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"After they lost contact for half a day, the captain ordered our second team to set off to find them. To be on the safe side, the members of the second and third teams were reassigned, and our team brought two technical scouts.

"The captain's plan is that our second team will enter the city from the south, and they will enter from the north. The destination is the location where the first team lost contact last time, forming an encirclement circle.

"Everything went well at first, and we arrived at the designated position, but until we joined the third team and arrived at the position where the small team's positioning point finally appeared on the terminal, we did not find any traces of them. In addition, we did not find any traces of them. No trace of a living corpse.

"At that time, the captain and the deputy team had a dispute. Because it was almost evening, the captain thought that we should search separately in groups of two. The sooner we can find a small team, the better. We must return to our camp outside the city before nightfall. The vice-captain felt that it would be too risky to disperse operations when the specific situation of the old city was not known.

"In the end, the result of the compromise between the two parties was to disperse the operations, but with the location where a small team disappeared as the center, we were divided into five teams. The search angle of each team did not exceed 5 degrees, and the radius did not exceed two kilometers. Keep the radio communication unblocked. Return to the team after an hour.

"My team didn't gain anything, but I felt a little unwilling to go back like this, so I searched again before the appointed assembly time.

"Because the entire main city area is almost in ruins, in order not to miss any details as much as possible, the three of us pushed forward in a fan shape. The captain asked everyone to keep their radio communication turned on. We are halfway through the second search At that time, a very loud electromagnetic sound suddenly came from my radio headset, and everyone else should be the same. We tried to call another team, but there was no response. The noise lasted for about half a minute, and then suddenly disappeared , our communication with other teams was lost.

"I decided to stop the search immediately and go to the agreed meeting point immediately. As soon as I turned around and walked a few steps, a member of our team yelled that there was something in the ruins on his side. I watched from my position At a glance, that thing was a little reflective in the sun, and it looked like a nameplate that each of us had, but I looked at that area carefully when I searched before, and I can guarantee that it wasn't there 10 minutes ago.

"By the time I wanted to stop it, it was too late. The team member had already rushed up to pick up the nameplate. He only had time to turn around and show us, before he fell into a trap. It happened again after that. I don't remember very clearly, but there are probably some scattered fragments."

Zheng Guanxing lowered his voice and closed his eyes: "We seem to be imprisoned in an underground prison. Their so-called prison cells are all built with wooden fences. They are very narrow. Two people are imprisoned in each cell. They are fixed at intervals. They would put a few living corpses in and let us fight them, I don't remember how long I was locked up like that, but... just watched the people around me fall down one by one."

He clenched his fists with both hands, and his eyes were a little red: "Actually, I didn't really remember what I was doing, but I subconsciously felt that I couldn't just fall like this, even if my comrades-in-arms were gone, as long as I still had a breath ...I want to bring them all back, and...Guanqi is waiting for me..."

Chen Xin slammed his fist on the wall beside him, his voice was choked with sobs: "Bastard... who did it!"

"What happened later? How did you escape?" Lu Ze's voice was hoarse.

Zheng Guanxing thought for a few seconds, then shook his head: "To be precise, I was released by them. At that time, they probably thought I was going to die, so they just threw me outside on the street, probably thinking about the sporadic living corpses wandering around. Will get rid of my body, I didn't think I was dead, but saved. I just remember when I woke up conscious, it was in a kind of factory building, Lindsay was next to it, and this— —”

He looked at Ling Qian at the door: "Professor Ling."

"When Lindsay sent someone to look for me, I didn't expect it to be you. I've never seen someone who survived being bitten by a living corpse like that. You are very tenacious." Ling Qian's voice was full of emotion .

"Have you met before?" Lu Ze looked at Ling Qian.

"Before the outbreak of the virus, we performed an escort mission to receive a batch of test products from the airport and send them to the Institute of Biology. At that time, we met Professor Ling once." Zheng Guanxing explained.

Lu Ze was speechless, finally shook Zheng Guanxing's shoulder, and turned to Ling Qian: "Professor Ling, thank you."

"Captain Lu, my brother... is he okay watching chess? I didn't see him coming in with you this time." Zheng Guanxing looked at Lu Ze, his voice a little anxious.

"Don't worry, he's fine."

After they came in, Zheng Guanxing showed a relieved smile for the first time: "Then I am relieved, although he is still young, but in the future... he will learn to grow up by himself, and I am relieved to have you take him with him. "

"Wu Zhuo and Chen Xin are both infected. I asked Lu Lian to take him and Wu Zhuo to Alpha Satellite City first to see if we can find any clues. Chen Xin and I won't stay here for long, you... wish You don't want to go with us?" Lu Ze's voice was a little heavy.

Zheng Guanxing was stunned, as if he hadn't thought of this question. After a few seconds of silence, he took out a neatly wrapped camouflage cloth bag from his pocket.

The outer camouflage cloth was a little whitish, and he solemnly and slowly peeled off the cloth, finally revealing 7 or 8 shiny nameplates, engraved with a series of five-digit codes on the front, and Several two capital letter abbreviations.

"After knowing that I was infected, I never thought that I could go back. There are only two things that I can't let go of. One is my comrades-in-arms, and the other is watching chess. Now that I know that watching chess is fine, that's all that's left. These are I can’t find the bones of the nameplates of my comrades that I picked up in that water prison back then, but at least this, I want to take them back, and I’m sending them home.”

Lu Ze stared fixedly at the shiny silver nameplates in his palm, his nostrils moved slightly, he didn't speak for a while, and when he spoke again, he raised his hand to cover Zheng Guanxing's palm: "You take these back yourself, no matter you can If you can’t enter the base, you take it back yourself.”

After a pause, there was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes: "Now is the time to settle the score and see who is behind the scenes."

Zheng Guanxing read some other meanings from his voice: "You mean...?"

"We also encountered the same situation on the first day when we first came in, but we didn't fall for it." Chen Xin interjected from the side.

"It seems that some people are very afraid of the progress of our mission." A cold smile curled up on the corner of Lu Ze's lips.

Zheng Guanxing immediately followed his train of thought: "I remember hearing from General Shen that the content of the mission is kept secret within a certain range. Except for the members who were incorporated into the team, only a very few high-level officials know our destination."

Ling Qian, who had been standing back all the time, took two steps forward, and took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "Comet, do you still remember when you were locked in the water prison, did you see this? "

Zheng Guanxing took the piece of paper from him. Lu Ze glanced at it and narrowed his eyes slightly. It was a pattern sketched out with a pencil, a rose with double petals. The petals and stamens are lifelike.

If he remembered correctly, he and Ling Qian had seen this pattern on the porch of a flower garden that morning when they were looking for Wu Zhuo.

A thoughtful expression appeared on Zheng Guanxing's face: "The light inside is very dark, and I can hardly see anything clearly, but I remember... when I was fishing for the nameplate in the water, I touched something engraved on the ground. At that time, I didn't know anything. The concept, I just touched it back and forth a few times, and now that I think about it, the outline is somewhat similar to this flower. I dare not say [-]% sure, only [-]% or [-]% sure."

Ling Qian took back the paper, pondered for a while, and didn't speak right away.

"Is this thing related to Jacques?" Lu Ze looked at him.

Ling Qian's eyes lowered slightly, as if he was thinking about something: "I've seen this pattern a lot on his territory, but I always feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

"You mean, there is a certain meaning behind this pattern, or a certain organization, and Jacques is only a part of it?" Lu Ze looked at Ling Qian, speaking slowly.

"This is just my guess. What Comet said just now, I am also very curious. Even if it is a trap, but what kind of person, or what kind of power can subdue at least 3 well-trained soldiers in an instant? Jacques alone I don’t think it’s possible for those infected bodies under my hands to do it. Second, your actions are only known to people in a small area, so how did the people who ambushed you know your route and set up traps? Third, if you simply I just want to prevent you from completing the task, why do you have to lock the captives and the living corpses together? This method reminds me of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and the purpose is not to kill anyone—”

"——the fun lies in it." Lu Ze picked up the second half of his sentence, and his face sank.

"In this case, it seems that we have to go to Jacques' lair." After a second pause, Lu Ze continued.

Ling Qian crumpled up the piece of paper in his hand and packed it up: "Let's go."

Zheng Guanxing put on the arhat mask again: "I will go with you."

Lu Ze looked at him for a second and nodded.

Watching Chen Xin and Zheng Guanxing go out, Ling Qian deliberately slowed down a little, followed Lu Ze halfway, and when he was about to reach the door, he lowered his voice and said, "Captain Lu, there is something I think I need to do first." Let me tell you."

Lu Ze raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"About Comet's physical condition. His infection is very serious. It is a miracle that he can survive until now. I have been checking all the indicators of his body. In some things, you'd better not get too big hope."

Lu Ze stared at him for a while, and finally hid the emotion in his eyes, and looked away: "I see."