A Tibetan man who was carrying stones suddenly stopped what he was doing and listened intently.
"It's...it's an airplane!"
Someone shouted, and the entire silent village was instantly ignited!
The surviving villagers, whether old, children, or able-bodied men and women, all rushed out of the makeshift shelter and looked up at the sky.
When the Z-5 military helicopter, painted in military green and with its rotors whipping up huge blizzards, appeared over the valley, the despair that had been suppressed for several days exploded at that moment.
"It's the People's Liberation Army! The People's Liberation Army is here!"
"We're saved! We're saved!"
The deafening cheers echoed through the sky, and many people embraced each other and wept with emotion.
The helicopter landed on a relatively flat snowfield at the entrance of the village, and the strong airflow made it difficult to open one's eyes.
The hatch opened, and a middle-aged officer with a general's star on his shoulder and a dignified face jumped out first. Behind him were more than a dozen heavily armed and agile guards.
Qin Ye was already waiting there. He straightened his somewhat torn clothes, stepped forward, straightened his back, and gave a standard military salute.
"Reporting to the Deputy Commander! Qin Ye, Commander of the 52nd Division Infantry Regiment, reporting for duty!"
The visitor was Liu Zhenhua, the deputy commander of the Tibet Military Region.
He returned the greeting, his sharp gaze quickly sweeping over Qin Ye, then looking at Su Tang behind him, who, though covered in dust, still stood tall and straight.
Liu Zhenhua frowned.
"Qin Ye, what's going on? Aren't you on your honeymoon?"
"Reporting to the Deputy Commander, the situation is complicated. Please allow me to give a detailed report."
Qin Ye's voice was calm and steady as he began to briefly describe the avalanche and how they were trapped.
When talking about encountering ruthless bandits, Qin Ye's tone became extremely serious.
"...This gang of ruthless bandits were hardened criminals who had escaped from a nearby labor camp. After the avalanche, they killed the guards, took control of the entire village, and enslaved the surviving villagers with extremely cruel methods."
Liu Zhenhua's expression grew increasingly grim.
"After my wife, Comrade Su Tang, and I discovered the situation, we immediately organized the villagers to resist. Under my command and with the villagers' heroic cooperation, we successfully defeated this gang of bandits after a night of fierce fighting."
Qin Ye's argument was reasonable and well-founded, attributing most of the credit to his effective command as a soldier and the villagers' resistance after being oppressed to the extreme.
He glossed over Su Tang.
"Comrade Su Tang is a doctor at the military hospital. In this incident, she was mainly responsible for treating the wounded."
This explanation was designed to protect Su Tang as much as possible, preventing her formidable fighting prowess from attracting unnecessary trouble.
Su Tang stood aside, her mind perfectly clear.
This guy is quite good at talking when he's trying to protect her.
Liu Zhenhua nodded, seemingly satisfied with Qin Ye's handling of the situation, and then asked, "What about the bandits? What were their casualties?"
Qin Ye calmly recited a number.
"Report! A total of 43 serious criminal fugitives have been captured! None escaped!"
"How much...?"
Even a veteran like Liu Zhenhua, who had fought countless battles and emerged from the hail of bullets, had his pupils shrink sharply when he heard this number.
The guards behind him all gasped, exchanging incredulous glances.
One of the guards quietly mouthed to his colleague, "Forty-three?"
The other one stared wide-eyed and mouthed, "Four, or ten?"
What is that?
Forty-three serious criminals?
Or was he a fugitive who escaped from a labor camp?
How could they have wiped out a whole group of people, including a regimental commander who was on vacation, a doctor who looked delicate, and a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled villagers?
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