Inside the cave, eting room.
Wu Dinghe sat gloomily at the head of the table, his eyes cold as he looked at the intelligence officer pushing the door open and entering. On either side sat Jackson and Shijing Ye, along with two major generals and three senior colonels. Everyone also turned to the entering intelligence officer, their mood heavy and faces showing a paler hue.
"What's the statistical result? What exactly caused this?" Wu Dinghe asked harshly, his fist hamring on the chair, creating a dull thud that startled everyone. They all turned to look at him, seeing his intense anger, and dared not breathe heavily, fearing to trigger his wrath.
"The statistics are out; already two-thirds of the people are showing varying degrees of reaction, with severe cases already lying down, unable to get up, exhibiting dehydration symptoms. If not treated in ti, lives could be at risk. The exact cause is still under discussion by the military doctors without any results yet," the intelligence officer carefully explained.
"What about the dostic dical team? When will they arrive?" Wu Dinghe roared, nearly ten thousand troops suddenly falling severely ill for unknown reasons prompted feelings of helplessness and rage.
"The dical team reportedly feared attacks along the way and dared not co," the intelligence officer softly reminded, afraid of enraging Wu Dinghe and inviting fatal danger.
"What?" Wu Dinghe shouted angrily, punching the table with a thud, shaking everyone's eardrums till they buzzed. No one dared breathe heavily; in these troubled tis, no one dared offer advice for fear of inviting trouble. Even Jackson dared not speak now, as it was his first ti encountering such a situation. He didn't suspect Luo Zheng but also curbed his arrogance; the downfall of the main force left Jackson at a loss, unsure how to respond.
Wu Dinghe heaved heavy breaths, his chest rising and falling like a bellows, fury boiling, his eyes gradually turning bloodshot. His gaze swept over Shijing Ye, who sat with closed eyes, finally resting on Jackson, coldly saying, "Mr. Advisor, the situation is out of control. What should we do next?"
"First, mobilize troops for support, but it's already dark; at the earliest, they can arrive tomorrow. I'm worried the enemy might act tonight. If this widespread poisoning is linked to them, they will surely seize this opportunity, which I cannot confirm. Second, requisition more doctors and dicine. Third, imdiately strengthen the cave's defenses, so if the enemy attacks tonight, we won't be too passive," Jackson suggested, sowhat gloomily.
"Does anyone have anything to add?" Wu Dinghe asked angrily, suddenly feeling his stomach ache again, cold sweat breaking out, his face turning pale. He quickly said, "Excuse for a mont; I need to step out."
" too," a major general and a colonel said awkwardly, standing up, clutching their stomachs, and leaving in a hurry, leaving only a few people in the eting room looking at each other.
Shijing Ye's eyes narrowed. Clutching his stomach, he hurriedly left, calling a confidant outside and whispering, "Everyone has been poisoned, right? Imdiately notify the need to secretly prepare for evacuation. I suspect the enemy will attack tonight. If we are unable to hold them back, quickly withdrawing is the best strategy. With our weakened bodies, we are no match for the enemy. Make sure not to expose this to anyone else."
"Understood." The other party replied in a low voice and hurried away.
Almost simultaneously, Jackson suddenly thought of the Hook Tribe's bows and arrows, which could inflict unhealable wounds. Luo Zheng was present at that ti, and looking at the current situation, he suddenly thought Luo Zheng might know about poisons, making Jackson's firm heart panic. Seeing the pale faces around, a strong sense of unease surged up. Jackson imdiately went to the door and saw Shijing Ye whispering to his confidant, amplifying his uneasiness. He also called upon his deputy leader, instructing to prepare for evacuation.
After making all the arrangents, Jackson saw Wu Dinghe rush back and suddenly felt his stomach ache, quickly apologizing before running to the toilet. When Jackson returned from the toilet to the eting room, he saw everyone already seated.
Wu Dinghe glanced at Jackson and said, "If there are no objections from anyone, let's proceed according to Mr. Advisor's suggestions."
"Yes." Everyone said listlessly, feeling their stomachs start hurting again. If this goes on, they don't need the opponent to attack; they will collapse first. Each began to calculate their own plans, pondering how to respond if soone did attack later tonight?
"Mr. Advisor, please wait." Shijing Ye caught up with Jackson, calling out. Jackson stopped, looking at Shijing Ye with suspicion. Shijing Ye's stern gaze locked onto Jackson as he unceremoniously said, "Mr. Advisor, what a strategy to make such a battle! I'm curious about how Mr. Advisor plans to explain this?"
"What do you an?" Jackson asked discontentedly, unwilling to provoke Shijing Ye but not because he feared him, rely for the sake of completing the mission better. Now that Shijing Ye provoked him, Jackson naturally wouldn't show weakness, his cold gaze locking onto Shijing Ye.
"I an nothing but am curious if soone attacks the base tonight, what the base will use for retaliation. Just now, the intelligence officer ntioned two-thirds affected, but I think probably all are poisoned, just to varying degrees. I'm curious about how the enemy poisoned us. Did soone infiltrate and put it in the food?" Shijing Ye mocked with a derisive smile.
"Food?" Jackson suddenly lit up, ignoring Shijing Ye and instead caught up with Wu Dinghe, saying, "General, check the food source imdiately. If soone infiltrated and successfully poisoned, they might not have left the base yet. We must find this person to stabilize the troops."
"Poisoning?" Wu Dinghe looked at Jackson in astonishnt, seeing he wasn't joking, which made him ponder. Suddenly feeling his stomach ache again, he filled with rage toward the possible perpetrator, shouting murderously, "Guard Battalion!"
"Yes!" The Guard Battalion Leader jogged up, saluted, and shouted.
"Imdiately investigate the food source; I want to know who poisoned it. I must peel their skin with my own hands. Do it fast; I'll be waiting in the office for your news. If there's no progress within ten minutes, you don't need to work anymore," Wu Dinghe coldly stated, transferring his hatred for the poisoner onto the guard battalion leader. If it really turns out that soone successfully poisoned, the guard battalion leader bears irrefutable responsibility.
"Yes." The guard battalion leader's face changed drastically but agreed without hesitation, shouting loudly, "Guard Battalion, Company One, follow ." If he doesn't uncover the truth, his life is at risk. The guard battalion leader decided to give it his all, his face full of murderous intent, seeing everyone as a possible poisoner, scaring people into moving aside.
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