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Chapter 1246 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (127)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (127)

The people from the base arrived quickly. This time, a captain surnamed Fei came. Song Ning and the others hadn't met him many times, but they knew him.

“We now understand the specifics. Could you please come with us? We would like to confirm the other party’s exact location.”

The non-captain didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

He was accompanied by four team members, and the serious expressions of all five of them showed that they took this intelligence very seriously.

Tang Wei hesitated at first, but soon nodded.

"Alright, then I'll go with you."

Song Ning knew what he was thinking at a glance and took the initiative to bring it up.

"Can we all go together? It's safer with more people."

The captain initially wanted to refuse, but when he turned around and saw Black and White and Lance, two faces he wasn't unfamiliar with, he thought for a moment and nodded.

"Sure, if you're worried, you can come along too."

So the group went out together, but just as they were about to leave, Captain Fei suddenly recognized Song Ning and stopped him alone.

"You're Mr. Song, right? I didn't recognize you earlier. Mr. Song, you seem to have been ill lately. In that case, why don't you consider staying here and waiting for our news?"

As soon as he mentioned Song Ning's name, the team members behind him had expressions of sudden realization. This was the Mr. Song who allowed them to eat fresh vegetables from time to time.

So this is what Mr. Song looks like.

Song Ning was a little confused by their gazes. "Do you all know me?"

The captain smiled, and one of the team members behind him spoke up.

"Of course I know you, Mr. Song. You are very famous in the base. Everyone says they admire you very much, and I admire you very much too. You are so good at farming, you are simply a chosen farmer."

Chosen Farmer?

Song Ning found the title somewhat amusing, but the teammate sincerely tried to persuade him otherwise.

"Mr. Song, you shouldn't go. We can handle these things over there. If there are any people with ill intentions, it's not safe outside. A few of us might not be able to protect you."

Lance then came over, put his arm around Song Ning's waist, and discussed it with him. The two of them finally decided to stay and let Big Cat help out, so that if anything really happened, they could find out as quickly as possible.

Captain Fei led his men out, and Song Ning thought they would be back soon. However, to her surprise, the group was gone for almost five hours. It was so dark that it was impossible to see anything before Captain Fei brought Tang Wei and Hei Bai back, and then hurriedly left again.

Before Song Ning could figure out why the person was brought here instead of being sent home, Tang Wei, his lips pale, wrapped his arm around Blackie's.

"Brother Song, Brother Lance, something's happened! Someone's dead at the base."

"what?"

Song Ning wasn't the only one shocked; everyone who received the message was initially incredulous, and after confirming it several times, they were still stunned.

"At the northernmost edge of the outskirts, there lived a family of four. It seems that when the father went out to work, only the mother and two teenage boys were left at home, and they all died."

"According to Captain Fei, judging from the scene, it seems that the family opened the door to the outside on their own initiative, but unexpectedly, a wild beast came in and killed them all."

"Beast?"

Song Ning subconsciously turned to look at Lance.

Could it be one of the new arrivals by the lake?

Lance shook his head and explained in a low voice.

"No, I smell a deathly aura, more like a zombie than a human."

Similar to what Lance said, the experienced captain also noticed these problems and even led a group to chase after the criminal for a while. However, a blizzard came and the footprints on the ground and the smell on the criminal disappeared, so the clues were lost.

After comforting Tang Wei, Song Ning invited the two of them to stay for a meal before taking them home with Lance.

Tang Wei and the others also made a decision: starting tomorrow, when Bai Hei goes out, Tang Wei will go with him to the base to see if they can find some work to do. In short, it's safer than staying at home.

Song Ning did want to invite Tang Wei to their home, but it was clear that Tang Wei and his friends were the type who didn't want to cause trouble for others.

Tang Wei apologized to him several times, feeling embarrassed, saying that he had caused them trouble today.

Song Ning couldn't argue with them, so he had no choice but to give up.

Although this incident occurred on the outskirts of the base, it still received considerable attention.

Soon Song Ning noticed that the area had been reinforced with defenses, and the frequency of base patrols had also increased significantly.

The captain also came to see them several times, asking if they had noticed anything unusual.

Song Ning really wanted to help. In private, Lance even went out for a few more walks and went to the lakeside to take another look. In the end, he only confirmed one thing.

The leopard is definitely dead, but its body is nowhere to be found.

They also told Captain Fei about this, and Captain Fei even sent people to check, but there were still no new clues.

Because the murderer could not be found, Hope Base's reputation suffered its first major decline. When Song Ning went out for a walk on the new trading day, he noticed that there were far fewer stalls. Moreover, the survivors who were previously trusted all brought their families with them this time, clearly feeling threatened in terms of their personal safety.

The base clearly takes this matter very seriously, and for nearly half a month, the perimeter patrols have maintained an extremely high frequency.

However, no one knows how the other party concealed their whereabouts, and half a month has passed without them being discovered.

However, compared to this matter, another issue gradually diverted everyone's attention.

Spring has finally arrived.

As the ice and snow gradually melt, the earth has shed its snowy crust over the past two weeks, revealing the landscape that should be there.

Hardened soil, melting blood, withered trees, and ruins—the arrival of spring did not immediately bring joy to people.

Conversely, although the temperature rose to minus ten degrees Celsius, what was even more deadly than the previous cold was the damp chill after the snow melted. This damp chill was even more deadly than the previous cold, and the thick fog obscured people's vision, with visibility reduced to less than twenty meters.

Song Ning tried going out once, but returned home quickly in less than ten minutes.

The dense fog and heavy moisture soaked his clothes and hair in just ten minutes. This moisture was like a bone-deep infection, and the unbearable chill kept seeping into his bones as the moisture accumulated. Only when he returned to the crystal core sun would he feel a little better. Song Ning only experienced this once and dared not go out again.