Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1356

The sight of Claire standing by Edgar's side really upset Maggie.

She glanced at Cain, who looked as casual and lazy as usual. For some reason, she sensed that he had looked at her moments before. 'Am I thinking too much?' she asked herself.

"Attention." Edgar spoke as he looked at the students with a cold, calculated look. His eyes burned into theirs, forcing them to pay their upmost attention to him. "You've met me and gotten to know me. This instructor." He pointed to Cain. "He's Cain Nan." Edgar introduced Cain to the students and then he introduced Claire. While the students looked the two new instructors up and down, he continued in his calm and emotionless voice, "For the first emergency assembly, 78 students arrived here in time as specified. Now the others will run 20 circles around the playground."

As soon as he gave the order, the students whined and groaned, creating a cacophonous roar. One student even spoke up and suggested that the assembly not start until the morning.

"It's half past midnight now. The assembled training has begun." Instead of Edgar speaking, it was Cain who spoke now. While Edgar's voice was deep and sonorous, Cain's was much softer to the ears, with a pressing feel. When he spoke, everyone become nervous in spite of themselves.

"20 circles in an hour. Instructor Cain will supervise you!" Edgar barked, his gaze falling on each student who arrived, taking a moment for each one to sense his authority.

It was half past midnight, which meant that it was a new day now, and it would be the first day of training. Whining and cursing the instructors under their breaths, the students who were late started to run, not able to do anything about it. While they ran, the 78 students who arrived on time were overjoyed at not having to run circles. In fact, some of them applauded themselves, proud that they had gone to sleep in their clothes, just in case an emergency happened. Instead of scrambling for their clothes, they were able to run out of their dormitories as soon as they heard the horn.

However, they underestimated Edgar, who had been in the army for more than 20 years, and Cain, who was a military genius. It was impossible for them to hide their tricks from the two instructors. As a result, these students soon received their punishment of 25 circles in an hour. If they could not finish 25 circles in an hour, they had to continue running. But if they could run 25 circles in an hour, they were free to go back to their dormitories and sleep.

Whines and groans filled the night air again.

After these students went to run, only less than fifty students were left. They were not late, nor had they slept with their clothes on, but they were still given drills to complete: 500 push-ups on the spot.