The soldier saluted Lin Chuchu.

"You must be Comrade Lin. I'm sorry we're late."

Lin Chuchu quickly shook her head, "No, no, it's just that the bus driver heard we were coming here and drove really fast."

If they hadn't paid extra, the driver might not have come. He was driving incredibly fast the whole way, which scared Lin Chuchu so much that she thought she had encountered bad guys again.

They didn't realize they had arrived at a ghost town until they reached it.

"I'm so sorry, our car was just repaired. Otherwise, we would have come and pick you up."

The soldier scratched his head sheepishly. Everything had been arranged, but the car broke down that morning, and the other cars were going somewhere else, so he had to trouble Lin Chuchu and the others to come over on their own.

Lin Chuchu smiled and said it was nothing.

Two soldiers loaded the package onto the vehicle and explained to Lin Chuchu along the way, "There used to be a lot of people here, but then there was a big flood one year, and this place was used as a flood discharge point, and then it was abandoned."

"Our base is just ahead."

After saying that, he pointed in the direction ahead.

Lin Chuchu couldn't help but look over, staring in disbelief at what she saw before her—it was a martyrs' cemetery.

Lin Chuchu's lips tightened, but she couldn't help but ask, "Is your base in the Martyrs' Cemetery?"

"To be precise, it's behind the martyrs' cemetery."

Out of respect for the martyrs, Lin Chuchu decided not to complain.

The rows of tombstones adorned with red five-pointed stars looked solemn and dignified under the sunlight, prompting the soldiers to salute.

Even Lin Chuchu's expression turned serious. Their current life was bought with the lives of the older generation.

Some people don't even have names; they go through their entire lives without knowing who the other person is.

The car arrived at the foot of a mountain, and the documents were checked.

Lin Chuchu looked up at the high mountain and asked, "Do we need to climb the mountain?"

This brought back unpleasant memories for her.

"No need, our base is in the mountains."

As he spoke, the mountain in front of them opened up from the middle, like an automatic door.

Lin Chuchu and the guard stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with disbelief.

The two soldiers seemed pleased with the two men's surprise. "Please come in, welcome to the base."

The space inside is very large, and the mountaintop seems very far away.

"There are five floors above ground, shaped like a well opening, and five floors underground. The above-ground floors are the living areas, and the underground floors are the research areas."