Qin Lan and Ding Ning arrived a little later than Chen Xin expected.

However, they still arrived at the door of Chen Xin's house in a car specially sent to them.

Using the remote control to open the newly upgraded door for the first time, watching the heavy metal gate slowly descend and the cold wind pouring in, Chen Xin couldn't help but feel an indescribable smell in his heart.

He feels like a big boss or a villain in a bunker, not at all like the appearance of the main character.

After all, in the movie, the door opens like this, and most of the people who appear behind the gate are not the main characters or any positive characters.

But this is just a little random thought, as the gate was completely lowered, looking at Qin Lan and Ding Ning who got off the car at the door, Chen Xin took a few steps forward and greeted him.

However, the snow at the door was a little deep, and the snow up to half a meter deep made it impossible for Ding Ning and Qin Lan to come down directly.

"This gate is so cool!" Ding Ning jumped down from the snow piled up at the door with his bag, and after turning around and helping Ding Ning down, he asked Chen Xin, "But when I came last time, it didn't seem like this, right?" ”

"I've done some renovations, and the previous sliding door can't be opened when the snow is thick, but it's much better to change to the current lifting type." Chen Xin explained to Ding Ning, and at the same time looked at Qin Lan on the side: "Ah Lan, are you here?" ”

Qin Lan nodded slightly to Chen Xin and responded softly: "Well, I'll be disturbed during this time." ”

"What bother, it's too late for me to be happy that you guys can come." Chen Xin responded with a smile, looked up at the person who sent them outside the door, although it was a young special police officer that Chen Xin didn't know, he still greeted the other party: "This comrade, you have sent them over, come in and sit down, and drink a glass of water." ”

But the other party shook his head and hurriedly said, "No, I have other things to do, and I need to go back to the city immediately." ”

After speaking, the other party handed down a large black duffel bag and a long box, said hello to Ding Ning and Qin Lan, and turned to get in the car and left.

Seeing the other party leave, Chen Xin didn't care, so he closed the door again.

When the door closed, he looked at Ding Ning and asked her, "Xiao Ding, what did you mean by that note before?" What the hell is going on? ”

"There is a big operation in the bureau, and you need Ah Xin's cooperation, and Sister Lan and I are here to protect you." Ding Ning quickly explained, and at the same time looked at Qin Lan, motioning for her to continue explaining, while she herself quickly opened the bag she brought and checked the contents of it.

Chen Xin had no choice but to turn his head to look at Qin Lan, waiting for her explanation.

"Ah Xin, do you remember the father and daughter who froze to death at your door before?" However, Qin Lan did not explain directly, but asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Father and daughter freezing to death in front of my house?" Chen Xin was a little surprised, but still nodded, after all, it was really hard to forget such a thing.

Seeing that Chen Xin said that he remembered this incident, Qin Lan continued: "The father and daughter escaped from a private shelter nearby, which was originally a shelter built by them and other relatives before the disaster, but it was occupied by the terrorists who attacked the No. 2 shelter in Baling County, they escaped for help, but unfortunately ......"

Chen Xin knew what Qin Lan was sorry for, after all, the father and daughter froze to death at the door of his house.

But Chen Xin still felt a little strange and asked Qin Lan, "How did the police know about this?" ”

"We found a mobile phone on the little girl, and when we opened it, we found a pre-recorded video inside." Qin Lan's mood was a little low, I don't know if it was because she had just been discharged from the hospital, or because she remembered her fallen comrades-in-arms again, but she continued to speak: "The video was secretly recorded, and it explained the origin of the group of terrorists who occupied their shelter, and their plan to attack important facilities in the city government. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Lan obviously paused and adjusted his emotions before continuing: "After that shelter was occupied by terrorists, they were not killed by terrorists, but were controlled. But the little girl's parents still tried their best to escape, and with the sacrifice of the little girl's mother and the cooperation of other relatives, they escaped, thinking that Ah Xin you are an official refuge, so they came to knock on the door, but they didn't expect it...... Frozen to death on your doorstep. ”

"This ...... It's really unfortunate. Chen Xin sighed, if only he had installed a doorbell at the door at that time.

Perhaps this topic was a bit heavy, Qin Lan quickly skipped this paragraph and continued: "When the attack happened later, when I was injured in the hospital, the city bureau had already launched an operation and sent people to that shelter, but ...... The terrorists have left, and all the people in the shelter have been killed. ”

Listening to Qin Lan's introduction, Chen Xin's scalp was a little numb, and he didn't have much real feeling when he heard that there were terrorists in the game or TV news, but if this kind of thing happened to reality and happened around him, it would inevitably make people feel creepy and scared.

"Who the hell are they? Why? Chen Xin calmed himself down, and then asked Qin Lan a crucial question.

For this question, Qin Lan did not answer, but looked at Ding Ning, who was still checking the equipment: "A-Ning, come on, you know the situation better than me." ”

This time, Qin Lan and Ding Ning brought a full set of SWAT combat equipment, including a series of equipment such as helmets and body armor, and the long box contained Qin Lan's sniper rifle.

These pieces of equipment were obviously disguised as Qin Lan and Ding Ning's luggage, and Ding Ning was counting and sorting them out just now.

Hearing Qin Lan call himself, Ding Ning stood up and explained to Chen Xin: "Ah Xin, do you know that the geographical location of this city belongs to the northern end of Hunan Province, and the border with Jiangxi Province and Hubei Province? ”

"Of course I know this, and in the past, because this city belongs to the junction of the three provinces, although it is an important transportation place connecting the three provinces, but because the land route is mountainous and the waterway is difficult, the intersection of the three provinces almost belongs to the three regardless of the zone, and it has not improved until after the founding of the People's Republic of China." Chen Xin recalled the information he had checked in the past because he had written it, and naturally said it very smoothly.

Although the city is an important place for water and land transportation, connecting not only the three provinces, but also the north and south of the Yangtze River, but here is already hilly and mountainous, the terrain is rugged, and the Yangtze River winds through it because of this hilly landform because of the nine bends and eighteen bends here, coupled with the reef and tidal flats, it is by no means a good place to walk in ancient times.

The total length of 240 kilometers of waterway is only 80 kilometers in a straight line, and there are 16 big bends, which is called "nine curved ileums", and even in ancient times, this section of the Yangtze River waterway within the jurisdiction of this city has the saying of "ten thousand miles of Yangtze River, danger in Jingjiang".

That is, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to open up this section of the waterway, the state deliberately built a bend and straightening project, straightened the Yangtze River channel, blew up the reef at the bottom of the river, and this section of the Yangtze River waterway was unblocked.

As for the land, because Yanguo has vigorously promoted the national infrastructure construction in recent years, and the highways have been built one after another, Chen Xin still doesn't have too many feelings about the land route.

But when I think back to driving through the junction of the three provinces, the mountains and hills, and the bridges and tunnels one after another, you can imagine how difficult the road was here in the past.

"Ah Xin, since you know this, it's easy to explain." Ding Ning nodded, and after affirming and admiring Chen Xin's knowledge, he continued to explain: "Because this city used to belong to the three sides, although there were not as many bandits as in Xiangxi, but the land boundary is not too peaceful, and some historical problems still have some influence even after so many years, so in the remote mountain villages of Baling County, there are still some beliefs related to the White Lotus Sect. ”

“WhattheF**k！” Chen Xin was stunned by the news that Ding Ning said, and blurted out that it was actually an English scolding.

However, Ding Ning and Qin Lan both understood why Chen Xin had such a big reaction, because the White Lotus Sect was so old, so old that everyone could hear this name in folklore, and for an online writer like Chen Xin, it was an excellent villain material in many.

But in reality, the White Lotus Sect has really become villain material, which Chen Xin did not expect, especially since there are still White Lotus Sect activities to this day, which is really incredible.

"We didn't believe it as much as you did at first, but according to the clues gathered, this group of people is indeed related to the White Lotus Sect, belonging to the remnants of the White Lotus branch of the Tatar Dynasty era, and has always been circulated in remote mountain villages in Baling County." Qin Lan smiled bitterly at Chen Xin, she didn't expect that she would actually say that those terrorists were really a cult.

Chen Xin pinched the bridge of his nose and relieved his emotions before continuing to ask: "But since they have existed since the end of the Qing Dynasty, didn't the city government know about it before?" In the past, what broke the four olds and fought feudal superstitions, but they were not defeated? ”

"Of course the city government has cracked down, but this is just to turn them from light to dark, and the faith that has taken root for one or two hundred years has been quite deep-rooted." Ding Ning shook her head helplessly, when she heard the political commissar talk about this matter, she also had the same reaction as Chen Xin: "In addition, they are basically law-abiding, and the White Lotus Sect worships Maitreya Buddha, which is very hidden, and it is difficult to eradicate it, and the city government has always turned a blind eye, mainly without making a big noise, so they went with them." ”

"But no one thought that the coming of the end times would become an opportunity for those people to make such a big deal." Chen Xin summed it up, with a wry smile on his face.