413: We can only win, we can't afford to lose.

"Since you're guessing it's this location, why aren't you leading the team there?"

Hearing Niannian's question, Lu Jing replied.

"If we went today, and the raiding team didn't come tonight, then we would miss a chance to compete... Although our elite Team Members often go on missions, opportunities to compete with other Special Forces Brigades are rare... After we're done fighting them, and then rush over here, our First Team will definitely be the first to arrive..."

Hearing Lu Jing's confident words, Xiao Niannian smiled.

"You're absolutely right."

"Thank you for the compliment, Niannian."

Xiao Niannian heard that it was exactly as she had guessed, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian stood there, talking for a while.

Xiao Niannian looked at her watch; it was already past nine in the evening.

If these people were coming, they would definitely only sneak in after midnight.

There was still a long time to go. She wondered if it would be her eldest and second brothers, or Qiao Yan and his group.

Speaking of Qiao Yan, Xiao Niannian felt a strong dislike. Qiao Yan's gaze was too sinister; she always described Qiao Yan as having eyes like a snake.

When she met Qiao Zhu in the Capital City, although Qiao Zhu was a bit unruly, she wasn't someone who didn't know when to advance or retreat. Moreover, Qiao Zhu wasn't as she appeared; her current goal in drawing in Ma Xue and Zhang Xiaorou was the Gu Family.

How much did Zhang Fu have to do with her mother's disappearance back then?

Or rather, had Zhang Fu and the Qiao Family been in contact as early as twenty years ago?

Xiao Niannian's expression turned serious as she began to ponder these matters.

Lu Jing saw Niannian's serious face, radiating killing intent. He didn't know what Niannian was thinking about, but at a time like this, he didn't disturb her.

After a while, Xiao Niannian returned to the tent.

"You rest now, I'll call you later."

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian hummed in affirmation.

Although it was a hot August summer, the wind on this island was still quite strong, and there weren't many mosquitoes at this time. This tent was now much more effective than the original one, so the sound wasn't the whooshing of the wind.

Xiao Niannian lay down and fell asleep shortly after.

More than three hours passed.

Xiao Niannian heard birds chirping.

The birds began to chirp outside the tent.

"Master, boats are approaching. They're coming from the outpost twenty nautical miles away..."

The birds' movements woke up the few people in the tent.

Xiao Niannian opened her eyes but didn't move.

After more than ten minutes, a voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"001 reporting, there's movement on the sea..."

"003 reporting, ships sighted on the eastern sea..."

All three small teams reported the situation. Xiao Niannian took out her binoculars and went outside.

From afar, she saw four boats on the sea, but their positions were all different; they were approaching from four directions. Moreover, they only had oil lamps, relying entirely on the moonlight to make their way here. It seemed there must be experienced fishermen guiding them on board, otherwise, these people would surely get lost at night.

Lu Jing and Instructor Qin were also looking through binoculars at this time. These binoculars were all made by Xiao Niannian for them, and they were much better than those made by the Arms Factory.

They didn't use oil lamps here, and the place they were currently staying was an excellent location, easy to defend and difficult to attack. From a high vantage point, everything below could be seen, while from the boats, this place remained invisible.

"Old Lu, they've really gone all out this time. Four boats, how many people must that be?" Instructor Qin sighed, then expressed some worry. "I think our home base might get raided."

"No need to worry, I've already arranged everything for our Production Brigade members at the training base..."

Instructor Qin had actually been worried about these things since he first sensed some movement.

Although the higher-ups gave them the authority to recruit, the elimination rate was also very high. The competition within the First, Second, and Third Teams of the Special Forces Brigade was also very intense. In recent years, not only were there various missions, but the internal competitions within the Production Brigade were also incredibly fierce.

If it weren't for Old Lu, how could their First Team maintain first place every year, almost never losing?

The Second Team and Third Team always fought desperately against them in competitions, but every time, they failed to win.

This time, the Second Team and Third Team shouldn't expect to win either.

Xiao Niannian smiled when she heard Lu Jing's words.

As soon as she suspected there was a problem with this mission, she also guessed that the training base would encounter the same problem. She guessed that Lu Jing would also make arrangements.

"This isn't just an assessment for our Special Forces Brigade; we absolutely cannot lose to other units..."

Instructor Qin's heart filled with fighting spirit when he remembered this.

They must win, they absolutely cannot lose.

Xiao Niannian thought of the laser simulation combat system from her original world. At this time, technology wasn't that advanced, but she could try to do some research in this area, and perhaps design it decades earlier than in her original world... On a distant boat, Qiao Yan was looking at the island through binoculars.

"Why are they so quiet? Could they all be asleep?"

"They've been tired all day, what else would they be doing besides sleeping?"

"The higher-ups said they were coming out this time to rescue fishermen, not for an assessment. The wind and waves are strong at night, so they must have only left a few people on guard, and the others are sound asleep..."

"This time, if we take down this Special Forces Brigade, then we'll be the most powerful Special Forces..."

Qiao Yan listened to his teammates' joyful words, then directly poured cold water on them.

"You're thinking too simply. I know Lu Jing; he's as cunning as a sieve. Maybe they've already set a trap, just waiting for us to walk into it..."

Hearing Qiao Yan's words, the other few people didn't quite believe him.

"Old Qiao, you're the best in our team, how can you boost the morale of others?"

"Captain Qiao, you're overestimating this Military Unit from Yangcheng a bit too much."

"Although we haven't competed with them, we're definitely much stronger than them..."

"I don't believe they can beat us."

Qiao Yan listened to their words and looked at their confident expressions, then sneered.

Sure enough, they had won too many times and had become arrogant.

Seeing Qiao Yan's grim expression, the faces of the several small captains and Political Instructors also turned serious.

"Old Qiao, we've divided into three small teams and made all the arrangements. Although they're strong, we're stronger."

"We'll definitely win this time."

"We'll go tell the Team Members now..."

"We trust you, and with your command, we will definitely win."

Qiao Yan ignored them. He continued to look at the island through his binoculars. At this moment, the clouds had covered the moon, and the light grew even dimmer.