"Not yet." Li Xin shook his head, without taking his eyes off the receiver.
There are many traces in the mountains and forests, but they are all left from the past. There are traces of fighting in many places. It is conceivable how difficult it was for He Beichen and his men during this period of time under the search of the Yue soldiers.
The Yue soldiers were almost everywhere. Li Xin was a little nervous at first, but later he became numb to them.
Ding Cheng saw that she looked serious and was squatting there motionless, obviously having maintained this posture for a long time. So he said nothing and went to line up first.
…
As it gradually darkened, the searching Yue soldiers began to retreat, and a new wave of people went up the mountain, but their number was two-thirds smaller.
Looking at the decreasing number of Yue soldiers, Li Xin couldn't help but feel relieved for He Beichen and the others.
"Found it!" Li Xin enlarged the image on the receiver and looked a little excited.
This is a small mound a little to the south of the west. It is not too far from the forest that we explored before, but this small mound is closer to the border line than that forest.
The small mound was nothing special and couldn't hide anyone, but what made Li Xin excited were the footprints left on it.
There are various footprints near the border line. The Vietnamese soldiers are constantly searching and leaving footprints.
But these footprints cannot be covered up at all.
The footprints that Li Xin discovered at this time were not clear, as if someone had deliberately covered them up. However, perhaps because of the haste, they were not completely covered up, and some traces remained.
In this forest, the only people who would deliberately cover their tracks and try to hide from being discovered are He Beichen and his group, as well as the missing researchers.
Li Xin looked around and found only this one trace that had not been completely covered up, but he could not find any other traces. They were all well covered up.
Since this area is close to the border and there are mountains and forests nearby, it can be regarded as a relatively good hiding place.
"The researchers should... most likely be hiding in this area." Li Xin confirmed this after checking the surroundings.
Based on the footprints, she analyzed that the person hiding here was most likely a researcher, not He Beichen and the others.
However, when Li Xin turned around, she found that the soldiers who had surrounded her had already left. Of the two soldiers who were supposed to protect her, only one was left here.
"...Where are they?" Li Xin asked doubtfully.
"Well, it's time for dinner now, and everyone has gone to eat... We wanted to call you, but seeing how serious you were, we didn't want to disturb you. Xiao Fu will go get us some food and bring it over later."
The little soldier who stayed behind scratched his head and explained to Li Xin.
"Do you know where this area is?" Li Xin didn't care about dinner. He handed the receiver to him and shrunk the small mound for him to see.
"Well, well... this is my first day at the border too." The young soldier shook his head and said shyly.
Li Xin remembered that he should have come to the border with her today.
She immediately got up from the ground and planned to find someone to ask what place was in the picture.
She didn't know anyone here at the border, so she was inclined to find Zhang Yang first. He had been stationed at the border for some time and should be familiar with this place.
So Li Xin immediately went to look for someone. After walking for a while, he didn't see Zhang Yang, but saw Ding Cheng.
"Is there something wrong?" Ding Cheng saw Li Xin coming over and took the initiative to ask.
Although there were some minor unpleasantness in the past, since He Yubo had instructed him to take good care of Li Xin, Ding Cheng took this matter to heart.
"Are you familiar with the border of Yue State?" Li Xin asked.
"Not bad." Ding Cheng nodded.
Li Xin took out the drone's receiver and handed it to Ding Cheng.
"Can you recognize where this place is?" Li Xin asked, pointing to the small mound in the picture.
Ding Cheng observed carefully. Li Xin zoomed out the screen for him and slid it left and right so that Ding Cheng could see the terrain clearly.
He followed Li Xin's example and after careful comparison, he finally determined the place.
"This is the end of our border with Vietnam. Going further over there is a group of reefs, which is close to the sea." Ding Cheng said, and at the same time he was a little shocked.
This place is quite far from the center. He doesn’t know how Li Xin found it, and he seems to be very interested in it?
"I've found some clues. The researchers who were separated from He Beichen and his team were most likely forced into this area. Furthermore, there are relatively fewer Yue soldiers patrolling this area. If the researchers want to break out, this is the most suitable place."
Li Xin told him her analysis. She used a drone today to almost completely survey the border of Vietnam. She was more familiar with Vietnam's current defense than the generals leading the troops.
The reason why she used the word "approaching" was because other places were filled with a large number of patrolling Yue soldiers, and it was almost impossible to rely on hiding to avoid danger.
"If you believe me, take your men to garrison nearby so that you can meet the researchers as soon as possible!" Li Xin looked at Ding Cheng, not sure whether he would believe her.
After all, Li Xin is only analyzing based on a footprint, and there is no supporting evidence.
"Are you sure?" Ding Cheng asked after listening to her analysis.
"About 70%."
Ding Cheng turned his head and looked at Li Xin, or rather, looked into her eyes, but after only a few seconds, he agreed.
"good."
"..." Li Xin was still a little surprised that Ding Cheng believed her so easily, and she still felt a little bit confused.
However, Li Xin was very happy that Ding Cheng agreed to lead the troops there. He even felt that Ding Cheng on the battlefield was not that annoying.
Ding Cheng had just finished dinner, so he immediately called a team of soldiers who had just finished eating, and prepared to go with their equipment and supplies.
Although it was already dark, it was uncertain when the researchers would break out, so it would be more reassuring if we could get there sooner.
"Be careful and stay safe." Li Xin watched them leave and quickly reminded them.
After walking a distance, Ding Cheng suddenly stopped, turned back, and came in front of Li Xin again.
"?" Li Xin looked at him puzzledly, not understanding what Ding Cheng was trying to do.
Could it be that he suddenly felt that she was unreliable again?
Ding Cheng took out the pistol he was wearing and handed it to her.
"The border is dangerous. Although the range of this gun is not far, it is enough for you to protect yourself." Ding Cheng said.
"Ah..." Li Xin took the gun and smiled at him, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. The commander asked me to take care of you." Ding Cheng looked away and said awkwardly.
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