After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 340, Episode 0368: Bedbugs in the Gutter
As a soldier, my first priority is to rescue people.

Unexpectedly, their ship was subjected to fierce firepower before it even got close.

The little notebook has given itself away.

First, Liu Qin and her companion entered the island, then warships appeared. The Japanese thought they had been exposed and opened fire on our forces without any further hesitation.

"We'll destroy the Japanese ships first, trap them on the island, and once reinforcements arrive, we'll surround them and take down their stronghold."

He also got a wife who fell from the sky.

Huo Han frowned deeply.

At this point, Qi Qiao's face lost its joy, replaced only by anger and helplessness.

"According to our investigation, the original inhabitants of that island were people from a village called Fenqiao who fled during the War of Resistance against Japan."

“Fenqiao Village was originally located by the sea. Not far from their village was the largest port in the south at that time, and at least half of the small ships of the Japanese landed there.”

Fenqiao Village is close to the port and was one of the first places to be persecuted by the spies. The villagers knew nothing about it before the spies had already entered the village.

At that time, the little booklet was just for show. It didn't implement the Three Lights Policy as it did later. Instead, it used the method of making Chinese people "voluntarily donate" to rob our people of their possessions.

He didn't turn into a beast the moment he saw a woman; he just used a more subtle approach to force everyone to 'voluntarily' send her over.

At first, the Min army resisted, and the people had some protection. But later, the Min army was wiped out, and the people's guardian was gone.

At that time, there wasn't a single young person, male or female, to be found in the entire Mindong area.

What should we do with the remaining elderly, weak, and young?
The only option was to escape.

Fenqiao Village is a village that relies on the sea for its livelihood; every household makes a living by fishing and every household knows how to build boats.

Under the leadership of the clan chief, they secretly built a large fishing boat that could accommodate all the surviving members of the village [their previous boats had been destroyed by the little notebook].

On a dark and stormy night, the entire village quietly boarded a boat and quietly left, heading towards an unknown place to seek a way to survive with uncertain odds.

“After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a general survey was conducted on all the islands in our sea area. Not just this unnamed island, but more than a hundred islands were inhabited at that time. However, after they learned that we had been liberated, they all chose to go home. Not a single person on the island chose to stay.”

Island life isn't easy. Not only do you need food and fresh water resources, but just dealing with the rough seas is tough enough, and if you're unlucky, a typhoon might sweep right through the island...

However, this unnamed island is a bit special. It has a good geographical location, covers a large area, and is surrounded by islands on all sides, as if protecting it. The island has mountains and waterfalls, and typhoons don't like it.

The villagers who fled from Fenqiao Village have rebuilt their village there, cleared land, and are living a self-sufficient life.

However, life on the island was not what they wanted. Their wish was to return to their roots, so after learning that they could go home, they returned to Fenqiao Village after only a little consideration.

"The island was then left empty, little did we know that Little Notebook had secretly sneaked up there."

Qi Qiao no longer wanted to recall what he saw after entering that laboratory. As someone who had participated in more than a dozen major wars, he felt a chill run down his spine when he saw those scenes.

At that moment, he truly had a hope that the war between the two countries was not yet over, so that they could go and smash those beasts' heads.

With a heavy heart, Huo Han lit another cigarette, took a deep drag, leaned against the carriage wall, and stared blankly at the ceiling, gently exhaling smoke rings. Qi Qiao, equally heavy-hearted, leaned against the opposite carriage wall in the same posture as Huo Han. "Tell me," he said, "how many places like this are left?"

"do not know."

"Damn, these bedbugs in the gutter."

Huo Han remained silent, and Qi Qiao stopped talking. The two silently finished their cigarettes.

After throwing away the cigarette butt, Huo Han stood up, patted Qi Qiao's shoulder rather firmly, turned around and went back to the police station, closing the door behind him.

The tacit understanding between brothers who grew up together allows them to understand each other's meaning without needing to say much.

Qi Qiao also turned back to his private room.

As soon as he entered the carriage, the first thing he saw was his wife, who was looking in his direction. Qi Qiao chuckled softly, and the oppressive atmosphere around him almost instantly disappeared.

Liu Qin smiled broadly when she saw him return, and Aman, who was tall and big but had a simple and honest face, was equally happy and waved his hand at him.

This is what he wants to protect, and it is the meaning of his military service!
Qi Qiao took three steps at a time and sat down.

Liu Qin handed him the thermos cup, which already had its lid open, and said, "You see your old comrade-in-arms? Why are you in such a hurry? Are you Comrade Huo, the one who gave us the wedding quilt at our wedding?"

The only way to get around the island is by boat, so supplies are limited. When they got married, it was a group wedding, and everything the newlyweds needed was first come, first served.

Qi Qiao had been stationed on the island for quite some time and knew the situation there, so he sent a telegram to Huo Han in advance, asking him to help procure the things Huo Han would need for his wedding and send them to him.

A four-piece bedding set in bright red with lace trim was a wedding gift that Huo Han specifically requested for him.

That one four-piece bedding set made the young couple stand out among more than twenty newlyweds, and people envied them for a long time. Even now, people still mention their stylish and beautiful four-piece bedding set when they get married.

Qi Qiao took a sip of water and nodded. "It's Brother Han. I haven't seen him for several years. I'm a little excited to run into him."

“When I was little, I was quite naughty, but I was also physically weak, so I was often the one who got beaten up. I would get beaten up by others outside, and when I got home, my dad would take a belt and beat me again.”

Liu Qin couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Qi Qiao didn't care. This was his wife. What was there to be ashamed of in front of his wife?

He continued, "Brother Han is a good student and is in Class 1, while I am not good at studying and am in Class 10. Although our homes are relatively close, Brother Han spends most of his time at Old Master Huo's place, so we basically never see each other."

"Later, I was cornered in an alley one time, and Brother Han happened to be passing by. Ouch, that guy, he kicked them all to the ground with a few sweeping kicks. From then on, I shamelessly followed Brother Han."

For a long time, he considered himself Huo Han's follower. Although Huo Han never admitted it, he didn't deny it either.

He joined the army not because he had any grand ambitions, but simply because, "My older brother went to join the army, why isn't I, the younger brother, following him?"

Once he joined the army, he realized that he couldn't just follow along whenever he wanted. Huo Han didn't serve as an ordinary soldier for a single day; he went straight into the special forces.

It turns out that since Huo Han was five years old, Old Master Huo had regularly sent Huo Han to the army for training every year, and he had not stopped training at home either. That's why Huo Han was able to pass the special forces assessment when he joined the army.

As for him, a mere vegetable pickler, he had to start from scratch.