149: Chapter 149 New Recruits Go Missing

"What?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately rushed toward the edge of the boat.

Sure enough, a hole had appeared at the very edge of the boat at some unknown point. Seawater was currently pouring in frantically; it was estimated that the entire speedboat would sink before long.

After seeing the state of the boat clearly, the expressions of everyone present instantly darkened.

Zhao Wu even started cursing directly: "Shit! That Tiger Black Face wants to play us to death!"

"Once I get out of this, I'm definitely going to military court to sue him! This is fucking murder!"

"Right! We definitely have to sue him!"

The crowd joined in the cursing, their faces full of fury.

"Enough, enough! The priority right now is to figure out how to get back!"

Qin Mo sighed and spoke helplessly.

"Sigh..."

Everyone fell silent at this moment.

...

On the other side, inside the command post of the naval base.

A group of naval commanders were sitting in front of a large screen.

Among them were Instructor Hu and Captain Ji.

The content playing on the large screen was exactly Qin Mo and the others' small boat.

"This New Recruit is not bad! He's quite handsome too! What's his name?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly pointed at Qin Mo and asked.

Hearing this, Captain Ji stepped forward and said calmly, "Brigade Commander, this New Recruit's name is Qin Mo!"

"Qin Mo?"

The Brigade Commander's expression froze for a moment, then he said with some pleasant surprise, "Is this New Recruit named Qin Mo the same one who fought you to a draw?"

Captain Ji gave a helpless, bitter smile. "Yes, Brigade Commander, it is indeed him!"

"Hahaha! This New Recruit named Qin Mo is good! To be able to fight you to a draw and even guess so quickly that we did this on purpose! Not bad, not bad!"

Immediately after, the Brigade Commander looked at the dark-faced Instructor Hu beside him with a teasing expression.

"Old Hu! How come I didn't know you had a nickname like Tiger Black Face?"

"Hahahaha..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the command post burst into loud laughter.

The corner of Instructor Hu's mouth twitched as he gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"Brigade Commander, please stop teasing me. I only did it to be more serious. If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this instructor job!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure appeared on the Brigade Commander's face.

"Since when did you, Old Hu, become so petty? Being talked about for a bit won't make you lose a pound of flesh, what are you afraid of?"

"Yes, yes, yes! The Brigade Commander is right!"

Instructor Hu said helplessly.

Then, the crowd stopped teasing Instructor Hu and turned their attention back to Qin Mo and the others.

...

By now, the entire speedboat was filled with water. In their panic, the group could only jump into the sea, watching helplessly as the boat disappeared bit by bit.

"Shit! What do we do? Do we look for an island, or swim back?"

Wang Hao roared.

Qin Mo groaned for a moment and said loudly, "Is there anyone here who isn't a good swimmer?"

Everyone looked at each other upon hearing this.

"No need to ask. Among those who can come to be in the Navy, which one isn't a good swimmer?"

Ye, who had been acting as background noise for half the day, said indifferently. "Very well! Since everyone's swimming skills are good, then I propose we all swim back. Although this method is very tiring, it is also the safest."

"We are unfamiliar with the surroundings here. If we encounter undercurrents or even underwater cliffs while searching for an island, we'll all be finished."

"And the path back has been scouted by the boat, so we can be sure it's safe. Does anyone have any objections?"

Hearing this, one part of the group was willing to follow Qin Mo and swim back, while another part planned to take the risk and look for an island.

The group split into two: one following Qin Mo, and the other following Zhao Wu.

Qin Mo scanned the crowd briefly; he could only offer his own thoughts, but he couldn't make decisions for others.

"Very well! Then let's set off! If anyone runs out of strength halfway, you must ask those around you for help!"

"Understood!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Then, Qin Mo glanced back at Zhao Wu and the others before swimming in the direction they came from.

Meanwhile, Zhao Wu and his group swam in the opposite direction.

...

"What is this Zhao Wu thinking, taking matters into his own hands?"

At this moment, inside the command room.

Instructor Hu looked at Zhao Wu and the others who were going to look for an island and cursed in anger.

There was no island there at all. The reason that veteran had 'disappeared' was because they had sent a boat to pick him up.

Furthermore, their unit had not scouted the distant sea area; everything inside was still unknown. This meant Zhao Wu and the others could encounter various accidents at any moment.

At this time, not only Instructor Hu, but even the Brigade Commander's face was terrifyingly dark.

"Pass down my order! Order the helicopters to immediately go and find those men. If they can't even realize something like this, let them leave once they're back! Our Navy doesn't want fools!"

"Yes!"

Instructor Hu and Captain Ji exchanged a look, then turned and left.

...

"Brother Mo! How much longer do we have to swim?"

At this moment, on the sea, a group of New Recruits were swimming desperately, panting heavily.

Zheng Xiaohu asked Qin Mo while swimming.

"Probably another hour and a half!"

Qin Mo thought for a moment and replied.

"Can we swim to shore in an hour and a half?"

"No! In an hour and a half, we can reach a small island. Besides that, we'll need to find a way to get from the island back to the mainland, which will take about half a day. But if we swam back directly, we wouldn't make it even in three days."

"Huh? Brother Mo, how do you know there's an island ahead?"

Everyone else also looked at Qin Mo curiously.

Qin Mo sighed helplessly. "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. I can only tell you that this is feng shui."

"Wait? Brother Mo! You even know feng shui? But isn't that stuff used for grave robbing? It can be used to find islands too?"

Shi Hao asked with a face full of confusion.

"The study of feng shui is broad and profound. Above, it can locate gold and find burial sites; below, it can seek good fortune and avoid disaster! Anyway, you wouldn't understand! Just keep up!"

"Oh!"

The crowd nodded with dazed expressions.

...

At this time, Instructor Hu had taken Captain Ji and the two of them in a helicopter to search the area where Zhao Wu and the others were countless times.

However... they found nothing.

"Dammit!"

The faces of the two were incredibly ugly. For something to happen on the first day of New Recruit training, with dozens of people missing, was no small crime!

"Should we report it?"

Captain Ji looked at Instructor Hu, whose face was getting uglier and uglier, and asked in a low voice.

"Sigh~"

"Report it!"

Captain Ji nodded and picked up the wireless phone.

...

*Smash!*

Inside the command room.

The Brigade Commander picked up the cup in his hand and slammed it onto the ground. The surrounding people didn't say a word; everyone's expression was incredibly ugly.

So many New Recruits missing—this was a major incident.

If things went wrong, everyone here would have to go to military court.

"No organization, no discipline! Why didn't they follow the main group? They just had to take matters into their own hands! Now look! Everyone is missing!"

The Brigade Commander flew into a rage, his face full of fury.

"Call Old Hu! Tell them to keep searching! And send ten more helicopters over. I want them found, dead or alive!"