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Chapter 197 - 195, Croatian Rhapsody (First Update)_1

Chapter 197: 195, Croatian Rhapsody (First Update)_1

Wang and his companion returned to headquarters with their heads covered in dirt, and while on the road, Wang, still wiping tears from his eyes, calmly said to the Monkey, who was driving, "Monkey, how has Wang treated you normally?"

"Great, I really can’t say enough good things about how Wang treats me. I still remember how you took a bullet for me last time. I’ll remember that for the rest of my life, my life was given by you!" Monkey earnestly replied.

"About what happened just now..."

"Don’t worry, Wang, I absolutely won’t mention you getting cried out!" Monkey swore as he promised.

Cried out my ass, damn it, who the hell got cried out!

Wang clearly remembered that he actually started crying first, and it was the sudden tears that caught him off guard and made him completely blind, so he couldn’t even catch such a normal punch. There was no way, he couldn’t see where the fist was coming from!

The ability to identify position by sound in martial arts novels does exist in reality, but how many such experts are there in the entire world?

"Ahem, Monkey, let me correct you once again, I wasn’t cried out..." Wang said earnestly.

"Don’t worry, Wang, I really won’t tell," Monkey cheerfully said, "How tight-lipped am I? Don’t you know me?"

It’s precisely because I know you that I need to make sure you get it right, wasn’t it you who spread the word the last time I got dumped? Within two days, members of Skydrive from overseas were sending me congratulatory messages, damn it!

"Just remember, don’t mention it this time, and I’ll treat you to a spa tonight!" Wang thought it over and finally decided to go with a bribe.

Upon arriving at headquarters, Xingchen was in the yard trimming the branches and leaves of her bonsai. When she saw Wang, she asked, "How did it go, any progress?"

Before Monkey could speak, Wang hurriedly said, "Smooth, very smooth!"

"That’s good," Xingchen said, then continued to focus on her bonsai.

Wang went back to his room and started to quietly contemplate everything that happened today. The interrogation report said that Ren He was suspected of having the ability to make people vomit, possibly a hypnosis master. But in reality, Wang’s job of following the target wouldn’t lead to making eye contact and alerting the target to his presence, was it some other hypnotherapy technique? However, he had received formal anti-hypnosis and interrogation training, with a willpower absolutely unreachable by ordinary people, how could he be hypnotized?

And they said it was vomiting, so why did it turn into crying, changing the game up, right?!

Lin Hao... The last person who interacted with the target was Lin Hao, and Wang had seen his mission report too, which didn’t write down anything useful, thinking of it made Wang angry!

He was now somewhat certain that the person was not on the same side as the kidnappers in Lin Hao’s case, nor as deeply scheming as he initially thought, trying to infiltrate Skydrive; it was very possible that they mistook him for a foreign force seeking revenge.

But the more he thought about the various mixed-up events, the more confused he became. How did the person find out about him? Damn it!

No, the investigation must continue, and the surveillance as well!

...

When Ren He got home, he was still a bit shaken. On the way back, he deliberately took a couple of detours to prevent anyone from following him to his residence.

What’s this all about, getting involved with such inexplicable matters? He also understood that foreign forces wouldn’t dare to be too rampant in China, so after today’s events, they probably wouldn’t continue to be so bold, right?

All he wanted now was to live his student life quietly, spar with his classmates from No.4 Middle School, and then date Yang Xi...

Military training was still ongoing. This time, Ren He arrived at school fully armed with the best sunscreen. After assembling at 8:30 in the morning and starting to stand at attention, he was fully convinced that he could complete the task this time, but at 10 o’clock, the instructor said, "Today we start practicing stopping the turn method!"

Damn, why change the activity all of a sudden? It doesn’t matter for others, but it’s different for Ren He. He’s already one-third done with his task. Do you think it’s possible for me to just give up now?

Even with sunscreen on, it’s still unbearable to be under the sun for an hour. But the most pressing issue is, how do I solve the current situation?

When the instructor shouted "turn right," everyone turned except for Ren He, who stood still...

The instructor was confused: "What’s the matter with you, student?"

"Reporting, Instructor, I want to stand at attention! When I stand at attention, I can imagine how heroic our People’s Liberation Army is. I want to learn from them!" Ren He brazenly bluffed.

The instructor couldn’t help but laugh. As the saying goes, you don’t slap a smiling face. Since the kid had flattered himself first, what could he say? He could only laugh and say, "I’ve never seen anyone who likes to stand at attention so much. Fine, go stand over to the side!"

But Ren He couldn’t move...

"Reporting to the Instructor, I want to stand right here! I just found a bit of the feeling of being a soldier, and I don’t want to break it!"

"Pff!" The students in the formation couldn’t hold back their laughter, thinking, what the hell does he mean by wanting to ’stand right here’?

The instructor was completely flustered, thinking, what feeling are you even talking about? This year’s No.4 Middle School has some really strange students—one’s vomiting like a fountain, and another insists on standing at attention right there...

"Fine, if you won’t move, we will," the instructor sighed and led the formation five meters to the side...

When the instructor saw that Ren He really did stand at attention stiffly for almost three hours, he began to admire him. You see, it’s common for veterans in the military to stand for six hours at attention, but those are old soldiers.

For new recruits at the beginning of training, it’s only 30 minutes. After that, it’s a test of standing for two hours without falling, and then they might stand for four hours, six hours.

A high school student standing for three hours is really impressive. At first, the instructor thought Ren He was just showing off by messing around, but now it’s apparent that this isn’t something you can achieve just by being quirky—it takes perseverance.

The instructor glanced at his watch and walked up to Ren He: "Found that feeling yet...?"

"Not yet..." Ren He calmly replied.

At this moment, the Divine Punishment System announced a reward: "Host has completed the task with an excellent rating. Since the host’s guitar skills have reached Master Level, a Master Level piano skill is specially awarded."

Huh, piano skills? Now that I’ve reached Master Level in one instrument, other music-related rewards are all defaulted to Master Level. That’s convenient.

Advanced level is the pinnacle of technique, and Master Level involves integrating complex emotions, like with the guitar and painting; it seems to be the case. So, does the highest level of musical instruments mean having emotions and soul makes it Master Level?

Speaking of which, Ren He was fortunate enough in his previous life to have listened to Master Joe Hisaishi play ’Summer’ live once. That heart-piercing, soul-stirring feeling was truly intoxicating, and it was after that performance he realized how beautifully the piano could be played. He wanted to relive that feeling but never had the chance again.

And Maksim’s performance of ’Croatian Rhapsody’ was so good it made his blood boil, a sensation he’d probably never get to enjoy in this life if he couldn’t play the piano.

Moreover, he loved Jay Chou in his previous life and after watching the film ’Secret’, he was particularly envious of people who could play the piano.

All in all, this reward is pretty satisfying for Ren He. Now he can play for himself, right...

Interesting! No.4 Middle School happens to have a music room, and the piano within was donated by a famous alumnus after achieving fame and success.