Chapter 32 Return to the Western Suburbs
Hearing the voice, Chen Yubing withdrew his hand and glanced at Song Nanxing: "What's the matter?"
Song Nanxing smiled and said, "I have a task for the newcomer."
As he spoke, Song Nanxing threw a card to me. On it was engraved a sun and three swords logo, which was the team emblem of the Sword of Dawn.
On the back of the card was printed my father's former serial number and a Roman numeral "III".
The Bureau of Investigation has a clear hierarchy, divided into Level III, Level II, Level I, Secret Level, and the special department X Suicide Squad.
The higher the level, the higher the authority, and the more files and information can be accessed. The X-Force is a group of abnormal units that have been domesticated and controlled, people who voluntarily join due to serious illnesses, and people who have been judged by the Inquisition.
I was delighted. Taking part in the mission meant accumulating merits. When I had enough authority, I could check the information of the Investigation Bureau and perhaps figure out the questions in my mind.
And getting the Level III pass also means that I can look up some basic information.
"The mission is to deliver a batch of supplies to the Ankang Sanatorium in the Western Suburbs. You and I will be partners."
Ankang Sanatorium? ...Isn't this the shelter where Jiang Wang and Mo Junfan are staying?
I wondered if An Xiaowei had returned to the shelter. If she had, I would have to find a way to remind them both.
However, I'm not too worried that they're in danger.
An Xiaowei has been with us for so long. If she wanted to take action, she would have done it long ago. But she waited until we went to the farmers' market and took advantage of the thick fog to confuse us. This shows that her target was not Mo Junfan and Jiang Wang, but me.
Seeing that I was in a daze, Song Nanxing spoke again: "I'll wait for you outside the base in ten minutes." After that, he turned and left the training room.
After a brief exchange of words with Chen Yubing, we returned to our residence to make preparations before heading straight to the ground.
Song Nanxing was sitting in a pickup truck wearing a gas mask. Behind the truck were several large boxes filled with fresh grains, vegetables, canned food, etc. produced in the base.
I put the rest of my equipment in the back seat, took only my dagger and gun, and sat in the passenger seat, driving from east to west.
Sitting in the car, I was thinking about how to find Jiang Wang and the others. I didn't have a cell phone with me, only a pager used within the Investigation Bureau.
If An Xiaowei is also in the western suburbs, she is most likely with them. How should I convey the message to them?
Even if it is conveyed, they may not believe it.
As for me, given my current condition, even I don’t know how I should face my former teammates.
"My suggestion is not to meet with them first." As if sensing my thoughts, Song Nanxing suddenly spoke.
Don't meet them? I pondered the meaning of his words, but couldn't figure it out.
About 40 minutes later, we arrived safely at the western suburbs, and the middle-aged man and some other staff came out to greet us.
I looked at the people present, but everyone was wearing a gas mask. I really couldn't tell who was who, so I simply gave up for the time being.
After we completed the handover of the supplies according to the procedure, I looked inside the base again. Just then, a patrol team passed by the door, and one of the people wearing a gas mask turned his head slightly to look at me.
Our eyes met briefly, and then I turned and got into the car.
I didn’t see An Xiaowei, nor did I see Jiang Wang and Mo Junfan.
After Song Nanxing got in the car, I suddenly had an idea.
According to the information I have read in the past few days, there are three official shelters in the city funded by the Investigation Bureau. They are located in the western suburbs, the northeastern city center, and near a forest farm in the south.
Why is this mission in the western suburbs?
"If I remember correctly, when we met for the first time, you also took us to the Western Suburbs, right? What's so special about the Western Suburbs?" I asked Song Nanxing.
Song Nanxing didn't seem surprised to hear me ask this. He began to explain everything in detail, "Each shelter has one or two internal personnel from the Investigation Bureau. One is to monitor, and the other is to facilitate management. In addition, it is also one of our responsibilities to bring uninfected survivors safely to the shelter."
"Get to the point." I stared at him.
"I am the person in charge of the Western Suburbs Shelter. I took you to the shelter at the beginning just out of my duty. But..." Having said this, Song Nanxing paused and frowned.
"I found that An Xiaowei who was with you guys has some problems. Her eyes look like she's infected... You know what I mean."
I understood and added to his unfinished words, "You mean people like us who were once infected, but didn't lose their minds, and instead awakened certain abilities."
Song Nanxing nodded and continued, "The reason I chose to transport supplies to the western suburbs is because there are some things I need to confirm."
Due to authority issues, he didn't tell me in detail what he needed to confirm, but I gave a rough guess.
Perhaps it was the "Apocalypse Sect" he had mentioned before.
And An Xiaowei is very likely a member of the "Apocalypse Sect".
What I have to do now is to accumulate more merits, increase my level and unlock the corresponding permissions.
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Inside Xijiao Ankang Sanatorium.
A patrol team just finished their second round of patrol today.
After Jiang Wang finished his patrol, he pulled Mo Junfan straight into the room and closed the door.
"Lao Mo, do you think the two people who came to deliver supplies today look familiar?"
Mo Junfan pondered for a moment, then pounded his hands in realization. He looked at Jiang Wang in surprise and said, "You mean... Ji Ling."
Thinking of this, Mo Junfan's eyes suddenly lit up and he grabbed Jiang Wang's shoulders: "Do you think she will know Xiaowei's whereabouts?"
Jiang Wang shook his head and said, "Although they are quite far away, and the two people are wearing gas masks so only their eyes can be seen, the other person is taller than Ji Ling. It is obviously not An Xiaowei, but more like...Song Nanxing."
Hearing this, Mo Junfan's eyes flashed with disappointment for a moment, but he quickly concealed his emotion, lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "We have to find a way to find Ji Ling's whereabouts. If we find her, maybe we can find Xiao Wei."
Jiang Wang was a little hesitant, but he also had many doubts in his heart that he wanted to resolve. After a brief struggle, he patted his good brother's shoulder.
"Then let's think of a way and find out."
After finalizing their decision, the two men found the people in the base who were involved in the handover today.
Jiang Wang put his hand on the man's shoulder with a familiar look and said with a smile, "Brother, where did those two people who came to deliver supplies today come from?"
The staff member involved in the handover shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't know. Although they deliver supplies regularly, we only know that it's from an official department at a higher level. I've never heard of the specific name of this department."
Higher authorities, but they had never heard of it before. Jiang Wang and Mo Junfan looked at each other and fell into deep thought...
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