"You haven't answered my question yet. Where are you from, how many people are in your family, and how old are you?" Wang Mengyao then asked.
I answered her all these questions in detail. Anyway, she didn’t ask me what my ancestors did, so I didn’t mention anything about the Li family’s search for the Dragon Taibao, so it wasn’t considered a deliberate deception.
It was past midnight before she knew it. Wang Mengyao yawned, sleep finally appeared on her face.
"It's getting late. Otherwise, if we come here today, you can go back and rest first." I suggested.
Wang Mengyao nodded reluctantly and said coquettishly: "I really don't want to leave. You will leave the island tomorrow, and I will be separated from my boyfriend soon. Will you miss me?"
"Yes." I nodded, "Otherwise, you can apply to your leader to let me stay here for a longer period of time, so that we don't have to have a long-distance relationship."
Wang Mengyao knew this was impossible and said helplessly: "I would like to, but the regulations of the base are very strict. Tourists can only stay on the island for a maximum of two days, unless there are special circumstances."
"What special situation?" I asked.
"Well, for example, if you encounter typhoons, heavy rain, heavy fog, bad weather conditions on the ocean, or if you encounter emergencies, you need to close the island for control."
"Closing the island for control?" I asked, "Is it to catch snake hunters?"
Wang Mengyao nodded, "Absolutely. It may be the snake catcher, or it may be someone else. In short, they are not good people."
"Is this common?" I asked.
"It's so much, why not so much." Wang Mengyao complained: "What bothers me the most is the closure of the island. One letter lasts for ten days and a half. Not only are people from outside unable to come, but the base also imposes a curfew, making it impossible to live a normal life. ensure."
"So that's it. That's just right. It's best to close the island tomorrow and let us live on the island for ten days and a half." I said with a silly smile.
Wang Mengyao heard me say stupid things. Although she said I was a crow, she probably thought the same thing as me.
I was just about to send her out when a red warning light suddenly flashed in the corridor.
At the same time, the alarm bell rang loudly, and the sound echoed throughout the base.
I was confused, "What is going on? Is there a war?"
Wang Mengyao became nervous and glanced at me, "You are such a crow's mouth, I really want you to talk."
"You said it?" I was even more confused, "What did you say?"
"Someone happened on the island. Someone secretly landed on the island." Wang Mengyao explained, pushing me away and walking to the door. "I won't tell you anymore. I will rush back immediately. You can't stay in the room." do not go."
With that said, Wang Mengyao was about to leave.
"Hey, let me go with you. If anything happens, I can help."
"You?" Wang Mengyao said thoughtfully, "How can you help? Those snake catchers are all vicious desperadoes. It will be in danger for you to go, so just stay here honestly."
At any other time, I would have done so obediently, but now that I am her boyfriend after all, how can I stay out of it at this time?
"Then I have to go." I stepped forward and said: "Stop talking nonsense, your base doesn't even have a serious guard. If you really encounter any gangsters, do you, scientific researchers, be asked to fight for it? After all, I have practiced some boxing and kicking, so I can protect you more than enough!"
When Wang Mengyao heard that I knew martial arts, she became less determined. She pondered for a while and said, "Okay, then you come with me."
The two of us ran all the way to an office building in the center of the base. At first glance, this is the center of the base. There is a barbed wire fence at the door, and two guards are already loaded with guns and ammunition, staring straight ahead.
"Stop, who is it?" the guard shouted.
"It's me, Wang Mengyao!" Wang Mengyao quickly revealed her identity, "I just came back from the tourist accommodation, let us in quickly."
The guard confirmed that the visitor was Wang Mengyao, then opened the iron gate and let us in.
Snake Island is very small and the base is not large, so this reinforced concrete building is actually just a three-story building. We hurriedly climbed up to the second floor and walked straight into a room that was already full of people.
I took a quick glance and saw three types of people inside. The first one is wearing camouflage uniforms and should be the island's guards. The second type is those who wear work clothes and are scientific researchers at the base. There is also a person wearing ordinary clothes, probably the administrator of the island.
In fact, these are the only three types of people who live on this island.
But these three types of people often have to face gangsters who are armed with live ammunition.
"Xiao Wang, why are you here? This is -" a middle-aged man with half a century of hair asked Wang Mengyao.
Wang Mengyao was very respectful to him and immediately explained: "Director Huang, his name is Li Rui, he is a tourist on the island today. He said he knows martial arts, so he volunteered to help us."
"Tourists? What a nonsense!" Unexpectedly, when Director Huang heard this, he immediately became furious, "How can you ask tourists to deal with gangsters? Who gave you the power!"
Wang Mengyao bit her lip and wanted to explain, but she didn't know how to speak.
I patted her shoulder, stepped forward, and said, "Leaders, don't blame Researcher Wang. It was indeed me who volunteered to come here. I know you have your own disciplines, but I really just wanted to come up with something." It's just my strength. If everyone has any concerns about me, I will go back to the dormitory and stay there. If everyone trusts me, then just give me orders and do whatever you ask me to do."
Director Huang was about to speak when a middle-aged man wearing camouflage uniforms next to him stopped him and said, "Hey, Old Huang, I think this young man is quite bloody. Our militia platoon is rotating, and there are only Ten militiamen, now is the time to employ people, and I think he can be used."
"Team Wang, is this... can this be done?" Director Huang was a little unsure, "If something goes wrong, how will we explain it?"
"You don't have to worry. I participated voluntarily. If there is any accident, I will be responsible for it myself!" I said in front of everyone, "Now there are so many people in this room who can testify!"
The militia leader Wang Chao nodded to me and said, "What a good boy. He is a formidable young man. He has the spirit of my past. Boy, what's your name?"
"Li Rui!"
"Li Rui, okay, I remember you!"
Seeing that Lao Wang had accepted me, Director Huang couldn't say anything more and asked, "Team Wang, what's going on now?"
Lao Wang frowned and looked a little heavy. It seemed that the trouble this time was not small.
"The matter is more difficult." Lao Wang walked to the monitoring screen, pointed to one of the corners, and said: "Ten minutes ago, two ships were spotted in the northwest corner. It is highly suspected that someone has landed on the island."
"Two ships? Let's say at least twenty people." Director Huang said anxiously.
"From past experience, twenty people is the minimum." Lao Wang nodded.
At this time, Wang Mengyao asked: "Has their whereabouts been confirmed?"
"Landing from the northwest corner is most likely to catch snakes. Now is the aestivation period, which is convenient for catching snakes." Lao Wang analyzed, "But the strange thing is that after this group of people landed, not only one person on the boat No one stayed, and the person’s whereabouts are unknown.”
"Ah?" Wang Mengyao asked in confusion, "How could it be missing? Didn't the surveillance cameras in other places capture it?"
Lao Wang shook his head, "This group of people is very professional, and the route they choose can accurately avoid surveillance cameras."
"It seems they came prepared." Wang Mengyao said.
At this time, I couldn't help but ask: "Since the other party is prepared, we definitely can't wait and wait. Can we try to actively search and see if there are any traces near the hunting spots frequented by snake catchers."
Lao Wang shook his head, "We have tried to look for it, but we haven't found anything yet."
"Moreover, there are snakes everywhere on Snake Island, and there is no so-called frequented spot." Director Huang added.
"Okay." This is really a headache.
Just when everyone was in a panic, suddenly, a guard ran in and gasped: "Team, captain, we found it!"
"If you find something, calm down before you talk!" Lao Wang shouted.
The guard took a few breaths and then said: "Yes, there is something discovered at Storm Point!"
"Storm Horn?" Everyone took a breath.
I was the only one at the scene who was more excited. I quickly found the location marked Storm Corner on the screen and said, "It's here! Team Wang, give me a few people, and I'll tie them back to you right away!"
But when I turned to everyone, I found that their faces were solemn.
"Um, you guys, what's going on?"
Wang Mengyao pulled me back and whispered: "You must never act like a hero."
"what does it mean?"
"That Storm Point can be said to be a restricted area on Snake Island. Normally, even our island staff would not dare to set foot there."
"There is such a thing." I looked at her in confusion, and after thinking about everyone's expressions, I knew that this was indeed true.
"That's a good thing!" I suddenly laughed, "Since the Cape of Storms is so scary, we might as well just let them fend for themselves."
Lao Wang frowned and patted my shoulder, "Li Rui, you don't know something. The reason why Storm Cape is called Storm Cape is that there are 365 days in this place in a year, more than half of which have In addition to strong winds, it is also related to the local microclimate there.”
"Can you be more specific? How is the climate there different from here?"
Director Huang explained: "That place has strong winds and heavy humidity, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of silt. Because of the decay of animals, the air is filled with stench, and these odors are deadly. If you don't have a gas mask, go in He wouldn’t survive an hour after that.”
"Do we have gas masks here?" I asked.
"Yes, there is, but the poisonous gas is not the most deadly." Lao Wang took over the words, "That place is not suitable for humans to live, but for vipers, it is a paradise. In addition to vipers, there are also all kinds of poisonous All living creatures, even a blade of grass, are poisonous.”
"Holy shit!" Only then did I realize the seriousness of the problem.
