Someone Stole the Tank's Ammunition! Had They Been Discovered?

As news of the Ningguo army's withdrawal spread.

Some martial arts factions that had fled have also begun to return.

The news that Xingfeng Sect had defeated Ningguo's 20,000-strong army shocked all the forces.

It wasn't that the Yue Kingdom lacked powerful martial arts forces that could defeat its armies.

However, all of those forces were top-tier forces with multiple experts at the Transformation Realm.

As for the Xingfeng Sect, it was merely a force located on the border of the Yue Kingdom.

This news came as no one expected.

Even the three major cities of the Yue Kingdom were rife with rumors about this matter.

While everyone was discussing the truth of the matter...

A decree from the Yue Kingdom royal family once again shook all martial arts forces in the border regions of the Yue Kingdom.

This imperial edict was a reward for the major martial arts forces of the Yue Kingdom who had contributed to repelling the Ning Kingdom's army.

The rewards were mostly gold, elixirs, and cultivation Cultivation Method.

The most eye-catching of these is the special reward for the Xingfeng Sect.

The Yue Kingdom royal family highly praised Xingfeng Sect for repelling the Ning Kingdom's army.

In recognition of their achievements, the royal family has decided that, effective immediately, all martial arts forces within a 200-mile radius of the Yue Kingdom's border will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Xingfeng Sect.

The issuance of this edict was of great significance.

Generally speaking, martial arts factions within the Yue Kingdom could compete for territory.

However, it's different if the martial arts force is personally appointed by the royal family.

Martial arts forces appointed by the royal family are not allowed to have their territory seized by other forces.

This is because this force is already under the protection of the royal family.

In the entire Yue Kingdom, only fewer than five top-tier powers can offer such a reward.

Each of these forces has several martial artists at the Transformation Realm.

Under such rewards...

The reward of 50,000 taels of gold given to the Xingfeng Sect by the Yue Kingdom royal family seemed insignificant.

It should be noted that the border region of the Yue Kingdom spans two hundred li and contains countless villages and towns.

These villages and towns, as well as martial arts forces, will henceforth be under the jurisdiction of the Xingfeng Sect.

At the same time, tributes must be paid to the Xingfeng Sect every year, and then Xingfeng Sect will pay them to the royal family.

And the Xingfeng Sect can reap huge benefits in this process.

In the past, the border regions of the Yue Kingdom were led by Lineage who collected tributes from other forces.

Then the Lineage would supply the royal family.

The Xingfeng Sect has now completely replaced the Lineage in the border region of the Yue Kingdom.

A military exercise field in the modern world.

A painting is hanging in the tank parking area.

The exercise is still ongoing, and there's not a soul in sight.

No one would notice that there is a painting hanging here.

Just then, ripples appeared on the previously calm painting.

The ripples spread out, creating a strange sense of spatial distortion.

Amidst the ripples, a tank slowly drove out.

Chen Feng parked the tank in position and then climbed out of the hatch.

He took down the scroll hanging to the side and then began to inspect the tank.

After returning to the Xingfeng Sect, Chen Feng had the Xingfeng Sect's warriors clean up the bloodstains on the tank.

However, there were still some faint, shallow marks on the tank's body.

These were all cut by the warriors of the Ning Kingdom's army with their swords.

These shallow scratches are difficult to clean in a short time, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

However, Chen Feng wasn't worried about anything, as long as he delivered the tank back.

Even if it's discovered that the tank has been used, it will absolutely not lead back to him.

Chen Feng checked the time; he had spent nearly an hour at the painting studio.

In the modern world, only a dozen minutes have passed.

This hasn't been too long.

Without lingering there, Chen Feng immediately headed towards the watchtower.

As soon as he arrived near the watchtower, he heard deafening explosions coming from the exercise field.

When Chen Feng returned, no one paid any attention to him.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the battlefield.

The exercise didn't end until it was almost dark.

Liu Mu put away his binoculars and said to Chen Feng and the others:

"That concludes today's tour, everyone. I will arrange transportation to take you all home shortly."

Liu Mu only brought a few people from military industrial enterprises with him for a visit this time.

A military exercise doesn't end in a day; there are many more days to come.

But he couldn't let these people from the military industry see the exercise end.

The group immediately followed Liu Mu back to the military tent and began packing their things to go home.

Inside the military tent, Liu Mu asked Chen Feng, "How are you feeling Little Chen?"

Chen Feng was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "It's spectacular. I've seen many weapons I've never seen before."

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Liu Mu smiled with satisfaction:

"I knew you young people would like this, that's why I made a special trip to show it to you. I'll call you again next time!"

Liu Qiming, who was tidying up the documents, suddenly spoke up:

"Little Chen, don't forget to tell me as soon as the new metal is developed!"

Chen Feng nodded. "That's for sure."

Then Chen Feng, Liu Qiming, and others exchanged phone numbers.

Chen Feng felt that he might need these people in the future.

After all, these are top figures from major military industrial enterprises.

Just then, several soldiers entered the military tent.

A square-faced man walked in, surrounded by several soldiers; his expression was very serious.

Liu Mu asked in surprise, "Why did you come here?"

The square-faced man said in a serious voice:

"When we were doing the post-battle statistics, we discovered that one tank was missing three high-explosive shells and a thousand rounds of ammunition."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mu was taken aback:

"So what? Isn't it normal for ammunition from military exercises not to be counted?"

Liu Mu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. A lot of live ammunition is fired in an exercise, and it's normal for it not to be recorded.

"Our men didn't drive that tank, and the Blue Team also gave us feedback that they didn't send any squads to infiltrate our area."

"Therefore, I suspect someone infiltrated the exercise area and stole the ammunition!"

The square-faced man's words caused the expressions of everyone present to change.

Ammunition stolen! This is no small matter.

Moreover, it contained three tank shells, not to mention their immense value.

The harm caused by artillery shells once they appear in society is enormous.

"Could it be that they didn't keep track of who might have come to the exercise area and stolen the ammunition?"

Liu Mu clearly didn't believe such a thing.

The exercise area was completely sealed off, making it virtually impossible to move three artillery shells and a thousand rounds of ammunition away from the exercise area.

The square-faced man said seriously:

"This is also what we're wondering about. Now, please cooperate with our investigation and explain clearly what you've done since arriving here."

"Nonsense! Do you think we stole the tank ammunition?" Liu Mu immediately became displeased.

His position was no lower than the other person's; it's just that he was in charge of equipment.

The two sides have different responsibilities.

This time, he brought Chen Feng and the others to visit.

The purpose of investigating them now is to embarrass them.

Liu Qiming, who was standing nearby, quickly advised:

"Old Liu, let them investigate. It won't take much time anyway."

Liu Mu stared at the square-faced man and said, "I will report this matter to my superiors!"

The square-faced man ignored Liu Mu.

Instead, the soldiers began asking Chen Feng and the others what they had done after arriving at the exercise area.

Chen Feng, standing in the crowd, was secretly alarmed.

I underestimated the army; the exercise had only just ended, and they had already discovered that the tanks had been used.

The soldiers began questioning each person one by one, and each soldier took notes in a notebook.

When Liu Qiming was mentioned, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Because Liu Qiming mentioned that he and Chen Feng had visited a tank factory.

"Is this just a visit? Have you driven any tanks?" the square-faced man asked seriously.

Liu Qiming immediately said, "Why would we touch the tanks? There are so many people watching them."

The square-faced man nodded, because what Liu Qiming said made sense.

There were indeed many soldiers inspecting the tanks at the time.

If Chen Feng and Liu Qiming start the tank, they will definitely be discovered.

At this point, it was Chen Feng's turn to be questioned by the soldiers.

The soldiers mostly asked Chen Feng what he did after arriving at the exercise area.

Is there anyone who can help him prove something?

Chen Feng also explained his itinerary, which was basically no different from what everyone else had said.

The soldier took a brief statement and didn't ask Chen Feng any further questions.

Because Chen Feng only went to the restroom for ten minutes in the middle of the session.

You can't get much done in ten minutes.

Furthermore, everyone else had also gone to the restroom, so there was nothing suspicious about it.

In addition, Chen Feng carried nothing with him except a painting.

"Have you finished asking your questions? Can we leave now?" Liu Mu looked at the square-faced man with an unfriendly expression.

The square-faced man addressed the crowd:

"I'm sorry to bother you all, this is just a routine investigation, you may leave now."

After saying that, the square-faced man left with his men.

Outside the military tent, a square-faced man looked at the interrogation record in his hand with a grave expression.

At this moment, the adjutant beside him spoke up, "Perhaps we made a mistake in our records. That tank should have only had that amount of ammunition when it was delivered here."

The square-faced man shook his head and said:

"If it were just shells and bullets that were used up, I wouldn't care so much. I've seen the marks on the tank; those are the wear marks that only appear after combat. Take a look at this report."

The square-faced man handed several photos to his adjutant.

These photos show shallow marks on the tank hull; there are more than a dozen in total.

The adjutant watched for a while, then said in astonishment:

"That can't be right. This tank has never appeared on the battlefield during the entire exercise, and there's no record of it being used."

The driver of each tank will keep a record as soon as it enters the exercise battlefield.

If this tank had appeared on the battlefield, they would have spotted it long ago.

It's highly unlikely that a tank would be deployed to combat without being documented.

Unless someone uses superpowers to send the tank to a battlefield.

Then, after the battle ended, the tanks were returned.

But just thinking about it makes it seem like a fantasy.

The square-faced man instructed, "Never mind, just make up a record. Consider it a loss from the exercise."

A few shells aren't worth much money.

The army consumes an unknown amount of ammunition every day.

The square-faced man was simply puzzled, which is why he investigated.

But since we can't find anything out right now, we can only leave it at that.