Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 117 Modern Anti-Tracking
After making the judgment that "the evil beast in Wuxue Town is most likely related to Huadu", Chen Jian quickly synchronized the information to the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce.

The other party's reaction was also within Chen Jian's expectations.

They were not aware of this and were even skeptical.

However, in order to maintain the cooperative relationship between the two parties, they still promised to increase the reward for this mission accordingly after receiving conclusive evidence.

Chen Jian’s request was very simple, which was to raise the level of the equipment.

Aren’t you guys opening up “Level 3 Control” equipment?
Then it wouldn't be too much for me to upgrade to level two, right?
This request was actually quite reasonable, and Wang Lizi did not refuse.

However, he also has to ask the so-called "leader" for his opinion on whether it can be implemented.

Chen Jian did not force him to make a promise immediately. After all, the other party's reaction was more real and credible.

After ending the radio call with the other party, the few of them returned to the room that Zhao He had prepared for them as a temporary stay.

He Shuo was still flying his drone diligently, and after briefing the team and other members who stayed in Huangshi City, Chen Jian brought Zeng Yi and Xie Liu to the busiest dock area in Wuxue Town, intending to try his luck and see if he could catch a Huadu businessman.

Many merchants from downstream gathered here. Most of them were forced to stay here because of the previous conflicts between Yellowstone City and the Mechanicus and the Holy Blooders. As the delegation left and the extreme confrontation basically ended, the merchants also began to leave one after another.

It was here that Chen Jian truly witnessed the diversity of transportation in this post-apocalyptic world.

Some merchants used the small steamboats of the Adeptus Mechanicus, some used manually rowed oars, and some even used human-pulled barges.

On the contrary, the means of transportation on the ground are relatively simple, mainly relying on animal power, with a small number of human porters.

This is probably related to the road conditions. After all, even if the Mechanicus had steam locomotives, they would not be able to travel smoothly on most of the damaged roads.

Chen Jian looked at it for a while and couldn't help but sigh:

"It's hard to travel. No wonder the traditions of Huangshi City have been passed down relatively stably for such a long time."

"If there were no Mechanicus, they would probably still maintain the simplest ancestor worship."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Yi on the side continued:

“In fact, it’s not just Yellowstone City.”

"As far as I know, the various human settlements began to communicate with each other only about a hundred years ago."

"More than a hundred years ago, because transportation was too backward and monsters were too powerful, humans everywhere were basically isolated from each other."

"It was only after the rise of the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple that the monsters on some key routes were cleared out, allowing humans to reconnect."

“So we can’t say that these two organizations are completely useless.”

"At least for a period of time, they did play a big role."

"It is true. I know it."

Chen Jian nodded slowly.

According to the information currently available, humanity experienced at least one large-scale secondary disaster after the catastrophe, and the human race re-emerged after that secondary disaster.

This process must have been quite difficult. If it were not for the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Basilica of the Sacred Blood, the various independent human settlements would probably have gradually perished under the pressure of the monsters.

Therefore, the historical achievements of these two organizations cannot be easily denied.

The reason we oppose them is simply because they are gradually falling behind.

Recovering his slightly messy thoughts, Chen Jian coughed and then said:

"Let's not talk about this for now. The most important thing now is to find the Huadu merchants hiding among these ordinary merchants."

"Oh, it would be great if Xu Lie was still alive. With his nose, he can definitely smell where the thing we are looking for is."

"Come to think of it, is there anyone like him among the Holy Blood? With a keen sense of smell, who can help us? Is there anyone?"

“It’s hard to find.”

Zeng Yi shook his head slowly and replied:

"His abilities are actually quite special - that's why he's a head above us."

"If we want to find a Holy Blood with the same ability, at least the Holy Blood Temple must personally issue the order."

"But it's clear that they are unlikely to do such a thing."

"We are still in a hostile relationship with them."

"Too."

Chen Jian nodded somewhat disappointedly and continued to glance at the merchants on the dock.

The businessmen were also looking at him, with wariness and curiosity in their eyes.

At this moment, Chen Jian suddenly had a strange intuition.

He seemed to feel that someone was watching him.

No, it was not the gaze of an ordinary businessman, but a gaze that was full of hostility and made him feel uneasy.
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Wait a minute.

If even the mayor Zhao He knew that his team came for the evil beast, would the Huadu merchant who was the instigator not know?

They also know the strength of their own team.

So it is very likely that the team has been targeted since they entered Wuxue Town. Chen Jian took a step back calmly, then typed an order on the tactical eyepiece:
“Move the drone over here and do thermal signature analysis of the dock area.”

"1."

He Shuo replied immediately, and a moment later, the drone flew to a height of several hundred meters above the dock and hovered.

One by one, the thermal features were recognized and recorded by the artificial intelligence computing module. Chen Jian and Xie Liu wandered aimlessly in Wuxue Town as if they were not paying attention. They stopped at a store from time to time and turned into a small path from time to time, just like tourists who had just arrived here.

Xie Liu was a little confused about his actions.

"Aren't we going to look for the merchants in Huadu? Why don't we just go to the dock area and ask someone?"

"Although they will hide their identities, they are not foolproof."

"Maybe there will be clues."

"The leader is looking for it."

Zeng Yi interrupted and said:

"Follow the leader closely and act relaxed, just as if you are here to have fun."

"what?"

Xie Liu was confused, but still followed Zeng Yi's reminder and relaxed his tense body.

At this time, Chen Jian was trying to multitask by looking at the thermal signature image flowing on the tactical eyepiece.

It was exactly 11 o'clock in the morning, and the residents of Wuxue Town were quite active.

His field of vision was filled with dense heat signals. If he relied solely on manpower and the naked eye to distinguish them, it would be absolutely impossible to find the potential lurker.

But fortunately, he has a PDA.

The PDA integrates a complete artificial intelligence combat situation analysis system.

All thermal features were marked, and then the distances between these thermal features and Chen Jian and the other two were calculated one by one and iterated in real time.

Chen Jian expanded the team's range of activities as much as possible, and moved along alleys that were difficult to be directly observed.

Soon, a large amount of invalid data was eliminated.

In the end, only a dozen potential targets were left.

The distance between these target heat signals and the three members of the team remained relatively stable, which is consistent with the characteristics of "tracking".

But this is not the final result.

Chen Jian still needs to rely on his personal experience to eliminate the last coincidence.

The thermal imaging image instantly switched to a white light image, and the marked targets were summarized in front of Chen Jian one by one.

He first eliminated the residents who lived near their final stop, and then eliminated two children who were chasing dogs and whose route happened to overlap with the team.

The range of suspected targets was narrowed down again, leaving only the last six people.

Among these six people, four were city defense team members who were patrolling various places in Wuxue Town with weapons.

Their suspicion can basically be ruled out.

That leaves only the last two people.

Chen Jian zoomed in the camera and aimed it at one of the men.

With just one glance, Chen Jian was almost certain that this was the target he was looking for.

His face was greasy and covered with sores, he was thin and his steps were a little unsteady.

But his eyes were sharp, even a little excited.

Depend on.

The anti-drug radar sounded.

"it's him."

Chen Jian spoke in a low voice, and then handed the PDA to Zeng Yi and Xie Liu.

“Remember this face.”

"Catch him on the way back!"

"Why don't we continue to follow him? He might be able to take us to his base in Wuxue Town."

Zeng Yi asked.

"Need not."

Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief and then said:
"The longer we delay, the higher the uncertainty. The enemy already knows we are coming. If they abandon their pawns to save their rooks and retreat directly, then we will have followed them in vain."

"Don't worry, no one can withstand the interrogation."

"He'll say it. I'm pretty good at it, too."

(End of this chapter)