable and could serve as captain, but not many truly had tactical brains.

"I remember you almost went at Francis back then. Why don’t we have you as captain?"

Chen Hang was stunned.

"Me, in charge of this?"

"Aside from you, there’s no one more suitable. I’m telling you, this has to be you. Don’t worry, we’re all your solid backup."

The team leaders gradually snapped out of it. If they really wanted a straight-up fight with Lin Beichen, they had to come up with the best plan.

"Alright then, if that’s how it is, we’ll settle it. I believe everyone will find better opportunities—next, it’s on me to perform."

...

Given that, the matter was more or less settled.

"Same as last time. I heard they requested a confrontation match, and we’ll be assigned to different locations."