Police officer Chen Shu.

Company Commander Ma stood there with a worried look on his face, almost like the soldiers at the foot of the mountain who had just been disarmed, squatting on the ground with their hands on their heads. It was a distressing sight to see.

At this moment, two officers helped Xiao Wang climb up. After they came up, the two officers ran to Company Commander Ma to report on their work, while Xiao Wang, with a happy expression, jogged over to Chen Shu.

"Chen Da, everything's taken care of. I just got in touch with the people back home, we're heading back now..." Before he even got close, Xiao Wang had already shouted the words impatiently, the first aid kit he was carrying rattling loudly.

"Xiao Wang!"

Chen Shu immediately interrupted Xiao Wang, then gave the two of them a wink, and the three of them walked to the side.

Upon reaching the border, Xiao Wang, still oblivious to the impropriety, cheerfully remarked, "The department told us to return to the port immediately. A special task force will be waiting for us there, and they'll handle everything else. We won't need to worry about it. However, the department will give us credit for our work."

Chen Shu nodded, neither confirming nor denying, and then asked Chen Chuan, "How did you persuade him?" As he spoke, Chen Shu's eyes quickly and warily swept towards Company Commander Ma.

"Just spend money." Chen Chuan shrugged nonchalantly. In his worldview, there was no problem that money couldn't solve. If a problem couldn't be solved, it meant that he hadn't spent enough money.

For example, the Angsorin that is currently hanging over everyone's heads, from Chen Chuan's perspective, is simply a matter of his insufficient financial strength. If he had enough financial support, getting ten more Angsorin wouldn't be a problem.

"How much money did you spend?"

"Oh, why are you so concerned? It's not like it cost you any money."

"Chen Chuan, don't be fooled by how respectful Company Commander Ma is to us now. In reality, our lives are in his hands. Don't believe me? Listen to me, if we can't come up with a plan to deal with Ang Suoling now, he'll definitely tie us up and use us as a gift. As for excuses, he can just find a few."

Chen Shu calmly analyzed the situation, and Chen Chuan listened attentively.

Just as Min Lai, who was captured, said, Company Commander Ma, as a fugitive, could not return to China. If he betrayed Aung Soe Ling this time and failed to completely defeat him, Aung Soe Ling, as the leader of the local armed organization, would definitely have the last laugh in the future. At that time, what awaited Company Commander Ma would not be just death.

His friends, his soldiers, and even the soldiers' families—every single one of them must die.

Even if Company Commander Ma accepted the money and offered to let them go, his officers and soldiers would not agree.

"Chen Chuan, look at the adjutant who captured Ang Suo Ling earlier. This Company Commander Ma immediately took him to the back. Do you know why? It's because he deliberately separated us from him, preventing us from contacting the adjutant and keeping him alive so that he would have room to maneuver later."

"Hmm... what you say makes sense. So what should we do? Shall we retreat now?"

"Withdraw? Look at the eyes of those soldiers on the hillside, where are they all aiming right now?"

Chen Chuan knew something bad was about to happen. Although he had a general idea, he couldn't help but crane his neck to look up at the mountainside. He saw that although the soldiers brought by Company Commander Ma were busy with their own things—some patrolling, some controlling prisoners, and some simply sitting on the ground to rest—quite a few of them were actually taking the opportunity to peek at the spot where the three of them were standing on the mountain.

"Well, it's obvious we're surrounded and being watched. There's no escaping now." Chen Chuan spread his hands helplessly, but his expression wasn't as dejected as his words suggested.

On the contrary, Xiao Wang, who had been standing on the sidelines listening for a long time, was a little dumbfounded. He asked with a sliver of hope, "Brother Chen, do you think we might be overthinking things? We are the joint Chinese-Myanmar law enforcement team. How dare he detain us? Besides, he has already offended Aung Soe Ling, and now he has no choice but to follow us."

Chen Chuan stood beside him, nodding exaggeratedly and slowly, fanning the flames, "Brother, I think you make a lot of sense. Chen Shu is a good person in every way, except he's suspicious and always thinks the worst of people. Maybe, like you said, nothing's wrong at all..."

Chen Shu was both amused and exasperated. Even at a time like this, this guy still didn't seem to care about making things worse and kept spouting nonsense.

Chen Chuan showed no sign of backing down, continuing to joke, "Hey Xiao Wang, here's what you do: go say hello to that Company Commander Ma, and tell him, 'Hey, brothers, we've completed our mission and are heading out now. You guys keep going, and next time we come to China, we'll treat you to drinks.' Haha, see if he'll let us go then."

Even the most naive person would understand the implication once the words were spoken, and Xiao Wang looked dejected, utterly helpless.

Chen Shu patted the other person on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's nothing serious, we can handle it."

Chen Chuan raised his hands and hugged the back of his head, jokingly saying, "Shu, he's a grown man in his twenties, and a senior secretary from the provincial department. Are you still treating him like a child?"

After comforting Xiao Wang, Chen Shu said seriously, "We can't leave now. As long as Ang Suoling hasn't completely fallen, Company Commander Ma is a powder keg that could explode at any moment. Min Lai is under control now, and the sun has risen. If we delay any longer, the news will definitely reach Ang Suoling, and then they will gather their troops and counterattack. We really won't have any chance of winning."

Xiao Wang asked nervously, "Brother Chen, what should we do? Should I call the embassy and ask them to send a convoy to pick us up immediately?"

Chen Chuan curled his lip, saying with a hint of sarcasm, "After all that Chen Shu said, did you really not absorb a single word? We're out of time, my little Wang."

"I'm telling you, you bastard!" Xiao Wang realized that Chen Chuan had been targeting him all along. His face turned red, and he was about to retort, but then he didn't know what to say, because what this guy named Chen Chuan said was absolutely right.

Most importantly, when he was running down the mountain earlier, he somehow lost his bearings and crashed directly into Min Lai's troops. If Chen Chuan and the others hadn't happened to be passing by, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

"Alright, that's enough." Chen Shu waved his hand, signaling Chen Chuan to be quiet, then said kindly to Xiao Wang, "Time is of the essence now. We must take him down before Angshouling receives the news."

"Take...take...down, Angso?"

Xiao Wang's eyes widened, his mouth gaped open, and his face was filled with disbelief. He even wondered if he had misheard. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't this be a situation where he should run away immediately? Is there another way?

Chen Chuan remained calm and even let out a big, lazy yawn.

For some reason, his previously tense emotions vanished upon seeing Chen Shu. Even though he was surrounded by the rebel forces of the local armed groups, he felt no tension whatsoever, and he didn't want to use his brain at all.

Wait, there's still something to do... Chen Chuan casually grabbed the first-aid kit that Xiao Wang had been carrying and pretended to be angry, saying, "What the hell are you talking about? Come over here and bandage your wound first. Do you really think you're an indestructible cockroach?"

Chen Shu smiled, sat on the granite, and silently gazed towards the west of the forest.

Besides the grand principles he had just mentioned, another important reason he was unwilling to leave was that after he was safe, he made several calls to Zhu Yiba, but the other party did not answer. Later, he could not even get through to him at all.

I like Policeman Chen Shu.