Resumen del episodio 31 de Ace Troops
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Gao Liang and his team ventured deep into the valley to search for the missing fault-clearing detachment. They discovered the team, but Han Chunyu was severely injured and lying on a stretcher. A team member had stepped on a landmine, leaving the rest of the team unable to move. Gao Liang bravely crossed a river to disarm the mine and reach them. Despite his efforts, Chunyu, weakened by severe blood loss, succumbed to her injuries in his arms.
In her final moments, she expressed her love for Jing and asked Gao Liang to take care of her, requesting that her corneas be donated to Jing. Xia Lin rushed to the emergency room, but upon hearing the news of Han Chunyu's death, he collapsed from overwhelming grief. Jiang Nanzheng returned from her post, accepting responsibility for the tragic outcome, as did Gao Liang.
The military command, finding the mine incident suspicious and not accidental, established a task force to investigate. After a meeting where he remained silent, Xia Lin approached He Zhigeng, determined to take full responsibility. He Zhigeng warned that this would jeopardize his approved promotion to commander of Regiment 720 and could force him into a career change.
However, Xia Lin was resolute, explaining that having lost his comrade and the person he loved most, he could not evade responsibility without living in perpetual guilt. He confessed to Gao Liang that he felt completely defeated, admitting he failed to save Chunyu and could not forgive himself, viewing Chunyu as another version of Gao Liang. The tragedy cast a heavy shadow over everyone. A glimmer of comfort emerged when Jing received Han Chunyu's corneas and regained her sight.
However, upon opening her eyes, Jing immediately asked for her mother, closing them again when she realized her mother wasn't there. Jiang Nanzheng gently explained that Jing’s mother, a brave soldier, had gone on a mission to a dark place without light, and that she had left her light for Jing. She told Jing that if she looked at the world, her mother would see it too, reassuring the child.
Meanwhile, Gao Liang learned that the military command was sending another demining team to Gui'er Ridge. He sought permission from Zheng Yuan to join the team, arguing that minefields were the closest thing to a battlefield in peacetime and that soldiers' duty was to protect the people, regardless of their unit. Zheng Yuan, disappointed by Gao Liang's emotional state, denied his request, stating that his current mood made him unsuitable for combat or dangerous tasks.
Instead, Zheng Yuan notified Gu Yiye to attend an urgent operational meeting. Gu Yiye arrived at the meeting, where Zheng Yuan immediately questioned him about terrorist organizations. Gu Yiye meticulously listed numerous international terrorist incidents. Zheng Yuan then revealed that China was also facing terror threats. A week prior, two armed border-crossers engaged in a firefight with border armed police, resulting in two police deaths and three injuries.
The pursuers failed to capture the suspects, who displayed extensive jungle combat experience and sophisticated tactics, inconsistent with typical drug traffickers. Furthermore, the previous afternoon, local public security forces had tracked three suspects to a residence. A capture operation, involving thirty-seven police and armed police officers, led to another gunfight in the early morning. One suspect was killed, but two escaped. Five officers died, six were injured, and three innocent civilians were killed.
The deceased suspect was not one of the two from the previous week's incident. Police concluded that multiple, related groups of armed intruders, possessing highly skilled military training and combat experience, were operating, strongly suggesting a connection to terrorism. With the true objective of these groups unknown, local police and armed forces sought assistance from Commander Yang of the Provincial Military Command.
Commander Yang reported this to the Military Command, which then ordered the Group Army and the Special Operations Brigade to collaborate with local police and armed forces to apprehend these dangerous criminals. Zheng Yuan announced that Regiment 700 and the Special Operations Brigade would jointly execute the operation, with Gu Yiye serving as the detachment commander.
Qin Hanyong requested that Gao Liang be appointed as deputy commander, but Zheng Yuan denied this, reiterating that Gao Liang’s emotional state was not suitable for combat. Gu Yiye was instructed to form two operational detachments to rotate on a 24-hour standby until the all-clear was issued. Xia Lin found Gao Liang, noting that both were now sidelined.
Xia Lin reflected on his past ambition and admitted he disliked taking advantage of Chunyu's sacrifice for promotion, and apologized to Gao Liang for his past behavior and mistakes in the army. Gao Liang, in turn, reassured Xia Lin that Chunyu died peacefully in his arms, and when Xia Lin asked if she was smiling, Gao Liang confirmed that Instructor Han's last expression to the world was a smile. They then reconciled, agreeing to communicate more.
Xia Lin then proposed that they investigate Chunyu's death at Xiangsi Village, as the area had been demined and approved for access. He shared his findings: despite recent heavy rains, there were no mountain floods in Lidong, making it unlikely for Chunyu to have stepped on a rolling mine. He had also confirmed with the military's demining brigade captain that no mines should have been missed in that area.
They concluded that someone had intentionally planted the mine, identifying it as a new type, unlike older war-era mines, and similar to foreign models, such as the Italian M9 pistol's 9mm ammunition found nearby, though the bullet itself was new. Their purpose was clearly to target and kill the signalmen checking the lines, as evidence showed the lines were deliberately cut by pliers.
As they continued their investigation, they heard gunshots, which turned out to be a local villager hunting birds. They encountered the elderly villager at an observation station, who explained that this area experienced annual landslides, which could block the only road to Xiangsi Village, though there was another path that led to another country.
The villager, anxious about recent national gun control regulations, feared they were there to confiscate his weapon, as his area, while a mountainous region for ethnic minorities, did not qualify him as a hunter. Unbeknownst to them, a group of foreign armed personnel was lurking deeper in the forest.
Later, as Gu Yiye arrived at the Public Security Bureau for the meeting, he was greeted by Lin Beihai, a former soldier from Division 234, Regiment 720, Third Battalion, Ninth Company, Third Platoon, Ninth Squad. Lin Beihai had rarely contacted them after leaving the army, true to his nature of "reporting good news, not bad news." He revealed he had lost a leg and now wore an artificial limb.
After struggling to find employment due to his injury, he was eventually hired by Li Guilin, a former Division 234 soldier and now a deputy minister, and was currently caring for Hongliu's mother. In the meeting, local police detailed the recent prison break: a group of individuals, including three criminals and one prisoner, escaped by diving into the water.
A waiting speedboat picked up three of them, while the body of one escapee was not recovered, likely swept away by the river. The police had accidentally captured a key figure of the criminal organization. Due to difficulties in identity verification with foreign police, the importance of the detainee was underestimated, leading to the armed hijacking.
It was confirmed that the two groups of armed individuals who had infiltrated earlier were attempting to rescue this important figure and had hired professional mercenaries. A report confirmed that Interpol had issued a million-dollar reward for this individual, code-named "Earl." The criminals' escape route remained unclear, specifically whether they would land or attempt to escape by water. It was noted that their speedboat had limited fuel for a long water journey and would face checkpoints downstream.
Gu Yiye raised concerns about the possibility of the enemy choosing to flee by water without landing, but was informed that the speedboat's fuel capacity and the established water police defense lines made this unlikely.
