Chapter 93 Where to Go

Qi An asked the boys, "Where do you want to go?" Many of the boys seemed a little surprised.

“Of course I’ll go with you,” Chen Ji said, looking at Qi An.

Returning from the Youth Self-Defense Base 3, he was still feeling down, but this discomfort, as if his heart were soaked in ice water, only made him more determined about where to go.

He's leaving the new student base!

The two girls lying on the beds on either side of Qi An were also determined to leave the new student base.

Especially on the 14th, after Qi An touched her belly, the belly that had tormented her for months became so quiet that she questioned her existence.

She hadn't felt this safe and peaceful for a very, very long time!

She wants to go with Qi An too!

Qi An turned her head, but before she could speak, Chen Xi brought over a chair and helped her put it down.

Qi An felt a sense of comfort, smiled at Chen Xi, and sat down.

The house was packed with people, both inside and out, and Qi An only smiled at Chen Xi and Lin Jia Ran.

Chen Ji hugged his arms even tighter, pursing his lips and remaining silent.

Qi An looked around and asked, "Why do you want to come with me? Is it because I 'liberated' you? Or because I'm stronger now and can protect you? Or is it because I'm not human?"

The last sentence made the room fall silent for a moment. Chen Xi seemed hesitant, but still said, "Because I want to be by your side at all times."

Qi An: "...You answer later!" She pointed to a boy outside the door: "You, you answer."

The boy who was pointed at looked bewildered: "Huh?"

He didn't know why he had to go with Qi An; he never actually wanted to go with Qi An!

After the invasion of the Wisps, the young boy did not gather with Chen Xi and Chen Ji, but instead followed his own squad, obeying the base's orders to go on missions to kill the Fallen Insects.

Even after the battle subsided, he still received orders from his superiors to come to the hospital.

The boy stammered and couldn't answer, so Qi An felt that he might have other ideas. He changed his mind and asked the boy to introduce himself and tell Qi An his true thoughts.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then told the truth.

He had barely finished speaking when a slightly older girl next to him glared at him and spat, "Coward! They sold you out, and you still have the nerve to lick their boots and count the money for them!"

The boy shrank back. Qi An glanced at the indignant girl, then looked at Lin Jiaran.

These two are alike, but the indignant girl seems to have a much stronger personality than Lin Jiaran.

Qi An then asked, "What about the others? Do they have any other ideas?"

She wasn't angry at all with the timid boy; her voice remained gentle and her expression calm, which made those who weren't familiar with Qi An feel more at ease.

"It's because you liberated us! Apart from you, no one else cared that we had bombs in our heads, right?"

"How did you kill someone who could remotely detonate explosives? That process must have been dangerous. But you did it!" said the indignant girl named Lin Xiaoyan.

Qi An didn't know her, but Chen Xi and Lin Jia Ran did.

This person is the same age as Lin Jiaran and is the first substitute who can replace Lin Jiaran as the chief purifier.

Lin Xiaoyan inherited Lin Ran's pain shielding ability and is also very good at distraction calculation, and can operate a combat drone group by herself.

Lin Xiaoyan was the first clone to gather around Qi An. During the battle against the Huichong, she flew drones to drop bombs while simultaneously purifying the area.

A healer dealt tons of damage, quite reminiscent of Qi An's former prowess!

Another teenager said in a deep voice, "When we went to the fertility lab to rescue people, we already shouted the slogan 'betray the base,' so we definitely can't stay any longer."

Where else can people like us go?

Someone muttered in agreement: "Yeah, at Satellite Base 3, haven't some clones rebelled and let us in? After something like that happened, who would dare trust us anymore?"

“You are so strong and gentle. When I’m near you, I feel... I feel very safe, so I want to follow you!” Number 9 on the hospital bed whispered.

Some people glanced at Qi An furtively, thinking to themselves, "Are they crazy?! It's a Fallen Insect... These people are all insane! They actually want to betray the base!"

Qi An listened intently, and when the room gradually quieted down, he pondered for a moment before speaking:

"In summary, those who want to come with me have only two reasons: 1. They are grateful to me and trust me; 2. They feel that they have nowhere else to go but by my side."

Some of you don't want to leave, and some may not trust me.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. Chen Ji coldly scanned the area around him, seemingly trying to determine who distrusted Qi An.

But Qi An didn't care about that. She said, "I don't want to take you with me."

There was an uproar both indoors and outdoors.

Chen Ji suddenly turned his head and looked at Qi An.

Lin Xiaoyan shouted, "Why? Aren't we strong enough? Not useful enough? What do you expect us to be...?"

“You don’t need to know anything. You’re all very strong, very good.” Qi An’s gaze swept across the faces of the panicked or injured boys without any force.

"I haven't decided where I want to go yet, but I feel that I have to figure this out myself."

You are all different, not only in personality, but also in your feelings towards the base and your current teammates.

Your future career paths may not necessarily be the same, since you each have your own strengths.

If you were placed in different places and experienced different things, you would likely develop different tastes, have your own preferred climate and environment, clothing styles, and the kind of life you want to live.

I don't want to take you away, but I can protect you.

I will discuss with the North 1 base and ask them to open up state-owned bases to you. You can join whichever base you want.

I will also make sure that the new student base guarantees you full and equal civil rights and promotion opportunities, and will never let you get involved in those messy biological experiments again.

If you encounter injustice, come to me and I will help you get justice.

Whether it's fairness under duress or not, as long as it's fair and the relationship is positive, trust can always be built.

I use my power to promise you a free choice and a relatively fair environment.

After Qi An finished speaking, there was a moment of silence inside and outside the ward.

There had been several quiet moments here since Qi An sat down, but this time the silence was the most profound.

The groans of the sick outside the window, the roar of excavators and explosives, did not overshadow the quiet. Instead, the pattering rain of early summer tapped incessantly on the windowpane, making one's heart race with anxiety!

“You, for us…” Lin Xiaoyan was stunned.

Qi An turned his head to look at the girls on the hospital bed: "You also have the right to decide what to do with the child. You can get rid of it if you want, or keep it if you want."

However, both options are quite dangerous, and whatever choice you make, you will have to bear the consequences.

Still silence. Amidst a sea of ​​stunned gazes, Qi An stood up and smiled, "That's my decision. There's nothing you can do if you have objections."

"No...no objection..."

The aloof young man who had once gone with Lin Jiaran to rescue pregnant girls murmured in a daze.

"Then I'll say it again: you're free." Qi An slapped the armrest of his chair, stood up, and slowly walked out of the ward.