Published at 9th of October 2026 6:08 am

Chapter 4105: Strange Behavior

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"Hey, hey, hey, that’s a personal attack."

"Hehe..."

Chen Zhiyi laughed, "If there’s a suitable one, you should consider it, and besides, your hobby is known throughout the Central Guards Brigade."

"Hmm? No way, even this confidential stuff is known."

"Do I need to tell you Xiao Bing and Luo Qi’s sizes?"

"We also have Yu Siying in our team, and she’s only a B."

"I heard that during the trial, Yu Siying’s performance was second only to Sui Qiang. Was it because she performed so well that you recruited her, otherwise you wouldn’t have."

A sly smile appeared on Chen Zhiyi’s face.

"Do you want to consider it?"

"Forget it, I think it’s a bit fake."

"Fake?"

"Feels like there’s padding inside, not as natural as Xiao Bing’s and Luo Qi’s."

"You can even tell that?"

"Never doubt my professional judgment."

"As expected of Team Leader Lin."

"Oh, both Team Leader Lin and Team Leader Chen are here."

As they were talking, Chen Peng came over carrying his meal, along with a folder in his hand.

"Why are you coming over now?"

"I just went to sort out their assessment scores. I think this batch this year is not bad, at least half of them can make it."

Lin Yi glanced at the folder on the table.

"Is this their assessment results?"

Chen Peng nodded, "These are the basic training scores. I transferred a few people from the Fourth Team, and tonight we’re starting real combat training to see how they respond on the spot. From this point on, there will be large-scale eliminations."

Static talent and dynamic talent are two completely different things.

A slightly lower level doesn’t mean their battlefield performance will also be bad, so necessary real combat training is an essential part that cannot be skipped.

Lin Yi opened the folder, ready to check this year’s new recruits’ scores.

To her surprise, in all the test scores, Zhou Rui was actually ranked first.

"What’s going on this year, letting a girl take first place."

"Zhou Rui indeed is much stronger than them, which is understandable. Back when your team was recruiting, if it weren’t for Sui Qiang, the first would have been Yu Siying."

Lin Yi suddenly felt a bit sentimental, realizing how many years had passed.

"With such good assessment scores, as long as the real combat test score isn’t too bad, it should be fine."

"You could say that. If luck is really bad and they get eliminated first, there’s no one else to blame."

Lin Yi nodded with a smile.

Luck is indeed something no one can predict with certainty.

The three continued chatting while eating, and after the meal, Chen Zhiyi went back to work, while Lin Yi headed to the intelligence department.

"Team Leader Lin."

Seeing Lin Yi approaching, the people in the intelligence department stood up to greet her.

"You all continue with your work, don’t mind me," Lin Yi said with a smile, making her way to a middle-aged man.

The man’s name was Pan Youwei, he was the director of the intelligence department.

"Director Pan."

"Team Leader Lin, still working during the holidays?" Pan Youwei said with a smile.

In terms of rank, Pan Youwei was higher than Lin Yi.

But given Lin Yi’s identity and position in the Central Guards Brigade, apart from Liu Hong, everyone spoke to her with respect.

"There’s still a lot to wrap up, can’t sit still," Lin Yi said with a smile:

"How’s the situation over in Corea now?"

"It’s mostly heating up; it seems the officials have noticed this too and started a new round of armed intervention, with more intensity than ever before. I guess they want to use this chance to resolve the issue once and for all."

"The situation on Corea’s side is stabilizing, but this conflict isn’t going to disappear on its own, and our side might become their new battlefield."

"They have the guts to come over?"

"Smaller organizations naturally wouldn’t dare, but Anglo, Mammon, and the Kaijie Group definitely have it in them; they’re all secretly getting ready," Lin Yi said:

"Besides that, I’m worried about other organizations joining forces to form an allied force, though the possibility is low."

Pan Youwei frowned, "Any specific information?"

"Not yet for now, just a suspicion of mine," Lin Yi said:

"Actually, we made a mistake, which was underestimating the allure of the Sheepskin Scroll. I suspect these people might have already infiltrated."

"If that’s true, it’s our fault."

Lin Yi smiled, "That’s normal. If they want to, there are countless ways to infiltrate. What we really need to guard against is ourselves, especially the Fifth to Eighth Teams, which absolutely cannot have issues."

"You can rest assured about that. While I can’t speak for other areas, our internal defense is certainly solid," Pan Youwei said:

"Recently, our intelligence department has been strengthening its work. You could say it’s improving year after year. This year, no matter who comes, they won’t find any opportunities."

Lin Yi nodded and then caught up with Pan Youwei on the recent situations before leaving.

After leaving, Lin Yi didn’t exit the Central Guards Brigade but instead climbed to the highest point of the brigade quietly.

From here, she had a vantage point to observe the entire base’s internal situation.

With her excellent sight, Lin Jiang could easily capture every corner of the Central Guards Brigade, and saw things very clearly.

From the perspective of defensive deployment, the entire base of the Central Guards Brigade was virtually flawless.

Then the final issue could only lie with the people.

As long as the internal personnel had no problems, this conflict and friction wouldn’t be an issue.

Involuntarily, Lin Yi directed her gaze toward the new recruits.

Lin Yi quickly spotted Zhou Rui among the crowd.

Training with full dedication, it was apparent that her individual ability was quite good.

Then Lin Yi glanced at Zhao Siqi, also a D, but she looked much more natural, Lin Yi found Zhou Rui must have padded.

But such an act was completely meaningless.

Trial training at the Central Guards Brigade prohibited makeup, and there were no outsiders here. Besides, padding during training would affect the test results, and could even impact scores, making this move entirely counterproductive.

So what was her purpose in doing this?

Lin Yi suddenly thought of what Zhou Jianrong had said to her.

He mentioned that Zhou Rui’s dream was to join the First Team and asked if she had a chance.

But during drinks yesterday, he clearly understood the First Team’s situation and told her, so why was she doing this today?

Lin Yi couldn’t shake her suspicion, becoming increasingly uneasy.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yi suddenly murmured, noticing something was wrong.

Zhou Rui’s two big ’land mines’ seemed to have become normal.

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