novelhk Chapter 97 Die Here
Chapter 97 Die Here
Yan Shuo smiled dismissively upon hearing this: "The base is operating smoothly, and the trainees' combat, intelligence, and demolition skills are all quite good. If you want to go, I'll take you tomorrow so you can see their live-fire exercises."
"Okay." Shen Qing nodded and continued, "Secondly, we need to create files for all the members of your team who haven't been registered yet. The mountain city will need to manage all underground organization members in a unified manner to facilitate subsequent deployment and support."
"That's easy. I'll have the team organize the list and information, and I'll give it to you tomorrow," Yan Shuo replied.
"Third," Shen Qing's tone turned serious, "we need to expand the scale of our smuggling channels. The fighting in Shancheng is intense right now, and the army's operations and the procurement of supplies require a lot of money. You're only making tens of thousands of US dollars a month now, which is a lot, but the higher-ups aren't quite satisfied and hope to increase the effort."
Yan Shuo frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Expanding the scale is no problem, but it will take some time. I currently have several stable channels, and we just need to open up two more routes to the southwest. Don't worry, I guarantee that I can increase the monthly income within a month."
"Good, I'm relieved to hear that." Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief and then revealed the most important task, "The fourth, and most crucial one. Yamashiro received intelligence that the Japanese army is planning a major operation recently, which is related to a lieutenant general named Mizutani Akihiro. This man is coming to China this month, bringing not only personnel orders from the Ministry of the Army but also a secret mission, a project called 'Pharmaceutical Research.' The higher-ups suspect this project is not simple and have instructed you to investigate it thoroughly to see if it involves inhumane activities such as bacteriological experiments."
"A drug research project?" Yan Shuo's eyes sharpened instantly. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table and pondered, "Could it be some kind of slow-acting poison? Like making fake medicine or candy and distributing it to ordinary people or children, making them slowly get sick and silently weakening our manpower?"
"Please, please don't let it be this!" Shen Qing froze, her face turning pale. "If it's really like you say, the consequences would be unimaginable. If this were released on a large scale, an entire generation of Chinese people could be wiped out!"
"Rest assured and focus on stabilizing your status first."
Yan Shuo's tone was icy, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "You can go to the special training base anytime, it's scheduled for tomorrow. As for that Mizutani Akihiro... if he dares to come to China, I'll make sure he stays here forever, buried deep, so that not even his bones can be found. I'll also investigate his project thoroughly, and I will never let the Japanese devils' conspiracy succeed."
Looking into Yan Shuo's determined eyes, Shen Qing's unease gradually dissipated, and she nodded: "Okay, I believe you. With you here, the Japanese devils' conspiracy will definitely fail."
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Yan Shuo, accompanied by Shen Qing and Xiao Qing, set off for Liao Family Town.
The car was parked in a secluded spot at the town entrance, and the group abandoned it and walked towards the deep mountains to the east.
The mountain road was rugged. First, we passed through a section of dense thorns for more than three miles, where the gravel underfoot hurt. Then we ventured into a dark forest for more than three miles, where the intertwined branches blocked out the sun, and we could only follow the faint path.
After passing through the dense forest, a clear stream came into view, and on the other side of the river was the secret training base set up by Yan Shuo.
This is a smaller version of the main base, specifically for trainees who failed the combat assessment, who receive intensive remedial training here; there are about forty people in total.
Wu Meng, who had already received Yan Shuo's orders, was waiting at the base entrance with Zheng Fei and Li Gang.
Upon seeing Yan Shuo and Shen Qing approaching, the three immediately straightened their backs and quickly stepped forward to greet them. Wu Meng raised his hand in a standard military salute and said loudly, "Good morning, sir! Welcome to our work!"
"Hello!" Shen Qing returned the greeting formally, then stepped forward and shook hands with the three of them in turn, speaking in a friendly tone, "Thank you all for your hard work. We are very grateful for your care of the base during this time."
"Serving the Party and the country is no hardship!" Wu Meng and the others responded in unison, and then led Shen Qing and Yan Shuo into the base.
Upon entering the gate, one sees a small training ground of about 200 square meters where more than 40 male and female students are training in groups: one group is practicing unarmed combat, with the sounds of fists clashing and shouts rising and falling; the other group is practicing dagger tactics, with gleaming daggers flying in their hands, their movements swift and decisive.
Shen Qing slowed down and stood aside to observe quietly for a few minutes. Looking at the sweat on the students' faces and the determination in their eyes, he nodded slightly, his eyes showing approval.
"These trainees all have a good foundation, but their fighting skills were a little lacking before. After this period of intensive training, they have made great progress," Yan Shuo said in a low voice.
Shen Qing nodded and followed the others to the cafeteria.
It wasn't mealtime, but the cook was preparing ingredients. Fresh pork, eggs, and vegetables were laid out on the cutting board, and a pot of steaming meat broth was simmering, emitting a wonderful aroma.
Shen Qing stepped forward, lifted the pot lid to take a look, and inquired about the purchase of ingredients and the daily food standards for the trainees. Upon learning that the trainees had meat and eggs at every meal and that their nutrition was balanced, his smile deepened: "Food is the guarantee of combat effectiveness, and this is well done."
Afterwards, the group went to the gun-proof cave.
As soon as I reached the cave entrance, I heard the faint sounds of guns being disassembled coming from inside.
Inside the cave, several generators were placed against the wall, with a pile of fuel next to them. The machines ran smoothly and were almost silent.
The adjacent cave was the communications room, where several telegraph machines were set up, all of them nearly new, with obvious signs of wear on the buttons.
An instructor is guiding students in sending and receiving telegrams, the ticking of the radio waves creating a neat and orderly sound.
"The generators provide enough power to support telegraph learning and daily lighting. These transmitters were carefully selected, and the trainees practice very hard. Many of them can already complete basic telegraph tasks independently," Yan Shuo added.
Shen Qing walked over to the trainees, watched them quietly for a while, and even picked up a draft telegram to look through. He became increasingly satisfied with the trainees' diligence.
Afterwards, he went to the archives and took more than two hundred student files from the administrator.
When Shen Qing saw that 80% of the trainees had been killed, his face instantly darkened, and his relaxed expression vanished.
He found a table, sat down, took out paper and pen, and carefully recorded everything, paying close attention to every name and every resume. Occasionally, when he encountered something unclear, he would look up and ask Yan Shuo for clarification.
Yan Shuo sat beside him, helping him flip through the files, occasionally adding in a low voice: "This student is called Zhao Lei. He has extremely high combat talent. Last time, during the raid on the Japanese army's grain depot, he took down three sentries by himself. In the end, to cover his teammates' retreat, he detonated a grenade and died together with the enemy."
"This female cadet was named Fang Min. She was extremely fast at sending and receiving messages. She was previously responsible for infiltrating the ranks of Japanese spies to deliver intelligence. Later, her identity was exposed, and she refused to surrender, and was brutally murdered by the Japanese army..."
Yan Shuo's tone was heavy whenever he spoke of a fallen student.
After finishing the recording, Shen Qing carefully wrapped the document and handed it to Xiao Qing beside her for safekeeping.