Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai rejected several ways to assault the villa and proposed a plan that required Lei Zhan’s specialized skills. The chapter ended with the others stunned by Jiang Yan Hai’s choice of a high-altitude precision parachutist.

• Jiang Yan Hai suggested using a staged television broadcast to persuade the enemy, then ordered the team to locate everyone inside the villa with thermal equipment.
• Director Gao and Fan Tian Lei described the villa’s defenses, the enemy sniper, and the danger to the hostages.
• Fan Tian Lei proposed poisoning the enemy’s supplies and disguising an attacker as a food deliverer, but Jiang Yan Hai explained why both plans were unsafe.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed openly surrounding the villa while intercepting the enemy’s outgoing communications, expecting them to make new demands.
• Jiang Yan Hai revealed that his plan required Lei Zhan, citing Lei Zhan’s high-altitude precision parachuting results and counterterrorism experience.

Jiang Yan Hai proposed a high-altitude precision parachute assault and arranged for Lei Zhan to join him, while he planned to snipe the enemy from 2,600 meters away. The mission preparations advanced with specialized ammunition on its way, and Jiang Yan Hai began briefing Lei Zhan at the command center.

• Jiang Yan Hai explained that Thunder God could parachute onto the villa roof, with an early deployment offering a safe fallback if the landing proved impossible.
• Fan Tian Lei, Director Gao, and Director Wen approved the plan, and Jiang Yan Hai chose a sniper position 2,600 meters from the villa.
• Jiang Yan Hai requested specialized armor-piercing ammunition and High Explosive Shells, and Engineer Xiang Zuo arranged for a fighter jet to deliver costly alloy armor-piercing rounds by 3:00 a.m.
• Lei Zhan arrived, and Jiang Yan Hai greeted him and led him to the command center to explain the mission.

Jiang Yan Hai briefed Lei Zhan on the operation’s final step, and Lei Zhan agreed to attempt it if the weather allowed. At the airport, Jiang Yan Hai tested the new special bullets and confirmed they could pierce steel and reinforced concrete, leaving the team better prepared for the mission.

• Jiang Yan Hai explained the operation and earlier developments to Lei Zhan, who said he was eighty percent confident if the weather permitted.
• Director Gao warned Lei Zhan not to force the attempt if conditions near the ground made it unsafe, and Lei Zhan went to prepare for the flight.
• Jiang Yan Hai went to the airport and test-fired the special bullets at steel and reinforced-concrete targets from 2,700 meters.
• Thunder God learned that the improved rifle had a 2,000-meter effective range and asked to acquire some for the Thunderbolt Commando Unit.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Thunder God inspected the targets and found that the bullets had penetrated both steel plates and the concrete slab, snapping its rebar in a later test.

Jiang Yan Hai coordinated an aerial infiltration while Thunder God parachuted toward the villa, where two exhausted enemies guarded a hostage and watched for a police assault. Thunder God neared the rooftop as the sniper inside heard a faint shot and warned Nasha to stay alert.

• Jiang Yan Hai returned to his sniper position as the police kept pressure on the villa and tracked the enemies inside.
• Jiang Yan Hai fired a special bullet onto the rooftop and confirmed with Thunder God that the delivery test had succeeded.
• Thunder God jumped from the aircraft, opened his parachute, and adjusted his course toward the target villa.
• Jiang Yan Hai spotted Thunder God through his scope and prepared to switch to a second plan if anything went wrong.
• The sniper inside the villa heard a faint bang, questioned Nasha, and warned him not to fall asleep.

After Jiang Yan Hai and Thunder God finished their mission, Fan Tian Lei ordered them to report and rebuked them for treating the aftermath casually. Jiang Yan Hai spent the day reporting, then got permission to leave and called someone to arrange dinner.

• Jiang Yan Hai commented on the damage caused by the Type 10 Rifle and joked with Thunder God about dinner and their possible merits.
• Fan Tian Lei interrupted Jiang Yan Hai and Thunder God and ordered them to report on the mission.
• Fan Tian Lei explained that Jiang Yan Hai had directed the response and kept the military district and provincial authorities busy throughout the crisis.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Thunder God went to the command center to report as authorities investigated the biotech company and the weapons-smuggling channels.
• Jiang Yan Hai finished his reports near dinner, got leave from Fan Tian Lei, changed into casual clothes, and called someone to invite them to dinner.

Jiang Yan Hai met Li Ruo Bai for a meal after waiting for her in a busy shopping district. Li Ruo Bai turned down his suggested restaurant and led him to a Korean barbecue place, apparently unaware of how much her understated but luxurious outfit stood out.

• Jiang Yan Hai waited outside a shopping center after sending Li Ruo Bai his location and reflected on how peaceful ordinary city life felt compared with the violence he had seen that morning.
• Li Ruo Bai arrived, and Jiang Yan Hai noticed she had hurried in high heels; she suggested he could owe her another meal after this one.
• Li Ruo Bai claimed she could eat anything, but Jiang Yan Hai reminded her that she was allergic to several beans and soy products, surprising her.
• Li Ruo Bai rejected Hongya Pavilion and led Jiang Yan Hai through the shopping center to Hannan Mountain Korean BBQ.
• Jiang Yan Hai noticed that Li Ruo Bai's unbranded designer outfit drew attention as she happily entered the barbecue restaurant.

Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai shared a barbecue meal and wandered through a mall afterward. Jiang Yan Hai made sure she walked off her overeating, and their outing ended once his Auxiliary System showed her symptoms had eased.

• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai ordered several platters of barbecue, and Li Ruo Bai awkwardly grilled the meat while pretending she had visited the restaurant often.
• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai ate and talked about current affairs and politics, until Jiang Yan Hai took meat from her bowl and warned that she had eaten too much.
• Li Ruo Bai nearly offered to pay for more food but instead asked for a tiny piece, while Jiang Yan Hai ate the last large piece himself.
• Jiang Yan Hai paid the bill and invited Li Ruo Bai to browse the mall with him so she could walk off her meal.
• Li Ruo Bai and Jiang Yan Hai wandered around for over an hour, and Jiang Yan Hai ended the trip after his Auxiliary System showed some of her symptoms had disappeared.

Jiang Yan Hai drove Li Ruo Bai home after revealing that the men following her were bodyguards, then promised to take her to a proper meal next time. After leaving her villa compound, he climbed into an ordinary SUV and fell asleep, leaving its startled driver to take him back.

• Jiang Yan Hai took the keys from two bodyguards who had been following Li Ruo Bai and drove her home.
• Li Ruo Bai learned the men were protecting her and offered to help Jiang Yan Hai if he needed anything.
• Jiang Yan Hai promised Li Ruo Bai a proper meal next time and told her he knew she disliked onions and carrots.
• Jiang Yan Hai entered an ordinary Haval SUV outside the compound, ordered the driver to head back, and fell asleep before the driver could question him.

After completing the mission, Jiang Yan Hai returned to the provincial military district and fell asleep from exhaustion. While officials reviewed how close Black Cat had come to completing the nerve gas, a general proposed transferring Jiang Yan Hai to the General Staff.

• Jiang Yan Hai arrived at the provincial military district after National Security brought him back, then asked Zhao Gang for a room and fell asleep.
• Zhao Gang covered Jiang Yan Hai with a blanket and left him to rest in the barracks.
• Officials at the provincial military district conference discussed the danger posed by Black Cat’s nearly completed nerve gas and the investigation that remained.
• Director Wen and Director Gao acknowledged that the emergency could have overwhelmed them without Jiang Yan Hai’s intervention.
• A general praised Jiang Yan Hai and asked Fan Tian Lei whether he should be transferred to the General Staff to handle sudden emergencies.

Fan Tian Lei argued that Jiang Yan Hai’s broad military thinking and weapons research made him valuable, but that he should choose his own path. When asked whether he wanted to transfer to General Staff Headquarters, Jiang Yan Hai rejected the offer and said he wanted to study aviation.

• Fan Tian Lei told the generals that Jiang Yan Hai’s improved Type 10 rifle could save soldiers’ lives and that he should decide whether to pursue frontline work or science.
• The general agreed to ask Jiang Yan Hai what he wanted, while Jiang Yan Hai slept through their discussion.
• Jiang Yan Hai completed morning physical training and went to meet Fan Tian Lei, Director Gao, and several generals.
• Jiang Yan Hai rejected a transfer to General Staff Headquarters, saying he preferred the front lines.
• Jiang Yan Hai said he wanted to study flying planes, leaving Fan Tian Lei dumbfounded.

Jiang Yan Hai asked to learn to fly, and a senior officer offered him a chance to train at an Army Aviation facility if he passed a pilot physical assessment. On the way back to Wolf Fang, Fan Tian Lei accepted that he could not stop him and reminded him to represent the brigade well.

• Jiang Yan Hai told the senior officers he wanted to learn to pilot helicopters, and the chief offered him training if he passed the required physical assessment.
• Fan Tian Lei tried to interrupt, but the chief said Jiang Yan Hai would be treated like an ordinary trainee and could be sent back if he failed to meet the standards.
• Jiang Yan Hai accepted the conditions, and he and Fan Tian Lei returned to the Wolf Fang base.
• Fan Tian Lei said the chief would arrange a detailed examination and reminded Jiang Yan Hai not to embarrass Wolf Fang wherever he served.
• Fan Tian Lei asked whether Jiang Yan Hai had eaten with Lei Zhan, then offered to lend him money and approve leave to go out.

After returning to base, Jiang Yan Hai trained while waiting for the hangar renovations and learned that Fan Tian Lei had arranged a military physical examination for him. That night, the Illusion Simulation Combat System thrust him into the cockpit of an armed helicopter, where he managed to take off before a missile destroyed the aircraft.

• Jiang Yan Hai inspected the nearly finished hangar renovations and trained alongside other Wolf Fang soldiers.
• Fan Tian Lei told Jiang Yan Hai to rest more and asked him to meet at seven the next morning for a physical examination.
• Jiang Yan Hai studied helicopter flight materials until midnight, then went to bed.
• The Illusion Simulation Combat System placed Jiang Yan Hai in an armed helicopter and ordered him to take off to support the front line.
• Jiang Yan Hai lifted the helicopter into the air, but a missile struck it and killed him.

Jiang Yan Hai endured repeated helicopter crashes in the Illusion Simulation Combat System, which drilled takeoff skills into him and made him wonder whether choosing a subject had triggered the training. He called Song Kai Fei back to ask for flying advice, but the chapter ended as he began addressing him as “Teacher.”

• Jiang Yan Hai crashed the helicopter during an overly aggressive takeoff, died, and woke again in the simulation.
• He flew steadily on his next attempt, but missiles and a rocket fired from the woods and killed him.
• After dying ten times, Jiang Yan Hai’s simulation session ended, and he realized the repeated attempts had taught him helicopter takeoff maneuvers.
• Jiang Yan Hai wondered whether deciding to learn helicopter flying had activated the simulation and decided to seek Song Kai Fei’s advice.
• Jiang Yan Hai woke Song Kai Fei at five in the morning, ordered him back to base, and greeted him with breakfast when he arrived.
• When Song Kai Fei asked what Jiang Yan Hai wanted, Jiang Yan Hai repeated a baffling phrase and began calling him “Teacher.”

Jiang Yan Hai persuaded Song Kai Fei to teach him how to fly a helicopter and convinced Fan Tian Lei to let them begin immediately. Fan Tian Lei ordered Song Kai Fei to take Jiang Yan Hai flying for the next few days, and Jiang Yan Hai dragged the stunned pilot away.

• Jiang Yan Hai asked Song Kai Fei to teach him to fly, though he had already memorized the helicopter’s lengthy startup procedures.
• Song Kai Fei followed Jiang Yan Hai to ask Fan Tian Lei for permission to practice in a helicopter.
• Fan Tian Lei advised Jiang Yan Hai to learn the fundamentals and use a simulator before flying.
• Jiang Yan Hai argued that learning ahead would help him impress the trainee pilots and strengthen Wolf Fang’s reputation.
• Fan Tian Lei agreed and ordered Song Kai Fei to take Jiang Yan Hai flying for the next few days.
• Jiang Yan Hai dragged the speechless Song Kai Fei away to get started.

Jiang Yan Hai joined Song Kai Fei on a flight in a WZ-10 Attack Helicopter, where his knowledge of the instruments impressed Song Kai Fei. Song Kai Fei’s risky maneuvers failed to make Jiang Yan Hai sick, and Jiang Yan Hai planned to study the flight recordings and learn from them.

• Fan Tian Lei realized Jiang Yan Hai’s success could give the Special Operations Brigade leverage to recruit Army Aviation personnel, then remembered to arrange Jiang Yan Hai’s physical examination.
• Song Kai Fei discovered he was expected to fly with Jiang Yan Hai for several days and complained that his vacation was ruined.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Song Kai Fei boarded a WZ-10 Attack Helicopter, where Jiang Yan Hai correctly called out instrument readings without touching the controls.
• Song Kai Fei put Jiang Yan Hai through aggressive tactical maneuvers, but stopped when the Control Tower warned him not to endanger the aircraft.
• After landing, Jiang Yan Hai was unbothered by the flight and proposed copying the cabin recordings so Song Kai Fei could explain the maneuvers.

Jiang Yan Hai explained his uncanny combat-flight knowledge to Song Kai Fei, then practiced flying a real helicopter under Song Kai Fei’s supervision. After Jiang Yan Hai handled the controls with surprising steadiness, they began returning to base.

• Song Kai Fei taught Jiang Yan Hai about helicopter tactics and questioned how he knew so much about combat conditions.
• Song Kai Fei demanded ten meals from Jiang Yan Hai, who agreed, and the two spent the remaining leave flying together.
• Song Kai Fei secretly transferred control of a Z-8B Helicopter to Jiang Yan Hai while they had their communications turned off.
• Jiang Yan Hai carried out basic maneuvers steadily as Song Kai Fei instructed him.
• Song Kai Fei resumed communications with the Control Tower, then signaled for Jiang Yan Hai to return.

Jiang Yan Hai completed his first helicopter landing after learning to fly in just seven days, impressing Song Kai Fei and alarming Fan Tian Lei with his progress. After a farewell meal with the team, Jiang Yan Hai and the Wolf Fang soldiers attended a formal assembly whose purpose was about to be announced.

• Jiang Yan Hai landed the helicopter with careful precision, and Song Kai Fei praised his ability while refusing to teach him further before training resumed.
• Jiang Yan Hai invited Song Kai Fei and the others to a meal, and Fan Tian Lei reviewed the flight records and decided Jiang Yan Hai still needed systematic instruction at Aviation School.
• Jiang Yan Hai, Song Kai Fei, Chen Shan Ming, and the others shared a meal without alcohol before returning to base for the next day's training.
• The Wolf Fang soldiers were ordered to wear dress uniforms and gathered in the grand auditorium alongside military district leaders, including Lieutenant General Gao Shi Wei.
• The political commissar took the stage and began announcing the purpose of the assembly.

Jiang Yan Hai arrived at the Army Aviation Academy after his Red Star Engine permissions increased and its scanning system upgraded. He insisted he could catch up with the experimental class's flight curriculum in two months, prompting Song Fei to rebuke him.

• Jiang Yan Hai discovered that his Red Star Engine rank had risen from Private to Second Lieutenant and its scanning system had advanced to the intermediate level.
• Song Fei complained to Zheng Bei that a classified Special Forces transfer had been ordered into the experimental class with only half a year of training remaining.
• Zheng Bei decided the academy would follow its schedule and let Jiang Yan Hai prove whether he could keep up.
• Jiang Yan Hai arrived at the academy, reported to Zheng Bei, and explained that he wanted to learn to fly so he could better carry out missions.
• Jiang Yan Hai declared that he could complete the training in two months, and Song Fei turned around and rebuked him.

Jiang Yan Hai clashed with Song Fei and Zheng Bei after insisting he could complete the pilot training in two months. After Song Fei insulted the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade, Jiang Yan Hai demanded an apology, showed his First Class Hero Model Medal, and left to seek training elsewhere.

• Song Fei angrily challenged Jiang Yan Hai's claim that he could catch up with the class's two-year training in two months.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that he had studied the theory and completed navigation, and that his Special Forces experience covered survival training.
• Song Fei accused Jiang Yan Hai of entering through the back door and questioned whether he had abandoned the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade to avoid hardship.
• Jiang Yan Hai defended the honor of the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade and demanded that Song Fei apologize to its soldiers and martyrs.
• Zheng Bei apologized on Song Fei's behalf, but Jiang Yan Hai insisted on hearing Song Fei apologize personally.
• Jiang Yan Hai placed his First Class Hero Model Medal on the table, said he would seek training elsewhere, and left.

After learning why Jiang Yan Hai’s military records were classified, Zheng Bei and Song Fei apologized for doubting him and Wolf Fang. Jiang Yan Hai accepted their apology and arranged to begin pilot training using the flight simulator, where he would have ten chances to take off successfully.

• Zheng Bei and Song Fei read the commendation document and realized Jiang Yan Hai had received the First Class Hero Model Medal.
• Song Fei and Zheng Bei returned the medal box to Jiang Yan Hai and apologized to him and Wolf Fang.
• Jiang Yan Hai said he would not report the incident, while Song Fei offered to apologize publicly at the Aviation School.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked to use the flight simulator, and Zheng Bei offered him ten attempts to take off successfully.
• Jiang Yan Hai agreed to follow the school’s training program and asked when they would start.