Chapter 43 Mirror Fragments

I was looking at the information and organizing my thoughts. On the other side, the people Song Nanxing called had already arrived at the conference room. Gang Jue and Chen Yubing were also there.

Seeing that everyone was present, Song Nanxing stood up first and introduced:

"Let me introduce you briefly. This is Ji Ling, codename: Ling. From now on, you will be working with us to investigate the Apocalypse sect."

I nodded to everyone and said hello briefly:

"Ji Ling, please give me some advice."

The others didn't show much objection to a Level III personnel like me participating in Level I data, and nodded in greeting.

The leading man introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Qi Ji, codename: Miracle. I'm in charge of investigation and data collection."

The girl next to me also smiled and shook my hand: "My name is Shu Yu, code name: Yu. I'm in charge of the team's logistics."

"She is the rear support of the investigation team." Song Nanxing added.

Another large man also nodded slightly and introduced me: "Wang Meng, code name: Shan."

Although it looks big, it is surprisingly shy when speaking.

After briefly familiarizing himself with the entire team's configuration, Song Nanxing projected the mission information onto the wall.

"The investigation into the 'Apocalypse Cult' is still ongoing. With the lessons learned from previous incidents, we will continue to prioritize the three-track strategy this time."

I listened carefully and roughly understood the three-track tactics that Song Nanxing mentioned.

The so-called "three-track tactics" means openly cooperating with other ordinary departments to eliminate cult dens and crack down on cult organizations.

Secretly monitor people, forces and places that may be influenced by the "Apocalypse Sect".

Then send a special operations team to investigate, raid or contain areas and units that may have abnormal pollution.

Those currently sitting in the conference room, including me, belong to the special operations team mentioned above.

"Based on the intelligence provided by our superiors and the Eye of Perseverance, we have listed the following key areas."

As he spoke, Song Nanxing cut to the next slide, which was a map with several locations marked with red dots, including the Ankang Sanatorium in the western suburbs.

Song Nanxing zoomed in on the map and pointed to the location of the Ankang Sanatorium in the western suburbs. He said, "This is the shelter we set up, but we discovered traces of the Apocalypse Sect some time ago."

Then he changed the location and continued to zoom in: "This is the focus of our mission. A battle between infected people took place here, and there are traces of the 'Apocalypse Sect'."

As he spoke, he brought up several other locations and introduced them one by one.

"This is the specific time. Next, let's make a specific division of labor."

"Qi Ji has already made an inquiry here, and the relevant information has been sent to your computers." As I said this, the screen in front of me lit up, displaying the specific information of this location.

Judging from the pictures, it is a very ordinary chemical factory, which has become very dilapidated due to being unused for a long time.

Song Nanxing glanced at me and said, "I'll go in first to explore. Ji Ling, you have the highest perception, so you walk beside me."

I nodded, not really objecting.

"Chen Yubing, Gang Jue, as the main combat force, you must be vigilant. Gang Jue, you are responsible for resolving potential dangers. If there are monsters, you must immediately eliminate them in the distance."

After saying that, Song Nanxing turned to Chen Yubing and said, "You are responsible for the monsters that are already close."

"Wang Meng will cover the rear, Qi Ji, you and Shu Yu will provide support from the outside. If we lose contact, notify headquarters immediately."

After everyone finished assigning their tasks, Song Nanxing stood up and walked to the big screen, pointing to the second area he had just mentioned, then turned back and said to us:

"Everyone gather in the factory building on the ground floor in twenty minutes. We'll head to this area."

Everyone dispersed immediately, went back to pack their things, and then headed to their destination.

After driving for about an hour in the off-road vehicle, we finally arrived near the chemical plant shown on the map.

As far as I can remember, this chemical plant was built not too long ago, only a few years. However, it has only been a few months since the strange changes began, and the chemical plant has become dilapidated and looks very desolate under the light red mist.

After Qi Ji set up some monitoring and communication equipment on the periphery, he nodded to us, indicating that he was ready.

Everyone in the Investigation Bureau is equipped with a portable pager with positioning function, which allows them to continue sending and receiving various information even when there is no network or weak signal.

To be honest, to some extent, it is even better than a mobile phone. This is why I still don’t feel any discomfort even though I lost my phone for so long.

The iron gate of the chemical plant was closed, and the wall outside the chemical plant was quite high. Song Nanxing first took out the grappling hook and shot it at the wall. When the grappling hook looped back, he grabbed the rope and flipped over to get inside.

A few seconds later, Song Nanxing made an "OK" gesture to us through the gap in the iron gate.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, the remaining people also climbed over the wall and went inside using the grappling hook.

After landing, we briefly explored the periphery. This is really just a small chemical factory that is as ordinary as it can be. It is not very large, and the facilities and equipment are not too old, but there is nothing special about it.

After making sure there was nothing unusual outside, we carefully pushed open the factory gate.

There were several huge boiler-like things placed inside the factory, with many pipes distributed on the top and the walls on both sides. There were several small pools on the left and right sides, but the pools had dried up and all the equipment was covered with a thick layer of dust.

The entire factory building can be seen from head to toe, and the overall layout is symmetrical. There is nothing particularly noteworthy.

Song Nanxing and I continued walking forward, intending to observe carefully to see if there were any details we had missed.

“Click—”

A slight sound came from under his feet, like the sound of something breaking.

Looking down, he saw a reflective object under Song Nanxing's feet. He retracted his foot and picked up the object. It was a broken mirror.

"Strange, why is there a mirror in a chemical plant?" Song Nanxing frowned, picked up the mirror on the ground, held it in his hand and turned it over and over to look at it.

"Maybe it belonged to a former worker here? Or maybe it fell from some device or instrument." I thought for a while and said.

Song Nanxing shook his head. "No, this chemical plant is used to process things like food additives. As far as I know, no instrument has such a strong reflective ability. The workers' explanation doesn't make sense either. These kinds of chemical plants are generally not very idle. Who would look in the mirror while working?"

I took the mirror fragment from Song Nanxing and examined it carefully, trying to find some clues.

"Be careful." Song Nanxing turned around and reminded.

I opened my mouth and was about to answer him, but my eyes subconsciously swept across the broken mirror fragments. At the same time, my eyes met his through the broken mirror fragments.

At this moment, my vision suddenly blurred.