103: An old lover visits

As soon as Pan Han heard that the patrol team was ambushed, he quickly snatched the walkie-talkie.

"Third Brother, this is Pan Han, what's the situation?"

"Cough, cough. Lord Pan, we were on the way to Mountaintop Stronghold when the convoy hit a landmine. Four people were injured, and one truck was destroyed."

"Damn it, who laid the mines?" Pan Han immediately became furious. It had only been a few days of peace, and it seemed like they couldn't have a single day of quiet.

"Unclear. We are still on alert and treating the injured, so we haven't started an investigation yet."

"Alright, don't move for now. I'll be right there."

Pan Han put down the walkie-talkie and cursed fiercely, "Damn it, they're playing dirty again!"

"Lord, let's go rescue them quickly." Cheng Xiao was extremely anxious when she heard that Third Brother was in trouble.

"Wait a moment, do we have landmine detection and disposal equipment? I estimate there might be unexploded ones." Pan Han told Cheng Xiao to calm down first.

"No." Cheng Xiao then realized that the Base indeed did not have such equipment.

"You inform Qin Laoda and Second Sister to prepare a few more vehicles. Get ready to depart." Pan Han steeled his heart; he didn't care anymore, he would go to the scene first.

"Chirp!" At this moment, Mountain Top Rabbit suddenly called out to Pan Han.

A small paw pointed to itself.

"That's right! Rabbits have the best sense of smell. Are you saying you can go with us to clear the mines?" Pan Han asked, surprised.

"Chirp!"

"Alright, I'll give you 1 minute. You decide how many Rabbits to bring."

"Chirp!"

Mountain Top Rabbit obeyed the order and immediately turned to select 3 wild Rabbits.

"Go!" Pan Han led Cheng Xiao straight to the Base.

Cheng Xiao informed Qin Laoda and Second Sister while running and told the people at the Base to quickly prepare vehicles.

Ten minutes later, three convoys filed out, heading straight for the incident location.

Between Dawn Base and Mountaintop Stronghold, there was only one road, and they could just drive straight along it.

"Qin Laoda, aren't we patrolling with drones? Why didn't we discover anything?" Pan Han asked Qin Zhong with a grim face from the passenger seat.

"Lord, currently, drones are indeed patrolling around the clock. However, as for why nothing was discovered, I need to go back and investigate. I can't give a conclusion yet. But rest assured, Lord, if there was a mistake in the monitoring, I will give you an explanation." Qin Zhong did not shirk responsibility.

"Good, you inform Fifth Brother to investigate immediately. Investigate frame by frame." Pan Han slammed the center console.

Everyone rarely saw him so angry and was a little scared.

Only Cheng Xiao dared to step forward to comfort him and tell him not to worry.

However, everyone and Third Brother's team were like brothers, and they were all holding back a surge of anger.

Since Pan Han arrived at Dawn Base, he neither exported poverty nor war. He only focused on development, yet he was repeatedly ambushed. Anyone would be angry.

"Damn it, if I find out who's behind this, I'll skin them alive!" Cheng Xiao rarely showed her fierce side.

The convoy drove out about 70 kilometers before they saw Third Brother's convoy in the distance, less than 500 meters away.

"Stop!" Qin Zhong suddenly gave the order.

The convoy came to an emergency halt.

"Third Brother, wait a moment longer. We need to proceed slowly along the tire tracks."

"Received, Laoda. Be careful. This landmine is quite powerful." Third Brother replied.

"Chirp." At this moment, Mountain Top Rabbit suddenly cried out, grabbing Pan Han's shoulder and shaking him.

"Oh? You want to volunteer? Alright, this time you guys lead the way." Pan Han agreed to Mountain Top Rabbit.

Mountain Top Rabbit, leading three other Rabbits, jumped off the truck. Two formed a group, sniffing and advancing along the roadside.

"Lord, can they do it?" Qin Zhong asked, frowning.

"They should be better than drones, right?" Pan Han was full of anticipation.

"Chirp!" Mountain Top Rabbit led the team 20 meters out and then turned back to chirp twice at the convoy.

Pan Han knew this was a safety signal, so the convoy followed the Rabbits, slowly moving forward.

In this way, they cleared mines while moving. The 500 meters took 20 minutes.

Finally, they rendezvoused with Third Brother's convoy.

Pan Han quickly got out of the car and walked over to check the situation. He found that Third Brother and Fourth Brother were fine, but four slaves were covered in wounds from the explosion. They were now lying in an intact truck.

"Lord Pan, these are landmine fragments." After briefly explaining the situation, Third Brother presented the fragments they had collected.

Pan Han held the fragments, looking at them repeatedly. He wasn't very familiar with weapons, so he handed them to Qin Zhong for observation.

"I'll go see the injured people." Pan Han climbed into the truck, and Second Sister followed him.

The four people were horribly disfigured by the explosion. Although they were all still alive, they probably wouldn't last much longer. One of them had both legs blown off and was now barely breathing. All of them lay in the car, moaning and groaning.

Pan Han stepped forward to comfort them, promising to uncover the truth and avenge them.

Subsequently, Second Sister took over the remaining work.

"Lord, this is just an ordinary anti-personnel landmine, nothing special." Qin Zhong also found nothing unusual.

"There should be more around, right?"

"Uncertain. But usually, they don't bury just one." Qin Zhong gave his judgment.

"Mountain Top Rabbit!" Pan Han gestured, and the Rabbits quickly gathered before him.

"Order: conduct a carpet search within a 100-meter radius, centered on the convoy!"

"Chirp!"

After receiving the order, the four Rabbits huddled together and whispered for a moment. Then they dispersed, searching in four directions.

The Rabbits' search posture was similar to how they looked for food: they would walk and stop, then sniff with their noses.

Because metal and gunpowder emit a special smell. Mutated Rabbits have an exceptionally powerful sense of smell, able to detect even the slightest scent leakage.

Pan Han and the others nervously watched the Rabbits, no one spoke, all holding cigarettes, smoking and waiting.

The Rabbits searched very carefully; whenever they found a suspicious spot, they would dig open the dirt with their small paws to check.

After about half an hour, one Rabbit suddenly cried out loudly and then waved at Pan Han.

"They found something!" Everyone shouted in unison and then rushed over.

When Pan Han ran behind the Rabbit and peered over, he saw a large anti-personnel landmine, prominently displayed before his eyes.

This landmine was buried about 70 meters off the roadside, approximately 20 centimeters deep underground.

Its blue paint reflected the sunlight, emitting a chill.

"Well done! Little Rabbit! Not only can you find it, but you can also dig it out." Pan Han stroked the Rabbit's head, not stingy with his praise.

Third Brother saw the landmine, slowly knelt down, and observed it carefully.

"Everyone, step back a few dozen meters, I need to disarm the fuse." Third Brother observed for a moment, then turned to everyone and said.

Pan Han led everyone back to a safe distance, quietly waiting for Third Brother to disarm the bomb.

Disarming bombs was second nature to Third Brother; he had done it many times before.

Indeed, in just over a minute, Third Brother completely removed the landmine fuse.

He didn't let everyone come closer but instead sprinted to Pan Han's side, showing him the landmine.

Pan Han hadn't yet figured it out when another Rabbit also chirped. This time, Third Brother didn't wait for instructions and ran straight over.

Another minute passed, and this landmine was brought back by Third Brother.

"Holy crap! Who the hell did this, it's too insidious." Pan Han cursed when he saw that this mine was even bigger.

"Chirp!" At this moment, Mountain Top Rabbit led the team back. This area had been thoroughly searched, and only these two landmines were found.

"Let me see." Cheng Xiao took the landmine from Third Brother's hand and examined it carefully.

But when she turned over the bottom of the landmine, her face suddenly changed drastically!

"It's him!!" Cheng Xiao suddenly froze, dumbfounded.

Hearing this, everyone was a bit surprised and looked at her.

"Who is he?" Pan Han felt there was a big problem here.

"A Niu!" Cheng Xiao uttered two words in a daze.

"Report, Laoda, report, Laoda!" Before anyone could press further, Fifth Brother's voice sounded from Qin Zhong's walkie-talkie.

"Received, Fifth Brother, speak."

"Big Brother, when are you coming back? We found a problem with the monitor footage!" Fifth Brother reported.

"What problem?"

"It seems we've found an invisible person!"