Old Zhao and Old Lin, upon receiving the signal, dared not be careless and promptly increased manpower, not only setting up necessary ambushes in the village but also gathering the remaining survivors together to avoid any isolated mishaps.
No matter how prepared for combat they were, as time passed, the truth would eventually surface.
Just as Old Lin had finished setting up the ambush, Duan Chengwu's exclamation echoed through the hand-held radio: "Xiaotang, Xiaotang and the others have returned!"
It was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky; upon hearing these words, almost all the team members at the base were stunned.
Lin Junfu, who had not yet processed the information, stood dazed for a while before uncertainly pressing the hand-held radio button to respond: "Xiao Duan! What, what did you just say, Xiaotang and them have returned?"
"Yes! Old Lin, it's Xiaotang and them!"
Duan Chengwu nearly shouted his confirmation.
