Li Ling responded excitedly, immediately took off Miao Lian's backpack, and handed it to Miao Lian with a grin: "You have to take this." Then he ran towards Chen Pai.
"Chen Pai, Miao Lian asked me to go with you."
Chen Pai glanced at Li Ling with a mocking look and asked, "Aren't you a clerk? Clerks are with the company commander during wartime."
Li Ling chuckled and said, "Miao Lian gave way."
Upon hearing this, Chen Pai chuckled and then shouted, "Private Zhuang Yan!"
"arrive!"
"Target vehicle number two, board the vehicle."
"yes!"
Li Ling rolled her eyes and ran towards vehicle number two, while Chen Pai turned and met Miao Lian's gaze. The two smiled at each other.
...
After the convoy arrived at the front line, the reconnaissance company immediately dispersed into the jungle. Li Ling followed the platoon and, under the planning of Platoon Leader Chen, they successfully infiltrated behind enemy lines and gathered a great deal of intelligence about the Blue Army.
Li Ling was extremely impressed with Chen Pai's military command skills. He was indeed a top student from the reconnaissance department of the Army Command Academy. Li Ling had learned a lot from him along the way.
Just as Chen Pai decided to suspend operations and send the intelligence back to the Red Army headquarters, their radio suddenly suffered strong electromagnetic interference, and the intelligence could not be transmitted at all.
"It seems the Blue Army has put their newly formed electronic warfare regiment to use. I didn't expect them to move so quickly this time." Chen Pai sighed and said, "We can only use the old method. Send someone to break through the blockade and deliver intelligence, Xiao Zhuang."
Upon hearing Chen Pai call his name, Li Ling nodded to indicate that he had heard. In the original drama, Xiao Zhuang subconsciously shouted "Here!" here, so Li Ling naturally wouldn't make the same mistake.
Because they are now behind the Blues, responding would easily give them away.
Chen Pai took out the intelligence he had collected earlier and handed it to Li Ling, saying, "Take this, and be smart! Deliver this to the forward command post. If you get caught, just say you're college students on a field trip, understand?"
Li Ling nodded: "Understood, I'll go find Miao Lian after I finish the mission."
Chen Pai glanced at Li Ling in surprise; this kid even knew about the arrangements to come.
Li Ling stopped talking, took off his backpack, took out his casual clothes and travel bag, and began to change. After he was ready, he set off with the intelligence, handing his backpack to the others.
Old Pao leaned close to Chen Pai and whispered, "Chen Pai, this time the special forces are from the Blue Army. Do you think they might be targeting us?"
Chen Pai nodded and affirmed, "That's for sure. Our reconnaissance soldiers may not be as good as special forces in terms of combat capabilities, but we play a similar role. They will definitely want to get rid of us as soon as possible."
Just then, the communications soldier suddenly shouted, "Platoon leader, this is Sharp Knife, this is Sharp Knife, please respond if you hear me."
Chen Pai and Lao Pao exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of foreboding. "Xiao Zhuang has already set off."
The veteran said in a deep voice, "Platoon leader, the radio suddenly connected. It must be because the special forces had the electronic warfare regiment cancel the electromagnetic interference in order to pinpoint our location."
"As expected, by the time we called the forward command post, they had already located our position. We must prepare in advance, otherwise we may be wiped out in one fell swoop."
Chen Pai thought for a moment, his face hardened, and he said through gritted teeth, "Our area of operation is not large, so moving around is not an option. We'll easily get caught. In that case, let's fight the special forces. Even if we get wiped out, we'll still break their teeth."
...
Meanwhile, Li Ling had changed into casual clothes, put on a hip-hop hat backwards, and found a puddle to wash off the face paint. He was wiping his face with a tissue when...
"Thump~"
A small pebble hit the puddle, splashing water onto Li Ling's face, and Li Ling was immediately startled.
"Stand up slowly!" came a low shout.
Li Ling remained calm, continuing to wipe the water from her face with a tissue, and looked up at the person who had come in.
On the roadside, Gao Zhongdui and a group of special forces soldiers watched Li Ling, each pointing their guns at him.
"Damn it, I still ran into this group." Li Ling cursed inwardly.
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Chapter 42 Escaping from the Tiger's Mouth
When Li Ling encountered Old Gao and his gang, he cursed inwardly but pretended to be clueless.
"What are you doing?" the high school team leader asked.
Li Ling calmly wiped his mouth with a tissue and replied, "I'm a student."
"Students? What are students doing here instead of staying at school?"
"I'm a backpacker~"
The high school team leader jumped down from the curb, feeling that the person in front of him looked somewhat familiar, and asked, "What donkey? Where's the donkey?"
"Donkey?" Li Ling looked bewildered, scratched his head, and laughed, "How am I supposed to explain this to you? 'Donkey friend'... means travel."
As he spoke, Li Ling scratched his head and adjusted his hip-hop hat, pulling it down so that the brim could partially cover his face.
The high school captain turned around and gestured. A special forces soldier came out from behind him, picked up Li Ling's backpack from the ground, and began to inspect it. After the inspection, he found nothing suspicious.
"Do you have a student ID?" the high school team asked again.
"Yes, I do." Li Ling handed over his student ID from his shirt pocket.
The high school team leader looked at Li Ling's student ID and was somewhat surprised to see his major: "Directing?"
In this day and age, working in the film and television industry is considered a very prestigious profession.