Urban Sims

Chapter 509 Group Eight

Yongshui Village.

A large village built by the river with a population of nearly a thousand households.

Fifty miles north of the village, not far from a main road.

In front of a dilapidated ancient temple.

Standing are a dozen or so public servants in uniform, with sword and shield badges on their chests, shoulders, etc.

All members of the National Special Operations Bureau, the Ninth Battalion, and the Eighth Action Team are here.

The middle-aged man standing at the front had a square face, a short beard, hard edges and corners, and a dignified and serious expression.

Looking at the ancient temple in front of him, he said in a deep voice, "July [-]th, the day of darkness is coming, this is our last chance."

"Six brothers were lost last year, eight the year before last, and the whole team was wiped out the year before... The higher-ups don't want any more personnel losses."

"If there is still no result this time, the superiors will dispatch a Lingyuan warship to completely destroy this temple!"

After finishing speaking, deep hatred flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged man, as well as a little helplessness and unwillingness.

"Boom? The clues we have investigated in the past few years are all useless."

A heroic woman behind her shook her head, "The Ancient Temple Murder" case, the eighth team spent a lot of energy and sacrificed a lot on the investigation, but the higher-ups planned to close the case like this.

When the Lingyuan battleship was bombarded, wouldn't the truth be wiped out?
"The superiors have no choice but to do this. In the past few years, more and more people have been killed in this ancient temple, and the phantom array released is getting bigger and bigger. If you want to avoid losses, you can only use this bad strategy."

The short-bearded man standing side by side next to the heroic woman said that he felt that the above considerations made sense.

At least with that shot down, it is unlikely that this ancient temple will continue to harm people.

The middle-aged man nodded, and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, we must seize this last chance, destroy this temple, and find out who is behind the scenes!"

Having said that, lack of manpower is the biggest problem facing the eighth team.

There were only 12 people in the eighth group.

The phantom array released by the ancient temple has a radius of more than fifty miles.

With such a small amount of manpower, it is impossible for them to pull out the cordon before July [-] to prevent people or businessmen who don't know the truth from passing by.

Even Chu Taihu, the lord of Orchid City, could not borrow troops, because Chu Taihu had lent 2000 elite soldiers to the special operations team the year before last. , The loss was heavy, so naturally I didn't want to borrow any more.

But with 12 of them, at most they got stuck at a few traffic hubs.

But also to solve the mystery of the murder in the ancient temple... This is really a bit stretched.

However, on July 7th, several teenagers wearing Yukong suits landed in front of them.

These teenagers said that they were students of Daxian College and came to assist in the investigation of the "Murder in the Ancient Temple".

Looking at these slightly green faces, the team leader Tan Ke shook his head: "It's too dangerous here, life is in danger, you should go back."

Deputy team leader Qiao Yixue returned to her true self, Huazhi smiled tremblingly and said, "Little brothers and sisters, my sister is very grateful for your help, but it's really dangerous here, it's better to stay away~"

Hearing this voice, Chen En's bones were brittle. With a blushing face, he straightened his back and said, "We have flown more than 2 miles, and we are here to help! This is also the summer practice we must complete!"

Han Song whispered in the ear of the team leader Tan Ke: "Team leader, why don't you let them help with some chores and pull the cordon? A few more of them can block a few more mouths."

Han Song felt that these few students could play a role to make up for their lack of manpower.

Tan Ke nodded, but said that before the dark day came, these students must evacuate and stay outside the cordon!

Zhou Ming agreed and obeyed their arrangement.

So in the next ten days or so, Zhou Ming, Chen En and the others really became handymen doing odd jobs.

For example, when the food, meat and vegetables in the camp were finished, Zhou Ming and the others took the money and went to Yongshui Village, fifty miles away, to buy them.

For example, if there are not enough tools for work, Yongshui Village can't buy them, Zhou Ming and the others have to go to Bilan City hundreds of miles away to buy them.

The work of boiling water and cooking was also contracted to Zhou Ming and the others, and because of Zhou Ming's superb cooking skills and unforgettable delicious dishes, Zhou Ming became the most popular person in the action team. Every time they saw Zhou Ming Ming, would smile and ask cordially, "Xiao Zhou, what will we have for dinner later?"

Zhou Ming introduced it with a smile, making their mouths water.

Chen En was filled with anger.

Especially today, he flew hundreds of miles carrying two bags of hundreds of catties of white lime, threw the lime heavily on the ground, and shouted, "I'm quitting, I'm not doing it!"

He shook off the sweat all over his face: "We are here to help solve the case, not to do these chores!"

He was so loud that everyone in the camp could hear him.

Hearing his complaints and dissatisfaction, Tan Ke remained expressionless, Han Song shook his head and smiled wryly, these children...

Qiao Yixue walked over with her waist twisted, and said with concern on her face, "Xiao En, what's wrong with you? Didn't the team leader tell you to buy four packs of lime, and there are two packs left?"

"I can't carry those two bags, so I threw them halfway! Whoever wants to do it, I won't wait anyway."

Chen En shook his head and walked straight to the forest beside him.

Qiao Yixue stretched out her hand, "Xiao En, can my sister go?" But Chen En had already gone away.

"Chen En, come here!"

On the other end not far away, Zhou Ming, who had just finished working in the kitchen, folded his arms and yelled at him with a sullen face.

"Boss—"

Chen En paused, then walked over reluctantly.

Zhou Ming dragged him into the nearby woods and did some ideological work for him.

More than half an hour later, when the two returned to the camp, Chen En not only stopped being annoyed and angry before, but sincerely apologized to everyone in the action team, saying that he would help buy the remaining two packs of lime later. return.

Tan Ke and the others looked at Chen En in surprise, and finally they all looked at Zhou Ming.

A voice sounded in my heart: This young man will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.

Also from this day on, Zhou Ming, a small group of five, gradually integrated into the eighth group, an adult team.

During the break, Zhou Ming raised some questions about the ancient temple, and they began to be willing to answer them.

And provided a lot of official information that Zhou Ming and the others didn't know.

Even sit together to discuss and express their views.

As an outsider, some of Zhou Ming's views, assumptions, or bold guesses often made Tan Ke and others' eyes brighten, but they shook their heads violently, feeling incredible and ridiculous.

But they have to admit that if they change a few perspectives and use Zhou Ming's way of thinking to solve the mystery of "Murder in the Ancient Temple", it can be logical and refreshing.

It's just... Zhou Ming's several conclusions are completely different from those of Tan Ke and the others.

If he adopts his method to solve this century-old mystery, it will be tantamount to overturning all the achievements of their work over the past few years.

A lot of work they have done before has proved to be useless.

This is unacceptable to them.

What's more, the one who wanted to overturn their conclusion was a 15-year-old boy...

So they are still more willing to believe in their professional level.

Fast forward to August 7st.

In the western sky, the only remaining orange-red sun turned into the setting sun that was about to set.

The sun was shining, and the earth was rendered with a layer of golden light.

As time goes on, this layer of golden light will gradually become dim and yellowish, and finally... into darkness.

The atmosphere of the entire camp also became serious and dignified.

The time to meet the ultimate challenge is coming.

"Boss, Team Leader Tan told us to leave in three days and not to go near this ancient temple. If we come here privately, he will give us zero points for our summer practice, and we won't get a single contribution point."

Chen En asked, "Boss, what should we do?"

"We can't solve any mysteries if we stay outside the cordon."

Lei Zuo also said that if you can't solve the mystery, it's tantamount to being in vain, and you won't get many contribution points.

"Let's sneak in before it's too late."

Zhang Yu explained her solution. The eighth group was short of manpower, and they couldn't spare anyone to keep an eye on them, so there was no problem in slipping into the phantom formation.

"No need!"

Zhou Ming shook his head, "Just follow Team Leader Tan's arrangement, stay outside the cordon, and don't go in without authorization."

"Don't go in? How to solve the mystery of the ancient temple?" Chen En asked puzzled.

"Don't worry, just wait and see what happens. This ancient temple is going to kill people after all, and many people will be killed. If there are not enough people in the cordon, it will expand the phantom formation. Even Yongshui Village in the south may be in the phantom formation. Within the coverage of the array, we can go to Yongshui Village and wait in peace."

"Yongshui Village, that's fifty miles away, can the phantom array cover that far?"

Chen En shook his head in disbelief, but seeing how confident the boss was, he couldn't help nodding.

(End of this chapter)