Chapter 158
The team member was suspended in the air and shivering, so Coleman changed his position so that he could also touch the cable.
The fully armed men on the helicopter stared at them closely, and seeing this, they began to shout at them through a loudspeaker, warning them not to come up.
Amid the roar of the propeller, the people above could not hear what the people below were saying. They could only stay at the bottom of the cable as quietly as possible.
The helicopter quickly took them away from the wooded area.
A number of large vehicles were parked near the village outside the woods.
As soon as Coleman and the team member landed, they were immediately stuffed into isolation rooms in the car.
Coleman knew that their reaction meant that they had begun to take the matter seriously and realized the seriousness of the problem. She had no objection to being treated this way, but she was very uneasy and kept pacing back and forth in the small, claustrophobic space.
Several times during the process, people wrapped in protective clothing came over to observe her.
She wanted to ask if there was any follow-up in the mountains, and how the team member who had been with her before was doing, hoping that the other party would call their leader, but she was fooled.
It was not until an hour later that the man in black who had the most dealings with Coleman appeared and stood outside looking at her through a layer of glass.
Seeing this man, Coleman immediately stood up from the ground, walked to the glass and asked, "What's the situation?"
The man in black said calmly, "There's nothing to worry about. The anomalies have not spread further."
Although he said there was no need to worry, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth without lighting it, as if he was just holding it for fun.
Coleman felt that his little movements revealed his anxiety.
"However, given that your close contact is suspected to be highly contagious, we have to take some necessary isolation measures against you. I hope you can understand."
Coleman nodded: "I understand."
The man in black stopped talking after saying this. He neither explained further nor left directly. He just stood there as if he was just here to fish.
Kouman had no choice but to ask, "How is the team member who was with me just now?"
The man in black said in a deep voice: "Unfortunately, some abnormal tissue got on his clothes."
He paused and said, "So he needs to be isolated twice as long as you. But don't worry about him. The abnormalities did not infect him through his clothes, and we discovered and cleared them in time."
Coleman almost laughed at his heavy breathing while speaking: "Maybe you can be more direct next time. This will help improve the efficiency of our communication."
"I'll try my best." The man in black nodded and said vaguely, "He has already told me everything. Thank you very much for taking care of him. This kid is stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt. If it weren't for you, he might not have come back alive this time."
“This is what I should do.”
"You are kind, brave, decisive and smart. It's rare to have so many excellent qualities at the same time." The man in black praised her. "What do you think of this anomaly? Do you have any ideas?"
The first sight of the bloody forest in the image transmitted back by the drone brought back some bad memories for Coleman. Their appearance was very similar to the bloody sea that she encountered in the school bathroom at the beginning of all this adventure, which almost killed them.
The estimated abilities and even intelligence levels and cunningness are similar.
Coleman's thoughts about them were filled with lingering fear and great terror.
Kou Man thought about it and asked first: "How are you going to deal with it?"
"We have spread rumors among the nearby villagers about the collection of deadly microorganisms, and we will start organizing evacuations after a period of time." The man in black said, "We have completely closed the mountain. After the expert group evaluated this anomaly, they all believe it is a high-risk anomaly. If we are not careful, it will cause a devastating blow to society. So in order to deal with it, we will spare no effort. First, in order to more clearly grasp the movement of the anomaly, we may spread chemical agents or physically remove the obstruction - that is, the top layer of green leaves in the forest."
"What physical method?"
The man in black held the cigarette in his mouth and then silently mouthed the word "fire".
"What do you think?"
Fire is definitely useful, and not just for leaves. Coleman had seen monsters like this being burned to ashes before.
But if they want to start a fire, it is definitely not as simple as throwing a cigarette butt, they must also scatter some combustible materials.
Once an uncontrollable wildfire occurs, no creature in the forest can escape.
Her original purpose this time was to find Wei Xiaoyan. If she was still alive and staying in the woods, this destructive behavior would undoubtedly lead to her death.
Coleman immediately said, "I encountered those things halfway this time, and I haven't found the person I'm looking for yet."
"In order to prevent accidental injuries to hermits or travel enthusiasts, we have been broadcasting continuously over the woods, but so far, we have not received any distress messages, nor have we observed anyone evacuating." The man in black said, "If you are absolutely sure that she is still in the woods, then she may be dead."
die?
These people didn't know, but Kou Man knew that they had only been in this world for a few days, but the anomaly might have been lurking in the woods for several years. It was impossible for Wei Xiaoyan to be reborn in a corpse as soon as she arrived in this world? This didn't make sense.
She must still be alive in some way, but she is also in great danger.
"But the method to be adopted has not yet been determined, and we will not take action immediately, at least not today."
The man in black added, "Unfortunately, the samples my team brought back were too few, and they were all used up in a short time, resulting in us not being able to figure out some of the characteristics of this anomaly. In order to prevent the use of the wrong means to stimulate this anomaly, or to prevent the possibility of secondary contamination causing greater risks, we need to collect more samples and conduct more research before we can take action."
The man in black glanced at her and said, "But judging from your previous performance, you probably can't help us with anything in this regard."
Coleman finally understood the purpose of his coming to talk to him.
This person came to give her a tip-off in advance, hinting that if she still wanted to do something, she should do it quickly while there was still a chance, and if she couldn't solve it herself, she should call for help. He even thought of who to call for her.
But for some reason, he had been trying to avoid suspicion, not wanting to appear to know them very well, but hoping to induce her to tell the truth herself.
Coleman immediately followed his lead and said anxiously, "I really can't help much. If I didn't run away this time, I might also be infected. But I have a friend whose ability is more special than mine. He can definitely conduct in-depth exploration."
The man in black had received news that the old site of the welfare home was suspected to have been invaded by an unknown group. Although the warehouse surveillance did not capture anything, he still knew through the roadside surveillance that it was Lu Jiamu and Yu Leng who did it.
But Coleman doesn't know about this yet.
The man in black nodded. "Then you can contact your friend and arrange a location with him. I will drive to pick him up in person. By the way, I also have something to explain in advance."
He passed the phone in through the small window and said, "Your items are only allowed in, not out. You can take them after you contact the phone."
Seeing her start to make a phone call, the man in black reminded her knowingly: "But I have to tell you in advance that this anomaly is very dangerous. You may be pushing your friend to death by doing this."
**
When the call came, several people here were gathering together for a barbecue.
This life-and-death adventure may have really made the old man let go of his obsession and feel completely relieved. He was no longer as nervous as before. With so many people around him, he was happily bragging and chatting while eating.
He admired Yu Leng's hacking skills and fighting skills that defeated him. Yu Leng also thought that his slippery and slick monkey-like escape skills were amazing, and the two of them soon got together with their arms around each other's shoulders.
The little boy had also woken up. When he opened his eyes, he was in a daze and didn't know where he was. He also said he wanted to find his mother.
Lu Jiamu asked him what he remembered about the orphanage. The little boy looked confused and had no idea what he was talking about. He didn't even remember that they had explored the orphanage.
Yu Leng went to peek into his memory and found that the boy's memory was still fuzzy and had severe gaps. It was not like what Lu Jiamu and the old man described, that he had remembered a lot of things.
It’s just that the eerie, crooked black and white orphanage in the little boy’s memory gradually began to look a little more normal.
There is only one possibility. After he recalled the past, he couldn't stand the stimulation and blocked those memories again.
Taking his feelings into consideration, several people tacitly stopped talking about things in the welfare home.
The little boy was starving as he hadn't eaten for the whole day. He looked eagerly at the adults next to him, and when he saw that they had no objection, he immediately started to eat with relish.
He seemed to have gotten rid of some kind of mental knot, and his every move was no longer as timid as before.
They were having a lively time here when Yu Leng's cell phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at the caller, immediately greeted the others, stood up and walked a few steps to answer the phone.
On the phone, Kouman first asked where Lu Jiamu was and whether it was convenient for him to talk.
After learning that the two were now together, she briefly described the difficulties she encountered. As Yu Leng listened, his expression gradually became serious.
"It's Sister Man's call, asking where we are." He walked back and handed the phone to Lu Jiamu: "She wants to find you, but your phone is not working."
Seeing his seriousness, the other two stopped smiling and became quiet.
Lu Jiamu brought his cell phone with him when he entered the welfare home this time. When he came out, he found that it was broken, probably because of being scratched by ghosts, but he didn't have time to buy a new one.
He took Yu Leng's phone and called Kou Man.
After hearing Lu Jiamu's voice, Coleman immediately described the situation on his side, and finally asked him if it would be convenient for him to give an address for someone to pick them up.
Lu Jiamu glanced at the address of the barbecue restaurant and told her the address next door. Kou Man on the other side seemed to be relaying it to someone, and then told him to wait there.
After they finished the call, Yu Leng put his arm around the old man's shoulder and said, "Let him wait outside alone. Let's go."
"He was talking about next door, not here to do business, why are we leaving?" The old man heard some of the content and muttered in confusion, "What's the matter that you are so shy about? I haven't finished eating yet. Why are you guys like..."
After muttering this, he widened his eyes and had a very bad guess: "Are you still in contact with the police?"
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