Original subtitles

(Glory of Special Forces)

(This series is Shanghai's major literary and artistic project)

(Episode 17)

This isn't right!

You're being partial.

You're being partial!

Our smokes came out at the same time.

If he can stay, why can't I?

When did I say I would keep him?

All of you, just wait and see.

We will meet again one day.

Just you wait!

Stop.

When did I tell you to leave?

Regarding the words I said just now,

I hope all of you can remember them.

You guys need

to carve the words "Comrades above all else"

into your mind.

Although we may sacrifice our lives,

we must do it at the right place.

Understood?

Yes, sir!

Yan Po Yue, come here.

You're something else.

You actually hung on until the very end.

However,

your match with Xiao Fei ended in a draw.

If I take you in right now, someone will be unsatisfied.

I will fight for it next time.

You're pretty ambitious.

I have a chance for you right now.

Do you wish to take it?

Actually, I didn't plan on taking in any female soldiers this time.

But her skills and techniques make it hard for me to refuse.

Sir, I'm a sniper!

I know that.

But you need to understand this.

A special combat unit may end up infiltrating deep into an enemy's base.

Every member needs to have perfect chemistry with the team.

Sir, I'm a sniper!

Are you saying

that you don't need a team because you're a sniper?

Guo Xiao Xiao, I admit that you're an excellent soldier.

You're better than any other snipers I had seen.

But this alone cannot dispel my doubts on you.

You're a female soldier.

Not only is it hard for you to integrate yourself into the team,

but you might also be the weakest link of the team.

Yan Po Yue,

tell me this.

In the event that she was captured by the enemies,

what should I do as the captain of the team?

Should I give up on her?

Or should I give up

on the mission that we're executing

and initiate a risky rescue operation with our brothers?

Sir!

You'd given us the answer just now!

Comrades above all else.

That's the correct answer.

But don't try to be a smart alec in front of me.

You do learn from me pretty fast.

Let's not waste any time here.

There's only one slot.

Yan Po Yue, Guo Xiao Xiao,

you two will have a match.

The winner will take the slot.

Spread out.

Yan.

Come on.

I give up.

She has already passed the selection.

I don't have the right to make her compete with me.

What I need to do is to return and train until I drop.

After that, I'll come back.

I've lost today,

but I won't lose forever.

Xiao,

Zhou Zi Jian,

you guys have joined the Cheetah Special Forces now.

Don't let me catch up with you outside.

Yan Po Yue, are you sure about this?

Yes, sir!

Will you regret it?

No, sir!

Guo Xiao Xiao,

your codename is Lone Wolf.

When you were answering the questionnaire,

you wrote that you had no teammates and that you didn't need one.

If so, please answer my question right now.

Do you need a teammate?

Do you want a teammate?

Yes, sir!

Alright, the test is over.

Don't be too harsh on them.

It's fine now.

This is just a mental test.

I had been through the same.

These two fellows love to frighten people.

Let's go.

Yan Po Yue.

We're planning to take in six members this time.

Coincidentally, you're the last one.

Congratulations.

I will strive to be the first.

Gather around.

Have your meal in the vehicle and prepare to return home.

(Bai Long,)

(an elite anti-terrorism soldier,)

(a legend within the Cheetah Commando.)

(He was once an instructor.)

(He retired after serving in the military for many years.)

(He's enlisting in the army for a second time for unknown reasons.)

(Guo Xiao Xiao,)

(her codename is Lone Wolf.)

(She's a sniper who was transferred here from the peacekeeping special unit.)

(She has participated in numerous convoy and oversea peacekeeping missions.)

(She has rendered numerous merits.)

(Compared with them,)

(what Xiao Yun Jie, Zhou Zi Jian, and I had done were nothing.)

Captain,

Are these helicopters meant for our detachment?

Since the special forces has expanded its forces,

in order to increase our mobility and assault capability,

they assigned this helicopter to our squadron.

Sir, what's our training programme for today?

What's with all the questions?

Just shut up.

You guys have never witnessed this scene before.

All of you, come here.

Check your helmet!

I will only demonstrate it one time.

Look closely.

We can't do this.

It's at least 3m from the ground!

Your training begins now.

This is your first topic.

Low-altitude jump descent in hover.

Are we supposed to jump directly?

Didn't he demonstrate it to you just now?

Sir, we haven't trained for this before.

Cut the crap! This is a part of your training!

Look closely!

I'll demonstrate it to you guys one last time.

No need for that.

One, two, three, four!

Assemble!

Assemble!

Captain,

Captain Leng,

great job.

Instructor.

I've picked six members.

Where are the rest?

There are 50 of them in this batch. All of them have arrived.

Don't you think you're being too ruthless?

These chaps had just arrived, you know?

Will they be able to withstand this?

It's not that easy to join our unit.

Just prepare some snacks for them later.

Are you ready?

Sir,

I'm ready!

Hurry up! Where's your energy?

Everybody!

At ease!

Attention!

Dress right, dress!

Eyes front!

Count off!

One. Two, Three. Four. Five.

Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten.

Full attendance!

-Squad ready! -Attention!

Captain.

Instructor.

Squadron Leader.

What do you think about them?

They're so-so, I guess.

I don't want that! I want elite soldiers!

Yes, sir.

Their true nature will be revealed after a run.

Lu Tu!

Yes, sir!

I'll leave the rest to you!

Yes, sir!

Everyone, my name is Lu Tu.

I don't care what your names are.

From now on, your name will be a number.

All of you were recommended by your squads for the selection.

And all of you had survived the high intensity

practical combat.

That means

you guys have already obtained

a ticket to the special forces training.

As reserves,

you guys must not

inquire about

each other's initial squad,

age, name,

and personal details.

From now on,

all of these are military secrets.

Understood?

Yes, sir!

Besides, although you guys had passed the assessment,

you guys still have a long way to go

before you can become a true member of the special forces.

The elimination rate of this training is more than 80%.

You might even die from this.

If any one of you is afraid or wishes to quit,

you may step forward right now.

It's not a problem.

We will send you back to your initial squad.

Anyone?

-Sir! We will never quit! -We will never quit!

Very good.

But I hope that after the training,

the same number of people will stand in front of me!

Our training begins now!

Attention!

All of you, listen up!

The last person will be eliminated!

Run!

Run!

One! Two! Three! Four!

Hurry up! All of you!

Those at the back! Don't fall behind!

Look at you useless buffoons!

Yan,

losing out to Bai Long is reasonable for us.

But now, we can't even best a woman?

Stop talking. Save your energy.

Do you guys see the backpacks on the ground?

One for each of you! Hurry up!

Two of you are private first class? Am I mistaken?

What? Do you have any opinions about it?

Out of everyone here, only you two are private first class.

The rest are at least corporals.

You guys must've relied on your connections to join this unit.

Who are you trying to insult here?

What? Let's spar if you have doubts about us.

Talking is useless. Let's see who'll reach the finish line first.

Xiao, hurry!

Those at the back, hurry!

Look at how useless you are!

All of you, listen up!

If you can't hang in there, just quit!

Judging by your conditions,

you'll die when you join the Cheetah Special Forces!

Those at the back, don't fall behind!

Faster!

I'll say this again!

If you can't hang in there, just quit!

One! Two! Three! Four!

The captain said

that you guys have mud and soil all over you!

He told us to give you guys a shower before entering the base!

Yan, why are you stopping?

What are you doing?

We can't run fast with all the mud and soil on us.

We need to use the water to our advantage.

Comrade,

do you have shampoo?

Yeah! Get us some bath towels and body shampoo while you're at it!

Using water alone isn't clean enough!

Do you guys really think that this is a shower?

-Let's go! -Let's go!

Thanks!

Number Six, you're pretty smart.

Hurry! Let's take a shower too!

They cut the water supply!

Spray us!

Let's chase after them!

Why did they cut the water supply?

Let's go!

He did it on purpose!

He even asked them for a bottle of shampoo!

(The favourite thing that military officers love to do)

(is to teach the new recruits a shocking lesson)

(when they first enter the camp.)

(No matter how advanced the military is,)

(this tradition will never change as it is imprinted onto their DNA.)

Captain, they've passed Point A.

(Cao Ben is waiting for you at Point B.)

Is there a surprise?

(Yes, there's a huge surprise.)

Understood.

All of you, hurry up! You're too slow!

Hurry! Look at your stupid faces!

Even my granny runs faster than you guys!

She's more energetic than you guys!

I have good news for you all.

It'll lift your spirit.

The battalion commander is right in front of you guys.

He has prepared fresh meals for you all.

If you're behind, you won't even get to take a sip of the vegetable soup!

Yan, let's hurry up.

I'm starving. We haven't eaten for the entire day.

Can we believe in his words?

Anything is fine as long as it's edible.

Hurry up! You're so slow even when you get to eat!

Take out your meal containers.

We have enough for everyone.

More.

Once you're done, you can eat at the opposite side.

Next.

Your meal container.

Why are you standing there?

You want more?

Leave. There are other people behind you.

Eat up. These are high in protein.

They can replenish your stamina quickly.

I don't want this.

Come back!

Is this even edible?

Of course it's edible.

It's just a little bit disgusting.

Are you two eating them or not?

If you're not eating, pour them back!

This is too disgusting.

What? You guys have no appetite now?

Look at our female soldier!

All of you, look at her!

Listen up.

She's a sniper who can go on an operation alone

without an observer.

She once survived three weeks

with just a packet of hardtack in the jungles of Africa.

You guys can ask her about

the best thing she have had during that period.

Number 25,

what did you eat when you were in the jungles of Africa?

Ant eggs.

How did you take care of your sodium intake then?

I licked stones and consumed soil.

Aren't you afraid of stomachache

or parasitic infections?

I drank kerosene.

I can't finish them. You can have them.

Me too.

Thanks.

You drank kerosene? But why?

If you drink a teaspoon of it every 12 hours,

it can kill the parasites within your body.

It can also provide you with a limited relief of dysentery.

However,

that thing doesn't taste good.

But in an environment without any medical supplies and assistance,

to find a tiny amount of kerosene in abandoned kerosene barrels

is considered extremely lucky

for snipers like us.

Are you sure you don't want them?

You won't be able to withstand this if you don't eat.

Use your teeth more instead of your tongue.

Just like this.

These are fried and seasoned.

They're considered a delicacy already.

So, you ate them raw when you were in the jungle?

That's right.

Don't stand on ceremony.

I'm full now.

You should eat some. If not, you'll run out of stamina.

Just eat them!

Fine, I'll keep them for supper.

Remember to return the meal container to me when you're done.

Now, we're even.

We'll go our own ways from now.

Snack time is over! Assemble!

Don't fall behind!

Remember! The last person will be eliminated!

Hurry up!

Catch up with the people in front of you!

The last two people at the back, are you two taking a stroll?

Hurry up!

If you can't take it anymore, get on the vehicle!

We'll send you back to your hometown!

Yan, you mustn't throw up!

You won't have the strength to run if you throw up!

Okay!

I still have some empty seats here!

How is it?

Does anyone want to get on the vehicle?

Over my dead body!

If so, you'd better hurry up!

Another one of them threw up.

They're wasting our food.

We need to jot that down. His body is weak.

Do you want one?

Wait,

we've returned to the same place.

Did they bring us to the wrong place?

Hurry up!

Look at your surroundings.

Take a close look.

It looks familiar, right?

Don't you think the scenery is great here?

Since the scenery is amazing,

I just had to bring you guys back here again.

I'll leave the rest to you.

Alright.

Look here!

My name is Cao Ben.

I'm one of the drill instructors here.

I have something to tell you guys.

Actually, we were close to our base

when you guys were having snacks just now.

But I suddenly remembered

that a new batch of supplies was coming in.

Since all of you are full now,

you guys can move the supplies for us.

Everyone,

please move these supplies back to the base.

Each of them weighs 15kg.

Since all of you are the cream of the crop,

I'm sure this little box

poses no problem to you guys.

You guys will see the base

after you pass the hill to the east

beyond the place where you had your snacks.

We'll wait for you guys over there.

By the way,

the last person will be eliminated.

Let's go.

He still has stamina left?

He's such a monster.

What's wrong, Jian?

Just give up if you're out of stamina.

How could I surrender when you guys haven't?

This is too heavy!

Let's go.

Captain,

they've already run 40km.

I know that. Do you have any objections?

Guo Xiao Xiao is a woman.

You should train her according to the standards of female soldiers.

I almost forgot about that.

Take a look at Number 25.

I remembered that you passed the special forces assessment

even though it was set up according to the standards of male soldiers.

I was the one who transferred her here.

You shouldn't overtrain her before she enters the base.

You're right.

It's precisely because you were the one who had transferred her here

that she should persevere. She shouldn't embarrass you.

This is the last one. Are you sure you don't want any?

Yan!

How do you feel?

Are you okay?

Time waits for no one! Let's hurry!

Help me out!

One, two, go!

How is it? I assume the first person should arrive soon.

Seems like there's no doubt about it now.

Number 19.

Captain.

Good job.

Get him some water.

Yes, sir.

Here.

Bai Long, that's enough.

Go now. They'll be back soon.

Prepare to fall in.

The last two people,

Number 37 and 43 arrived at the same time.

Captain, what should we do about this?

Gather and fall in within 10 seconds!

Sir, I arrived first.

Sir, I arrived first!

Two of you, remove your badge.

Sir, but why?

Both of you are eliminated.

Sir,

I thought you said only one person would be eliminated?

Do you guys know

why both of them were eliminated?

During the march, Number 37 rested for 5 minutes

while Number 43 rested for 3 minutes.

The rest of you didn't stop moving

no matter how tired you were

for the past five hours.

That's why both of them

couldn't catch up with the rest of you.

They were the ones who eliminated themselves.

When they felt dead tired,

they must have thought

that taking a short break wouldn't matter.

They thought they could catch up with the people in front of them.

But they were wrong.

A five-minute break

can only solve

your desire for rest.

Your uniform is soaked.

Your body temperature and physical fitness will decrease rapidly.

So, if they continued the march

after taking a break,

it would only make them more exhausted.

One of them rested for three minutes.

The other one rested for five minutes.

No matter how hard they tried to catch up with you guys,

they'd never be able to catch up.

I'm sure you all had heard about The Tortoise and The Hare.

On the race track,

the hare has an absolute advantage over the tortoise.

It could've won the race

as long as it took a shorter nap.

But on the battlefield,

all your opponents are professionals,

even elite soldiers.

All of them have been through hellish training just like you guys.

Facing such opponents,

you will die

even if you commit a tiny mistake.

If you wish to survive on a cruel stage like this,

you need to learn how to be a tortoise!

You must never stop moving forward!

You must extract every bit of your strength!

You mustn't let down your guard

and fall behind!

If not, even if I do not eliminate you here,

the battlefield will eliminate you.

Understood?

Yes, sir!

Halt!

Do you guys wish to train like them?

Yes, sir!

You guys still have a tall mountain to climb!

You'd better not think that you can stay with the special forces

just because you're inside Base 125.

Remember!

The last person will always be eliminated!

(Chinese People's Armed Police Force)

Dress right, dress!

Eyes front!

Everybody.

From now on,

your freedom will be severely restricted.

You're not allowed to leave the building without an order.

Understood?

Yes, sir!

Now, we will assign you guys to your respective dorms.

After you get your dorms,

you guys will receive your new codenames in Cheetah Special Forces.

19,

32,

18,

and 15.

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

Did you guys hear me?

19!

32!

18!

15!

Yes, sir!

Dorm One!

Yes, sir!

06,

08,

28,

and 10.

Yes, sir!

Dorm Two.

Yes, sir!

32.

Yes, sir!

Fall out!

Yes, sir!

What's the matter?

Do you have any opinions regarding the dorms you're getting?

Speak!

No, sir!

Is there something wrong with your eyes?

No, sir!

What's with your squinting eyes then?

200 push-ups. Begin.

Yes, sir!

Let's continue.

09,

02,

20,

and 12.

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

Dorm Three.

Yes, sir!

We finally have a bed.

Yan, don't you think so?

Yan?

What's on your mind?

I've been waiting too long

for this day to arrive.

I know how you feel.

It feels surreal, right?

Just like how I'm feeling now.

After I took a shower and laid on my bed,

it felt surreal to me too.

From the kitchen squad

to the special forces,

it does feel surreal.

But compared with those veterans selected from other special units,

we're lacking in a lot of things.

We won't be able to compensate for them by being smart alecs.

Don't think too much.

Don't you know who we are?

It's better late than never, right?

Number 09, Number 11.

Squad leaders, are you guys done with your showers?

What squad leader? That's in the past.

All of us came here to be tortured.

We stayed in the ruins for three days,

and we ran across the hills from morning until evening.

All of us smelled like crap.

Yeah.

Since we're in the same dorm,

let's hold a celebration.

Not bad at all.

Where did you get them?

I smuggled them in.

My mother bought them for me when she visited me last time.

Come.

Initially, I was thinking of

-Thanks. -consoling myself with them

if I failed the selection.

I didn't expect myself to bring them all the way here.

Number 11, you're a great guy.

Finders keepers.

Take them out!

Were you a weasel in your past life?

-Why are you everywhere? -What are you guys doing?

Xiao Yun Jie, you're consuming food inside the dorm at late night.

This is a serious offence, you know?

-I'll report you to our captain. -Go ahead.

You can have this.

You can have mine.

You should've done this long ago.

Here.

Beef jerky? I didn't know you guys were a bunch of kids.

Don't eat it then.

What can you do about it?

Delicious.

Your dorm is pretty harmonious.

I wonder how Lu Tu assigned the dorms to us.

Can't he just assign them to us in ascending order?

I guess 200 push-ups weren't enough for you.

That guy who was together with us, that Bai Long...

He's Number 30 now.

Lu Tu was showing him plenty of respect.

But that Cao Ben,

he showed a strange expression when he looked at him.

Say, you're a huge guy with a huge body.

But why are you such a busybody?

Do you think I'd talk to you guys if Gao Zhun wasn't eliminated?

Haha.

At least we came from the same squad.

You guys came from the same squad?

I'm the vice squad leader.

Your squad is pretty good.

It's a pity

that our squad leader didn't make it.

I heard that Number 30

was originally a veteran in the Cheetah Special Forces.

If so, why did he participate in the selection again?

Who knows? He's extremely arrogant.

Even though we're staying in the same dorm,

he doesn't speak to us at all.

You don't understand why?

It's because you're too annoying.

Xiao Yun Jie, I think I'm being too nice to you.

-Lights out? I'll leave first. -You should return.

I'll wait for you. You're no match for me.

Time to sleep.

It feels nice to sleep on a bed.

I wonder how they will torture us during our training.

They can do whatever they like.

We've already got through the initial process.

We don't need to fear the rest.

Have you guys ever heard of

the Cheetah Special Forces' Four Noes And One Without Principles?

Four Noes And One Without Principles?

No intimacy,

no feelings,

no conditions,

no compromise of standards,

without any dignity.

I guess the days ahead of us will be tough.

Good night.

Yan,

you were so quiet just now. Are you asleep?

-Not yet. -Good night.

Good night.

I'm going to have a nice dream.

Braised pork with vermicelli...

These fellows are enjoying their beauty sleep, huh?

I can even hear their snores from here.

Alright. It's 3am now. Let's begin.

Assemble! Do not turn on the lights!

What's wrong?

It's an emergency assembly! Get up!

Hurry up!

Number 11, hurry up!

At 3am? They're doing this on purpose!