You were put undercover, and you've risen to become the boss.

Dongshan Village.

It is a small village within Dongshan Village.

With a population of only a few dozen people, and surrounded by primeval jungle, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Ordinary warlord forces would not even bother with this place.

More than a year ago, the Red Scorpion Army came here, looted the entire Dongshan Village, and slaughtered all the villagers, turning it into their stronghold.

When they were two kilometers away from Dongshan Village, Min Tun stopped the car, picked up a tree branch from the side, and used it to cover the vehicle.

"Ahead lies Dongshan Mountain. The only way to enter the village is a narrow path along the cliff edge. We have to get off here and sneak over. When I came here before, the Red Scorpion Army had sentries hidden in this jungle!"

Upon hearing Min Tun's words, a fierce glint flashed in Chen Hui's eyes.

"You remember the sentry's location, right? Sneak over there and take him out!"

The men nodded and began moving weapons: daggers, pistols, an AK each, a rocket launcher, and their bodies were stuffed with grenades.

"Who's going to carry this rocket launcher?"

If you want to approach stealthily, carrying too much stuff will hinder your movement, as rocket launcher shells are quite heavy.

"You carry it!"

Upon hearing this, Min Tun immediately became displeased and glared fiercely at Chen Hui.

"Why should I bear this burden?"

"Whether you carry it or not is up to you. This is our heavy firepower for surprise attacks. Bringing it along is also a guarantee of our own safety!"

"Hold!"

Upon hearing this, Min Tun cursed angrily, but still picked up the rocket launcher, only taking two shells with him.

The mountains here are steep and rugged, with many cliffs and precipices. The environment is complex and complicated. If Min Tun had never been here before, the group would have gotten lost. Even in broad daylight, this place is not easy to find.

"Front!"

Sure enough, at the entrance to Dongshan Village, there were two sentries squatting on the ground smoking. The sparks from their cigarettes immediately gave them away.

"Brother Hui, Dankun and I are here!"

Peng Ying volunteered, and the two put down their equipment, drew their daggers, quietly approached, circled behind the two sentries, and immediately pounced on them, slitting their throats with a single blow.

Under the moonlight, the gushing blood looked particularly gruesome.

"Walk!"

Chen Hui gave a shout and prepared to enter the village.

"etc!"

Min Tun quickly called out to the crowd.

"You can't go this way."

"Second brother, isn't this the only way into the village?"

"I know, but there's a minefield ahead. When I came here before, the Red Scorpion Army led me through the minefield. We can't remember the locations. If we go in, we'll be dead!"

"·····"

Chen Hui was stunned. He really didn't expect that these people had actually set up a minefield.

As expected, the situation in the Northern Shan State was very complicated. Even if Qi Zheng and his team sent a special squad to rescue the hostages, they would suffer heavy losses if they did not know about the minefield.

"Then how do we get there?"

"There's a cliff here. Climb up and you can avoid the minefield. On the other side of this cliff is the Red Scorpion Army's stronghold."

Led by Min Tun, they walked along a narrow path clinging to the cliff face, and after walking for more than ten meters, they arrived at an open space.

"Right here!"

Looking at the almost vertical cliff in front of them, the group frowned slightly.

"There might even be hidden sentries up here!"

The cliff is nearly 20 meters high, so throwing a rope up there is definitely not an option. If the sentries up there spot them, they'll be riddled with bullets immediately.

The only way is for someone to climb up by hand, lower the rope, observe the situation from above, and then let the people below come up.

The group exchanged glances and swallowed hard.

"Who's going up?"

Chen Hui glanced at the group and stepped forward.

"I'll do it!"

When Min Tun and the others saw him take the initiative to go up, they breathed a sigh of relief. Climbing with bare hands, if they were to fall even slightly, the consequences would be unimaginable, and none of them were absolutely sure of their safety.

"Old Peng, give me the climbing rope!"

Peng Ying handed him the climbing rope and quickly reminded him.

"Brother Hui, be careful!"

"rest assured!"

Chen Hui attached the climbing rope to his body, then pulled out two daggers and began to climb the cliff. Where there was a foothold, he stepped on it; where there was no foothold, he inserted the daggers into the crevices of the rocks and climbed upwards by relying on his arm strength.

Min Tun and the others watched Chen Hui climb up with his bare hands, their hearts pounding in their throats, but admiration also welled up in their eyes.

In the Northern Shan State, especially among people like them, strength has always been paramount; the stronger one is, the more respect one receives from others.

They certainly don't have that kind of skill.

"I really underestimated this kid!"

Min Tun couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Peng Ying glanced at him and said with a hint of smugness.

"I already told you, Brother Hui is no ordinary person. If he wants to kill you, you won't be able to fight back at all."

Upon hearing this, Min Tun glared at him but remained silent.

After more than twenty minutes, Chen Hui finally reached the top of the mountain. He did not immediately climb up, but carefully observed the situation above. Sure enough, there were sentries on the way.

He moved from the edge of the cliff to behind a large tree before climbing up.

There was also a large rock next to the big tree, which was perfect for tying a rope and also provided him with cover.

He then threw the other end of the rope down.

Upon seeing the rope, Peng Ying and the others immediately began to climb. With the aid of the climbing rope, it became much easier, and in less than ten minutes, they had all climbed up.

Seeing the two sentries ahead, Min Tun took out a crossbow and aimed it at one of the men in the open space, while Peng Ying drew his dagger and quietly circled around to a sentry at the edge of the woods.

After Peng Ying circled around to the man's back, Min Tun pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Whoosh!

"puff!"

A crossbow bolt instantly pierced the man's neck.

The man's eyes were wide open, his face filled with resentment. He didn't even see who killed him before his body fell heavily to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the sentry at the edge of the woods changed his expression and stood up abruptly.

not good!

Someone attacked!

He reached for the gun on the ground, but before his hand could touch it, Peng Ying appeared behind him, covered his mouth, and slashed his neck with a knife.

The group arrived at the other side of the mountaintop, where a small path led down, mostly on a slope, leading to the village below the peak.

The village is indeed small, with more than twenty thatched huts all clustered together.

"What do we do now?"

Chen Hui pondered for a moment, then looked at Min Tun beside him.

"We need to confirm if the hostages are here first. You brought people over before, so you should know where they're being held, right?"

Min Tun pointed behind the thatched hut.

"Behind there is a wooden dungeon. If the Red Scorpion Army didn't move these hostages, they should still be in this dungeon."

"Touch over there and take a look!"