AWB Chapter 49 Thinking
Chapter 49 Thinking
Jiang Tao finished another rescue operation and stood downstairs, checking his mission information.
The next location is the residents of 7701, who are two men and one woman. They sent messages before the internet was cut off, so it is very likely that they are still alive.
Just then, a soldier said, "Captain, look up there's a distress message."
Jiang Tao looked up and saw a bed sheet with "SOS" written on it hanging on the seventh floor. That place was room 7803.
In fact, there are quite a few homeowners in the community who have posted distress signals like this, especially the one when Peng Si and his team came.
But most of the time, by the time they arrived, the people inside were already dead.
Jiang Tao checked the information in the owners' group again. There were very few SOS messages in the entire Building 7, only a handful, and there was no message from the resident of 7803.
But since it's possible, we can't give up.
"All personnel line up, prepare to enter Building Seven!"
"Roger that!"
When they went upstairs, they found that the residents of 7701 had all disappeared. Strangely, there were no signs of a struggle or blood at the scene. It looked as if the three people had walked out on their own.
Did they go out to find something to eat?
Jiang Tao sighed inwardly. There might still be some hope inside the house, but once they went outside, there was probably no hope left. They had arrived too late.
"Go to 7803," he ordered decisively.
As soon as Jiang Tao arrived at the entrance of 7803, he frowned deeply.
It's so tragic.
Even without a body, his professional expertise was enough for him to discern the horrific scene from the dried blood and traces.
Fortunately, the door to 7803 was not damaged, and the thermal imager showed that there were two living people inside.
Jiang Tao stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Before long, he heard someone approaching. The peephole was opened, and Jiang Tao took a step back so that the other person could see him.
"Click." The door opened.
A girl stood in the morning light, her soft hair hanging down beside her ears. The golden sunlight cast a gentle halo around her, as if someone had specially applied a hazy filter, making her beauty almost unreal.
She looked at them with delight: "Great, the rescue team has finally arrived."
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It's different, so very different.
Jiang Tao thought to himself.
As the captain of the second rescue team, he had seen too many survivors along the way, whether they were struggling to survive outside or had just been rescued by them, but none of them gave him such a special feeling.
His relaxed, youthful, and lively demeanor, along with his rosy complexion that clearly showed he had eaten and drunk his fill, made him momentarily believe that the apocalypse had never arrived.
Beyond Miao Yin, Jiang Tao saw a young-looking person standing behind her.
Could they be...?
Jiang Tao was a professionally trained person after all. He controlled his expression in just a fraction of a second and did not let anyone notice anything unusual about him.
"Hello, this is the Eagle Second Rescue Team. I am Captain Jiang Tao. We are currently conducting a rescue operation. Is anyone injured?"
"No."
"Do you know which residents of Building 7 are still alive?"
Miao Yin shook her head: "The internet has been down for several days, so we don't know either. But there have been a lot of mutated people in Building 7 these past few days. We often hear screams, so I guess there aren't many survivors."
"Okay, now please pack your belongings as quickly as possible, especially food and water, and leave with us immediately. The rescue vehicle is already outside."
"We have nothing left to pack, so we can leave now."
Jiang Tao should have ordered his subordinates to send a few teammates down first, while he and the other team members continued upwards to use the thermal imager to make a final check to see if anyone was still alive.
But if the person he was escorting was the infamous Leng Miaoyin, the one rumored to have caused the massacre of her entire family, he wouldn't dare take the risk.
He would rather make another trip to Building 7 himself than not feel at ease until he personally delivered the person to Qiu Jing's doorstep.
The number of mutants in Building 7 is much smaller than in other places, thanks to the efforts of Miao Yin and Yan Shuzhou. As a result, their journey has been smooth and they have not encountered any obstacles.
As a survivor, Miao Yin returned to the property lobby once again. Passing through the hole she had melted out, she saw more than a dozen military rescue vehicles parked outside, with some medical personnel bandaging wounds inside.
"You guys take this car first."
Jiang Tao arranged for them to take a car that was currently empty and was also the closest car to Qiu Jing's command post.
After settling the people in, he immediately went to find Qiu Jing and told her about it.
Qiu Jing remained calm: "I understand. I'll inform Captain Peng later. I'll keep an eye on things here until you get back, don't worry."
Jiang Tao knew Qiu Jing's capabilities, and this was the only thing he could do for the time being. He led his team out once again.
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Inside the vehicle, Miao Yin toured the rudimentary facilities. To ensure the survival rate of the survivors, the rescue team had modified the vehicle to resemble a prison van. Sitting on the hard seat, she asked, "Xiao Zhou, what are your thoughts on the survival base?"
Yan Shuzhou was somewhat confused by the term. In the small manor, they had also used a radio to gather intelligence from the outside world.
The northern part of Jingzhou Dream City was the first survival base selected by the government. The area was originally a military training ground with a lot of weapons stored there. After it became a base, a large number of troops were stationed there, and the defense was very tight.
Backed by the government, the family was large and wealthy, with more abundant food and relatively complete infrastructure. There were also dedicated officials to oversee the overall situation, set rules, and maintain the operation of the base.
It can be said to be the largest refuge for the people of Jingzhou, a place of rebirth for countless survivors.
"Sister, do we need to go to the survival base?" Yan Shuzhou asked, puzzled.
After all, they have a small estate, plenty of food and drink, and their safety is guaranteed, so there's no need to go to the base to compare themselves to others.
"You can stop by and take a look; you haven't seen it before, have you?"
"If you want to go, then go. I'm fine with anything."
“It’s not that I want to go.” Miao Yin twirled a strand of hair with her fingers, her expression somewhat profound. “I just feel like someone is looking for me.”
Neither Peng Si nor Jiang Tao's unusual behavior escaped Miao Yin's notice.
This is not like her previous life. Bai Luosha was famous and everyone knew her. The fact that she was recognized by the military rescue team at a glance is probably related to what she did after her rebirth.
She never tried to hide her stockpiling of goods, and the unusual decoration of her small manor shocked people in the industry. Given her status and the tragedy of the Leng family fire, it was only natural that she would attract attention.
That massive amount of food could feed several bases in the apocalypse. If the news of her encounter were spread, and the wealthy people who installed surveillance cameras in their warehouses or the government officials who desperately needed food knew that she was still alive, they would come knocking on their door sooner or later.
She might wake up one day to find hundreds of people standing at the gate of her small manor, asking her for food.
It's also her fault for stepping into the apocalypse in her previous life, not understanding the rules of the normal world, lacking common sense, and not thinking things through, which gave her a handle to use against her.
However, once a natural disaster strikes, such opportunities will become rare. The distance between the base and the small manor makes it difficult for her to even get there herself, let alone for them to come to her.
Miao Yin closed her eyes and searched through the palace of her memories. If she remembered correctly, the second rescue team from Dong Ai Community was completely wiped out.
So, is she facing a choice?
Should we use Peng Si to make a trip to the base and eliminate any future worries? Or should we sit idly by, let the timeline continue as before, and wait for those wealthy people to die on their own?
With her phoenix eyes wide open, Miao Yin got out of the car.