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Ming Xia was awakened by the smell of instant noodles.

Opening his eyes, he found that he was still lying on the treatment bed in the ward, Tu Qing and Mr. Hu were not there, and a man in a black short-sleeved T-shirt was facing away from him instant noodles.Hearing the rustling sound behind him, the man turned around and greeted him naturally, "Are you awake?"

Ming Xia sat up in a daze, "Where are Hu Lao and Lao Tu?"

"Mr. Hu went to a meeting. The young and middle-aged were assembled to set up a temporary patrol team, and Tu Qing went to help." The man looked at his watch, "Get up and eat something. We will leave in half an hour."

Ming Xia shuddered and completely woke up.He almost forgot that in the next operation of the rescue team, he was going to participate in the operation as the most important bait.

Ming Xia hurriedly got up, took the protective clothing handed over by the man and put it on.This is a temporary dress for him. The size is a little too big, but it doesn't affect his movement.After using Mr. Hu's medicine, the wound didn't hurt so much for the time being.Ming Xia felt that if it wasn't for the bandages on his arms, he would have almost forgotten the fact that he was injured.

The man pushed the instant noodles over, beckoning him to eat quickly.

Ming Xia hurriedly thanked her.Apart from eating a few steamed buns early in the morning, he hadn't eaten a drop of water for most of the day, and his body was exhausted, so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

"What's the name of this big brother?" Ming Xia looked at him curiously while eating, "I think you look familiar, but I don't have a good memory, and sometimes I forget people I've met."

The man seemed to have heard something interesting, smiled and said, "Just call me Nanjiang."

This name also made Ming Xia feel familiar, but he really couldn't remember seeing him there.

Ming Xia Xili snorted after eating the noodles, and followed Nan Jiang out of the ward.

As soon as the door opened, Ming Xia felt shaken.It turns out that this is a very spacious factory building, about the size of two gymnasiums.There are many unopened wooden boxes stacked on one side of the factory building, and the open space in the middle is divided into several areas, crowded with people.

Ming Xia had never seen so many people gather together.Thinking about it again, maybe in Luo Luo's eyes, these are just baskets of meat buns with thin skin and big stuffing, and he felt a little terrified in his heart.This kind of evil thing that goes all the way and kills all the way must be killed.Ming Xia clenches her fist secretly, no matter how hard she gets injured, she can't let it go!

Nan Jiang turned around and looked at him, "What's wrong?"

Ming Xia quickly let go of his fist, "It's nothing. Just... to cheer myself up!"

A smile appeared in Nan Jiang's eyes, and he raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, everything is ready."

The two walked quickly through the factory building, and a row of anti-riot vehicles had already assembled outside the iron gate, and a group of rescuers in protective suits were gathering beside the vehicle to check each other's equipment.Ming Xia noticed that the car body was densely covered with bird droppings, and there were bloodstains in some places. It looked like it had gone through a series of vicious fights.

After a while, a few more people came out of the factory building, one of them with gray beard, was Mr. Hu who bandaged Ming Xia's wound before.

Ming Xia was surprised, "Mr. Hu is going too?"

"Mr. Hu is a consultant in the bureau." Probably because he is about to go on a mission with him, Nanjiang is also willing to talk to him a few more words, "It is known as a living encyclopedia, and he will accompany some special missions."

Ming Xia thought of Luo Luo's ferocity, and was a little worried about Hu Lao's old bones.But looking at Nanjiang's seemingly accustomed appearance, he felt that he might be thinking too much.He vaguely felt that he should know where the "juli" Nanjiang mentioned was, but after much deliberation, he couldn't find any useful information from his memory. He just vaguely remembered that he seemed to have seen one of them. documents.

Mr. Hu also saw Ming Xia and beckoned him to his side.At this time, the rescuers who participated in the operation also began to board the vehicle.Ming Xia followed Mr. Hu into the front car, only to find that besides the driver, there was a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance.

"This is Lao Du." Hu Lao said, "The commander in chief of this operation."

Ming Xia didn't know how to address him, so he could only say hello to Mr. Du dryly.

Old Du nodded and said, "Don't be afraid, young man. My team members will protect you."

He is probably used to keeping a straight face in his life, so it seems a bit strenuous to try to express a kind expression towards Ming Xia at this moment.Once the mouth is opened, the whole face looks even more fierce.

Then Nan Jiang who got into the car couldn't help it, turned his head and pretended to show Ming Xia how to fasten his seat belt, and laughed secretly.

Ming Xia doesn't know what he's laughing at, but it's quite surprising that someone who always has a straight face suddenly shows a warm spring expression.

Ming Xia couldn't help but look at him twice more.

Old Du in the front row opened his notebook and said softly, "There is a response."

Ming Xia leaned over to look, and saw a bunch of green lines on the black screen, but couldn't tell what it was at all.But soon he noticed that this should be a map, and there were some small moving dots on the map, one chasing after another...Ming Xia guessed that this might be their convoy, right?

Lao Du also noticed that there was a bewildered layman in the car, so he pointed to the screen and said to Ming Xia, "This is the entire Yaoxi District." He pointed to the east side, "This is a temporarily requisitioned factory building. Those moving are our convoy. These little white dots chasing us are Luo Luo. The line marked with latitude and longitude from west to east here is Luo Luo’s migration route calculated by Mr. Hu.”

Ming Xia was taken aback. Although he didn't understand most of what Lao Du said, he still understood the dense white dots on the screen. He thought of the densely packed bird corpses in the square, and his scalp tingled. "Why are there so many? Is it related to the earthquake?"

Mr. Hu stroked his short beard and shook his head, "There is no on-site investigation, and the specific reason is hard to say."

The densely packed small bright spots on the screen gathered together, like a cloud of white mist, quickly spreading towards the green light spot representing the convoy.

Ming Xia swallowed, and looked at Lao Du nervously, "I... all brought it on?"

Several people in the car laughed.

Mr. Hu explained: "This kind of bird has a very scary feature, which is super unity. They trust their companions extremely, so they will not doubt the signals left by their companions. The outpost that came out to explore the way stays with you To the companions, the mark probably means 'There is food here, come quickly', so once they capture this information, they will chase them no matter how far away."

Seeing that Xiaobaidian was getting closer and closer, Ming Xia's heart ached.

Nan Jiang seemed to see his nervousness, and patted his shoulder to signal him to look out.

The convoy deviated from the road at some point, and drove along a dirt road that looked deserted for a long time into a grassy beach.Ming Xia has traveled back and forth countless times on this road from the urban area to Yaoxi District, never knowing that there is such a desolate and open place near the road.

This place has actually deviated from the direction to the city, but because of Ming Xia's bright locator, Luo Luo still followed the direction of the convoy without missing a beat.

At the end of the dirt road, there was an abandoned factory building. Due to the long time, the yard was full of weeds, and most of the factory building and the outer wall had collapsed.But the area here is large enough, and there are no residents nearby, so it is indeed a good place to deal with these fierce birds.

The vehicle stopped some distance away from the factory building, and the rescue team members got out of the car, quickly carrying various instruments that Ming Xia couldn't understand and arranged them around the factory building.Nan Jiang took a few team members to protect Ming Xia and ran towards the depths of the courtyard.This should be the edge of the factory building, a dilapidated warehouse stands alone in the corner of the courtyard wall.There are no windows on the walls around the warehouse, only a heavy iron door.Over the years, the iron doors have been stained with rust, but the strange thing is that these two doors still look very strong.

A gray mist loomed on the horizon in the distance.

Nan Jiang whispered, "Here we come, get ready!"

The iron gate was opened, Nanjiang's team members ran into the warehouse, groped for a while on the ground next to the wall, and lifted an extremely thick steel plate with a clatter.It turns out that there is a place similar to a cellar under the ground of the factory building.

The gray mist spread towards them. Nan Jiang squinted his eyes to look at the darkened sky, and then pulled out a piece of blood-stained beige cloth from nowhere, and tied it to the handle of the iron door three times.

Ming Xia, "..."

Can Ming Xia secretly put away the clothes that others have changed? Does Ming Xia sound a little obscene?

"Is it because of the smell on the clothes?"

Nan Jiang nodded with a smile, and explained: "Old Du once suggested that you stay in the factory and come out with only your clothes. But Mr. Hu said that the marks on your body are too strong, and it may be difficult to get Luo Luodu with only your clothes. Bring it here. The riot-proof level of the factory building is not high, and there are so many people gathered right now, we dare not take this risk.”

Ming Xia hurriedly said, "I understand."

Nan Jiang observed the distance between the flock of birds and the factory building, closed the iron gate decisively, took Ming Xia's arm and rushed into the cellar.When Nan Jiang closed the cellar door, there were already intensive knocking sounds outside the iron door.

The flock of birds caught up.

The steel plate above the head quickly closed.Unfortunately, this steel plate only has a lock on the outside and cannot be locked from the inside.Fortunately, the steel plate is thick enough, and Mingxia prays that Luo Luo hasn't evolved the wisdom to lift the lid to find food.

The people who ran into the cellar, including Ming Xia, were a total of six people. At first, Ming Xia wondered how spacious a factory cellar could be, and it didn't feel crowded even with a few people squeezed in it.After the flashlight was turned on, he realized that it was not the cellar that was built spacious, but a crack at the end of the cellar that was big enough for two people to pass side by side.

Nan Jiang took a flashlight back and forth to take photos of the crack, and said in a low voice, "The fracture is still fresh, and it may be related to the earthquake in the early morning of yesterday."

Ming Xia heard the words and leaned over to take a look.He couldn't tell if the fracture was fresh, but he could clearly feel the surge of air when he stood at the fractured part of the wall - the other end of the crack was not blocked.

"Let's go," Nan Jiang stretched out his hand and pushed Ming Xia's shoulder, "Be careful of being made into a beggar's chicken by Lao Du."

Ming Xia was about to ask if they really planned to attack with fire, when he heard a small sound of rubbing in the distance.Ming Xia had heard this sound like countless coins squeezing and rubbing against each other.But at this moment, the sound was obviously louder than in the morning.

"Special interference for Luo Luo." Nan Jiang said softly, "It can destroy its positioning system."

Ming Xia knew that he was explaining it to himself, but he didn't understand it very well, and it was hard for him to ask, so he could only reply with a depressed "Oh".

This walk is more than an hour.

The claustrophobic and dark environment made Ming Xia a little nervous. Coupled with the ruggedness and difficulty of walking, Ming Xia's forehead kept breaking out in cold sweat.But the structure of this temporary gap is still somewhat complicated, and a protruding rock will pop out from time to time. Ming Xia needs to be careful not to kowtow, and there is almost no chance to wipe off his sweat.After walking for a while, he suddenly realized that the temperature in the cave had slowly risen at some point.

Nanjiang led the people to speed up the pace.

As the light came in from the exit of the crack in the distance, several people in the cave heard a very strange sound, sharp and high-pitched, as if it wanted to pierce their eardrums.

That was Luo Luo's cry.

Enraged, frantic screams desperate to fight back.

Thick smoke drifted through the gap with a strong smell of burnt protein, and several people choked and coughed.

Nan Jiang suppressed his voice and said, "The direction of the wind has changed."

There was a shadow passing by the gap, it was Luo Luo who spread his wings and hovered at low altitude, a fish that escaped from the fire trap in the empty field.

Someone behind Nanjiang asked, "Did they find us?"

"It's possible." Nanjiang was also a little surprised that the birds had such a strong ability to sense the marks left by the outpost.He leaned closer to the gap, squinted his eyes to observe the situation outside, "From the point of view of the number, Luo Luo who escaped from the fire may have chased after them."

The gap was not big, Ming Xia stood behind the rescuers and could barely see what was going on outside. Hearing that Luo Luo had already ambushed outside the gap, waiting for an ambush, he couldn't help but ask, "They realize they've been duped?"

"No." Nanjiang said softly: "They think they have encountered an enemy—an enemy who has come to compete with them for rations."