Chapter 32: Concentrate on Bomb Disposal
When Instructor Wang heard Zhang Dahu calling her a devil and a barren woman, she was confused. How did she become a barren woman? These boys could really say any word.
When Zhang Dahu calmed down again, Instructor Wang came to his side again, took out a cloth ball, and said, "Do you want to curse again? If you are strong enough, I will let you curse enough, okay?"
"Instructor Wang, I won't scold you. I beg you to let me go, okay?" Zhang Dahu looked pitiful.
"Zhang Dahu, you must understand that you must overcome this psychological barrier. I am doing this for your own good. Although I don't have a smile on my face, I am not harming you! If you cooperate with me, you will quickly overcome the psychological barrier and calmly pull out the bomb under the table. Why don't you try it?" Instructor Wang's tone sounded much gentler.
"I had no confidence and I was really scared."
"Don't be afraid. Calm down and tell me the terrible scene you saw under the table as if you were telling someone else's story, and then everything will be fine. Try it, I believe you can do it." Instructor Wang said as he sat on the ground and held Zhang Dahu's hand.
"Okay, Instructor Wang, I'll tell you." Zhang Dahu finally gave in, or rather, he figured it out.
"Okay, go ahead and talk! I'll hold your hand and sit next to you, don't be afraid," said Instructor Wang.
"That time, I was sleeping soundly and even dreaming while sitting up. Suddenly, I was woken up by my father. He asked my grandmother to take me with me. I saw the door was kicked open..." When Zhang Dahu talked about his father detonating the bomb, he held Instructor Wang's hand tightly and the horrifying scene appeared in his mind.
"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid. Keep talking." Instructor Wang comforted Zhang Dahu.
"...My father and mother were both killed in the explosion. I was so scared that I closed my eyes." Zhang Dahu finally finished speaking and his hand let go of Instructor Wang.
"Good! You basically succeeded. I will test you again. Remember, you have to relax." Instructor Wang said as stood up, took a lighter and lit a piece of cloth, then suddenly threw the lighter to the floor with a "bang".
When Zhang Dahu heard the sound, his body trembled and he screamed "Ah", and the scene in his mind appeared again.
"Relax, don't think about the tragic scene of your parents, relax!" said Instructor Gao.
"I want to relax. Relax, Instructor Wang is helping me..." Zhang Dahu listened to Instructor Wang's voice and drove away the images in his mind.
After a while, Zhang Dahu fell silent.
"Come, I'll pull you out! You did it!" Instructor Wang said as he dragged Zhang Dahu out and helped him unlock the handcuffs.
"Did I really succeed?" Zhang Dahu looked at Instructor Wang, feeling a little excited.
"Well. You succeeded. Just wait, and you will go under the table to dismantle the bomb later." Instructor Wang said with a smile.
Zhang Dahu finally saw Instructor Wang’s smiling face. This was the first time he saw Instructor Wang’s smiling face.
Instructor Wang installed the bomb under the table.
"Zhang Dahu, to tell you the truth, what I installed just now was also live ammunition. It's the same as the live ammunition this afternoon. You have three minutes to go under the table and dismantle it. Start!" Instructor Wang's face became serious again.
"Can I do it?"
"You can do it! Come on!" Instructor Gao looked at him with encouragement in his eyes.
Zhang Dahu lay on the ground and went under the table. He saw the bomb and the flashing red dot. The red dot gradually grew bigger and he began to feel scared again.
"Don't be afraid. Concentrate and dismantle the bomb. Otherwise, you won't be able to complete the mission and will be killed! I believe in you, you can do it!" Instructor Wang looked at his shaking feet and encouraged him.
Zhang Dahu closed his eyes and said to himself, "Calm down! Instructor Wang is helping me! Stay calm."
"Open your eyes, look at the bomb, and concentrate on defusing it!" Instructor Wang continued to encourage him.
Zhang Dahu opened his eyes, relaxed himself, looked at the bomb, and began to concentrate, looking for the wire to cut. He carefully observed and finally determined the wire to cut, picked up the clip, and clamped the wire. However, the scene in his mind appeared again.
"Zhang Dahu, don't be afraid. Relax! Be careful, bold, and believe in yourself!" said Instructor Wang.
"I believe in myself! I will complete the task!" Zhang Dahu made a and watched the flickering lights go out.
"I succeeded! I succeeded! Instructor Wang, I succeeded!" Zhang Dahu said happily.
"I told you, you can do it!" Instructor Wang smiled again, but Zhang Dahu, who was still under the table, couldn't see her smiling face.
Instructor Wang lifted the table and allowed Zhang Dahu to come out easily.
"Zhang Dahu, what you just dismantled was not live ammunition. I was afraid that something might happen to you. Do you dare to dismantle the live ammunition now?" Instructor Wang looked at him.
"Wasn't that live ammunition just now? I treated it as live ammunition. I dare, I believe in myself." Zhang Dahu seemed to have really regained his confidence.
"Okay, let's do it again, okay?" Instructor Wang said.
"Okay." Zhang Dahu said straightforwardly.
Instructor Wang installed the bomb again.
Zhang Dahu crawled under the table and looked at the bomb. This time, he looked at the flashing red light of the bomb, and no more terrible scenes appeared. He focused on the bomb, and in just over a minute, he succeeded.
Instructor Wang was completely relieved.
"Zhang Dahu, you will be able to pass the live-fire training smoothly. Don't tell anyone about what happened tonight. I'm afraid it will affect my relationship with Instructor Gao, do you understand? Even if they are your good friends, you should not tell them. Just tell them that I asked you to come here because I want to understand the situation of your group and want my students to learn from your experience, okay?" Instructor Wang looked at Zhang Dahu. He believed that the student in front of him would be able to do it after he promised him.
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"Also, during the live-fire training, you can ask to remove the bomb under the table. You said you had a headache and cramps yesterday. There was no other reason, okay?" Instructor Wang said.
"I understand. But Que Dongjin knows that I'm afraid of staying under the table." Zhang Dahu said.
"It doesn't matter. Ask him not to tell anyone, and he will keep the secret for you. Tell him that you can overcome this difficulty. In order to make him believe it, you can sleep under your bed for a while after you go back. You can use the space under the bed as a table to overcome the psychological barriers. Ask your buddies not to tell anyone. The main thing is not to let Instructor Gao know. I'm afraid she will blame me for being a know-it-all, okay?" Instructor Wang advised.
"Got it. Thank you, Instructor Wang."
"Okay, you can go back!" Instructor Wang saw Zhang Dahu out the door.
When Instructor Wang mentioned Instructor Gao Weilan, Instructor Gao was explaining to Director Li in her room. She said she didn't know that Zhang Dahu had a fear of being under the table.
"Wei Lan, don't lie to me! I know that you regard Zhang Dahu as a thorn in your side. Isn't that right?" Director Li looked at Gao Wei Lan.
"Yes! Whoever competes with me for you, I will regard him as a thorn in my side! I will remove this thorn! What's wrong? Are you feeling sorry for him? Right? Deep down you still like men, right?" Gao Weilan stared at Director Li, anger burning in her eyes, which was the fire of jealousy caused by jealousy.
"Nonsense! I only like you! He is just a student! Don't make random guesses based on your own imagination! I am very dissatisfied with your behavior! Let me tell you, you can't hurt innocent people. I have nothing to do with him. Don't you trust me so much?" There was anger in Director Li's eyes.
"Okay, I believe you, but you have to take action to prove it to me."
"How can I prove it? Didn't I say I wasn't close to him? I didn't even sense that he had that kind of feeling towards me. You said that. I think you are overthinking it. Don't say that I don't have that kind of feeling towards him. In fact, he doesn't have that kind of feeling towards me that you said." Director Li said.
"Okay, I was overthinking. But you can prove your love for me! I'll feel at ease if you come to me often!" Gao Weilan said with a smile, and approached Director Li, stroking Director Li's face with her delicate hands.
"You! I really don't know why you think that way. Okay, I'll prove it to you!" Director Li said as he picked up Gao Weilan and walked towards the bed while kissing her.
Just as Zhang Dahu arrived at the dormitory door, he ran into Que Dongjin.
"You're finally back!" Que Dongjin seemed relieved.
"Where are you going?" Zhang Dahu asked.
"Where else can I go? I'm worried about you and want to go to Instructor Wang to see you. I don't know how Instructor Wang will treat you!" said Que Dongjin .
"What will Instructor Wang do to me? I don't know. She talked to me today. Maybe she cares about me! She suspected that I was afraid of what was going on under the table and advised me to overcome my psychological barriers. Actually, I do have that little fear, but it's not as scary as you think. After Instructor Wang told me about this, I knew how to overcome it." Zhang Dahu said happily.
"Really? I'm worried about you too. Tell me, how can you overcome it?" Que Dongjin asked happily.
"Dongjin, don't tell anyone about my psychological barrier. Although everyone guesses that I am afraid, they are not sure. You must not let Instructor Gao know that Instructor Wang came to see me, okay?" Zhang Dahu said.
"Okay. But you must overcome this psychological barrier! Otherwise, this psychological barrier will cost you your life!" said Que Dongjin.
"Yeah. It's okay. I'll sleep under the bed tonight. You see, isn't under the bed the same as under the table? Tomorrow, I'll sleep under the table again. I don't believe that such a small thing can defeat me!" Zhang Dahu said with a smile, clenching his fists.
"Good! You are awesome! Let's go back to the dormitory and I'll see how you sleep under the bed." Que Dongjin laughed.
Zhang Dahu and Que Dongjin returned to the dormitory. Li Jianlan and Jiang Wukui surrounded him and asked him questions. He repeated what he had said to Que Dongjin.
"I'll start exercising now." Zhang Dahu said as he lay on the ground and moved under the bed.
Zhang Dahu got under the bed, and within a minute, he shouted, "Hurry up and drag me out. I'm scared! I'm scared!"
"Da Hu, don't be afraid, hold on." Que Dongjin said.
"I'm scared. Drag me out quickly." Zhang Dahu continued shouting.
Que Dongjin, Jiang Wukui and others had no choice but to drag Zhang Dahu out.
