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"Really, even a small request from me, the perfect employee, can't be fulfilled? Aren't you being a bit stingy as a leader?" Peng Hao followed closely behind Chen Rui, chattering away.
The two of them finished washing up and headed to the restaurant together. The restaurant was located on the third floor of the hotel, directly across from Meeting Room No. 2.
They woke up around twelve-thirty local time, and after washing up and Peng Hao's lingering, they arrived at the restaurant just past one o'clock in the afternoon. However, there were still quite a few customers dining inside, which was impressive—if one overlooked that they were all familiar faces.
"Why are all our people here?" Even Peng Hao couldn't help but start to complain, as it was shocking to see that almost everyone dining in the restaurant at that moment was from their group.
Chen Rui found a spot to sit down and casually glanced around. "They probably just woke up and are hungry, or maybe they woke up because they were too hungry."
"Isn't that the same thing?" Peng Hao shot Chen Rui a look and smiled at the waitress who approached.
The waitress came to Chen Rui and Peng Hao's table, smiling and giving a slight bow. "I'm very sorry, but since it's past the ordering time, we are not serving regular meals right now. You can purchase fast food at the front desk."
Chen Rui checked the time; it was already one-thirteen in the afternoon. Indeed, a formal Western restaurant would stop taking orders by twelve-thirty at the latest. He asked Peng Hao, "Then let's just grab some burgers."
"Whatever, I haven't had fast food in a while anyway." Peng Hao nodded but then leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head. "I want a chicken leg burger, a cup of cola, fries, and a chicken wrap."
Chen Rui shot him a glance and scolded, "You're going to eat yourself to death!"
Peng Hao shrugged off Chen Rui's concern. "Come on, how is eating this stuff after missing two meals excessive?"
When they reached the ordering counter, there was no menu board as he had imagined; only a cashier stood behind the register, smiling at him. "Sir, what would you like to order?"
Chen Rui felt a bit awkward; without a menu, he wasn't used to it and feared that if he named something that wasn't available, it would be even more embarrassing. "What do you have here?"
The beautiful woman looked at Chen Rui. "The fast food here is all prepared by the chef in advance, of course, it's fresh today as well. We currently have three combo meals left and some individual items..."
Peng Hao glanced at the plate Chen Rui had brought him and frowned. "What is this? I asked you to buy a chicken leg burger, not whatever this is! And where are the fries and chicken wrap? I wanted cola, not orange juice!"
Chen Rui immediately felt frustrated. After buying such expensive food, he still wasn't satisfied?
"Eat it or not, I don't care!" Chen Rui pointed at the burger. "Do you know how much this costs? If there were other burgers available, I wouldn't have bought this for you! That burger of yours could buy me these two plates!"
Peng Hao took a look at Chen Rui's plates: one had black pepper bacon pasta, another had tomato soup, and there was a cup of fruit salad. Although simple in appearance, the price was likely not cheap.
"No way, can it be that expensive?" Peng Hao glanced at his own meal: a burger piled high with meat, a cup of cola, and a roasted chicken.
"If you're not going to eat it, give it to me! Damn it! I paid for this and you're still unhappy!" Chen Rui pretended to reach for the burger on Peng Hao's plate. Peng Hao quickly smiled apologetically. "Alright, alright! Let me check what’s in this burger first."
Peng Hao lifted the top bun of the burger, revealing a chaotic yet aesthetically pleasing arrangement of meat chunks topped with a shiny layer of caviar.
Peng Hao exclaimed in surprise, "Beef! Caviar! Foie gras! White truffle! Which extravagant chef made this burger? This isn’t eating a burger; it’s eating money!"
"Alright, alright! Just eat it already; it's not like it's your money!" Chen Rui rolled his eyes at Peng Hao, knowing that he was secretly delighted.
Peng Hao stopped talking and took a bite of the burger, savoring the expensive food while continuously praising it. It was unclear whether he was complimenting the taste or the price. "Mmm! Wagyu beef! Sturgeon caviar! This is really something!"
Chen Rui ignored Peng Hao and continued eating his pasta while sending a group message to all team members:
Notification:
At 2:30 PM local time, everyone gathered in Meeting Room 2 on the third floor of the hotel.
After the message was sent, a low hum of phone notifications filled the restaurant. Ninety percent of the people pulled out their phones, and moments later, their gazes shifted to Chen Rui's table.
Peng Hao also received the message. After reading it, he shot a glance at Chen Rui and said, "Most people are here; you could just shout it out."
Chen Rui rolled his eyes at Peng Hao. "Can you pay attention to diplomatic etiquette? Although we are staff members, we are still not locals. Besides our group, there are a few other staff members and restaurant personnel here. If I shout in public like that, it would be disrespectful. And there are always people who aren’t in the restaurant; that wouldn’t be a complete notification."
"It's precisely because you always consider things incompletely that you're just an agent!" Chen Rui ruthlessly pointed out that the A Group did not have a leader.
Peng Hao looked as if he had been struck by an arrow, awkwardly chuckling twice. "Aren't you here? With you around, what do we need a leader for in the Execution Team?"
Chen Rui huffed dismissively at Peng Hao's nonchalance. "I might get reassigned one day, and then the A Group will definitely change! At that point, can the Execution Team still be without a leader?"
"Let's talk about that when the time comes." Peng Hao continued to munch on his expensive hamburger but held back his next comment: "When you leave, the A Group won't even be the A Group anymore."
Fast food is meant to be quick and convenient, but the fast food offered in this restaurant felt nothing like that; it was clearly simplified Western cuisine.
By the time Chen Rui and Peng Hao finished eating, it was already 1:40 PM. With nearly an hour left until the meeting time Chen Rui had announced, Peng Hao planned to return to his room for a short rest. However, Chen Rui decided to rest directly in the meeting room.
Peng Hao was naturally reluctant. After asking Chen Rui for the room key, he returned to his room on the sixth floor and lay down on the bed to catch some more sleep.
Chen Rui pushed open the door to the meeting room and immediately heard a buzz of chatter inside. About fifty or sixty people had gathered there, most of whom had come directly from lunch at the restaurant. It seemed that many preferred chatting over returning to their rooms for relaxation.
After all, not everyone can sleep for eighteen consecutive hours like Peng Hao and still continue to doze off.
Chen Rui walked up to the podium in the conference room and opened a document laid out on the table to read. In fact, it was more of a process introduction than specific information. He believed that Fan Yu and others also had a copy of this document, as it simply outlined the competition schedule and important notes, without mentioning any specific details. It was likely prepared for reference by special forces from various countries.
According to the document, starting today, there would be a total of three preparation adjustment periods, followed by the official start of the competition on the fourth day!
The first events of the competition were all individual events: enemy parachuting, special shooting, armed cross-country, rock climbing, and obstacle crossing...
The second phase would begin with team events: Team Canoeing, Group Armed Cross-Country, Group Weight Transportation, Group Stealth Assault...
As for this section, an interesting change this year was that for the Group Armed Cross-Country event, scoring would be based on the average time of the fastest and slowest participants. This meant that the times of the second to fifth members in a six-person team were not important. The reasoning was that these two scores were evaluated based on the fastest standards for individual action and collective action.
The third phase consisted of half competitions, focusing solely on extreme combat capability events: long-range sniping and long-distance assaults, primarily testing individual limits.
As for the fourth phase, it was their turn to take the stage. All that was provided about the fourth phase was a few words: Virtual War Drill, Virtual Combat.
As for more detailed information, no one knew.
"What are you looking at?" A trench coat was draped over Chen Rui's shoulders as Li Xue approached him.
Chen Rui smiled lightly and handed the coat back to Li Xue. "Aren't you cold? Take care of yourself; I'm definitely stronger than you."
Li Xue pouted, clearly unhappy. "You’re only wearing a suit jacket and a shirt. Even if it's warm here because of the air conditioning, you should still be careful! I brought extra clothes; even if I'm not feeling well, I won't freeze. You're just being stubborn!"
Chen Rui chose not to explain anything further and focused on Li Xue's sulking demeanor.
"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?" Li Xue asked, touching her cheeks nervously, afraid there might be something unsightly stuck to her skin.
"There is!" Chen Rui replied with a smile, pointing at the right side of Li Xue's face.
"This spot?" Li Xue asked, feeling around. "I don't see anything!"
"A little lower..."
"This spot?" Li Xue moved her hand down slightly. "Still nothing!"
"Wrong! Move towards your nose a bit. It's very obvious; take a good look!"
"Is there really?" Li Xue began to pat her face frantically. Luckily, she had come without makeup; otherwise, she would have ended up with a mess even if there was nothing there.
Seeing Chen Rui struggling to hold back laughter, Li Xue finally realized she had been tricked. "You... you!!!"
"Ding ding ding~ dong dong dong~" The alarm clock set by Chen Rui rang out, signaling that it was already two-thirty in the afternoon. Those chatting downstairs heard the sound and began to take their seats.
Chen Rui counted the heads in the room. Including himself and Li Xue, who had just come down, they were still one person short. Suddenly, he realized that there might still be a dead pig sleeping in the sixth-floor room!
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