After hearing Lu Yun’s proposal, the members of Fire Phoenix exchanged glances before nodding in agreement.
None of them had any objections.
They then headed upstairs to pack their belongings.
…
At one o’clock that afternoon, in the armed helicopter area of the Beijing Special Operations Military District, Lu Yun and the eighteen women boarded three helicopters.
The rotors roared to life as the aircraft climbed into the sky and flew toward the horizon.
The other women accompanied the members of Fire Phoenix as well.
According to the arrangement, whenever they were not on active missions, they would all be temporarily assigned to the military district where Lu Yun was stationed, after all, they were husband and wife in name.
As soon as they left Beijing, news of Lu Yun’s departure spread rapidly and quickly reached the many factions that had been closely monitoring him.
“Lu Yun has left. He skipped basic training and went straight to the Fire Phoenix Special Operations Base.”
Inside an upscale private club in Beijing, several young men—the heirs of influential families—were discussing the news.
“Heh, Lu Yun may have lost the protection of the Lu family, but now he has eighteen special forces wives protecting him. That’s actually pretty amusing,” one casually dressed young man said with a laugh.
“I’m almost jealous of him,” another admitted.
“The Lu family really had influence. They actually got the higher-ups to issue such a ridiculous order,” said a bespectacled young man through gritted teeth.
“I heard the Lu family entrusted Lu Yun with something important enough to warrant state protection. Apparently, even his personal military file has been classified as S-Level. No idea whether it’s true.”
“Who cares? Just wait. Sooner or later we’ll have the chance to kill him. I’ve wanted him dead for a long time.”
“He’s nothing but a stray dog now. We can take our time playing with him.”
Similar conversations were taking place all across Beijing.
Countless people were watching Lu Yun’s every move, patiently waiting for an opportunity.
…
At three o’clock that afternoon, the group arrived at the foot of a mountain outside Donghai City.
Donghai was a second-tier coastal city, surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on the fourth.
Tourism flourished there.
In Lu Yun’s previous life, this city had never existed.
The Fire Phoenix Special Operations Base was located at the foot of those mountains.
The mountain range formed part of the outer Qinling Mountains, stretching across northern and southern China.
From there, one could travel deep into the wilderness of the Qinling forests, making it an ideal location for a special operations base.
“We’re here! Welcome to our Fire Phoenix Special Operations Base.”
“Come on, we’ll show everyone the accommodations. You can choose whichever room you like.”
“Looks like we’ll all be training together these next few days. Hehe, maybe our different special operations units should have a competition.”
The Fire Phoenix members chatted cheerfully after getting off the helicopter, warmly welcoming the other women.
Not a single one of them paid any attention to Lu Yun.
“Sigh…”
Lu Yun shook his head helplessly.
“These wives of mine really aren’t thoughtful at all.”
The group entered the base and headed to the Fire Phoenix dormitory building, where rooms were assigned one by one.
Lu Yun also intended to stay there.
However, the women immediately stopped him.
Ye Cunxin said,
“This is the Fire Phoenix dormitory. You’re not a member of Fire Phoenix, so you can’t stay here.”
The others nodded in agreement.
This wasn’t the residence they had shared in Beijing.
Here they would shower, change clothes, use the bathrooms, and live together after daily training.
There was no way they could let Lu Yun move into the women’s barracks.
Lu Yun shrugged.
“Fine. Then arrange somewhere else for me.”
An Ran asked,
“Which department are you planning to join?”
“The Cultural Performance Troupe,” Lu Yun answered.
The women exchanged strange looks.
Tian Guo frowned.
“The Cultural Troupe is full of performing arts soldiers. Do you even know how to do any of that?”
Tang Xiaoxiao suddenly looked enlightened.
“Oh! I get it!”
“The Cultural Troupe has lots of female soldiers. That’s the real reason you want to go there, isn’t it?”
The others immediately understood and their expressions grew even colder.
“As expected… he’s still the same playboy.”
Lu Yun looked innocent.
Where else was he supposed to go?
He had no intention of joining the kitchen unit.
The logistics department meant endless hard work.
Compared with the others, the Cultural Performance Troupe sounded like the easiest assignment.
He truly wasn’t going there because of the women.
Too lazy to explain, Lu Yun simply waved his hand.
“Believe whatever you want. Just hurry up and ask the commander to assign me somewhere.”
With that, he strode toward the Fire Phoenix dormitory building.
“If you can’t arrange anything, I’ll just stay here with you.”
“You…!”
“Lu Yun, you jerk!”
“He’s so shameless!”
The women stamped their feet in frustration.
There was nothing they could do.
Several of them hurried off toward headquarters to speak with the commanding officers, while the rest remained behind to keep an eye on Lu Yun.
After all, this was the women’s dormitory.
There were plenty of personal belongings inside, and everyone had little secrets they didn’t want a man wandering in and discovering.
The building itself was neat and spotless.
The air smelled fresh rather than perfumed.
Everything was arranged with military precision.
Each dorm room door was left slightly ajar instead of locked.
Lu Yun wandered leisurely through the hallway before pointing at a room beside the restroom.
“Whose room is this?”
Following behind him, Ye Cunxin answered immediately,
“An Ran’s.”
Lu Yun nodded.
“Oh. Then I’ll rest here for a while.”
“No!”
All the women answered in unison, glaring fiercely at him.
Looking surprised, Lu Yun asked,
“Then should I stay in one of your rooms instead?”
“No!”
They answered in perfect unison once again.