The site seemed to have glitched, so I posted it again. Not sure if it duplicated...
If it did, I'll change this chapter into Chapter One tomorrow.
On the afternoon the power system failed, the final decision was made: the base would send an escort team to take the experts to Hongshan Dam!
The two experts had both participated in the dam's construction and maintenance. Under their guidance, all potentially useful spare parts were loaded onto the vehicles.
At the same time, the escort team had also been selected.
Xu Yue, Busujima Saeko, Fujiwara Koichi, and four disabled veterans said to have once been elite special forces soldiers.
With the two experts included, they made exactly enough people to operate the two most mobile Humvee H1s.
However, by the time the spare parts had been loaded, it was already evening, so they decided to set out early the next morning.
After all, traveling through the night was unwise no matter how one looked at it.
That night, Takashiro Settlement entered true darkness. Aside from scattered candlelight, the entire place was pitch-black.
Because of limited supplies and concerns about fires, even candles were strictly controlled. They could not light too many, making the settlement look particularly eerie.
"C-Cousin... I saw it. You went to Mrs. Takashiro's room last night."
In the dark room, Miyamoto Rei's voice was sweet and nasal, as though she had been crying.
The pressure had been mounting lately, especially now that the power was out, so she had no choice but to undergo additional psychological counseling.
"We were merely discussing cooking. Mrs. Takashiro is also a gourmet who loves good food."
Xu Yue's voice was low and magnetic.
Just then, someone knocked on Miyamoto Rei's door, followed by Igo Eiei's voice from outside.
"Rei, are you