Chapter 397 Strike

Zhao Zonghai is dead.

He died inexplicably in this underground base, which is hundreds of meters underground and is heavily guarded. It is almost the safest place in the world.

He escaped Han Rui's assassination, lived for a while longer, and enjoyed life for a while longer, but still died.

Lu Ming sat up suddenly, got out of bed and left the room. He saw Zhang Dingshan and He Wei also leaving the room with livid expressions on their faces.

In the underground base, the sirens kept ringing, which was heartbreaking. Many guards have been dispatched collectively to guard every traffic artery and key facility location in the base. The three of them quickly arrived at the area where the seven survivors - plus Hu Shan, there were eight people.

This place is already in a state of martial law. The guards were all armed with guns and ammunition, observing any movement in this area. At this moment, Lu Ming had no doubt that even if a dinosaur appeared, it would be torn apart by guns and bullets in an instant.

Eight survivors occupied eight rooms. At this moment, the room has been sealed off and the survivors are strictly prohibited from leaving. There are four guards guarding each room, and there are two guards guarding the door.

At this moment, the survivors had also been awakened by the sound of sirens, heard the heavy and fast footsteps outside, and felt the atmosphere as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They sat on the bed, a little confused, a little scared, and a little anxious, waiting.

The three members of the second operation team ignored them and went directly to the room where Zhao Zonghai was. They saw with their own eyes the lifeless body of Zhao Zonghai lying on the ground. After a brief inspection, Lu Ming confirmed that, at least on the surface, the circumstances of Zhao Zonghai's death were consistent with those of Han Rui and others.

"An autopsy to confirm the cause of death."

"yes."

Although he knew that dissection was meaningless and Zhao Zonghai would most likely die as his brain tissue matured, dissection was still necessary.

In the hall outside the room, the three of them began to personally watch. But this is obviously of no use. Because just a moment later, there was a sound like a heavy object falling to the ground in Room 2.

The three people went there immediately and saw the second survivor also lying on the ground, lifeless.

"Hold!"

He Wei's eyes widened and she punched the wall hard.

Under one's own eyes and under such a level of protection, that secret organization could actually kill people as they pleased!

All our own protections are almost useless and have no effect at all!

At this moment, even the guards, who had experienced hundreds of battles and had seen countless bloody scenes without wavering, became a little nervous.

It's like there is a ghost invisible to the naked eye in this area. At this moment, this fierce ghost is constantly harvesting lives.

The deaths of Zhao Zonghai and the second survivor seemed to be just the beginning. After a while, there was some movement in the survivor room No. 5.

Survivor No. 5 fell to the ground dead. It was also under the close protection of four guards and witnessed with their own eyes.

He just fell to the ground and died instantly. It's so fast that our side doesn't even have time to save it.

Suddenly there was a cry in the room of survivor No. 6. The three people went there immediately and saw survivor No. 6 crying there.

The survivor is a young woman, tall and beautiful. Lu Ming, who had read her information, knew that she was a white-collar worker in a large company with a wealthy family and many suitors.

"What happened? Why are there so many people? Has the killer group arrived? Is someone dead?"

She cried with fear: "Save me, save me, I don't want to die, I don't want to die! I still have a lot of things to do, I'm not married yet, I haven't even been in love, I've always wanted to take my parents with me I didn’t even have time to travel once. I don’t want to die, wuwuwuwu…”

Lu Ming wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he couldn't say anything at all.

How to comfort? Tell her you'll be fine? Will we protect you?

This makes no sense whatsoever. It's even a lie.

Lu Ming and He Wei were both silent. The survivor's eyes became more and more desperate: "Can't you save me? Am I dead? Me, am I dead? Yes, can you call me? I want to say goodbye to my parents..."

Zhang Dingshan took out his mobile phone and handed it over - his mobile phone can connect to the signal transmission channel of the underground base and can directly call the outside world - and at the same time comforted him in a deep voice: "Don't worry, we will do our best to protect you."

Survivor No. 6 took the phone tremblingly and started dialing. But after only pressing three numbers, before the call could be dialed, she trembled all over and two lines of blood flowed out of her nostrils. She opened her eyes wide, the look inside slowly disappeared, and then her whole body hit the ground like a wooden stake.

She is dead.

Lu Ming, He Wei, and Zhang Dingshan died in front of their own eyes.

He Wei gritted her teeth and clenched her fists with both hands. Lu Ming turned his head and couldn't bear to look at her. Zhang Dingshan silently took a step forward, gently stroked her face, asked her to close her eyes, and then took his phone back.

The body of survivor No. 6 was also removed for further examination. The three of them left the room, returned to the hall, and sat on their chairs in silence.

Lu Ming only felt a huge sense of powerlessness covering his whole body. He knew that there were still five survivors who were threatened by death at this moment, and that death could come at any time, but he had no intention of protecting them.

Pointless. It makes no sense at all.

No matter what we do, it is all in vain. The methods of that secret organization are beyond our imagination, and we cannot fight against them at this stage.

There was a little movement in Survivor No. 7's room. Lu Ming sat quietly, not even interested in taking a look. He watched numbly as the guards carried out a body and walked away quietly, his expression unchanged.

The remaining survivors are still restless. Although they could feel the heaviness and unusualness of the atmosphere at this moment, they had no idea what was happening outside.

He Wei looked at Zhang Dingshan: "Should we let them say goodbye to their relatives for the last time?"

Zhang Dingshan was silent for a moment and shook his head. He Wei did not insist.

Lu Ming could understand Zhang Dingshan's decision.

In the last stage of life, rather than letting them know that their death is inevitable and that death is coming, rather than letting them live in fear, it is better to end their lives in ignorance.

Even if they were given the chance to say goodbye to their loved ones for the last time, how many of them would remain sane and be able to talk to each other normally amidst this overwhelming fear?

The three members of the second operation team just sat numbly in the hall, watching the survivors die one after another. By daytime, all survivors except Hu Shan were dead.

Lu Ming knew that this meant great trouble. After all, people were fine when they were brought in. You said you would protect them, but they died not long after they came in. How do you explain it to their families?

There are still a lot of things to deal with in the follow-up, and these things must be extremely difficult in the face of grieving and angry family members. However, let the local government deal with these matters, and it is not the second action team's turn to deal with them.

It's already seven o'clock in the morning. The three of them still didn't leave. Because clearly, death isn't over yet.

Hu Shan is not dead yet.

According to the previous death interval, Hu Shan would probably die within half an hour at most. Because the longest time between deaths of the two people before was two hours. Now, it has been an hour and a half since the last survivor died.

Hu Shan, who has lived in the underground base for a long time, has already adapted to the environment here. At this moment, he was still sleeping soundly and was not affected by the outside world at all. Not even the piercing siren from before woke him up.

But... being able to lose your life in an instant without any pain in your sleep may also be a kind of happiness.

Time passed quietly. During this period, Zhang Dingshan's cell phone rang. He picked it up, took a look at it, and said, "The result of the seventh comprehensive investigation was that nothing was found."

Lu Ming nodded silently and continued to wait.

This night, Operation Team 2 and the guards were not idle. Since the death of the first survivor, many guards have begun to conduct a comprehensive search of the entire underground base, looking for any suspicious items or suspicious persons. In addition to the underground base, there are also a large number of drones and ground search personnel conducting searches on the ground.

And, it was done seven times in a row. Now, the seventh search is over and still nothing has been found.

Half an hour passed quietly. But Hu Shan was still sleeping soundly, with no abnormality in his body. The three of them waited for more than half an hour before Hu Shan finally woke up from his sleep.

After stretching and yawning, Hu Shan went to the toilet, washed his face and brushed his teeth under the watchful eyes of the guards.

He was not at all uncomfortable with the attention of others.

After cleaning up, he said: "Bring me some millet porridge, and some steamed buns and pickles. Eat something light today."

He shook the mouse and the computer screen lit up. On the screen is a game window. In the window, the game character belonging to Hu Shan has been fighting monsters for a whole night, and he is still full of energy and does not show any signs of fatigue.

After counting the harvest, Hu Shan nodded with satisfaction. After breakfast was delivered, he finished it slowly and then immersed himself in the game world again.

People who are held in protective custody for a long time always have to find something to do. Hu Shan became obsessed with games during this period and spent his time playing games all day long.

Originally, underground bases were not allowed to connect to external networks. The network he plays games on is specially set up for him by the Second Action Team.

After watching Hu Shan play the game for more than half an hour, the three members of the second team realized that maybe... Hu Shan was really different from the other survivors. He will not die.

The three of them went to dinner with heavy hearts and came to the conference room.

"Obviously, that secret organization has the ability to kill people despite our heavy protection. Moreover, Hu Shan is our only bargaining chip. If we kill Hu Shan, it will be impossible to continue investigating the case. But, that secret organization Still haven’t chosen to kill Hu Shan.”

What this means is obvious.

Those for whom the manner and cause of death are prescribed are special. And Hu Shan is special among the special. He was so special that the secret organization was unable to kill him due to various reasons.

However, we have no way of knowing what is special about him, nor can we find more ways to use this specialness.

So, how to investigate the next case?

At this moment, Lu Ming couldn't help but have some doubts about himself.

Can we... really get to the bottom of this case? Can we really uncover that secret organization and prevent more people from becoming victims?

What happened last night was really shocking. The feeling of watching the survivors die one by one while being completely powerless is really too damaging to one's spirit and will.

This force is almost impossible to fight against. Lu Ming was even sure that if the secret organization wanted to take the lives of several of its own people, it would be just as easy.

Lu Ming was so shocked that he almost lost his confidence.

At this moment, he even thought about giving up and admitting defeat.

Perhaps... we can choose to withdraw and hand this case over to another team to handle? Although Lu Ming is almost sure that the other teams are unlikely to do better than his own in this situation, then the final outcome is almost certain: after the other teams also fail and return, this case will become an unsolved case. .

No matter how involved this case is, how important its status is, and how great the threat it poses to the entire human world, it can only remain an unsolved case.

It is like, everyone knows that once the super-light navigation technology is mastered, the entire human world will immediately make a leap and evolve from a local civilization to a true interstellar civilization.

This technology is so important, so why isn’t anyone working on it?

The reason is simple. Everyone knows that it is impossible to produce results with this technology at this stage.

The same goes back to this moment. Who doesn’t understand the importance of this case? But with the capabilities of the human world at this stage, it is impossible to find out clearly. If it is not listed as an unsolved case, what else can be done?

In the silence, He Wei murmured: "I don't know what to do next. I, I..."

She lowered her head, holding her hair with her hands, and said nothing.

Lu Ming could tell that He Wei seemed to have lost confidence.

What happened last night was a huge blow to Operation Team Two.

Zhang Dingshan's expression remained calm. After a long time, he slowly stood up and said slowly: "That secret organization may not be as powerful as they show now."

Um?

Lu Ming had some doubts in his heart.

In full view of one's own side, under such a level of security, taking the lives of so many people at will, isn't this called powerful?

Zhang Dingshan's words were full of strong confidence: "They were too deliberate. I even think that what happened last night just exposed their fear and weakness."