Special Forces: Starting With a Full-level Gun Technique

Langya special operations base.

After receiving the order, twelve female soldiers from the Fire Phoenix Team of the Second Special Operations Brigade immediately put down their training and came to the combat briefing room to gather. When they arrived here, they only saw Lin Shuduan sitting on a chair. He looked at the information in his hand and said nothing.

He Lu saluted: "Team Lin, Fire Phoenix Team 1 have all assembled, please give instructions!"

"Sit down first!" Lin Shu pointed to the seat next to him.

The female soldiers took their seats one by one and watched Lin Shu stand up and walk to the briefing blackboard, pulling off a piece of camouflage cloth. Some photos and information came into view on the blackboard. The female soldiers were stunned, this... is there a mission? !

Lin Shu pointed at the blackboard and said: "According to reliable information, the advance force of the international organization K2 has secretly landed in the East China Sea and is currently entrenched in Shuaiqi Villa. There are 27 suspects in total, armed with weapons and equipment. They are preparing to lurk to the Youth Movement Opening ceremony and create an attack!"

"K2 again?!" Ye Cunxin gritted her teeth, "Last time at Lover's Island Resort, didn't they suffer enough?"

He Lu smiled and said: "People like them don't have long memories! Captain Lin, do you want our Fire Phoenix to kill them?"

Lin Shu hummed: "That's right! I have already asked for instructions from Wolf Head, and I will lead you to Shuaiqi Villa to annihilate these evil bandits!"

"Captain Lin, where is Shuaiqi Villa? Are there any hostages there?" At this time, An Ran asked. She was the instructor of Huo Phoenix, and she considered more comprehensive issues.

Lin Shu replied: "Shuaiqi Villa is a deserted resort, and the owner ran away because he owed money. I don't know if there will be any people left behind, so this is not clear yet!"

"I think we should send an investigation team in first to take a look." An Ran expressed his thoughts: "Fire Phoenix are all female special forces members, so sending one or two people pretending to be tourists passing by will not cause any trouble. K2’s attention.”

Lin Shu heard this, thought about it, and then nodded: "Okay! Let's do it... try to have the investigation team disguise themselves as beings who are not easily suspected to gather information!"

As soon as Lin Shu finished speaking, An Ran immediately looked at him. Not only An Ran, but others in Huo Fenghuang also looked at Lin Shu.

Lin Shu was stunned, "Why do you all think so of what I do?"

He Lu smiled and said: "Captain Lin, if you want to avoid being suspected easily, it is definitely the safest way to disguise yourself as a couple for investigation. You are the only one leading us in this operation, so of course we have to watch you?"

"..." Lin Shu smiled helplessly, "Okay! What you said makes sense. Then...Ye Cunxin! You go with me to make up for the investigation, and the others are ready to take action immediately, at Shuaiqi Villa Lie down nearby and attack immediately as soon as you receive my signal!"

"Yes! -" the Fire Phoenix girls suppressed their excitement.

Except for the last operation at Lover's Island Resort, they had not received any combat missions. They were training every day, and they had long been unable to restrain themselves from wanting to fight with real swords and guns. After all, they are still in the stage where newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. They have almost no fear of combat. On the contrary, they are eager to practice more of the combat skills they have learned!

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A car with military plates drove out from the Langya Special Warfare Base and headed straight to the urban area of ​​Donghai City.

Ye Cunxin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked in confusion: "Captain Lin, where are we going?"

She remembered that Shuaiqi Villa was located between Donghai and Linshi, which was an outlying suburb. Instead of taking this road, Lin Shu's driving direction seemed to be taking a long detour.

"We can't drive this car to Shuaiqi Villa, right?" Lin Shu smiled and explained: "Let's go to my friend's place first, and go to a car that's almost the same!"

Langya doesn't have a private car. Even if he could get one, it would basically be a car for official use. If the gangsters check their chassis numbers during the investigation, it would be too easy to be exposed, and the time it takes to call the car back and forth is not as good as his. Let's do it ourselves. Lin Shu has a friend who sells used cars. He has all kinds of cars there, so it's not easy to get suspicious.

"Oh, that's it!" Ye Cunxin nodded.

Lin Shu hummed, glanced at her from the corner of his eye, and after a slight hesitation, said: "Cun Xin, do you know why I asked you to go with me to investigate this time?"

Ye Cunxin shook his head and said, "I really don't know about this. Captain Lin, what do you have to say to me?"

"Yeah!" Lin Shu nodded slightly.

Ye Cunxin smiled and said, "Captain Lin, tell me."

Seeing her like this, Lin Shu sighed and said, "This is a bit cruel to say, and it may be hard for you to accept, but... I think for your own good, I should make it clear to you in advance."

Ye Cunxin was stunned, "Captain Lin, what's going on? I hear your tone is very serious."

"It's about your mother."

"My mother?" Ye Cunxin said in surprise: "What happened to my mother?!"

"According to our investigation, we found that your mother is a member of the K2 organization. The Zhang Group is K2's minions in the East China Sea. Every year... K2 injects a large amount of funds into the Zhang Group to research code-named CVX Weapons. During your training, I had secret contact with your mother. This time the K2 order's advance force came to the East China Sea, it was the information your mother passed to me..."

Lin Shu did not hide it, but chose to tell Ye Cunxin exactly what happened.

He understood that no matter what happened, this kind of thing would have a huge impact on Ye Cunxin, so it was better to go straight instead of going around.

"Captain Lin, you...what did you say?!!!" Sure enough, when Ye Cunxin heard this, she felt as if she was struck by lightning. She looked at Lin Shu in disbelief, and even her voice trembled: "My mother...my mother, she is From K2?! She...is a criminal?!!!"

She was dumbfounded!

"It is not appropriate to say she is a criminal. It should be said that she once went astray because of her ignorance, and now she has come back!" Lin Shu sighed: "However, she is indeed a member of K2, and her status in K2 does not mean that she is a criminal. Not too low!”

His status in K2 is not low! ! !

Ye Cunxin knew very well what this sentence meant. Thinking about it, if K2 could entrust her mother with such an important responsibility, how could her status in it be so low? !

Thinking of this, Ye Cunxin asked with a trembling voice: "Captain Lin, my mother... how could she be related to K2?! Are you kidding me?"

In her impression, her mother has always been a very gentle and soft-tempered woman. Ye Cunxin could not connect her with important figures in the international organization K2!

Lin Shu looked at her, "..." Silent!

Ye Cunxin asked: "Tell me!! Why are you looking at me like that? Captain Lin, this...is this true, right?"

Lin Shu slowly stopped the car, patted her shoulder, and nodded with a sigh, "Yes, it's true! As for why your mother got involved with K2, this..."

Lin Shu couldn't say any more and understood his compassion.

After all, Ye Cunxin is just an eighteen-year-old girl. She has had no father's love since she was a child. She relies on her mother's white lies to create a heroic father image. This belief supports her to be admitted to Tsinghua University. Support her to come to the military camp and join the special forces.

How could Lin Shu break her faith with his bare hands and destroy the spiritual support she had gained from childhood? !

Lin Shu sighed in his heart. Even though this girl usually looks very strong, she is actually very fragile, very sensitive, and even more... a little pitiful! Because she has been living in carefully planned lies since she was a child. When these lies are finally exposed, Lin Shu can't imagine what will happen to her? However, he had to say it! Because if Ye Cunxin knew about it, her choice could be recorded in the file, which could minimize the impact of this incident on her. On the contrary... Even if she was calling his grandfather, Ye Cunxin would definitely want to Leave the Wolf Fang.

Lin Shu took a deep breath and moved his lips, about to tell her the cruel truth.

However.

Before he could speak, Ye Cunxin suddenly raised her head and stared at Lin Shu: "Captain Lin, it's... because of the black cat, right?! My biological father is actually... a black cat!"

Lin Shu was startled, "You..."

"How do I know, right?" Ye Cunxin asked.

Lin Shu didn't say a word, but he still nodded, which was regarded as acknowledging the question Ye Cunxin just asked.

"Ha...!" Ye Cunxin sneered miserably, "It's really him! It's really him..." At this point, Ye Cunxin's tears suddenly burst into tears, and they couldn't stop flowing from her eyes, with circles under her eyes. She turned red all of a sudden. She covered her face with her hands, her shoulders twitching, and bursts of sobbing sounded in the car.

Lin Shu felt a little distressed when he saw her like this. He reached out and patted her shoulder. He didn't say any words of comfort, but just patted her shoulder gently.

He knew that Ye Cunxin needed to release her inner emotions. Sometimes it was better to cry out than to hold it in her heart.

After a while.

Ye Cunxin stopped crying. Lin Shu took out two tissues and handed them to her, "Thank you, Captain Lin..." Ye Cunxin thanked her and wiped her tears, but still shrugged her shoulders. , seeing Lin Shu looking at her all the time, she felt a little embarrassed and said: "I'm sorry, Captain Lin, for making you laugh..."

"It's nothing, human nature is understandable!" Lin Shu shook his head.

Ye Cunxin bit her lip and said: "Captain Lin, when I was little, I asked her more than once, who is my father? Why have I never seen him? Do you know how she answered me?"

"I guess I should tell you that he is a hero, right?"

Ye Cunxin sighed: "Yes! My mother told me that my father was an outstanding soldier. He sacrificed his life to save others in an operation. From that day on, when I met everyone, I said that my father was a hero. , I used the lies my mother made up for me when I was writing the essay, and I won the first prize in the district! I was proud for a long time at the time... I studied hard just to make that person whom I had never met before. My still-respected father saw this, so I was admitted to Tsinghua University. I wanted to follow in his footsteps, join the army, and participate in the selection of special forces. All this was because I wanted to be closer to him. ...But I never dreamed of it! It turns out that my father is not a hero, he is a gangster! He is an internationally famous gangster! I came to the military camp to pursue him. Haha, he is very close to me. , so close...my comrade-in-arms will kill him with my own hands!!!"

Speaking of this, Ye Cunxin clenched her pink fist tightly. Even the back of her hand turned pale because she was so hard. She suppressed the tears from flowing out.

When Lin Shu heard this, he didn't know how to comfort her for a moment. He was not good at comforting others, so he asked, "Can you tell me how you guessed it?"

"Because... I have seen his photo before, when Captain Lin introduced K2 to me for the first time, when you introduced their leader as Black Cat. At that time, the moment I saw his photo, my heart rose. I had an inexplicable feeling that I seemed to be very familiar with him and had an inexplicable sense of closeness. At that time, I was shocked. How could I feel close to a person I had never met before and who was also a criminal? What about my feelings? I thought it was because my senses were wrong and I didn’t take it to heart... And when you just mentioned the relationship between my mother and K2, and your hesitation when you answered me why my mother would be related to K2 , I guessed it." Ye Cunxin replied.

Lin Shu asked unexpectedly: "Is it because of this?"

"Actually, there are other reasons..." Ye Cunxin shook her head and said truthfully:

"Captain Lin, I'm not a fool! Even Shen Lanni can see that you pamper me and take care of me, how could I not know? In fact, I have always felt strange, why do you take care of me so much for no reason! I made such a big mistake It's my fault, you didn't hesitate to protect me despite being punished; I want to see Grandmaster Hua Jin's ability to kill people by flying flowers and picking leaves, so you can show it to me; and that vacation, you suddenly came to my house... these It was all too strange, but I didn’t think much about it. I just thought that maybe you were a nice person and some of my personalities were very similar to yours. But when all the things were put together, I realized how good you were to me. More It comes from a..."

She couldn't continue speaking because she felt that the following words did not sound very nice.

"What you want to say is pity, debt, and compensation?" But she didn't expect that Lin Shu would take the initiative to say it.

Ye Cunxin looked at Lin Shu in shock.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "It's normal for you to think so! Even if you think that I want to catch your mother and kill your father while trying to make up for you hypocritically, I wouldn't be surprised."

Ye Cunxin said quickly: "Captain Lin, how could this happen? These...are all your responsibilities!"

Lin Shu shook his head and said: "No, you are wrong! This is not my responsibility!"

Ye Cunxin cast a puzzled look.

Lin Shu continued: "Your mother's affairs are not the responsibility of the special forces! It is not my responsibility to engage in intelligence and develop informants! Even if you made a mistake and were expelled from the selection, this matter was It’s under Enron’s control! So, these things are not my thing to worry about.”

Ye Cunxin said in shock: "Captain Lin, I don't understand what you mean."

"Oh? Tell me, what don't you understand?"

Ye Cunxin said: "If according to what you said, you are not responsible for these things, then why do you teach me so conscientiously? You even let me stay in Huo Phoenix without being punished! Logically speaking, since my... My background is so unclean, then expelling me from the special forces is the most reasonable choice! Anyway, sooner or later I will leave Fire Phoenix and Langya..."

Lin Shu smiled: "Don't you know how to guess? Guess?"

Hearing this, Ye Cunxin thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I can't guess..."

"Really want to know?"

"Um."

Lin Shu smiled and said: "Before answering your question, let me ask you first, who said you must leave Fire Phoenix and Langya? I am certainly not crazy enough to teach this killing skill to a non-special person. Soldier, even teach it to a person who is not a warrior?! You should know what impact I will have on this society if you don't use the things I teach you on the right path!"

Ye Cunxin was stunned.

She knew very well that based on what Lin Shu had taught her, if she committed a crime, it would be a disaster for many people.

yes!

Then why did Lin Shu teach her this?

Moreover, Lin Shu asked her who said she must leave Fire Phoenix and Langya, and what did they mean?

Could she still stay?

Lin Shu asked at this time: "Don't you understand yet?"

Ye Cunxin shook his head dully, "I feel like I'm getting more and more confused."

"It seems that you are not that smart!" Lin Shu smiled jokingly, and then said: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore! I said before, developing informants is not my responsibility, then I Why do I still need to contact your mother, let her become my informant, and I am solely responsible for the K2 operation? And why should I tell you this today instead of waiting for the operation to be over? Do you understand now? "

Ye Cunxin was stunned when she heard Lin Shu's series of rhetorical questions. At this moment, it was like an enlightenment. All the questions were answered, and the doubts in her heart seemed to be cleared up all of a sudden!

She looked at Lin Shu in disbelief, "Lin... Captain Lin, you... you want to help me stay in Fire Phoenix?!!!"

"Yes!" Lin Shu nodded: "Actually, whether it is me or your mother, our goals are the same. Therefore, your mother is willing to be our informant and provide us with information. She has already made mistakes for her youth. To atone for your sins, I hope to do something for you as much as I can. And my purpose is even simpler. You are my Lin Shu’s soldier! You are my Lin Shu’s disciple! I know what your nature is like, so I will think I’ll do my best to keep you here!”

"Captain Lin, you..." Ye Cunxin was speechless when she heard this. Her heart seemed to be filled with something, and waves of warmth flowed through her. She did not expect that, without her knowledge, , Lin Shu actually did so many things for her, and all of this was just because she was Captain Lin's apprentice. At this moment, she couldn't help it, and tears flowed out unsatisfactoryly again.

Lin Shu said speechlessly: "You're so good, why are you crying again?"

Ye Cunxin wiped her tears and said: "Captain Lin, I am so touched that you are so kind to me. I...I don't even know how to thank you!"

"If you really want to thank me, just train well, work well, and be a useful person to the motherland and people. Just don't let us down!"

When Lin Shu did these things, he had no intention of asking Ye Cunxin to repay him. He was a person with very simple, direct and pure ideas. Ye Cunxin was his soldier, the disciple he taught himself, and the calf-protecting son. It is as it should be.

The mistakes Zhang Haiyan made when he was young, and the numerous crimes committed by damn bastards like Black Cat, should not be forced on the unsuspecting Ye Cunxin.

She could have had a bright future!

She has no right to choose her birthplace!

Why should the fault of a bunch of asshole parents be imposed on a girl with a good nature? !

This is not fair! ! !

What's more, Ye Cunxin has worked very hard. She was able to pass the selection of the special forces, and she was able to pass the SERE prisoner of war camp that she personally created. She was able to maintain absolute loyalty even under such torture. Lin Shu believed that as long as she was given a chance, She can definitely be a person who is willing to sacrifice herself for the motherland and people at any time!

Ye Cunxin wiped away her tears and nodded firmly: "I will!"

Lin Shu hummed and said softly: "I believe you can too!"

It felt good to be trusted, like an eraser that wiped away some of Ye Cunxin's inner sadness.

She took a deep breath and said, "Captain Lin, can I...can I ask you a question?"

"Just ask!"

Ye Cunxin said complicatedly: "My mother... what kind of fate will she face?"

Lin Shu said: "She has performed a lot of meritorious service. The Lover's Island Resort and this operation have provided important information, and considering that she is not the main culprit of K2, we will truthfully write these down in the materials and submit them." Go up, but the specific sentencing depends on the prosecutor's office, so I can't give you a definite answer now. But I think it won't be too serious."

"Okay!" Ye Cunxin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

She knew that it was not easy for Lin Shu to tell her this. Lin Shu had never been a person who made promises easily. His ability to tell her this was a disguised guarantee that he would rewrite some of his mother's meritorious service in the materials. .

Lin Shu said: "Calm down your emotions and act well next!"

"Yeah!" Ye Cunxin nodded heavily. Now she also knew that she had to perform very well in the next actions. Only in this way can she live up to Lin Shu and live up to the trust of Langtou in her.

Almost half an hour later.

Lin Shu drove the car to a place called 'A Fei Automobile Shop'.

When the employees saw this car with military plates parked in their parking lot, they all looked sideways. When Lin Shuye got out of the car, many of them looked at Ye Cunxin and their eyes lit up!

What a beautiful woman!

The temperament on his body is so cool!

At this moment, Lin Shu and Ye Cunxin had opened the door and walked in. Since the two of them were not wearing military uniforms, they were just wearing casual clothes. A boy selling cars hurriedly greeted them:

"Brother, do you want to see the car?"

With that said, he handed Lin Shu a cigarette from the cigarette case.

"Thank you, I don't smoke." Lin Shu did not pick him up, but asked: "Where is your boss Xiao Fei?"

The younger brother said: "Brother Fei? He has gone to the toilet. Brother and sister, you two sit down for a while and I will call you."

Lin Shu hummed: "Thank you, just tell him that Lin Shu came to see him!"

"good!"

Seeing that he was going to call someone, Lin Shu asked Ye Cunxin to sit down for a while and said casually: "This is a car dealership run by a good friend of mine. They are one of the few close friends I had before I joined the army."

Ye Cunxin said thoughtfully: "Brother Lin, are you talking about Cheng Xiaofei?"

Lin Shu looked at her unexpectedly, "Do you know her?"

Ye Cunxin shook his head and said: "I heard that he is quite famous in Donghai City. I remember someone told me that if you encounter trouble in Donghai, just go to Cheng Xiaofei. If he can't solve it, then go to you!"

"Sweet, I don't have the ability to do things like him!" Lin Shu shook his head and laughed.

He had also heard others say this.

Cheng Xiaofei is indeed quite famous in Donghai. His identity is not simple. In terms of money, Xiaofei's family cannot compare with his own. But in this three-acre land of Donghai, what does Cheng Xiaofei want to do? , still very relaxed.

While he was talking, there was a sound of rapid footsteps.

"Shit! Brother Lin, why are you here suddenly? I didn't even call you beforehand. When I heard you were here, my shit almost broke!" Immediately afterwards, I saw a man with slanted bangs. A handsome young man walked over while lifting his pants.

This person is Cheng Xiaofei.

Cheng Xiaofei came over, glanced at Ye Cunxin, and said to Lin Shu, "Are you new to a girl?"

Ye Cunxin felt embarrassed all of a sudden.

Lin Shu glared at him: "Don't fart, this is a colleague!"

Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofei noticed Ye Cunxin's short hair and suddenly said: "Oh, I forgot about you being a soldier! Hello, comrade, I am Brother Lin's friend, Cheng Xiaofei!"

Ye Cunxin reached out and shook his hand, "Hello, Ye Cunxin."

Cheng Xiaofei was stunned: "Mr. Zhang's daughter?!"

"It's me. Master Cheng knows my mother?" Ye Cunxin said in surprise.

Cheng Xiaofei smiled and said: "Khan, you are Brother Lin's colleague, so don't call me Mr. Cheng, just call me Xiaofei! Yes, I have met Mr. Zhang a few times, and she came to my place for purchase not long ago. There are a batch of official vehicles!"

"Oh, that's right..." Ye Cunxin nodded, as if she didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

Lin Shu saw this and said, "Xiao Fei, I have something to do with you."

"Brother Lin, just tell me, why do you want to see me outside?"

Lin Shu smiled and said: "Then I'm not polite. I'll borrow a car from you and drive around. I'll have to do some errands later."

"What do I mean? Come on, you can pick any of the cars I have here, drive whichever one you want, and talk about whether to borrow it or not. My car dealer here still asked you to borrow money to invest in it!" Cheng Xiaofei He waved his hand.

"I have forgotten all the old accounts!"

Cheng Xiaofei emphasized: "You forgot, but I can't forget! Don't be careless when it comes to money! By the way, Brother Lin, I just want to tell you something." As he said that, he glanced at Ye Cunxin.

Lin Shu immediately understood what he meant and said to Ye Cunxin: "In this case, you go and choose a car first!"

Ye Cunxin said: "Okay!"

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Came to his office with Cheng Xiaofei.

"What's going on? It's so mysterious and the door is closed!" Lin Shu asked curiously when he saw him like this.

Cheng Xiaofei lowered his voice slightly and said, "Brother Lin, why did you get together with Zhang Haiyan's daughter?"

Lin Shu said speechlessly: "What do you mean by getting together? I've already told you that she is my colleague and we are not who you think!"

Cheng Xiaofei said: "I know, what I mean is, why are you so close to Zhang Haiyan's daughter?"

Lin Shu heard something wrong with his words. He frowned and asked tentatively: "Xiao Fei, you seem to be a little resistant to Zhang Haiyan. What's going on?"

"Khan, I have nothing against her! She's just a business woman, and she has nothing to do with me. But..." Cheng Xiaofei came closer to Lin Shu and his voice became even lower: "Didn't Zhang Haiyan come to my place to buy something last time?" Approval of cars? My dad already knows about this. He told me to have less contact with people like Zhang Haiyan! I heard what he meant. Zhang Haiyan doesn’t seem to be very clean at all. As you know, my dad rarely cares about it. Who did I come into contact with, let alone ask about my business matters, so suddenly I was told to have less contact with Zhang Haiyan, I feel... something is not right!"

He didn't say it clearly, but Lin Shu already understood what he meant.

Cheng Xiaofei was doing this for his own good. After all, because of his family relationship, he could know a lot of things that others didn't know. Cheng Xiaofei was worried that Lin Shu didn't know about it and would easily have some influence on Lin Shu.

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Xiao Fei, I know everything you said! However, Zhang Haiyan is Zhang Haiyan, and Ye Cunxin is Ye Cunxin. Don't worry! I know it all!"

So many years of relationship.

Thinking of Lin Shu's current identity, Cheng Xiaofei seemed to have guessed something. He didn't ask any questions at the moment and nodded: "Well, you just have to know! If there is anything you need to know, give me a call and let me know!"

Lin Shu smiled helplessly: "I can still be polite to you!"

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In the end, Lin Shu drove a Range Rover from Cheng Xiaofei and headed towards Shuaiqi Villa.

There were shadows of trees dancing on the country road. Lin Shu and Ye Cunxin, dressed in casual clothes, drove the Range Rover to a corner. They could vaguely see the villa in front of them. Under Lin Shu's control, the Land Rover whimpered a few times and stalled.

The two people deliberately lowered the car windows and looked like they were arguing.

At this moment, in the bushes on both sides of the road, a well-camouflaged muzzle extended from the grass. The sniper, wearing a camouflage net filled with weeds, whispered into the headset:

"Someone broke in, within my range!"

A bald head showed its eyes from the gap in the window on the second floor of the villa: "Don't shoot yet! Find out where they came from. Our mission is to lurk until the opening ceremony. It's too early to be exposed now!"

Beside the bald head, several armed men were squatting and waiting with weapons in hand.

One gangster asked: "Could it be a police officer?"

After hearing this, the bald man thought for a while, put on his sunglasses and said, "I'll go down and meet them. If anything goes wrong, you can shoot at any time!"

"Understood!" The gangsters nodded.

The bald man immediately went downstairs. In a corner of the room, several migrant workers had their hands and feet tied behind their backs, with tape on their mouths, looking at the gangsters with fear...

[Yesterday I went to help my aunt pick up corns. When I came back, I was so tired that I fell asleep... Let’s start with a big chapter and continue writing in Sanchi. However, I’m not sure if the next chapter will pass the review~! Brothers who can't wait can watch it tomorrow. 】(End of this chapter)