"How's it going? Not going to greet your superiors?"
Zhao Yan slowly raised his head with a smile.
"Damn! Li Fei!"
The three who were originally a bit apprehensive were suddenly wide-eyed, almost jumping on the spot.
"You three, long time no see."
Zhao Yan stood up and laughed heartily.
"Damn, I never thought it would be you! Holy crap, you're already a lieutenant colonel! My god!" Wang Dali looked at him in shock, staring at the military rank on his shoulder.
Liu Xiaojun and Zhang Teng also looked stunned.
How could anyone get promoted so quickly in the new century?
Zhao Yan waved his hand calmly: "Keep it low-key, military ranks and such are just external things. I'm content being a soldier defending the country."
The three: "......"
Still the same old taste.
The biggest difference after this guy got promoted to lieutenant colonel was that he could boast better, wasn't it?
The three looked at him with complicated expressions. Three months ago, they all joined the military together. Now, one had already become an officer while the other three were still privates. The gap was too significant.
Zhao Yan said, "Have a seat. I have good news for you. The military district has ordered me to form a new squad based on the special forces unit I've been serving in. I'm selecting members now. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"We understand!" The three nodded excitedly, their breathing rapid as they looked at Zhao Yan like young swordsmen.
Zhao Yan put on a serious expression: "Let me be blunt. The selection for team members will be extremely arduous and strict. If you can't take it, you'll be eliminated."
"Don't worry, we'll rely on our true abilities. We won't use any backdoors like you!" Wang Dali snorted.
Zhao Yan said, "Nonsense, even if you wanted to use my backdoor, I wouldn't agree. My sexual orientation is currently normal."
"Hahaha..." The three laughed.
In the end, under the reluctant gaze of the third battalion commander and the second company commander, Zhao Yan was like a scumbag, coldly taking Liu Xiaojun and the others away.
Even more heartbreaking was that in contrast to the sad expressions of the third battalion commander and the second company commander, Zhang Teng and the others looked happy.
Their relationship was just like—
The scumbag, the mistress, and the proper person.
In the end, all the words from the second company commander dissipated into the wind like a verbal blessing for Zhao Yan.
In the following days, Zhao Yan demanded personnel from various units, gathering more than 50 elites in total.
But in the end, only eight would remain.
Originally, there were only supposed to be six, plus Zhao Yan himself as the seventh member. However, since two members from Group B had sacrificed themselves last time, they needed replacements.
That's why the quota became eight.
After the personnel were assembled, on the third day before the official training began, Zhao Yan and Li Fei's life exchange period ended.
......
Life Exchange Club, first-floor lobby.
"What the hell! How did you two end up together?"
After switching back to his own body, Zhao Yan looked at his cousin Chen Han and Li Fei in surprise.
"Let me introduce you. Li Fei is now the first customer of my Hanjiang Charity Credit Loan. I'm here to transfer credits to him today," Chen Han said with a beaming smile as he put his arm around Li Fei's shoulders.
Zhao Yan: "......"
He didn't expect his cousin to beat him to the punch.
Zhao Yan shook his head regretfully at Li Fei: "Ah Fei, why would you think of taking out a loan?"
No need to ask, he knew Chen Han must be a loan shark because his cousin shared the same nature as him.
Of course, he wasn't regretful that Li Fei took out a high-interest loan but that the loan wasn't from him!
"I had no choice. You're too formidable. You got me into the special forces, and I don't want to die, so I had to take out a loan to buy intermediate enhancement drugs," Li Fei said with a mournful expression, looking at Zhao Yan with resentment.
Zhao Yan blinked: "Intermediate enhancement drugs are 20 credits. Where did you get that from, Big Cousin?"
"I had some myself, and to help Little Brother Li, I had to swallow my pride and borrow some from friends," Chen Han said in a low voice.
Li Fei looked at him with gratitude, tears welling up in his eyes: "Big Brother Chen, you're such a good person. Thank you so much."
"Ah, we're all fellow townsmen. This is the least I could do," Chen Han said with a magnanimous wave of his hand.
Zhao Yan looked strange. He could be sure that the credits Chen Han borrowed from others had a lower interest rate than what he lent to Li Fei, so he could profit from the difference.
And Li Fei, the one being scammed, was still paying the scammer.
Was this kid really that stupid? Or...
Too awesome! (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎
"Just buying intermediate enhancement drugs isn't enough. Since before the exchange period ended, the military district appointed me as an instructor to train troops, you'll also need to buy a Special Forces Training Manual," Zhao Yan told Li Fei.
Li Fei looked thunderstruck, almost in tears: "What? But I only borrowed 20 credits!"
"Forget it, I'll lend you some when I see how many credits the training manual costs," Zhao Yan sighed, patting his shoulder with a sympathetic look.
Chen Han stared at him in disbelief. This guy has already been scammed so badly, and you're still trying to scam him?
Are you even human anymore?
Zhao Yan's gaze replied: Well, you stopped being human first. We're both inhuman, so neither of us can judge.
And so they happily reached an agreement.
"Big Brother Zhao, you're also a good person," Li Fei said, almost moved to tears. It was his first time at the club, and he had already met the kind-hearted Big Brother Chen and Big Brother Zhao.
No wonder they were relatives. Good people must flock together. It was so heartwarming.
His mother always said the world was full of wicked people. She was wrong - the world must still have more good people.
He clearly hadn't heard the song with the lyric: Listen to your mother...
Zhao Yan smiled: "It's no big deal. No need to pay me back the credits anytime soon."
It's best if you can't pay them back. Then you can sell yourself.
Afterwards, Chen Han and Zhao Yan put their arms around their good friend Li Fei and headed towards The Point Mall on the second floor.
"Let me check my credits first," Zhao Yan said.
[Querying... Member name Zhao Yan, in a recent life exchange, helped the other party complete the following life difficulty: Helped them get through the arduous recruit period, earning 5 credits.]
[Additionally, enabled the other party to grow into a military legend within three months, earning three first-class merits consecutively and being promoted to lieutenant colonel, successfully making their life more illustrious. Earned 100 credits. Total remaining balance: 107 credits.]
Chen Han and Li Fei were both stunned, especially Chen Han, whose eyes turned red: "Holy crap! You hit the jackpot!"
Zhao Yan had a feeling he would earn quite a few credits this time, but he didn't expect to earn that many.
For a moment, he was grinning from ear to ear, almost unable to keep his legs together.
"Since you earned so much, what about the 4 credits you borrowed from me last time..." Chen Han probed.
Zhao Yan looked up: "Huh? What? My height is too high, poor signal up here, can't hear you."
Li Fei stared at him, dumbfounded. Was that even possible?
"Damn it! You really are... an old lady climbing into bed - I'm laughing now." Chen Han forced a smile, his expression strained.
Back when Zhao Yan was relying on their family ties to borrow credits without a set repayment date, Chen Han knew he was gambling, and he had lost that gamble.
This profoundly illustrates that gamblers can't escape a bad end!
Zhao Yan automatically filtered out his cousin's taunts and directly searched for the "Strongest Special Forces Training Method" in The Point Mall. It cost 2 credits, which he bought and gifted to Li Fei.
Li Fei expressed his immense gratitude and promised to pay Zhao Yan back as soon as possible.
"Let's go make the repayment, 5 credits, and then we'll cancel the contract," Zhao Yan said to his cousin.
Although he enjoyed scamming his cousin, he could still distinguish actual interests. He would return 1 extra credit.
Chen Han's eyes widened in disbelief: "Really? Such a surprise came so suddenly? (´◊ω◊｀)?"
"Of course, I'm very trustworthy. I've been called the Honest Little Wolf since I was young," Zhao Yan snorted coldly.
Chen Han beamed: "Let's go, quickly."
With the staff members as witnesses, Zhao Yan gave Chen Han 5 points and destroyed the contract. Then, Zhao Yan looked at Li Fei with a grave expression and said, "Fei, did you see that? In this place, even among relatives, we have to charge high interest rates, so... you understand."
"I understand, it's only fair, Brother Zhao. Don't worry," Li Fei nodded firmly.
A place where even loans between relatives were considered high-interest loans. Chen and Zhao were willing to lend to him, a stranger, showing great trust in him.
What's wrong with high interest rates?
Have they done anything wrong? No, they haven't!
It's the club that's wrong, not them!
Chen Han stared at Zhao Yan in disbelief.
Deliberately paying back an extra point at this moment, he not only returned the favor but also took advantage of Li Fei.
Your heart is truly wicked!
Li Fei was set up, plain and simple.