After the fire was extinguished and the headcount was taken, it was discovered that only a little over twenty miscellaneous workers were missing.
The team leader was stunned.
He had specifically chosen some seemingly honest and dependable captives from among the prisoners to assist with various miscellaneous duties and labor in the rear guard.
He hadn't expected these people to be so audacious, to create a huge fire and then seize the opportunity to escape.
The team leader, who was outwitted, was furious, not having anticipated that these individuals had accomplices and thinking it was a long-plotted escape plan.
The team leader immediately dispatched a small squad of soldiers to pursue, ready to capture these audacious prisoners and dismember them as a warning to others!
At this moment, Lame Man Uncle was still in shock, completely unaware that they were mistaken as a despicable group intending to escape.