Captain Zhang suddenly remembered that Grandpa Pei had called Lan Jin out last night. He immediately asked, "I remember Professor Pei called you out alone yesterday. Did he say anything to you? Or did he give you anything?"
Lan Jin ignored the chip and took out the IC card and Grandpa Pei's work ID from her purse. She said, "Here, these two were given to me by Professor Pei last night. He said I should be the strongest in this team. Maybe I can make it to the end, so he gave these two cards to me."
The IC card and Grandpa Pei’s work ID are the same size, and both cards have the same chip in the same position on top. The only difference is that Grandpa Pei’s work ID has his photo printed on it, while the IC card does not, so the two cards are easy to distinguish.
Captain Zhang took the two cards, glanced at them, and frowned as he asked, "Is this all you have? Did Professor Pei give you anything else?"
Lan Jin shook his head and said, "No, Professor Pei only gave me these two cards, and they weren't given separately. Pei Xin and Huang Jinghe are both here."
The meaning of Lan Jin's explanation was very simple. Among these people, even if Huang Jinghe would cover up for her and lie, Pei Xin would definitely not do that. After all, the two of them didn't get along, and everyone had known about it since they were at the base.
Captain Zhang glanced at Pei Xin and saw that he did not refute Lan Jin's words. He thought it must be true, so he did not ask any more questions.
But he couldn't help but wonder, "Is it just the cards? Did Professor Pei mention anything else when he was chatting with you last night?"
"What is it? How about you give me a hint first? You talked a lot last night, and I have no idea where to start recalling." Lan Jin looked at Captain Zhang and asked.
Captain Zhang didn't hide it either. Of course, he couldn't hide it at all. He said, "Actually, I don't know exactly what that thing is, but what I do know is that besides these two cards, there should be another thing. Only by finding that thing can we complete the final mission."
Zhou Zhi, who was standing by, also said, "Maybe it's in Professor Pei's bag, or on his person? Why don't we look for it first?"
"Yes, let's look for it first."
But when he heard that Professor Pei was going to be searched, Pei Xin refused to do it. "My grandfather is dead, do you still want to insult his corpse?"
Captain Zhang patiently explained, "We're just looking for something. How can you insult us? If we can't find that thing, we can't complete the mission. None of us can go back."
"But you don't even know what it is, so how are you supposed to start looking for it? You're just rummaging around on my grandfather."
Captain Zhang was almost furious. This made him sound like a pervert. However, when he thought about the fact that Pei Xin was Professor Pei's granddaughter, he realized that she might know something. So he asked, "Pei Xin, you know that you have been with Professor Pei. Has he said anything to you?"
Pei Xin glared at him and said, "These things are confidential. Even if it's my family, Grandpa won't tell me. Otherwise, wouldn't he be breaking the rules of the base?"
So, what's the point of asking her? She doesn't know either.
Seeing the two men's reactions were so different, Lao Shi, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke up, "Since it's something related to the mission, it must look unusual. Let's look inside the bag first. If it's there, it should be obvious."
If he had looked for the bundle first, Pei Xin would not have been so disgusted. She locked her eyes on Lao Shi, watching him open Grandpa Pei's bundle and take out the things inside one by one. Finally, she found a box with a very hard shell at the bottom of the bundle. It was something completely different from ordinary items.
As soon as this thing was taken out, it attracted almost everyone's attention.
"It should be this one." Lao Shi said.
Captain Zhang also said, "Open it and take a look."
When Lao Shi opened the box, the first thing he saw was a chip, which was exactly the same chip that Grandpa Pei gave to Lan Jin last night.
During this period, Lan Jin had been observing Captain Zhang's expression, and after seeing the chip, his expression didn't seem to change much. If it weren't for his excellent acting skills, he really didn't know what that thing was.
But then he thought about it and felt something was wrong. Didn't Professor Pei give the chip to Lan Jin last night? Then why did he find an identical chip in his bag?
Unless, when carrying out the mission, either two chips are needed to complete the task together, or Professor Pei has already made preparations for Li to replace Tao Jiang before setting off.
So what is the reason that led him to do this?
No matter what, at this moment, they just need to pretend that they know nothing.
…
As Grandpa Pei expected, Pei Xin knew a lot about things like this, so he naturally didn't say anything nonsense after seeing the chip.
Captain Zhang stored the chip like a treasure. Then, with a puzzled look on his face, he asked the people resting inside, "When did these bedbugs come out? They're crawling all over you. Didn't you notice anything before?"
In this room, not everyone is an elite, but most of them are absolutely strong. Even if they are asleep, there is no reason for them to be unaware of so many bedbugs crawling around them.
Isn’t this very strange?
It is strange of course, even they themselves find it very strange.
In the room, the Shen brother and sister still slept together. What's more, Shen Zhiyu didn't sleep at all. He stayed by his sister's side without closing his eyes for a moment. But he didn't even notice so many bedbugs crawling around him.
What's more, he only smelled the stench the moment Captain Zhang opened the door—
So, is it a problem with the people or the house? After thinking about it, everyone is more inclined to the latter.
Xi Yu said, "Why don't we settle Professor Pei first? There's something strange about this house. No matter what, we shouldn't leave anyone here."
"OK."
After saying that, Huang Jinghe stepped forward, picked up Grandpa Pei and carried him out of the wooden house.
But at this moment, something strange happened.
After leaving the wooden house, Grandpa Pei was placed on the ground by Huang Jinghe. However, as soon as he landed on the ground, his body began to decay rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In less than a minute, only a pile of bones and the high-tech heat-insulating suit covering his body remained of Grandpa Pei's body.
Everyone who witnessed this was collectively stunned.
Let's not talk about how to find out the reason. Even Pei Xin collapsed after being stunned. She cried and shouted, "Grandpa, Grandpa."
Pei Xin pretended to go over and hug Grandpa Pei, but who would dare to let her go in this situation? Captain Zhang and Lao Shi were the closest to her, and almost at the same time she rushed out, the two of them hugged her around the waist and kept her in place.
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