#712 - Chapter 712 Returning with Information
Li Bowen and the others finally returned!
They had been gone for over a week, the longest they had been away from the base since the apocalypse.
After receiving the news, Qin Jin didn't have time to go home and rest. He immediately rushed to the landing site of the airship to welcome these combat team members who had been away for so long!
Regardless of whether they completed their mission or not, just the fact that they had been out for so long was enough for him to personally welcome them!
The outside world was no match for the base, especially when they had gone thousands of miles away. Just being able to return was a feat in itself.
Putting down the walkie-talkie, Qin Jin rushed to the top of a building in the sub-base and began to wait for Team Leader Li and the others to return.
Since they had reported in advance using the base station, they were naturally still on their way.
Ten minutes later.
Seeing the familiar Airship One landing before him, Li Bowen led the way out of the cabin. Qin Jin greeted him without any pretense and grabbed his arm.
"You've worked hard!"
"We'll talk about the details later! I've already asked the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack. If you don't have anything urgent, go back and wash up first. We'll chat while we eat in the cafeteria later!"
Seeing that the returning team members were mostly intact, with no injured needing treatment and no emergencies, Qin Jin took the initiative to say this.
He had already heard the general results from Team Leader Li on the walkie-talkie.
The detailed circumstances of the trip could be discussed later. At this moment, he was more willing to give these most beloved subordinates a full reward and rest.
Giving them a simple welcome banquet was the best reward!
His words directly blocked Li Bowen, who had just gotten off the airship and was about to say something.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
This was the person he followed.
As expected, he wouldn't just give orders without providing any benefits.
Indeed.
Now that they were back, a little bit of time for reporting didn't matter. They might as well eat, drink, and chat later!
Nodding and giving Qin Jin a grateful look, Team Leader Li then called everyone to go back and prepare.
The leader was going to hold a banquet to reward them, the combat team members who had worked hard for many days!
Security Captain Qin Guoqiang and several other officers, who had come along, skillfully led people to help process the information and equipment that Team Leader Li and the others had retrieved, allowing those who had made contributions to go back and wash up and rest.
This reward was what they deserved.
Twelve o'clock at night.
Inside a large room in the sub-base.
A group of men and women in casual clothes sat here, with a table full of sumptuous delicacies in front of them!
There was seafood porridge in a casserole, fried noodles, and various braised fish, stir-fried vegetables, and other ingredients!
In today's apocalyptic world, it was simply unimaginable!
Although some of them were frozen foods, they still made all the team members present so excited that they almost shed tears from the corners of their mouths.
"This is great!! The most correct thing I've ever done in my life was to join Green Source's combat force!!"
"I feel like I'm dreaming too!"
"It's not a dream, this is the leader's reward for us! Continue to work hard in the future, these days won't be just once!"
The team members who went out on this mission were all filled with emotion.
This midnight snack was completely beyond their expectations!
The leader was too generous to them!
"Eat! This meal tonight is what everyone deserves!"
Qin Jin walked into the room where the meritorious officials were being rewarded and directly told them to start eating.
There was no need for lengthy speeches, he liked to get straight to the point.
Fill your stomachs first!
Hearing this, everyone didn't stand on ceremony with him and immediately picked up the delicacies on the table and began to eat!
"Hiss~~~ So hot~~~ But so fresh!! It's exactly the same as the taste I usually imagine in my dreams!"
"It's really delicious! I didn't realize it before, but now that I haven't eaten it for more than a year, I've realized that the simplest food is the best!"
These combat team members tasted the ordinary food from peacetime with a satisfied expression, feeling a satisfaction they had never felt before.
It turned out that the best things had always been in their usual daily lives.
Without much emotion, the team members were working hard to eliminate the food in front of them.
It was not easy to encounter a good meal where they could eat their fill, and they were unwilling to miss this opportunity.
The scene was filled with various sounds of eating for a while.
Qin Jin and Li Bowen and other officers had smiles on their faces, watching these subordinates enjoy this midnight snack.
They themselves could occasionally eat these foods, so they were not too surprised.
"You've been out for so long this time, did you encounter any situations?"
When the banquet had progressed to a certain extent, Qin Jin asked Li Bowen beside him.
Team Leader Li then began to simply recount his experiences during this period.
Leaving the base, they first went to Nanyang University, where they found some of the information they needed, and also encountered a group of cannibalistic students. After killing some and leaving some behind, they set off again to other targets in Gansu Province to find what they needed.
The subsequent process was not smooth.
First of all, finding the address took them a lot of effort. The subsequent target locations were relatively remote, and Gansu Province had many mountains that were difficult to distinguish. The second target took them two full days just to locate!
Then there was another period of cleaning up and searching for the necessary information and equipment.
None of it went smoothly.
Most of the equipment in the second target was damaged.
They could only stay and disassemble some internal parts to see if they could be repaired or used for other purposes after taking them back to the base.
The next third and fourth targets were full of bumps.
They even encountered a mutated zombie while searching for the fourth target!
A spitter!
This mutated zombie hid indoors, and suddenly pounced out to attack when the team members walked in, causing several team members to be injured and one combat team member to die!
It was Team Leader Li who came later and spent a lot of effort to completely kill the spitter that had emerged.
"That's roughly the situation. Later, after we cleaned up the fourth target, the airship's fuel and supplies were almost exhausted before we returned."
Li Bowen's mood was obviously low when he talked about the death of a team member.
These were all partners who worked together, and no one wanted this to happen.
Qin Jin patted his arm and said:
"Don't worry, the base will remember him! If his family is here, they will receive corresponding compensation and treatment in the future!"
The two raised their beer glasses, clinked them together, and drank them all.
Qin Jin had already learned from Team Leader Li's account that the results of this operation were fairly smooth. They had retrieved a lot of information, chemical equipment, and materials that Dong Hui needed!
After the things in the airship were moved down, Dong Hui had already led the department staff to work overtime overnight to check them.
It was believed that there would be definite results soon!
According to the situation after his simple inspection, most of the things that Li Bowen and the others brought back were what they needed!
That is to say, the development of the cloud explosive bomb could begin immediately!
(End of this chapter)
