Chapter 1206
Chapter 1206: The Instructor Wants Us Dead (4)_1
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Franklin Cody swept him with an icy glance.
Rowdy Brightwill immediately fell silent.
In front of Franklin Cody, they all cowered, and only Drake Easton, could converse with him without a change in facial expression.
"That..." Not in a hurry to leave, Rowdy Brightwill drew out his words slightly and hesitated before quietly approaching Franklin Cody and asked in a low voice, "I heard that Captain Peng had an accident. After she recovers, will she come back?"
"What’s it to you?" Franklin Cody looked at him, somewhat impatiently.
"Of course!" He nodded earnestly, Rowdy Brightwill reined in his frivolous demeanor, "I’m well-connected with the women’s squad, and Captain Peng usually takes good care of me. Now that she’s... besides, she’s the captain, the women’s squad can’t lose her."
Rowdy Brightwill had a wide network, and he was popular wherever he went.
In the women’s squad, he was much favored by Captain Peng, who always remembered to share any good things with him, essentially treating him as one of their own.
There were sentiments involved.
On the other hand, replacing a captain wasn’t an easy affair; finding a temporary Captain Peng and getting other female soldiers to accept and trust her wasn’t going to be easy.
Rowdy Brightwill had only found out about this after his return. Apart from focusing on Flossie Wright, he was also concerned about Captain Peng’s situation.
Deep down, he didn’t want Captain Peng to leave.
"The country can afford to lose her, but her family can’t."
Franklin Cody looked at him seriously, every word uttered with solemnity.
Rowdy Brightwill was suddenly taken aback.
There was no denying that Franklin Cody was right.
He had thought wrong.
Captain Peng had lost a child. He had considered everyone else’s need for her presence but had not thought carefully about Captain Peng’s grief over her lost child.
If she continued to stay here, her agony would only double.
Opening his mouth, Rowdy Brightwill apologized in a low voice, his voice full of regret.
"You shouldn’t apologize to me," Franklin Cody replied stiffly, pausing before adding, "She has convinced her family, and she will be back in no more than ten days."
Rowdy Brightwill lifted his gaze.
Franklin Cody nodded seriously.
Rowdy Brightwill was completely speechless.
He already knew, yet he still got a lecture?!
Really, resigned to it!
With Franklin Cody there, Rowdy Brightwill didn’t dare to linger and quickly left.
Two o’clock in the afternoon.
Flossie Wright, Nancy Phillips, and Jessie Grain, all drenched, clambered up from the sea.
Each of the three was utterly exhausted.
For three whole days, they had hardly rested, their hearts pounding with anxiety. Having finally reached their destination, they were shot down, and after exposing Franklin Cody’s presence, he ordered them to run back.
No less than ten kilometers.
Without a moment to catch their breath, they stripped off their clothes and began their sun-resistance training.
In the over forty degree heat, they first stood for half an hour, then continued standing while listening to Franklin Cody’s critique for another half hour.
Until now—
Even those made of iron couldn’t hold out anymore.
No sooner had Flossie Wright reached shore than she collapsed on the ground, her arm blocking the falling sunlight as she desperately tried to regulate her breathing.
She didn’t know how she had managed to hold on these past few days.
Franklin Cody had truly pushed their physical endurance to the limit.
"Beep—beep—beep—"
Just as they had begun to rest for barely two minutes, the whistle sounded urgently.
— End of Chapter 1206 —