At this moment, Sean felt the phone in his pocket vibrate, said "sorry" and glanced at Theresa, who nodded and began to talk to Woods. Sean took out his mobile phone and picked it up, but it was Detective Donovan calling: "I'm Sean!", Donovan on the other side of the earpiece didn't talk nonsense, and said: "I sent a few people to investigate those islands, in addition, I also found some information about the history and present of Sunshine Island, can you check the text on your mobile phone?"

"A thousand dollars for a premium shipment!". Sean said, "Oh, that's good, I'll send it to you!" After Donovan finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly. It didn't take long for Sean to receive a letter from Donovan. He watched as he followed Woods and Zanetti forward. Indeed, as Donovan said, it was written that the Isle of Sunshine was eight hundred and forty acres in circumference, with large areas of forest, part of meadow, and a parade ground. Early Dutch and British sailors mentioned the island in their logbooks. The Dutch named the island after the coast plum tree that grew on the shore, although it is impossible to find out if anyone wanted to know, and the Isle of Sunny was originally owned by the Montague tribe of the Indians, who had been purchased by a man named Montgomery in 1654. Montgomery and later settlers used the island as pasture for grazing sheep and cattle. Sean couldn't help but think about its current use, and the island's history is ironic.

There are no permanent residents on the island. But how were immigrants able to graze exotic cattle on the island? It is recorded that in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The narrow strait between San Francisco's Bay Area and Sunshine Isles is shallow, allowing cattle to come through at low tide. A hurricane in the late eighteenth century deepened the strait, ending the island's use as pasture. Then, after the arrival of immigrants from the British, a succession of pirates and privateer captains visited the island. They found the island's secluded environment to be very favorable.

On the eve of the Spanish-American War, the government purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land on the island to build coastal fortifications. It was then that the Terry Fortress was built. Sean then looked down and learned that there were still 300-year-old handicrafts on the island. If it weren't for the fact that access to the island is restricted. Many archaeologists will come to excavate the unexplored area. They are currently negotiating with the Historical Society to see if they can reach some kind of agreement on a real excavation. In fact, Mr. and Mrs. Batty are members of the Historical Society, and they are the Ministry of Agriculture. Historical associations, as well as liaisons between state universities. Mr. and Mrs. Barty and they have identified some good excavation sites without endangering or interfering with policing issues.

Sean felt a little bored after reading a text, but when he saw this, he suddenly became a little more interested. He knew that sometimes a word, phrase, or name popped up in a survey and then recurred, and it became something to consider. And now, it's this historical association. Sean could even imagine seeing the small flyers and notices being sent out of the crowd. They host cocktail parties. Fundraisers, speeches, all that kind of activity, that's normal. So Mr. and Mrs. Barty joined in. And now, what is written on this information is gradually starting to become interesting.

Looking further down, it still says in 1929. There was a ferocious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United States. The Ministry of Agriculture established the first site on the island. Thus began the modern history of the island involving its current mission.

Sean has some questions about the behavior of the Barty couple coming out of the real room where they are supposed to work and snooping on the island. Only then did he conclude that these people were wise people. Speedboats, then historical associations, then under the cover of archaeological excavations, they were able to reconnoiter on the island. It is possible that none of these factors are related. So it's just a coincidence. But Sean never believed in coincidence. He didn't believe that low-income scientists from the Midwest would often indulge in expensive boating hobbies and the affairs of archaeology and local historical associations. These things don't align with Tom and Viddy's personalities, tempers, or past interests. It's a pity that Sean has nowhere to ask, nowhere to solve his puzzles, and if he asks a random person, he may get no more answers than Sean deduces now.

Sean quickly caught up with a few people in front of him, and after giving his mobile phone to Theresa, he pointed to a building next to him and asked, "Can you tell me about the buildings on this island?"

"Of course you can!". Woods then pointed out where the water tower, the sewage disinfection plant, the machinery store and the steam factory were. The place seems quite self-sufficient. However, I haven't seen the interior of the main building yet.

Sometimes they pass by a weird-looking building, and if Sean asks him what it is, Woods will say, "Paint Warehouse," or "Feed Warehouse," or something. But this statement does not arouse Sean's trust. In fact, even if you don't have to judge what Woods said with parasensory skills, Sean has a hunch that this guy likes this kind of confidential, and uses it to whet Sean's appetite, and he takes pleasure in it.

Almost all of the buildings, with the exception of the new main research building, are formerly militarized, mostly made of red brick or reinforced concrete, while most have been abandoned. All in all, it was once home to a powerful military facility, one of a string of forts used to defend the city of Gold Hill (San Francisco) against a hostile navy that had never existed before.

After a while, Theresa finished reading the information and handed the phone back to Sean, and they came to a group of concrete buildings with grass growing on the concrete pavement. Woods raised his jaw at it and said, "That big building, codenamed Zero-Three, is also based on the code name of the old unit that has been revoked. A few years ago it was the main yàn room. When we moved out, it was sterilized with poison gas and then sealed forever in case something was still alive. ”；

Sean and Theresa looked at the building, and then Sean opened his mouth and asked, "Has there ever been a biocontrol leak here?";

"That was before I came!", Woods spoke. Staring at Sean, maybe seeing the two detectives a little familiar. So he relaxed, smiled slightly, and said, "If you want to go inside and have a look, detective, I can give you the key." ”；

When Sean heard this, he immediately smiled back and asked, "Can I go in alone?";

"You can only go in alone. No one is going to accompany you in there. Woods said.

Sean turned his head and said, "Hey, Theresa, I'll go if you go." ”。

Theresa squinted at him. "I don't want to die that much. ”；

As a few people spoke, they had already come to the front of the building, codenamed Zero Three, and Sean saw that someone was already on the concrete. Drawing a huge black skull with crossed bones, Sean suddenly remembered that this skull actually had two meanings: first, it was the pirate's skull flag. It was generally hung on the mast by pirates. Second, it is also a sign of poison and deadly substances. Sean stared at the black skeletons and skeletons on the white wall, and when he turned away, the image was still in front of his eyes. If there is no one around, ordinary people who come here in the middle of the night will definitely feel creepy.

Woods continued: "As far as I know, the building was built in 1946 and Congress authorized appropriations for the construction of a research facility. It is legally stated that it is not possible to conduct research on the United States continent for certain infectious diseases. This is necessary at a time when the level of biocontrol is not advanced enough. Therefore, it is already fully owned by the government. Sunshine Island, which also happens to be under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and the military, is a natural place for the study of exotic animal diseases. ”；

When Sean saw him say this, he immediately picked up the conversation and said, "Are you saying that only animal diseases are studied here?"

"Yes. Woods said.

"Mr. Woods, if Mr. and Mrs. Barty stole the foot-and-mouth disease virus. And we will be sad when the herds of the United States, Minada, and Medongo are wiped out. But that's not why we're here. Can the germs in the real yàn room on Sunshine Island infect humans?";

Woods stared at Sean for a moment, then replied, "You should ask the conductor, Dr. Clinton." I'm just the head of a security squad!"

"It doesn't matter. Tell me about what you know. There's still some way to go anyway!" Sean said, "I think you're pretty good at it!"

Woods thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, "Let me say this, because for a while, it happened that the Ministry of Agriculture and the army were in charge of this island at the same time, so there were many speculations and rumors that this was a biological warfare research center. I think you all know that. ”；

Theresa suddenly interjected next to her and said: "There is a lot of evidence that the chemical troops developed germs at the height of the Cold War to exterminate all the animals of the Soviet Union. You know that anthrax or other animal diseases can even be used as a bioweapon against humans. ”。

Woods shrugged his shoulders, he seemed to like the action, cleared his throat, and said, "I don't mean to say that there's no biological warfare research here. In the early fifties, of course, there was. However, since 1954, the research mission of aggressive biological warfare has been transformed into a research mission of defensive biological warfare. In other words, the troops are only studying how to prevent our livestock industry from being deliberately infected with diseases by the other side. I'm not going to answer questions of that nature anymore, but I will say that E-e sent a biological warfare research team here a few years ago, and they found something that seemed to make them anxious. ”；

Sean was always thinking of the spontaneous compliance with weapons regulations, a bit like a murder suspect leading himself and others around his house along a route he had designed.

Led by Woods, the crowd turned down a narrow cobblestone road, and Woods said with some conclusion: "So, since the mid-fifties, Sunshine Island has become almost the most advanced research institute in the world for the prevention and treatment of animal diseases." ”；

"Okay, now let's leave history behind us and enjoy the scenery!" Sean said, "Mr. Woods wants you to introduce us to it!"

"Okay!". Woods pointed ahead, a bit of a tour guide, and said, "Directly in front of us is the old lighthouse." Originally built by George #Washington Authority. The current one was built in the mid-fifties of the nineteenth century. The lighthouse is no longer needed, just a building of historical significance. ”。

Shaun looked as he spoke, and the stone building was nestled in a meadow, looking more like a two-story house, with a tower jutting out of the roof. So he asked, "Will you use it for security purposes?"

Woods smiled. The look was like saying, I knew you were going to say that, and he said, "You've been paying attention, haven't you? Sometimes I have people standing guard there with binoculars or night vision or something like that." When the weather is too bad for helicopters and boats to travel, the lighthouse is our only all-round monitoring tool. Then Woods looked at Sean and asked, "Is there anything else you want to know about the lighthouse?";

"Nope. That's all for now!. Sean said.

After that, the group turned into another pebble alley. They were now heading east along the north shore of the Sunny Isles. The shoreline is to the left of the people, and to the right are the scarred trees. Sean noticed that the beach stretched. It is a lovely piece of sand and stone, almost virgin land, unexplored. Aside from the road, you can imagine yourself as a Dutch, or Englishman, at some point in the 16th century, when he first set foot on this shore and walked along the beach, trying to figure out how to drive the natives out of the island so that he could become the owner!

The road is more or less the same as the coastline, so there's not much to see. But the loneliness of this place left a deep impression on Sean and Theresa. And when you think of it, there is no lonely soul living here, and you can't meet anyone on the beach or on the road. Except for the road between the ferry and the main yàn room. The roads seemed endless.

Mr. Woods, the leader of the security team, said, "These roads were built by the troops to connect the coastal forts to the Terry Fortress. Take these roads when patrolling to catch critters, otherwise they will be empty. Then he paused, and added, "Now that we've condensed the entire research facility into one building, most of the island is empty. ”；

Theresa frowned and asked Mr. Woods, who was the tour guide. said: "How do the rowers know not to land here?";

"There are warnings on all the maps and navigation maps. Unless it is a special tourist authorized by the authorities!", Mr. Woods replied, "In addition, there are road signs along all the beaches, and patrols can deal with boats that anchor or dock here." ”；

Sean asked, "What do you do with trespassers?";

Woods replied, "We warn boaters not to approach or land on the island again. Repeat offenders will be detained and handed over to the local police station for processing. ”

When he said this, Woods smacked up. "If someone hangs around on the island, it doesn't endanger policing or biocontrol," he explained. As I said, we don't want to give the impression that the island is polluted. For example, we have a dedicated bus here, but it's not what people think of as a biocontrol bus, but due to the proximity to the biocontrol area, we still exclude all animals and unauthorized people. ”；

"As far as I can see, Mr. Woods, a boatload and a half of armed radicals can come to the island one night and cause you and your entire security team a lot of trouble, or take all sorts of horrible things from the real room, or blow up this place into the sky and release the deadly virus into the environment." In fact, at a certain time of the year, when the tide is at great low tide, they don't even need boats, you are connected to the land. ”；

Woods looked at Theresa and replied, "All I can tell you is that there are more security measures here than you two have seen." ”；

"I hope so. "Let me ask you a question, Mr. Woods, we're all here to answer the question, is it possible for Tom and Vidi to steal the microbes from the island?" ”；

Hearing this, Woods thought about it for a long time, and slowly replied, "Theoretically, they can." But why would they do that?"

"Money. Sean opened his mouth to say.

"They really don't look like that. Woods was a little confused and said, "They love animals." Why do they want to exterminate the world's animals?";

"Maybe they want to exterminate the people of the world and make a good life for the animals. Sean said.

"Funny!" said Stevens, "Detective, it's so funny, the Barty didn't take anything from the island that would hurt life. I bet on my job. ”；

This time it was Sean's turn and shrugged his shoulders noncommittally. That's right! The purpose of the cliché has been achieved. It seems that the character of the Barty couple is still very good in their hearts.

Seeing that Sean didn't answer, Woods turned into a tour guide again with some pride, and said, "We are approaching Terry Fortress, we can be here, take a look around." Do you want two detectives?";

From a distance, Sean saw Terry's fortress without walls, and it actually looked like an abandoned town. A brick prison, an old mossy hall, a shaky brick barracks with a small balcony, probably the commandant's house, a few other turn-of-the-century buildings, and a chapel on a hill with a wedge-shaped board of parapets, surprisingly form a picturesque landscape.

Woods pointed to another brick building and said, "That's the only building that's still in use, the fire station." ”；

Sean said, "The fortress seems to be far away from the real room. ”；

"Yes," Woods replied, "but the new room is completely fireproof and has its own internal fire extinguishing system." Most of the fire trucks here are used to extinguish fires in the mountains or in buildings outside the biocontrol zone. ”。

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