The Story of Ling and Heng

Chapter 221-225

Chapter 958: The Story of Ling and Heng (221)

XI Base.

Feng Ling returned to the base that night. Without letting anyone know, she just packed her stuff and walked away with her suitcase. No one at the base knew that she had come back and then left.

Li Nanheng's car was waiting for her outside. Feng Ling stood outside the car and looked at him, saying, "Boss, I'm going to the airport myself. You don't need to send me there."

Li Nanheng's arm rested casually outside the car window. He just glanced at her, withdrew his gaze, and said coldly, "OK, keep safe. I wish you a safe journey."

Since she decided to go to Cambodia, Li Nanheng didn't say anything to retain her.

He knew she would not change her mind no matter what he said.

Feng Ling nodded. Without a word, she turned to the parking lot of the base on the other side and drove an off-road vehicle away.

It was a starless night. A car was parked outside XI Base and the other quickly drove out.

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Four days later.

Siem Reap, Cambodia.

This was the third day that Feng Ling stayed in Cambodia. Although she had the topographic maps and regional structural maps of the Snake Valley provided by the US military, these maps were very old and many places weren't marked on them. She spent three days familiarizing herself with this area. While on the plane, she hurriedly learned some simple Cambodian Khmer with her cell phone. She also learned more about the situation here from the people in the nearby villages.

Although the minefields had been there for many years, they had not exploded because no one had dared to walk there and the mines buried below were very dense and dangerous.

But what was more dangerous was the Snake Valley, which was home to various kinds of snakes and was very scary.

To avoid the snakes, the villagers habitually applied various realgar powders and snake powders since they were born. Otherwise, they might be bitten by a venomous snake crawling from nowhere when they were farming nearby.

As time went by, the snakes gradually gathered in the Snake Valley. No one was willing to go there. It was said that the Snake Valley was under a high mountain in front.

After getting some information from the villagers, Feng Ling picked up the maps and looked at them. The place the military wanted was the high mountain in front, which was secluded and suitable for being a temporary small military base.

Sure enough, this mission was very dangerous.

According to the descriptions of these villagers, it seemed that as long as she climbed the mountain, she would certainly die there.

Leaving the village, Feng Ling prepared everything and went up the mountain.

The members of XI Base had all been trained in demining, so before every step she took, she detected them with special demining devices and moved very slowly and carefully.

It took her a day and a night to clear the area close to the jungle on the top of the mountain. Making sure there was no more mine within 100 meters, Feng Ling went down the mountain, took her tent up, and was stationed directly on the mountainside. There were a lot of snake powders that villagers gave her in her suitcase. She spread some around the tent and went into the tent to sleep.

Cambodia was so hot all year round. She only wore a thin T-shirt under the summer uniform, but it was still very hot to lie in the tent. Occasionally, she heard all kinds of slight noises from the jungle.