Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing this, Shang Jianyao said as if he was thinking:

"Vicious, neat, and clean. Is this a premeditated revenge?"

In his opinion, it may not be revenge, but it must be premeditated and targeted.

Jiang Baimian looked at the cave entrance with clear sky, thought for a while and said:

"uncertain.

"It's also possible that the residents of Black Rat Town were exposed because of something and this cave was discovered. Regardless of their sub-human status, or the weapons and ammunition they exchanged from the company, and the winter food they stored, it is enough to attract people. Come with intense malice.

"The group of attackers probably didn't think about concealing their identities and eliminating traces at first, because possessing thermobaric bombs is an obvious feature. Perhaps they discovered the wireless telegraph machine when they were searching for supplies after the battle. , only to suspect that Black Rat Town had established contact with a certain big force and became a vassal, and then, in order not to be retaliated, the battlefield was cleared in a hurry."

Bai Chen couldn't tell whether this incident was premeditated or happened by chance. He could only give some relatively obvious conclusions from his own perspective:

"Leaving aside the motives, the ones that can barely be confirmed right now are:

"First, the attacker team has above-average order, otherwise it would be impossible to clean the battlefield so cleanly and leave us almost no clues. This can basically rule out the possibility that they are a temporary piece of several bandit groups.

"Second, being able to possess thermobaric bombs and individual combat weapons shows that the strength of the attacker team is also above the standard, and the reputation is not too small."

Jian Shang Jian Yao seemed a little confused, Bai Chen added and explained:

“On the earth, there are few teams that hide their strength. Only by fully demonstrating their own strength can they frighten their followers and surrounding enemies and occupy enough resources.

"In this regard, perhaps only large forces, loners, and small teams of a few people can be exceptions. However, most of the former were built with one shot and one bullet, and they worked hard to build it. However, their strength has reached a certain level. After reaching different levels, some strategic concealment is started. As for the latter two, they probably don't hide their strength when fighting, but they have fewer witnesses and can effectively control them."

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"In addition, one detail can be inferred from the current situation:

"There must be at least twenty, no, thirty attackers. Otherwise, it would be impossible to deal with the guards on the outside of Black Rat Town so neatly, and it would also be impossible for the townspeople of Black Rat Town to shrink into their caves without trying to counterattack. , only consider evacuating through backup channels."

Shang Jianyao couldn't help but nodded his head.

This kind of reasoning seems so simple, but he didn't think of it just now:

If the attackers are small in number, with the size of Black Rat Town's two to three hundred people, and the various weapons provided by "Pangu Creatures", even if the opponent's equipment is stronger, they can definitely push back.

"Yes." Bai Chen glanced at the area not illuminated by the flashlight, "Judging from the gunshot wounds on some of the corpses, the weapons of the attacker team are also relatively complex, which can almost rule out the possibility of large forces. Of course, maybe the attack The purpose of refilling the gun is to create such traces, but the powerful troops are not afraid of retaliation at all, so there is no need to do so."

Shang Jianyao gradually got used to such discussions and began to join in:

"You can also exclude the 'Slave Catching Team'. For them, the most valuable thing is the population. Killing the entire Black Rat Town is not in line with their style."

"Yes, even sub-human beings can mine, especially the citizens of Black Rat Town, who are even better at this. Even if they can't pass the psychological level, they are afraid of being infected with diseases and have deformations, they can still be combined with them. Ordinary mine slaves are separated and formed into separate formations, and long-range weapon supervisors." Jiang Baimian said casually, without paying attention to any grammar.

She immediately asked:

"anything else?"

Shang Jianyao thought for a while and said:

“The attacker team may not really have more than thirty people, I mean the core members.

"They can completely coerce dozens of external vassals with seven or eight core members. Anyway, on the surface, it looks very powerful.

"When the battle is over, when the battlefield is cleaned and traces are dealt with, the seven or eight core members will do it themselves or supervise the work. This can also achieve good results."

Jiang Baimian nodded with satisfaction:

“This possibility cannot be ruled out.

"Based on what was said before and considering the conversations in the recorder, we can initially outline some characteristics of the attacker team:

"The first situation is a human team, numbering more than thirty, with a good reputation, ruthless behavior, rich experience, possessing thermobaric bombs, individual combat weapons and other powerful equipment, and not belonging to or attached to a major force. There is not too much food shortage yet.

"In the second case, there are less than ten core members and a large number of vassals or cooperative teams."

After summarizing, Jiang Baimian's mouth turned up slightly, but he said without any smile:

"In the first case, although there are many similar teams on the dusty ground, they are definitely not many. The ones located nearby and those who have recently arrived nearby are even more numerous. As long as there are more with the surrounding wilderness wanderers and ruin hunters, By contacting them, we should be able to quickly identify the main suspects and then investigate them one by one.

"In the second case, there are vassals and a cooperative team, which means that many things cannot be truly kept secret. There are many people talking and it is definitely not just talk. In addition, the materials harvested by those people will also be traded in addition to their own use. Going out part of the way, these are all clues.

"By the way, we will carefully search the area around this hill later. If it is the second case, we do not rule out the possibility that the seven or eight core members will kill the vassals and collaborators after the incident is completed in order to keep it secret."

While talking, Jiang Baimian walked towards the entrance of the cave and muttered:

"Really, why don't you discuss it outside? Isn't it uncomfortable to talk here with your waist and knees bent?"

Shang Jianyao was still a little immersed in the impact of the Black Rat Town being slaughtered. He didn't expect that the team leader had basically returned to normal, at least on the surface, so he had to follow him quickly.

After coming outside and informing Long Yuehong of the general situation, Shang Jianyao took the initiative and asked:

"Team leader, what should we do next? In addition to searching the surrounding area to see if there are any traces of murder or silence."

Jiang Baimian looked back at the cave:

"This is a major incident. Isn't there an emergency flare on the car? Send it out to let the company know that something is going on here. Well, you have to go to a higher place. That way, even if the company's outer sentry doesn't notice it because it's too far away, it will. Some vassal forces located in different places saw it and sent a telegram to inform them."

"This will attract many wilderness wanderers, bandit groups, and ruin hunters..." Bai Chen looked towards the entrance of Black Rat Town with a slight worry.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently:

"That's right. For those who want to store food for the winter, this is good meat. Clean it, pickle it, and dry it, and you will have a good harvest."

"Team leader, what you said is so scary..." Long Yuehong couldn't help but take a breath.

Jiang Baimian glanced at him:

"I said this on purpose, so that you and Shang Jianyao can adapt as soon as possible, so that you don't have to witness a similar scene with your own eyes and be so shocked that you won't be able to recover for a while.

"Haha, the probability of encountering something like this on the dusty soil is not low."

She didn't say any more about this aspect, thought for a while and said:

“In this way, we go to the top of the hill or hill next door and put out a flare to lure the relic hunters and wilderness wanderers in that direction.

"As for the company, there is only one collaborator in this area, Black Rat Town. As long as it does not exceed the corresponding range, no matter where the emergency flare is launched, it will only lead them to Black Rat Town for the first time."

As he spoke, Jiang Baimian looked at Long Yuehong, who was wearing an exoskeleton device:

"Look for larger stones around, move them back, and block the entrance to the cave. By the way, the backup passage must also be blocked. This will not only prevent wild beasts from smelling the smell and destroying the traces, but also It can prevent the ruin hunters and wilderness wanderers who search here from directly discovering the existence of the cave. Well, with the equipment they have, even if they find it, it will be quite difficult to open the blocked hole. And the company's The people are very professional.”

Long Yuehong easily understood the words of the team leader and began to look for large rocks that were far beyond the limits of the human body and could only be moved with an exoskeleton device.

After bringing all the corpses outside back to Black Rat Town, Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others dealt with the blood stains while watching Long Yuehong, who covered the iron-black metal skeleton, transport the stones, first blocked the backup exit, and then sealed the cave entrance. .

"Okay, let's go back to the jeep and set off the flare somewhere else." Jiang Baimian stared at the pile of camouflaged stones for a few seconds, then turned around and left.

When she was about to get in the car, she paused, turned around and said:

“After setting off the flares, we found a sheltered place to camp nearby.

"After that, we have to stay here until people from the company arrive to prevent unexpected situations and prevent the site from being destroyed. In addition, we also happen to submit the information on the ruins of the city and the monks' order."

Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen all had no objections to this arrangement and believed it was an inevitable development.

Compared with delivering the filter chip of the water purification device, which is a small task that doesn't matter for a few days or even half a month, things here are obviously more important.

"It will take about two or three days." Jiang Baimian smiled slightly, "Just in time, you can practice your survival ability in the wild."

Before Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong could respond, she walked around to the driver's seat, opened the door, and sat in.

Ten minutes later, at the top of a hill further to the southwest, Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong stood quietly on the edge.

Jiang Baimian did not immediately use the grenade gun to fire the emergency flare carried by the "old tune team". Instead, he waited for a while until the clouds passed by, covering the sun and the light became dim, before pulling the trigger.

With a bang, a dazzling red light exploded high in the sky, like a blooming bloodthirsty flower.

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