An abandoned undersea outpost.

It has a complete production area, shipyard, living area and snow storage area, etc., and various supporting facilities are readily available.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a small mini-town.

While the cause of the desertion is unknown, there is no doubt about it.

The place that can be used as a forward base must have flourished at that time.

From life to exploration, including scientific research and manufacturing, they are all at the forefront of the times.

As you can imagine.

The various resources reserved here at that time were definitely not few!

Even if it was occupied by pirates, it would be impossible to loot all the valuables.

Gotta leave something behind.

The key is.

Now the Chongming Fleet is not a big force, and there are only six members in total.

As long as you can check the junk at the outpost.

For the entire fleet, that is an invaluable asset!

It might even allow the Chongming fleet to directly complete the initial primitive accumulation.

In the short-term development in the future, it is only necessary to simply expand the size of the team, and there is no need to worry about various resources.

Besides, even Goldfinger said it.

Here, it is possible to find something of great value.

I think when the shipwreck of the Ceres was encountered, Goldfinger's evaluation was only a "good gain".

And can make gold finger called extremely valuable.

It is enough to prove that the things in this D12 outpost are much more valuable than the wreck of the Ceres!

Faced with such a huge temptation, how could Meng Lei not be moved!

If possible.

He plans to rebuild this place as the home of his fleet.

Of course, this idea is still somewhat unrealistic.

He was just thinking about it.

At this time, Meng Lei's attitude was so resolute.

Even though the other people were a little guilty in their hearts, they had to bite the bullet and agree.

In fact.

Everyone is not completely opposed to exploring this abandoned outpost.

In their hearts, more or less, they still hold a certain curiosity and expectation.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to get early access to the alien outpost.

Take a step back.

If there are any alien creations left here, it can help the development of the fleet.

That would be of great benefit to them as well.

Who doesn't want to be better off?

What's more, it's still in this alien ocean where people are unfamiliar.

"That... Commander Meng."

A man with a cowardly voice seems to be more cowardly in reality and has a submissive personality.

Seeing that everyone agreed to Meng Lei's decision, he felt a little nervous for a while.

He knew that he would definitely not be able to escape, he hesitated again and again, and said weakly:

"Commander Meng, let's go in so rashly. It's not good? Do we need to make some preparations in advance?"

Meng Lei remembered this man, Liu Yi.

He nodded immediately and said:

"Liu Yi is right, the preparation work must be done, we are going to explore and search, not to die.

You wait a minute, I'll see if there's something we can use, and we'll take it with us for a while. "

As he said that, Meng Lei hurried towards the manufacturing table.

This outpost was in the beginning.

Since it lost its effect, it was voluntarily abandoned by the alliance.

Later, it was occupied by pirates and completely lost contact with the alliance.

Under normal conditions.

Such an extrajudicial place has no institutional and legal constraints, and has complete production and living facilities.

It stands to reason that the pirate organization should not easily give up such a paradise.

But since it's really wasted now.

That proves.

During the occupation by pirates, something must have happened, so it had to be disabled.

Meng Lei is not stupid.

It is even less likely that he will be carried away by the benefits, squeezing his eyes and diving into this unknown area.

When exploring a sunken ship, he did a lot of preparatory work in the early stage.

What's more, this deep-sea outpost is dozens or hundreds of times larger than the sunken ship.

There may be more crises than sinking ships.

His eyes flickered on the crafting list at the crafting stand.

Meng Lei quickly browsed through the contents, and recorded all the things he saw that might be used in a notebook, and planned to make a unified plan later.

Ten minutes passed, and a lot of item names were recorded in the notebook.

Such as tactical flashlights, time-lapse lighting sticks, ropes and more…

Then, Meng Lei looked at the weapons workshop again.

Sufficient firepower is an essential safety guarantee during the exploration process.

However, Meng Lei did not intend to equip everyone with guns.

Not to mention, even if the crew is equipped with guns, whether they will use it, and whether it will cause accidental injury when they are nervous.

Once firearms are popularized, management can easily get out of control.

At that time, even if he has a golden finger, he will be knocked down with a single shot.

In the final analysis, he is just an ordinary person, and the golden finger can not bring him an improvement in force.

Therefore, at this stage, it is definitely not enough for a man to control a gun.

There are six people when we leave, and maybe one or two less when we come back.

And among these two, there is likely to be him.

Of course, in order to ensure safety, appropriate additional equipment is also necessary.

I stared at the weapon workshop for a long time.

Meng Lei finally decided to equip Huo Ye with an assault rifle as a key firepower support.

In addition, equip the other four with a submachine gun and use it in turn.

In addition, there are more grenades, just in case.

For the others, let them defend themselves first with harpoon guns and machetes.

In any case, go in with these equipment first and check the situation on the spot.

If anything else is discovered, then go back and renegotiate.

After making the decision, Meng Lei did not delay and started to build these equipments through the manufacturing station.

The retail business of hand-held propellers has been doing, and various material resources have been continuously received.

Therefore, the reserve resources in the Guixu warehouse can fully meet the production needs.

When all the equipment was freshly released, Meng Lei explained in the communicator:

"Everyone, fully charge the earphones, and come to meet me at the outpost later!"

"Yes!"

"Good commander!"

…

The group took orders.

Afterwards, the noisy communicator finally calmed down after a long absence.

Turn around and go to the cockpit.

On the sonar display, the huge blue light curtain representing the outpost was getting closer.

From the current scale.

This outpost is about six or seven hundred meters wide and more than one kilometer long.

The overall floor area must be at least 700,000 square meters!

This size may seem a little insignificant in normal times.

At best, it is similar to a large car manufacturing plant.

But you know, this is in the deep sea of ​​nearly three kilometers.

To be able to build a complex of such a large scale is already a miracle!

Seeing this scene, Meng Lei suddenly had a question.

According to the current settings, when the 100,000 people in the 66671 channel arrive at the outpost gathering, even if one third is cut off, there will still be more than 30,000 people.

More than 30,000 people live, and there are more than 30,000 submarines berthed.

In this way, how big does the outpost gathering area have to be? !

I can't imagine it!

In addition, after discovering that the outpost was so huge, Meng Lei had another worry.

With the oxygen content that the diving suit can only last for half an hour, I am afraid it is not enough to explore the entire outpost at all, right?

Don't even talk about exploration, just run the map.

Before the oxygen runs out, it may not be possible to finish the picture.

"Do you need to prepare more oxygen cylinders and find someone to hold them?"

Is thinking.

The Return has reached the edge of the outer building of the D12 outpost.

The searchlight flashes on.

It can be vaguely seen that there are a large number of uneven and different architectural silhouettes in the darkness in the distance.

Among them, there are circular dome-style buildings, as well as the square and angular brutalist grand architectural style.

A large number of corridors and bridges are interspersed between various buildings, like human blood vessels, forming a long and narrow corridor with crisscrossing criss-crossing.

At first glance, it has a sense of futuristic technology.

"Handsome! I like the style of this outpost!"

Meng Lei's eyes lit up, and his attention was quickly drawn to the scene outside the window.

He changed the operation mode of the submarine to manual, slowed down the speed, and wandered above the building complex, looking carefully.

As we get closer, more details emerge.

Meng Lei found that there are a large number of brackets in the architectural voids of this building complex.

And at the top of these brackets, there are huge searchlights hanging one after another.

It can be seen from this that in the heyday of wasteland reclamation, this place must be brightly lit and quite prosperous.

There is an endless stream of submarines coming and going, filling the entire rock tunnel, which is extremely lively.

Unfortunately, it is now completely abandoned.

It was pitch black everywhere, no life was seen, no sign of activity.

Only from these well-preserved buildings, some traces of the former glory can be vaguely found.

but.

I don't know if it was hallucinations or something else.

Meng Lei always felt that in some buildings, there seemed to be a faint light.

The light was very dim, like some kind of emergency lighting equipment, which only provided a limited light source, but was not enough to illuminate a large area.

When Meng Lei looked at the past carefully, he couldn't see it clearly.

Not sure if it was his dazzling eyes, or if there was a real light flickering.

This discovery made Meng Lei raise his vigilance again.

"Is it possible that there are still people living in these buildings?"

"Or is this outpost still in operation when it is abandoned?"

Meng Lei frowned slightly, feeling a little weird.

At this time, the instant messaging system on the central control display lights up.

Meng Lei turned his head to look and found that Huo Ye from the Shenlong had called.

Clear the messy thoughts and press the answer button.

In the loudspeaker, Huo Ye's rough voice came immediately.

"Commander Meng, we have now reached the outpost area.

But where is the entrance? Where are we coming from?

I think the buildings here are very well preserved, and there are no gaps. Where should we start? "

Regarding this issue, Meng Lei has actually been prepared for a long time.

Goldfinger had pointed him where the dock was.

If you want to enter the outpost, you must stop there.

However, he can no longer say that this information is a clue obtained from the sunken ship.

Otherwise, it's too fake.

Pretending to be ignorant, Meng Lei said solemnly:

"Let's take a walk around here first and see if there is a dock or something."

After a pause, he added:

"As such a large base, it is impossible not to make planning and management in this regard, otherwise there will be too many ships coming and going, and if you stop casually, it will not be a mess!"

Huo Ye nodded and said:

"Well, it makes sense. Then I'll take a walk around here, and I'll tell you if I find anything."

"it is good!"

Meng Lei replied.

He hesitated for a moment before hanging up.

In the end, he still stopped Huo Ye and told:

"By the way, Lao Huo, after going into the water later, I will open the way in front of you, and you will walk behind with a gun and break the back.

While remaining vigilant, help me keep an eye on a few other people. "

Taking a deep breath, Meng Lei pretended to be serious and said:

"Our team has just been formed, and among all of them, I can only trust you.

Handing the back to you should be fine.

Right? "

Hearing this, there was a brief silence on Huo Ye's side, seemingly stunned.

After a while.

From the loudspeaker, Huo Ye took a deep breath and then spit it out again.

Immediately afterwards, Huo Ye's tone revealed a touch of emotion, and said seriously:

"Brother Meng, don't worry!

You saved my old Huo's life. You can trust me and give me your back!

I dare to guarantee with my personality that I will never let other people disadvantage you!

If anything goes wrong, just... let me not find my daughter! "

Huo Ye held back for a long time, and finally came out such a sentence.

This time, Meng Lei was stunned.

He had heard from Huo Ye before that when he met the Deep Sea Banshee, Huo Ye, who was mentally affected, saw the hallucination of his daughter.

At that time, the two were not familiar with each other, and Meng Lei didn't care too much.

Now that Huo Ye mentioned it again, Meng Lei suddenly realized that Lao Huo still has a daughter!

And since it is a national crossing, then his daughter must be in this alien ocean!

No wonder Huo Ye made such a promise.

It can be seen from this that Huo Ye really has no second thoughts!

"Old Huo, we don't need this, it's your daughter's business..."

Meng Lei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Huo Ye.

"Hey, it doesn't make sense to say that now.

When I first crossed, I called on the communication channel, but I didn't get a response.

Maybe she's not in our channel, or maybe she didn't see it.

There are so many people looking for relatives in the channel every day, and there is only a limit of five speeches, which will soon be swiped by others.

We can only think of a solution after we get to the gathering place. "

Huo Ye saw it thoroughly, and knew that it would be futile to find someone at this stage.

In this regard, Meng Lei is also very helpless.

However, he still secretly kept this matter in his heart and comforted:

"When you get to the gathering place, I will help you find it.

With the influence of the Guixu number, it is much more efficient than finding a needle in a haystack yourself. "

"Okay, thank you!"

Huo Ye said sincerely, but his tone was obviously lower than before.

Next, the two did not talk much about this matter.

Under Meng Lei's behest.

Huo Ye drove the Shenlong out of the team and began to wander among the buildings, trying to find the location of the dock.

In order to avoid exposure, Meng Lei also seemed to search aimlessly.

However, on the way forward, he deliberately grasped the direction and kept approaching the dock area.

Not too long later, Meng Lei called Huo Ye back again.

"Old Huo, found it, it should be here!"

After receiving the communication from Meng Lei, Huo Ye shuttled through the building complex, and immediately turned around and returned.

The Guixu number is in the front, Ning Wen and others are in the back.

The four submarines sailed in an orderly manner and entered the dock standing at the outer edge of the entire building complex.

The so-called dock is actually like a huge rectangular box that surrounds the outermost periphery of the outpost.

The whole box has a single shape, but the inside is separated by more than a dozen metal walls, which are divided into small partitions one after another.

Each partition seems to be an independent space, with numbers written on the bottom, and the interior is huge.

Even a 100-meter-long giant submarine is completely accessible.

Meng Lei and the others chose Dock No. 5, which was closer to the front.

The front four independent partitions, for some reason, the external entrances are all closed.

Only the fifth dock, the entrance is open.

It was pitch black inside, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Even if the searchlight is fired in, there is no refraction feedback.

It is enough to see how vast its interior space is.

At this time, everyone's communication headsets have been fully charged, and they can communicate in the channel without obstacles.

It was the first time to see such a shocking architectural facility, and everyone was both shocked and curious.

This is full of futuristic buildings full of sci-fi elements, which have only been seen in movies before.

Real submarine docks are all built on land.

How can these buildings be so magnificent.

"My God! I never thought that one day I would see such a scene with my own eyes, it feels like a dream!"

"It's so grand, it's hard to imagine how these buildings were built back then."

"From this point of view, it can be seen that the aborigines here are far more advanced in technology than Blue Star!"

"Aren't you talking nonsense, you've all traveled through, what's there to make a fuss about, let's hurry up and see how we stop the boat."

…

A group of people chattered and poured into the huge No. 5 dock one after another.

Meng Lei was driving the submarine and walked all the way to the front of the queue.

Since entering the dock, he has slowed down to the slowest speed, for fear of hitting something.

In fact, the environment here is too dark, and the various structures are very complicated.

On the bulkhead at the top of the space, you can also see many huge robotic arms, and I don't know what they do.

"Be careful and see if there are any passages or corridors nearby. At least there must be a foothold or a place that leads to other buildings."

Meng Lei explained to the earphone.

At this moment, Goldfinger can't help much.

Just like when I entered the wreck, most of it had to fumble on my own.

At this time.

With Wang Qi walking at the back, the entire hull completely entered the dock.

suddenly.

A loud mechanical operation sounded.

Then, the entire dock began to tremble slightly.

This sudden change shocked everyone.

"I'm going! What's going on?! What happened?"

"Where is the noise coming from? Isn't this outpost abandoned, why is there still machinery running?"

"Something's wrong!"

…

Everyone was shocked and at a loss for a while.

"Calm down! Don't move!"

Meng Lei frowned and scolded in a deep voice.

At the same time, he controlled the submarine to turn the bow and adjust the searchlight to look back.

The voice came from behind, Meng Lei realized something, and vaguely guessed something.

as predicted.

When the light of the searchlight hit the entrance when they came.

I saw that the huge metal hatch was slowly closing.

Soon, the entire No. 5 dock was completely closed.

"Sure enough, the lights I just saw were not hallucinations.

Although the outpost is abandoned, some facilities remain operational.

It seems that the energy here is not completely cut off. "

Meng Lei thought thoughtfully.

In addition, he did not forget to speak to appease the emotions of the people.

"Everyone is calm, just now the hatch of the dock was closing.

The outpost should still be in operation, detecting a ship approaching and triggering some sort of command automatically.

Don't panic, just stay where you are and see what's going on. "

Here Meng Lei's voice just fell.

Just above the head, there was another mechanical turning sound.

This time, the robotic arm hanging from the top moved.

Before Meng Lei could realize what was going on, he suddenly felt that the Guixu number began to tremble slightly.

There was a force forcibly controlling the submarine to turn the bow, and the Guixu, which was facing back, was put in the right position again.

Then, it moved to a metal corridor at the very edge of the dock and was firmly fixed in place.

At the same time, the water level in the dock began to drop slowly.

It is quickly emptied outwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under Meng Lei's astonished eyes, the sea water outside the porthole kept disappearing.

Clear water stains rarely appeared on the glass.

This phenomenon was the first time he had seen it in three days.

Suddenly, he seemed to have returned to the original world, sitting in the car, watching the rain wet the window.

At this moment, everyone held their breath.

No one spoke in the headset, only heavy breathing.

Obviously everyone had similar feelings, and it was difficult to speak for a while.

Moments later, when the seawater in the dock was emptied.

On the surrounding walls, a red light immediately lit up, illuminating the entire dock!

Although the light is not very strong, it is enough to make people see the surrounding scene clearly.

"Fuck! There are lights! There are lights! Finally there are lights!"

Ning Wen's excited shouts finally broke the brief silence.

Immediately afterwards, an exclamation came from the earphones.

The long-lost light and the strong presence of the light reflected in the surroundings made everyone excited at this moment.

They have been in the dark for too long.

Although the light in the submarine is also very sufficient, you can look at the endless darkness outside the window in the cockpit for a long time.

That feeling of emptiness has unknowingly been imprinted in the depths of my soul.

At this moment, the dim red light in the dock, no matter how dark it is, can finally reflect the surrounding objects.

Invisibly, it makes people feel very fulfilling.

On the other hand, Meng Lei quickly regained his composure after the initial moment of shock.

Identity is different.

As the leader of a fleet, he must allow himself to grow rapidly.

Be absolutely sensible and calm in all circumstances.

Although he also wanted to vent his emotions in a loud voice.

But the onus was on him and he couldn't do it.

The age of the commander is not, but majesty is still required.

For the time being, ignoring the other people who were excited, Meng Lei silently put on his diving suit and opened the closed hatch.

I felt the surrounding environment, and there was no discomfort.

He then tentatively lifted the mask.

A cool breeze blows, and the air quality is not bad.

It can be seen that the oxygen production system of this outpost should still be in operation.

With this discovery, Meng Lei let out a sigh of relief.

At least in the next exploration, they don't need to change the oxygen cylinder frequently.

Look around.

Under the dandan red emergency lights, the entire structure of the entire dock is clearly presented in front of us.

Meng Lei took a deep breath and couldn't help feeling a little shocked.

He had judged before that the interior space of this dock must be not small.

Looking at it now, it does.

The floor space alone is comparable to a football field, or even more.

On the top floor nearly forty or fifty meters high, a large number of metal robotic arms are suspended.

The four small boats of the Chongming fleet were all firmly fixed to the shore by mechanical arms.

A wide metal corridor surrounds the perimeter of the dock.

At the end, a closed hatch can be seen.

There is no doubt that there should be the main passage to the interior of the outpost.

After observing the environment.

Meng Lei did not delay any more, and shouted into the communicator:

"Okay, calm down, everyone will get out of the cabin immediately and come to me to gather!"

Hearing this, the chaotic sound in the earphones stopped immediately.

Ning Wen and the others shouted "yes" excitedly, and then picked up their mood.

Along the metal corridor surrounding the dock, while looking at the surrounding environment curiously, he rushed towards Meng Lei.

When everyone was near, Meng Lei faced everyone and said solemnly:

"Everyone must have realized that some functions of this outpost are still in operation.

This situation is different from what we have judged before. "

Looking around, everyone's expressions are extremely serious.

Meng Lei continued:

"I won't say any extra nonsense, everyone hurry up.

With such a large outpost, we want to finish our exploration, and we won't be able to get down at all in one day.

Therefore, everyone should adjust their state and deal with all the chores of eating, drinking and lhasa.

Then go right away! "

"Yes!"

As soon as Meng Lei's voice fell, everyone immediately responded.

Then, the group spread out, dealing with their chores separately.

Seeing everyone else walking away, Huo Ye stepped forward and asked in a low voice:

"Commander, we are all gone. What if the survivors of the Shenlong captain woke up halfway and drove our ship away?"

Meng Lei shook his head and said:

"No, after a normal person wakes up in this environment, the first thing must be to check the surrounding situation.

Find a way to gather information on everything that happened during the coma.

At this time, they will inevitably explore the depths of the building, and will only collide with us in the end.

When I wake up, I can drive the boat and leave, I don't think it's possible. "

"What if?!"

Huo Ye was obviously more worried, and continued:

"If they are out of their minds and drive our ship away, then we will be completely trapped here!"

Meng Lei originally wanted to persevere.

But on second thought, what Huo Ye said was not without reason.

After pondering for a while, he went to the trading market again, bought three pairs of headphones, and gave them to Huo Yedao:

"Put this earphone on for them. If anyone wakes up in the middle, we will know as soon as possible, and we will deal with it according to the situation."

Huo Ye nodded and turned to leave.

The transmission distance of the communication headset in a normal environment has a range of one kilometer, which can cover almost half of the outpost.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about signal interruption in a short time.

As long as the three survivors are always under surveillance, there is a high probability that nothing will happen.

five minutes later.

Everyone took care of the chores, and then came to Meng Lei again to gather.

Meng Lei asked them to put on their diving suits first.

Although air quality can be guaranteed.

But maybe if you stray into an area submerged by sea water, without any precautions, you will have to finish the game on the spot.

Moreover, the diving suit also has a ten-pack with its own backpack, which can hold a lot of things, which is definitely more convenient than bare hands.

Then, Meng Lei distributed the weapons and ammunition he had just prepared to several people.

The rifle was operated by Huo Ye, and the submachine gun was temporarily held by Wang Qi.

The three of Ning Wen had one harpoon gun and three harpoons.

Grenades, tactical flashlights, and lighting sticks, etc., these things are evenly distributed.

Everything is ready.

In the sound of Meng Lei's orders, the group set off like this.

Meng Lei still carried the shotgun and walked in the front, behind Huo Ye.

Everyone wore heavy diving suits. Although it was difficult to move, the thick outer structure gave people a lot of peace of mind.

Walking along the cold and hard metal corridor all the way.

The crisp sound of taps reverberated in the dead No. 5 dock.

Everyone came to the closed hatch at the end of the corridor.

The green ON button glowed in the dim light, as if it was very dark due to a lack of power.

Meng Lei slammed it with a fist, and the hatch slowly opened, revealing a dark metal passage.

There are no lights in here, just like the deep sea behind you, you can't see your fingers.

The lights on the overhead diving suit can only illuminate a limited area in front of you.

Meng Lei turned on the tactical flashlight, and a bright beam of light instantly tore through the darkness, illuminating the entire passage.

"Go! Follow me, don't fall behind!"

Meng Lei drank lowly and walked towards the depths of the passage.

This metal passage is very spacious, and the formation of several people is a bit scattered, but it is not restrictive when walking.

About twenty or thirty meters away, the environment remains the same.

Nothing out of the ordinary and nothing worth noting.

It seems that few people have passed by here before, and there is no trace of dirt on the ground.

Continue to move forward, and walk more than ten meters.

There was finally a change at the end of the passage.

After passing through this passage, everyone came to a room with two forks.

On the metal walls of the room, two directions were marked with pointed tips.

written separately.

"Mining Production Area"

"Central District"

Ning Wen followed behind Meng Lei with a harpoon gun in his hand.

After seeing the prompt text on the wall, I couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Commander, where are we going now?"

Meng Lei did not hesitate, and decisively led the team to turn left and said:

"Go to the mining production area first. Our main goal here is resources. Let's see if there is anything left in the mining area."

With that said, Meng Lei directly pointed the tactical flashlight to the left passage, and then took the lead and walked over.

The D12 outpost, which had been abandoned for some time, was dead silent everywhere.

In the corridor, apart from the sound of everyone's breathing and the sound of the diving suit stepping on the metal floor, there was no sound.

It's quiet, and it's a little scary.

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Meng Lei recalled what he saw outside just now, the overall architectural layout of this outpost.

He secretly guessed that they should still be in the outermost covered bridge passage.

There is still a long way to go from those large buildings.

Meng Lei calmed down and moved forward cautiously, not letting his guard down just because he was in an external area.

and.

As it gets deeper and deeper.

Meng Lei faintly felt that there seemed to be a strange smell in the air.

The smell was unpleasant, a bit like the stench of food that rotted and spoiled.

But maybe it's due to poor air circulation.

This smell seemed to have solidified, and it did not spread throughout the passage.

But the deeper you go, the more intense it becomes.

In the end, Huo Ye, who was walking at the back, couldn't bear it anymore, rubbed his nose, and wondered:

"What does this smell like, how does it taste like rotten eggs? Who are you farting?"

When he said this, everyone reacted.

"It does smell and it's getting stronger."

"Is the ventilation system faulty? Or is there too much carbon dioxide?"

"The smell of carbon dioxide in your house? Something is obviously moldy!"

…

Several people muttered a few words, but they were immediately interrupted by Meng Lei.

"Shh! Be quiet, something is wrong up front!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately shut up, and then looked forward with vigilance.

At this time, the tactical flashlight in Meng Lei's hand was hitting the corner at the end of the passage.

By the bright light of a flashlight.

A group of people saw clearly.

On the other side of the aisle, there was a weird clown suit with empty sleeves drooping down.

In the corner of the blind spot of vision, shaking silently...