#268 - Chapter 268 The Leader is Missing

Inside the armory of Mount Daliang.

Qin Jin and Xia Yan stared intently at the lights illuminating outside the gate.

"I'll go check it out!"

Qin Jin, without hesitation, cautiously grabbed a weapon and moved towards the gate.

But as soon as he reached the entrance, he saw a drenched and equally cautious Li Bowen and Zhong Yu.

"President Qin! It really is you! I thought that helicopter looked familiar!"

Zhong Yu looked at Qin Jin, who had walked to the door, with surprise and excitement, and exclaimed loudly.

Behind him were rows of Lvyuan vehicles that had just arrived.

"Quickly get things sorted and come in to take shelter from the rain, it's going to be completely dark soon!"

After a moment of surprise, Qin Jin quickly adjusted his expression and instructed the team members to quickly park the vehicles and set up defenses.

Although this was in the mountains, it was hard to say whether zombies might wander over; those damned things were scattered everywhere, and some might be hiding nearby.

The combat team members naturally understood that this was not the time for catching up or resting.

More than thirty vehicles quickly adjusted their positions, forming a circle within a circle around the cave of the armory, and the team members then moved the food and other supplies needed for the night into the cave.

After nearly twenty minutes, the entire convoy was finally settled, and all the team members had entered the armory inside the mountain, and the gate was blocked.

The matter of loading weapons and ammunition into the vehicles would be considered later; right now, the rain outside was heavy and the thunder was booming, so it wasn't the time to do anything.

The space inside was not small, enough to accommodate the Lvyuan personnel with room to spare, and it didn't feel stuffy, probably because there was some ventilation somewhere.

"Why are you guys only arriving now?"

Seeing that everyone was settled, Qin Jin curiously asked Li Bowen and Zhong Yu.

Sitting around the campfire, everyone took off their soaked jackets to dry them; fortunately, the combat team members were wearing special waterproof and fireproof jackets, and their inner clothes were not soaked.

"Ah, don't even mention it, we were driving along this afternoon when it suddenly started raining heavily, those rural mountain roads were extremely difficult to navigate, and there were more zombies on the road, so we stopped and started all the way, finally managing to get here before dark!"

"We almost thought we were going to have to spend the night in the wilderness."

Zhong Yu couldn't help but complain.

Today was a bit of a close call.

They had sped along the way in the morning, but after entering the small roads in the afternoon, they not only couldn't drive fast, but it also started raining heavily and zombies blocked the way!

Fortunately, their vehicles had been modified to be sturdy enough and had good performance, otherwise they might not have been able to drive up the muddy mountain roads.

(The armory is placed here, so naturally there will be a road leading to it)

Qin Jin couldn't blame them for anything; anyone encountering this situation would have difficulty doing better than them.

"Rest and eat first, there are quite a few wooden crates here, dismantle them to make a fire, just be careful not to let the fire source get close to the ammunition, and we'll see if we can move the supplies later when the rain is lighter."

He comforted the team members and then made a decision. If they were to return to the base the same day tomorrow, they would need to leave early in the morning.

If they were to move the supplies tomorrow, they would need to stay here for another day or find a place to spend the night somewhere outside.

He would decide based on the situation.

"By the way, President Qin, why did you come here too? When we arrived, we saw the helicopter and thought someone had discovered the armory and was going to compete with us!"

Zhong Yu asked the question that many of them had.

It was indeed surprising that their base leader would appear here; they hadn't heard him say he was coming before.

"I went to the Zhushi Oil Base this morning to inspect it, and after finishing, I thought there was enough fuel to come here, so I thought I'd come over early to wait for you and also see the legendary armory, but I didn't expect to encounter a heavy rain and get trapped here."

What Qin Jin said was almost the truth; except for not specifying the timeline, the content was almost impossible to fault.

Sure enough, everyone showed a look of realization after hearing this.

"Then you're just as unlucky as us ~"

Zhong Yu joked about his childhood friend with a wry smile.

After the food was heated and cooked, everyone began to enjoy it without ceremony; after driving for a whole day today, many people felt like their bodies were falling apart.

The road conditions outside were really bad, and in just half a year without maintenance, many places had grown weeds and small potholes had appeared.

After finishing dinner, the rain outside not only didn't get lighter, but there was also a tendency to continue increasing.

Okay.

It seemed that there was no need to think about moving the ammunition and supplies ahead of time tonight.

These treasures couldn't be exposed to the rain; it was necessary to ensure they were as dry and intact as possible.

Anyway, there was no rush to go back a day early, later was later.

"Everyone rest early, you're all tired after a day, we'll move things tomorrow after the rain weakens!"

Seeing that everyone was a little listless, Qin Jin knew that everyone was tired, so it would be better to rest early to recharge for work tomorrow.

Everyone naturally had no objections.

They began to look for places to crawl into their sleeping bags or lie down with their clothes on.

Qin Jin found a corner to lean against, his mind racing.

Today he didn't rush back to the base, the Lvyuan executives might be a little surprised, but it shouldn't cause chaos, right?

Various messy thoughts flashed through his mind, and he fell into a light sleep.

******

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Lvyuan Base.

What Qin Jin didn't know was that the fact that he hadn't returned had really caused quite a stir at the base!

"Any news!!?? Where exactly did your President Qin go!?"

In the conference room of the Lvyuan Base office building, almost all the captains of Lvyuan who were staying at the base had gathered!

The previous sentence was asked by Qin Jin's mother.

Her son had gone out during the day and hadn't returned after dark, making her unable to not feel anxious.

This wasn't like going out to play during peacetime!

Zombies roamed outside at night, and if you were surrounded by them by accident, you would be left without a trace!

"We just contacted the Oil Base again, and Wang Bin and Zhang Tiankai both said that President Qin boarded the helicopter and left at noon!"

"Logically speaking, he should have been able to rush back to the base in an afternoon, but he hasn't returned at this point, so maybe something else has delayed him?"

Wang Yang sat at a seat next to the table, and took over Qin's mother's words on his own initiative, he had just contacted the Oil Base again, President Qin was indeed not there.

The cadres in the office fell silent.

The biggest possibility they could think of at this point was that the helicopter had crashed, or they were trapped somewhere!

Outside the office window, light rain was falling, and it was likely that some places were experiencing even heavier rain.

If they were just trapped somewhere waiting, that would be fine, but they were afraid that they had encountered an accident. In this kind of weather, and at night, it would be difficult for ordinary people to survive!

Even though they all knew that Qin Jin was good at fighting, he would still have to kneel in the face of tens of thousands of zombies!

The air in the room seemed to freeze, making everyone feel a little breathless.

Finally, Qin's father stood up, his eyes sharp, and looked around at everyone, before solemnly opening his mouth and saying:

"Everyone, don't worry too much, I believe that Ah Jin is just trapped somewhere, and will come back when conditions permit!"

"We can't panic! Even if he's not here for a short time, we have to manage the entire base well! I won't allow anyone to do anything at this time to cause chaos!"

"At the same time, I demand that the helicopter be dispatched immediately, to search once in the direction of Zhushi while the rain is not heavy. If they have had to make an emergency landing on the way home, we can pick them up and take them home!"

(End of this chapter)