"What do you think?" Ye Shikai asked Ouyang Feng with a serious expression.
"It’s possible that the young man is the intruder trying to sneak into our base." Ouyang Feng said at first, then shifted his tone, "But I don’t understand why he opened fire. So, I suspect this young man may have died from those two shots." Ye Shikai understood Ouyang Feng’s implication: it is very likely that the intruder was discovered by the young villager while infiltrating, and in a panic, the intruder shot the young man. As for the body, it was most likely buried.
"This symbol, I went through great effort to find it." Ouyang Feng pointed to the symbol on the ’handkerchief.’
"It was left at the scene after our operation went south. I suspect this is an extrely covert organization, unknown even to the local governnt." Ouyang Feng continued. He had inquired with governnt officials while on peacekeeping missions, but to no avail. Ye Shikai was also disappointed, as a hard-won lead had suddenly gone cold.
"Alright, I’ll also have soone check it out. Don’t worry." Ye Shikai felt the hope of the investigation diminish, considering it had been four years, and the situation in that area was chaotic. If it weren’t for the Dragon Teeth special forces frequently completing missions there, perhaps no one would even rember they had been there, let alone recall the battle four years ago, where eighty to ninety special forces mbers perished suddenly.
No matter how slim the hope, Ye Shikai would not give up; he needed to find the truth for those brothers.
Speaking of which, the troop’s base is always very concealed, known only by a few villagers. If the infiltrator ca to attack or gather intelligence, how would they know the base location? Of course, the possibility of information leaking abroad exceeds a hundred ways.
Another thing that puzzled Ye Shikai greatly was how their operation deploynt was known to the enemy. Ye Shikai was sure the deploynt had been known in advance. The Dragon Teeth special forces would not be surrounded on equal terms unless the enemy had obtained their deploynt and made preparations beforehand.
"Instructor, Captain, the grilled snake is ready, co eat."
"You go ahead, I’m fine without it." Ye Shikai shook his head. Those brothers, they crawled out from the piles of the dead with him. They weren’t afraid to sacrifice, but it shouldn’t be in vain. Not fearing death doesn’t an giving away their lives for nothing. After the incident, Ye Shikai had a hard ti alleviating the pain for quite a while, even turning to alcohol. The Dragon Teeth unit was almost disbanded, which was a significant loss to Huaxia. Ye Shikai feared most that one day, Dragon Teeth would repeat the sa tragedy...
Ye Shikai glanced at the symbol again; this should be an organization. He planned to take it back for the Ghost to see, hoping there might be a clue.
The temperature in the mountains wasn’t high. Wen Ya, being a woman, couldn’t sleep with the male soldiers. So, Ye Shikai had her sleep in the vehicle while he took a sleeping bag and squeezed into the tent with the team mbers.
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"Captain, the army district’s annual assessnt is about to start. You must co by then," Ouyang Feng reminded him as Ye Shikai prepared to leave the next morning.
"That would an it should be around two weeks from now," Ye Shikai estimated. This was considered the ’busiest’ event of the year for the troops. The annual assessnt, lasting half a month, was essentially a large military exercise—a real combat exercise participated by the entire army district. It involved many participants, thus it was quite ’busy.’
"Of course." Ye Shikai nodded in agreent. After all, it was an important matter, and as an instructor, he had to participate in reason and emotion.
"Focus on the training here and leave the lead to ." Ye Shikai made sure to remind, worried this matter could beco Ouyang Feng’s obsession and affect the troop’s training. Currently, most mbers of Dragon Teeth special forces hadn’t experienced that battle, only understanding it through records.
"Don’t worry, I’ll handle it." Ouyang Feng nodded. Now he was the captain of the special forces, the leader of the troops. As an excellent commander, he needed to possess strong ntal resilience, making calm and correct judgnts unclouded by emotion. Ye Shikai believed he could manage his emotions well.
"Wen Ya, sleeping in the car last night didn’t make you sore, did it?" Ye Shikai turned and asked with a smile.
"Hmph, I’m not a flower vase. Besides, you slept in the tent and didn’t say anything, why would I complain?" Wen Ya was sowhat displeased, feeling underestimated by Ye Shikai. In reality, female soldiers played a significant role, and Ye Shikai had heard Yan Kuan say that Dragon Teeth might be recruiting female mbers soon.
"Alright, let’s get going quickly." Ye Shikai got into the military vehicle, while Wen Ya eagerly took the driver’s seat first. It seed she planned to ’speed’ back.
"Wen Ya, how long have you been enlisted?" On the road, Ye Shikai asked casually as they chatted sporadically.
"Over five years, I think."
"So long?" Ye Shikai exclaid in amazent.
"Of course, those years you left the special forces, I stayed here." Wen Ya rolled her eyes. Only then did Ye Shikai realize how quickly ti had passed. What used to be new recruits were now seasoned soldiers.
Ring ring ring.
At this mont, the in-vehicle communicator rang, indicating a new ssage had arrived.
"Quick, help read the mission brief." Wen Ya imdiately commanded.
"Let see... The female soldiers unit has arrived at the base. Please... Co over... to welco them." Ye Shikai read to the end, finding himself a bit puzzled. What does it an, female... soldiers... unit.
"Looks like the special forces are indeed recruiting female mbers. I have to get there quickly." Wen Ya slamd the accelerator, making Ye Shikai stumble and quickly fasten the seat belt, as it was a bumpy mountain road.
Base.
"They are indeed female soldiers." Ye Shikai got down from the jeep just in ti to see a group of female soldiers passing by.
"These are the best of the female soldier units from all military districts, here to participate in the selection," Wen Ya explained to Ye Shikai.
"That is truly interesting." Ye Shikai was intrigued. Unexpectedly, the female soldier selection was implented so quickly. According to the normal selection criteria, official mbers would be chosen in two months, although those two months would be very arduous...
"Everyone, gather in the hall." More female soldiers units arrived one after another, and Wen Ya quickly led the base staff to guide them, with Ye Shikai assisting as well.
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