Embers Ad Infinitum

After getting off the Jeep, the sentimental Shang Jianyao made another suggestion:

"Should we send a signal bomb into the air to tell Xu Datong and the others that the Second Food Company is here?"

"Aren't you afraid that the enemy will come too?" Long Yuehong immediately thought of the problem with Shang Jianyao's proposal.

Shang Jianyao, who was not wearing a mask, suddenly laughed, and Jiang Baimian was inexplicably familiar with his smile.

Shang Jianyao then said:

"Isn't this a good thing?

"We set up an ambush in advance. When the enemy sees the signal and comes over, we fall into the trap."

"Uh..." Long Yuehong was a little convinced and couldn't find anything wrong with this for a while.

Jiang Baimian said "ha" and teased Shang Jianyao:

"Do you think the IQ of the special commissioner of the Eighth Research Institute is that low?

"If I were them and found that someone here was launching a flare and it happened to be located at the second food company they wanted to find, I would definitely choose long-range saturation bombing. Anyway, my goal is to destroy this Buddhist holy site, not protect it. , whatever is convenient and safe is the way to go.”

"The special correspondents of the Eighth Research Institute are relatively secretive in their work, and their personnel are small but skilled. This is not their home field. How can they obtain weapons such as missile vehicles and cluster rocket launchers?" Bai Chen raised an objection.

Weapons that can withstand long-range saturation bombing are either very difficult to obtain, only the big forces have more control, or they require enough manpower to operate. For example, dozens or hundreds of large-caliber artillery can also cover the second bomb at a longer distance. The area of ​​the food company is just not that precise, and a lot of people have to be used at one go, which is not like the style of the Eighth Research Institute's special correspondents.

Jiang Baimian smiled and explained:

“As the villain and the mastermind behind the scenes, it is our duty to secretly support some forces and teams.

"Otherwise, who would pass on information to them, and who would prepare supplies and safe houses for the special commissioner? Think about it, when we were attacked in the First City, the special commissioner also had a team to assist him.

"We must not underestimate the Eighth Research Institute. There may be medium-sized forces in the surrounding area taking orders from them, and they can pull out a team with sufficient firepower to cooperate with the special commissioner at any time."

Jiang Baimian feels that compared with the Eighth Research Institute, "Pangu Creature" is no longer suitable for the role of "big villain".

"Yes." Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and left palm, "Just like the company!"

"..." Jiang Baimian held up the rocket launcher with one hand, "Go in."

This time, she did not let Bai Chen and Long Yuehong stay outside to take charge of the response. The previous incident at Building 4, District 2, District 2, of the ruined steel plant told her that in similar scenes, more people might be able to observe from multiple angles. See something different.

As for the Jeep, it was parked in a very close and relatively hidden place, and the Second Food Company only had seven floors. Even if the "Old Adjustment Team" climbed to the rooftop, Shang Jianyao could remotely affect the electric vehicle.

——If someone really comes close and tries to drive away the Jeep, Jiang Baimian will also be able to sense the electrical signal.

The five members of the "Jiu Tiao Group" were divided into three batches, led by Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, and joined the food company one after another.

The first floor here is no longer what Shang Jian Yao saw in his psychological shadow. There are almost no traces of wrapping paper scattered everywhere, and the transparent plastic boxes that are either overturned or standing upright and a large number of counters are all gone.

"It's like locusts crossing the border..." Long Yuehong looked at the mottled walls and broken ground and sighed sincerely.

This is the result of relic hunters coming to explore day after day, year after year.

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian nodded slightly:

"This also shows that this place is just like the Buddhist holy land in the ruins of the steel factory. There is nothing abnormal on the surface. The ruins hunters have searched so much that even the stones are almost squeezed out of oil."

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao agreed.

He was one step ahead of Jiang Baimian and was responsible for leading the way.

In the next ten minutes, the "old tune team" carefully searched the empty first floor and observed the situation inside from the window to confirm that there was no problem.

Following this rhythm, they went all the way to the third floor and arrived at the room where Shang Jianyao found the employee introduction column.

The wall had been blown to pieces, and the photos posted on it had either turned into scorched marks or completely disappeared, as had the written introductions.

"A battle broke out here, and at least a grenade gun was used." Bai Chen observed the scene and gave a preliminary judgment.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"The damage to the employee profile appears to be an unintentional impact."

In other words, no one is deliberately destroying the body and eradicating traces.

"Yes." Gnawa agreed with Bai Chen and Jiang Baimian's words.

"This will make it more difficult for us to find the lost photos..." Long Yuehong said with a frown.

If the wall is still intact and the employee introduction column still exists, the "old tune team" can use Gnawa's high technology and some of the instruments he carries to analyze the missing photo and the traces left by the corresponding introduction to see if they can find any useful clues.

Shang Jianyao showed no worry on his face and said eagerly:

"So it's better to win by surprise!"

"Wait a minute." Jiang Baimian retracted his gaze from examining the tattered walls, "Let's search all the rooms here separately, leaving no gaps in the walls to see if the lost photos are hidden inside."

Frankly speaking, she was not too sure about this. Not to mention whether the photos that were originally well hidden would be found out and taken away after so many years. It was just the person who tore off the corresponding photos and introduced them. The purpose was to make her think that these two things were likely to be torn or burned on the spot - taking away a photo and corresponding introduction separately, either for confidentiality or for special emotional needs, and the former was more likely to be completely Destroying "evidence" is the best way to keep it secret.

In this way, the five members of the "old tune team" completed the search of the entire building in just over an hour. This was mainly due to the fact that there were very few things left on site and many places were clearly visible.

"Nothing was found." Long Yuehong reported the situation on her side to Jiang Baimian.

"I didn't find it either." Gennava followed up.

Shang Jianyao decided not to make himself an exception:

"It's the same with Dabai and I, but she thinks it's too clean, not as dirty as she imagined, and it's not full of rat droppings and all kinds of feces.

"In addition, the body of Liu Lu that was supposed to exist is also missing. I don't think any relic hunter would take such a thing away, right?"

"What if someone is obsessed with bones?" The person who refuted Shang Jianyao was another Shang Jianyao.

Bai Chen replied to him:

"Based on the condition of the dirt, the possibility is lower than someone taking the bones back and making soup."

The vast majority of wilderness wanderers are still struggling for food and clothing, and don't have so many weird sexual habits.

Shang Jianyao smiled:

"Have you forgotten the price of 'abnormal sexual fetishes'?

"Since there are people who like car exhaust pipes, it's not impossible for someone to fall in love with skeletons."

These words were reasonable and well-founded, and Jiang Baimian and others could not refute them.

After a moment of silence, Bai Chen directly talked about his guess:

"I think someone was looking for a place to bury him."

"Who?" Shang Jianyao looked like he was listening to the story.

"The 'abnormal' who once possessed her." Bai Chen replied, "She was the first object he possessed, and maybe he had some subtle feelings."

"Why?" Gnawa couldn't understand.

Bai Chen opened his mouth, unable to find the right words to express.

Long Yuehong tried to help, but couldn't think of a reason.

"Intuition! Female intuition!" Jiang Baimian taught him a lesson, "You must have a sufficiently delicate mind to appreciate the subtle possibilities of emotion."

"Oh..." Gnawa's slightly synthetic voice actually conveyed the meaning of "greatly inspired".

Obviously, this is imitated by Shang Jianyao.

"Delicate enough?" Shang Jianyao glanced at Jiang Baimian with confusion and curiosity.

"Don't I?" Jiang Baimian almost became angry.

Fortunately, she remembered that she was currently in a strange Buddhist holy land, and there might be dangers lurking around, so she forcibly interrupted the topic.

She said seriously:

"Okay, since the conventional methods are ineffective, let's use the medical records of the ruins of the steel factory and the small jade Buddha now.

"Xiaohong, climb out of the window and see if there are any additional changes from another perspective. Xiaobai, wait below Xiaohong. On the one hand, you can prevent him from having any accidents, and on the other hand, you can observe the building as a whole.

"Lao Ge, you also go outside, set up and adjust various instruments, and collect the most objective environmental data."

"Yes." "Okay." "No problem." Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and Gennava responded one after another.

After they were in their respective positions and completed the preliminary preparations, Jiang Baimian said to Shang Jianyao:

"It's time to start.

"Try to restore the medical records first."

Shang Jianyao didn't know when he had taken out the "Six Consciousness Pearl". While turning it and chanting the Buddha's name, he unfolded the original copy of the medical record that was in his pocket.

Because he was sitting cross-legged and his back was relatively straight, the cost of the "Six Senses Pearl" was quite obvious. Jiang Baimian saw that the muscles in his face moved slightly.

She is not old-fashioned, and she can even make colorful jokes because she has been in the security force. However, the price is too contradictory with the rosary beads, Buddha's name, and the solemn expression of the treasure, which makes people feel absurd.

Shang Jianyao was calm and composed, and read the medical history in the tone of reciting Buddhist scriptures:

"Namo Anuttara Sanliu Sanbodhi, name Fan Wensi, female, age 52, married, address: Room 302, Building 4, District 2, Family Area..."

In the ethereal and solemn voice, Jiang Baimian observed his surroundings and found that everything was as usual.

After Shang Jianyao finished reading, she picked up the walkie-talkie and asked the team members outside:

"Is there something wrong?"

"No" was repeated three times.

Shang Jianyao put away the original copy of the medical record and the "Six Senses Pearl" with a puzzled look on his face:

"It's effective even in my psychological shadow..."

Jiang Baimian did not try to analyze, thought for a while and said:

"We will discuss it later and try it out with the small jade Buddha."

Shang Jianyao immediately took out the small green jade Buddha and held it in his palm.

As soon as he finished this action, Jiang Baimian suddenly felt that the surroundings seemed a little darker.