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Multinational Joint Research Station:
This research station is an inland Antarctic research station jointly established by the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and other countries.
Its main purpose is to explore the environmental conditions beneath the ice sheet, find and classify organisms beneath the ice sheet, and conduct various other scientific research projects.
The funding for this research station is directly provided by the governments of the participating countries.
It also employs several professional security personnel to protect the station's numerous assets, including the undercover agent Jame.
Agent Rebecca Chambers, on the other hand, became one of the researchers at the station based on her academic papers and knowledge in chemistry and biology.
Due to ample funding, the research station has numerous buildings, including those for living, resting, entertainment, research, and experiments.
Considering the severe cold and the polar day/night, the station's buildings are interconnected by reinforced corridors to avoid the need for personnel to frequently change gear when moving between buildings.
Date: June 22, 2010.
Antarctic Polar Night.
The research station's rest and entertainment building.
Inside a lounge with soft sofas and an electric fireplace.
Rebecca, with short brown hair, wearing a white turtleneck sweater and dark green trousers, and petite in stature, was holding a steaming paper cup of coffee.
"Phew~" She gently blew on it before bringing the coffee to her lips for a sip.
"Ah..."
It seemed still a bit hot, causing her to quickly place the coffee on the glass coffee table in front of her, then fan her extended tongue with both hands.
Jame, with neat short hair and dressed in a black security uniform, was also by the window of the lounge.
After hearing the various movements behind him, he turned and walked to a nearby water dispenser, took a paper cup, and filled it halfway with cold water.
He then walked over to Rebecca, placed the cold water on the coffee table, and returned to the window to observe the snowy scenery outside.
Rebecca quickly picked up the paper cup and drank the cold water, holding it in her mouth for several seconds, finally feeling that her tongue was no longer so numb.
Afterward, she looked up at Jame, who was not far away, and thanked him, "Thanks, Jame."
Jame simply nodded slightly, saying nothing more.
Rebecca seemed to be used to their way of interacting; she just shrugged, then also got up and went to the window.
She saw the vast starry sky outside the window, the pristine white snow, and the lit-up research station.
Rebecca looked at Jame's profile and tried to strike up a conversation, "The weather seems quite good, doesn't it?"
"Mm."
"But the weather satellite shows a blizzard coming soon. Sigh, we probably won't be able to enjoy such a nice night view then."
"Mm."
"..."
"Attention everyone, this is Dr. Halvorsen Sander..." Just as the atmosphere in the lounge became slightly awkward, the broadcast announced the voice of the research station supervisor:
"Security personnel, please gather in the main building area. I have important information to convey. I repeat..."
Hearing the broadcast, Jame finally uttered words other than "Mm": "I'm leaving first."
With that, Jame left the lounge and headed towards the main hall.
Rebecca watched Jame's retreating figure, shaking her head with a hint of disappointment, and muttered to herself:
"Sigh, he really is a blockhead. Never mind."
She sighed and also left the lounge, preparing to go to her office for her daily research work.
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In the main hall;
Nearly a dozen people in black uniforms were gathered here. They were all security personnel employed by the research station, and Jame stood among them.
Sander, who had a neatly trimmed beard and appeared to be around fifty years old, stood in front of the security personnel.
The supervisor surveyed everyone with a serious expression and said, "Gentlemen, we have three hours until the blizzard reaches our station.
(Emphasizing his tone) However, the exploration team outside is stranded southwest of our station due to a tracked vehicle malfunction.
So I need a team to go out and rescue them. We must bring them back home safe and sound before the blizzard engulfs them."
At this moment.
Sander's gaze swept past Jame, who was in charge of the second security team, and finally landed on a security captain not far away, saying, "Your team will be responsible for this."
"Yes, Supervisor." The security captain had no objection to this.
"Very good, then I'll leave it to you." Sander said solemnly.
The captain nodded to him and then led the other seven security personnel out of the hall.
Jame, who had remained silent throughout, stared at the backs of the security team, then looked out the window at the rapidly changing weather.
He had an ominous premonition.
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Approximately an hour later;
Three tracked vehicles were traversing the snowy plain, heading towards the coordinates given by Dr. Sander to rescue the stranded exploration team.
Inside the lead vehicle.
Amidst the noise of the tracks and engine, and the gradually howling wind outside the vehicle, the commanding captain looked at the navigation in his hand and reminded the security personnel driving:
"Attention, it's around here."
"Mm."
Since it was polar night, coupled with the rising wind and snow, visibility was somewhat obstructed.
However, the exploration team was not foolish; they used high-power lighting equipment to illuminate their location.
The captain and driver, peering through the frosted windows, quickly noticed faint flashes and immediately led the convoy to the exploration team's location.
They arrived and disembarked.
Bor, his eyes narrowed due to the wind and snow, walked to the side of the broken-down snowmobile and shouted to the exploration team members:
"Everyone, please get on board quickly, we need to leave this place!"
"Wait a minute!"
However, a leader of the exploration team came up to Jame and said, "We have important biological samples in our vehicle! Please help us transfer them! It'll be quick!"
Bor nodded in agreement without hesitation and shouted to the security personnel following him, "Help them transfer the samples!"
All the security personnel and a group of exploration team members used tools to connect the tracked vehicle's rear bucket, which contained a giant semi-ice block, to a rescue snowmobile.
Due to the dim light and severe weather, it was impossible to clearly see the organism inside the ice block.
After spending some time properly securing the so-called 'biological sample,' and with the blizzard becoming increasingly severe, everyone had no choice but to abandon the broken-down snowmobile.
Immediately after.
A team of security personnel, along with the exploration team, drove the three snowmobiles rapidly back towards the research station.
During this time, the blizzard seemed to be right behind the convoy, 'chasing' them closely, as if it was about to 'engulf' them at any moment.
Originally, it was just poor visibility.
Now, looking out from inside the vehicle...
It was no longer a matter of poor visibility, but a vast expanse of white with almost zero visibility, and the vehicle itself began to shake severely.
Now, the security personnel finally understood why the supervisor's tone was so serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.
However, the driver of the lead vehicle showed no panic, still calmly driving the tracked vehicle, and finally returned to the research station just before the blizzard arrived.
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