180: The two were found to have been murdered.

After more than ten minutes, Lu Jing spoke.

“Go.”

Hearing Lu Jing's command, they immediately cut the correct wire inside.

Xiao Niannian heard a mechanical sound.

Everyone's heart rose to their throats.

After a few seconds, the sound of the landmine stopped.

Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian immediately took out the landmine carefully.

“Great.”

Military Doctor Shen watched this scene and clapped excitedly in approval.

The other comrades-in-arms also followed suit, applauding and cheering.

They had been extremely nervous and worried just now. Over the years, each of them had defused hundreds of landmines, but they hadn't defused many booby trap mines. Let alone complex, multi-detonation booby traps like this—those were extremely rare.

Just now, watching the actions of Captain Lu, Instructor Qin, Comrade Xiao, and He Yong, they didn't dare to look away, committing all their movements to memory.

“When we get back, we will make more booby trap mines and multi-detonation mines to train you...” Lu Jing said to the Soldiers.

“Yes.”

Everyone continued forward, but now they were even more cautious.

Everyone knew the enemy was using these landmines to slow them down.

A scout quickly ran over.

“Report! Two bodies were discovered about a mile ahead... They were killed by a single shot to the head...”

Hearing this, Lu Jing and Instructor Qin quickened their pace and led the team over.

“Report, the two of them were killed about a day ago... Several landmines were buried around them...”

When they discovered the two bodies just now, they carefully checked the surroundings and found that the enemy had actually planted booby trap mines there.

If it had been anyone else, they might have been instantly blown up by the landmines.

Xiao Niannian looked into the distance and immediately spotted two booby trap mines. Moreover, the fine wires would have been hard to notice without excellent eyesight.

Lu Jing and Instructor Qin carefully inspected these booby trap mines; they were not multi-detonation mines, but ordinary booby trap mines.

Lu Jing called out a few names and instructed them to defuse the booby trap mines.

“The few of you defuse the booby trap mines. After they are defused... the others dig a pit and bury them...”

“Yes.”

Originally, the plan was to speed up the chase to catch the criminals today, but they had planted so many landmines, and these landmines were all in crucial spots. If they didn't defuse them, they could pass safely, but civilians hunting in the mountains would be accidentally injured, leading to even greater casualties.

Xiao Niannian saw that everyone was busy, and she spoke.

“I'm going to the side.”

Lu Jing heard her, knew she wanted to take care of something, nodded, and cautioned her.

“Be careful.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Niannian walked toward the nearby woods, carefully observing the surrounding environment.

After resolving the issue, she looked around. No comrades-in-arms had come over.

She imitated the calls of The Monkeys.

“Ding! Animal Mimicry Skill +1.”

Hearing the call, the Monkey King immediately rushed over.

The other few monkeys stood guard nearby, preventing anyone from approaching.

Xiao Niannian then took a bunch of bananas and a few apples from her backpack and gave them to The Monkeys.

The Monkey King was overjoyed. After taking the food, it immediately performed the gesture for “Gong Xi Fa Cai” (Wishing you prosperity).

Xiao Niannian watched The Monkeys share and eat the items, and she asked the Monkey King.

“Where are those people?”

“They passed through here yesterday afternoon... They were the ones who planted these landmines. One of our companions was nearly blown up...”

Remembering what happened yesterday, the Monkey King cursed angrily.

If that monkey hadn't been lucky, it would have been killed by the explosion.

“They installed at least a hundred landmines?”

The Monkey King nodded.

“We have told our companions in the mountains to be careful. Other companions in the mountains also know about this, and some animal companions have already been blown up and killed...”

Hearing its words, Xiao Niannian felt murderous intent rise in her heart.

“How are those Experts?”

Hearing Xiao Niannian's question, the Monkey King replied.

“Two of them are older and not in good health; they are currently being carried...”

Hearing that the four Experts were still alive, even if their health wasn't great, Xiao Niannian slightly relaxed. As long as they were alive, it was fine.

They brought a lot of medicinal herbs, and Military Doctor Shen's medical skills are excellent; he will certainly be able to save the lives and health of the Experts.

Xiao Niannian heard someone calling her from a distance, and she responded.

“We will defuse the landmines all along the way. Tell the animals in the mountains not to use these paths, and to stay far away from the roadside...”

The Monkey King was overjoyed when it heard this and thanked her repeatedly.

Xiao Niannian walked toward the outside.

Seeing that Lu Jing had walked over, Xiao Niannian asked.

“Are the landmines defused?”

“They are defused.”

Lu Jing did not look around; his gaze was fixed on Xiao Niannian.

Lu Jing led Xiao Niannian back to the team, and the group continued their journey.

Along this path, landmines were buried every few hundred meters or every kilometer.

Military Doctor Shen couldn't help but curse.

“These beasts... they left so many landmines. If we don't defuse them, common folk hunting in the mountains later will be killed by them...”

The mountain path was already difficult to traverse, and now they had to check every step they took. These bastards truly have vicious methods.

Planting so many landmines.

Cursing aside, the landmines still had to be defused; if they weren't, the situation would become even more troublesome.

In some places, they had even installed mines in a row. Although most of the comrades from the Special Forces Brigade could defuse landmines, some of these were multi-detonation mines, and others were extremely complex mines.

Many comrades had defused these extremely complex mines before, but not often.

Under the current circumstances, they had no choice but to stop and defuse them one by one.

Xiao Niannian was also assigned a booby trap mine to defuse.

Lu Jing was defusing another landmine nearby. He glanced at Xiao Niannian; although he knew her capabilities, he still felt a little worried.

Military Doctor Shen also stood nearby watching. Although he knew how to defuse booby trap mines, he was the best doctor in the team. He had to ensure medical treatment for everyone.

After removing the fuse, Xiao Niannian took out the landmine.

Seeing that Xiao Niannian had finished defusing it, Military Doctor Shen immediately praised her.

“Comrade Xiao, you are truly amazing.”

Xiao Niannian smiled.

She already understood why the higher-ups chose to dispatch the Special Forces Brigade instead of the ordinary Reconnaissance Battalion. If they had sent the ordinary Reconnaissance Battalion, the casualties this time would definitely have been significant.

For these booby trap mines alone, not many people in the Reconnaissance Battalion currently know how to defuse them. Moreover, the enemy has very formidable Experts. The previous one was a multi-detonation mine; if anyone's technique had been slightly inferior or if they had made even a small mistake, everyone present would have been in great danger.

“We were originally only half a day away from them. We had planned to walk for another hour or two tonight, wake up early tomorrow, and meet them tomorrow...” Instructor Qin explained the situation. “But with so many landmines today, for everyone's safety, we cannot continue traveling after dark...”