The bearded driver and the motorcyclists led over forty women and children along the rugged mountain path shrouded in milky-white mist for more than an hour. Eventually, they arrived at the first checkpoint leading to the Grandpa Lakeside Camp.  1

The midway checkpoint was a small fortress built from piled mountain rocks, complete with stone walls. Roughly thirty armed soldiers guarded the station, their rifles at the ready.  The bearded driver stepped forward, presenting some kind of token to the guards. After a brief inspection, the gates of the checkpoint opened.  0

A burly one-eyed officer emerged, accompanied by four fully armed soldiers. The soldiers first inspected the supplies transported on the motorized carts by the bearded driver and his team. Once the goods were verified, they began counting and inspecting the women and children.  0

The process was disturbingly straightforward. The soldiers treated the women and children like livestock, scrutinizing them...0