On the way to the third ward, everyone happened to pass by the power control room and the communication room. The engineers in the team conducted a simple repair of the power control room and started a backup gasoline generator, allowing the research center to restore power.

There is a satellite phone in the communication room.

Captain Chen finally contacted the headquarters. He walked into a room, closed the room and made a call with the headquarters.

But the call lasted only a few minutes before it was interrupted.

If you contact me again, you can't get in touch. I don't know if it's a satellite phone or other issues.

After Captain Shen came out of the room, he asked the engineer to leave behind the repair of the satellite phone and corresponding communication equipment, and then summoned the others.

He took out the map again and spread it on the table for everyone to see.

"I just got a brief contact with the headquarters and briefly reported the situation here. The headquarters updated the task and asked us to get the black fog species. In addition to the third ward, there may also be black fog species in the fifth, sixth and seventh wards.

"Our mission is to successfully get at least one bottle of black fog. I need to divide everyone into four teams and go to the third, fifth, sixth and seventh wards to search.

"Black mist species are contained in such a container..."

Captain Shen took out a photo.

In the photo, there is a square double-layer glass bottle with a hexagonal metal cap, which looks special and is easy to identify.

"If the metal cover is raised, it means the container has failed. Don't touch it to avoid accidents." Captain Chen added a few more words.

"I think we should first investigate what happened in the research center and why the research center and headquarters were out of touch. If we don't figure out these things, we will not be able to understand the potential dangers in the research center. You separate us into four groups, and once we encounter dangers, we cannot take care of each other.

"I think we should first dissect the deceased, find out the cause of their deaths, and then consider the next step of action." Dr. Zhou refuted Captain Chen's arrangement.

"We don't have much time. The rescue helicopter at the headquarters will come in half an hour and stay for only ten minutes. This means that we can't find the black fog species within forty minutes, and the mission will fail. We don't have time to care about what happened in the research center." Captain Chen rejected Dr. Zhou's proposal.

"Do you know what you are doing? Your arrangement is to put all of us in danger! During the accident on the mountain road, we lost three team members, and you took people away without even looking at them! You didn't take the lives of us team members seriously!" Dr. Zhou protested.

"I am the captain here! Before joining the team, you also signed a contract and obeyed the captain's orders in all actions! If you violate the contract, I have the right to fire you from the team now! The mission failed due to your reasons, and the headquarters will hold you accountable!" Captain Chen was a little angry.

"I am willing to take this responsibility!" Dr. Zhou was also angry.

"Who is the captain here? Who has the final say!?" Captain Chen was furious.

"You have the final say." Dr. Zhou finally admitted his timidity.

"Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang, you go to the fifth area, Xiao Song, Xiao Qian, you go to the sixth area..." Captain Chen arranged.

"Xiao Li and I go to the Seventh District, I only trust him." Dr. Zhou suddenly asked Captain Chen.

"He is a new recruit... I originally wanted to arrange for Lao Yu to be with you... OK, if you are willing to be with him, then you should be with him." Captain Chen waved his hand to Dr. Zhou.

After grouping, everyone opened their suitcases and took out the tools, weapons, etc. inside.

There was indeed a weapon in Li Long's suitcase.

A dagger, a pistol, and four magazines.

The rest are food and beverages.

Li Long looked at Dr. Zhou's suitcase, which contained some small medical devices. Li Long didn't quite understand what they were for.

After the preparations were completed, everyone followed the map to go to their respective task areas.

Li Long followed Dr. Zhou to the seventh ward.

Dr. Zhou was walking in front and Li Long followed behind. With electricity, the research center was not so gloomy.

"Are you Captain Shen's man?"

After being far apart from everyone, Dr. Zhou asked Li Long.

"I was recruited by the headquarters. I used to be a soldier. I only knew that I was a security officer in the company and asked me to follow the commands of the leaders." Li Long had no previous memories at all, so he could only make a mistake.

"Do you have family? You must not want to die just like those three team members because of Captain Chen's random command, right?" Dr. Zhou continued.

"I am still young and I haven't married a wife, so I don't want to die." Li Long answered Dr. Zhou.

"If we don't want to die, we have to first investigate what happened here, where the original researchers went, and what results they had developed. Otherwise, we may die as undead as the original researchers.

"Do you understand what I mean?" Dr. Zhou stopped and looked at Li Long.

"I understand." Li Long nodded.

"They three groups are looking for black fog species, and there is no shortage of our group. Let them go and find where the personnel of the research center have gone, if they can find their bodies...

"I used to be a forensic doctor and I'll find a way to figure out the cause of their death."

Dr. Zhou told Li Long about her plan.

"What is the black fog species? What is the experiment the research center is doing? What is our company doing? What is the Black Water Company they mentioned earlier?" Li Long asked Dr. Zhou.

"Those are the company's secrets, you have no right to know." Dr. Zhou shook his head.

"I know that these things will not be mentioned to anyone... If I dare to mention them, I think I will definitely be silenced, but if you want me to help you, I must first know why I do these things. I can't just be used by you in a daze." Li Long leaned against the wall of the corridor and looked at Dr. Zhou.

"Young man, I won't tell you this. It's good to you. The more you know, the faster you die, do you understand?" Dr. Zhou glared at Li Long for a long time before speaking.

"I heard the truth in the morning and die in the evening! I would rather die sober than live in a daze." Li Long snorted coldly.

"I really underestimate you. I only treat you as a little security guard..." Dr. Zhou lowered his head.

Li Long didn't say anything, waiting for her to speak.

She didn't say it, he couldn't understand where his dream came from and why it arose.

All of this should be related to the platform, right?

"If you must want to know, I will tell you, but first of all, you must swear not to mention what I said to you to anyone... and the words I said next may subvert your perception, and you may even think that I am making up for it..." Dr. Zhou hesitated.

"Tell me, I swear with my life and will not disclose to anyone what you said to me." Li Long promised Dr. Zhou.

"We suspect that the world we live in is fake, virtual, and some evidence has been found.

“But to confirm our conclusions, some experiments are needed.

“The area we are in now, this research center, is in the barrier of time.

"According to our research, the black fog species is a special substance produced when the virtual world and the real world intersect.

"After the black fog species pollutes the creatures in the virtual world in some way, it is possible to bring the creatures into the real world of origin, that is, the real world.

"After we are born, this world and society will gradually pollute our thoughts and consciousness, making us no longer pure, and thus unable to combine with the black fog species.

"Only the newborn baby..."

When Dr. Zhou said this, footsteps suddenly appeared on the stairs ahead, and then a figure appeared and looked at this side.

After seeing Dr. Zhou and Li Long, the figure immediately turned around and disappeared.

Judging from his clothes, it was obviously not a member brought by Captain Shen.

"It may be the staff of the research center! Let's catch up!" Dr. Zhou ran quickly towards the stairs.

Li Long took out his pistol and followed Dr. Zhou, and the two rushed to the stairs together.

Li Long watched the top of the stairwell with a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other, but he could no longer determine where the figure had just gone.

"Forget it, I won't chase it. Do you remember that there are three corpses at the entrance of the research center? I think no one should go in that direction. Let's go back and check those three corpses first." Dr. Zhou thought for a while and asked Li Long.

"You just mentioned newborn babies. Because they have not been contaminated yet, they are more suitable for experiments with black fog species?" Li Long continued the topic just now.

"Yes, I have always opposed such experiments..." Dr. Zhou's face showed a painful expression.

Li Long now understands what Shen Luo, Shen Long, Shen Xian and the others are doing.

"Is the purpose of our company's black fog experiment to find a way to enter the real world?" Li Long asked another question.

"It's hard to say, those people..." Dr. Zhou sneered.

"What is Hei Water Company?" Li Long waited for a while, and saw that Dr. Zhou was silent again, so he asked again.

"According to the company, they want to steal the company's research results, but I feel that they seem to be trying to stop everything the company does, or collecting evidence of inhumane research in the company... but I'm not sure." Dr. Zhou shook his head.

Li Long couldn't think of anything to ask for at the moment. He followed Dr. Zhou, and the two of them bypassed the possible routes of other team members and returned to the small hall near the entrance of the research center. When they came in, they found three bodies.

Unfortunately, the three bodies are gone.

"Damn it! Captain Chen must have known that I want to come and dissect the corpse, so I will deal with the corpse first!" Dr. Zhou had a very depressed expression.

Li Long inspected the ground. Based on the tiny drag marks, he found that the body was dragged to the stairwell and dragged down the stairs.

"Did you find anything?" Dr. Zhou asked.

Li Long made a swear gesture to her.

There was no light on the stairs down. Li Long turned on the flashlight and continued to check the traces on the stairs. After going down two floors, he entered a pitch-black corridor.

I originally thought that the underground would be a parking lot.

But obviously not.

Li Long continued to follow the traces on the ground and came to the door of a room.

The cold iron door is closed.

Li Long twisted the door handle, gently opened the door, and walked in.

He took out a flashlight and shone it inside.
To be continued...