"Duan, Duan, Duan... Company Commander!"
Song Lili hastily got up from the ground!
The moment Duan Chen’s face came close, she felt an intense terror gripping her heart.
Fortunately, upon focusing for two seconds, she realized the person before her was Duan Chen, not Duan Shen.
"Everyone has gone to eat, what are you doing here? Aren’t you hungry after training all morning?"
"Company Commander Duan, you’re back?"
"I was punished to run laps in the morning, I got a bit tired after finishing, and I’m so tired I can’t eat, so I thought I’d rest for a while."
Duan Chen walked over to the shade of a large tree by the training field, and Song Lili hesitated for a moment before following.
Duan Chen handed her a bottle of water.
"Does Company Commander Duan have something to say to me?"
"How did you recognize that day that the person was Duan Shen and not me?"
"Although you look alike, he and you have different demeanors."
"Company Commander Duan, with your rich combat experience, you wouldn’t disbelieve in what’s called ’intuition,’ would you?"
Song Lili hit the nail on the head,
"A hundred years ago, Wan Haokong, a distinguished officer who graduated from Xilin Military Academy, led five thousand soldiers to repel an invasion of thirty thousand ambitious troops from the neighboring Qiu Country. The most crucial moment was when the later Great General Wan Haokong relied on his intuition to identify a spy infiltrating our camp. Without any evidence, just on intuition, which later proved to be the winning key in Great General Wan Haokong’s victory."
"You even know about this..."
Duan Chen had not expected that.
"This is one of the most famous battles in the history of our country. Of course I know."
Song Lili’s lips curled up, showing a trace of pride.
"True, but do you know why Great General Wan Haokong’s intuition was so accurate?"
"He had fought in battles for many years and had rich experience, which cultivated such intuition."
"Right, but you... Tang Xiaohua, at twenty-one, just out of high school, coming from a remote rural area, how can you have such sharp intuition?"
Duan Chen looked at Song Lili meaningfully.
The probing in his eyes was clear to her, and by now, she wasn’t so afraid of having her identity revealed—after all, Wen Nian already knew.
However, the identity of Tang Xiaohua was much more convenient than that of the daughter of the mayor of Anlin City.
She also didn’t want to gamble on whether her father would object to her joining the military if he found out.
"Company Commander Duan, you can’t judge a person’s experience solely by age, right?"
"True that... Tang Xiaohua, so why are you working so hard to apply to the military academy?"
"The two hundred thousand subsidy."
Duan Chen looked at her, "Your eyes say it’s not enough."
Song Lili laughed and touched her nose, "I want to become the first female President of our country."
Duan Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Ha ha! Just kidding."
Song Lili quickly joked.
Duan Chen stood up, dusting off his clothes, "Joking? But your eyes are saying you’re not."
Song Lili’s expression remained unchanged, but she genuinely thought Duan Chen was terrifying.
Don’t most people think she’s daydreaming?
"If your dream is to become the first female President of our country, why not start by becoming an outstanding, exceptional soldier first?"
Song Lili was stunned for a moment.
"Tang Xiaohua, if you truly possess an intuition that lets you make the right decision at crucial moments... then I believe, you will not only be an excellent soldier but soon also grow into an outstanding officer."