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Wen Yao's breathing quickened: "Ah Lie, we need to get out of here right away. The things in those boxes are bacteria and viruses. It's terrifying. We absolutely mustn't touch those things."

Jiang Lie asked, puzzled, "What are bacteria and viruses? Do they cause illness?"

"It's a plague. Ah Lie was faking it. Do you remember what the older generation said? During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese used biological weapons..."

"I just took a look. There's a skull and crossbones on the jar, and some Japanese text that translates to 'plague' and 'cholera'."

As soon as Wen Yao finished speaking, Jiang Lie's pupils contracted.

He didn't quite understand what a virus was, but he knew about plagues. They were terrifying things, and he had heard the older generation talk about them before. Once a plague was discovered, an entire village could be wiped out.

He took a few steps back, his voice hoarse: "Wife, tell me, did all one or two hundred Japanese soldiers die from the plague?"

"It's highly likely. Judging from the traces in this cave, they probably tried to escape. It's just that the magnetic field outside was wrong, and they couldn't find the right way out and got trapped to death."

"It's fortunate they didn't go out, otherwise, if they had gone down the mountain, how many people would these sick Japanese soldiers have infected? I don't even want to think about it."

The two men exchanged a glance and realized the seriousness of the matter. It was possible that the Japanese troops had accidentally come into contact with the bacterial containers during transport, causing a leak.

They were all wiped out. What about the remaining jars? They had never been in contact with anything that was the source of the plague, so they had no idea how to deal with them. But they couldn't just leave them unattended.

At the foot of the mountain is the Xiangyang Brigade. If these things are not handled properly, and an earthquake or other event causes a leak, I don't even want to think about what will happen to the Xiangyang Brigade.

Jiang Lie said in a deep voice, "Wife, this matter is too serious. We can't delay. We need to go down the mountain and report it immediately, and find someone from the government to handle these things."

"It's no use for us to just say it; we need evidence to prove it. Taking the jar out is the strongest evidence, but we can't and dare not do it. If it were to leak, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"So we have to find other evidence to report, and the government officials should arrive as soon as possible."

Wen Yao nodded repeatedly: "I understand. I can help with this. My dad knows someone who does biological research. I'll call him and talk to him."

"If that grandfather is willing to help, this matter will be handled much faster than if we report it up the chain of command."

"Okay, let's hurry down the mountain now."

"Okay, let's go down the mountain."

Jiang Lie pulled her along and started searching. They found diaries on several Japanese soldiers, written in Japanese, which they couldn't understand, but they could be used as evidence.

After carefully storing the evidence separately, the two left the cave and headed back in the direction they had come from. However, after wandering around for a long time, they always ended up back in the same spot.

"Wife, we can't get out of here. We have to see tonight if that will-o'-the-wisp comes back. If we followed it in, then maybe we can follow it out."

Wen Yao clutched his clothes: "Okay, let's wait until tonight. Can we go to the medicine valley on the other side? It's so quiet here it's suffocating."

"Okay, let's go over there."

The two stayed in the valley until dark, then returned to wait quietly until after midnight. The will-o'-the-wisp reappeared, gradually forming a ribbon of light that drifted into the cave and dissipated.

Then came the same Japanese troops as last night, moving mechanically outside, with the two following behind the illusory column.

After walking for more than two hours, the afterimage dispersed into dots of light. Jiang Lie heard the familiar howls of wolves and calls of birds and breathed a sigh of relief: "Wife, we're back at the cave we were in before."

"We'll head down the mountain as soon as it's light tomorrow morning. There's no magnetic field here, and I know the way down. Don't be afraid."

Wen Yao's expression was somewhat solemn: "I know, I'm just worried about what's inside the cave within the magnetic field. You said that after those Japanese soldiers died, their phantoms kept moving outwards."

"Hmm, could it be related to their obsession? When one or two hundred people are trapped in the magnetic field, they experience being trapped to death, without food or rescue, and have to endure the torment of the plague."

"Is this obsession with leaving the country the deepest?"

Jiang Lie nodded: "That makes sense, but let the experts study the specific reasons. What we can do is report it as soon as possible to prevent an irreparable accident."

In the cave

Wen Yao sat in his lap, her head gently resting on his chest. She closed her eyes for a short rest, occasionally raising her head to look outside. She only closed them again when she saw that it was still dark.

"Go to sleep. I'll wake you up when it's light."

"Um."

Two hours later, as dawn broke, Jiang Lie led his men down the mountain. They washed their faces by the waterfall, left their empty baskets in the cave, and quickly headed down the mountain, lightly equipped.

I just want to get down the mountain as soon as possible and report the situation.

At the same time, a car drove up to the village entrance. It was the first time the children had ever seen a car, so they all gathered around to look at it from a distance, their eyes full of curiosity about the moving metal thing.

"Hey dog, isn't that a car? It looks so cool."

"It's beautiful, but I wonder who they'd like to see here?"

Ding Rui and Wang Hansheng had already changed their clothes and looked like bosses, with a black briefcase tucked under their elbows.

He beckoned to the children playing and said, "Hey kid, come here. Here's some candy. Go and call the brigade leader. Tell him a boss is here to discuss a business deal with him."

Seeing the White Rabbit milk candy handed to them, the child swallowed hard but didn't say anything, looking at them warily.

Wang Hansheng couldn't help but smile, looking very approachable: "Don't be afraid, we are a legitimate purchasing team. Whoever goes to call the team leader, I'll give him this bag of milk candy."

Upon hearing about a bag of milk candy, the ten-year-old's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned and ran towards the field, saying, "Wait a minute, I know where the brigade leader is, I'll go get him right now."

"Okay, slow down so you don't fall."

Not long after, the brigade leader and his wife returned. They raised their eyebrows at the car parked at the village entrance: "Oh, a car really has come. But our brigade doesn't have much business to do."

As he approached, Wang Hansheng greeted him warmly, extending his hand and saying, "Hello, you must be the captain of Xiangyang Brigade."

"Yes, I'm Jiang Dashan, the captain of the Xiangyang Brigade. What brings you here?"

"Yes, we are from Ancheng State-run Restaurant. With the holidays coming up, we thought we'd give our employees some benefits. We've been eating canned food every year for years and we're tired of it."

Wang Hansheng said with a smile, "This year they all want some mountain products. We don't want to buy from the supply and marketing cooperative, it's too expensive. We want to go directly to the countryside to buy them, so the price is easier to negotiate."

The captain understood; they wanted to purchase mountain products from them.

"Okay, let's go to the yard and talk about it."

"Yes, please lead the way."

The three sat in the courtyard. Wang Hansheng took out the forged purchase contract. Since it was across cities, a village head couldn't possibly verify it, right?