In the afterglow of the setting sun, the jeep of the "Old Tune Group" drove down the familiar street, moving slowly between the signs hanging diagonally or missing words such as "hairstyle", "supermarket", "barbecue", "foot bath", "hot pot", "convenience", and "second sister".
Vehicles on the road are parked at will, full of traces of rain and wind, seriously hindering traffic, but not really making jeeps impassable.
"It's still the same." Shang Jianyao, who was transferred to the back row, sighed in a sighing tone.
For some reason, a sentence from the old world entertainment materials naturally appeared in Long Yuehong's mind:
"He lit a cigarette and talked about the ...... past."
Bai Chen, who was driving, looked ahead and said:
"It's getting dark, where are we going to camp tonight?"
"Of course it's the same place last time!" Shang Jianyao replied before Jiang Baimian, "There are feelings!"
That's where his little speaker comes from.
Who has feelings for this hellish place? Jiang Baimian muttered silently, nodded and said:
"It's still an old place, at least familiar."
Bai Chen said "hmm", turned the jeep to the left, and entered the community called Yang Heyuan.
They immediately got out of the car, packed their belongings, turned into a unit in the first building on the right, and skillfully arrived at the sixth floor.
After opening the door of the deepest room, a stale smell penetrated their noses.
"The layout is no different from when we left." Shang Jianyao looked around, as if he didn't smell anything.
Coffee tables, TV cabinets, dirty cloth sofas, emerald green water cups, round tables, back chairs and other items were in their places, almost frozen in time and never moved again.
Jiang Baimian nodded:
"It seems that no relic hunters have been here yet."
She immediately gave the order:
"Check the room and remove hidden dangers."
The four members of the "Old Tune Team" were immediately divided into two teams, one team went to the toilet, and the other team arrived at the end of the corridor and opened the door of the children's bedroom.
Jiang Baimian glanced at it and saw a person lying quietly on the bed.
The man was covered with a blue quilt with small golden stars, and the exposed part had turned into bones, leaving only a clump of white, messy hair.
Shang Jianyao was silent for a few seconds and said:
"Let's change places."
"Okay." Jiang Baimian could understand his feelings.
The body in front of them should belong to the original owner of the room, the little girl named Girl in the album.
She has become a "heartless person", growing up year by year, getting older little by little, but she has never forgotten where her home is.
And when the "power goes out", she will become a cruel "heartless person" and go out hunting.
More than two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and when the "Old Tune Team" met her again, she had turned into a corpse.
After briefly explaining the situation to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, Jiang Baimian led the team members to move to a room in the same position on the eighth floor.
That's where they stayed.
"I didn't expect her to be dead......" After settling down, Long Yue sighed with emotion.
"It's normal." Bai Chen comforted him, "There are not many ordinary 'heartless people' who can live to be forty years old, they can continue to live to the past few years because they were protected by Xiao Chong before."
After the last incident, Xiao Chong was frightened away by Du Heng, and the "Pangu Creature" took over some areas, and many relic hunters came and went, and the "environment" of this place was completely changed.
This made Jiang Baimian faintly feel that he and others had become villains.
Shang Jianyao sat by the floor-to-ceiling window with guardrails, looked outside, and sighed:
"If only there was no 'heartless disease'."
"This is the mission of our group." Jiang Baimian replied jokingly, trying to adjust the atmosphere within the team.
Long Yuehong then looked out the window and said "hey":
"It's already dark, why haven't the lights been turned on yet......"
Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth.
The reason why the Swamp No. 1 ruins can call at night and reproduce the bright night view of the city is because the nearby hydropower station is still "maintained" and still working, because Xiao Chong is playing games near the underground computer room of the "Urban Intelligent Network Control Center", and from time to time gives electricity to the entire city.
Nowadays, there is no Xiao Chong, and there are no higher "heartless people" with a certain IQ.
Bai Chen also came to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the scene outside.
She found out sharply:
"There are lights over there."
On the edge of the reinforced concrete forest, there are clusters of yellowish or pure white lights.
They are definitely not numerous, but they look quite eye-catching on a sunset night.
Jiang Baimian exhaled and said:
"It should be where a certain garrison of the company is staying.
"They must have been to the 'Urban Intelligent Network Control Center' to keep this ruin always powered."
Yes, with electricity and without electricity are completely two concepts, and this is the case for stationing and life...... Long Yuehong suddenly realized.
At this time, Shang Jianyao got up excitedly, rushed to the restaurant area, and pressed the switch with a snap.
The pure white light then turned on.
"Sure enough, there is electricity!" Shang Jianyao was very happy.
Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes:
"Turn it off, it's too conspicuous at night."
When Shang Jianyao turned off the light, Jiang Baimian looked around and said:
"Tonight's arrangement is: eat first, then rest for an hour, and then walk to nearby neighborhoods to find bookstores and other places to determine whether this is Oe City."
"Are you going to search for text data tonight?" Long Yuehong blurted out in surprise.
I have to take a breather when I hang myself.
Jiang Baimian smiled:
"We should have acted at night and rested during the day, otherwise it would be easy to run into the company's team exploring this ruin, and we would always have to worry about drones flying overhead.
"You don't want this, do you?"
"Hmm." Long Yuehong nodded unabashedly.
He still hopes that Shang Jianyao's discovery is a misunderstanding, and he and others are still loyal employees of "Pangu Biotech".
Bai Chen said:
"If you want to act at night, it's best to plan your route in advance."
"Yes, yes, otherwise Dabai would easily get lost." Shang Jianyao agreed.
Jiang Baimian grinded his teeth and said:
"Let's go in the direction of the secret laboratory that was blown up, bypassing the 'Urban Smart Network Control Center' on the way, and not approaching there."
The secret laboratory that was blown up has long been of little value after being excavated by "Pangu Biology" in recent years, and the "Urban Intelligent Network Control Center" is of great importance, and there is a high probability that it will be guarded by the company's team.
"Okay." Long Yuehong and others did not object.
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the "old tune team" started acting as planned.
In order to reduce movement, they did not drive, but Bai Chen and Long Yuehong wore military exoskeleton devices and "Black Marsh Iron Snake" bionic intelligent armor respectively.
Shang Jianyao held the "Berserker" assault rifle, relying on the brilliance of the dim stars in the sky, and walked cautiously along the street.
——With the current sensing ability and detection level of the "old tune team", there is really no need to follow suit.
Bypassing the "Urban Intelligence Network Control Center", the "Old Tune Team" came to a street behind it, leading to the secret laboratory.
At this moment, Shang Jianyao turned his body sideways and shouted in one direction:
"Stop!"
As his voice echoed, a figure jumped down from the street window.
This is a male "heartless person" with messy hair, cloudy eyes, and a rickety body, about thirty years old.
He originally wanted to pounce on the "old tune team" and complete the hunt, but at this time he stopped there, motionless.
Shang Jianyao walked over and politely asked:
"Do you know which city this is?"
The "heartless one" let out a low roar, and his bloodshot eyes were both vigilant and hateful.
Shang Jianyao was not discouraged:
"You say, 'This is Dajiang City.' 」
The "heartless one" moved his mouth, and a difficult and strange sound came out of his throat:
"This is Oe City."
"It's really Oe City!" Shang Jianyao snapped the side of the "Berserker" assault rifle.
Is this an alternative trick? Long Yuehong muttered.
Shang Jianyao immediately waved his hand and said to the "heartless person":
"You can go."
So, the "heartless one" left obediently.
In the next second, Shang Jianyao looked at Jiang Baimian and asked with a curious face:
"You didn't even say anything about me."
Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes:
"What you just did reminded me of something."
"What's the matter?" Shang Jianyao asked.
Jiang Baimian said "hmm":
"Do you remember the strange things we encountered here?
"After the lights were turned on, all the 'heartless people' seemed to have turned back into normal people, doing their own things and no longer attacking humans."
"I remember." Bai Chen and Long Yuehong nodded.
They were extremely impressed by this.
Jiang Baimian exhaled and said:
"At the time, I thought this was incredible, but now that I think about it, I feel that it may be the effect of 'mind implantation'.
"And this is most likely a small rinse."
Xiao Chong implanted different thinking into every "mindless person" in the ruins of this city, allowing them to do things according to the corresponding thinking after the lights were turned on? The more Long Yuehong thought about it, the more she felt that the team leader's guess was close to the truth.
Shang Jianyao snapped the side of the "Berserker" assault rifle again:
"Xiao Chong is indeed in the realm of 'Zhuang Sheng'!"
What is there to rejoice about...... This is scary, okay? Long Yuehong was on guard while scolding his belly.
As his eyes moved, he suddenly saw the words on a plaque on the street illuminated by the starlight that broke away from the dark clouds:
"Oe City ......"
Long Yuehong was surprised and happy, pointed to the plaque and said:
"Team leader, there is a place name there!"
This is really Oe City!
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the entire content of the plaque clearly:
"Oe City Talented Junior High School"
This...... Long Yuehong's pupils dilated instantly, and his whole body seemed to have been struck by lightning.
(End of this chapter)