An Jingzhi walked back to the ruins along the same path they came. They had put away the light curtain when they left. As long as he thought about closing the door, the light curtain would disappear automatically.
A group of people appeared at the original place. An Jingzhi thought of opening the door in his mind, and the light curtain appeared in front of him again. An Jingzhi's body was like a key, connecting the two worlds.
Although they had passed through it once, the expedition members were still shocked when they saw this magical gate of time and space again.
Director Gao on the other side has not left since they entered the light curtain.
Zhou Qihai said worriedly, "Director, you should go and rest first. I'll be in charge of this place. I'll report to you as soon as I have any news."
Director Gao sat straight, not far from the gate, his head still. "No need," he said. "I'm not too old to move. This is a matter of vital importance to the future of our country and even the future of all mankind. I must personally oversee it."
If the world behind the door truly was a different world, one whose technology far surpassed theirs, then China would be on the verge of a technological explosion! Becoming a world leader was imminent! How could Director Gao possibly have someone else guard the place in this situation? He had to sit here and watch it himself.
Once the verification is successful, he will call the Great Elder, who will come personally. This is a groundbreaking event since the founding of the country. When China reaches the top, perhaps these people will even be recorded in history books and their names will be recorded in history.
Zhou Qihai's persuasion was ineffective and he gave up. His sharp eagle eyes were fixed on the light curtain.
An Jingzhi on the other side opened the light gate. He was the first one to enter, and the others followed in.
It has been exactly six hours since the expedition team arrived at the other side of the world.
"Here they come! It seems like someone is coming from the other side!" The soldiers guarding on both sides of the light curtain exclaimed as they watched the light curtain vibrate like water ripples.
Director Gao stood up instantly and stared at the screen. When he saw who was coming, the serious expression on his face melted away instantly, replaced by an expectant smile.
An Jingzhi first entered a transparent isolation room and underwent disinfection step by step. He took off his protective suit before walking out of the door.
This set of disinfection facilities is much more advanced than the original owner's, and the disinfection effect is also impeccable. After all, it is the country's most advanced technology.
"Director Gao, I'm glad to have fulfilled my mission." Before An Jingzhi could get close, Director Gao quickly stepped forward and grabbed him.
Hearing this, Director Gao laughed out loud. "Come, let's wait for the others aside."
The remaining expedition members passed through the light curtain for disinfection one after another, until Wu Lin was the last one to pass through. At this point, everyone returned safely, and the guard immediately closed the door. Once the gate on their side closed, the light curtain on the other side would disappear. There was no need to worry about people from the other side coming through the passage to reach them.
All the samples brought back by the expedition team were sealed in special containers and sent to a secret laboratory.
"Director, this is roughly the situation. The situation on the other side is even worse than we imagined. They've regressed to an industrialized, even agricultural, age. Living conditions are atrocious." They looked like refugees from a famine. Everyone was dressed in rags. Even more outrageous was the fact that Qu Tian actually thought they were coming to trouble him over a pack of instant noodles. You could imagine how dire the situation was.
Qi Hengzhong seems to be quite popular among the people. Although his management of the base is not very good, the overall security is relatively stable.
Compared to the other bases that Qu Tian had introduced to them, Hope Base was simply a paradise for these civilians.
Although these people were not dressed well, there was hope in their eyes, a hope for life.
"The technical information we want is just a bunch of garbage to them. Even if they have the information, they don't have the ability to make it. According to the other party, their predecessor was a military base. I think there should be a lot of technical information we need. The head of that base seems to want us to take the food over as soon as possible. From what I can judge, they may be facing a food crisis." Even if they want to exchange food, the other party does not have to be so humble unless it is really in urgent need.
In fact, these people still underestimated the importance of food to humans in the doomsday, but it was also a blessing in disguise that they guessed the true situation of Qi Hengzhong's hope base.
Director Gao was listening to the speeches of Rosen and Wu Lin, while the others were responsible for supplementing their comments.
Perhaps it was the mutual sympathy between soldiers. Director Gao had a slight liking for Qi Hengzhong, whom he had never met before.
From what the expedition members had heard, it was clear that the world they were on was indeed on the brink of destruction. The zombie crisis wasn't the primary concern, perhaps initially, but later on, changes in the soil and the mutual suspicion among humans were the key factors that had led them to their current dire situation.
"Did they say the specific transaction time?" Director Gao pondered for a moment.
"No, but the other party hopes that we can go as fast as possible. We dare not tell the time, for fear that the other party will infer our range based on the distance." Rosen said seriously.
When they were talking to each other, they did not reveal their situation. Qi Hengzhong only knew that they were from a large base and had no shortage of supplies, but nothing else.
If they told the other party the time of the grain transaction, there was no guarantee that they would not infer the specific scope of their base based on the time, and they might find something wrong at that time.
Director Gao nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, well done." It seems that the next step is to station troops near the light curtain and establish a so-called "big base."
After understanding the situation, An Jingzhi and his group were also taken for physical examinations. The main purpose was to see if there were any changes in their bodies after passing through the shuttle gate. It mainly consisted of drawing some blood and cooperating with a few tests and examinations.
Director Gao took advantage of this brief moment to personally video chat with the Great Elder. After briefing him on the situation, the Great Elder rushed to the Security Bureau's headquarters in Fuhai to meet with An Jingzhi. The two spoke for half an hour, during which An Jingzhi succinctly recounted the news he had shared with Director Gao. The Great Elder thanked An Jingzhi on behalf of the Chinese people, but An Jingzhi, apprehensive, refused to accept the offer. Before departing, the Great Elder met with the expedition team and offered encouragement before departing on his special plane.
The Great Elder managed to squeeze out these less than two hours from his rest time, and after returning home, he dealt with official business overnight.
"Alright, you've worked hard, go back and get some sleep. Leave the rest to the others." It had been a day and a night since they emerged from the light curtain without a break. After meeting with numerous leaders and coordinating inspections with the research institute, even An Jingzhi felt a little exhausted.
After the others left, Director Gao didn't rest. He couldn't rest until everything was settled. He needed to dispatch personnel to handle the traded materials and technology, and to negotiate the specific amount of food to be given and the technology to be exchanged. He also had to keep an eye on the medical examination reports of An Jingzhi and the others, so that any issues could be addressed promptly.
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