Chapter 431 Acid Rain. Gathering Information
The squad leader hurriedly pulled the guard aside and whispered, "It will be dark soon. Let's pass this dangerous area first. After setting up camp, I will take them to see the commander.
The guard pushed away his hand that was resting on his side and said stiffly, "This is the commander's order."
The squad leader's face looked a little ugly. They had a platoon, and now there were only two squads left. The platoon leader was gone, so he was temporarily leading the team.
"I'll go talk to the commander."
"Are you going to make the commander angry again?"
He was a little anxious and decided to let the people in the car leave first. What was going on? He didn't help and ended up causing trouble for others.
At this time, Chu An, Gu Ye and Lao Chu got out of the car and vaguely heard what was said, especially the last few sentences. The guard did not avoid people at all.
"Let's go see the commander." Chu An said.
The guard glanced at the squad leader, then turned to Chu An and said, "Then follow me."
The squad leader had no choice but to follow at the back.
Chu An wanted to meet the army commander because he felt that his rank was high and he would be more informed.
What's more, I'm prepared to separate from them at any time, so it's best to find out the news now.
The commander's car was parked ten meters away. It was a military jeep. Behind it were a dozen soldiers, but only a few of them had guns. In addition to the four people I just saw, there were still three. Behind them were groups of refugees, with envy, greed, and ferocity in their eyes.
Although the three people's clothes were a bit worn, they were very clean and there was no bad smell on their bodies. There was still a big difference between them and the refugees behind them.
Chu An was sure that if it weren't for these warriors, they would have wanted to eat him alive.
No, even if there are warriors here, they have the same idea, but they dare not put it into action.
Seeing that several refugees were ready to make a move, the squad leader quickly winked at Guo Changning. He knew that there must be hidden villains among these people. He suspected that the brother who was ambushed before was caused by one of them.
Unfortunately, the commander wanted evidence, and he would not expel the people without it.
Guo Changning hurriedly ran to the front to lead the way for Chu An and others.
Chu An had a good impression of the class monitor, who was principled and knew his limits, so he smiled and nodded in thanks.
The monitor also smiled awkwardly.
The guard stopped when he was three or four steps away from the car and gestured for Chu An and others to stop as well.
"Wait here. Captain Fu, check if they have any weapons."
The squad leader's name was Fu Hening, and he immediately frowned. It was you who invited them here! However, the position of the army commander was very high, so he had to be careful.
He sighed and walked in front of Gu Ye, "I'm sorry."
Gu Ye stretched out his arms. He and Chu Tian both let him check, and he also consciously did not check Chu An.
The guard over there said a few words to the person in the car window, then turned around and asked Fu Hening if he had finished the investigation.
Fu Hening nodded.
Chu An and the other two came to the only military jeep. The window was slowly rolled down, revealing a man in his fifties with a slightly weathered face.
There was a lady sitting behind him, who was dressed appropriately. When the car window was rolled down, she was massaging his temples with her hands, but she quickly put them down.
The guard introduced: "This is our No. 2 Army Commander."
After all, Lao Chu was an adult, so he naturally stood up first to greet the commander, "Hello, commander."
The commander smiled and said, "You have worked hard. Xiao Fu told me about it. On behalf of the soldiers of the third platoon of the assault company of the 17th Cavalry Regiment and the people behind us, I thank you."
Lao Chu hurriedly said: "This is what we should do. The military and the people are one family!"
The commander sighed, "Alas, things are different now than before. It's difficult for everyone. But don't worry, I will definitely escort you to City C safely first."
When Chu An heard him mention City C, he quickly took advantage of the opportunity to say, "There is a base in City C where refugees can live."
"I don't want to go into the base. They don't give us food." Someone shouted behind him.
"You little girl, don't talk nonsense." Another old man's slightly angry voice came.
Chu An smiled and said, "The base really doesn't keep idle people."
"What do you mean?" the person said in a loud voice, not at all like someone who is hungry.
But Chu An didn't look back at him. Squad Leader Fu should be able to help him solve it. Sure enough, Fu Hening and Guo Changning hurried over.
"Little girl, don't be angry with them. You should be magnanimous."
Chu An raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that he could understand the meaning of the words. It seems that he is not stupid at all. What is the purpose of bringing so many refugees?
She continued to look at the second commander and asked directly: "Commander, I want to ask you about someone."
The commander was a little stunned when he saw her being so direct. The guard next to him hurriedly said, "Tell me later and I'll help you..."
"Do you know Mou Ci?" Chu An asked directly when he saw the guard was about to chase him away.
"Don't interrupt me." The guard stepped forward to chase him away, but the commander waved his hand to stop him, "Xiao Liu, don't hit the civilians."
The guard suppressed his anger and took a step back impatiently, "Yes."
The commander frowned and looked at Chu An, "I do know him, but who are you to him?"
"I am his sister."
"Sister? I heard he's an only child."
Lao Chu spoke up quickly, "We are a family formed later, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Commander."
The commander showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, "Oh, that's how it is. Never mind, never mind, I am narrow-minded. Mou Ci is a very good professional, but he is a bit stubborn. He said he didn't want to stay in a good special forces unit. He doesn't know how many people are scrambling to get in every year."
"Do you know where he is now?" Chu An didn't want to hear about the past.
"Ah--well...it seems like he's on a mission."
Chu An almost rolled his eyes. Isn't this nonsense?
She still patiently asked, "Do you know what mission he went on, or where he went?"
The commander shook his head. "I don't know. This is confidential. Besides, he left the special forces and went to the local area. I never saw him again."
"Then who do you think might know about this matter and recommend someone to me?"
The guard finally couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward, "Hello, the commander needs to rest, please leave here."
"Sir, we just want to find out his whereabouts. We have no other intentions. Please help us," said Lao Chu.
"Please leave here." The guard stood in front of the car with his eyes wide open. The atmosphere was a little solemn for a moment.
"Fuck, why is the water salty? You guys drink good water, but are you giving us sea water?" someone suddenly cursed.
During the extremely hot period, large-scale exploitation of groundwater led to groundwater shortage, sea level was higher than groundwater level, and seawater backflow occurred, so the water is salty.
Fu Hening and Guo Changning were still trying to comfort and explain, and had no time to pay attention to this.
Chu An was reminded by this man's shouting and cursing that the soil here was loose and might collapse, so it would be better to leave first.
Just as she turned around and was about to leave, the ground began to shake, and the dirt and gravel slid towards the crack not far away.
"Run, the crack is getting bigger."
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