"Huh? No way..."

Even though Gao Bo didn’t know the short-haired girl, hearing about the sacrifice of a fellow special police officer made him inevitably feel sad.

At this moment, Zhao Hua whispered in their ears:

"Apart from Qi Dong, we’ve had major case operations recently in Wu Province, An Huai, Jiangyou, and others."

"You mean..."

"Yes, among these teams, there are members from the Xiangzhou exchange meeting last time."

With these words, the eyes of everyone shifted slightly.

Including Gu Ji.

Although he had already analyzed that the upper echelons were intentionally accelerating the training of elite violent agencies, it was merely speculation, but Zhao Hua had actual data.

No wonder he’s specialized in intelligence analysis.

"Looks like our days ahead won’t be easy. Let’s eat first."

Liu Weijun sighed, pushed open the canteen door, and a rich aroma of meat hit their faces, making their mouths water.

The training canteen was like a self-service lunch box, dinner consisted of seven dishes and a soup, but this meal was much better than during police training. Of the seven dishes, at least four were hearty, pure meat dishes, and even the soup was authentic Jinbang’s slow-cooked lamb and radish soup. In addition, there were fruits after the meal.

"This meal must cost at least thirty to forty, right? They’re really spending the money..."

"The better the meals, the tougher the training. Tomorrow’s going to be hell!"

Zhou Yang casually joked.

Returning to the dormitory in the evening, despite their repeated attention, when climbing the stairs, Wu Kang and Zhao Hua noticeably started to become breathless, indicating that they were already experiencing discomfort from the low-pressure, low-oxygen environment.

Even Gu Ji noticed an increase in his breathing frequency.

If it weren’t for the fact that he had previously strengthened his cardiovascular and pulmonary regulation, he wouldn’t have fared much better than Wu Kang and the others.

Among the group, only Zhou Yang was in the best condition, perhaps due to his profession. Professional snipers practice breath control: holding breath, smooth rhythm, and so on, to ensure absolute shooting precision.

In contrast, other special police officers who came for the training had already collapsed onto their beds, moaning without illness.

The next day.

It was still dark.

Gu Ji was awakened by the piercing whistle echoing through the corridor.

"Hoo—! Everyone get up, wash up, and gather at the open space downstairs in 15 minutes!"

"Ugh, it’s already six o’clock, why does my head feel a bit sore."

"Me too, and my face is a bit hot, not sure if it’s a fever."

Zhou Yang and Wu Kang woke up feeling unwell.

Gao Bo, who was sleeping on the top bunk, tried to get up but felt dizzy and had a heavy head, "Oh my God, how are we supposed to train in this state?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Tough it out unless you don’t want to get into Dragon Tiger."

Gu Ji patted the railing.

Upon hearing the words "Dragon Tiger," Gao Bo was instantly energized, getting down from the bed even faster than Gu Ji.

Finally, they managed to get out of the dormitory building.

The number of people in the open space was much fewer than at the canteen yesterday, confirming Liu Weijun’s words that the training had already started from the moment they got on the car, and those who couldn’t persevere naturally got eliminated.

"Everyone line up to get on the bus."

The dormitory manager Wang Jianchang shouted.

Only then did they notice the five large buses parked in the open space, but due to the reduced number of people, only three were needed now.

Sharing the bus with Gu Ji and the others were Li Yanan and other special police officers from Mr. Qi’s team.

The driver started the vehicle and slowly drove out of the fenced gate.

This time, Gu Ji didn’t have his phone, so he could only observe the terrain through the window.

To Gao Bo and the others’ surprise, after entering the mountain road, instead of continuing up the mountain, the car turned and headed down the slope.

"Isn’t this high-altitude training? Why are we going downhill?"

"I get it, it’s HILO, High-Altitude Living Low-Altitude Training method."

Gu Ji suddenly understood.

"High-Altitude Living Low-Altitude Training" was originally a sports training method, where athletes live in high-altitude areas at around 2500 and train in lower areas at around 1300.

By living at high altitudes, it enhances the body’s ability to transport oxygen in the blood.

But prolonged high-altitude stress can have negative effects on physiological functions, such as weight loss, reduced maximum heart rate, and reduced stroke volume, etc. To prevent health damage or life-threatening situations, it’s impossible to replicate high-intensity workouts on the plateau as on the plains, which lowers the absolute intensity of plateau training.

Therefore, HILO not only improves the body’s blood oxygen levels but also ensures high-intensity training.

It’s considered one of the most scientific ways to enhance physical fitness.

After Gu Ji explained, Gao Bo understood.

"So, as soon as we reach the low-altitude area, the high-altitude sickness symptoms will disappear?"

"At least it won’t be as uncomfortable as it was on the mountain."

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Ji suddenly noticed that the two buses ahead actually split at the intersection. Could it be that each province and city’s training ground is in a different location?

Soon, the bus was traveling on the flattened gobi desert, with green hills on one side of the road and wilderness on the other, covered with a thin layer of snow. In the distance, a few mountain shadows could be faintly seen.

After about 20 minutes.

The sky was tinged with a bit of pale white, and the bus suddenly began to slow down.

Everyone thought they had reached the training ground, but a glance outside showed that there was nothing around, only a white Mitsubishi off-roader parked by the roadside on the left, with a young short-haired woman standing by, waving.

The driver stopped the car and rolled down the window.

"What’s going on?"