Chapter 53 Choice
Liu Zhengfeng knew in his heart that if he wanted to gain the respect of others, he had to speak with his strength. He had to do something now, something that was beyond their cognition, and preferably something that could shock their hearts.
He raised his head and looked around, only to see a small hill in front of him, about four hundred meters away. He thought, this is it, so he pointed and turned to look at Li Fei.
"Sir, do you see that little hill ahead? Have someone put a bottle there and see if I can hit it."
Li Fei opened his mouth wide and shook his head involuntarily. It was hard for him to see the bottle from such a distance. Was Liu Zhengfeng crazy? This was too arrogant.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said, "I'm sure if I miss, you'll send me back to jail."
Chen Wei's heart shuddered. How confident must one be to say such a thing? Liu Zhengfeng's current performance already met the requirements of the Military Control Commission. Why did he still take such a risk? Why did he still push himself like this? It seemed that what his comrades said was right. He was a madman who liked to take risks and put himself to death.
Li Fei and Chen Wei looked at each other and remained silent.
Seeing that Li Fei and Chen Wei turned a deaf ear to him, Liu Zhengfeng urged, "Sir, do me a favor and have someone pass a bottle of wine over."
Li Fei glanced at Liu Zhengfeng, gritted his teeth, and seemed to have made up his mind.
"Well, you asked for this, so don't blame me when the time comes."
"Zhang Sen, go and get a wine bottle and put it on the hill over there. And then stand guard there to see if he hits it."
"Yes, Captain Li."
A team member ran towards the small hill in the distance, holding a bottle of wine.
Liu Zhengfeng took a bullet, loaded it into the chamber, slowly lay down, stretched his body, and then opened the sniper rifle's bracket to secure it.
The road ahead was flat. From afar, Zhang Sen was seen climbing up a small hill in the distance. He placed the wine bottle in a conspicuous place and then waved.
Li Fei didn't see the wine bottle, but only saw a small black dot. He looked at Liu Zhengfeng mockingly.
"You may begin now."
Liu Zhengfeng lay prone on the ground, stretched out his body, tried to relax as much as possible, looked through the sight, slowly aimed the muzzle of the gun at the target, and placed his right index finger lightly on the trigger.
Chen Wei glanced at Liu Zhengfeng with a nervous expression on her face, and couldn't help but worry about him.
After a long time, Liu Zhengfeng still didn't shoot, and Li Fei became a little impatient.
"Why don't you shoot? What are you waiting for? If you are not sure, stop now and I can pretend nothing happened."
Without even raising his head, Liu Zhengfeng said softly, "I'm waiting for the wind to stop."
Li Fei and Chen Wei were stunned. There seemed to be no wind now. Even the leaves were not moving. How could he say there was wind?
The two men looked at each other and then at Liu Zhengfeng, only to see him lying on the ground motionless, without blinking, as if he was frozen. Just when their eyes were getting sore from watching, they suddenly saw Liu Zhengfeng lightly click his right index finger.
"call out……"
The bullet burst through the barrel and whizzed away...
Watching the bullet disappear from sight, Chen Wei became nervous and her heart was pounding as if it was about to jump out.
However, the person involved, Liu Zhengfeng, slowly got up as if nothing had happened, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt relieved.
Li Fei looked into the distance and saw his subordinate Zhang Sen suddenly jumped up , waving his hands and running towards him.
"It's hit, Captain Li, the bottle has been hit, and it's broken..."
Zhang Sen could be heard shouting from a distance. He looked excited, as if he was the one who fired the shot.
Li Fei showed an incredible expression on his face and turned his head to look at Liu Zhengfeng.
"Mr. Liu, congratulations, you have passed the first round of our assessment."
Chen Wei suddenly felt relieved, as if a stone in her heart had finally fallen to the ground.
"Congratulations. I once told you that our second assessment of you is loyalty. I believe that will be no problem for you."
Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations, everyone."
Li Fei said: "Do you know why we are looking for you?"
Liu Zhengfeng kept smiling and said truthfully, "I don't know."
Li Fei squinted his eyes, looked into the distance, and sighed.
"You also know that the Japanese invaders are now invading China, burning, killing and looting everywhere. Wherever they go, people suffer. What's more hateful is that there are still many traitors who, for their own selfish interests, help the Japanese invaders to do evil and commit all kinds of evil."
"Now, half of China has fallen. In the Japanese-occupied areas, the devils and traitors take turns to oppress the people. The people are suffering. Our army has been driven away, but we cannot ignore these people. Those Japanese invaders and traitors who commit crimes and do all kinds of evil must be punished. They must pay a painful price."
When he said this, Liu Zhengfeng understood that during the Japanese invasion of China, the National Army was defeated and gradually driven to remote areas, while other spy organizations of the National Government returned to the Japanese-occupied areas in various forms to carry out assassination and sabotage activities.
Among them, the work of the Military Intelligence Bureau was the most effective. It killed many Japanese military leaders and a large number of traitors, which made people applaud. If nothing unexpected happened, the Military Intelligence Bureau wanted to use its marksmanship to kill the Japanese invaders and traitors.
Sure enough, Li Fei continued, "In the past year or so, our Military Control Commission has killed a large number of Japanese invaders and traitors in the Japanese-occupied areas, and severely dealt a heavy blow to their arrogance."
"However, since we are almost fighting alone, every action has come at a huge cost, and our talent pool is getting smaller and smaller. Now, we are recruiting talents from all over the country, looking for like-minded passionate people to join us, defend our country, and drive out the Japanese invaders. Comrade Liu Zhengfeng, are you willing to join us?"
It's here, it's finally here. This is a painful choice. Liu Zhengfeng smiled bitterly. He wanted to join the Military Control Commission. Is it possible? Although the Military Control Commission also fought against the Japanese, it was still notorious.
The reason why Liu Zhengfeng didn't want to join the Military Intelligence Bureau was not only because it was destined to be swept into the dustbin of history, but also because the way it did things was despicable. In order to achieve its goals, the Military Intelligence Bureau often used any means necessary and had no bottom line, which ran counter to Liu Zhengfeng's three views.
Li Fei's words were also ambiguous. He could pretend that he didn't know and see if he could get away with it.
"Captain Li, thank you for your trust. I, Liu Zhengfeng, am an upright Chinese. It is my belief to defend my country and drive out the Japanese invaders. I am willing to defend my country with my life."
Li Fei was overjoyed and grasped Liu Zhengfeng's hand: "Comrade Liu Zhengfeng, the Military Control Commission welcomes you."
The words had been made clear, and Liu Zhengfeng had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "Captain Li, there are many ways to serve the country. To kill the Japanese invaders and traitors, you don't have to join the Military Control Commission."
Li Fei's face suddenly changed, and he pulled his hand back: "You...what did you say?"
Chen Wei's face was as cold as frost, and she stared at Liu Zhengfeng with cold eyes.
"What do you mean? Do you look down on us?"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.
Liu Zhengfeng looked at the two of them and felt a headache. If he handled the situation wrongly, according to the Israeli military's usual practice, he might not only be sent back to prison, but also be murdered by them.
