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The worker, covered in a thick beard, watched helplessly as the towering pile of raw materials vanished in an instant. His expression instantly went out of control; his eyes widened like saucers, and his mouth gaped open as if it could fit an egg.

He stood there, frozen, his mind blank. It took him a few seconds to snap back to reality, but he felt he was hallucinating; such a thing couldn't possibly happen. He shrugged, spread his hands, and turned to tell his coworkers about his bizarre experience.

"Hey, guess what just happened? I found those raw materials..." He was speechless with shock at the sight before him. The area, which had been piled high with all sorts of building materials, was now completely empty. He seemed to have never known that a building materials factory could be so large.

The places where various machines used to be were now empty. Apart from some waste materials and workers standing still like wooden figures, there was nothing else on the site of the building materials factory.

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the stunned crowd was jolted back to their senses.

A young worker standing very close to the bearded man rubbed his eyes, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing, and muttered to himself, "My God! What's going on? Can anyone tell me why everything has disappeared?"

Normally, if only a small thing disappeared, they would look at each other, make a few jokes, and even though they knew it must have been taken, everyone would be the same and no one would say anything.

But what was happening before their eyes was too bizarre. They were all wondering if they had committed some heinous crime, and if this was God punishing them.

Some of the more timid workers have begun to pray fervently, asking God to forgive their sins.

A few of the bolder workers, refusing to believe the superstition, began searching the factory. They wandered through every corner, calling out incessantly, hoping to find the missing building materials.

"Hey, where are you all? Come out here!" However, all they got in response was the echo from the empty factory.

Upon hearing the news, the factory manager rushed over. Looking at the chaotic scene, his face instantly turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead. He roared angrily, "What on earth happened? Can anyone explain this to me?!" The workers exchanged bewildered glances; no one dared to utter a sound.

"Is someone trying to sabotage this?" the person in charge said through gritted teeth. "Call the police immediately and get to the bottom of this!" After saying that, a young man who had come with him quickly ran back to the office to make a phone call.

When he arrived at the office, he felt he had come to the wrong place, because the office was empty, completely bare. If it weren't for some stains on the white walls that proved the room had once been used, the young man wouldn't have believed that this office had contributed to the building materials factory for over a decade.

The entire building materials factory was thrown into chaos and panic.

Such things kept happening to Tang Yue along the way.

Inside the Northeast Army Corps, after a day and a night of interrogation, Division Commander Qin and several regimental commanders were ashen-faced. The Russians were truly despicable. They had actually planted numerous spies throughout China, and according to their confessions, countless cultural relics had been smuggled out of China.

At this moment, Commander Qin was in a meeting in the conference room.

"This incident is so egregious that it has alarmed the higher-ups. They've decided that it cannot be let off the hook. From this moment forward, a 'sweeping squad' will be established to specifically target and crack down on those tomb-raiding gangs."

In addition, each military region will cooperate in the crackdown on espionage. Comrades, our country has only recently been founded; it's like a toddler learning to walk. Therefore, please, comrades, do your utmost to protect and nurture its growth.

"The day it grows into a strong and healthy young man, no one will dare to bully us anymore."

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

Chang Yin was among them, and they too had received a mission. Chang Yin would lead a team from north to south to crack down on several tomb-raiding gangs involved in this cultural relic smuggling chain.

"Battalion Commander, will we come back here after a mission?" Sun Jinan asked with some concern.

"No, we'll go straight back to the South Island."

Sun Jinan looked conflicted. "Battalion Commander, if the company commander really goes to Russia, and we all leave, then what about her...?"

Chang Yin remained expressionless. "She can find her way back to the South Island herself." He wondered what was going on with the little girl. He had sent her several messages but hadn't received a reply. He wondered what she was busy with.

Chang Yin rubbed his fingers together. Actually, he really wanted to go and see for himself. But he was organized and disciplined, and he would never do something like directly following illegal immigrants across the border.

Chang Yin couldn't get any news from Tang Yue, but he learned about Tang Yue's general route the next day.

When Tang Yue returned to the car, the atmosphere inside was extremely tense. This was because General Igorevich had received news in a city they had just passed through: the troops had been looted after they left the base.

Moreover, it seemed as if the farms and cities along their route were cursed, with each city being completely looted. Except for private homes, no public property escaped destruction.

That's not all; they also lost a significant amount of classified data. Igorevich felt a chill run down his spine. "Anatoli, do you sense anything different about the car?"

Anatoly immediately became alert. He began to carefully sense the changes in the car while driving. Unfortunately, three days ago, several of their cars stalled at the same time, and it took them a long time to find that there was a problem with some wiring.

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