Chapter 100 The alarm sounds

The people present looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Apart from those who had spoken earlier, no one else stepped forward.

After waiting for a long time, Old Du finally came over and asked what was going on.

The questioning gaze fell on Hosen, then curiously observed Loin.

This girl is still asleep; you can't wake her up by talking to her.

"Hey, wait, what's going on here?"

"Old Chen, hurry up and deal with the people you brought in."

Chen Dong swaggered over, and everyone saw him pick up the stick in his hand and stab it forward.

The stick just happened to poke her arm.

Luo Yin, who was fast asleep, was interrupted and instinctively raised her hand to wave it away.

The next second, a sensation like flies pointing and landing came, startling Luo Yin and making her open her eyes.

"Hmm, what's bothering me?"

When Luo Yin groggily opened her eyes, she saw a group of people surrounding her, but at a glance, none of them were familiar faces.

"Ahhh~"

"Oh my, this girl almost scared me." Old Du silently leaned on the table and backed away.

"Huh, what are you doing?"

Chen Dong muttered a complaint, his ears ringing from the shock.

Because of her shout, Lao Du, Lao Meng, and Director You all suffered psychological trauma to varying degrees.

What's that saying again? It's like someone scaring another person to death.

Such a sudden attack can really be hard to handle.

"Ahem, wake up! I called you here because there are very important things to arrange, not to play around." Finally finding the right moment, he began to reprimand Luo Yin.

This young comrade needs to be scarened a bit, otherwise the team will be hard to manage.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yin looked up and saw that it was Old Man Chen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

His face lit up with joy. "Finally, I've met you! Grandpa, what brings you here?"

She hadn't forgotten this, and if it wasn't made clear, then everything else was off the table.

Don't think she didn't notice the subtle glances from others. As long as no one is in front of her, she'll pretend she doesn't know.

Old Chen's flames went out quite a bit in an instant. Just as he was thinking about how to retort, someone next to him spoke up.

"Alright, alright, Old Chen, it's getting late. Why don't we talk after we've had dinner?"

Du Xiangrong vaguely sensed something, but thought there was no rush.

"Yes, yes, since you two young comrades are here, why don't you have a meal first?"

Deputy Director You came out from behind, briefly introduced himself and the others, and then led them to get their food.

Luo Yin, who was slightly behind, then realized that this was not something that could be explained in a sentence or two.

Didn't you notice that the people who received them were all deputy bureau chiefs from that area?

Loin was curious and excited, and nudged Hosen next to her.

"Captain Huo, have you heard of that place?"

Luo Yin lowered her voice but was still heard by the people in front, so Lao Du deliberately lagged behind and followed at a leisurely pace.

Old Chen looked completely unconcerned, not caring at all.

After all, it wouldn't be surprising if that girl came up with something out of nowhere!

"No, please go in first."

Hosen said he didn't know, and Loin looked at him with a "you're lying to me" expression.

"Forget it, let's eat and drink our fill first before we gossip."

The base's canteen was gloomy, with only two places providing light.

One is a food serving window, and the other is a meal hanging high on the roof.

After getting their food in order, Luo Yin found two extra spoonfuls of vegetables and two large steamed buns in her lunchbox. She followed them to find a seat and quickly noticed the boiled vegetables and unidentified stir-fried vegetables in her lunchbox.

She didn't pick up her chopsticks immediately, and noticed that only this side had electricity, but only this table had people sitting down to eat.

The rest of the area, including the tables and chairs, was hidden in a dark, gloomy place.

That creepy feeling that had been creeping up on me ever since I entered the mountains came back again.

She had observed that although the cafeteria here wasn't as big as her school's, it had three food serving windows, and the tables and utensils were neatly arranged. If there were enough staff, there would be at least a few hundred people.

But from the time they came in until now, they don't seem to have seen that many people.

Where did that person go?

"Bang! Bang!" "What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and eat."

Seeing that she didn't move, Old Man Chen couldn't help but tap on the table.

This immediately attracted the attention of those around her, and Luo Yin quickly picked up her chopsticks to show that she was eating.

Luo Yin took a big bite of the steamed bun and tasted the flavors of several different grains.

The taste was average, but it had many layers of flavor and should be quite filling. She quickly tried the chopsticks dish, and the taste was indeed quite wild.

It has a slightly sour taste at first, with a hint of bitterness, and after chewing a few times, it becomes a bit spicy.

This dish was surprisingly good with rice, and Luo Yin ate it bite by bite with a steamed bun and then bite by bite with the dish, getting used to it.

Those who were secretly observing her couldn't help but laugh when they saw that she was enjoying the food.

However, Captain Huo next to him seemed to be eating with some pain.

Compared to Luo Yin, he was definitely more resilient. He had eaten everything during wilderness training, but he had a quirk: he could eat anything individually—sour, spicy, bitter, or pungent. But if you mixed all of those together, especially if the dish was sour, spicy, and bitter all at once, it would really hit his sore spot.

When Hosen took those first few bites, he forced them into his mouth. Especially compared to her enjoying her meal, it was pure torture.

"What kind of meat is this?"

Luo Yin tasted the food twice but couldn't tell the difference, so she asked.

"Oh, this is wild game hunted in the mountains. How does it taste?"

Luo Yinhulun swallowed it, "It's so-so!"

Old Chen snorted, "You're picky. If you're eating, then leave."

Soon everyone got up, washed their lunchboxes, and returned to the meeting room.

Having filled their stomachs, the group sat together, each holding a teacup and drinking tea if they were able. Luo Yin followed suit, holding her canteen and blowing away the tea leaves.

I glanced at them every now and then, waiting for their next remarks.

She had thought it through and understood that the main event was about to begin.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, several more people came in, each carrying a stack of documents.

"Sir, these are all the materials you requested. Except for the Earth 10 series, they are all here."

Director You understood and waved for him to leave first.

The conference room door closed, but Luo Yin clearly saw a shadow outside the door; it hadn't left and was guarding the door.

So what are these materials?

Luo Yin's curiosity was quickly answered, but the first thing she encountered was a death warrant.

"Take a close look at this. If there are no problems, you can sign it."

"Sign a death warrant?"

Is this okay? Is she going to leave her life here?

No matter how shocked Luo Yin was, she suppressed her thoughts.

This is truly a special life-or-death pledge. It emphasizes that I adhere to the principles of voluntariness, autonomy, and self-awareness in actively participating in the upcoming action and research. I have prepared for the dangers of this action, and I would like to inform the organization, my work unit, my parents, relatives, and friends in case of any unexpected situations. All of these are situations that I have anticipated.

She looked at the words above again and again.

His fingers lingered on the signature area, but the name remained unsigned.

At the same time, two "swish" sounds rang out, and she saw that the person had already signed.

No, is this really something that doesn't need to be considered?

Hossen stared at her surprised gaze, slowly turned around, and put the documents back.

All eyes will now be on her again.

"Could you provide more information? I have no idea what to do after connecting." We only have one life; we can't just let it go to waste.

"I'll let you know once you sign; all the documents are prepared for you."

Director You patted the documents, his attitude one of easygoingness.

Comrade Feng, who had been listening for a while, froze, never expecting him to speak like that.

"Sign it. We old guys have all signed it before."

Old Chen patted himself on the shoulder and said, "Besides, with your luck, you're sure to outlive us."

Seeing that they all kept their mouths shut, Luo Yin knew that there was nothing she could do, so she simply gave up, finished reading the documents again, and signed her name.

With the final stroke completed, she felt at peace.

It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders, and I felt much more relaxed.

"Alright, now you can talk about it."

Seeing that Director You carefully put away the life-or-death contract, she then began to send out the information she was most concerned about.

"This is the overall roadmap for our operation so far, as well as our final destination. Several points that we need to pay attention to will also be mentioned in the following meeting."

"I would like to reiterate that, apart from this door, all information mentioned in the meeting must not be disclosed. We will sign a confidentiality agreement later, and we hope everyone is aware of this."

Luo Yin, whose sense of the importance of the matter had increased several times over, stayed up with them from night until the early hours of the morning.

The further you go, the more complicated and detailed the information becomes.

But she was so sleepy that she would be woken up each time by someone who needed her to listen carefully to the parts that could be of use to her.

Luo Yin suffered agonizing torment, and finally, in a daze, she choked on the table with her head.

"Bang!"

"The meeting is over. Everyone, please go back and rest."

"Haha, everyone disperse and take a rest. Young comrades need to rest too."

"Oh, it's over?"

Luo Yin, whose voice drifted out of the exit, followed along in a daze, staying close to the familiar Captain Huo the whole way. Huo Sen watched as she moved her arms and legs in unison and couldn't even tell which way was which.

After asking the staff at the door, they first escorted her back to her room.

After checking the room and finding nothing wrong, Captain Huo gave her a few words of advice.

"Go inside, and lock the door later. I'll knock if I need anything from next door."

"Ah, goodbye!"

Luo Yin closed and locked the door, threw the person onto the bed, and fell fast asleep.

She slept very poorly, having a series of dreams.

It looks like they're participating in some kind of chase, running and running non-stop.

She was either being chased by enemies or being attacked by wild beasts, which frightened her so much that she woke up covered in sweat.

When Luo Yin opened her eyes, she found that her head and neck were wrapped tightly, which explained why she felt suffocated.

"What kind of dream is this? How come my body is as stiff as a zombie?"

Luo Yin moved her arms and legs slightly, and felt a stiffness and pain when she stretched her neck.

She went to the doorway but heard no noise outside.

I decided to get up and stretch in the room. After busying myself for half an hour, I finally finished stretching. "I feel a little better now!"

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she took out her canteen and drank some water.

Then they heard something hit the small window. "Bang! Bang!"

The lounge windows were small, square, and only a quarter the size of a normal window.

In her eyes, it was a struggle to squeeze out.

Since it was the first time she had heard a sound, she simply ignored it. Whatever was outside, she figured if she didn't look, nothing would happen.

She turned her back to the ground, then drank water and packed her backpack.

Let's see what's left and what needs to be added.

But before long, another sound rang out.

It was still that same sound, "bang bang" "bang bang".

Ignore what is improper, do not look at what is improper, do not listen to what is improper.

Luo Yin silently put her things away, took her toiletries and went out, without glancing back at the other side the whole time.

She closed the door, looked around, and wondered which way to go.

They discovered that the door next door was wide open, and people were exercising inside.

Luo Yin's eyesight was so sharp that with a glance, she saw powerful long legs doing push-ups with shoes on.

Luo Yin followed the undulating body downwards with her gaze, the flow of her gaze sweeping across the lifted hem of her clothes and onto her well-defined abdominal muscles.

She didn't even realize that she was secretly smiling.

Upon noticing the familiar gaze, Captain Huo immediately adjusted his position, and only noticed it when he stood up after completing the final movement.

Peeking again?

The man, dressed in an old man's vest and exuding hormones, simply wiped his sweat and asked.

"Ahem, is there something you need?"

Luo Yin's heart pounded before she finally managed to look away.

"Oh, I don't know the way. Could you tell me if the restroom is over there?"

He paused for a few seconds, then pointed in a direction, "Come back for dinner later."

"Okay, wait for me!"

After a few seconds of reaction, Luo Yin immediately replied, "It's just eating, she's good at that!"

Is it a bit wrong to just sleep, eat, and then sleep again?

After washing her face several times, Luo Yin, feeling revitalized, thought to herself, "But can I take a shower here?" Her hair had already been thoroughly washed with cold water earlier.

Luckily, the shampoo bar I brought lathered up when it got wet, so my hair didn't clump after washing, and it even had a herbal scent. It's a pity I could only use it on my body a few times.

She waited until the cloth was half dry before rushing back.

"I'm back, you can go now."

She put her things back and rushed out again. In Captain Huo's eyes, she was like a gust of wind.

"you..."

Hossen stared at her long hair, and for once, he paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

He seemed conflicted, wanting to speak but not daring to.

Would you mind cutting it short?

After considering for a while, Captain Huo said in a slightly tactful tone, "It might be inconvenient for you to wash up later on, and this is too long, which is inconvenient for outdoor operations."

A hint of nervousness flashed through his eyes as he feared that what he said might upset the young girl.

"I don't mind, it's just a bit of a pity."

"But are there any professional stylists at the base? I don't want to look too ugly, and I also need to keep this hair." Luo Yin really liked her long hair, after all, she had grown it up since she was a child.

But what he said was true; she knew her hair was a nuisance just from the part of the journey they were on.

"It's okay, I can help."

Suddenly another voice came.

Dressed in his training uniform, Mu leaned casually against the door, smiling as he watched them.

"Team Leader Mu, you're here too. Where did you go before? Are you alright?"

Luo Yin stepped forward and carefully circled around her, finding that she was alright, except for a few obvious abrasions.

"It's okay, do you need me to help you with your hair?"

Luo Yin touched her fragrant hair, gritted her teeth, and said, "I should have washed it after I cut it."

After she finished speaking, she waved to Captain Huo, telling him to wait a moment, and then went into her room.

"I don't want bangs, I don't want them to cover my eyes, and they can't be too short."

"It has to be longer than your hair, not a buzz cut."

"Why are you making such a fuss? If you keep nagging me, I'll just cut it however I want."

"Hey, Captain Mu, don't do that! I still have to go out and meet people. Also, be careful not to cut my ear."

After listening to it several times, Captain Huo silently felt relieved.

Not long after, the familiar "thump thump thump" of running sound rang out again, and Captain Huo knew what was going on.

It's all fixed now!

When they came out again, Huo was seeing Luo Yin with a student-style haircut.

With her short, ear-length hair revealing her forehead, and her bright, smiling eyes as she walked over, she exuded youthful energy.

It looks a lot like a cat he used to have when he was a child, which would pounce on him triumphantly whenever it got to eat a small fish.

"How about it? Is this length acceptable?"

Luo Yin shook her head, feeling much lighter, and it suited her perfectly.

"Okay, let's go."

Upon receiving his response, Luo Yin beamed with joy; indeed, good-looking people adapt to everything.

The two went to the cafeteria with practiced ease, only to find that it was already dark.

It's dinnertime!

"I was so hungry! I've only eaten one meal out of three this day!" she complained before starting to eat voraciously.

Seeing this, Captain Huo next to her wanted to snatch her chopsticks away; how could she eat like that?

"Don't eat so fast, be careful not to choke."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." She waved her hand, and after eating a big steamed bun, she finally felt a little better.

"By the way, I was wondering yesterday, is there anyone else in this base? Why are there only a few of us?" Even Team Leader Mu and Brother Du rarely see anyone.

Hossen woke up earlier than her, skipped breakfast but did eat lunch.

Therefore, when I heard her ask this question, I pondered what I had learned at noon and didn't know how to answer.

The place they were about to go to was especially bizarre and mysterious.

Should I tell her so she can get used to it in advance?

"Captain Huo, you tell me. I'm not as useless as you think. You should treat me as your colleague and teammate now. Although I'm not as reliable as my comrades, since you called me here, I believe I will definitely play a role in what's to come."

Instead of agonizing over it, why don't you tell me?

Are you really ready?

Luo Yin noticed his gaze was fixed on her lunchbox and quickly raised her hand to stop him, saying, "Let's talk about this after I finish eating."

She stuffed herself with all the food and drank the soup until she was completely full.

After washing up my lunchbox, I sat down again to listen to him.

"I've only heard about this, and I don't know the specifics, but there must have been a problem at the base. That's something we'll need to investigate next."

"Comrade Luo Yin, I hope you understand that what we are about to encounter may overturn your worldview and cognition, but don't panic or get flustered, the team members are here for you."

Luo Yin was gradually drawn into his serious, earnest, and calm tone and atmosphere.

As I slowly considered what might happen next, perhaps fraught with crises and immense difficulties, I realized that since I had already made the decision, "I understand!"

She gave her answer in silence.

Over the next hour, Luo Yin was given a lot of important information by the man.

Most of them are about outdoor protection and survival tips.

As Luo Yin listened, her palms became increasingly sweaty, and she had a bad feeling about it.

"Waaaaaah~"

Just then, the alarm above my head sounded an alarm.

The entire base was instantly roused by the alarm.

"Waaaaah~"

"Get up!"