Before Xie Xuan could think of how to answer, Xie Yuheng said, "I can't talk to you for too long, but before you cheated on me, I asked... Yang Jiayue to pass it on to you. It's still valid. When you come back, I'll tell you everything."

Xie Xuan said "Oh".

"Xie Xuan." Xie Yuheng suddenly said, "You are indeed my sister, biologically. I am not a good brother, but when you come back... when everything is over, I will try to be a good brother."

Xie Xuan was extremely surprised, but before she could say anything, Xie Yuheng unilaterally ended the communication.

Chongming looked at Xie Xuan and said, "You don't have to return the communicator to me. Just use it. I don't need it."

Xie Xuan was still a little dazed, immersed in Xie Yuheng's speech just now, which seemed like he was possessed by another body.

"I'll start the comparison now. It will probably take fifteen to twenty minutes. Please don't disturb me during this time," Chongming said.

The others nodded to indicate that they understood, and Xie Xuan turned and walked out of the meeting room.

The walls and ground outside were still made of the old yellowish-white special material. Xie Xuan looked down and saw her own shadow changing shape slightly, a little restlessly, as if it could sense her emotions.

Xiao Yao followed Xie Xuan out, being careful not to step on her shadow. He asked her from a distance, "What did Xie Yuheng say to you just now?"

Xie Xuan turned to look at him, and said with an inexplicable expression: "He said he wanted to be a good brother."

Xiao Yao:?

Although Xiao Yao and Xie Yuheng had no personal relationship, he knew all the information about Xie Yuheng by heart.

The current chairman of Noah Technology is a prodigy who has managed to preserve the giant Noah Technology despite being oppressed by various forces at such a young age.

The outside world's evaluation of Xie Yuheng is mostly positive, and the negative evaluation focuses on Xie Yuheng's harsh and arrogant attitude.

No matter how you look at it, Xie Yuheng doesn't seem like someone who would suddenly want to be friendly and respectful to his brothers.

However, after Xie Xuan calmed down, she had already guessed the purpose of Xie Yuheng's call and those inexplicable words.

Xie Yuheng must have learned about her recent abnormal behavior through his own channels. Yang Jiayue's death made her uneasy and self-doubting, like a bomb that could explode at any time.

Xie Yuheng said these words just to let her know that there were people inside the wall waiting for her to return safely, just like giving a wanderer away from home the belief that he must return home.

Xie Xuan sighed. Although she didn't know how much sincerity was in Xie Yuheng's words, she was surprisingly quite benefited by them.

Brother.

Xie Xuan thought again of Eve, who was sitting in a wheelchair in the ruins of District 13, calmly facing her own death, and Adam who was guarding the building.

When Eve was burning her life for an absurd ideal, was Adam also calmly watching his sister?

Just like her and Xie Yuheng.

She was walking step by step towards self-destruction in the infected world outside the wall, while he stood inside the wall and watched her calmly.

How was Adam feeling then? How is Xie Yuheng feeling now?

As he thought about it, Xie Xuan felt bored again.

Both Eve and herself are essentially just an experiment, a tool.

Or perhaps everyone in this era is just an experiment and a tool, just like District 13 submerged in mycelium, where countless lives eventually become just cold numbers in the ecological organization.

Xie Xuan was immersed in her own thoughts, and Xiao Yao did not bother to disturb her.

The two stood quietly outside the door for more than ten minutes before Chongming's voice came from the conference room, "Found it."

When Xie Xuan and Xiao Yao walked in, someone asked in surprise, "Did you find it?"

Chongming connected to the projector in the conference room and projected a face that Xie Xuan had never seen before.

But when the people at the station saw the photo, their expressions changed drastically. "Is it him?"

Song Zhixian coughed a few times and said, "This is a member of the C7 base who went missing last year."

"Last year?" Xie Xuan frowned. It was strange enough that a human who had been missing outside the wall for a year could still have an intact eye.

Apparently, others thought the same thing. "And the place where he disappeared wasn't near the black line. They disappeared in an area near the red line."

If they become infected in the field, they will be trapped in the field and unable to leave until the bacteria that created the field dies.

If not, the situation becomes much more complicated.

If the garrison team solved the problem on their own, they would not fail to contact the garrison. In other words, there is a high probability that someone else rescued them, but for some unknown reason brought them to the vicinity of the black line.

Could it be a new human being?

"They must be the New Humans," someone said. "Their range of activity has actually expanded to the Red Line. Furthermore, the Missing Team consists of two A-level esper and one B-level esper. Even areas they couldn't handle were solved by the New Humans."

No matter which information it is, it is not good news for the humans inside the wall.

"They are provoking us," said another.

Obviously yes.

"It's Paradise Lost," someone else said, "What should we do now?"

"Report according to regulations." Song Zhixian said.

He paused again, coughed several times, and then said, "I plan to investigate the situation myself."

Xie Xuan looked over in surprise. "You're planning to go near the black line? I thought you were going to entrust this task to us."

Song Zhixian said, "I plan to go with you."

He turned to look at Xie Xuan, "There are only three people left in your team now. This number is too small for the mission of the Development Department."

Xie Xuan turned hesitantly to look at Chongming and Xiao Yao, "What do you think?"

Xiao Yao shrugged, indicating that he didn't care. Chongming nodded slightly, "He has a point."

"Is this legal?" Xie Xuan asked.

"You actually ask such a question." Song Zhixian laughed, "Don't worry, it's legal."

In this case, Xie Xuan had no other concerns. "When do we leave?"

"Is an hour later okay?" Song Zhixian replied, "I still have some matters to attend to at the base. You can go see Ding Qiaoyun now and check the supplies in the RV."

Xie Xuan nodded, "Okay, let's meet at the entrance of the camp in an hour."

Song Zhixian also nodded, "Okay, if you encounter any problems, you can come to me directly."

Xie Xuan, Chongming and Xiao Yao left the meeting room and the door was closed again.

"Let's go and see Ding Qiaoyun," said Xie Xuan.