Aurora Base, first floor.
After Qiong Xuan brought the crowd walking past the dormitories and the Cafeteria, he then slowly spoke:
"The basic circumstances, you guys should all know. Next we should officially carry out security work... Personnel deployment will be responsible by Vice Captain Han Meng. Each person will perform their respective duties. Remember, do not do superfluous things."
After speaking, Qiong Xuan then turned around and left.
The crowd of Enforcers simultaneously looked towards Han Meng at the side, seeming to be waiting for his deployment.
Holding the personnel list in his hand, streaks of faint light flickered in Han Meng's eyes. After pondering for a moment, he slowly spoke:
"According to regulations, personnel on duty rotate once every six hours. The first round consists of Yue Dingyuan and Chi Shixiang being responsible for guarding the entrance/exit checkpoint, Wang Linxiang, Tian Yuezhong..."
As Han Meng read out name after name, the candidates responsible for the entrance/exit and the first floor patrol were all confirmed. The last was then the manpower for the second floor patrol.
"An Yongjian, Qiao Teng, Chen Xin... you guys are responsible for the second floor's patrol." Han Meng put away the list. "The specific patrol routes, I will briefly divide them for you guys in a while. First go to the dormitories to put down your things, we'll officially begin in three minutes."
He was assigned to the second floor patrol. This meant that within six hours, he could freely move about openly and aboveboard on the second floor. He didn't need to think of ways to obtain the passing key to sneak into the second floor anymore, avoiding many unnecessary risks.
Simply packing up a bit, Chen Ling then obtained the key and passed through the second checkpoint, entering within the second floor.
This floor's overall structure was not too much different from the first floor. It was all composed of independent rooms one by one, connected through corridors. Wearing the Enforcer windbreaker, Chen Ling walked within it openly and aboveboard, his peripheral vision from time to time catching a glimpse of the rooms on the two sides.
Although the majority of room doors were tightly shut, occasionally there were figures wearing White Coat Wearers entering and exiting, and the scene inside the room could still be seen. Inside there were batches after batches of people gathered together, as if busying themselves with something in the laboratories. As soon as the doors opened a pungent peculiar smell could be smelled drilling out from within...
Chen Ling sniffed a bit, his brows unconsciously frowning.
"TNT... those Explosives raw materials sent into the base, are all here?"
Chen Ling only took a glance, then withdrew his gaze as if nothing happened, continuing to patrol on this floor. After circling for a long time, he finally barely figured out the usage of this floor clearly.
The numerous laboratories here, were just like an assembly line manufacturing Explosives. Process after process of preparation and processing was conducted in these rooms, mutually independent, like an elaborate and cautious munitions factory... When the final finished products were transported out from the last room, someone would then come to conduct specialized safety handling. After sealing the boxes, they were transported in reverse towards the first floor.
Chen Ling had already thoroughly investigated both the first and second floors. He was very clear in his heart, the first floor fundamentally didn't have places to store these Explosives, so there was a high probability these things were returned to the surface directly through the first floor's elevator.
Transporting the raw materials to the Aurora Base, and after completing processing sending them back to the surface anew... then ultimately these terrifying quantities of Explosives, where were sent towards again?
The Aurora Base manufacturing Explosives at this juncture, what exactly do they want to do?
Chen Ling constantly lingered on his own patrol route, his heart calculating the possible whereabouts of these Explosives. Just at this time, a familiar figure was also roaming between the second floor like him, currently walking towards him face to face.
Han Meng's gaze indifferently swept past the surrounding laboratories. His brows unconsciously frowned tightly, as if he was also in deep thought.
The two people's roaming gazes simultaneously noticed each other. Their figures imperceptibly paused for a moment, and again swept past the surroundings pretending nothing was the matter.
"Chen Xin, patrol well, if there are any matters report to me immediately." Seeming to perceive the atmosphere was somewhat subtle, Han Meng used the style of a Vice Captain, speaking indifferently.
Chen Ling: ...
"Yes, Vice Captain." He answered biting the bullet.
Hehe, it seems your objective of entering the base, is also not that pure... Chen Ling thought to himself.
Just as Chen Ling turned around the wall corner, he then heard Han Meng behind him stop his footsteps. He did not continue patrolling, but instead silently hid by the wall edge, quietly listening to the commotions at the back.
Han Meng similarly stopped his footsteps, but his position was instead in front of the checkpoint leading from the second floor to the third floor.
Han Meng's peripheral vision rapidly swept past the left and right. After confirming there was no one, he walked straight towards the channel of the third floor... The moment his soles stepped one step in, an invisible barrier then appeared out of thin air, forcing him to retreat to the corridor.
Han Meng's brows frowned. At the same time, a pair of ghostly green eye pupils opened from the depths of the channel.
"Name." A hoarse voice rang out from the depths of the channel.
This was the Ritual Artifact in Qiong Xuan's mouth?
"Han Meng." He answered calmly.
"Position."
"Aurora Base Security Vice Captain."
"Reason for passing."
"Patrolling the third floor."
After Han Meng finished answering, those ghostly green eye pupils then stared fixedly at him. The eerie gaze was like wanting to pierce through his mind/soul... About five seconds later, that hoarse voice then rang out again:
"Identity and reason correct, barrier lifted."
The ghostly green eye pupils slowly closed up. At the same time, the barrier enveloping the entire channel also subsequently disappeared... The road leading towards the third floor, was just displayed in front of Han Meng like this.
Chen Ling who witnessed the entire process, had his brain operating at flying speeds. Seeing Han Meng was just about to walk into the third floor, his heart hardened, and again pretending to pass by he walked out from the corner...
"Yi? Vice Captain Han Meng, what are you doing here?"
Han Meng who was just preparing to enter the third floor, hearing this voice his body trembled slightly. He turned his head to look at Chen Ling whose face was full of astonishment, his expression somewhat strange.
"Patrolling the third floor." Han Meng calmly returned a sentence.
"Patrolling the third floor?" Chen Ling was stunned. "We didn't receive orders to patrol the third floor ah..."
"You guys didn't receive this order, this is my duty as the Vice Captain." Han Meng asked back. "Is there any problem?"
"...No."
Han Meng took a glance at this First-Tier Enforcer who was in the way. He was unwilling to waste time with him here. The longer they dragged on here, the other two patrolling Enforcers should be passing by again... Him entering the third floor, intrinsically he hadn't reported to anyone. Although with his Vice Captain position he indeed also had the qualifications to enter the third floor, but suddenly going down without a sound at this kind of time, if it transmitted to Qiong Xuan's side it would be unavoidable to be made a big fuss over a minor issue.
A First-Tier Enforcer Chen Xin was still easy to talk to. After all he was a newcomer, not having experienced much of the world, casually bluffing a bit and it would pass. If all three patrolling Enforcers came over upon hearing the sound, it would inevitably transmit into Qiong Xuan's ears.
Just when Han Meng was rejoicing that he had fooled Chen Xin this newcomer, Chen Ling turned his head and then walked towards the channel of the first floor.
Han Meng was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously felt something was not right, and turned his head to ask:
"Where are you going?"
"Ah? I am going to report a bit to Captain Qiong Xuan." Chen Ling scratched his head and answered. "After all you are going down alone. In case some problem occurs, as the second floor's patrol security, I am definitely going to be held accountable... It's still more secure to go report a bit."
Hearing this, Han Meng's expression condensed, almost directly taking action on the spot out of anger... How about just knocking this annoying newcomer unconscious and be done with it?
No way... after knocking him unconscious, how should he justify it looking back?
Han Meng struggled for a long time, his gaze looking at Chen Ling somewhat subtle. He waved his hand at Chen Ling.
"Ah?" Chen Ling was blank.
"Come, you come over..."