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Chapter 197 Dilemma
Sarutobi stared at the fluctuating numbers on the monitor, his breathing quickening. In that instant, he even began to blame his own brain. If he were an idiot who couldn't even count, he wouldn't have to suffer like this.

only……

Seeing the equipment in the captain's hand suddenly vibrate like those useful little toys in popular movies, the brother-in-law couldn't help but curiously lean over. But when he saw the reading clearly, he suddenly took a few steps back, and even the balance protection of the exoskeleton couldn't keep him steady. He sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Captain! We've run into..."

"Shut up!" Sarutobi wanted to slap him, but he was too scared to even lift his hand. Taking a few deep breaths, he gritted his teeth and said:
"What about the drones? Send them out to scout ahead!"

One after another, optically stealthy drones silently took off. Sarutobi's eyes were fixed on the drone footage, and his heart was pounding faster and faster.

This situation lasted for a full ten minutes, but the drone's view kept spinning. All along the way were ordinary houses, and even the equipment attached to the drone did not jump around as frantically as when it was held in hand.

"Boss, there's no response. Is the equipment broken?" the brother-in-law said, but his eyes were blinking rapidly as if he had sand in them. Sarutobi wanted to curse, but seeing his expression, he suddenly understood.

But he knew very well that he had no right to say that. After thinking for a moment, he immediately dialed a number and called the idiot boss who had assigned him such a stupid area as the dormitory area:

"Hey?"

His deep voice seemed to carry a hint of resentment, but Sarutobi clearly didn't intend to care what the other person was thinking, and didn't even give him a chance to speak, saying directly:

"Captain! We've found an anomaly in the readings, but we haven't discovered anything. What do you think..."

"Do I need to teach you this? Hurry up and give it to me..."

On the other end of the call, the captain, about to hang up, was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but his words caught in his throat. He suddenly realized that his men weren't fools. They might be incompetent at actual work, but when it came to shirking responsibility, cheating, and bullying, they were all experts. How could they not know how to…

"This number belongs to that Sarutobi kid, there's a trap here!"

A jolt went through him, and he thought to himself how close he had come to disaster. The captain recalled the area he had assigned to the kid and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The Lisu District is a troublesome area where prosperity and chaos coexist. He, who has risen to the position of captain, has a good idea of ​​how many pitfalls could be dug out of this place.

Investigate? Who knows what they might find out? You might even get yourself killed.

Withdraw? If something goes wrong in the end, won't you have to take responsibility?
Remembering the patriarch's earlier instruction that "the gods must die," he gritted his teeth, cursing Sarutobi in his heart, yet he had no choice...

“No! Sarutobi didn’t say whose territory it was, which means this place probably doesn’t belong to any wealthy family. Otherwise, if he reported it like this, we could just say he deliberately concealed something, and the recordings and such would be evidence. Even if he wanted to shift the blame, he wouldn’t do it like this.”

The captain stroked the stubble on his chin, his eyes turning somewhat cold—

"So...you've probably found out something, but you're afraid to get close?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile, and said directly:

"Keep searching! Turn the whole area upside down. If you don't have enough manpower, I'll send other teams over!"

After finishing his sentence, the battalion commander hung up the communication without giving Sarutobi a chance to speak again. He then immediately opened the combat channel and issued the assembly order. He was joking; if there was danger, it was his men who were in danger. What did it have to do with him, the commander in charge, giving his secretary overtime? He wasn't some old-fashioned warlord worried about losing all his men and becoming a commander without troops. In this country, there were plenty of people willing to be traitors!

……

Seeing the assembly order in the channel, Sarutobi's face turned pale and then red, knowing that his plan had failed and that he would probably have to endure the resentment of the other teams whose plans had been ruined.

But then I thought—

I've been working for the past two or three hours, and you've all been playing around for so long. What's wrong with coming over and doing something?
And seeing that the battalion commander had even handed over command to him in an attempt to shirk responsibility, Sarutobi was amused. After all, they had cannon fodder, right? What? They wouldn't listen? Even better, now they had someone to take the blame?
It must be said that the assembly order ultimately carries authority. With the battalion commander issuing the command, within ten minutes, a group of well-equipped but disorganized soldiers arrived at Xiliju. Looking at their murderous eyes, Sarutobi remained completely calm and said indifferently:
"Had your fun? I've been working on this for hours! Take out your spirit detectors and scan them! Then think about what to do next. Those who want to run, run!"

Upon hearing Sarutobi's words, several teams actually dug out the detection equipment they had already put away. When they saw the readings, their faces turned ashen.

But run?

They wouldn't dare.

Or rather, this bastard in front of me probably hopes everyone will run away! Because as long as someone takes the lead in running away, he can catch up under the pretext of chasing deserters, making a big commotion that will disturb the target inside. Whether the other side fights or runs away is a matter for the remaining troops and aliens. He only needs to think about chasing far enough and then killing himself as an excuse to leave the battlefield.

Although I really wanted to shoot that bastard Sarutobi, whoever fired the shot would become the reason for the others to withdraw from the battle. Enforcing military law is not something that only one person can do. If everyone comes to be a traitor, who has the spirit to sacrifice themselves to save the whole team?
Having figured this out, the soldiers, however reluctant, began to organize their equipment. They knew very well that what was about to happen would not be as intense as abducting women on the street.

……

"Did you understand?" Feng Xue, who was creating a passage for the kidney that was about to become necrotic, paused, but the next moment she seemed to stop on her own and turned to look at Tina, who was covered in sweat.

"I understand it, but I don't quite get it..." Tina knew that what she said sounded silly [beep], but that's what she thought.

She could understand the intention behind every move and action of Feng Xue, even though she had a double doctorate in medicine and biology and possessed healing abilities. What she couldn't understand was how Feng Xue did it!
"Just understand it, you don't need to comprehend it. Your ability will make up for the part you don't understand. Remember, the purpose of your ability is to be all-around in medicine. The more you do and the more you think, the less you consume."

As he spoke, he handed the surgical instruments to Tina, who was looking at him with horror.

"Alright, you can do the second half. I have something to do and I need to go out for a bit..."

"Wait! Even if I do it, aren't you going to watch?" Tina was even more panicked than when she first performed surgery. Her hands, which could remain steady when amputating limbs for patients without anesthesia, were now trembling violently.

“There’s no other way. We have to entertain some uninvited guests. If you really can’t do it, just close the abdomen. You won’t die anyway. You can always redo it later. The worst that can happen is you’ll just lose a kidney.” Feng Xue shrugged, but had already walked to the door. Upon hearing this, Tina immediately remembered the rapist operation from earlier that day, and her expression changed.

"Should I notify...?"

"No need. I've already said I don't want to get involved with you. Whether you want to continue the surgery is your decision. As for the rest, that's my business."

As Feng Xue spoke, she disappeared from the room. Tina looked down at the kidney that was almost turning into a kidney-shaped piece, and couldn't help but grit her teeth...

(End of this chapter)