PNB Chapter 158 A Pot Falls from the Sky
Chapter 158 A Pot Falls from the Sky
Before going to the hospital in the morning, Pei Sihao secretly went to see Pei Simin and subtly confirmed whether Pei Simin had brought all the data from Beijing to the South China Base.
Pei Simin's original words were, "After the outbreak of the virus, Beijing activated its emergency mechanism. All units, departments, and enterprises could transmit all their data to the national database. If nothing happens, the national database will delete the data directly. If an unexpected event occurs, the data will be stored in the national database and will be moved along with the national command center."
To avoid implicating his elder brother, Pei Sihao didn't dare to ask any further questions. After all, he didn't know how much Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao had discussed the "Star Project" and the "Star Sea Project." He and Gu Nanfeng didn't dare to speak directly about it that night, fearing that if they did, they might also be placed under surveillance.
In fact, they might already be under surveillance. After all, Gu Nanfeng is a very important figure to the superpower research group at the South China Base, and he is also one of the new materials researchers for the "Star Sea Project". As long as they don't go around talking about it, they are probably just being monitored.
"What did you say? Team Leader Lin and the others went to Beijing?" During lunch, in Wei Cheng and Li Minze's lab, Gu Nanfeng told them and Pei Sihao the news he had received in the lab that morning.
“No wonder they haven’t returned for so long this time.” Pei Sihao said, then looked up and asked Gu Nanfeng, “The North China and Central China bases are both very close to Beijing, so why did the South China base team have to travel thousands of miles to carry out the mission?”
“Yeah, and our base has the fewest ability users, right? Team Leader Ji’s team only has 10 people, including Brother Liu Jia and Brother Sanhai.” Li Minze suddenly lost his appetite. Why did they accept a mission to Beijing? It’s so far away. Even if the mission itself isn’t difficult, the journey there and back is already fraught with danger.
"They went by helicopter, but when they came back..." Gu Nanfeng originally wanted to say that they were coming back, wondering if the helicopter was still there and if they might come back in the car they left in Beijing. But this pause made everyone feel that what he meant was that they might not be able to come back.
“What’s going on lately? I thought everything would be alright after we came to the national base…” Li Minze put down his chopsticks and said in a low voice, “But as soon as we got back, Captain Qin was killed, and now Captain Ji and Captain Lin have taken Brother Liu Jia and Brother Sanhai to such a faraway place for a mission. Brother Lu Yuan and Brother Yang Xiao have also left. I…”
"Have you collected all of Lu Yuan's mecha data?" Everyone was feeling down after hearing Li Minze's words, but Gu Nanfeng suddenly asked this question out of the blue.
"Huh?" Li Minze hadn't reacted to this sudden question.
“Yes, it’s all been recorded…” Wei Cheng responded quickly, answering first.
“Listen to me, you two,” Gu Nanfeng suddenly became serious, “If anyone asks you to go out on a mission, don’t go. Just stay at the base and research the exoskeleton mecha. I know you’ve already made some progress. You can spread some word when the time is right, but remember not to leave the base alone.”
"Yes, we absolutely must not leave the base. It's best to always keep two or three of us together when there's no one around." Pei Sihao also realized from Gu Nanfeng's words that in the eyes of the person behind the scenes, Wei Cheng and Li Minze were probably both privy to this secret. In order to avoid any accidents, the simplest way was to find a way to get rid of them.
Compared to Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao, who still have their families in the base, accidentally killing Wei Cheng and Li Minze could serve as a warning, making them less likely to cause any trouble.
"What the hell? We clearly don't know anything!" Li Minze and Wei Cheng both realized what was going on. Lu Yuan had come to tell them this secret that day, but he was taken away halfway. Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao, who had guessed the secret, hadn't told them or Zhong Qiangming, so they were now really caught in the crossfire.
"Is Xiao Wei here?" Just as the two people in the room were complaining, the doorbell of the laboratory rang.
"It's from the firearms research group next door." Wei Cheng would often wander around the lab when he was bored, and he went to the firearms lab the most. Firstly, boys always like these things more, and secondly, these things are more helpful for them to optimize Li Minze's mecha.
"Oh, Team Leader Gu is here too?" Gu Nanfeng opened the door. The researcher outside was surprised to see Gu Nanfeng, after all, Gu Nanfeng's dual-type abilities were quite famous in the base. Mental ability, in particular, is a super powerful ability in novels.
"What's wrong?" Wei Cheng peeked out from behind Gu Nanfeng, holding his rice bowl, pretending that the four of them were just chatting and eating together.
"Oh, on my way back, I ran into your friend, the young man surnamed Zhong. He just set off with the mission team and asked me to pass on a message to you: don't wait for him to eat." After delivering the message, the researcher saw that Gu Nanfeng's expression wasn't very good, so he didn't dare to stay any longer and turned to leave.
The researcher had just turned around when the door behind him slammed shut.
"Zhong Qiang, what's going on?!" Wei Cheng asked as soon as the door closed.
"That's why I had to remind you," Pei Sihao said, glancing at Gu Nanfeng.
"You two must remember to stay at the base and research the exoskeleton mechs. Although they don't seem to care much, the military still takes Lu Yuan's exoskeleton mechs very seriously. As long as your research yields results, but isn't yet fully developed, you two will definitely be fine." Gu Nanfeng repeated what he had said before. After a moment of silence, he added, "Let's try to avoid gatherings as much as possible recently. Xiao Hao, you also need to keep an eye on your older brothers. Your second brother is fine, and although your older brother doesn't have any special abilities, his military rank is there..."
“I know, then you…” Before Gu Nanfeng could finish speaking, Pei Sihao nodded. Their family members were also a part of their power.
“They should send someone to talk to me directly.” Gu Nanfeng himself wasn’t worried about this. The new material he was researching was originally a project of the “Star Sea Project,” so it was normal for him to know about it. Moreover, as a key figure in the research, how could the other party dare to touch him?
Yang Xiao and Lu Yuan's journey was far from peaceful. Although the South China base was cold enough, the temperature dropped further north they went. Fortunately, Lu Yuan's helicopter was resistant to the cold, but the zombie birds were just as resistant.
These animals, just like they did a few months ago, will spontaneously prevent normal life forms from crossing into another area. Moreover, the zombie virus outbreak occurred during the summer, and there are just as many birds in the north as in the south.
Fortunately, thanks to his training in both his past and present lives, Yang Xiao's shooting skills are now quite advanced. He and Lu Yuan shot birds all the way and finally reached the skies above Beijing.