Chapter 448: Night of Terror
An hour later, everyone returned to the open space inside the base and reported the situation to Chen Chuan, but everything was normal and there was basically nothing found.
Chen Chuan had a guess in his mind at this time, but he couldn't be sure. However, he still had to make the necessary preparations. It was just that it was already late today, so he didn't need to worry about too much for now. He just had to get through the first night first, and then wait until tomorrow when he had plenty of time during the day before talking about other things.
In order to avoid danger after the personnel were dispersed, this time they did not let the team members live in the soldiers' dormitories, but directly gathered everyone in the training hall of the fortress.
When it was getting dark, he asked people to release the ten fighting creatures they carried with them. These were fighting flying insects produced locally in Dashun. Although they were inferior to the same generation products of Compound Eyes Company in all aspects, they were sufficient as sentinels for surveillance.
And when there are field creatures present, it is also possible to establish field connections and determine their conditions.
After everyone entered the lecture hall, he took another look outside and slowly closed the door.
When it got dark outside, the lights in the hall came on. In order to avoid unexpected situations, they moved a small generator out when they closed the basement, and transferred the circuit to it, and at the same time sealed the underground power room.
Although it was freezing cold and dark outside, with so many people gathered together and a generator on, the lecture hall actually seemed much warmer.
Thanks to the complete supplies in this base, including the food in the officers' mess, Chen Chuan simply had these items taken out so that all the soldiers could have a hot meal.
And everyone was given candy bars and hot drinks, which only officers and fighters were allowed to ration, instead of having to gnaw on nutritional paste.
After everyone had a hot meal and was given candy bars, morale improved visibly. Every team member had a hot drink in their hands, wrapped in a thick blanket, and a smile on their face.
Although the team members did not follow Chen Chuan last time, they still received commendations and bonuses. They knew that the person they followed was reliable, so even though they knew that this mission was very difficult, they were still very motivated and had no complaints.
After relaxing, one of the team members said, "Captain, can you tell me about your story?"
"Yes, Captain, can you tell me about yourself?"
Most of the team members are very curious about this captain. He is so young and has become the executive captain. They really want to know about this captain so that they can have something to talk about when they meet other teams in the future, right?
A team leader immediately scolded, "What are you talking about? The captain is a fighter. His resume and identity are confidential. How can you let me gossip about him? What if the secrets are leaked?"
"But it's boring to be bored like this. You're not even allowed to play cards. You have to say something, right?"
A usually very lively team member suddenly joked, "If you ask me, this place is pretty good for telling ghost stories." He looked at a large team member jokingly, "I'm just worried that Da Kui will piss his pants. Let me tell you, if you do piss, go wash it next door. No one will accompany you."
"Who, who is going to piss their pants?"
The big team member's face flushed red. He looked at Chen Chuanshuo and said, "Captain, don't listen to their nonsense. It's all nonsense!"
"Okay, then we'll talk about it."
One team member said jokingly, "I think so.
The other team members also joined in the booing.
Yuan Qiyuan was watching with great interest. It was really interesting that the atmosphere and location were perfect for telling ghost stories.
He looked at Chen Chuan, who was currently looking through the information of the garrison personnel, especially those of the fighters. Seeing Yuan Qiyuan looking at him, he nodded to him.
Seeing that Chen Chuan had no objection, Yuan Qiyuan coughed and said, "Since everyone is happy, let me warm up the atmosphere and tell you something first."
"Good, good, good!" The team members all applauded and some whistled.
Yuan Qiyuan straightened his chest and said, "Let me tell you something a friend of mine saw with his own eyes..."
"Executor Yuan, the friend you're talking about isn't you yourself, is he?"
"Hey, are you still listening? Does this matter? Does this matter?" Yuan Qiyuan said dissatisfiedly.
"Listen, listen."
The team members around them all spontaneously moved closer, some even grabbed some snacks, spread out the carpet and sat around.
At this time, it was completely dark outside, and it was pitch black outside the window. The only light was on where people were sitting in the hall.
Yuan Qiyuan then said: "It's like this... When I was little, my friend loved to go to a nearby temple to play. The statue there was very special. It was a female fairy. The color of the statue was very beautiful. Everyone has a love for beauty, and this statue especially attracted my friend.
One day, my friend was playing hide-and-seek with someone, and he hid under the altar. But no one came to look for him for a long time, so he dozed off and fell asleep..."
The team members around were listening intently, and no one said a word at this time.
"When my friend woke up, he found it was already night. The only thing still lit in the temple was the candles on the altar. The first thing he thought about was whether his family had left him any food, so he hurried out.
But at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew over, and he saw the clothes on the statue actually fluttering. He then realized that the clothes seemed to be not clay sculptures, but people wearing them. He was very curious, so he walked up, and just as he..."
“Bang, bang, bang…”
Just at this moment, there was a sound of knocking on the door outside.
Everyone looked out the hall door in surprise and dissatisfaction. Who was outside and didn't come in? Wouldn't that ruin the atmosphere at this time?
But then I thought that something was wrong, no one had gone out just now.
The hearts of everyone present couldn't help but jump. Everyone was here, and no one was seen outside just now. Who was knocking on the door?
They couldn't help but look at Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan glanced outside and said to Yuan Qiyuan, "Executive Yuan, please continue."
Yuan Qiyuan rolled his eyes, exclaimed, and spread his hands, complaining, "Captain, I was just trying to build up the atmosphere, but this interruption ruined it. I'll talk about it next time, next time..."
His actions immediately made many people dissatisfied. Didn’t you say to keep half and half? Aren’t you afraid of being hung on the street lamps?
But it's true, after he did this, the originally uneasy atmosphere was immediately diluted a little, and everyone was not as nervous as before.
At this time, the team leader stood up and said, "Executive Yuan doesn't want to talk about it, so let me tell you one."
He then told a story about a water ghost in his hometown. It was not very interesting and very cliché, but at least it was a start. So he changed to another one and the atmosphere quickly became lively.
I don't know when the knocking sound outside the door stopped, but after a long time, another sound was heard: the orderly footsteps of soldiers, patrols, and reporting sounds.
When a soldier's name was called, someone would respond. These were all the original garrisons in the fortress. However, after calling out to more than a hundred people, they did not stop, but continued to report.
"Yin Da Kui!"
"arrive!"
The big guy called "Da Kui" uttered a sound of realization, and then his face turned pale. "I, I..."
Not only him, but all the team members present had their names called out. Although the people who were called did not respond, they felt secretly uneasy in their hearts and became restless.
Chen Chuan said calmly, "Don't overthink it. Just keep talking." He then said to Qin Qingque, "Executive Qin, please sit over there by the door."
"Yes, Captain!"
Qin Qingque stood up without hesitation and sat down at the seat closest to the door. From here she could hear the noise outside most clearly, but there was no panic on her face. She also took out a book and quietly flipped through it.
Seeing Chen Chuan and Qin Qingque's calm performance, the other team members were also infected. Their emotions gradually calmed down, and one after another came up to tell stories. Each of them spoke very loudly, and no matter how well they told the story, they would inevitably be greeted with warm applause and cheers.
The applause and cheers were so loud that they drowned out the sounds outside, and at some point, all the sounds disappeared.
After the second half of the night, when every team member had taken their turn, they all went into their sleeping bags to rest.
Chen Chuanze just sat there, flipping through the documents in his hand in the light.
The night passed like this.
When the team members woke up, they found that it was already dawn outside.
"team leader!"
"team leader!"
"team leader!"
The team members came out of their sleeping bags one by one, straightened their chests and saluted him.
Chen Chuan stood up from his seat, returned the salute to them, and then walked to the gate under everyone's gaze.
He reached out to open the safety bolt, turned the door lock, and pushed the door open. A ray of bright sunlight from outside shone in, accompanied by a cold wind that quickly poured into the hall.
The snow outside has stopped and a thick layer of snow has accumulated on the ground.
Chen Chuan looked down and saw a row of footprints of some unknown creature under the door, about half a meter in diameter.
This footprint should have been deeply embedded in the snow, but it looked like the owner had left for some time, so it was covered up a lot and could be seen extending all the way to the gate.
Yuan Qiyuan came over. Seeing the footprints, he squatted down to take a look, then looked up and said, "Captain, this is..."
Chen Chuan remained silent, looked outside, and said, "Tell everyone to clear the snow outside. We have a lot of work to do today."
"yes!"
As their personnel went outside, the biological combat weapons on duty jumped back one by one. The number was the same as yesterday, and not a single one was lost. It seemed that nothing happened yesterday, but the footprints in front of the door seemed to indicate that things were not that simple.
Chen Chuan said something to Yuan and Qin, then returned to the chief officer's office. Looking down from the window here, he could just see the door of the lecture hall outside.
He put down the documents in his hands, looked down, and said, "This angle is perfect for observing the bottom, don't you think? Guard Fei?"
After he finished speaking, a moment later, a voice came from behind him: "How did you know it was me?"
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(End of this chapter)
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