"I didn't find anything on the way... So, the attack on Jessica's side should come from the west. What about the attack on your side?"
Jiang Yan recalled the direction of the arrow: "North."
"Jessica, is there any way you can observe it?"
"It may not be possible for the time being...it's very dangerous to show your face now."
Indeed... According to Jessica, she was inside the ruins when she was attacked. There were many bunkers, but it shouldn't be difficult to observe.
It seems that the investigation mission can only be left to the two of them.
"Nate, telescope." Jiang Shao hid in the bunker and calculated that the north and east sides could still be observed.
We can only bet that the attacker's position will remain unchanged and stop in the north... Jiang Yan carefully picked up the telescope and observed the north.
Everyone... Just when Jiang Yan was wondering, a breeze blew by, and a slightly weird sight caught his attention.
There is a patch of grass that is not affected by the wind.
After careful identification, Jiang Yan determined that it was a disguise.
Someone was wearing something like a ghillie suit.
This outfit will only have...
"It looks like they are scavengers." Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Not an official force. Plains scavengers—my attackers are still on the north side."
If this were the case, the problem would be much easier to solve - the scavengers are not an armed force and have no political nature. They are just a group of hunters who make a living here, maybe collecting and selling some things.
The security will be much higher when facing such "enemies".
But the question is, how to solve it peacefully now?
I wonder if they know that there is a security contracting company here that is performing a neutral task. If they can understand it, everyone will be happy. If there is a misunderstanding, conflicts will inevitably occur - after all, their identities determine their knowledge and vision.
Somewhat blocked.
"...Can they understand the semaphore?" Nate suddenly asked.
"What is that?" Jiang Yan asked with a confused look on his face.
"I learned it in Camisir... forget it, pretend I didn't say it. This old stuff is probably not as useful as Morse code." Nate smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Then why do you want to take the flag..."
Just as he was asking, Jiang Yan remembered that the iron arm leading the team handed them a black steel flag before going out.
And what Nate mentioned just now... Morse code.
Look up at the sun - the time is right too.
"Take out the flag, I may have an idea." Jiang Yan rummaged through his tool bag.
"Jessica, just hold on - look for a mirror and a flashlight and do it with me."
Jiang Yan had found enough things: a small mirror was tied to the black steel flag. He raised the flag, but to his surprise, as soon as he passed the bunker, a sharp arrow flew past - passing between the two big letters BS of black steel.
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Fortunately, the flag was not knocked down - I don't know if the people above would care about this thing. Jiang Yan silently thought about it.
After setting things up steadily and confirming that Jessica had placed the small mirror in the appropriate position, he began to shine a flashlight on the mirror.
Long, short, short, short.
Short, short, short.
Short, long, long.
Jiang Yan uses the irradiation time to distinguish the signals. This is a cycle - and so on again and again.
Long, short, short, short.
Short, short, short.
Short, long, long.
This is Morse code, the abbreviation of Black Steel International - BSW.
I hope they can understand...
After Jiang Yan repeated it five times, he took the flag back once and raised it again——
There was no shooting this time.
It seems that he understood it... Jiang Yan felt a lot more relaxed.
"Nate, are our walkie-talkies still there?" Jiang Shao arranged:
"Find a civilian frequency band, set it up and tell me - I'll signal to them. Let's have a conversation with them."
The public frequency band of civilian walkie-talkies is quite wide and can fully meet the needs. The only problem now is that I don’t know if there is equipment on the other side.
Nate found the machine and started debugging it - he was very proficient in using these relatively medieval devices, and he was not at all weak against smart devices.
"Okay, 154MHz."
Jiang Yan once again used Morse code to send out a signal, and kept repeating it until another arrow shot over - this time breaking the mirror.
There was also a note on the arrow.
The two of them opened it and saw a sentence written on it in awkward English.
"Don't dodge, it's being adjusted."
Jiang Shao and Nate couldn't help laughing. It seemed that the problem was solved.
"Jessica, are you there? You can relax now. I guess the problem has been solved."
After a long time, a voice finally came from the channel:
"Is this the frequency band?"
Awkward English—and a female voice.
"Yes, this is the besieged Black Steel International operator. I am Jiang Yan, who is leading the team this time."
"Yes, we are from a security contracting company."
"Then what's going on with that weirdo? - I mean the little armed man in the bungalow to the west. He doesn't look like a security contractor, he looks like someone from the army. Aren't you in the same group?"
...It seems that that outfit did cause some unforeseen troubles. Jiang Yan could only sigh silently.
But now it is certain that the ones who attacked him and Jessica were the same group of wolves.
"Wait a moment. We have a way to prove that we are not from the army."
Jiang Yan picked up the intercom in the team and said:
"Jessica, take off your clothes."
"...! What do you mean..." Jessica's voice was panicked, and Jiang Yan explained in time:
"No, no, no, I mean take off the protective clothing. There should be the organization's logo on it. Lift up the piece of equipment with the BS on it and expose the words to the direction of the attack."
"...I know, I know..." Jessica breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint voice came from the intercom. Nate and Jiang Yan couldn't say anything, so they could only listen to it with a straight face.
Jessica said again: "It has been lifted."
"Okay..." Jiang Yan said to the civilian channel again:
"Your companion should be able to see a piece of lifted equipment now...I guess he should be able to see our Black Steel International logo on it."
"That's my sister - change the pronoun back. I'll ask her first..."
After a while, her voice appeared again - but her tone was a little weird.
"Okay, we have now confirmed that you are operators of the security contracting company. Is she a heavy-duty operator? Such a small person...how can she be dressed like this?"
Jiang Yan was stunned, the person's name changed? How did they know Jessica was a girl?
Forget it, leave it alone for now...
"She's not a heavy-duty operator, her current outfit is, well, you know-necessary for the mission."
"...Okay." It took a long time for her to reply again.
"This area is a legacy area and is very dangerous. What is your purpose here?"
Jiang Yan answered honestly: "Let's eliminate the danger and avoid other threats - the explosives here have been eliminated, but the biological and chemical weapons have not been eliminated yet. Be careful and don't come here."
"...Is this the 'mission requirement' for her to dress like this?"
"That's right."
"Are you really here to eliminate... rather than fight or bury things?"
"Yes. This task of ours is a public task. If necessary, you can ask our superiors to confirm. The method is..."
"No... no need." The girl interrupted him in a serious tone.
"We believe you. I'm sorry for my previous unreasonable behavior...Thank you."
Jiang Yan was stunned, and then he came to his senses and said: "No, this is what we should do - just use money to do things."
The girl's tone was still firm: "No, thank you...really. It's been a long time since this happened, even if it's for a fee."
"Fuck the war."
The girl's angry words were conveyed to Jiang Yan.
"...Yeah, fuck the war."
"Come out...we won't attack again. We will pay more attention next time."
There was a noise over there - it seemed that things were being cleaned up.
Suddenly, the girl's voice came again: "But speaking of..."
"What's wrong?"
"...Uh, no, it's nothing. Everyone has their own habits, haha..." Her laughter was awkward.
"Then what...my sister said her clothes are very nice. That's it."
Communication ended.
What...?
Nate seemed to have a reaction: "Jessica, what on earth are you..."
"There is no mark on the protective clothing...it's only on the uniform, but I didn't wear it today, so I can only give...I can only give the clothes inside..."
In Jessica's aggrieved voice, Nate and Jiang Yan were messy in the wind.
"...Next time you introduce equipment, remember to add the logo on the protective gear."
This matter will be handled as such for the time being.