The frigid air instantly extinguished the flames on the Flowing Fire Lizard's back with a hissing sound.
Xu Jintang braced her feet against the ground, leaped back, and charged at the lizard again. She clenched her fist tightly and slammed it into the lizard's eye.
The lizard, in pain, squeaked.
Xu Jintang kicked it over, exposing the lizard's belly completely.
Then he bent down and threw another punch.
The punch landed directly on the lizard's abdomen, the powerful force spreading outwards and creating a strong gust of air. The Flowing Fire Lizard was immediately knocked unconscious.
The entire battle lasted less than a minute.
Xu Jintang then stopped, stood up, and glanced at Zhou Yu and the others below the stage. "I won."
Zhou Yu and his companions were completely stunned before they could even react to what had happened.
Luo Yingtong's tense expression suddenly relaxed, followed by a smile. She walked to the edge of the ring and clapped, "As expected of our logistics team, their fighting is efficient."
After saying that, she deliberately turned and glanced at Zhou Yu, "Your frontline team must have learned a lot this time, right?"
Zhou Yu finally came to his senses, his face darkening instantly. "You guys definitely cheated! First Tier Flowing Fire Lizard can't be that weak. How could she knock it down with just two punches!"
The other team members chimed in, "We demand to examine this Flowing Fire Lizard! Maybe your logistics team secretly gave it some kind of drug to weaken it in order to win!"
Luo Yingtong was so angry her face turned green. " Zhou Yu, have you no shame! You're not even willing to admit you lost, and you're trying to slander us?"
" First Tier support? You're telling me she can beat the Flowing Fire Lizard with just two punches? Luo Yingtong, put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, is that even possible!" Zhou Yu's voice was very loud, as if he was in the right.
"We must verify! If you disagree, it proves you have a guilty conscience! This beast fight is null and void!" the team members behind him said cooperatively.
Xu Jintang clapped his hands and calmly jumped off the stage. "Alright, let's investigate. If the investigation finds nothing wrong, don't forget our bet."
"The investigation into whether the demonic beast has consumed drugs that weaken its strength must be conducted by someone we both trust," Zhou Yu emphasized immediately.
Seeing Xu Jintang's confident demeanor, Luo Yingtong stopped holding back and turned her head coldly, "Who are you looking for?"
Zhou Yu said with a somber expression, "Find the captain!"
After yesterday's incident reached the captain's ears, He Yingjie was punished by having to clean the camp for a week, and the frontline team members still haven't forgotten about it.
Having finally caught the logistics team red-handed, he was naturally going to make a big deal out of it.
Cheating in animal fighting is a perfect excuse.
Luo Yingtong laughed in exasperation, "Looks like you haven't learned your lesson. Fine, let's find them!"
She was certainly shocked by Xu Jintang's strength, but she was also clear that she had not done anything underhanded, so Xu Jintang's victory must have been due to her own ability.
Soon, news of the bet between the logistics team and the frontline team spread quickly, and before long, the entire army knew about it.
Both sides went to the captain's tent to demand justice.
He Yingjie, who was punished by cleaning the military camp for a week, also heard about this and was called over for questioning.
Captain Song's face was stern, with a hint of impatience in his brows. "You two teams cause trouble every other day. Do you think I'm idle?"
He Yingjie quickly bowed and clasped his hands in a fist salute, " Captain Song, please calm down. There was indeed a reason for what happened today. Our frontline team made a bet with the logistics team, and in order to win, the logistics team cheated by giving the monster a drug that weakened its strength. We soldiers have always been upright and honest, how could we allow such a thing to happen? I was disgusted when I heard about it, which is why I came to you for judgment."
"Bullshit!" Miao Ruijia stepped forward, clasped her hands in a gesture of respect, and explained, " Captain Song, don't listen to his nonsense. Our logistics team never uses such underhanded tactics. Only someone with such a despicable mind would come up with such a reason."
Xu Jintang stood quietly to the side, not saying a word, trying his best to be invisible.
Captain Song's gaze swept around the room before finally settling on her. "You're a military academy student from Leikedasi? Your class teacher is Zhuang Silin?"
Xu Jintang looked up, stepped forward, and replied, "Yes."
"Hmm." Captain Song, who was usually stern-faced, suddenly smiled. "After graduating from military academy, I haven't seen her for decades. The last time we met was at the Federation Assembly. How is she?"
Xu Jintang detected a subtle emotion in the captain's tone.
She quickly replied with a smile, "Our Teacher Zhuang, is very good. She's currently the head of the grade at Leikedasi, and she's already reached the Peak Seventh Tier at such a young age."
Captain Song nodded. "That's good."
The conversation between the two caused He Yingjie and Zhou Yu's expressions to change.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jintang's teacher knew Captain Song.
"Since you both have your own version of events, I will preside over the justice today." Captain Song's smile vanished, and his murderous aura returned.
Just then, the medic's voice came from outside the tent, "Captain, the blood samples from the Flowing Fire Lizard have been collected for relevant drug tests."
Chapter 59
"Come in," Captain Song said authoritatively, leaning back in his command chair.
The team doctor quickly came in with a vial of medicine containing green blood.
Captain Song, He Yingjie, and Miao Ruijia all turned their attention to the team doctor, waiting for his test results.
"What were the test results? Were any drugs added?" Captain Song asked.
The team doctor shook his head. "We've done all the drug tests, and the results are all negative. Unless the logistics team used drugs that are completely unavailable on the market, they should have been detected by the tests."
Miao Ruijia straightened her back, crossed her arms in front of her, and glanced at He Yingjie, "Did you hear that? The team doctor said the drug test results were negative."
He Yingjie's expression changed slightly, and he quickly clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Captain, they must have used a more covert method that even the team doctor couldn't detect!"
Miao Ruijia immediately rolled her eyes. "If our logistics team were really that capable, what would we be doing? We could become drug experts, researching drugs that don't even exist on the market, and then using them to frame your frontline team."
Upon hearing this, Captain Song knew that He Yingjie and his group were once again causing trouble.
He waved to the team doctor, "Go back to work."
Then, Captain Song's cold gaze fell on He Yingjie, "You wronged the logistics team first, and you should be punished according to military law."
He Yingjie's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly pleaded, " Captain Song, I only heard it from my subordinates..."
Miao Ruijia's smile widened as she pushed Xu Jintang forward. "In the end, Jintang is the one who suffered the most in this whole affair. Today was supposed to be her day to experience beast fighting, but the frontline team messed it up, and now she's inexplicably been accused of drugging someone."
"I think they should give us some compensation for this, what does Captain Song say?"
"Hmm." Captain Song tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Compensation is indeed warranted. He Yingjie, you tell me, how do you plan to compensate us?"
He Yingjie's face turned dark.
I originally thought this incident would cause the logistics team to suffer a great loss, but the opposite happened.
"I..."
He's already being punished, and this latest mistake has only worsened his reputation with Captain Song. Moreover, Miao Ruijia is being unreasonable and unforgiving; if Song doesn't go all out, he certainly won't let him off easily.
After understanding, He Yingjie looked up and clasped his hands in a fist salute. "I accidentally found a token for the Tongbao Spirit Realm on the battlefield before. This Tongbao Spirit Realm is a secret realm passed down by a master thousands of years ago. The treasures, resources, and cultivation techniques inside are all extremely valuable. This token is the only pass to enter it."
"Since it was our frontline team's fault today, I am willing to offer this token as compensation."
Miao Ruijia was stunned for two seconds after hearing this.
Captain Song raised an eyebrow. "You're being quite generous today."
Xu Jintang had never heard of this thing before, and looked up with a puzzled expression, asking, "What is the Tongbao Spirit Realm?"
Captain Song explained, " The Tongbao Spirit Realm is an independent space separate from our world. It does indeed contain many valuable treasures. However, to enter the Spirit Realm, one must possess a pass token. These tokens are indeed very precious."
Xu Jintang turned around and looked at Miao Ruijia's expression, only to see that Captain Miao nodded to her.
It seems I didn't really screw her over.
Xu Jintang withdrew his gaze and continued, "Okay, I accept this compensation."
He Yingjie smiled and looked up, "But let me state beforehand that this token is indeed extremely precious, and we only have one. You can discuss how to divide it yourselves."
As he spoke, he took out a dark blue token from his storage space and tossed it to Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang reached out and took it.
Miao Ruijia leaned over and examined it. "It is indeed a token from the Tongbao Spirit Realm. Xu Jintang, accept it. This whole affair started because of you; consider this token your compensation."
Xu Jintang didn't stand on ceremony; a strong person like Captain Miao certainly wouldn't steal credit from a student like her.
But she also found it strange.
Given He Yingjie's petty nature, why is he suddenly so willing to spend so much money?
After the matter was resolved, Captain Song glanced at Zhou Yu and the others again, "Since we made a bet, we should keep our word. Don't embarrass our army in front of the newcomers."
Zhou Yu swallowed hard, forcing a smile as he replied, "Yes."
With the captain's words, they couldn't renege on their debt anymore.
After leaving the tent, Xu Jintang asked, " Captain Miao, this token is so valuable, why would they be so generous as to give it to us?"
Miao Ruijia shrugged. "They slandered us this time, and according to military law, they should be demoted. Otherwise, He Yingjie wouldn't have been willing to use this token as compensation. Captain Song only didn't pursue the matter further because of this; otherwise, He Yingjie would have suffered a devastating loss today."