Chen Hao led the team members to flee desperately through the corridors of the observatory.
Behind them came the persistent footsteps of the national security department official and his subordinates.
The dim lights flickered as they ran in a hurry, casting distorted shadows.
"Everyone, stay calm! Try to run towards less-crowded areas and find a way to get out through the side door!" Chen Hao shouted while running.
His mind was racing, trying to figure out how to shake off the pursuers behind.
The team members scattered, relying on their familiarity with the observatory to find their escape routes.
Chen Hao and Lin Yun were in one group.
They dashed along a narrow corridor in the direction of the side door.
The footsteps behind were getting closer, and Chen Hao was extremely anxious.
Just as they were about to reach the side door, several men in black suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.
Chen Hao and Lin Yun were forced to stop. The two stood back-to-back, warily eyeing the enemies in front and behind.
"Dr. Chen, stop this futile resistance. Hand over the research results obediently," the leading official said coldly.
Chen Hao held the materials tightly and said, "This is information related to the fate of all mankind. I can't give it to you. What exactly are you hiding? Why are you trying to stop us from revealing the truth?"
The official didn't answer Chen Hao's questions. He just waved his hand, and the men in black closed in.
With no way out, Chen Hao and Lin Yun had no choice but to fight back against the men in black.
Although Chen Hao was a scientist, at this life-and-death moment, he showed no fear.
He used the fighting skills he had learned from regular exercise to engage with the men in black.
Lin Yun, on the other hand, looked for opportunities to break through the encirclement.
Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, a loud explosion rang out.
A large hole was suddenly blown out in the wall on one side of the corridor.
Through the thick smoke, a figure rushed in.
"Quick, follow me!" a familiar voice came.
Chen Hao took a closer look and was surprised to find that it was the mysterious person.
The mysterious person threw several smoke bombs.
Taking advantage of the chaos among the men in black, he led Chen Hao and Lin Yun to escape through the blown-out hole.
The three of them ran until they were far away from the observatory.
After making sure that no one was chasing them, they stopped.
Chen Hao gasped for breath and looked at the mysterious person, asking, "Who on earth are you? Why are you helping us?"
The mysterious person took off his hat and mask, revealing a weather-beaten face.
"My name is Li Qiang. I was also a scientist once, just like you, striving to uncover the truth. But later I found out that things are much more complicated than we thought."
Li Qiang paused and continued, "There is a dark force within the government. They've known about the disaster behind the mysterious signals for a long time, as well as the countermeasures. However, for their interests, they plan to sacrifice most people and only let a few powerful and wealthy people survive. They've been secretly manipulating everything to prevent the truth from being revealed."
Chen Hao and Lin Yun were shocked upon hearing this.
"How could this happen? How could they do such a thing?" Lin Yun said angrily.
"That's why we must stop them," Li Qiang said.
"I've been keeping an eye on your research in secret. I know you're truly working for the future of humanity. Now, we need to go where you can find the answers you want."
Led by Li Qiang, Chen Hao and Lin Yun came to a secret base.
It was hidden deep in the mountains, surrounded by various defence facilities.
Li Qiang led them into the interior of the base and arrived at a huge archives room.
"This place stores the government's top-secret files on the mysterious signals over the years, including their research results and response plans," Li Qiang said.
"These files have been kept strictly confidential, and only a few high-level officials know about them."
Chen Hao and Lin Yun entered the archives room.
It was filled with various documents and materials.
They couldn't wait to start flipping through these files to find more information about the disaster and the countermeasures.
As they delved deeper into reading, their shock grew.
The files detailed the government's research process on the mysterious signals and the terrifying truth they discovered.
It turned out that this disaster was caused by the explosion of a black hole in a distant galaxy.
The high-energy particle stream it released would reach the Earth within a year.
Once it arrived, the Earth would face a catastrophe of extinction.
The government's response was to build secret shelters underground, allowing only a few powerful, wealthy people and elites to enter.
To cover up this plan, they concealed the truth from the public and suppressed scientists who tried to expose it.
"This is outrageous! How can they treat ordinary people like this?"
Chen Hao angrily threw the file in his hand to the ground.
"This is not the most terrifying part," Li Qiang said.
"They're also secretly developing a biological weapon. They plan to use this weapon to eliminate most of the population before the disaster arrives, to reduce resource consumption and ensure the survival of those in the shelters."
Chen Hao and Lin Yun felt a chill run down their spines after hearing this.
"We must stop them. We can't let their conspiracy succeed," Lin Yun said.
"Right. We need to find a way to make these truths public so that the people can unite and jointly confront this disaster," Chen Hao said.
Just then, the alarm of the base suddenly went off.
Li Qiang's face changed, and he said, "Not good. They've found us. We have to leave here quickly."
The three of them quickly gathered the important documents and materials and ran towards the exit of the base.
However, when they reached the exit, they found themselves surrounded by a group of men in black.
The one in the lead was a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses. He looked coldly at Chen Hao and the others and said, "Do you think you can escape so easily? Hand over the documents, and I might consider sparing your lives."
Chen Hao protected the documents tightly behind his back and said, "No way! Your conspiracy won't succeed."
The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the men in black charged towards them.
Chen Hao, Lin Yun, and Li Qiang stood back-to-back, ready to engage in a final battle with the men in black.
Just as the two sides were about to clash, a rumbling sound came from the sky.
Everyone looked up and saw several helicopters flying towards the base.
Ropes were dropped from the helicopters, and several people in special equipment slid down along the ropes.
These people quickly joined the battle and engaged in a fierce confrontation with the men in black.
Chen Hao and the others found that these new arrivals seemed to be helping them.
In the intense battle, Chen Hao saw a familiar figure.
"Professor Wang!" he exclaimed in surprise.
Professor Wang ran towards them and shouted, "Chen Hao, come with me quickly!"
Under the cover of Professor Wang and those mysterious people, Chen Hao and the others finally broke through the encirclement and boarded the helicopter.
The helicopter slowly rose into the air and flew into the distance.
Chen Hao looked at the secret base gradually disappearing in the distance.
He secretly vowed to make the truth public and save all of humanity.