Chapter 447 No. 285
The soldiers present looked at each other in bewilderment. Forty-eight hours ago? That was the day before yesterday? Who had greeted the three of them before then?
Chen Chuan told the orderly behind him, "Wake everyone up and check this place again."
The orderly saluted, then put his gun on his shoulder and trotted into the barracks.
Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque rushed here immediately. Yuan Qiyuan looked at the three corpses, exclaimed, and looked up and asked, "Captain, is this an abnormal phenomenon?"
"It's hard to say right now."
Chen Chuan did not rush to make a judgment, because he did not feel any signs of the second self becoming empty. Either there was another reason, or the abnormality was not serious.
Wait until the people are woken up, then check the rest stop from beginning to end to confirm that there is no one else except these three bodies.
But after everyone learned about the situation, they thought about it carefully and found that no one had had direct physical contact with these three people before.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said to Yuan Qiyuan, "Executive Yuan, you will stay here tonight."
Yuan Qiyuan was also unambiguous and said, "Captain, don't worry."
Chen Chuan took two more steps outside and said to everyone, "We are investigating an unknown situation. We will encounter more such situations in the future. You must be mentally prepared.
But the two executors and I will do our best to handle everything. Everyone present should be on duty, and those who need to rest should go back and rest, but remember to remain vigilant."
"Yes!" The team members saluted solemnly and went back.
After the night passed, the guards did not encounter any unusual situations. When the next morning came, the team did not plan to stay here any longer, but set off as a whole.
After driving out of the rest stop for about ten minutes, Chen Chuan told the driver in front of him, "Turn around."
The driver turned around and went back without asking any questions.
The other off-road vehicles also received his instructions through Jieping. Although they did not know the situation, they knew how to obey orders and drove back as well.
When they returned to the rest stop, they suddenly saw that the door they had closed before leaving was opened again, and a voice came from the loudspeaker inside, asking to confirm their identity.
Everyone was shocked.
Yuan Qiyuan turned around and said, "Captain?"
Chen Chuan said to the person inside the boundary, "Follow the procedure." He then said to Qin Qingque, "Executive Qin, you go with them."
"Yes, Captain!" Qin Qingque got out of the car immediately and walked forward with two team members.
The whole process went smoothly. After the signal was handed over according to the established procedure, the door of the rest stop opened after a while, and the three soldiers who had been confirmed dead walked out and carefully proofread their documents, just like they did yesterday.
But we clearly saw that they were dead yesterday. Seeing this strange situation, everyone felt horrified.
Chen Chuan got out of the car and glanced at me. Still showing no signs of blurring, he walked up to the three soldiers. Seeing his uniform, they saluted. Their expressions and demeanor were no different from those of normal people.
At this time, he stretched out his hand and tapped the three people's eyebrows. The three people were stunned at first, and then fell straight down.
After a while, something white was seen crawling out of the ears of the three people, twisting and turning as it crawled out.
Yuan Qiyuan, who had followed, stepped on one of them and saw the thing beneath his feet suddenly curl up. He looked at it for a few seconds and said in surprise, "Active brain tissue?"
Chen Chuan nodded.
Yuan Qiyuan looked at the three people on the ground in surprise: "But they are ordinary people."
Generally speaking, only fighters from alienated organizations need to worry too much about the issue of activation, while ordinary people rarely encounter this situation, otherwise the main force of the garrison would not be these ordinary soldiers.
Chen Chuan said slowly, "They are ordinary people, but these activated brain tissues may not be their brains."
Yuan Qiyuan was stunned, but he reacted quickly and immediately thought of something. He looked into the distance and whispered, "Captain, is it over there at the fortress?"
There were no fighters here, but there were several fighters in Fort 285 where they were going.
Chen Chuanshuo said: "That should be correct."
After a fighter's brain tissue is activated, some will use their original body. However, if the original body has problems, they may find another body, swallow the new body's brain, and after acquiring the memory, they will become another person again.
This is also why the base is so vigilant about activation, because sometimes it is really difficult to tell whether there is something wrong with the person in front of you.
He thought about the information he had read before. According to the original configuration of the 285 base, there was one level three fighter on guard and three level two fighters. These three activated brain tissues most likely belonged to the three level two fighters.
"Captain, there's a signal coming from Fort 285." A signalman delivered the telegram.
Chen Chuan took it and looked at it. It was still the same incomprehensible garbled text. He handed it to Qin Qingque, who carefully identified it and looked up and said, "Captain, there is no content."
Yuan Qiyuan said, "Could it be that this is the telegram that was sent?"
Chen Chuan said, "We'll know what's going on once we see it. There's no need to linger here. Just pack up and report the situation to the base. We'll set off now and hurry over there."
After the order was given, a team member immediately came up, put the bodies of the three soldiers into body bags, and placed them in the freezer. Then the convoy was back on the road.
Fort No. 285 is a pioneering garrison. Usually such places are located in key terrain, and their function is to provide cover for the rear in the front.
The rear can calmly organize the designated territory. This method has advantages and disadvantages. In the early stage, many difficulties can be overcome because there are airships to cooperate with transportation and combat. However, after stabilization, without the support of airships, it becomes relatively difficult.
If something goes wrong in such a critical area, subsequent things will not be able to proceed smoothly, so it must be clarified.
This time the convoy moved at full speed and arrived at Base No. 285 before five in the afternoon. However, there was no one guarding outside. After walking in carefully, they found that it was empty.
But there was no one inside, not only the original people in the base, but even the team sent in later was nowhere to be seen.
The vehicles were neatly arranged in the open space and garage inside the base. All the weapons in the armory were placed there in good condition. The items inside the room were tidied up, and there were no signs of fighting or attack.
This base was built according to standard specifications and was large enough to accommodate a troop of 100 people. So when they walked in, the surroundings seemed very deserted and the footsteps were unusually clear, which made most of the team members feel a little uneasy.
Chen Chuan said, "Send a message to the base saying we have reached Fort 285 and informing them of the intelligence here. Also, have them watch out for any telegrams coming from here tonight."
When the signalman heard the order, he immediately went to send a message.
Chen Chuan then instructed, "There's still over an hour until complete darkness. Each team should take half an hour to check and clean up everywhere. Remember, every team member must maintain constant communication, regardless of whether they are entering or leaving."
"yes!"
Following his instructions, the team members immediately split into groups of three and dispersed in all directions.
Chen Chuan said to Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque, "The two of you should each check the protective devices and some of the fortifications outside the fortress. Pay attention to the activity index. Remember to pay attention to your feelings and don't completely trust the numbers on the boundary."
Yuan and Qin were both startled and said they understood.
Chen Chuan asked two people to pay attention to the team members, and he went to the officer's office at the base alone.
You should be able to find some action logs here, which are required to be recorded by the base. Maybe you can find some useful clues from them.
The office was the same as other places, with things neatly arranged. It was easy to find the log. He flipped through it and found that it ended on December 10th, the day before the inexplicable news came out.
The previous records were all normal, including patrolling, duty, sorting, reporting, etc., and there were no abnormal findings. It seemed that the abnormality was sudden and no one reacted.
However, when flipping through a private memorandum of the garrison, he found that several pieces of paper had been torn off. After searching for a while, he found the torn papers in a trash can not far away.
He managed to piece it together and restored it, only to see that it was covered with scribbled lines, large blocks of color, and some illegible words. Looking at it, it was as if he could see a madman writing these words while mumbling incoherently.
He glanced at the paper for a few seconds, deep in thought. At this moment, Qin Qingque's voice rang out from the world:
"Captain, I've checked. None of the walls are broken or have any holes. I opened a section and took a look. The protective materials and shields inside the mezzanine are intact. The water and food in the tanks are properly stored. The standard quantity is enough for a hundred-man team to use for a month."
Yuan Qiyuan also reported at this time: "Captain, I went around outside and found no signs of climbing or attacking, and no creatures from the fusion land approached.
The grass and trees outside have been cleared clean. Although they have grown back a bit in the past two days, it is still at least two or three miles away from the base. The trenches and barbed wire dug according to the tactical manual have not been damaged.
Chen Chuan said: "I understand. Since there is no problem, come back."
He walked out of the office and looked down at the fort. There was no problem on the outside, so the problem was the inside. It was daytime now, so there was nothing to worry about. In less than an hour, it would be night, and things might be different then.
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(End of this chapter)
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