Free Web NovelChapter 172: Chapter 172: Perfect Timing
At Jiang Xinghai’s command, the thirty-six security guards shot off from their spots.
Fifteen minutes!
They had already stepped into Martial Arts, their physiques far surpassing those of ordinary people, and they were brimming with confidence!
"My, they’re all acting like they’ve been pumped full of adrenaline. You certainly live up to your title as Minister of Security."
Shen Lingyin, holding a parasol, came to stand beside Jiang Xinghai. "However, I wonder if you’ll show any favoritism. For example, if one of them is your friend, will you intentionally go easy on him?"
"That’s why you’re staying. So my conscience can be clear," Jiang Xinghai said.
"I—I’m not here to supervise you," Shen Lingyin hurriedly explained.
"Then what brings you here to see me, Lingyin?" Of course, Jiang Xinghai knew she wasn’t here to supervise him. He finally broached the subject, turning the question back on her.
"My best friend is going on a blind date soon, and she asked me to come along and help size up the guy. I’d like to ask you to pretend to be my date and accompany me." Shen Lingyin’s gaze was pure, and she didn’t seem to be joking.
Jiang Xinghai nodded at once. "Of course. Just let me know in advance when we’re going."
"You agreed so easily?" Shen Lingyin blinked.
"The Shen Family has been very good to me, so it’s only natural that I help you. Why would I hesitate?" Jiang Xinghai said with a faint smile.
"Fine. If you help me out this time, perhaps I can create an opportunity for you and my sister to be alone together." Shen Lingyin gave a knowing smile, and the glint in her eyes seemed to tell Jiang Xinghai there was a deal to be had.
Of course, this was merely a plot Shen Lingyin had concocted to test Jiang Xinghai one last time.
"Lingyin, I’m not the type to take advantage of a situation," Jiang Xinghai said, his expression serious.
"Sigh! It’s a shame. My sister is so magnificent, yet she’s still single. As her younger sister, I suppose I’ll just have to help her find some other young, outstanding talent," Shen Lingyin said with a regretful look.
Jiang Xinghai only smiled mysteriously, offering no reply.
’Shen Lingyin would never guess in a million years that her sister, Shen Lingxue, was already his.’
"My friend’s blind date seems to be tomorrow. I’ll let you know the specific time. I’m going to head back now." Shen Lingyin didn’t linger any longer and turned to leave.
She needed to make some arrangements.
Jiang Xinghai wasn’t too suspicious about it.
’Even if she was just trying to mess with him, he’d go along with it.’
Eleven minutes later!
"Minister Jiang, I did it!"
The first security guard to finish the ten laps arrived before Jiang Xinghai, panting for breath.
"I didn’t expect you to be the first. Not bad!" Jiang Xinghai smiled, pleased.
This was Liu Jing, the same man who had once solemnly sworn to livestream himself eating shit.
He was later forgiven by Jiang Xinghai, and the matter was put behind them.
Thanks to his considerable talent, he had taken first place this time!
A few seconds later.
"Minister Jiang, I... did it too!"
"And me!"
Within the next minute, everyone had finished the five-kilometer run. Not a single man failed; all were successful.
Even the slowest man finished in twelve minutes and thirty-five seconds!
"Now you’re all showing your confidence. Very good!"
Jiang Xinghai looked over the crowd. "Rest for half an hour. Then we’ll move on to the second assessment—a test of strength. Follow me back to the training room."
The group was ecstatic.
No one had dropped out of the first test of the three-day special training!
「Half an hour later.」
「Inside the training room.」
"The second test assesses endurance and explosive power."
Jiang Xinghai sat on a bench by the door. "Everyone, spread out. We’ll test endurance first: one hundred and fifty push-ups in one minute."
"Are you serious?"
"One hundred and fifty in one minute?"
A few of the men cried out in disbelief.
The few veterans among them merely smiled wryly.
One of them stepped forward. "I used to train in the Special Warfare Department. One hundred push-ups a minute was considered passing. For those of us who have entered the world of Martial Arts, Minister Jiang setting the bar at one hundred and fifty is really not that high."
Understanding dawned on the men.
’That’s right!’
’They had already stepped into Martial Arts!’
"Three, two, one... begin. One minute on the clock," Jiang Xinghai’s voice rang out.
Without hesitation, the men began their push-ups in unison.
One minute later!
Not only did everyone pass, but the top performer reached two hundred!
This display of strength made the men even more confident. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
’Their bodies really were so much stronger after stepping into Martial Arts!’
A smile touched Jiang Xinghai’s eyes. "Next, another half-hour rest, then we move on to the third assessment: combat..."
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Suddenly, a loud series of bangs from the main gate interrupted Jiang Xinghai.
"Minister Jiang! Pan Baoshun, the security director who was recently fired, is at the gate causing trouble with a group of people! Director Xue is fighting them by himself!" a guard who had just checked the security monitors reported as he rushed over.
"What?"
"That Pan Baoshun doesn’t know when to quit! How dare he show his face here and cause trouble?"
"This is bad. His older brother, Pan Bao, is a minor boss in the criminal underworld. He must be here today too!"
The security guards were all incensed, their gazes turning in unison toward Jiang Xinghai.
"What perfect timing."
Jiang Xinghai’s eyes narrowed into a smile. "In that case, we’re changing the third combat assessment. Go cripple every single one of those troublemakers. I’ll take full responsibility for the consequences. Go!"
