Then let the witch offer her loyalty

Shortly after the exercise began, Lei Lie was sent out by his company commander to carry out a mission. He entered a deep mountain and was instructed to wait there for further instructions.

But then an accident happened.

Except for the fact that the guns were not live ammunition, the exercise was very close to real combat standards in every other aspect, and the battlefield was in complete chaos.

The company commander was so preoccupied with the battle situation that he completely forgot about Lei Lie.

It wasn't until a month later, when the battle situation had stabilized, that the company commander discovered Lei Lie had still not returned to the unit.

Keep in mind, it was the dead of winter, and the nighttime temperature in the mountains could drop to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. One wrong move and you could really die.

The company commander was terrified and immediately sent people to look for him.

Later, the search and rescue team found Lei Lie alive deep in the mountains.

This burly man fully demonstrated what it means for a soldier to take obedience to orders as his sacred duty.

The company commander ordered him to stay here on standby, and he actually stayed on standby for a month.

For the past month, Lei Lie has lived like a savage, munching on ice when thirsty and picking berries or hunting rabbits when hungry.

Midway through, he got so cold that he went into a cave and found a hibernating brown bear. He killed it with his bare hands, then skinned it and put the skin on himself to keep warm.

He endured it all for a month until the search and rescue team arrived.

This incident shocked the entire military region at the time.

After the exercise, the company commander was given a major demerit, dismissed from his post, and demoted.

Lei Lie was awarded a third-class merit for his tenacious body and will, as well as his extraordinary deeds.

This year, Lei Lie transferred to the Witch Administration Bureau at his own request and was recommended by the Tribunal to participate in the Hunter Training Program as an external recruit, eventually ending up here.

And so, three 985 university graduates with completely different backgrounds, experiences, and personalities met in this small training camp.

Chapter 55: Perverted Instructor

After hearing the stories of her two teammates, Chen Moxin fell silent.

Now there's good news and bad news.

The good news is that neither of their teammates has shown any signs of being a "pig" yet.

The bad news is, neither of them seems like a normal person.

A passionate foreigner.

A simpleton with a stubborn head.

Moreover, judging from their experiences, both of them were recruited through external referrals, not through targeted special training programs.

I don't know if it was intentional on the part of the higher-ups, but they put those three externally recruited trainees together.

After Alexander finished making Chen Moxin's bed, he peeked at him and said, "Dude, you haven't introduced yourself yet. Who are you?"

Chen Moxin replied, "My name is Chen Moxin, and I'm a newbie who just got promoted not long ago."

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of both Alexander and Lei Lie.

"Oh! You must be Chen Moxin. I've heard of you. You killed a witch proxy in one fell swoop, right?"

"You're amazing. My dad said last time that if I ever meet you, I should learn from you."

Chen Moxin chuckled to himself.

Learn from me?

If you're not afraid of failing, then study as much as you can.

"Beep—" Just then, a sharp whistle sounded from outside the window.

"Let's go, it's time to gather."

Soon, 75 trainees arrived at the training ground one after another. They all changed into uniform training clothes and combat boots, and formed ranks in groups of three.

A dark-skinned man wearing an instructor's hat paced back and forth at the front of the line, his military boots making a rustling sound as they scraped against the dirt and stones on the ground. His indifferent eyes swept across the faces of the crowd.

“My name is Li Lei, and I will be your bishop for the next four months.”

"You've probably all heard about the details of this special training on the bus, so I won't repeat them here."

"But before we begin today's training, I need to teach you the rules here."

"Not many, just three rules."

Li Lei walked slowly among the trainees in the first row, scanning their faces.

“Some of you were specially trained, some were recruited or recommended from outside, some came from impoverished families, and some were born into wealth and privilege.”

“No matter what your family background is, you are all the same in my eyes. I will not look down on you because your parents are commoners, nor will I give you special treatment because your parents are high-ranking officials.”

"My first rule here is—"

Li Lei stopped in front of a tall student.

Without warning, he suddenly kicked the other man in the stomach.

With a thud, the student was unexpectedly kicked to the ground. He looked at Li Lei with confusion, not understanding why he was suddenly attacked.

Li Lei looked at the student expressionlessly and said coldly, "The first rule is that I'm in charge of everything here. I can do whatever I want."

"You, just lie there and don't get up, do 200 push-ups."

The student was a little annoyed, but didn't say anything and resigned himself to his bad luck by starting to do push-ups.

"Now let's talk about the second rule—"

Li Lei pointed to a student in the second row: "What's your name? Say it out loud."

The trainee shouted, "Reporting, instructor, my name is Liu Ping!"

"I can't hear you! Say it again!"

"Reporting, Instructor! My name is Liu Ping!!"

"I can't hear you! The sound is too soft, I can't hear you!"

"Reporting, Instructor, my name is Liu Ping!!!"

The student's face turned bright red, veins bulged, and he was about to shout himself hoarse.

Li Lei, however, still rushed forward with a cold face, grabbed him by the collar, and forcibly pressed him to the ground.

"I can't hear you! I said I can't hear you, and that's final! You think you can be a witch hunter by speaking so softly?!"

"200 push-ups, right now!"

The student swallowed hard, his throat tingled with a metallic taste, and began doing push-ups without uttering a sound.

Li Lei glanced coldly at the trainees and said, "The second rule is that I'm in charge of everything here, and I can do whatever I want."

At this point, one of the trainees couldn't stand it anymore and frowned, reminding him, "Instructor, corporal punishment is uncivilized."

Li Lei stared straight at him: "What did you say?"

The trainee straightened his back and said with a strong sense of justice, "Reporting to the instructor, I just said that corporal punishment is uncivilized. Our country has regulations that prohibit corporal punishment and beatings."

Li Lei glared at him, snorted, and sneered, "Fine, well said. Now I'll teach you the third rule."

Li Lei's fingers traced across the face of the contestant and his two teammates: "The three of you are eliminated. Now pack your bags and go back to where you came from."

The three trainees looked at each other in disbelief, their faces filled with shock.

The leader of the trainees shouted indignantly, "Why are we being eliminated?! What did we do wrong?!"

Li Lei grabbed the man's hair, glared at him, and said, word by word, "Because I'm in charge of everything here. I can do whatever I want."

"I can hit you if I want, I can curse you if I want, I can eliminate you if I want, without any explanation or reason."

"You three, get out! Now!"

The student in the lead was so shocked he couldn't speak, while the other two looked flustered and tried to explain themselves at once.

"Instructor, I didn't say a word!"

"Yeah, instructor, it's none of our business if you eliminate him or not!"

Li Lei pushed the student in his arms away, looked at the three of them with a sneer, and kept repeating that sentence.

"Because I'm in charge of everything here, I can do whatever I want."

He waved his hand in the distance, and soon several fully armed guards arrived and took away the three students who looked aggrieved.

In the 53rd training session of the Twin Cities Hunter Training Camp, three trainees were eliminated within just a few minutes of the start.

The number of people decreased from 75 to 72, and the number of teams decreased from 25 to 24.

At that moment, the air seemed to freeze, and the atmosphere became as murky as cement.

No one expected that three perfectly good trainees, who had gone through numerous selection processes to get here, would be eliminated without any reason simply for questioning the instructors' barbaric methods.

It's important to know that there is no such thing as a "World War II" in the Witch Hunter selection process.

If you fail to become a permanent employee, you can wait for the next time. If you fail the next time, there's always the time after that, and the time after that.

As long as you can endure the waiting, you can keep waiting.

But the selection process for witch hunters is different.

One failure will close the door to selection forever, and you will never have a second chance in your life.

In other words, once you enter this training camp, you either leave as a witch hunter or you'll never have that identity again.

That's why the scene just now put immense psychological pressure on the trainees; Li Lei's image weighed heavily on their minds like a demonic mountain.

Everyone was afraid that they would be eliminated by this all-powerful instructor for some strange reason.

In that case, all previous efforts would be in vain.

Chapter 56 Motherland, Oh Motherland

A tense atmosphere spread rapidly, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts.

But at this moment, one person was pursing his lips, looking serious, but actually he was so tired of holding back his laughter that he was about to die.

This person is Chen Moxin.

In her previous life, as a psychologist who played the clown, Chen Moxin had already thoroughly mastered psychology.

He could tell at a glance that Li Lei was trying to establish his authority.

As Li Lei himself said, the students here come from all walks of life; some are accomplished in their professional fields, while others have very wealthy family backgrounds.

To manage such a group of people, you must establish your authority firmly from the very first meeting so that you can keep them in check later.

As for the three trainees who were ruthlessly eliminated just now, they were all "actors".

They set off together with everyone else, arrived here together, reported together, and participated in the first training session together.

At first glance, he looked no different from the other trainees.

But they were actually "actors" hired by Li Lei to cooperate in the play.

Those three weren't there for the special training at all. Their purpose was simply to stand there, question Li Lei's authority, and then be eliminated by him, leaving this matter weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.

For these highly capable trainees, simply beating and scolding them cannot truly establish authority; beating and scolding them a thousand times or ten thousand times will be useless.

But if they discover that the instructors can eliminate them in an instant, making all their efforts in the first half of their lives vanish, this sense of oppression will surpass all punishment.

As for how Chen Moxin saw through it...

It's very simple; he himself is a conman who excels at acting.

The resentment, anger, and frustration of those three people were actually very real; their acting was quite professional.

However, Chen Moxin still noticed traces of acting through their unintentional micro-expressions at certain moments.

This special training should be quite interesting, he thought.

...

Li Lei was unaware that a more cunning conman had already seen through his scheme.

His gaze swept across the students' faces, and none of them dared to meet his gaze; they simply stared straight ahead without moving.