Women Would Only Get in the Way of My Flying

The situation was embarrassing to talk about. As a frontline combat unit, the entire base had only two fighter jets, and both of them were Eighth Masters!

When Xu Feng reported the accident to Lei Hu, he also voiced his grievances.

He had only meant to play up his hardships in front of his superior, but as he went on, sorrow welled up in him, because it was all true of the base.

Xu Feng was genuinely on the verge of tears. What kind of situation was this?!

"All right, hang on for two more days. I'll make sure you get priority for the first batch of new aircraft!"

Even Lei Hu was somewhat affected by Xu Feng's grievances and hurriedly cut his complaints short.

Only after hearing his old superior's promise did Xu Feng feel a little less aggrieved.

Although Lei Zhan hadn't specified an exact date, a superior's promise still carried considerable weight. A soldier's word was his bond, so the promise was highly credible.

"Is that kid Li Zhi all right?"

Lei Hu had personally recruited Li Zhi, and he had never paid him any less attention.

Last time, Li Zhi had rendered meritorious service but hadn't received a matching reward. Xu Feng wasn't the only one who felt sorry for him; even Lei Hu felt he owed him.

"He's fine, but regulations still require psychological counseling. Besides, there aren't any planes for him to fly right now!"

Whenever a fighter jet was involved in an accident, no matter how serious, the pilot had to undergo psychological counseling. Nothing involving a pilot was a small matter.

"All right, if I said you'd get the first batch, you'll get it. A month at most!"

Lei Hu had caught the meaning behind Xu Feng's last sentence. The man was taking every opportunity to play up his hardships.

"That's great!"

Now that he had a firm timeline, Xu Feng finally smiled.

"You little brat, get out!"

"Yes, sir!"

Grinning, Xu Feng stood at attention and saluted, and Lei Hu kicked him out.

"Take good care of the experts from Yu Aircraft. We'll be relying on them for this reequipment!"

After kicking Xu Feng out, Lei Hu didn't forget to tell him to treat the experts from Yu Aircraft Group well. They would need plenty of help from them for this major reequipment.

"Chief, don't worry! It's just that funding..."

"Get out, get out, get out!"

Lei Hu remembered that Xu Feng hadn't been like this when he served under him. How had he turned out this way after taking charge of Chicken Coop Base?

Xu Feng didn't mind his old superior's attitude as he was chased away. Getting funding would naturally have been best, but even if he didn't, all it cost him was a little talking. Why not try?

After leaving division headquarters, Xu Feng went straight to Yu Aircraft Group to pick up the experts.

As a classified base, its location wasn't something just anyone knew. Xu Feng had to pick up the experts personally, using a special helicopter.

From the back of these helicopters, passengers couldn't see the cockpit or outside. The experts didn't mind; they had taken part in plenty of classified projects and knew the rules very well.

They were more interested in the malfunctioning Eighth Master!

While Xu Feng and the others were hurrying back, Li Zhi was undergoing psychological counseling. His counselor was Xia Chuxue, who had arrived only a month before him.

Xia Chuxue was a national defense student who had majored in psychology. Her superiors had decided to assign her to Chicken Coop Base after the last clash between the base and Peacock.

For certain reasons, clashes with Peacock might continue, and might become more frequent.

No one knew what the senior officers were thinking. All they knew was that the base had gained a pretty psychologist.

Xia Chuxue had actually been quite reluctant to come to the base. It wasn't because it was remote, but mainly because she didn't much like its name.

But whether she liked it or not, there was nothing she could do. As a psychologist and a soldier, it was her duty to obey orders.

"So you just graduated too? No wonder I haven't seen you before!"

Captain Xu had told Li Zhi to answer Doctor Xia's questions honestly and not be evasive.

Psychologists mostly relied on questions to assess a person's mental state, but were the questions Doctor Xia was asking really related to psychological treatment? With that doubt in mind, Li Zhi answered Xia Chuxue's question.

"Yes. Graduation from flight school is more than a month later than at other schools."

"You don't need to be nervous. We can just chat like ordinary friends!"

How could Li Zhi not be nervous? He was over forty across his two lives, had always been in the military, and had never been in a relationship. He got nervous just being alone with a woman, let alone talking to one alone.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Huh?!"

The question left Li Zhi dumbfounded. Was this a psychological test question too?

"N-no!"

Remembering Xu Feng's instructions, Li Zhi answered the question, but his ears had already turned bright red before he finished.

Seeing this, the corners of Xia Chuxue's mouth lifted slightly, and she nearly laughed out loud.

She wasn't interested in Li Zhi. She was just so bored here, and someone had finally come in for psychological intervention-and he was an innocent young soldier, too. Naturally, she had to tease him.

"Do you think I'm pretty?"

"You're... all right!"

Xia Chuxue: "..."

She had only meant to tease Li Zhi, but she hadn't expected his "all right" to stop her in her tracks.

What did he mean, all right?

Xia Chuxue felt good about herself, and with boys having always flocked around her since she was little, she was very confident in her looks.

"All right, the assessment is over. You can go!"

Li Zhi's assessment had actually been finished long ago. The later questions had virtually no bearing on it and were entirely Xia Chuxue's own doing.

That's it?

Xia Chuxue's sudden change in attitude left Li Zhi even more bewildered. One second she was smiling sweetly, and the next it was as if the sky had turned from clear to cloudy.

Sure enough, women are complicated creatures!

"Goodbye, Doctor Xia!"

If I can't afford to offend her, can't I at least avoid her? Li Zhi hurriedly got up and said goodbye to Xia Chuxue, then left the consultation room without waiting for her to respond.

Watching Li Zhi flee, Xia Chuxue felt even more speechless and depressed.

Is there a ghost in here?

At the same time, Xia Chuxue couldn't help touching her face. Had I not been getting enough rest lately? Did something appear on my face?

She took out a mirror and checked again and again. After confirming that it was still the same face as before, she labeled Li Zhi a terminal case of straight man syndrome.

Meanwhile, Li Zhi, having escaped the infirmary, let out a long breath. He hadn't even been this nervous when landing a fighter jet after both engines had failed.

Compared with complicated, unpredictable women, he preferred fighter jets with their metallic beauty. Unfortunately, he was bound not to get his hands on one for a while.

Whether he could get his hands on a plane again soon depended on Xia Chuxue's assessment of him.

If he couldn't get past the psychologist, he couldn't return to flying!

Sure enough, women would only get in the way of my flying!