Jealous

The voice of the non-military staff came from the intercom that the instructors carried with them. He told the instructors of the various countries who had obtained the first-place spot in the poisoned zone rescue mission.

When he said that it was the Chinese students, there was a few seconds of silence among the instructors. It was so quiet that the air seemed to have stopped flowing. Time froze at this moment. No sound was heard.

There was a static sound coming from the intercom. Li Jinnian turned down the volume of the intercom before replying to the chief instructor and the referee, "Received by China."

It was a short reply. Just like him, it was straightforward.

Applause sounded. Some were sincerely happy for China's results, but there were also undercurrents beneath the applause.