The base here quickly got back on track under Xiao Pu's arrangements. Aside from a few people who wanted to go home and check on their families, most chose to stay.
In these troubled times, human lives were like duckweed, vulnerable to the slightest gust or rain. Everyone here had been a victim, and that gave them a natural sense of kinship. It wasn't the same as being bound by blood, but at least they could band together and keep one another warm.
They stayed and waited for the authorities to arrange things for them. With so many people together, they all felt a little safer. At least there were official representatives here, weren't there?
The people in charge of clearing the battlefield had actually made a major catch. They'd captured a big fish: Xie Chun's cousin, who was also the deputy officer of the Guard Camp. He wasn't especially capable in other respects, but he was remarkably good at hiding and lying low. He'd managed to evade one attack after another.
If they hadn't launched a thorough search at daybreak, leaving him nowhere to hide, he could clearly have stayed concealed much longer.
He'd hidden in the logistics area, disguised as a menial worker. If someone hadn't thought he looked familiar, he might have escaped detection altogether.
It turned out Xie Chun had two cousins at the base. One was in charge of logistics, and the other was the deputy officer of the Guard Camp.
One was called Xie Qiu, the other Xie Dong. They were twins. Xie Dong was a ruthless man, too. He'd actually killed his own twin brother, Xie Qiu, then assumed his identity. With a little more disguise, he'd passed himself off as a menial worker at the base.
Even if someone identified him, he