Chapter 135 Lone Eagle Map! She must go!

The map left by her father was the key to her life!

A bold decision instantly formed in Su Yue's mind.

She's going to the front lines!

She couldn't sit here and leave her husband to fight alone in the unknown dangers!

Su Yue immediately put away the report and map, stood up and said to Grandpa Zhou:

"Uncle Zhou, I need to borrow this document. It's very urgent."

"Please take it and use it!" Grandpa Zhou said without hesitation.

Holding the documents, Su Yue quickly walked out of the archives and headed straight for Old Huo's home deep inside the military compound.

Chief Engineer He happened to be there too; the two elderly people were playing chess in the courtyard.

"Girl, what brings you here?" Old Huo asked with a smile when he saw Su Yue.

Su Yue had no time for pleasantries. She walked to the stone table and slammed the report and map onto the chessboard, disrupting the game.

"Old Huo, Engineer He, something's happened."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable seriousness.

The smiles on the two elderly people's faces disappeared.

"Gu Beichen's troops have lost contact."

Su Yue revealed all of her discoveries.

"They entered the southern restricted area, where the magnetic field is erratic and all communication equipment will malfunction."

"This report was left to me by my father. It contains a detailed map of the restricted area."

Old Huo and Chief Engineer He came over to look, their expressions growing increasingly grave.

"I'm applying to join the rear support team as a medical expert; I want to go to the front lines!"

Su Yue announced her decision.

"Nonsense!"

Old Huo was the first to slam his fist on the table, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger.

"Is the front line a place for women? It's too dangerous! Absolutely not!"

Chief Engineer He also frowned.

"Xiao Su, calm down. We will report this to the commander immediately and organize a rescue team right away."

"It's too late!"

Su Yue interrupted them, her attitude firm.

"He is my husband, I have to go!"

"If the rescue team goes in without a map, they'll be completely blind! It will only increase unnecessary casualties!"

She pointed to the hand-drawn map, her voice suddenly rising.

"This map shows the distribution of the poisonous miasma and safe routes. Only I can understand it! And only I can quickly formulate an antidote to combat the miasma based on the environment inside!"

"Every minute that is wasted increases their danger!"

Her gaze swept over the two elderly people, without yielding an inch.

Both Mr. Huo and Chief Engineer He were stunned by her imposing presence.

Looking into Su Yue's determined eyes, they knew she wasn't acting impulsively or emotionally.

Every word she uttered was based on her professionalism and competence.

She was the only one who could maximize the success rate of rescues.

After a long silence, Old Master Huo sighed heavily.

"You little rascal... really..."

Chief Engineer He nodded as well.

"Let's go, we'll go find the commander now!"

With the strong support of the two high-ranking officials, the commander finally granted Su Yue's application.

That night, Su Yue did not return to her courtyard.

She went straight to the pharmaceutical factory and locked herself in the laboratory.

She needs to prepare enough antidotes, special medicines, and first aid equipment.

Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Sun were worried, so they stayed outside, watching Su Yue's busy figure inside through the glass window.

Bottles of medicine were quickly prepared, and first-aid kits were stuffed full.

She worked all night until the sky began to lighten.

The next day at dawn.

On the military district's parade ground, the rotor of a military helicopter had already begun to spin, emitting a loud roar.

Su Yue changed into a military uniform, which didn't fit her perfectly and looked a bit too big on her slender body, but her back was ramrod straight.

Yang Yiyi and Sister-in-law Li came to see them off, their eyes red with tears.

"Yueyue, you must come back safely!" Yang Yiyi held her hand, her voice choked with emotion.

Su Yue patted the back of her hand, her face expressionless.

"rest assured."

"I'll go and bring him back."

After saying that, she let go of his hand, didn't look back, and resolutely walked towards the helicopter that was stirring up huge waves.

Unbeknownst to her, in the remote temporary command post on the front lines, Gu Beichen's squad had been out of contact for over seventy-two hours.

On the military region's operational map, their location was marked in dark red as "extremely dangerous".

The rotor blades of the military helicopter whipped up huge gusts of air, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

As soon as the plane came to a stop, Su Yue jumped out of the cabin carrying a heavy medicine box.

A heavy smell, a mixture of gunpowder smoke, dirt, and sweat, hit her. The atmosphere at the temporary command post was even more somber than she had imagined.

The soldiers coming and going all wore expressions of undisguised solemnity and exhaustion. Everyone walked hurriedly, and an invisible tension hung in the air.

A battalion commander with two bars and one star on his shoulder strode up to greet her and looked Su Yue up and down.

When he saw that the person getting off the plane was a slender young woman with an unbelievably beautiful face, his brows immediately furrowed.

"Are you the medical expert sent by the military region?"

Battalion Commander Li's tone was filled with undisguised suspicion.

Su Yue calmly met his gaze.

"It's me."

"Nonsense!"

Before Battalion Commander Li could say anything more, one of the officers behind him couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

Su Yue ignored him and followed Battalion Commander Li quickly toward the brightly lit command post tent not far away.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, an even stronger smell of smoke and the sound of arguing rushed out.

"We can't wait any longer! We must send in a second search and rescue team immediately!"

"Are we just going in to die? The first squad has been in there for twelve hours and hasn't received a single signal! We have absolutely no idea what's going on inside the restricted area!"

"Then what do you suggest we do? Just stand by and watch Commander Gu and the others get stuck there?"

Inside the tent, a group of cadres were arguing heatedly around a huge sand table map.

Su Yue's arrival was like a pebble thrown into a boiling pot of oil.

All the arguing stopped abruptly, and a dozen pairs of eyes turned to her, filled with astonishment, confusion, and obvious rejection.

"Li Weiguo, what are you up to? What are you doing bringing a female comrade to the command post?" A senior, bearded regimental-level officer glared at him, his tone sharp.

Battalion Commander Li looked troubled: "Reporting to Deputy Regiment Commander Chen, this is... Comrade Su Yue, a medical expert sent by the military region."

"expert?"

Deputy Regiment Commander Chen looked at Su Yue with disdain, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"What kind of expert is this young girl with yellow hair? I bet she's some leader's relative, sent to the front lines to get some experience!"

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! Is the front line a place for women? Tell her to go back immediately! Don't cause trouble here!" Another cadre chimed in.