"Captain Luo...!"
Upon hearing the arrival of the peacekeeping force, Wan Yunting, along with the tribesmen of the Baka tribe, came out to greet them, waving excitedly towards Luo Guowei and Qin Guowu...
"Doctor Wan, we finally found you..."
Luo Guowei approached and clasped Wan Yunting's hand warmly, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
Wan Yunting also greeted Qin Guowu and the others, smiling at Luo Guowei and saying, "I'm fine, but Commander Nie and Doctor Li sustained some injuries. Fortunately, they are not serious."
"That's good, that's good..."
Luo Guowei was completely relieved upon hearing this. Seeing the chief of the Baka tribe approaching, he said, "Doctor Wan, I'll chat with the chief first..."
Wan Yunting nodded and greeted Qin Guowu and the others. Lu Xin couldn't help but ask, "Doctor Wan, we found twenty-nine bodies of mercenaries hired by the Molca company in the jungle earlier. Did you kill them?"
Immediately, Qin Guowu and many of the peacekeeping soldiers present turned their gaze towards him. Wan Yunting smiled and said, "I did."
Lu Xin's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously, "Just you, alone?"
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded.
"Holy crap..."
Lu Xin and the other soldiers were completely stunned.
After all, they were most familiar with the local terrorist organizations, rebel forces, and various covert international mercenary groups. Even facing Pisaro's twenty-nine-man squad head-on, Lu Xin and Qin Guowu leading their teams might not have been able to win.
Yet now, Wan Yunting claimed to have killed all twenty-nine of Pisaro's men by himself. Qin Guowu and Lu Xin stared at Wan Yunting with disbelief, their mouths agape, truly at a loss for words beyond an expletive.
"We'll talk about the details later."
After communicating with the Baka tribe chief, Luo Guowei said to Wan Yunting, "Doctor Wan, let's go see Commander Nie and Doctor Li first."
"Okay, they're over there treating the local people's wounds..."
As he spoke, Wan Yunting led them to the residence of the elderly Baka tribe doctor. Nie Xiaoyu and Li Yuxiu, having finished treating the wounds, were resting inside. Hearing footsteps outside, they both opened their eyes. Nie Xiaoyu immediately sat up, seeing Wan Yunting and Luo Guowei enter, and quickly tried to stand and salute, "Captain Luo..."
"Don't get up, you're injured, sit down quickly..."
Luo Guowei quickly stopped her. Seeing Li Yuxiu sit up, he also asked, "Doctor Li, are you alright?"
Li Yuxiu shook her head slightly, "We're fine."
"Good, then I can rest easy." Luo Guowei nodded and added, "Once the troops bring the vehicles, we'll return to the base together."
"Okay." Nie Xiaoyu and Li Yuxiu nodded.
Luo Guowei stood up and turned to Wan Yunting, saying, "Then let's go talk outside, let them rest for a while."
Wan Yunting nodded, smiled at Li Yuxiu and Nie Xiaoyu, and then followed Luo Guowei outside.
The old man was also outside the door, processing the herbs his son had picked. Among them was a red herb called Kapuda. Wan Yunting bent down, took a stem, smiled politely at the elder, and then broke off the Kapuda stem, putting it directly into his mouth. He then followed Luo Guowei and Qin Guowu to a breadfruit tree...
The chief and many of the tribesmen also gathered around them, offering their food.
However, Luo Guowei and his team refused, and instead distributed the food they had brought with them to the local children...
Looking at the women of the Baka tribe, some of whom were not even wearing tops, their lives appeared extremely primitive, often lacking even food. It was hard to imagine that such backward tribes still existed on Earth.
"Doctor Wan, please sit."
There were no stools or anything of that sort, so Luo Guowei simply sat on the ground, leaning against the roots of the breadfruit tree. Wan Yunting nodded, still holding the Kapuda herb in his mouth. Luo Guowei, seeing this, couldn't help but ask, "What are you eating?"
Wan Yunting smiled and replied, "It's a local herb. I'm holding it to test its properties."
Luo Guowei nodded, then asked, "Doctor Wan, can you tell us the details of what happened?"
Wan Yunting knew they would ask this question. His expression turned serious, and he nodded, recounting the previous day's attack, their escape through the jungle, and the hunting of the twenty-nine members of the Molton armed forces in great detail. A communications officer by Luo Guowei's side recorded his words.
As Qin Guowu, Lu Xin, and the others listened to him describe the details of the killings, they were all deeply shocked. This was far beyond the scope of what an ordinary soldier could comprehend.
With his combat prowess, he would undoubtedly be considered a war god within the army.
"They came for me!" Wan Yunting then said to Luo Guowei with a serious expression.
"Yes, we've investigated. We know that Molton of the Molca Company was the former deputy captain of an elite armed escort team under Mexico Karoqui."
Luo Guowei nodded and told Wan Yunting, "He managed to escape and came to Africa, where he began recruiting and then established the Molca Mercenary Company."
Wan Yunting nodded and sighed, "I've implicated everyone."
Luo Guowei waved his hand and said, "You can't be blamed for this. You did nothing wrong."
Despite these words, Wan Yunting still felt guilty. After all, if he had known that those people were seeking revenge from Molton, he wouldn't have gone out to find medicine yesterday, which led to the sacrifice of five soldiers, including Tang Xiaotian.
Luo Guowei continued, "According to the United Nations' investigation, this Red Devil Fever virus is inextricably linked to the Molca Company!"
"Oh?"
Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and asked, "Captain Luo, are you implying that Molton released the Red Devil Fever virus?"
Luo Guowei nodded and said, "Although there's no concrete evidence yet, people from the Molca Company have been very active in Niger City recently. They may have the backing of a certain country!"
Although the Chinese peacekeeping headquarters had already speculated about the country supporting the Molca Company, it had not yet been publicly announced.
"The spread of the Red Devil Fever virus is a disaster for us, but it's a good thing for some countries that have been coveting Mali!" Luo Guowei said gravely.
"I understand."
Wan Yunting nodded, naturally understanding the implications.
"Captain Luo, our convoy has arrived."
A soldier called out from a distance.
"Tell them to drive the vehicles over..."
Luo Guowei called out, then stood up and smiled, "Alright, Doctor Wan, don't overthink things. Let's go back to the base and discuss how to deal with the Molca Company mercenaries. You go call Commander Nie and Doctor Li out first."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, then turned to call Nie Xiaoyu and Li Yuxiu.
As an ordinary civilian, Wan Yunting naturally had no right to participate in the national interests struggle.
Luo Guowei and Qin Guowu went to greet the convoy. They also had the soldiers unload all the food and supplies from the vehicles and distribute them to the residents of the Baka tribe. This made the chief and the hundred or so people of the Baka tribe very excited. For them, today was a joyous occasion...
"Be careful..."
Wan Yunting helped Li Yuxiu into the vehicle, while Qin Guowu helped Nie Xiaoyu. The other soldiers also boarded. Following Luo Guowei's wave, he said, "Depart, return to base..."
The convoy began to turn around and head back towards the base. The people of the Baka tribe waved goodbye...
The Baka tribe was only sixty kilometers away from the Chinese peacekeeping force's base around Niger City. However, due to the lack of proper roads, the convoy swayed and bumped along the dirt track for several hours before finally returning to the base.
"They're back, Captain Luo and them are back..."
In the quarantine building, Zheng Xuelan and Zhang Guoyuan, wearing protective suits and gas masks, saw the convoy stop outside the base. The soldiers alighted one by one. Wan Yunting helped Li Yuxiu out, Qin Guowu helped Nie Xiaoyu, and everyone returned to the base with Luo Guowei. He said, "Quickly take Commander Nie and Doctor Li for treatment."
"Okay."
Qin Guowu nodded and first took Nie Xiaoyu to the medical room. Wan Yunting also had Li Yuxiu go with a military doctor...
"Doctor Wan, you're finally back."
At this moment, Lin Dongxiang and Peng Yuxiang, along with Hou Haiyan and others, emerged from the research laboratory. Seeing Wan Yunting and Li Yuxiu return alive, everyone felt relieved.
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Director Lin." Wan Yunting said gratefully.
"It's good that you're all alright."
Lin Dongxiang waved his hand, and then several more people walked out. He immediately introduced them to Wan Yunting, "Doctor Wan, this is Professor Ji Zhenghao, a research expert from our country. This is Professor Zhang..."
"Hello..." Wan Yunting greeted them politely.
Professor Ji also shook his hand and smiled, "Doctor Wan, we've heard a lot about you. It's great to finally meet you."
"Yes."
The middle-aged Professor Zhang nodded with a smile. After all, Wan Yunting's White Tiger Decoction combined with rhinoceros horn had successfully controlled the exacerbation and spread of the Red Devil Fever virus in the human body, buying valuable time for the infected.
After a round of official introductions and polite flattery, Professor Ji and his team returned to the research laboratory to continue their work. Wan Yunting looked towards the quarantine building ahead and saw Zheng Xuelan and the others in the corridor. He waved and asked loudly, "How are Director Huang and the others?"
Zheng Xuelan called back loudly, "The situation is not good."
Lin Dongxiang sighed, "Director Huang's condition worsened last night. Xingyu is doing better; he's young and can still endure."
Upon hearing that Huang Hongying's condition had worsened, Wan Yunting raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have other countries' research teams yielded any results?"
Lin Dongxiang shook his head, "We haven't heard of any country's team developing a drug to control the virus yet. And without Director Huang, our research is also facing breakthroughs..."
Wan Yunting looked at them looking dejected and disheartened, clearly their research progress on the virus was not going smoothly...
"Take your time."
Wan Yunting could only offer this comfort, then went into the medical room to check on Nie Xiaoyu and Li Yuxiu...