With no one escaping the net, not only were Song Shutian and his group relieved, but everyone in the village breathed a sigh of relief.

No more bad people dared to enslave them, and no one dared to point something at their heads to threaten them.

Especially since the People's Liberation Army came this time, there were no casualties in their village. This was the best possible outcome. Everyone understood this. None of the so-called criminals who were brought here survived.

The next step in their experiment might be to target the elderly, women, and children in the village. They have no ability to resist and cannot escape; they are like lambs to the slaughter.

Now that the People's Liberation Army has arrived and rescued them from their misery, how can they ever repay such kindness? Thinking of this, the villagers who had escorted their loved ones home came out and warmly invited the soldiers to their homes for a meal.

Actually, the troops brought their own rations when they came, because they didn't know when the battle would end, so they still had to make the necessary preparations.

Song Shutian and the leader of the team did not want to trouble the people. In these days, everyone is short of food, especially the people living here, whose conditions are not much better.

However, the villagers were so enthusiastic that after discussing it, they decided to use the rice and flour they brought to eat with the villagers and have a big get-together.

As for the villagers who were unconscious, Jiang Qiao had already prepared an antidote. Everyone who drank it woke up quickly.

After learning about the situation, the hostages went out to help even more enthusiastically. Jiang Qiao didn't like crowds, and Song Shutian also had something on his mind. So, he pulled Liu Zhanyu and a few others to the laboratory.

People have already been assigned to guard this place. He had seen the contents of this place before, and he was worried that if there was any oversight, some things might leak out, which could cause great harm.

Jiang Qiao listened to Cao Mingyuan's introduction as they walked.

“We brought the villagers here before to see that none of the people they captured were alive; they were all dead and buried in the mountains.”

According to the villagers, those people were fine at first after taking the medicine, but after a few days, they were in so much pain that they cried out every night and died from the pain.

Everyone was angry but dared not speak out, and they had to worry about their lives at all times.

The villagers had no idea what experiments these people were doing or what drugs they were researching.

No drugs were found on the living or dead enemy agents, but some documents were found, suggesting they might have intended to smuggle them out, but failed to escape.

Upon arriving at the entrance, Song Shutian made Jiang Qiao and the others put on masks and gloves before leading them inside.

Upon entering the laboratory, Jiang Qiao was dazzled by the instruments on the table. There were some things she couldn't even name, so they must have been invented later.

Jiang Qiao frowned more and more as she looked at the bottles of reagents and medicines with clear labels.

"Let's find a way to destroy this place. I suggest we destroy those documents; they're not worth studying. If they get stolen by malicious people, more people will become victims because of this in the future."

Everyone has a brain. I've never heard of taking medicine or getting injections to make someone immortal or instantly turn them into a giant. That's just wishful thinking.

Liu Zhanyu sighed, "Actually, in my opinion, if you want to live a long life, doing good deeds, eating more whole grains, and having a relaxed mind are better than anything else. Some people just can't see things clearly."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "My teacher sees things more clearly."

Liu Zhanyu rolled his eyes at her. "What, you're not calling me 'Dad' anymore?"

Then he couldn't help but laugh. Cao Mingyuan pointed at Liu Zhanyu and said, "You think you can take advantage of Jiang Qiao? Do you think being a father is so easy? If Jiang Qiao's father finds out that you're trying to steal his daughter, he might come and challenge you to a duel."

Jiang Qiao chuckled, "Teacher is great. A teacher for a day is a father for life. There's not much difference. It's still better to call him teacher."

As everyone was talking, the guards outside came to report that someone was looking for Jiang Qiao.

Song Shutian nodded. "Alright, we've seen everything we need to see. We should head out now. When the professionals arrive, we'll hand these over to them to handle. As for the experimental data and materials, I'll take them with me and see how they're being processed back home."

Jiang Qiao had no right to decide this matter, and she also knew that even if these things were stolen by enemy agents, the experiment would still not succeed.

As Jiang Qiao walked, she asked, "Have you interrogated the people you caught? Do you know anything about that old woman?"

Cao Mingyuan shook his head. "We've been busy rescuing people and looking after this place, so we haven't had time to interrogate them yet. We'll do a surprise interrogation in a bit."

I was also puzzled. Why didn't that old woman come and supervise such an important place herself?

Furthermore, what about those who helped the enemy set up the formations? Were they colluding with them, or were they just taking money to do someone else's dirty work?

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Go out and ask around, and we'll naturally understand."

When Jiang Qiao and the others arrived at the door, they were surprised to see Hou Diankui and Chunming bringing the old man over. Even Jiang Qiao herself was puzzled.

"Old comrade, what brings you here in such a hurry? Have you recovered?"

Hou Diankui and Chunming both had slight smiles on their lips, clearly indicating that they were in a good mood.

The old man was clearly a little unsure of himself, but he still bowed to Jiang Qiao, who helped him up.

"Please don't, you're making me feel bad. Although I helped you, it was only because we're both Chinese. But now I don't understand why you're helping those Japanese devils. Do you know how many of our compatriots they've harmed?"

The old man looked ashamed and mumbled, "I didn't know they were Japanese soldiers. If I had known, I wouldn't have helped them even if you killed me."

Before I came, I didn't know who they were. I came because of their promise to help treat my grandson's health. The child was weak from birth, and the doctor said it was congenital. He is my only grandson, and I didn't ask for anything else but to make him healthy.

But as time went on, I realized something was wrong with them. By then, I was already in a bind. The worst part was that I had brought my grandnephews along too. If you want to blame someone, blame me. I'll take full responsibility for everything. It has nothing to do with those kids; it's all my fault.

Song Shutian sighed. "We'll ask you about your problem separately later. As for your grandson and nephew, if they weren't involved in harming anyone, I won't easily frame an innocent person. However, if they did something illegal, we certainly won't let them off the hook."

The old man secretly sized up Jiang Qiao. "Um, young lady, I'm begging you for a favor, can you? Could you please take a look at my grandson's health? If you can really take good care of that child, I'll do anything for you, even if it means spending my whole life in jail."

Jiang Qiao sighed, "They say parents' hearts are full of love and concern for their children, and it's rare to see such a heart from a grandfather like you. It's a pity you really chose the wrong people back then. I want to know, did your grandson take the medicine they gave him?"