Chapter 27: The Hero's Legacy

Everyone's expressions were ugly, and the footprints in the ashes were undoubtedly something that people didn't dare to think about.

We entered Base 317 at noon, moved our things in and rested inside.

And between the afternoon and now, someone has come looking for me, and more than one person.

In the black ash pile, the shoe prints were very messy, but the soles printed the same pattern.

It's more like, a well-trained team.

I thought of the group of Ludao soldiers. If they hadn't been attacked, I'm afraid Xiao Leng and I wouldn't have had any chance of survival.

War is always cruel and ordinary people are powerless to resist.

Perhaps we should be thankful that after we moved into the base at noon, the metal door outside was closed.

Standing there, a chill ran down my back.

It's getting dark...

"Let's move the firewood back first."

Li Xiang spoke stiffly.

And I nodded, "They should have thought we were gone."

"I'm afraid the situation in Lingnan City is very complicated now, so we need to be more cautious in our actions in the future."

No one refuted my words. We checked the traces outside the dugout again and removed the footprints we left later.

The war has nothing to do with me, and justice has nothing to do with me. I just want to live...

'Clang! '

The heavy steel door closed again, and we returned to the base along the corridor.

Firewood was piled in the corner of the operating area, and right on top of the corner was the ventilation hole. The ventilation hole opened directly along the pipe to the top of the mountain.

Li Xiang's face had calmed down, and Li Chong next to him spoke with lingering fear.

"Did that person come to explore the road yesterday?"

Li Xiang turned to look at him, and I took out flint and steel and clashed it among the firewood.

'Dang...dangdang! '

A wisp of flame jumped up.

Li Xiang said: "The one yesterday didn't look like a normal person. The footprints coming from behind seemed to be after tracing him to find this place."

The bonfire was lit as soon as possible.

The fire burned the wood and made a crackling sound.

"Indeed, I feel that the 'x' hanging around his neck is probably the code name of an organization."

I stirred the fire and said thoughtfully.

An organization codenamed 'x', the nameplate uses Chinese.

Could it be that this 'x' is related to Xia Xue's mother?

I think of that young and mature 12-year-old girl...

The man's face last night was parasitized by facial nematodes.

Codename α-1203 (face nematode)

According to the records in the experimental diary, only the laboratory has a greater chance of coming into contact with things like facial nematodes.

Could 'x' be a laboratory, or the code name of an experimental project?

Looking at the bonfire that was getting more and more prosperous, I stood up silently.

Xiao Leng is still in the room. He needs to dry Xiao Leng's clothes first, and we can discuss these doubts together later.

At least staying here now, we are safe.

Walking back to the living area, Xiao Leng was still in the room, huddled under the quilt and not daring to come out.

"You wait here, I'll dry your clothes."

I knocked on the door and said something at the door.

"good..."

Xiao Leng responded, looked at me and whispered, "Brother, come back quickly."

"I'll come and dry your clothes."

Xiao Leng must be afraid of letting her stay in the house alone.

After more than ten minutes, the clothes were dried by the campfire.

When I came out of the room with Xiao Leng, I happened to see the door of Room 11 next to the water room open.

Old Man Sun held a pamphlet in his hand and was fascinated by it as he walked.

"Mr. Sun, have you rested?"

I greeted him.

"Didn't sleep much."

Old Man Sun raised his eyes and smiled happily.

I glanced at the booklet in his hand.

'Specification Manual'

"It was left on the bedside table and should have been their code of conduct at the time."

Old man Sun smiled and pointed at the words on it.

I roughly recognized that there were rules written on it, including the rules of conduct for the experiment.

One line of text caught my attention.

'Nuclear reactions in the test area cannot be brought back to the living area. Any form of preservation can only be carried out in the test area. '

"The things studied here are related to nuclear weapons? Could it be that they are studying nuclear weapons?"

I was a little shocked.

Old Man Sun was startled and looked a little sad, "I don't know, maybe."

For a moment I felt like I had said the wrong thing.

His father died here, perhaps during the experiment.

There is no doubt that the man who went home covered with the national flag is Mr. Sun's lifelong hero.

He is also an unsung national hero.

But Old Man Sun's expression quickly recovered.

"Seeing this reminds me of a book I saw in my father's study. There were pictures of some equipment that I couldn't understand at that age. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that book is related to this place."

Old Man Sun said excitedly, his eyes like those of a young man with ambitions.

We gathered around the campfire and ate something simple.

Xiao Leng always sticks to my side, his little face flushed.

Since that embarrassing incident happened in the room, I feel that Xiao Leng is not only not embarrassed, but also sticks to me more.

This is not something to be happy about.

In this desperate situation, Xiao Leng won't have some forbidden feelings for me, right?

But I lowered my head and glanced at Xiao Leng's face, and suddenly I remembered how she used to dislike me at home.

This girl is definitely just scared of unfamiliar surroundings.

I can be sure.

This is what a brother knows about his sister.

Although I knew it well, Li Chong across from me was chewing instant noodles and looked up from time to time to cast strange glances at Xiao Leng and me.

I felt helpless. It was impossible for me to break through this misunderstanding and explain it.

After hastily filling his stomach, Old Man Sun stood up.

"After you finish eating, follow me to see the control center. I remember the structure here."

Before we could react, Old Man Sun pointed at the lifting platform not far away.

"Go up from there. The control center is on the second floor. There should be a central operation console there."

"Have you been here before?"

Hearing what Old Man Sun said, Li Xiang was full of doubts.

Old Man Sun laughed meaningfully, "No, hehe..."

As he said that, he turned to look at me, "Lin Wen, follow me."

"Um."

In response, I stood up from the ground, and Xiao Leng followed suit.

"I am familiar with most of the equipment here. I will tell you what they do first. Then I will use my memory to write down some operations. It may not be accurate, but you can explore based on these."

The old man walked in front and whispered.

These words made the two Li brothers' eyes widen, and they quickly got up from the ground to follow.

Li Chong still had a mouthful of soup in his mouth that he had not had time to swallow.

"You're not in a hurry, are you? You write slowly, you know. Wouldn't it be better if you try and teach me?"

As I spoke, I couldn't help but feel that Old Man Sun's behavior was a little strange.

I could feel his eagerness.

This kind of eagerness is more like... Tuogu...

Of course, this should just be my illusion.

After hearing my words, Old Man Sun paused and stopped in front of the lifting platform in the operation area.

"Haha, as we get older, if we remember something today, we may not be able to remember it tomorrow."

He turned to look at me, with tiredness hidden in his eyes, "It must be reliable to write on paper, but I can't find paper and pen..."