Read Novel Full Chapter 512: How did they become traitors?
Chapter 512: How did they become traitors?
What the visitor said was almost the same as when they left.
Huo Yishen thought deeply, “Wait a moment.”
He returned to the house and told Jiang Ning about the situation, “There is only one person, he came from Huacheng Base to look for Chinese survivors. He took off from a warship over a hundred miles away, and when the plane was crossing the Arctic, an accident occurred.”
When they left, food was still scarce, and the base was in need of improvement.
How long had it been since they left? And now they were out searching for survivors?
Were they looking for ordinary survivors or high-ranking military personnel?
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but think of Gu Tinglin. Had he reached the Huacheng base?
“Let him stay for one night.”
Worried about meeting acquaintances, the two put on masks and scarves and wrapped themselves up with only their eyes exposed.
Huo Yishen opened the door, while Jiang Ning hid her weapon behind her.
The visitor was shivering with cold, his lips was already purple, but he was indeed wearing an air force uniform from the Huacheng Base.
It was impossible for him to stay in the container, so Huo Yishen took him to the ice house in the front yard and used crocodile manure to make a fire for warmth.
The man squatted in front of the fire to warm up and took off his mask. “Thank you. Otherwise, I would have frozen to death here tonight.”
Jiang Ning sat beside him. “Is it cold at the Huacheng base?”
“It’s cold, but only about minus ten degrees, and the sea hasn’t frozen.”
The water in the enamel cup boiled, and Huo Yishen handed it to him.
The man’s name is Zhao Quan. He is in his thirties and his face is quite worn out, but he’s not too thin.
The Huacheng base had a food factory that solved the problem of toxic glands in marine species, so food should no longer be a major problem.
Jiang Ning asked knowingly, “Do you live on the sea?”
Zhao Quan nodded. “The base has built more than a dozen large residential platforms on the sea. Now they are filling the sea to create islands, and there is already a small piece of land. It will keep growing in the future…”
He explained the general situation of the base, then curiously asked, “How did you end up in the Arctic?”
Jiang Ning smiled bitterly. “Our ship ran out of oil, and we drifted on the ocean current, and somehow we ended up here in the Arctic.”
Zhao Quan had no doubts, “From your accent, you seem to be from the south.”
“Yes, we’re from Guangdong.”
Upon hearing they were from Guangdong; Zhao Quan was pleased. “There are quite a few survivors from the south at the base.”
“Are they military or civilians?”
“Both. The base currently has more than thirty thousand people.”
Jiang Ning added crocodile manure to the fire, “Before the land sank, we lived in a southern military base and went out to pick up scraps to feed ourselves. Once, we were robbed by bandits on the road, and if it hadn’t been for a high-ranking military official passing by, we would have almost died.”
She talked a bit about the southern military base, then asked, “Are there any high-ranking southern military officials at the base?”
“It seems there are, but not many.”
Jiang Ning only described the shoulder strap pattern on Gu Tinglin’s clothes. “I asked his name, but he didn’t say it.”
“The person who saved you was probably the head of the southern military base.”
Jiang Ning looked surprised, “I didn’t expect his position to be so high.”
Zhao Quan frowned slightly, “But he hasn’t arrived yet, and the base is still searching.”
Among the five major military bases of China, one leader has already been confirmed dead, and two others are still missing.
The mission of this trip, aside from searching for the high-ranking officials of two major bases, was also to bring ordinary survivors back.
Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment. How could he still be missing?
He was the head of a military base, and even if they were the last to evacuate, the escorting army should have been powerful.
Many survivors from official bases had managed to survive. How could he…
The firelight flickered, and Jiang Ning’s whole figure alternately appeared and disappeared, and her face wrapped in a scarf could not be seen clearly.
Huo Yishen did not speak, but gently held her hand.
Zhao Quan drank the hot water, and his frozen body gradually warmed up. “Do you know how to repair planes?”
When crossing the Arctic, he saw a large ship by the ice shore, with the five-star red flag on it.
It was a Chinese ship, so there should be a lot of survivors.
Survivors from various countries had gathered along the Arctic coast, and the environment was extremely harsh. He needed to fly back to the warship quickly and bring the military to rescue them
When they heard this, neither of them knew how to respond.
He’s in the Air Force and doesn’t know how to fix planes; how could the two of them, who are using crocodile manure for warmth, do it?
Zhao Quan also realized that he had lost his composure, “Sorry, I was too anxious.”
He then explained that there were many Chinese survivors stranded in the Arctic.
Jiang Ning frowned slightly, “If you didn’t return on time, the warship should be looking for you soon, right?”
This is what Zhao Quan was worried about.
“The Arctic is huge, and without exact coordinates, it’s very difficult to search along the coastline.”
With the land submerged and no overseas ports to resupply, the fuel, food, and fresh water on the warship were limited.
If they took too many detours, ran out of fuel, or had other malfunctions, they might not be able to get back.
In order to save time and fuel, they decided to send planes across the Arctic.
More importantly, the warship only had 200 soldiers, and landing in the vast Arctic to search for survivors was incredibly dangerous.
After ten years of natural disasters, many survivors had long lost their humanity.
From Zhao Quan’s observations, there were at least a few thousand survivors in the Arctic. When they saw the Chinese survivors being taken away, the disoriented and unstable survivors were very likely to swarm them. How long could the soldiers hold out?
For that reason, Zhao Quan didn’t want the warship to land in the Arctic.
Jiang Ning felt uncomfortable listening to this, but could only tell the truth, “Sorry, we don’t know how to repair planes.”
Zhao Quan thought for a moment before asking, “On my way back, I saw several warships and transport ships frozen not far from you. Is there a base over there?”
Jiang Ning nodded. “That used to be a joint military base led by the U.S. and other countries. Later, it was destroyed and occupied by the Russians.”
“The U.S. military?”
Seeing his eyebrows frowned, Jiang Ning sensed something was wrong. “Is there an issue?”
Zhao Quan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “The U.S. military has a base, more than 2,000 nautical miles away from the Huacheng base. Two months ago, their military diplomats made a special trip to the Huacheng base.”
Jiang Ning was surprised. “The Russians said it was the U.S. military, and they even built an underwater fortress. The two sides often fought. It shouldn’t be a mistake.”
“Underwater fortress?” Zhao Quan was on a mission, and he quickly understood what was going on, “Yes, they are indeed from the U.S. military, but they were just a branch of the military, and they were military traitors.”
So they were traitors. No wonder it was all so complicated. It made her almost think she was invincible.
Jiang Ning suddenly became interested. “How did they become traitors?”
Zhao Quan wasn’t sure, but one of the tasks of the mission was to help the U.S. find warships and transport ships, and even the specific models were provided.
How the military leaders discussed things was classified and could not be revealed.
But learning that the U.S. traitors had built an underground fortress, Zhao Quan had an idea of what might have happened.
China’s new home is to build an offshore platform, filling the sea to create islands and returning to the mainland, while the U.S.’s plan was to build an underwater fortress.
However, the warships and transport ships carrying materials took advantage of a sea storm and ran away…