Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 304 Yin Xiang's Poisonous Milk

"Consumables? What consumables?" the military representative asked subconsciously.

"A reagent that is essential for memetic reverse engineering, with a daily consumption of between 105 and tons." Song Yarong explained, "The storage and transportation conditions of this thing are extremely strict... It can only be made and used immediately. In the entire Tianfu City, or in the entire Shuzhou area, the only place that can produce this reagent is Factory No. ."

"In other words," Yang Qi continued, "if something happens to Factory 105, the entire memetic reverse engineering...even the entire 'Pesticide Project', will be shut down."

"Can't other factories produce it?" The military representative was a little confused. "If it is the raw material of anti-memetic drugs, then each city-state should be able to produce it on its own, right? After all, anti-memetic drugs are..."

Before the military representative finished speaking, Song Yarong interrupted him: "You are right. There are a total of six production lines for this kind of reagent in Tianfu City, but five of them are in Factory 105... This is the border, unlike Chunming City, where there are a lot of companies that can produce anti-memetic drugs."

Most of the enterprises that Song Yarong mentioned are concentrated in Chunming City and Shencheng. Some of these enterprises have official backgrounds, some are purely private, and some are public-private partnerships. The competition among them is very fierce, and various new technologies and new products emerge every year... For example, those who participated in the meme reverse engineering this time, in addition to the researchers from Tianshu Tower and research institutes in various cities, many of them came from this type of enterprise.

Chunming City and Shencheng, as the first and second largest cities in the Xiazhou Federation, actually do not have such a great demand for anti-memetic agents. The main reason why these companies are clustered in these two cities is to attract more and better scientific research talents.

Although border cities like Tianfu City are not small in size, their appeal to talent is not comparable to the first two. Apart from the Tianfu City Weird Things Research Institute, there is no private enterprise in the field of weird things research.

All the anti-memetic agents needed by Tianfu City are produced by "Tianfu Special Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd." which is controlled by the Tianfu City Management Committee. Factory No. 105, which produces reagents, is a subsidiary factory of Tianfu Special Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianfu Special Medicine").

The meme reverse engineering this time is of great importance. Tianfu Special Medicine, whose technical level is only second-rate, can only help the big guys who rushed to Tianfu City. Even if all the technical personnel of Tianfu Special Medicine disappeared overnight, it would not affect the progress of the meme reverse engineering.

But Factory 105 is different.

The production threshold of the reagent called "FL09" is neither high nor low... Compared with the anti-memetic agents that have been iterated many times, the formula of this reagent has not changed for more than years.

Among all the production lines related to anti-memetic agents, the production line for this agent can definitely be regarded as the downstream of the downstream.

Due to time constraints and the fact that the output of Factory No. 105 could fully meet the needs of this operation, the reagent production lines of other city-states were not moved to Tianfu City... But no one expected that something would happen at Factory No. 105.

The downstream industry may not be eye-catching, but it is an indispensable link in the entire industrial chain... It is now too late to mobilize reagent production lines from other places.

"Which unit is closest to Factory No. 105?" Yang Qi asked quickly.

"Let me check!" The military representative's reaction was quite sharp this time. "It's the 51st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 105st Division. They are stationed in the southern suburbs, less than kilometers away from Factory ."

"Number of people? Equipment configuration? Experience in fighting against monsters?" Yang Qi asked continuously.

"They have 51 people, all equipped with powered exoskeletons, more than tanks and armored vehicles, and military mechas... However, they have zero combat experience with monsters." The military representative looked bitter. "The st Division was just formed last year. The quality of its soldiers and equipment is first-class. The only problem is that it lacks combat experience."

"Then here's the opportunity to train our troops." Yang Qi turned and looked at the director of the field department. "Which field team is closest to Factory 105? Where's the hunter?"

"It's the 67th Field Team." The Director of the Field Department immediately replied, "Oh, by the way, Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu, who Sun Hang asked me to take special care of earlier, are also in this team."

"Besides them, which other hunter is closest to that place?" Yang Qi asked again, "I want a hunter who is experienced and strong enough!"

"The Red-haired Witch is the closest. Fifteen minutes ago, her patrol route just passed the Niutou Temple and is less than 105 kilometers away from Factory No. 8!"

"Notify the Red-haired Witch to abandon her patrol mission immediately and rush to Factory 105!" Yang Qi gave the order, "Let the 67th Field Team meet up with the 51st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 105st Division, and then rush to Factory at full speed... Also, has the drone sent back any news?"

As soon as Factory No. 105 lost contact, the command center dispatched several drones for reconnaissance and communication to the scene. These were routine operations and there was no need for Yang Qi to issue orders alone.

"The drone checked the communication network of Factory 105... The communication was not cut off, but no one responded to our calls." An operator handed a tablet to Yang Qi, "These are photos of the factory taken by the other two drones from the air."

Yang Qi took the tablet and projected the photos onto the big screen.

In the photo, the exterior of the four factory buildings of Factory No. 105 was not damaged. Hundreds of boxes of newly delivered raw materials were piled up in the open space in front of the factory buildings, and two forklifts were parked next to the yard.

In the loading and unloading area of ​​the factory, two large semi-trailer trucks were parked side by side, with the refrigerated containers open and a dozen huge foam boxes piled up on the open space next to them - these should be the "FL09" reagents that have just been produced and are being loaded... But for some reason, the workers disappeared halfway through the loading.

This is a very serious dereliction of duty. The "FL09" reagent must be stored at a low temperature of minus degrees Celsius, and the time for the reagent packed in the foam insulation box to get from the production workshop to the refrigerated container must not exceed ten minutes... The reagents in the dozen or so huge foam boxes piled on the back of the truck should have all been scrapped at this time.

Not only did the workers who loaded the trucks disappear, the entire factory campus was empty - workers, technicians, security personnel, truck drivers all disappeared without a trace...

There were no living people and no dead bodies to be seen.

However, there were no signs of fighting or fighting in the entire park. The forklifts carrying goods lying across the middle of the road, the documents scattered on the ground, the security booth with its door open... seemed to be telling everyone: Factory No. 105 was operating normally the previous second, but the next second, the people in various positions disappeared without any warning.

“Where are the people…” a researcher muttered.

"Can we fly a drone into the factory to take a look?" Yang Qi asked.

"I can't fly in... Factory 105 is a closed workshop with all doors closed... I tried to use a drone to hack into the workshop's security system, but failed." The technician controlling the drone replied, "The only way now is to use the weapons on the drone to blow the door open... Do you really want to do this?" "Not for now." Yang Qi raised her hand, "Don't alert the enemy... Where is the 'Red-haired Witch'?"

"She just received the order and is already on her way to Factory 105. She is expected to arrive in ten minutes."

"The 51st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the st Division has assembled," said the military representative, "and is ready to go at any time!"

"The 67th Field Team has also arrived at the 51st Division's st Mechanized Infantry Battalion!"

"Let them set off immediately!" Yang Qi said, "Also, synchronize the drone's intelligence to all units involved in this operation in real time!"

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Tianfu City, southern suburbs.

The headquarters of the 51st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the st Division.

Armored vehicles and tanks drove out of the camp quickly, raising dust four or five meters high. The two-legged tactical mechas leaped up directly with the help of rocket thrusters, climbed over the outer wall of the camp, and followed closely on both sides of the convoy by gliding on an air cushion.

In the sky, dozens of drones and the convoy maintained a relatively static position. In addition, every once in a while, a few new drones would be released and join the formation.

In an SUV in the middle of the convoy, Yin Xiang gripped the steering wheel tightly with a tense expression, while Ling Xiao, who had an expressionless face, and Jiang Yu, who looked a little nervous, sat in the back seat of the SUV, not saying a word.

"Don't be silent, you're making me so nervous." Yin Xiang glanced at the tactical mecha sliding past the car window, then glanced at the two people in the rearview mirror, and complained in a low voice, "I felt bored before when there was nothing going on, but now that there's work to do, I'm starting to get fucking nervous again..."

"Is this your first time participating in this kind of operation?" Ling Xiao asked.

Although this is a question, the whole sentence is asked in a declarative tone, without any trace of doubt or rhetorical question.

"Of course not! The first time I participated in an operation, it was with Sun Hang! At that time, he and I were just temporary investigators, pure cannon fodder without even a formal organization... Damn, to be honest, I am really lucky to be alive until now."

"Sun Hang... He changed his job to become a monster hunter after that mission, right?" Jiang Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, but I only found out later that Sun Hang was already an infected person at that time, but the hospital didn't detect it before, and he didn't have any obvious symptoms... Wait, that's not right, he was indeed a little weird at that time..."

"What's strange?" Jiang Yu asked again.

"During that operation, we encountered a blood mist that would make people lose control of their bodies. The sheriffs were all affected, but Sun Hang was the only one who was fine... Oh, not only was he fine, but wherever he went, the blood mist dispersed, as if it was avoiding him... I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now that I think about it, this should be his special ability, right?"

"In that operation, was it Sun Hang who took action to get rid of the strange creature in the end?" Jiang Yu asked.

"No, Sun Hang didn't do anything except slap the cultist a few times." Yin Xiang shook his head, "It was Lao Wang who dealt with the monster... Unfortunately, I ran too fast and didn't see the details clearly. I only remember a gust of hot wind coming from behind and pushed me to the ground."

"Old Wang...is he the hunter codenamed 'Night Fury'? Her name...I think it's Wang Xiyi?" Jiang Yu said.

"Yes. Come to think of it, didn't you follow her to the occupied area to find Sun Hang? Can you tell me what you encountered in the occupied area?" Yin Xiang asked.

"We have all signed a confidentiality agreement regarding what happened in the occupied areas and cannot disclose anything," Ling Xiao said mercilessly.

"Alright, alright...it's all top secret." Yin Xiang patted the steering wheel helplessly. "You two are pretty worldly-wise guys, and one of you is the only monster hunter in our team...if some monster really pops out, and the army can't handle it, I'm afraid you'll have to take action."

Although Ling Xiao obtained the "God-killing Spear", due to the special nature of the "God-killing Spear", Sun Hang did not report the matter for the time being. Therefore, Ling Xiao's current identity is still only a field operator of the Tianfu City Weird Equipment Research Institute, rather than a qualified user of weird equipment.

"If even the army can't solve it, I'm afraid I can't..." Jiang Yu touched the quiver beside him with some worry, "I can only shoot arrows. Cannons can't kill this monster. I... I..."

"Be more confident. Maybe the monster is not afraid of artillery shells but bows and arrows." Yin Xiang said with a smile, "Anyway, there is a hunter in the car, so I feel more at ease."

"There is another hunter." Ling Xiao said, "Codenamed 'Red-haired Witch', she reached the destination before us. I heard from others that she is very strong."

"Experienced hunters, there seem to be levels and stuff like that... I don't really understand the details, but as long as you're strong, that's all." Yin Xiang smacked his lips, "It would be best if the 'Red-haired Witch' had already dealt with all the monsters by the time we get there, and we only need to clean up the battlefield, that would be best!"

As soon as the voice fell, Yang Qi's voice rang out from the intercom next to the driver's seat: "Attention to all units involved in the operation! The advance hunter 'Red-haired Witch' has lost contact with the command center, and the drone failed to capture her image!! All units must be vigilant! If you find any clues, please report to the command center as soon as possible!"

"It's broken!" Yin Xiang was immediately horrified, "This 'Red-haired Witch'... I nursed her to death!!"

(End of this chapter)