Volume 3 Chapter 16 Mysterious Group Photo
Roland quickly walked over to Kuroki's desk, which was lined with a clutter of reports that were all indicators and completions of ore mining.
The data shows that it is not only iron ore that is produced here, but also the production data of bituminous mineral oil and nitrate are clearly recorded on the report. If iron ore is mined to produce swords, then bituminous mineral oil can be used to refine paraffin, and nitrate is the masterbatch of nitro substances, and if these materials are used to make an item, then it should all be directed to explosives.
Do ghosts refine explosives?
What is the purpose of the ghost refining explosives? Paving the mountain or fighting to siege the city? Before this, whether it was the ghost in the hanging door of the five ghosts, or the living ghost wandering in the world, they all used spells and traditional methods such as blinding, Gu magic, and witchcraft to achieve their goals, and the ghosts here were just like the human world! They have a strong industry! Not only that, but all raw materials are stored and processed, which means that the plant that produces explosives is also nearby.
Where is the factory?
Roland realizes that these ghosts who have died in modern times, with their vast knowledge and driven by violent minds, are engaged in a hidden and huge project in this mineral-rich underground world.
Roland flipped the dark wooden desk with trepidation, her gaze falling on a locked iron cabinet.
Roland tried to find clues from the other corners of the room, Kuroki took off his coat when he entered the room, and he didn't go out with his coat on when he went out, and his coat hung on the coat rack at the head of the bed.
She quickly walked to the head of Kuroki's bed, but her eyes fell on the upside-down photo frame at the head of the bed, and she walked over and picked up the upside-down photo frame, which was inlaid with a group photo of a group of young people.
No, if you look closely, it's not a photograph, it's a piece of paper made of salona powder, and then traced with some kind of projection or painting technique, and the workmanship is so fine that it can be compared with modern inkjet printing technology. Kuroki should have traced this photo from memory after arriving at the Ghost Gate. It can be seen that Kuroki attaches great importance to this photo and this group of people.
In the photo, a group of young men in breeches, leather boots, and white shirts are surrounded by a girl with a graceful figure, who is dressed in the same way as them, but even more heroic.
Facing the dim light of the office, Roland found that the part of the salan papyrus printed with the girl's image had been polished to white stubble, which showed that the girl was the focus of Kuroki's attention.
Who is she? In the face of military information, Roland has no mind to gossip about Kuroki's emotional world. She flipped through Kuroki's coat pocket and pulled out a bunch of keys. She trembled as she walked to the iron cabinet, her inquisitive desire fueling her adrenaline, which made Roland clearly aware that she was still a living man. The hallway was quiet, but the guard at the door would open the door at any moment to see what was going on. Roland trembled and tried each key. Soon, with a click, a key easily opened the heavy door of the iron cabinet. The cabinet was clean and there was only one file bag. When I opened the portfolio, I saw a neatly folded map. Operational map, to be exact.
Kuroki was a quartermaster who was responsible for rear support, and staff analysis and map operations were no longer his business scope. What did he keep such a map for?
Soon, the operational map was laid out on the table, which clearly marked the mine, the canyon and several surrounding military camp structures, and related support facilities, and the arrows in red and blue strokes were densely packed. At the same time, the guards outside the door began to talk, what were they talking about, did they want to come in and see?
Roland memorized the coordinates and routes of the map with her superhuman memory, and to prevent mistakes, she pulled out a piece of straw paper from the paper basket, briefly traced it, folded it neatly into small pieces of paper, and put it in the pocket of her underwear. It all happened in a matter of minutes – nervousness can make people perform aberrations and trigger extraordinary performances, and Roland is the one who is especially excited in the midst of nervousness. By the time the guard opened the door, Roland had already sat back in her place.
It's business as usual, but the heart is surging.
The door closed again, but Roland couldn't sit still. She paced back and forth in the office, anxiety haunting her heart, Baozi had been gone for two nights and a whole day, and if it went well, he had already arrived at the canyon barracks, what was his situation now? Maybe Baozi needs this picture, and she needs to find a way to pass this picture on.
She sorted out her thoughts, recalling the whole process of Kuroki's summoning her from beginning to end, and suddenly felt a little strange, but she couldn't say why. She checked the ground near the iron cabinet again for any earthen-made counterespionage measures such as hair strands or incense ash, after all, the ghost's mind is gloomy and delicate.
Kuroki floated in, and Baozi once quoted the shaman's grandmother as saying, "Don't make friends with people who walk silently, this kind of person is very scary." And in the ghost world, everyone has such characteristics.
"Did you get a good rest? Have you messed around with my stuff? ”
"Yes"
"You're so honest"
"Can you tell a story about your bedside photos?"
"Yes," Kuroki replied easily, "I like to communicate with people who are honest. ”
Kuroki walked over to the bed, picked up the upside-down frame, and gently stroked it, "My classmates. Waseda, and that crazy era of militarization of the whole people. ”
Only one of the boys is still alive, and he was one of the few surrenderers in the Battle of Okinawa, and Nagoya is still alive. I'll bring him in when I have time. Kuroki pointed to one of them, then to a boy who seemed very close to the girl, "This is Ishihara", and then to the girl, "This is Mikawaya Miko, my classmates", oh, they were a couple, and they came to Manchuria with me. The two of them were masters of construction and powerful disciples of Master Dongying, who oversaw the construction of many fortresses and strongholds during their lifetimes, and later took charge of the Dead Sea project in Dafang Town. Ishihara was lost at the hands of Bao Ziqiang, and Miko later died at his hands. ”
Roland was shocked when he heard it, that girl turned out to be the female ghost Miko who caused trouble in Dafang Town, and she also had a relationship with Kuroki.
Kuroki sighed and looked out the window, "It's a pity that you can't join hands with him in the yang world, and you can't see each other in the underworld." ”
"Do you know how she's doing?" Roland asked tentatively.
Kuroki glanced at Roland slyly, "I forgot to ask Mr. Bao Ziqiang, he answered this question best." "Kuroki obviously knows everything, at least the red dragon who has scurried into the ghost gate will tell him.
Miko's soul was destroyed in the Dead Sea, and she was included in the underworld, Bao Ziqiang is naturally the culprit, judging from Kuroki's feelings for Miko, it should be unusual, and he naturally hates Baozi to the bone, which also explains why he chose Baozi to send him to death.
"Look out the window" Kuroki dragged Roland to the window with great interest, and in the open field outside the window, ten ghosts who had not completed the task of picking and mining were pressed to the ground by brushing, and a Japanese officer officially read out the punishment decision, and ten Japanese people raised their knives to cut down, and the ghosts immediately turned into ashes. The crowd of onlookers didn't even scream, their expressions were numb, and under the organization of the first commanders, people shouted cursed slogans that deserve death, and when the officers thought that the scale was okay, they were arranged to return to work.
"The power of the mediocrity," Kuroki muttered, "as long as the rules are right." ”
"Ms. Luo, I kindly remind you that according to the rules of the game, if you can't complete the task, I'm afraid that the focus of the public will be on you in a few days."
Roland was someone who had seen the Great Battle, and she knew that Kuroki's actions were intentional, using violent intimidation and behavioral hints to achieve her goals. And what is this purpose? She clutched the paper ball she had just stolen, and she had to find a way to get Bao Ziqiang to break this ghost world as soon as possible.