Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Navy Is Stunned—Is He Even Human?
“…This…”
Long Baichuan and Wu Gang were montarily stunned by Lin Yi’s words.
But as they recovered, they exchanged knowing smiles.
As seasoned naval officers, they imdiately understood what Lin Yi had just done—he had not only distanced himself from the situation but had also frad the entire event under the banner of rescue operations. No matter how this incident was discussed afterwards, Lin Yi would always stand on the right side of the argunt.
You, sly little fox.
Long Baichuan studied him with amusent.
“You don’t look like you’re even twenty.”
“Our Vice Squad Leader joined last winter—he’s only eighteen.”
“And not just that, he was the top scorer in the Hunan Province entrance exams—a Yanjing University student.”
Chen Xiwa, still upset over how the navy personnel had treated them earlier, spoke up with evident pride.
“What?!”
A heavy silence fell over the scene.
A new recruit, enlisted just six months ago—already a Staff Sergeant?
Even being a Yanjing University student didn’t explain such a teoric rise.
The only possibility would be that he had already earned his rank through actual military rit, which was nearly impossible in peaceti. Long Baichuan and Wu Gang exchanged glances before shaking their heads.
Monts ago, they had been thinking about recruiting Lin Yi into their reconnaissance unit. Now, it was out of the question. Soone like Lin Yi was pri officer material for the army.
There was no way the land forces would ever let him go.
Besides it wasn’t guaranteed that the Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit could even provide the right environnt for soone like him.
“Hiss—!”
The Navy recruits standing nearby gawked at Lin Yi’s youthful face.
Even Jiang Xiaoyu’s eyes practically sparkled with admiration. At that mont, Lin Yi’s gaze landed on Jiang Xiaoyu. He noticed the young man wasn’t wearing a standard military uniform—just a base logistics uniform. A thought crossed his mind, and he stepped forward.
“I overheard soone say they could hold their breath underwater for over fifteen minutes—was that you?”
“Yes.”
Jiang Xiaoyu nodded.
“So, if I hadn’t gone down just now—you were planning to?”
“Yeah.”
Jiang Xiaoyu nodded again.
Truthfully, it wasn’t about the 2,000 yuan reward.
That had just been his excuse.
He had never actually rescued anyone before—he’d been nervous as hell.
“Good! Very good!”
Lin Yi patted him on the shoulder approvingly.
“Ever considered joining the military?”
“Huh?”
Jiang Xiaoyu blinked in surprise.
“Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company—one of the army’s elite units.”
“We welco any young patriot who wants to serve.”
“It doesn’t matter where you co from. If you have the heart to serve your country, we need people like you.”
Lin Yi’s words were deliberate.
As he spoke, his gaze swept over the navy soldiers around him—especially Lu Yan and Zhang Chong.
There was no need to say it outright— Everyone here knew how the navy had treated Jiang Xiaoyu before. There had been clear tension among them. Otherwise, even soone as easygoing as Chen Xiwa wouldn’t have gone out of his way to boast in front of Long Baichuan.
“Hah…”
The navy soldiers visibly stiffened.
For the first ti, they felt… embarrassed.
“I…”
Jiang Xiaoyu hesitated.
He wasn’t sure if he should say yes or no.
Before he could answer, Long Baichuan threw an arm around his shoulders.
“He’s already one of us—part of the Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit.”
“He’s not going to the army.”
“Yeah, yeah!”
Jiang Xiaoyu glanced at Long Baichuan and quickly agreed.
“Alright then. If fate allows, we’ll et again.”
“Sir, we have business elsewhere. We’ll be taking our leave.”
Lin Yi nodded politely, changed back into his clothes, and led his n away from the beach. Watching the group of army NCOs walk off, Long Baichuan’s expression grew serious.
“Old Wu…”
“That brat just gave us a slap to the face, didn’t he?”
“It’s about ti we cleaned up the bad habits in our Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit.”
“Agreed.”
Wu Gang could clearly see the aning behind Lin Yi’s words.
Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company. One of the army’s sharpest blades. Every single one of their n was an NCO. Even dressed in civilian clothes, their military bearing never wavered. When faced with a crisis, they didn’t hesitate. They didn’t argue. They acted. anwhile, his n had argued amongst themselves, insulted their own, and judged others.
This was a serious issue. The Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit was supposed to be the navy’s elite force—its sharpest weapon. But they had no right to behave like entitled prima donnas.
“Uncle Long, I…”
Jiang Xiaoyu hesitated.
“What ‘I’?”
“You’re one of us now.”
Long Baichuan ruffled his hair.
Wu Gang didn’t object.
If Lin Yi had seen potential in this kid, then that was reason enough to keep him.
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“Lin Yi.”
“You never actually planned to recruit that kid for our unit, did you?”
“You wanted him in the navy.”
Zheng Sanpao’s eyes were sharp.
“Shff!!”
The others imdiately turned to look at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi smirked.
“Old Cannon, do you know which unit those navy soldiers belonged to?”
“No idea.”
Zheng Sanpao shook his head. Not just him— Even Chen Xiwa and the others looked confused.
“Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit—also known as the Frogman Unit.”
“They’re the navy’s elite force.”
“They hold the sa status in their command as we do in ours.”
“To train their frogn, the navy created a brutal training base called Beast Camp.”
“New recruits don’t just go through three months of training.”
“They spend two years in intense, rciless conditioning before they qualify as true frogn.”
“Hah—!”
The reconnaissance soldiers stared in shock.
“Holy hell!”
“That’s practically Special Forces level!”
Chen Xiwa exclaid.
“So… you were afraid they wouldn’t take Jiang Xiaoyu—so you pretended to recruit him first?”
Zheng Sanpao finally put the pieces together.
“Precisely.”
“Jiang Xiaoyu is better suited for the navy.”
“At least for now.”
“His lung capacity and quick thinking make him perfect for the Frogman Unit.”
“And since Beast Camp lasts two years, missing a three-month recruit camp is insignificant.”
“But for us—he’d have to pass local recruitnt exams, go through standard boot camp, and then be assigned to a unit.”
Lin Yi’s expression turned serious. Jiang Xiaoyu would find his true potential in the Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit. There, he would et the ntors who would change his life.
And one day—
When I build my own Synthetic Blue Army, Jiang Xiaoyu will play a crucial role.
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