Chapter 163: Purging the Entire Army

Bai Wei was terribly anxious.

A spy had actually appeared in Beijiang and even betrayed the whereabouts of Xiao Liujin!

If she had known earlier, she would have let Xiao Liujin stay in the camp and not let him go on such a dangerous mission.

The celebration banquet for the Antique Exhibition was to be held that evening.

But at this moment, Bai Wei had no heart for eating and hurriedly walked outside.

As soon as she stepped out, she bumped into Zhou Yuchuan.

Bai Wei grabbed him, "Please tell Deputy Director Qian that I have something to do tonight and won't be attending the celebration banquet."

"What is it, that you're in such a rush?"

"I'm going to buy surveillance cameras, I can't talk to you anymore."

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly tried to walk past him.

"Wait." Zhou Yuchuan called her back, "I know people at Jin Fang Security Company in Yanjing; they have all kinds of surveillance equipment. I'll have them send some to you."

"Then... I'll trouble you." Bai Wei didn't have time to choose the cameras and said in one breath, "The clearer the footage, the better, and the smaller, the better. It's best if they are the kind that are not easily discovered by others. Oh, and there is no internet, so the cameras must be able to record."

Daliang had no wireless internet, so there could be no real-time monitoring; one could only check the recordings.

"Alright, I understand." After Zhou Yuchuan finished speaking, he took out his phone and made a call, "Is this Manager Wang of Jin Fang Security? I have a friend who wants to buy a type of surveillance camera..."

Half an hour later.

Bai Wei looked at Zhou Yuchuan with gratitude.

"Professor Zhou, I really don't know how to thank you."

"No need for thanks." Zhou Yuchuan smiled, "I just made a phone call; I didn't do anything."

A car horn sounded from outside.

He turned his head to look out the window, "That should be them delivering the three hundred surveillance cameras you wanted."

"In any case, you've been a huge help. I'll go out to get the cameras first, then come to the celebration banquet."

After Bai Wei finished speaking, she ran outside.

She had people move the cameras into her hotel room and then transmitted them to Xiao Moting.

These cameras were only the size of a soap box, and their exteriors were disguised as stones. They could be hidden in grass, under eaves, or anywhere else, and they could be powered by battery or plugged in, with a standby time of forty-eight hours.

"Xiao Moting, you must catch the spy! I..."

Bai Wei wrote this line on a note, but she could not bring herself to write the next sentence.

She wanted to save the one hundred Northern Frontier Army soldiers, as well as Xiao Liujin.

Xiao Liujin was so young; he had followed the army on campaigns everywhere since he was a child and had no idea what a childhood was like.

He had never played with toys, never watched cartoons, and even less had he eaten snacks... From the moment he became sensible, Xiao Liujin's life had been nothing but endless slaughter. He had no colorful childhood; in his eyes, there were only two colors: red and black.

Red was fresh blood, and black was death...

Bai Wei wanted to let Xiao Liujin live, but she did not write this sentence on the paper.

The Yannan territory was Yuan Canghai's turf. If they wanted to successfully rescue Xiao Liujin and his one hundred subordinates, the Northern Frontier Army would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Cruel wars would not change because of one person or one hundred people.

Xiao Moting commanded over one hundred thousand troops in the Northern Frontier; it was impossible for him to let emotions dictate his actions and sacrifice the lives of more Northern Frontier soldiers to save Xiao Liujin and one hundred warriors.

Bai Wei clutched the note, feeling a heavy, painful weight in her heart.

At this moment, she deeply felt how cruel war was.

She felt fortunate to have been born in a peaceful era, and even more grateful to those heroic predecessors who gave their lives for peace!

Beijiang.

It was already late at night.

The soldiers in the camp were all fast asleep.

Yet, over twenty people appeared quietly throughout the camp, placing the "stones" in their hands in various locations.

The cold moon, like a hook, was reflected in Xiao Moting's ice-cold eyes.

"Prince, all the surveillance cameras have been installed." Qin Zhan lowered his voice, "For more than fifty of these cameras, Han Fang has installed wires and connected them to solar power, allowing for twelve hours of continuous surveillance."

Xiao Moting gave a calm wave of his hand, signaling everyone to return to their respective camps.

The twenty-plus people who installed the cameras were all trusted confidants.

This time, he was going to thoroughly purge the Northern Frontier Camp.

Time flew by, and two days passed.

"Everyone, proceed to the camp drill ground immediately, fall into formation!"

In the early morning, Qin Zhan's fierce roar spread throughout the entire camp.

The majestic war horns sounded with a mournful wail.

Dark clouds pressed low, the sky was gloomy, and it was about to rain.

Hundreds of thousands of Northern Frontier soldiers stood in neat square formations on the drill ground.

Everyone was very nervous, not knowing what had happened.

Xiao Moting stood on the high platform, his expression cold and stern, his gaze sweeping over the sea of troops.

Behind him stood dozens of executioners.

Xiao Moting spoke slowly.

"Soldiers, a spy has appeared in the Northern Frontier Army."

"Today, this Prince shall purge the entire army and eradicate the traitor!"

Once he finished speaking, a wave of whispers erupted throughout the army.

Many soldiers' faces revealed expressions of astonishment.

There was actually a traitor within the Northern Frontier Army?

Qin Zhan let out a loud shout.

"Bring them up!"

Dozens of Northern Frontier Army soldiers escorted several dozen people to the front of the formation.

The people being escorted all hung their heads, their complexions deathly pale.

Standing in the ranks, Wu Er was instantly shocked the moment he saw these dozen or so people.

"This... what is going on? Prince, are they... are they spies?"

Xiao Moting glanced at him sideways but did not speak.

Anxious, Wu Er immediately stepped out of line and quickly saluted Xiao Moting.

"Prince, could there be a mistake? They are all farmers from Yannan."

At this moment, the dozen or so people being held captive also began to cry out one after another.

"We are wronged, Prince! We are all farmers, not spies."

"I beg the Prince to investigate clearly."

Cries filled the air.

Xiao Moting remained unmoved and spoke coldly.

"Bring out the Projector."

Swish!

A white screen was pulled open in front of the entire army.

Han Fang plugged the USB Flash Drive into the Projector and pressed the power switch.

Suddenly, a video image jumped onto the screen.

In the dead of night, a figure snuck out of the camp, took a carrier pigeon from their bosom, and tied a secret letter to the pigeon's leg.

Seeing this scene, the dozen or so Yannan people who had been incessantly protesting their innocence all fell silent, their expressions filled with terror.

Why?

They had clearly been very secretive; how could they have been filmed?

"Do you still wish to deny it?" Xiao Moting said indifferently.

The complexions of the dozen or so people before him instantly turned ashen, and cold sweat seeped from their foreheads.

Thump!

Unable to withstand the immense pressure, someone's legs went weak, and they knelt on the ground, wailing.

"Prince, I... I was wrong, I beg you to spare my life."

With the ironclad evidence, the dozen or so people knelt on the ground one after another, desperately crying and kowtowing to beg for mercy.

Instantly!

The Northern Frontier Army was in an uproar!

Everyone was incomparably furious, their eyes filled with killing intent as they stared fixedly at these dozen or so people.

Suppressing his rage, Qin Zhan spoke coldly.

"You betrayed Wu Da, and you also betrayed the information regarding Xiao Liujin and the one hundred members of the Assault Team."

In an instant!

A thunderous roar erupted from the army.

"Kill!"

Wu Er was stunned; after coming to his senses, his face turned a liver-purple color from anger.

These spies were all Yannan refugees that he had brought!