XI base.
Feng Ling returned to the base overnight that night. He didn't say hello to anyone, nor did he say a word to anyone. He just packed up his belongings, various combat uniforms, and body armor, and left directly with his suitcase. Didn't alarm anyone.
Li Nanheng's car was outside. Feng Ling saw that he hadn't gone back to rest after returning to the base, so he stood outside the car and looked at him and said, "Boss, I will go to the airport by myself. You don't have to see me off anymore."
Li Nanheng casually put his arm outside the car window, glanced at her, withdrew his gaze, and said coldly: "Well, be safe and have a safe trip."
Ever since she decided to go to Cambodia, Li Nanheng had not said a word to persuade her to stay.
It was obvious that he was already familiar with her temper, and she would never regret anything he said.
Feng Ling said "hmm" without saying anything else. He turned around and went to the parking lot inside the base on the other side, drove an off-road vehicle and left the base directly.
Over the XI base, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. A car stopped in place, and another car quickly drove out.
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Four days later.
Siem Reap, Cambodia.
This is the third day Feng Ling arrived in Cambodia alone. Even though there were topographic maps and regional structure maps handed over by the US military before arriving, these maps were from many years ago, and many places were marked. I don’t know. She spent three days getting familiar with the nearby area. On the plane, she also hurriedly learned some simple Cambodian Khmer from her mobile phone. She used her mobile phone to half-translate and half-English, plus she learned it by herself. Those who came here learned about the situation here with the residents of nearby villages.
Although there is a minefield with a history of many years nearby, because no one has dared to walk here, the minefield has never exploded. The mines buried underneath are also very dense and very dangerous.
But what is even more dangerous is the Snake Valley below, where various snakes live all year round, which is very scary.
In order to avoid snakes, the nearby villages habitually apply various kinds of realgar powder and snake-proof powder on their bodies since birth. Otherwise, they may be bitten by venomous snakes crawling from nowhere at any time when farming nearby.
Over time, those snakes stopped running into the village and only wandered around the Snake Valley. No one wanted to go there. It was said that it was sitting on the high mountain in front, and the Snake Valley was under the cliff.
After Feng Ling inquired about it, she picked up the map that the army gave her and looked at it. The location that the army wanted to use was the high mountain in front. It was suitable for hiding and being a temporary small military reserve base.
Sure enough, she was assigned a mission that she might never return to.
Listening to the descriptions from these residents, it seemed as if as long as she went up that mountain, it would be impossible for her to come down alive.
After leaving the village, Feng Ling prepared everything and went up the mountain.
The members of the XI base have all received demining training, so every step they take will be carried out with special demining equipment to detect in front, and they will take every step carefully.
After spending a day and a night, only an area on the mountain near the jungle on the top of the mountain was cleared, and after confirming that there were no thunderstorms within a hundred meters, Feng Ling went down the mountain to carry her tent up, and stationed herself halfway up the mountain, carrying her luggage. There was also a lot of snake repellent powder given to her by the villagers in the box. She sprinkled some around the outside of the tent and lay down directly in the tent to sleep.
The temperature in Cambodia is so hot all year round. She only wore a thin T-shirt under her summer uniform. It was still very hot lying in the tent like this, but occasionally she would hear various noises coming from the direction of the jungle. Very subtle movement.
Others might not know what the sound was.
But she could hear it.
There were some small beasts walking in the jungle in the dark, looking for food.
There were also some snakes crawling around, making very, very soft noises.
Feng Ling closed her eyes and felt like she was suddenly back to the time she was five years old. She was a scared and ignorant little girl who squatted in a cave every day because she didn't like eating the meat brought back by the she-wolf. Finally she ran out because she couldn't bear it anymore. , climb up one tree after another and pick fruits to eat by yourself.
Another whole night passed and the task of clearing mines continued.
She was clearing mines on such a large mountain alone, and she was already prepared to live alone here for at least four to five months or even longer.
She was wearing a pair of black military leather boots. Every time she took a step forward, she could feel a snake near the grass and crawl away quickly as if it was disturbed.
Feng Ling lowered his head to clear the mines with his eyes unchanged, ignoring the various "little animals" around him.
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Life on the mountain goes on day by day, and there are not many people here. Feng Ling doesn't want to keep in touch with anyone in the base at this stage, so he doesn't even charge his mobile phone and just keeps it in his pocket.
However, there is a fully charged power bank in the suitcase. If she has to use her mobile phone one day, she can plug it in and use it.
It's just temporary. At this stage, she is in the stage of receiving punishment. She just wants to do things here quietly.
She is not particularly greedy for televisions, mobile phones and various modern communication and entertainment devices, because she lived in the jungle when she was a child, so she will not be bored.
Occasionally I go down the mountain to buy a few bottles of water, occasionally I go to the spare items in the car, and occasionally I buy some food.
If it weren't for the fact that most of the snakes near Snake Valley are venomous, it's possible that she could roast snake meat here.
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Day 15 in Cambodia.
Because people in the base lobby said before she came that she should keep in touch with the base at least once every half month to report the demining situation to the base.
So after having something to eat at night, Feng Ling got into the tent, lay down inside, plugged his phone into the power bank, and then checked the network nearby. The communication network that came with the phone was quite sufficient, but it was not in the city. The area is so full, but at least I can gradually accept and convey some messages.
Within a few minutes of Feng Ling's phone being turned on, many missed call records and messages popped up on the phone. It took a long time for her to calm down. She looked at them one by one. Many people had called and sent messages to her. Usually, Almost all of the people who were close to her at the base called her and sent her messages because they couldn't contact her, asking her why she went to Cambodia. They all expressed various concerns and worries.
Feng Ling didn't expect that he could gain so many true friends in the XI base. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, but he didn't reply because there were too many.
When I scrolled to the top, I saw a message from Li Nanheng just two days ago: "Turn on the phone."