Chapter 271: The Final Settlement

Not long after Cheng Sinian left, Jiang Zhan whispered to Qiao Yu, "Yan Zijin and the others are here."

Qiao Yu nodded, took Jiang Zhan's hand, and pulled him out of the car.

"Captain Joe."

As soon as Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu got out of the car, they ran into Yan Zijin who had also just gotten out of the car.

Qiao Yu nodded slightly at him, "Captain Yan, how are you guys doing?"

"We're doing fine." Yan Zijin glanced at the piles of mercenary corpses around him and pursed his lips slightly. "But you guys, it looks like you've been through a fierce battle."

After Yan Zijin finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan again, a complex look flashing across his eyes, "Captain Qiao, you are indeed impressive."

Qiao Yu heard Yan Zijin's words, which seemed to be a sign of "settling scores later," and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Captain Yan, you're too kind. We were just lucky."

lucky?

Yan Zijin turned his head again and looked at the large number of mercenary corpses around him, and fell silent.

Perhaps sensing that Qiao Yu didn't want to explain further on this matter, Yan Zijin thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Where's Chu Yi?"

"Did you catch him?"

"Dead." Qiao Yu answered calmly.

Yan Zijin was slightly stunned. Dead?

"Have you found any clues?" A hint of anxiety flashed across Yan Zijin's face.

Could it be that they just killed Chu Yi without getting any information?

"I found out a little, but not much." Qiao Yu didn't hide anything and told the truth directly, "Chu Yi committed suicide. There's nothing we can do."

"But we've kept the body. We're going to have Professor Kang and Professor Shen dissect it and study it."

"Suicide?" Yan Zijin frowned. "Could it be that he wanted to protect someone with his own death?"

Qiao Yu was stunned when he heard this.

At this moment, she confirmed again that Yan Zijin was really smart.

"That's what we suspected too." Qiao Yu pursed her lips. "There should be other accomplices of his in the base."

Yan Zijin's expression instantly darkened. "So, Chu Yi is just a pawn."

"But what exactly do they want to do? What good will it do them to disrupt communication with City A?"

"No." Qiao Yu shook his head. "Their purpose may not be to disrupt the exchange meeting."

"It's about catching someone."

As Qiao Yu spoke, his eyes looked towards the RV meaningfully.

Yan Zijin followed Qiao Yu's gaze and saw Professor Kang and Professor Shen talking through the car window.

"You mean... they want to arrest Professor Kang and Professor Shen?"

"That's right." Qiao Yu nodded.

Because of his fear of Han Ming, Qiao Yu had been trapped in a logical dead end, and was convinced that their target was Jiang Zhan.

But it was not until Chu Yi brought mercenaries to encircle them that Qiao Yu vaguely realized that things might not be as bad as she had imagined.

While they were fighting, Chu Yi had been hiding in the back and watching. Qiao Yu noticed that his eyes were constantly looking at the RV.

At that time, there were only Professor Kang and Professor Shen in the RV.

In other words, Chu Yi's real target is Professor Kang and Professor Shen.

"But why did they arrest Professor Kang and Professor Shen?" Yan Zijin's brows furrowed even more. "Chu Yi has already climbed to the position of colonel in the base military district. What can't he get?"

"Professor Kang and Professor Shen are our researchers. All they can do is research."

"If their purpose is for our research project, then with Chu Yi's authority, he can check it himself."

"But if it's not for research..."

Yan Zijin paused at this point, "Does the person behind this want to capture Professor Kang and Professor Shen to help them conduct research?!"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Captain Yan, I wonder if anyone has ever told you that you are really smart."

Yan Zijin was startled for a moment, then chuckled, "Captain Qiao, you're too kind. I just guessed it by luck."

“…”

Qiao Yu choked up, this sounded a little familiar.

Seeing that Qiao Yu didn't respond, Yan Zijin stopped asking and asked, "So what are your plans now? Are you going to wait here for Xiang Heng and the others?"

Qiao Yu shook his head and said, "Let's go to City A first."

"Captain Xiang and the others are too far away from us. The walkie-talkies are out of range. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for us to go look for them now."

"Anyway, there weren't many mercenaries chasing them at the time, so I'm sure nothing will happen to them."

"If they can't find us, they will definitely go directly to City A."

"But it's too late now to travel any further. Let's find a safer place nearby to rest for the night. We'll set off again tomorrow morning."

Yan Zijin nodded in agreement, "Okay."

Qiao Yu and his companions were originally waiting for Yan Zijin and the others. Now that they had arrived, they said no more and went straight back to the car.

There are too many corpses and the smell of blood is too strong here, making it unsuitable for stationing.

However, it was already very late and the fog was thick. The people could not see the road clearly and did not dare to walk far. They just found a place with rocks nearby to provide shelter and set up camp.

"Commander Xie has suffered a heavy loss this time."

Cheng Sinian held a bucket of instant noodles and sighed slightly.

The vast majority of the troops for this exchange meeting were transferred from Commander Xie's command, and the mercenaries from the West District and the North District accounted for less than 40% in total.

Overnight, the entire mercenary army was wiped out. One can imagine how great the loss was for Xie Ping'an.

Qiao Yu was eating compressed biscuits, but when he heard Cheng Sinian's words, he suddenly stopped chewing.

yes.

Why did Commander Xie alone suffer such heavy losses?

Why were so many people from the Eastern Military Region dispatched to this exchange meeting?

The more Qiao Yu thought about it, the more he felt that this might not be the work of the other two commanders.

It seems that after returning to the base, they will have to check the details of the other two military regions.

"Let's not talk about the heavy losses for now. The key is how we are going to explain it when we go back." Yu Qingchuan also sighed lightly.

So many mercenaries died in an accident. Even with the testimony of Professor Kang and Professor Shen, it is difficult to silence the public.

Even if one thing is not done properly, it may easily damage the reputation of Professor Kang and Professor Shen.

Qiao Yu pursed her lips and said, "Don't think too much, think about the exchange meeting first."

Now that they no longer have an army, their every word and action after arriving in City A will be scrutinized.

But this is exactly what they don't want to see.

Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan understood Qiao Yu's implication and their expressions became even more gloomy.

"Damn Chu Yi!" Cheng Sinian lifted a handful of hair from his forehead and cursed in a low voice.