Watching the nervous Lu Wanli, Ji Yang couldn’t help but smile. He hadn’t expected this woman to also follow him abroad.
Two-thirds of the Section Seven members had headed out together; as the director, Lu Wanli had no choice but to accompany them.
Among those traveling were also several people in charge of security from the Ministry of Commerce.
Gao Changjun followed closely beside Ji Yang; he naturally went along as well.
Everyone quickly crossed the border by car.
Upon arrival, Ji Yang immediately felt a difference; the car sped along the road, which was desolate and decrepit everywhere you looked.
"Now everyone collect your weapons,"
a person in charge said in the car at that moment.
"We need to collect weapons?" a woman exclaimed in shock, obviously frightened.
"There are numerous local factions here, and armed groups could appear anytime. It’s good to have weapons for self-defense."
During the conversation, each person placed a handgun down.
Looking at the women again, some were calm, but more were trembling; they really had not experienced anything before.
Ji Yang took a handgun, checked the bullets, and stowed the weapon away.
At this time, Lu Wanli beside him was clearly scared, holding the handgun, not knowing what to do with it.
Ji Yang didn’t bother with their situation and closed his eyes to contemplate the martial techniques he had learned. Recently, he felt that combining True Yuan with those techniques was very powerful and believed that once he mastered them, his strength would greatly increase.
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Seeing everyone’s demeanor, he smiled and said, "It’s not as dangerous here as you think. Weapons are just a precaution. Even if the local forces fight fiercely, they still need to give face to our country. They wouldn’t dare offend us. So, you’re actually safe here."
With that statement, everyone visibly relaxed a lot.
He continued, "So, after arriving here, the local military will cooperate with us in our actions. We will have military protection all the way, which makes it even safer. Wherever we are, just display our banner, and no one will dare harm us."
"Time is tight and tasks are heavy. Comrades from each group act immediately. Your vehicles and security personnel are all arranged. Get out there and grasp the situation quickly."
Ji Yang didn’t speak any further. He quickly organized his group and saw a platoon of soldiers sent from Myanmar.
The soldiers looked quite capable; each one had a murderous aura, obviously experienced.
Ji Yang already knew the location—a hydropower station hidden deep in the mountains. It was said there were still our countrymen working there, but no news had come out.
Ji Yang didn’t know what the higher-ups were thinking, sending such inexperienced officials under these circumstances.
In fact, what Ji Yang didn’t know was that the internal situation in South Dian Province was quite chaotic due to issues during the handover of old and new staff. Some people wanted to stir up trouble, which led to these clearly problematic deployments.
Of course, there was also the South Dian leadership’s misjudgment of the situation in Myanmar. Although aware of the disorder, they did not think it was out of control. Moreover, many local forces had ties with our country, and they believed that these forces would not target our nationals.
In such a context, sending these people to investigate the situation was seen as somewhat dangerous, yet not excessively so.