Qin Lan and Ding Ning arrived later than Chen Xin expected.
However, they still arrived at the door of Chen Xin's house in a car specially sent for them.
He used the remote control to open the newly upgraded door for the first time. Watching the heavy metal door slowly lowering and the cold wind pouring in, Chen Xin couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He felt like he was a big boss or a villain in a bunker, not like the protagonist at all.
After all, when a door opens like this in a movie, most of the people who appear behind the door are not protagonists or positive characters.
But this was just some random thoughts. As the door was completely lowered, Chen Xin took a few steps forward and greeted Qin Lan and Ding Ning as they got out of the car at the door.
However, the snow at the door was a bit deep. The half-meter-deep snow made it impossible for Ding Ning and Qin Lan to come down directly.
"This gate is so cool!" Ding Ning jumped down from the snow piled at the gate with her bag, turned around and helped Ding Ning down, and then asked Chen Xin: "But it didn't look like this when I came here last time, right? "
"I made some modifications. The previous push-pull type door couldn't be opened if there was thick snow outside. It's much better to replace it with the current lifting type." Chen Xin explained to Ding Ning, while also looking aside Qin Lan: "Alan, are you here?"
Qin Lan nodded slightly to Chen Xin and responded softly: "Well, I'll excuse you for this time."
"What are you saying to disturb me? It's too late for me to be happy that you can come." Chen Xin responded with a smile and looked up at the person who sent them outside the door. Although it was a young special police officer whom Chen Xin didn't know, he still greeted him. He said: "Comrade, thank you for sending them here. Come in, sit down and drink a glass of water."
But the other party shook his head and said quickly: "No, I have other things to do and need to go back to the city right away."
After saying that, the other party handed down a large black duffel bag and a long box, said hello to Ding Ning and Qin Lan, turned around, got in the car and left.
Watching the other party leave, Chen Xin didn't care, so he closed the door again.
After the door closed, he looked at Ding Ning and asked her, "Xiao Ding, what did you mean by that note before? What on earth is going on?"
"There is a big operation in the bureau. We need your cooperation, A Xin. Sister Lan and I are here to protect you." Ding Ning explained quickly. At the same time, she also looked at Qin Lan, indicating for her to continue explaining, and she quickly opened it herself. The bag you brought? Checking the contents.
Chen Xin had no choice but to turn his head and look at Qin Lan, waiting for her explanation.
"Axin, do you still remember the father and daughter who froze to death in front of your house?" However, Qin Lan did not explain directly, but asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"The father and daughter froze to death in front of my house?" Chen Xin was a little surprised? But he still nodded. After all, it is really difficult for people to forget such things.
Seeing that Chen Xin said that he remembered this incident, Qin Lan continued: "The father and daughter escaped from a private shelter nearby? It was originally a shelter that they and other relatives built before the disaster. But it was occupied by terrorists who attacked Baling County Shelter No. 2. They escaped and asked for help, but unfortunately... "
Chen Xin knew what Qin Lan was regretting? After all, the father and daughter froze to death in front of his house.
But Chen Xin still felt a little strange. He asked Qin Lan, "How did the police know about this?"
"We found a mobile phone on the little girl. After opening it, we found a pre-recorded video." Qin Lan was in a low mood. She didn't know whether it was because she had just been discharged from the hospital or because she thought of her fallen comrades, but she continued to talk. Continued: "The video was secretly recorded? It explains the origin of the group of terrorists who occupied their shelter and their plan to attack important city government facilities."
Speaking of this? Qin Lan obviously paused and adjusted her emotions before continuing: "After that shelter was occupied by terrorists? They were not killed by terrorists, they were just controlled. But the little girl's parents still tried their best to Want to escape? With the sacrifice of the little girl's mother and the cooperation of other relatives, they escaped? Thinking that your place is an official refuge, Ah Xin, that's why they knocked on the door, but they didn't expect... They froze to death in your house. door."
"This... is really unfortunate." Chen Xin sighed. It would have been better if he had installed a doorbell at the door.
Perhaps this topic was a bit heavy, Qin Lan quickly skipped this paragraph and continued to introduce: "When the attack happened later, when I was injured in the hospital, the city bureau had already launched an operation and sent people to the shelter, but... The terrorists have left and everyone in the shelter has been killed."
Listening to Qin Lan's introduction, Chen Xin's scalp felt a little numb. Hearing about terrorists in games or TV news didn't make much sense to him, but if it were in reality, this kind of thing would still happen around him. Sometimes, it will inevitably make people feel creepy and scary.
"Who are they? Why do they do this?" Chen Xin calmed himself down before asking Qin Lan the key question.
Qin Lan did not answer this question, but looked at Ding Ning who was still checking the equipment: "Aning, tell me, you know the situation better than me."
This time Qin Lan and Ding Ning brought a full set of special police combat equipment, including helmets, body armor and other equipment, and the long box contained Qin Lan's sniper rifle.
These equipments were obviously disguised as Qin Lan and Ding Ning's luggage, and Ding Ning was counting and sorting them out just now.
Hearing Qin Lan calling him, Ding Ning stood up and explained to Chen Xin: "Axin, you know that the geographical location of this city belongs to the northern end of Hunan Province and borders Gan Province and Hubei Province, right?"
"Of course I know this, and in the past, because this city is at the junction of three provinces, although it is an important transportation place connecting the three provinces, because the land road is mountainous and the waterway is difficult to travel, the place where the three provinces meet is almost a no-no zone, until It only improved after the founding of the People's Republic of China." Chen Xin recalled the information about this city that he had checked for writing novels, and naturally spoke out smoothly.
Although this city is an important land and water transportation area, connecting not only the three provinces, but also the north and south of the Yangtze River. However, there are many hills and mountains here, and the terrain is rugged. The Yangtze River that winds through it also has many twists and turns due to the hilly landform. The Eight Bends, combined with the reefs and tidal flats, were by no means an easy place to walk in ancient times.
The straight-line distance of the 240-kilometer long waterway is only 80 kilometers, and it has 16 big bends. It is called the "Nine-curved Ileum". Even in ancient times, this section of the Yangtze River waterway within the jurisdiction of this city had the "Ten Thousand Miles of Yangtze River, Dangerous" "In Jingjiang".
That is to say, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to open up this section of the waterway, the country deliberately built a bending and straightening project, straightened the Yangtze River channel, and blew up the rocks on the bottom of the river, so that this section of the Yangtze River channel became unblocked.
As for land, because Yanguo has vigorously promoted national infrastructure construction in recent years and built highways one after another, Chen Xin still doesn't have much feeling about land roads.
But when I think back to driving through the area where the three provinces meet, with mountains and hills and bridges and tunnels one after another, I can imagine how difficult it was to walk here in the past.
"Since you know this, Ah Xin, it's easy to explain." Ding Ning nodded and expressed his affirmation and admiration for Chen Xin's knowledge before continuing to explain: "Because this city used to be under the "three no matter regulations", although it is not like that in Xiangxi. There are many bandits, but the territory is not peaceful, and some historical issues still have some influence even after so many years. Therefore, in some remote mountain villages in Baling County, some beliefs related to the White Lotus Sect are still spread. "
"What the F**k!" Chen Xin was shocked by the news that Ding Ning said. What he blurted out was an English curse.
However, both Ding Ning and Qin Lan understood why Chen Xin had such a big reaction, because the White Lotus Sect is so ancient that everyone can hear its name in novels or folklore. For an Internet writer like Chen Xin , and is an excellent villain material in many novels.
But in reality, the White Lotus Sect has really become villain material, which is something Chen Xin did not expect, especially since there are still White Lotus Sect activities today, which is really incredible.
"We didn't believe it like you at first, but according to the clues we collected, this group of people is indeed related to the White Lotus Sect. It belongs to the White Lotus branch that survived the Tatar Dynasty. It has been spread in the remote mountain villages of Baling County. "Qin Lan gave Chen Xin a wry smile. She didn't expect that she would hit the right note. Those terrorists were actually a cult.
Chen Xin pinched the bridge of his nose and eased his emotions before continuing to ask: "But since they have existed since the late Qing Dynasty, didn't the city government know about them before? In the past, those who destroyed the four olds and combated feudal superstition were just Didn't you kill them?"
"Of course the city government has cracked down, but it only turned them from light to dark. Their beliefs have taken root for one or two hundred years, and they are already quite deep-rooted." Ding Ning shook her head helplessly. This situation came to light when she heard the political commissar talk about it. When this happened, he had the same reaction as Chen Xin: "In addition, they are basically law-abiding. The White Lotus Sect worships Maitreya Buddha. It is very hidden and difficult to eradicate. The city government also I just turned a blind eye and let them go without making any big noise."
"But no one thought that the coming of the apocalypse would become an opportunity for those people and cause such a big thing." Chen Xin concluded with a wry smile on his face. (End of chapter)