Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 952 "Safe House"

"How long will it take them to reach our current position? We haven't completely cleaned up the surrounding area, and we are not sure if there are enemies. Moreover, there is no terrain suitable for building defensive positions. We dare not Stay where you are," Simon said.

He didn't tell the other party the specific coordinates of his side, because if the other party is really a big man with extremely high authority, they can completely determine their location through the code of the public communication terminal, and there is no need for Simon to bother.In addition, he has another idea - if the person who calls himself "Zeus" is actually an enemy who invaded the Ark's communication network, then with the authority of the other party, he may not be able to find the specific coordinates of the public communication terminal. The other party tried to ask about the location of the squad, and Simon could basically confirm that the other end of the communication was definitely not the "big man" the general wanted them to contact.

"Understood, the nearest residential area in West [-]th District, at the intersection of the fourth cross street and the main road, there is a three-story building. This is a safe house set up by DAS in West [-]th District , the walls, floors, and ceilings have been reinforced, and there are emergency supplies and weapons in the basement, you can go there first... As for my people, they will pass by soon."

"Okay..." Simon quickly wrote down this place. The other party knew the safe house of DAS well. It seems that the authority level is indeed not low. This sentence alone dispelled most of Simon's inner doubts, "Those monsters... "

Simon originally wanted to ask how humans turned into such monsters, but the other party directly interrupted him: "As long as you stay in the safe house, you are safe. This method of communication is not absolutely safe. , the call may be eavesdropped, and the enemy may trace back to your current coordinates through the communication network... The longer the communication time, the greater the risk, do you understand?"

"I...I understand." As soon as Simon finished speaking, the lights in the compartment turned on, and the screen and operation panel were restored to their original state. He was slightly startled, only to realize that the other party had cut off the communication.

"It's possible to be tapped... wouldn't the location of the safe house be exposed?" Simon felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he vaguely felt that this uneasiness did not come from the risk that the safe house might be exposed.

But in any case, it is better to have a safe house left by DAS to settle down than to stand on the street with a gun.

Simon turned off the communication equipment. In order to cut off the possibility of being tracked, he even pried open the access cover under the operating table and unplugged all the cables that could be touched. After doing all this, he exited This compartment.

"No." Simon shook his head. "I asked, but he only said that it would be soon. I wanted to ask more, but he cut off the communication on the grounds that the communication terminal might be monitored."

The three scouts ran to the roadblock and repeated the content of the communication with the team leader in detail - the other two scouts also connected to the person named "Zeus", but Zeus just let them stay put and hang up. The communication was cut off, and nothing was said about the safe house.

"No, I just participated in the siege of a DAS safe house." The team leader explained, "All members of a special agent team rebelled and joined a heretic sect. Our spear team was still serving in the Garrison Legion at that time. Three other special agent teams went to clean up these traitors. We lost several brothers in order to break into the safe house... This is something that everyone else in the team has experienced, you can tell if you ask."

"Then how do we get in?" Soap turned his head and asked, "This kind of safe house usually has agencies, right? If you just break in, you probably don't even know how you died, right?"

"I think you may be thinking too much." Soap said, "It is possible that the enemy's encirclement is not complete and there are many loopholes to exploit, and it is also possible that the battlefield between the enemy and survivors only exists in a local area, and there is no ark. The core block is in a state of encirclement... Don't look at the disgusting fleshy creep covering the entire ark. We entered the ark and found that the interior is actually quite clean... If other blocks are like With the West [-]th District like this, it should not be difficult to travel freely."

Including Simon, the other members of the spear team nodded.

The team leader was silent for a few seconds before raising his head: "We have no other better choice, go to that safe house first, and wait for them to come and meet before making a decision."

"But I always feel that it is more dangerous to stay where I am." Soap looked around, "There is no danger to this place at all, I think the most urgent thing is to find a place where I can hide... The big man said 'soon', ghost Do you know if it means hours or days?"

"The DAS safe house is still very reliable. It looks like the same concrete and polymer structure as other nearby buildings. In fact, the walls are all embedded with explosion-proof armor, which can directly withstand the direct hit of a 160mm caliber cannon. And There is also a secret passage underground leading to the secret exit... Even if we are attacked by the enemy in the safe house, we can hold on for a long time, if it is not possible, we can also transfer through the secret passage." The team leader said.

"How do you know so much about the DAS safe house?" Soap glanced at him, and complained, "You are not a hidden stake inserted in the army by the Security Bureau, are you?"

Two or 10 minutes later, everyone arrived at the location of the safe house informed by "Zeus" - the intersection of the fourth side street and the main road. The directions are all two-story buildings or bungalows, with the safe house as the center, and there are no buildings that are too taller than it within a radius of 300 meters... Although this design will make this three-story building look a bit awkward among the bungalows Eye-catching, but at least there is no risk of being peeped or even sniped from a high place.

After the team entered the ark, the scout team got several sets of walkie-talkies powered by lithium batteries from the power plant to replace the potentially dangerous military communication devices powered by energy crystals. It was found that the radio interference inside the Ark was very serious. The power of this civilian walkie-talkie was incomparable to that of the military version. If it was more than ten meters away, it was all current noise, and it was impossible to hear what the person on the other end was saying.

"Good guy, is this still an illegal building?" Looking at the teardown, Soap couldn't help but say.

"It's the same." The scout nodded, "Let's go, go back and report to the captain first."

Suddenly, a long-term unoccupied vacant room mixed with the peculiar smell of flying dust and rushed towards the face.

The other three shops on this crossroad are shops facing the street, two of which sell food, and one is a grocery store specializing in selling various second-hand items. The paint painted a big "demolition" character.

"Without further delay, let Group A and Group B return to the team, everyone, move to the direction of the safe house." The team leader ordered.

"If it is not activated, there will be no deadly organs in the safe house, or a few inexplicably dead thieves would be enough to cause headaches for the local management department." Simon said, "The anti-theft performance of the safe house itself is enough to turn ordinary The thieves have been turned away, and those who use violence to force their way in will trigger a hidden alarm device and notify the nearby special agent team to come and deal with it.”

There are a lot of old furniture in the house, a thick layer of dust has accumulated on the furniture, a lot of garbage is piled up in the corner, a few tattered cardboard boxes are scattered in the living room, and there are some cans that have expired for a long time Food and daily chemicals.

"But don't you think it's strange?" The transport plane pilot suddenly said, "The Ark was attacked by unknown creatures, and all communications with the outside world were cut off. The guards were forced to abandon the outer block to shrink their troops... Logically speaking, we Fang should be completely suppressed by the enemy...but the other party said that he would send an army to join us, but it seemed very easy. Since his troops can walk freely inside the ark, why don't they regain the lost What about those areas? They don’t even have the strength to counterattack, so how can the troops of ‘Zeus’ break through the enemy’s encirclement and come to us?”

"No, that person just asked us to stay where we are, and wait for him to send troops to join us." Simon replied, "What about you?"

"My suggestion is to abandon the safe house," the transport plane pilot still insisted on his opinion, "We can go to the power plant, where there are also a lot of weapons and equipment in the barracks of the security forces, and a set of modular movable barricades .As for the safe house, just leave a team nearby to keep an eye on it, and wait until the friendly army arrives, and then come and notify the others."

"That's the reason." Simon walked to the rusty side door, raised his gun, and shot at the door lock, directly smashing the door lock, and then stretched out his hand to push the door open.

"The safe house was like a bunker." A soldier recalled, "At that time, due to the restrictions of the security treaty, we could not use those powerful weapons, small-caliber mortars and explosives for fortifications to connect the door of the safe house. It couldn’t be blown up, and finally it was airborne from the roof, blowing up the ventilation ducts, and only then was it possible to enter the safe house.”

"Well, I get it, anyway, there's no one else around now, so let's just force our way in and it's over, right?" Soap said.

"I don't think the person I communicated with is like AI, but the other two can't tell." Simon said, "I think it's a real person, whether it's the logic or tone of the conversation."

"You were the first one to connect. It is estimated that the person talking to you is a real person. The other two people took a step too late. The 'Zeus' was too busy, so they replied directly with the answering program." Soap said, "Anyway I feel so."

"That's the safe house after the defense mode is activated. In addition to this door, a palm-thick armored door will be lowered behind it. At the same time, all the windows will be sealed, turning the whole house into an airtight Iron bucket." Simon said as he walked inside.

"I always feel a little weird...but I can't tell what's wrong." The transport plane pilot frowned, "If the communication terminal may be monitored by the enemy, wouldn't it be very strange for him to directly tell the location of the safe house?" Danger?"

"No, other Security Bureau agents who participated in that operation wrote a report after returning home. In addition to the content of the operation, the report included a detailed assessment of the safe house's defense capabilities. After that, the Security Bureau took all the strongholds and The safe house has been renovated, and this weakness has completely disappeared," said the soldier.

"Simon, you were the first to go in, why did you come out last? Did that 'big man' reveal some additional information to you?" A scout saw Simon coming out, stood up and leaned next to Simon, and asked in a low voice .

"It seems that this safe house is really safe..." the giraffe nodded.

"When this kind of safe house is not in use, there is no one to live in it. The long-term idleness of the street facing the shop will easily arouse people's suspicion. It is better to directly count it as an illegal building to save trouble." Simon said, "As for when to 'demolish' , as long as you say hello to the local management department, there are countless reasons for delay, and finding one every month is enough to deal with it for several years."

"That's it? Is this the door that can't be opened even by mortars and assault explosives?" Soap looked at the broken door lock in surprise. Compared with other houses in this residential area, it was indeed unique. It's a good lock, but it's still a civilian product that can be bought on the market, and it doesn't even have bulletproof function.

"No." The transport plane pilot's opinion was rejected by the team leader, "In this case, dividing troops is a taboo. The location of the safe house is several kilometers away from the security forces stationed in the power plant. The fastest way back and forth It will take more than ten minutes, it is difficult for people in the two positions to support each other, and communication is not convenient, once something happens to one party, the other party may not know it at all."

"Then isn't there a weak point in this safe house, the ventilation duct?" said the giraffe.

"That Zeus...communicated with the three of you at the same time?" The team leader was lost in thought, "Isn't he a real person, but an AI, or a response program?"

The other two scouts had already come out, standing next to the communication terminal in a squatting position with their guns.

"By the way," the transport plane pilot suddenly looked at Simon and asked, "Did that 'Zeus' say how long it would take for his people to arrive here?"

If a thief or curious person did break in, it would only be regarded as an abandoned house, not a safe house for secret agents.

Simon groped on the wall for a while, and soon found the location of the mechanism—he stopped in front of the photo frame with no photos inside, the plastic shell was seriously aged, and the glass cover fell to the ground, picking up the glass shards on the ground , Putting it back piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle.

When the last piece was assembled into the photo frame, there was a sound of friction coming from the corner, and a hidden secret door leading to the underground appeared in front of everyone.

"Under here should be the control center and arsenal of the safe house." Simon turned his head and said, "As long as the defense mode is activated, this safe house will immediately become a fortress."

(End of this chapter)