However, when the soldiers saw the abused women and the corpses lying exposed in the wilderness, they were filled with rage.

At this point, who would still think of treating prisoners well? They would just start beating them, beating them until they couldn't get up, beating them until their teeth fell out.

When the village chief was dragged out of the house by the soldiers and saw this scene, he was so frightened that his lower body suddenly became wet.

"What are you doing? We are citizens of China. You can't mistreat us like this. We're going to file a complaint with the authorities."

A regimental commander stepped forward and gave him a disgusted look.

"The moment I heard you call me 'sir,' I was certain you weren't Chinese."

While the Chinese people address soldiers in various ways, such as leaders, commanders, and generals, it is rare to use such a formal term as "commander."

The village chief stared in horror. He had been careful for over a decade, but he never expected to be exposed by just one sentence.

Just then, a woman rushed out and was about to kneel down before the regimental commander.

The regimental commander quickly had someone help her up.

"Sir, he is not our village chief. Although he looks very similar, the village chief is different from him."

"Waaah, my husband and son were killed by them, and we were imprisoned by them... They are a bunch of beasts, please kill them."

Another young woman, who had just looked numb, immediately crawled to the woman's side on her knees.

"Commander, my husband was killed by them. His body was dumped in a mass grave and wasn't even buried. They are a bunch of demons."

More than a decade ago, the villagers rescued the current village chief, who was hunting in the mountains. He was extremely grateful and said he would definitely repay the village in the future.

One night a month later, this man led a group of people into the village and killed many of the village's able-bodied men. He then impersonated the village chief and gradually replaced the village's strong laborers with his men.

Later, more and more people came to the village, and it became a hideout.

A few months ago, a large group of people suddenly arrived and settled down in the village.

Several thousand enemies had infiltrated a village, and these border guards hadn't even noticed.

The regimental commander was covered in cold sweat; he felt that his time as regimental commander was over.

After all, he was in charge of border defense.

As a soldier, he would not shirk his responsibilities and would take on what he was supposed to. However, he felt very guilty for not doing well the task assigned to him by his division commander.

When the division commander found out, he was also shocked. He looked at the regimental commander who was bowing his head and waiting to be reprimanded, and patted him on the shoulder.

“This is not only your fault, I also bear responsibility. I will report this truthfully when the time comes, and as for how the higher-ups punish us, we can only accept it.”

"Interrogate them thoroughly. These people have been lurking here for so long, they must have something to rely on. Investigate how they entered China and whether someone was secretly helping them."

The regimental commander was invigorated. If the division commander was still willing to use him, it meant that the division commander definitely trusted him.

"Yes, sir, I will make them reveal everything they know."

In an instant, the small mountain village became an interrogation site, and the entire basement was exposed, revealing shocking contents.

Moreover, chemical weapons have already been developed and are now only in mass production. If they are allowed to cause trouble on the border, foreign enemy forces could take the opportunity to invade the country, leading to another period of turmoil.

Lin Chuchu never expected that road construction would uncover such a huge secret.

They were also filled with relief, thankful that the underground research lab had been discovered first; otherwise, the border guards would have been in danger.

Lin Chuchu and Captain Qin did not participate in the interrogation. They are now working hard in the deep mountains, studying how to blast mountains and build roads every day.

It was a month later when they returned to the border camp.

There has been a major reshuffle at the border, which seems to involve quite a few people. It is even said that two of them facilitated the enemy by secretly digging a tunnel between the two countries, through which the group of people came in.

Now that tunnel has been destroyed, some people have been arrested, and quite a few have been demoted.

Among them was a regimental commander who had dealt with Qin's team; now, he had become a battalion commander.

However, he was still very relieved. "I thought I wouldn't be able to stay in the army this time. I didn't expect to be able to stay. I'm already very satisfied."

Indeed, compared to him, who was only demoted, most of the other soldiers who were forced to participate or succumbed to temptation and became enemy agents were shot.

Even those who weren't shot were simply because they didn't reveal everything they should have.

Sooner or later, we're all going to die.

The border defenses are now much tighter. This time, China suffered a great loss, and it's impossible for them to just sit idly by and do nothing.

The division commander sent a team of soldiers to secretly infiltrate the enemy country and plant time bombs in the enemy's weapons depots, power plants, factories, and other locations.

These soldiers have been following Captain Qin and his team these past few days, learning a lot and greatly improving their combat skills and infiltration techniques.

Undetected by the enemy throughout the entire journey, before crossing the border, this group even boldly infiltrated the enemy's position, destroyed their artillery shells and makeshift armory, and captured 15 enemy soldiers.

In an instant, morale soared in the border camps.

The gloom caused by the infiltration of enemy agents has gradually dissipated.

Lin Chuchu and the others were about to leave, and the division commander personally led a group to see them off, managing a weak smile.

"Comrade Lin, come visit again when you have time. I must thank you again this time. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to discover that chemical weapon research site."

The division commander was genuinely grateful to Lin Chuchu. However, he never expected that there was a mole among his own people, and that it was one of his trusted subordinates.

The moment he found out, he felt his heart break. His drive vanished, and for the first time, he even considered leaving the army.

Fortunately, with Qin's encouragement, he has come to terms with things a bit better now.

Lin Chuchu smiled and said, "Okay, Commander, we'll come back when we have time."

She had a fairly pleasant time here, except for a few minor incidents.

“Commander, people’s hearts can change. This has nothing to do with you. They went astray and became traitors to China.”

"I know, but I feel that I haven't raised them well."

The division commander was filled with remorse. He had been too busy, and these people were all his soldiers. He had indeed overlooked the fickle nature of human nature and never thought that a person's loyalty to the country could change.

"I'm not going to say anything more. Take good care of yourselves. I really hope that the country can have more people like you."

They are capable, loyal to the country, and trusted by the country. No matter what they do, the country will always be their support.