Chapter 143 Chapter 143 You always consider me, how come...

The two stayed in the mobile home until sunset. Su Qing restored the room to its original state and then followed Qin Yu out.

As soon as she entered the base, she asked the system to scan the place, but nothing unusual was found. They could only rely on themselves to find Luo Xinxin.

During the day, Qin Yu went out on his own and got a brief overview of the base's situation. The Wanhua base was located in China's Y Province, and used to be a major producer of bacon. Several large processing companies and farms in the surrounding area had been emptied out early by the Wanhua base, and most local households also had some stock. Life here was not too difficult after the apocalypse, as it was a vast area with few people.

The top management of the base is composed of local cadres. Since it is located on the border with strong armed forces, they have also gathered some military and police personnel to surround the place like an iron barrel, which is much stronger than the inland bases.

The locals here don't need to pay supplies, but outsiders who want to stay in the base for a long time must pay them on a monthly basis. People earn money by going out hunting or going inland to exchange things, or by competing for some positions in the base.

Qin Yu learned that a market would be opened in the base at dusk every day. There were many people there and some channels were most suitable for gathering information. He had to find the clues he wanted as quickly and effectively as possible.

The two of them locked the door and walked around the base with blank expressions, just like other pedestrians on the road. Qin Yu and Su Qing quickly came to a shed area. They arrived early and there were not many stalls inside. The entrance was blocked and people were not allowed to enter. There was already a crowd of people waiting outside, and those who wanted to set up stalls paid to enter at another entrance.

After a few minutes, more and more vendors set up stalls in the shed area, the entrance fence was finally removed, and the crowd began to swarm in.

Qin Yu pulled Su Qing to the back and walked in only after most people had entered.

Although the sun was beginning to set, the ground, which had been exposed to the sun all day, was still scorching hot, emitting scorching heat. There were many people in the shed area, and as soon as you walked in, the smell of sweat, sour smell, and various strange smells of objects mixed together, making people feel a little suffocated.

Su Qing suppressed her discomfort, not daring to show it at all, and moved inside behind Qin Yu. She originally thought that it would be faster if they moved separately, but Qin Yu immediately rejected her idea.

Each base has some people who roam around and have information from various places. Qin Yu took Su Qing to walk around the shed area for most of the time and finally locked onto the target.

"This should be it." He stopped and said to Su Qing beside him in a low voice.

Following his gaze, I saw a tall and thin man in a dark green short-sleeved shirt and camouflage pants leaning against a rusty pillar. He was playing with a shiny bullet casing in his hand, seemingly tossing it casually, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, implying vigilance.

Next to him, there was a slightly fat man sitting cross-legged on the ground. Su Qing was a little impressed by him. How could he sit so straight with his legs crossed? What made her even more amused was that in front of the man, there was a rag on the ground with three dice and a chipped pottery bowl on it. The man was smiling as he saw off the customers at the stall.

"Do you want to go directly there?" Su Qing asked.

Qin Yu took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his backpack and said to her, "Wait for me here." Then he walked towards the stall.

"Sir, would you like to have a fight?" As Qin Yu approached, the man raised his head and looked at him, and at the same time glanced at Su Qing who was standing not far away.

Qin Yu had no expression on his face. He half-knelt down and handed the cigarette in his hand to the man. "Is this enough?"

The man took it and sniffed it carefully, then took a deep breath and said, "Good stuff!"

Qin Yu casually picked up the dice and threw them into the broken bowl without even looking at the numbers on them. He muttered, "It's too noisy here."

The man looked at the person standing beside him, exchanged glances with him, then picked up the dice, threw them casually, and said to Qin Yu: "Four, one, six."

Qin Yu nodded, stood up and left.

Watching Qin Yu's receding figure, the man looked at the cigarettes in his hand, which were marked with "Special Supply" on the cigarette box, and sighed with a smile: "When I left, I had a premonition that something good would happen today, and sure enough, a big deal came."

"I only saw someone fall flat on their face before leaving." The tall and thin man said calmly. His eyes were fixed on Qin Yu, and he noticed him when he was observing them from the side. "Whether this deal is worth taking or not is another matter."

The fat man lowered his head and took a deep breath of the cigarette in his hand. "Even if the deal doesn't work out, I've still made a profit."

Someone curiously walked up to the stall, and he smiled again, "Brother, want to play a round? One new ticket per time, compare the dice size, if your score is higher than mine, you will get five times the payout, if your score is lower than mine, your money will not be refunded."

Qin Yu pulled Su Qing out of the shed area. Listening to the shouting behind them, she asked with some confusion, "Is that guy running a gambling stall? In this day and age when people can't even get enough to eat, why would they still go gambling?"

"It is human nature to always hope for easy gains."

"How did you find out that they were trading information?" She couldn't see any clues about the two people.

"Maybe... intuition?"

Su Qing sighed a little. It was true that comparison made one feel the thief of joy. However, the man in front of her was the first commander of the Chinese special forces. It didn't seem to matter that she was not as good as him.

As if sensing Su Qing's emotions, Qin Yu stopped and turned around to explain, "These things cannot be explained in a few words. When I have time, I will slowly teach you some of the key points of investigation."

Seeing his serious look, Su Qingshi smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, I will definitely study hard, Instructor Qin!"

Qin Yu was stunned when Su Qing called him instructor, and then he rubbed her head lovingly.

"But I see you haven't said anything, so how can we buy information from them?"

"I'll tell you when I get back."

…

It was late at night and the inner city of Wanhua Base was pitch black. Only the patrol teams holding torches passed by on the main road every once in a while.

In the prefabricated housing area at the edge of the inner city, a black shadow flashed by quickly and then came to the door of the innermost house.

The person inside seemed to sense something and gently opened the door to let the shadow in, then closed the door tightly.

The whole process was silent, as if nothing had ever happened.

The mobile house was also pitch black. Su Qing stretched out his hands and groped in the darkness, and then his hands were held by someone.

"I'm here." Qin Yu said softly.

Su Qing first approached him and sniffed him a few times, then raised her hand and began to grope the man's body.

As soon as he came back, he was smelled and touched by someone. Qin Yu was a little amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What is this for?"

"You've been out for so long, I'm afraid something happened to you that you're hiding from me." Qin Yu left the cabin at dusk and followed the instructions of the man during the day to look for him. It took her four or five hours. Su Qing waited in the room by herself. The longer she waited, the more restless she became. If it weren't for her limited skills, she would be exposed if she went out, and she would have gone out long ago.

Qin Yu held her in his arms, stroked her hair, and comforted her: "I'm fine, it just took some time to deal with those people."

Su Qing finally felt relieved and asked again, "What happened?"

"They will tell me the results in three days."

“Hopefully this time we’ll gain something.”

The long night was already half over. Due to limited space, two mattresses were placed side by side. Su Qing and Qin Yu lay flat on their respective mattresses, with the distance between them being only a few dozen centimeters.

In the silent room, you can clearly hear each other's breathing and heartbeats.

"If... Luo Xinxin was captured alive and detained, would you... leave too?" Qin Yu's low voice suddenly broke the silence in the room.

Su Qing's fingers trembled slightly, and her knuckles unconsciously clenched into fists. She turned sideways, and her eyes, which had adapted to the darkness, could barely see the outline of the man lying straight.

"I..." Her voice was very soft, as if she didn't know how to start. After a long pause, she said, "As long as it is no longer a threat to this world, I will leave here."

Qin Yu's Adam's apple rolled violently, and he turned sideways to face Su Qing, his eyes fixed on her. Su Qing could feel his gaze so hot that it almost penetrated her.

Ever since the two of them got together, they never talked about leaving each other. They seemed to be subconsciously avoiding the issue...

Su Qing stared at Qin Yu without blinking. She saw a trace of pain flash across his eyes. What kind of despair was that... The breathing between the two became extremely heavy, and every breath seemed to be pulling a taut string.

She didn't know how to comfort Qin Yu, nor did she know how to persuade herself to accept the reality. Su Qing felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Although they both knew this day would come from the beginning, even if she tried to think more positively, she could not suppress the unwillingness in her heart.

People are greedy. When they are not together, they are eager for it. When they are together, they want it to last forever. They want more and more...

She even began to waver in her once firm belief, wondering if she could stay...

"Xiao Qing, there's no need to linger here. I'm very grateful to be able to stay by your side and leave behind such beautiful memories. Your family and friends, those who once occupied all your memories and knew you well, are irreplaceable by anyone here. Don't let yourself regret it. You still have a long life ahead of you, and there will be better things waiting for you in the future."

Su Qing's tears fell. How could she not know the meaning of Qin Yu's words? He saw her hesitation and he was helping her to strengthen her determination.

"What about you? You always think about me, what do you do?"

Hearing the crying tone in Su Qing's voice, Qin Yu's muscles tensed up in an instant. He wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her, but he suppressed his impulse.

"Don't cry... Ever since I joined the army, I've dedicated my heart and soul to my country. I shouldn't have entertained any false thoughts. It's my greed that has led me to develop an undue attachment to you. Once you leave, I'll be free to focus on you. I will diligently protect this new world you've painstakingly created."

Su Qing's low sobbing voice made Qin Yu at a loss, and his heart ached. He looked at her trembling shoulders and said in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Qing..."

He was interrupted by Su Qing just as he opened his mouth.

"Qin Yu!"

"Hold me."

Two warm bodies pressed together in the darkness. Qin Yu hugged her from behind, holding her hand tightly. Su Qingsheng was slender and petite, and she was held in his arms. The two of them fit perfectly in figure, and she felt indescribable comfort and solace both mentally and physically.

Qin Yu felt Su Qing in his arms gradually calm down.

"Xiao Qing..."

"Um?"

"Promise me, give me a chance to say goodbye, okay?" Qin Yu's eyes were a little sore. He lowered his head, and gently pressed the corner of his lips against the delicate skin on the back of her neck. The body in his arms was soft and delicate, and the warmth emanating from it was what he had been longing for someone to give him for many years.

His heart was burning, as if he was afraid that Su Qing would suddenly disappear, so he held her tightly.

"good......"

She felt his strong and powerful hands tightly embrace her, suddenly moved to break free, then turned around, put her hands on his chest, tilted her head back and kissed him.