Su Wan's consciousness became clear instantly, but his body remained motionless, continuing to play the role of a deep sleeper.

"Speak." She responded in her mind.

"Master, Master! The fat cook who came to the kitchen today hid three sausages in his locker! My little brother 'Yixiantian' found them! This is too much. He actually wanted to eat them all by himself!"

Hongdou's voice was filled with indignation like a child complaining, and that angry tone made Su Wan couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.

"And more! Aunt Wang, the cleaner in the corridor on the second floor, stole two packets of biscuits and secretly took them home to feed her grandson!" The little guy became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had turned into the most dedicated inspector of the base.

Su Wan: “…”

"Get to the point." There was a hint of helplessness in her consciousness. This little guy was always like this, reporting a bunch of insignificant little things first.

"Ah! Right, right, right!" Hongdou instantly restrained her housekeeper-like attitude and her voice became solemn and serious.

"Master, important information is here! The power mainframe of the eastern area of ​​the base will be shut down for half an hour for maintenance at midnight three days later. They will switch to the backup energy system, but——"

Hongdou paused deliberately to create a tense atmosphere.

"But at the moment when the two systems switch, there will be a full five seconds of power vacuum! During these five seconds, the second defensive sensing network on the outer wall will be completely ineffective! It's like - it's like a big hole suddenly appeared in a copper wall!"

Five seconds.

There is only a five-second window.

For ordinary people, they might not even have enough time to react, but for a master like Lu Shiyan, five seconds is enough to do a lot of things.

It's been a month.

A whole month.

Her contact with Lu Shiyan has never been interrupted.

At first, Hongdou brought only some trivial greetings and messages to report safety.

"Tell Lu Shiyan that I'm safe here, eating well and sleeping well, and tell him not to worry."

"Ask Lu Shiyan if he has enough clothes on and if he has eaten on time since it's windy outside."

"Also, tell him that the baby is very good and is growing every day. The fetal movements are very strong and are as strong as he is."

…

These seemingly ordinary words are her only comfort in this golden cage.

As time went by, the rat tribe army under Hongdou gradually grew stronger. They were densely packed in every corner of the Dawn Base - from the highest command center to the lowest storage room, from the busy cafeteria kitchen to the quiet archive room, no place could escape the surveillance of these little spies.

Their messages have become increasingly condensed and increasingly deadly.

From the menu arrangement in the cafeteria, to the rotation schedule of the patrol team, to the placement of documents in Yan Shaoyou's study, even Su Zhengyan's blood pressure value every day was recorded clearly...

An invisible intelligence network woven by countless pairs of tiny eyes quietly made this base, which was said to be impregnable, visible to Lu Shiyan and Su Wan like transparent glass.

As for Lu Shiyan, he was no longer the reckless man who dared to attack the base alone with a few brothers a month ago.

Su Wan could feel from the few words Hongdou sent back that Lu Shiyan had changed.

That failure made him sober up completely.

Pure anger and brute force cannot solve all problems, especially when he has to protect someone.

Su Wan felt sorry for Lu Shiyan because he had changed because of her, but she was also proud of him for this change.

He began to learn to be patient, to plan, and to solve problems with wisdom rather than just fists.

"And," Hongdou's voice sounded again, with a hint of pride, as if asking for credit.

"I asked my younger brother 'Drilling Monkey' to figure out the password to the safe in Yan Shaoyou's study from the way he typed. It's a combination of your birthday and his birthday. How shameless!"

The corners of Su Wan's mouth curled up imperceptibly in the darkness, and that smile was a bit sarcastic.

Yan Shaoyou, oh Yan Shaoyou, do you think you can express your deep affection by using such a code?

Unfortunately, you will never understand that true love is not such humble flattery.

"Tell Lu Shiyan," Su Wan gave the order in her mind, her voice calm but with unquestionable determination, "Eastern District, three days later, midnight. Five seconds to spare."

"Got it! I promise to complete the task!"

Hongdou's voice was full of excitement, as if he was a little soldier who had received some important mission.

It skillfully crawled into the carefully camouflaged rat hole in the corner of the wall and disappeared without a trace.

Su Wan slowly opened her eyes, her clear eyes flashing with a determined light in the darkness. She turned her head and looked out the window at the dark night.

The night sky was as dark as ink, with numerous stars and dark mountains in the distance. Everything seemed so peaceful and tranquil. But Su Wan knew that this tranquility was about to be broken.

She gently stroked her belly, which had grown to an exaggerated size, and felt the powerful fetal movements of the little life inside.

Every fetal movement seemed to be responding to her call, telling her that the little one was also looking forward to meeting his father.

Baby, mommy will take you to daddy soon.

Su Wan made this promise silently in her heart, and the light in her eyes became more and more determined.

…

Outside the Dawn Base, the originally abandoned underground parking lot has now changed its appearance.

It is no longer dark and damp here. Several emergency lights illuminate the space. In the parking lot, nearly half a hundred people are busy in an orderly manner. Some are wiping weapons with skilled and focused movements; some are checking vehicles to ensure that every part is in the best condition; and others are distributing supplies, each portion is precisely calculated.

The whole scene was like an efficiently operated military base, filled with a tense and orderly pre-war atmosphere.

These people were all elites that Lu Shiyan had recruited in the past month. Some were independent psychics who were excluded by the big bases, with special skills but nowhere to display them; some were teams of survivors who were desperate and struggling to survive, with rich experience but lacked support.

Lu Shiyan did not speak any empty words about his grand ambitions to hegemony to them, but only gave them the most practical things - sufficient food, sophisticated weapons, and an absolutely fair distribution principle.

This simple and direct approach can touch people's hearts more than any fancy words.

A huge structural diagram of the Dawn Base was spread on the hood of the off-road vehicle. The paper was a little yellowed, and the edges had been flipped through and frayed. The diagram was marked with dense symbols and lines in red and blue handwriting, and each mark represented a key point.

Lu Shiyan's slender fingers slowly moved across the map, and the rough touch of the paper came from his fingertips. Finally, his fingers landed on the location of the East District Power Room, which was heavily marked with a red circle.

"Young Master Lu, when are we going to start?" Xiao Han squatted aside, holding a grass root in his mouth, complaining incoherently.

"My wind blade is almost rusty from idleness. If I don't take action now, your wife will give birth to someone else's child..."

Before he could finish his words, Jin Dongdong quickly tugged at his sleeve, his big, innocent eyes full of warning, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

Xiao Han's neck shrank, and he immediately changed his words: "Well, what I mean is that my sister-in-law and our future nephew must be waiting anxiously!"

Lu Shiyan ignored him and continued to study the map attentively. At this moment, a few mice swarmed in, breaking his concentration.

Xiao Han was looking at the strange scene in front of him with a look of despair.

A fat gray-haired mouse stood up, carefully holding a small piece of dried meat in its two front paws, and handed it to Hongdou respectfully, with an action as pious as a pilgrimage.

Hongdou was like a queen high above everyone else. She sniffed it reservedly, with a satisfied light flashing in her ruby-like eyes. Then she opened her little mouth and took it slowly.

And all around them, there was a black mass of all kinds of mice, big and small, gray, black, mottled and white, all squatting quietly on the ground, looking up at the white figure on the hood with an almost pilgrimage look.

"Fuck..." Xiao Han felt that his worldview had been repeatedly crushed into powder in the past month. "Ah Shi, I'm a little skeptical about life. We worked so hard to scout and spy, but in the end, we're worse than a rat?! Tell me, who is the boss of our team?"

Lu Shiyan was leaning against the car body, wiping a saber, the blade flashing a cold light under the light. Hearing this, he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.