The jeep bumped along the rugged mountain road, and the pine forest outside the window grew increasingly dense.
Before I knew it, barbed wire began to appear in my field of vision.
At first, there were only a few scattered sections, but later they became a continuous barbed wire fence, with "Military Restricted Area" signs hanging on it, weathered by wind and rain.
The silhouette of a concrete watchtower occasionally flashed through the woods, and the surveillance camera on top of the tower slowly rotated as the vehicle moved.
After a while, the vehicle slowly came to a stop.
The soldier driving the car turned and saluted:
"Comrade Inspector, we have arrived at 07 Military Base. You can go down and register. Someone will explain the rest to you!"
"Thank you!"
Shen Heng nodded his thanks, then followed the other two inspectors into the building next door.
He went to the reception area on the first floor and handed over his identification.
Soon, the staff returned Shen Heng's identification documents and a map.
"Your dorm room is 503, a double room. Your other roommate hasn't arrived yet."
"Then there's the architectural layout of our 07 Military Base."
"The training camp doesn't start until the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow you can use this map to get to your destination."
"Okay, thank you!"
Shen Heng took the map and his identification documents, then walked towards the stairs.
He made his way up to the sixth floor and found room 503.
Pushing open the door, one finds a nearly square room containing two wardrobes placed side by side and two beds. Further out, there is a bathroom and a small balcony.
Shen Heng casually put down his bag, then went to the balcony and looked out.
Before him lay a cluster of gray, concrete buildings that resembled a colossal beast.
The exterior walls of each building are covered with a mottled anti- Corrosion coating, and deep tire tracks remain on the blast-proof paving stones.
The entire area was filled with a peculiar metallic smell, mixed with the odors of diesel fuel, gun oil, and damp concrete.
"Is this a military base...?"
Shen Heng gazed at the complex of buildings before him with great interest.
This scene, in my previous life, was not something an ordinary person could see.
Well... it would be the same even now, most people still wouldn't be able to see it...
He picked up the map the staff had just given him and began to examine it one by one.
"This area is the dormitory."
"The cafeteria is to the left of the dormitory..."
"The training grounds are on the right..."
"And then the supply depot and such are located in..."
"..."
As he looked at the map, Shen Heng's gaze was suddenly drawn to a few sentences on the side of the map.
That explains the rules within military restricted areas.
For example, there is a curfew at 10 PM, and non-duty personnel are prohibited from leaving their dormitories unless they have a mission.
For example, when you hear the emergency assembly bell, you need to get to the venue within five minutes.
After reading and memorizing all the rules, he looked up at the buildings in front of him for a while, then turned and walked into the house.
On the one hand, the novelty has worn off a bit, and on the other hand, there's still a long time to go, so there's more to see later.
The next day, Shen Heng went out during the day to familiarize himself with the terrain of 07 Military Base, and then returned to his room, not coming out again until dusk.
He lifted his leg and walked straight toward the cafeteria.
As he approached the door, Shen Heng subconsciously stopped and looked at the figure standing at the door.
It was a young man about 1.8 meters tall with a buzz cut, and at that moment the other person was staring intently at him.
"Ha, I didn't expect you to participate in this training camp too!" the buzz-cut youth sneered.
Shen Heng looked at the buzz-cut youth in front of him with some confusion.
He could sense the malice in the other person's words; although it wasn't very strong, it definitely contained malice.
Did I offend the other party?
Shen Heng frowned slightly and pondered for a moment.
Aside from Linhai himself, the only person he could offend was the one from the time at the Capital Supervision Bureau... back then...
"Are you Yang Xu?" Shen Heng looked at the buzz-cut young man in front of him with some uncertainty.
Yang Xu looked at Shen Heng with an impatient expression.
He could easily tell that Shen Heng hadn't recognized him at first, but only remembered him later.
The fact that he remembered the other person, only to find that the other person didn't remember him, made him feel a little uncomfortable.
I don't know who to vent to.
Do you resent the other person for not remembering you?
"Oh, you actually remember who I am? That's quite something!" Yang Xu said sarcastically.
Shen Heng glanced at Yang Xu, somewhat speechless. "Is there something wrong? If not, I'm going inside to eat!"
Yang Xu opened his mouth, about to say something, when his gaze suddenly stopped behind Shen Heng.
He snorted coldly, then walked to the side.
Shen Heng looked behind him thoughtfully.
Two figures, one tall and one short, walked over from behind.
The taller one was a short-haired man nearly two meters tall. He was none other than Cao Mingyu, who had been seen at the headquarters of the Supervision Bureau before. Cao Mingyu was also from the Municipal Supervision Bureau under Lingnan Province and was the person involved in the fight with Yang Xu last time.
The shorter one was Fang Ran, who was the cause of that incident.
"Brother Shen Heng, it really is you! I thought I was seeing things!" Cao Mingyu said with a smile.
"Yeah, long time no see!" Shen Heng chuckled, then nodded to Fang Ran, Fang Ran was standing next to Cao Mingyu.
Fang Ran nodded in response.
"What's wrong? Did Yang Xu give you a hard time just now?" Cao Mingyu asked.
"It's not really difficult, is it?"
Shen Heng pondered for a moment, recalling what Yang Xu had just said, and his behavior of leaving after seeing Cao Mingyu and Fang Ran, and asked:
Did you do something to him?
"Hey, what could we do? When we ran into him yesterday, he tried to mock us, so I told him to fight again if he dared. This time it wasn't in the conference room, and we could use our abilities freely. And that's how this happened!" Cao Mingyu laughed.
"Looks like he was scared of losing points to me last time!" Shen Heng chuckled.
"Haha... Yeah, let alone him, I'm a little scared myself. If he really decides to fight me, I might be the one who chickens out!" Cao Mingyu laughed.
I didn't realize that... Shen Heng glanced at Cao Mingyu, then said:
"Let's come in and have some food."
"Mm." Cao Mingyu and Fang Ran nodded.
The three of them entered the cafeteria.
Along the way, Cao Mingyu could be seen greeting someone every now and then.
Shen Heng brought over some dishes and then found a seat.
Cao Mingyu and Fang Ran sat down next to him.
"By the way, Brother Shen Heng, when did you arrive?" Cao Mingyu asked.
"I just arrived last night," Shen Heng replied.
"No wonder I didn't see you yesterday and the day before," Cao Mingyu said, suddenly realizing.
"You're here so early?" Shen Heng asked, somewhat surprised.
"It wasn't very early, just three days earlier," Cao Mingyu said, waving his hand.
Three days... This is probably the earliest time that headquarters has notified us... Shen Heng looked at Cao Mingyu speechlessly.
Recalling the gathering at headquarters last time, is this person there to make friends?