2.5 Meters Tall: Who Let Him Enlist?
Chapter 9

Good People Who Like Two-Dimensional (Seeking Collection)

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"Damn, what kind of monster is this? It looks more like a villain than any bad guy in the movies!"

"Just sitting there, it's three heads taller than me. When it stands up, it'll be about my height!"

The New Recruit was stunned and timidly asked, "Brother, do you like the window seat? If you do, I'll give it to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he scrambled away from his current seat, crawling across the dining table to the seat on the opposite side.

"Hey, wait, I don't want the window seat?"

"You're surprisingly kind."

Lü Qinglong scratched his head, genuinely surprised by the New Recruit's well-intentioned gesture.

He had only wanted to see what anime the other person was watching on their phone. He considered himself a fan of the two-dimensional world and used to enjoy anime a lot in high school.

He hadn't expected the other person to literally scramble away and sit opposite him.

Indeed, people who like the two-dimensional world are mostly kind-hearted.

Nevertheless, with three seats in a row, he felt slightly more comfortable once he sat down.

While Lü Qinglong was lost in thought, more people were boarding the train carriage one after another. Seats were generally purchased per person.

Two New Recruits saw that only one person was sitting opposite Lü Qinglong. They immediately grabbed their black front-carrying bags and placed them on the empty overhead rack.

"You..."

Just as one of them was about to greet the New Recruit sitting in the innermost seat, he saw Lü Qinglong's terrifying face and his body, as strong as a grizzly bear.

"Huh? I..."

"Buddy, are these two seats taken?"

There was no other option. Their bags were already on the overhead rack, and changing seats now was unrealistic. So, they could only brace themselves and ask the New Recruit.

At the same time, they winked frantically, hoping he would understand their hint.

These two New Recruits desperately wished the other person would say, "These seats are taken."

However, things rarely go as planned.

Seeing that two people wanted to sit next to him, the New Recruit immediately nodded excitedly:

"No one's sitting here! You two, come sit down quickly!"

Great! Finally, someone would be sitting next to him. Otherwise, he really couldn't handle the gaze of the strange person opposite him.

The two had no choice but to sit down. Their hands trembling, they took out their phones, trying their best not to look at the intense gaze of the strange person opposite them.

"Drank too much milk this morning? I shouldn't have drunk so much."

Lü Qinglong suddenly felt a discomfort in his stomach and got up to go to the Toilet at the end of the carriage.

However, the moment he left, the two who had arrived later immediately asked the New Recruit in the innermost seat:

"Dude! Who is that guy? His head is practically touching the ceiling of the train; he has to bend over to walk in the carriage!"

"He's over two meters tall, right? I remember the height requirement for soldiers isn't over 1.98 meters."

"Oh my god, since when did Yangcheng have a monster like this? At first glance, I thought a terrorist was sitting opposite us!"

"Yeah! His arms are terrifyingly thick, almost as thick as my two heads combined."

The two New Recruits spoke one after another.

It was evident that the shock Lü Qinglong had given them was no less than unexpectedly bumping into a celebrity on the street, especially one who waved friendly at them.

"I don't know either. I was just sitting here wanting to watch some anime, and this guy sat down next to me. I was so scared I almost peed myself."

"I don't know. Maybe he was specially recruited? After all, with that physique, he doesn't look like a normal person."

"Huh? Do you guys know where we're going? The unit we're assigned to is the Army's 82nd Group Army. That unit is incredible."

The casual words of that New Recruit immediately piqued the curiosity of the New Recruits next to him.

Even the New Recruit sitting in the innermost seat put down his headphones and asked curiously, "What's so incredible about it?"

He only knew he had been assigned to the Army, but he was still unfamiliar with the specific unit.

Now that someone who knew a little more had appeared, he was eager to learn.

"Huh? Then let me ask you first, what do you think is the most awesome branch of service?"

"That would definitely be the Special Forces! Special Forces are the coolest! They carry out all sorts of high-risk missions. Just thinking about it sounds so cool!"

"Exactly! Within the 82nd Group Army, there is a Special Operations Brigade, and within that Special Operations Brigade, there is a squad that is the elite of the elite."

"That would be the Sounding Arrow Squad."

"You must have heard this name before, right!"

"Ah! The famous Sounding Arrow Special Forces Squad is actually in our Group Army!!!"

Upon hearing the name, the two New Recruits who had been lazily leaning back in their seats immediately sat up straight with a jolt.

While the 82nd Group Army might not ring a bell, the Sounding Arrow Special Forces Squad is likely known to everyone.

This was a major event that happened last year.

And the protagonist of this major event was the renowned Sounding Arrow Special Forces Squad.

Under the extremely severe circumstances at the time, to prevent further escalation of the situation, the captain of the Sounding Arrow Squad led two other members deep into enemy territory for thirty kilometers, directly assassinating the enemy's key personnel.

They successfully broke through the enemy's encirclement of hundreds of people. However, the Sounding Arrow captain was unfortunately hit by several bullets while protecting the other two members.

Dragging his wounded body, he finally managed to return to the battalion area.

Just as everyone was shocked by his bravery and valor.

He simply laughed up to the sky twice, and then sacrificed himself before all the soldiers.

The New Recruit who was speaking touched his camouflage uniform, his eyes filled with longing, as if he could gain that same strength.

"I've decided! When I join the army, I must train hard and strive to join the Special Operations Brigade, or even the Sounding Arrow Special Forces Squad!"

"Me too! I just found out that the Sounding Arrow Special Forces Squad belongs to our Group Army!"

Their voices were quite loud, and basically all the New Recruits in half the carriage heard their words.

For a moment, it wasn't just the three of them; even the others were ready to give it their all.

When a role model is set before them, what reason do they have not to strive?

Joining the army to serve the country is only natural!

Since they have put on this camouflage uniform, they must inherit the will left by their predecessors!

Chen Tianjian, sitting at the end of the carriage, listened to the New Recruit's words, his expression also moved, as if it had plunged him into some memory.

"The carriage is so lively?"

"I just went to the toilet, why has the temperature in the carriage risen so much?"

Lü Qinglong squeezed out of the toilet door with some difficulty.

Sometimes he wondered why the toilets on trains and high-speed rail were designed so small.

By "small," he didn't just mean the space, but also the facilities inside were small. He had clogged the train's toilet.

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