Chapter 61: I Can't Leave
Night fell.
Under the snow-white glow of the searchlights, the oasis, which is very different from the past, is filled with a sense of tension that is about to erupt. In addition to some of the necessary working groups still having to return to their posts, many more people still shared a flashlight in twos and threes, looking for traces of traitors in the night when the pillars of light were patrolling.
Although seven hours had passed since the discovery of the Fallen Seed, Lin Sanjiu and the others had still not been found.
Canteen, hall, water room...... Everywhere there is a loudspeaker, you can hear the uninterrupted broadcast.
At this time, a trembling female voice came out: "...... I, as a life officer, noticed that something was wrong at the time, so I quietly followed...... But, but I didn't expect that a few of them would be so heartbroken! Joining forces with the Fallen Species and bringing them into the oasis to kill their compatriots......"
It was the sound of light rain.
After her words as an eyewitness were over, the majestic and emotionless male voice sounded again: "If it weren't for Xiaoyu reporting to everyone today, there might have been more than two hundred and ten lives left of us." Three women who regard the lives of 1,800 of us as child's play! Such traitors, can we still keep them alive? β
Knowing that the horn would not be able to hear his response, many arms were still raised, and he shouted passionately: "Can't! β
"Sentence them to death!"
"Revenge for your fellow citizens!"
Waves of irrational rage, wave after wave, spread throughout the oasis.
"Catch the traitor!" A shout blended in with the crowd of the power management team, quickly blending into the sound wave and becoming an indistinguishable part. After Hu Chang finished shouting this sentence, he put down his arm and looked left and right a little weakly.
Fortunately, no one seemed to pay attention to him. Although his ability to distinguish between radio and television and the like is true and false, even so, he doesn't think that Lin Sanjiu will really collude with the degenerate species to kill people. However, he would never dare to reveal half a sentence of this, because he was in an extremely fanatical group.
"Today's work is almost over here!" The team leader of the power supply group suddenly shouted loudly and waved his hand: "Next, everyone dig three feet into the ground, and we must also find out those women!" β
"No problemβ" the group members replied excitedly. Then the team leader brought out a box full of flashlights and batteries. The team members went up to get the flashlights in order, but when it was Hu Chang's turn, the group leader covered the box.
"I remember...... You have a good relationship with that bandaged woman, right? He squinted at Hu Changzai.
Hu Chang brushed the ground a few times behind his back, and his clothes were almost punctured by the projected hostility.
"I, I've been deceived too...... "He, who has never told a lie in his life, blushed: "I don't know, I'm very angry......"
The team leader glanced at him, probably because of Hu Chang's usual image of an honest person, but he still didn't continue to pursue it. However, he pushed the box and raised his chin in the direction of the dormitory building: "I won't work you for this today, you go and rest!" β
Hu Changzai resisted the urge to refute, and silently turned around to leave. At this time, a man with a middle-parted head next to him suddenly took a step forward: "Team leader, let him find a traitor with me, right?" It will also be interesting to see if he is really loyal to the oasis. β
Hu Chang was pausing for a moment, and before he could open his mouth to speak, the voice of the group leader behind him had already sounded: "Okay, just do it!" Li Shi, then he will leave it to you, take a good look at me! β
Looking at Li Shi, who was walking towards him with the corners of his mouth raised, Hu Changzai's face was very bad - he couldn't believe that he was still working with him a day ago......
Of course, the flashlight was in Li Shi's hand, and Hu Changzai followed him silently as if he was a criminal who had made meritorious contributions.
After walking for a while, there was not even a shadow of a traitor in sight, except for the fanatical search team like them.
"Strange, where is this hidden?" Li Shi scolded a little impatiently. "Those girls are well hidden...... There's no way they're going to run away, they're still here. β
All possible places in and out of the oasis were guarded by five cadres and people. As long as these five cadres are there, even those women will not be able to escape in mecha - this is the consensus of almost everyone in the oasis. And the cadres, including Chen Jinfeng, are indeed worthy of this impression, and each of them has a terrifyingly high combat power.
Hu Chang thought worriedly for a while, and suddenly had an idea. He glanced at Li Shi: "Someone has already looked for these places, but there must not be." β
Li Shi really suddenly became interested: "Huh? That's right...... You kid knows them. Tell me, where might they be hiding? β
"Follow me." Hu Chang smiled at him and walked in front to show him the way. Li Shi hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
There are several blind spots in the search team's range of action.
This is what Hu Chang suddenly realized when he walked out of the door of the power pack.
First of all, it is the building where the cadres live. This building is the most comprehensively insulated, with a total of seven floors, with a cadre living on the second to sixth floors, and the seventh floor is Professor Bai's office area. Now that the cadres are out, will this building become the safest place instead?
Hu Changzai, who had this idea, touched the nail and came back before he could get closer-because one of the cadres, the burly and tall Hai Tianqing, was patrolling the vicinity of this building with a few people, and the search party formed by ordinary people spontaneously couldn't even get close.
Then there are a few important working groups.
Since Oasis runs every day without these working groups, even today, the team members are still working - just like Hu Changzai and Li Shi just now. However, it is precisely because of this that the search team has ignored these brightly lit and crowded places.
In the few hours that the backup power pack was working, there was no search team to disturb it.
The well management team is also an indispensable place......
Hu Changzai, who didn't know why he was suddenly nervous, took Li Shi to approach the work site of the well group.
Unexpectedly, it was pitch black in the well group, and there was not even a single person.
The lights are all black, and the usual work tools are placed on their backs and stacked neatly on one side. The well was encased in heavy insulation and stood silent in the dark. The two of them didn't speak for a while, only looked around with their flashlights.
I looked at all the places where I could hide a person, and there was nothing.
Hu Changzai reached out and touched a bucket, and there was still a little bit of undried wetness at the bottom of the bucket, indicating that the well group did not come today, but like them, they ended their work early.
"No one, let's go!" Li Shi muttered unhappily.
It seems that Xiaojiu is indeed not here-Hu Changzai couldn't suppress the disappointment in his heart, sighed secretly in his heart, and dragged his steps to follow.
As soon as he took two steps out, there was a soft "click" sound from behind him.
If it weren't for the loudspeaker announcement, the sound would not have been heard by the two of them--Li Shi turned around, and the light of the flashlight was projected on the ground not far away.
In the dark, only the orange aperture could be seen. The aperture was constantly trembling slightly because of the master's nervousness.
The lid of the well suddenly moved and slipped to the ground.
A miserable white hand was placed on the edge of the well, and then another, dragging a body slowly out of the well.
Her long, low-hanging black hair obscured her face, and her white clothes were soaked with water, leaving a trail of water where she had crawled.
Even though he realized that this might be a traitor, this living image of Sadako still made Li Shi's heart beat violently, and his face turned white - just as he was about to rush out of his throat with an exclamation, the back of his head suddenly hurt, and his body fell to the ground.
Hu Chang was holding the iron bucket and gasped for a few breaths. He was too hard just now, and blood was already gushing from the back of Li Shi's head. However, when I touched it with my hand, my snort was still very steady.
Sadako in front of him pouted, brushed her hair back with one hand, and revealed Fontaine's face: "Thank you!" β
Hu Changzai almost fell to the ground - he looked at Fang Dan and smiled bitterly: "How did you do this? What about the wine? Now the whole Oasis is looking for you! β
Fontaine wiped a handful of water from his face, turned around and shouted into the well, "Come up!" Hu Changzai also came. β
Soon, two more watery Sadako crawled out of the well, one of whom was still red-haired.
Facing the soaked women, especially Lin Sanjiu, who was soaking wet, Hu Changzai longed to gouge out his eyes and put them in his trouser pockets - he lowered his head and didn't dare to look, and listened to Fontaine's explanation with a red face: "...... These two stupid people thought they would just hide on the outdoor unit. The temperature is so high, if you squat for a day, you will definitely suffer from heat stroke...... Thanks to me, if I hadn't known there was a place to hide, they would have been found. β
The other two women stared at her, and Marser finally couldn't hold back: "Actually, it's all because of your ...... today."
Fontaine was unmoved, his expression unchanged.
Lin Sanjiu turned away with a little headache: "We all heard the broadcast in the well." I don't know the full picture, but I'm 100% sure that the Fallen Seed was bred in the Oasis. No one is allowed to come out during the day so that they will not be discovered...... Now, the Oasis is going to kill us. β
Hu Changzai was taken abackβof course he knew the truth of what he saidβand he whispered, "This must be announced!" β
"How to publish? As soon as you stand up, you will be caught immediately. Besides, we don't know why Oasis is doing this, who would believe us......" Fontaine said with some depression.
Lin Sanjiu paused, and suddenly whispered, "There is a way." There is a radio address to the whole oasis in Professor Bai's office, so let's just borrow that. Perhaps, the cause of the degenerate seed can be found there. β
Everyone was silent.
"It's death." It was a long time before Fontaine muttered.
"Although the risk of escaping is less......" Lin Sanjiu said as he suddenly smashed the ground and said viciously, "But! I was forced to run away like this, and I can't suffocate to death when I think about it in the future? I don't have this breath, if I don't turn this ghost place upside down, how can I be willing to leave! β
Several people looked at each other, and Marser was the first to nod and say, "I agree." Besides, Chen Jinfeng and I still have a personal vendetta that I haven't avenged-"
"Hmm...... It seems that I am indeed a little unwilling to be said by Xiaojiu...... And it's fun, too. Fontaine followed.
Hu Changzai didn't say a word, he stood up and whispered, "Then I'll help you too." In the building where Professor Bai is located, there is a cadre nearby. His name is Hai Tianqing, you listen well......"
Several people knew that there was no room for delay, and while discussing softly, they carefully walked out of the well group.
A few minutes later, when several of them disappeared into the darkness, a man suddenly rose from the ground.
Li Shi covered his wound with one hand and stumbled out of the well group - as soon as he came out, he almost collided with a member of the search team.
Facing the man's astonished gaze, he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Go and inform the cadres that I have found a traitor!" They're on their way to Professor White's office! βR1152