Sky-cracking Rider

Chapter 388 Section 384 - New Message

The Patan Mountain Area Elementary School is located about 21 kilometers away from the Aircrew Base 911.

Ever since UNESCO sent three teachers one after another, Teacher Shen Fei, who used to shoulder all the school's responsibilities alone, immediately felt much lighter.

Aside from the first arrival, Teacher Jiang Shan, two more young teachers had joined them, a male and a female, Kelian Ar and Mian Xia.

The male teacher Kelian Ar was also Patan, born in a plantation region of another province. Now that he had completed his education, he dedicated himself to teaching, serving his hometown.

Teacher Jiang, who had been here for almost three months, considered himself the leader among the new teachers. He liked to put on airs when speaking and, as always, was going out of his way to court Teacher Shen Fei, hoping to win her over. On the other hand, he also wanted to become the school's principal, to add a significant feather to his cap.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Jiang, you really don't need to do this, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."

Teacher Shen Fei had already packed up her luggage, leaving most of the school's items to the three new teachers.

Having Jiang Shan constantly spinning around her, feigning concern and warm inquiries, was truly annoying.

Unlike someone who never caused trouble, nor often aimlessly lingered around, only showing up when necessary, pulling things back from the brink, providing a sense of dependable security—rather than being like a fly, buzzing incessantly, BBB, BBB... weren't there any real jobs to do?

Have the chickens, ducks, and geese been fed?

Has the vegetable garden been watered?

Has the grass been weeded?

Have you patrolled the protective wire fence around the school district?

...

But it was the two teachers who came later, Kelian Ar and Mian Xia, who were serious, down-to-earth, and not frivolous. They seemed like they could genuinely take root here as teachers.

"No, no, no, you rely on your parents at home and on your friends when you're outside. We're all from the same hometown; we should take care of each other. It's already been tough for a girl like you here, I just want to help you."

Even though he could tell from Teacher Shen's words that she was deliberately keeping her distance, Jiang Shan persisted non-stop, his sweet talk sounding like that of a thoughtful 'warm man'.

In fact, he was in a hurry too, with Teacher Shen's departure date approaching, leaving him little time.

"No! I'm not a child anymore; the students are the children, you should pay them more attention."

Regrettably, no matter how hard Jiang Shan tried, Teacher Shen Fei was unwavering in keeping her distance, never giving him any chances.

"I'm a man, after all, it's only natural to take care of women and children."

Jiang Shan refused to give up, thumping his chest, doing his utmost to maintain his persona, hoping to move her.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Jiang, please focus your time and energy on your work, okay? If you continue like this, I'll report you to our superiors that you're unsuitable for this job."

Finally fed up, Teacher Shen Fei issued a warning to this pestering fly—annoying as he was, he hadn't been this troublesome before.@@@@

"From today onwards, I am the principal of this elementary school, Kelian, your job is..."

His speech was cut off by the teacher from the Tampa People.

The other slowly said, "Sorry, but the higher-ups have appointed me as principal. This is the appointment letter!"

Kelian Ar took out his phone, showing the appointment letter sent by UNESCO's teaching office.

The recommender was Shen Fei, and the only person unaware of it was Jiang Shan himself.

"..."

Teacher Jiang Shan was thrown into an inexplicable rage of impotence...

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After winter set in, the Siberian Tundra nearly became a Life Forbidden Zone, where Team 04, when busy, worked to exhaustion but when idle, couldn't even muster the enthusiasm to play snowball fights or build snowmen, sheltering in a barn at an abandoned farm to lazily pass the winter days.

The barn space was ample enough to not only easily accommodate the two-story structure assembled inside but also to park the 20-meter-long Mobile Base Vehicle without any trouble, serving as a heated storage to avoid digging it out of a deep snowdrift when needed.

Daily routine reviews of electronic files repeated without yield, suggesting that trying to rely on brainstorming and sudden inspirations for good luck wasn't producing significant results. Every aspect of Team 04's investigation had simultaneously stalled.

The Female Liaison Officer Tanya made a report to the local police headquarters, and upon returning to the barn at the abandoned farm, she brought back a piece of the latest news received by Team 04.

Traders of unclear identity were purchasing prehistoric remains in the villages of the northern Tunguska region and had visited many villages, completing more than a dozen transactions.

After all, the tundra buried beneath it housed an entire era of mammoth life, not only mammoths but numerous other prehistoric species now extinct.

If it were a legitimate scientific expedition team, they should have reported to the authorities from the beginning to facilitate emergency rescue in case of accidents and bypass many procedural steps.

This kind of vague purchasing was indeed very suspicious.

It might have been overlooked in normal times, perhaps some rich, eccentric individual collecting artifacts from beneath the tundra for private study, showing off, or packaging them for sale to make a profit.

But the members of Team 04, coming from the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee, were clearly targeting the mysterious organization "Water Bear", so any individuals exhibiting unusual behavior could potentially be linked to this group. After a large-scale "crackdown" carried out not long ago, and now with suspicious individuals appearing, they couldn't possibly ignore and let it slip by without investigation.

The Mobile Base Vehicle stocked up on supplies and Team 04, along with the Female Liaison Officer, set off again as a full team.

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This time, with local police officer Tanya as a guide, the Mobile Base Vehicle didn't have to take many detours. Braving the dwindling blizzard, it forcibly cleared the thick layer of snow on the road and reached a village in northern Tunguska.

Under full load, the eighty-ton vehicle cleared over two feet of snow as if it were child's play.

With the Mobile Base Vehicle leading the way and clearing the path, a convoy of vehicles looking to hitch a free ride formed behind it, and their numbers continued to grow. Those drivers sure knew how to seize an opportunity.

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