Chapter 664 It's Not That Easy

disappointment.

Disappointment, nothing but disappointment.

What Ding Yuan said, apart from verifying Kong Daqing's words, offered Su Jin no clues whatsoever.

"Instructor Ding, I want to know about the people who broke through the enemy lines with my father's squad back then..."

"They're all dead."

Ding Yuan knew what Su Jin meant and didn't need her to finish speaking.

"The entire squad led by the regimental commander has been wiped out!"

These words were enough to completely shatter Su Jin's hopes.

Although she knew that Kong Daqing was still alive, she could not doubt Xiao Yunfeng based on Kong Daqing's words alone.

"Thank you, Instructor Ding."

He took his leave voluntarily.

Ding Yuan looked sad; clearly, such memories had reopened old wounds for him once again.

Su Jin had already reached the office door, but suddenly stopped and turned back to look at him.

"Instructor Ding, I have one last question."

Ding Yuan looked somewhat lost. "What's the problem?"

"How could the intelligence be so inaccurate for such an important battle?"

This was the only key point that Su Jin could grasp. If the intelligence hadn't been wrong, her father's entire regiment facing a force several times larger than their own might have turned out differently.

In a battle of this scale, intelligence is of paramount importance, and as a soldier herself, she understands this all too well.

Ding Yuan was suddenly startled, and his face turned several shades pale.

At that moment, he probably understood what Su Jin wanted to investigate.

"Back then, I was just the political instructor of the 2nd Battalion, and under those circumstances, it was impossible for me to know the situation you're asking about."

Perhaps only the commander would know, but the commander has already sacrificed himself.

Su Jin stared intently at his expression, but saw no sign of him lying. She thanked him again and turned to leave.

Ding Yuan remained seated, lost in deep thought...

Su Jin came out of the 7th Regiment, sorted out her thoughts, and then quickened her pace.

There were a few other people on the list, but she didn't have much hope anymore, though she still wanted to meet them.

Just as she had predicted, the people she met afterward told almost exactly what Ding Yuan had said, and the trail went completely cold.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't frustrated, but she didn't expect the truth to be revealed so easily.

Her next task was to continue searching for officers who had participated in that battle at the same or higher rank as her father, as perhaps only they could know why the intelligence had gone wrong.

When Su Jin returned to the temporary training ground for the action team selection, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

Because she had something on her mind, she didn't go straight back to her dorm to rest, but instead walked aimlessly forward.

She only stopped thinking when she saw a figure running in the distance in the night.

Because of the distance and the darkness, she couldn't see who it was. However, this was the training ground of Team One, and the person was clearly carrying a load.

She wouldn't be surprised if the entire team was training here, but since there was only one person here, she wanted to go over and check on the situation.

As she got closer to the training ground, she noticed that the person didn't seem to be in good shape. He was running slowly, and his center of gravity was noticeably unsteady—signs of extreme exhaustion.

Thinking about the intensity of Zheng Changqing's training over the past week, she couldn't help but worry that something might happen to him.