439. Chapter 8 (3) There is nowhere to hide
After leading people to escape through the window of the data room, Zhang Xiaoyi and the young base militia led the way in front, after Qin and Han broke off, covering these fugitives who were temporarily mixed together, they broke into the empty field behind that had obviously been abandoned for a long time, the dead grass here was half a person high, and the path was also overgrown with wild grass in the intermittent, making it difficult to distinguish, and the people who ran into here together In addition to Jiang Shu and Fang Jin, there were also Kosheleva and two other men and a woman of the base scientific researchers.
Qin Han and Zhang Xiaoyi led everyone to break into here and didn't run far, and there were two explosions behind them, which was triggered by the pursuers in a hurry, and then there was a fierce sound of shooting from behind them, and some bullets hit the trees and buildings not far away, which once again caused the low screams of several women in this team, but their screams were immediately stopped by the people around them, and these people also knew that such a cry would attract the pursuers and bring danger to everyone, They all subconsciously covered their mouths with their hands in horror.
Fortunately, the dense grass here gave these people a good shelter, and they ran out of the database some distance away, Qin Han guessed that the pursuers behind might have some scruples and did not follow immediately, which gave them a little respite, in fact, Qin Han didn't know that at this time, it was Colin who rushed over to inquire about the situation here, and arranged the next step to intercept them.
After hearing the gunshots, Zhang Xiaoyi immediately asked the militia who was leading the way beside him:
"It's not safe here, we're going to get out of here, do you know the other exits here?"
Zhang Xiaoyi's English was average, and the Saiyan militia couldn't understand it, but fortunately, Kosheleva behind them heard Zhang Xiaoyi's question clearly, and translated it to the soldier with a trill, and after the translation, Kosheleva said to Zhang Xiaoyi:
"I know there's a door over there, but it's blocked, I don't know if I can get through."
Kosheleva's answer was answered by the soldier, except for Qin Han and Zhang Xiaoyi, who didn't know anything about the situation here, everyone else lived and lived here all year round, and they knew everything here.
Soon, under the guidance of these people, after turning around a low house, Qin and Han saw the thick door that was closed by a lot of debris and wooden strips, and was already slightly dilapidated.
The soldier went up to move the debris blocked in front of the door, Qin Han stepped forward and grabbed him, and then Qin Han pointed forward, only to see a section of the wall not far away where the bottom of the wall was covered with wild grass, and there was a very narrow arc space next to the ground that led to the outside.
"You tell him that after going out for a while, we should determine our position and route as soon as possible, preferably in those abandoned places, where these attackers may not be able to take care of them for a while, so that we can take shelter for a while, so that we can find the next escape route, can you?"
Qin Han was in a hurry, so he had to let Kosheleva temporarily play the role of translator, Kosheleva nodded frequently, and at the same time told Qin Han's words to the guard militia.
Seeing that both of them nodded and understood what they meant, Qin Han leaned over and was about to pass through the gap at the bottom of the wall, but was pulled by Zhang Xiaoyi, Zhang Xiaoyi didn't say much, and took the lead in drilling over.
Immediately afterwards, the guard and the others also crossed out with the help of Zhang Xiaoyi and Qin Han, but fortunately, there was a row of abandoned garages not far outside, which provided them with good cover and shelter.
It was still Zhang Xiaoyi who led people forward Qin and Han dragged behind, and the previous advice gave the base militia who led the way in front of a strong sense of purpose, which made them quickly cross a large area of no man's land.
This area may have been a functional area of the base, but it was later closed, and the doors and windows of the buildings scattered here have all been sealed, and judging by the dilapidated condition of the site, it may have not been used for quite some time.
Seeing that they were about to pass through this area, a roar of engines in front of them was accompanied by the shouts of personnel, and the few people who quickly disappeared saw a car of soldiers jumping out of the car not far away, and these soldiers scattered and began to search for the places where Zhang Xiaoyi and Qin Han were hiding.
Qin Han approached Zhang Xiaoyi, and saw through the gap in the corridor outside the building that these armed men were getting closer and closer to here, Qin Han patted Zhang Xiaoyi on the shoulder, and the two of them began to retreat.
"You must be careful, don't make any noise, come with me."
Qin Han tried his best to lower his voice in the face of several people hiding at the base of the wall, and at the same time pressed one of his fingers to his lips, making a gesture to silence everyone, these panicked people piled up at the base of the wall only nodded at this time, except for Fang Jin and Jiang Shu, others did not know what the origin of these two young Chinese was, and could only see the two of them carrying the logo of diplomatic staff, but one thing was certain, that is, following these two people together would be much safer than running blindly.
The early winter season was already cold, and the base between the mountains was even more cold, and the fallen leaves everywhere were swept up by the mountain wind from time to time, making a rustling sound, but the sound of the wind and sand also happened to play a cover role for their movement, and these people tried their best to avoid the eyes of the searchers in front of them and alternately retreated backwards.
With the alternation of several buildings, Qin Han and Zhang Xiaoyi barely avoided the sight of the pursuers behind, but when Zhang Xiaoyi just poked his head out of a dilapidated office building to look forward, it was only a few dozen meters away, and a team of soldiers from the Independent Army searched here from the opposite side, and this time Qin Han and Zhang Xiaoyi were sandwiched in the middle.
Seeing that there was no way out, Qin Han looked around and was thinking of countermeasures, and everyone else also looked at him and waited for him to make an idea, looking at the expectant and frightened eyes of everyone, listening to the shouts that were getting closer and closer on both sides, Qin Han didn't pay attention for a while, he looked around to find a safe way to retreat but didn't, no matter which direction he walked from, he would be exposed to the pursuer's field of vision, especially now that it was still broad daylight, and there was nowhere to hide.
Not far away, a depression on the side of this building attracted Qin Han's attention, and he quickly moved over to find that this was a sunken cement staircase, but a few steps down here, it was a pool of black water composed of more than any substance, and it was full of dead branches and fallen leaves.
Qin Han nodded at Zhang Xiaoyi, and Zhang Xiaoyi took the lead in touching it without hesitation.
Presumably this is the semi-underground part of this building, and the long-term abandonment does not allow the space below to be filled with sewage collected from all over the place, but fortunately, the sewage here is only knee-deep and not too deep, after seeing that there is a passable space inside, Zhang Xiaoyi motioned to the people above to hurry down.
At this time, the cold, mud, and stench are far less important than saving their lives, and a few people under the assistance and leadership of Zhang Xiaoyi quickly entered the inside, and Qin Han, who stayed at the end, simply cleaned up the traces on the ground, and collected two large handfuls of dead leaves in the leeward place, and after he entered the already corrupted underground corner door, he spilled the leaves in his hand on the surface of the sewage outside, and the underground stagnant water in this pool returned to its original calm, and the dead branches and leaves covered on it indicated that no one had come to disturb here.
At this time, Zhang Xiaoyi had already led people into the surface floor of this building, but they didn't dare to make any moves, because they had already heard the conversation of the pursuing Independence Army soldiers not far from the building.
Qin Han, who rushed over later, took a look at the situation here, fortunately, the position they were in now was a visual blind spot, and the pursuers outside couldn't see anything even if they looked inside through the window, but Qin Han couldn't determine whether these people outside would break down the door and search.
Extending from the basement is a narrow staircase, which was originally used for unknown purposes, and an iron fence gate at the entrance to the staircase leading to the upper floor, but it is already in tatters.
Seeing that Qin Han was looking there, Zhang Xiaoyi walked over and looked up, except for the cobwebs and tower ashes, there was nothing abnormal on it, Zhang Xiaoyi raised his feet and was about to step up, but was pulled by Qin Han.
Qin Han pointed to the water stains under the feet of these people, where they came from a distance just now, those water stains had gradually been absorbed by the concrete floor and restored their original color, but the large area in front of them was still wet.
"Take off your shoes and put them back on."
Xiao Yi nodded, quickly took off his combat boots and walked up barefoot, he tried to minimize the contact surface with the stairs, the others understood the meaning of doing this, barefoot can let as little water stains fall on the ground as possible, and can allow the cement stairs to quickly absorb the remaining water traces.
When they reached the second floor, their wet feet were almost completely dry, and Qin Han, who stayed behind, took out a pile of waste paper, cardboard boxes and other things from the room next to them, covered them on the water trail on the ground, and after covering the tracks, Qin Han also came to it.
Qin Han, who had dealt with the aftermath, came upstairs and saw these people huddled together, and he didn't know whether he was scared or frozen, everyone looked at him with expectant eyes, and Zhang Xiaoyi approached the window on the side to monitor the movement outside, at this time, someone had already come to the bottom of the building to patrol.
Qin Han smiled at the men and women of different ages and their faces full of fear, approached them and whispered:
"Don't be afraid, it's safe for the time being, we must keep quiet, everyone take care of each other, there will be a way."
Qin Han said this, but he didn't have any bottom in his heart, but he still had to appease the people here first, under the constraints of this great atmosphere of fear, once someone couldn't hold on, it would be all the people here who would suffer.