Chapter 124 Destruction
Bai Tang was carrying canned food so openly because the military also had several military dogs with them.
Although canned food isn't for dogs, it's in no way inferior to dog food.
Bai Tang returned to the service hall with the canned food not long after.
Chen Weiliang received a reply from the patrol team that they had indeed found a place resembling an ant nest on the back mountain.
Alarm bells rang in Chen Weiliang's mind, and he quickly said:
"You all stay away from there for now, keep an eye on the situation and report back to me as soon as possible. I'll get someone to handle this now."
Chen Weiliang reported the situation to his superiors, who then put him in charge of handling the matter.
Chen Weiliang issued another task on the spot in the service center hall: destroy the ant nest on the back mountain and kill the queen ant.
The remaining members of the team were discussing among themselves: "I knew it! There must be a queen ant to make such a large ant colony."
"Yeah, I felt something was off too, there really is something there."
"I just don't know how to find the queen ant. It's said that the queen ant stays deep inside the nest."
"What are you worried about? Captain Chen is leading us."
"That's true, that's true. With them around, we just need to focus on getting things done."
Chen Weiliang said, "If anyone is missing anything in their vehicle, hurry up and go to the supermarket at the nearby base to get it."
We'll meet at 7:00 sharp to go to the back mountain.
Because some teams used up a lot of supplies in the morning and probably haven't had time to replenish them yet.
So Chen Weiliang gave them some time to replenish their combat supplies.
Bai Tang and the others naturally didn't need any additional supplies, but they still went along.
I'd like to see if there's anything new I can buy.
Time quickly came to seven o'clock, and all the teams had assembled.
Everyone turned on their car lights and followed them to the back of the mountain.
When they arrived near the back of the mountain, they had to park their car at the foot of the mountain because there was no main road leading up the mountain.
Most people carry everything they might need on their backs.
Bai Tang and the others also got off the bus carrying their belongings, each holding a powerful flashlight.
Linzhou and his group walked in pairs to avoid anyone falling behind.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu walked together, with Gu Yanxu carrying the flashlight and Bai Tang holding the can.
Chen Weiliang first walked over to the patrol team and inquired about the situation.
The patrol team gave him a detailed explanation of the situation on the mountain.
Then Chen Weiliang had the patrol team lead the way to the place where they found the ant nest entrance.
The team quickly made it up the mountain. The mountain wasn't very high, so climbing it wasn't too strenuous.
Halfway up the mountain, the patrol team stopped and pointed to a tree on their left, saying:
"Team Leader Chen is from this area; he's the one who discovered the cave entrance."
Everyone turned their flashlights to their brightest setting and shone them on a spot in front of them.
Bai Tang looked over and indeed saw the entrance to the anthill, but there was definitely more than one entrance.
Chen Weiliang had of course taken this into account, and he ordered several teams to search the vicinity for any other cave entrances.
They quickly found several entrances and exits to the cave nearby.
Chen Weiliang instructed his team to find a way to block the entrance to the hole to prevent the ant colony from coming out from other entrances.
They searched carefully again to make sure no holes were missed.
Then he ordered his men to seal most of the openings with lime powder.
At this moment, Bai Tang asked Mu Mu in her mind, "Mu Mu, can you point out the exact location of the queen ant?"
Mu Mu quickly replied: "Go about five meters to the right, down two meters underground, and the queen ant is there."
Bai Tang understood, and then took the canned food and headed towards the place Mu Mu had mentioned.
Upon arriving at their destination, Bai Tang squatted down and quietly spoke to the canned food:
"Good boy, bark a few times, and I'll give you extra food when we get home."
The canned food quickly started meowing towards the ground.
Chen Weiliang naturally heard the unusual cat meow as well.
He walked towards Bai Tang and asked, "Captain Bai, what's wrong with your cat?"
Bai Tang said, "I don't know either. It just pulled me this way and kept barking."
Chen Weiliang suddenly understood what the canned food meant, and then he said to Bai Tang:
"Could it be that the queen ant is down there? Your cat must have sensed something; animals these days are very intelligent."
The canned food understood Chen Weiliang's praise, and it meowed even more happily.
Bai Tang nodded and said, "That's possible. Should Captain Chen send someone to handle this?"
Chen Weiliang said, "It definitely needs to be dealt with. I'll go over there and make the arrangements first."
Chen Weiliang ordered his men to cut a firebreak on the mountain, intending to burn the ant colony to death.
Someone quickly went to clean up the isolation zone, and then Chen Weiliang instructed people to check how well the various openings were blocked.
Bai Tang and the others also went to check the situation.
After confirming that the area was completely sealed, Chen Weiliang led his team, armed with tools and wearing protective suits, to begin digging into the queen ant's location.
Because the queen ant is obese and not easy to move, they plan to destroy her with a time bomb as soon as they dig her up.
They quickly and carefully began to dig, while others kept preparing lime powder nearby.
They dug more than a meter and still hadn't reached the queen ant.
Some people have questioned, "Did they dig in the wrong place?"
At this moment, several military dogs also barked at the pit.
Chen Weiliang said, "Keep digging, but be careful and keep an eye on things."
They dug down about half a meter more and saw the queen ant wriggling deep inside the anthill.
"vomit."
Someone couldn't stand the scene and vomited right there.
Fortunately, ants are creatures that are active during the day and rest at night.
Their elaborate actions did not wake the ant colony.
Lin Fan immediately hid behind Lin Feng, not daring to look at the Queen Ant.
Chen Weiliang said in a low voice, "Let's retreat first, so as not to disturb the ant colony."
Everyone retreated in tacit agreement, and Chen Weiliang arranged for people to prepare time bombs and a sufficient amount of lime powder.
When they retreated to a safe distance, Chen Weiliang had the bomb detonated.
In an instant, most of the ant colony was destroyed, and their queen was directly killed by a powerful bomb.
Chen Weiliang then ordered his men to set fire to the area within the isolation zone to prevent future problems.
To prevent any ants from slipping through the net, Chen Weiliang made sure the area he was assigned to was quite large.
They then retreated down the mountain, where flames soared into the sky.
Residents living near the back of the mountain all saw the towering flames.
He rushed out to see what had happened, lest the fire on the mountain spread to his home.
When they went out to see what was going on, Chen Weiliang and his team had already completely dealt with the ant colony on the mountain.
Chen Weiliang drove the team down the mountain and left.
The crowd gathered around watched the convoy descend.
Curious about what had happened, Chen Weiliang wanted to let everyone know.
He stopped the car and explained to everyone, "Don't worry, there's a firebreak on the mountain. We're only burning the ant colony; we won't burn the whole mountain down."
Only then did the gathered people feel relieved enough to go home.
Just as the internal troubles were resolved, external threats were already secretly lurking outside the base.