Jiang Wan and the others were naturally unaware of the thoughts of those people outside the door; the three of them were staring intently at Mi Jun, who had just come out of the shower.
"uncle?"
"The US military?"
Mi Mang and Jiang Wan called out to him together. Cheng Zhen frowned, lit a cigarette, leaned against the cabinet, and had an inscrutable expression.
Mi Jun hunched his shoulders, looking timid and fearful, like a ten-year-old child who had suddenly arrived in a strange place and met so many strangers.
He huddled in the corner, nervously hugging his arms: "Who...who are you people?"
"Don't call me uncle, I'm not that old, am I?"
"Mi Jun? Is that my name?"
He was talking to himself, and his demeanor and actions were like those of a child.
Mi Mang's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears streamed down her face: "Uncle! What's wrong? What happened?!"
Jiang Wan also frowned. If he really had the intelligence of a ten-year-old child, then he must have suffered a severe head injury. She went to see Cheng Zhen.
Cheng Zhen nodded to her: "I found a wound on the back of his head. It was very deep. It didn't fester because of the cold weather. The bleeding has stopped, but the location is very dangerous. He's really lucky to be alive."
Therefore, he suffered a head injury, which caused the brain problem!
Everyone at that research institute is lying!
They agreed on a story, insisting that the US military went out to send her a message and then went crazy!
So, what kind of truth are those people hiding?
They couldn't figure it out for a while.
Jiang Wan was about to leave; it was getting late, and she needed to hurry back. She was really worried about the twins sleeping alone at home.
Mi Mang suddenly stood up, rushed to them, and knelt down: "Sister Jiang Wan, please, for the sake of us... we used to be neighbors, please tell me the truth, who killed my uncle?"
She wanted to say something, in consideration of the help she had secretly given her in the past, but that help was so small and insignificant that she couldn't bring herself to say it!
Moreover, she is actually quite incompetent in handling interpersonal relationships, so she always greets people with a smile because everyone says that girls who smile a lot are always lucky!
In this desperate situation, she really didn't know how to move the cold-hearted Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen, so she could only kneel down to show her sincerity.
Jiang Wan was genuinely startled by her, and she instinctively looked at Cheng Zhen.
Cheng Zhen instinctively reached out to pull her up from the ground, but then instantly remembered the difference between men and women. So he calmly turned his hand away halfway, made a fist and put it to his lips, coughed twice, and said seriously, "Get up and talk properly."
Jiang Wan helped her up and asked, "Do you want to avenge your uncle?"
Mi Mang didn't speak, but her resolute gaze said it all.
Jiang Wan shook her head, sighed, and then told her the truth: "We are also investigating your uncle's matter, but there is no progress yet. If we have any results, we will definitely tell you as soon as possible."
She wasn't used to saying a lot of comforting words, so she paused for a moment, then said, "Look at your uncle now, he needs someone to take care of him. You can't be reckless. If something happens to you again, he'll be bullied outside like before, and he won't even be human anymore."
Mi Mang was initially indignant, but Jiang Wan's words confirmed her suspicions from another perspective: her uncle had been murdered!
But Jiang Wan's next words also touched her. Yes, her uncle now had the intelligence of a ten-year-old child. If she didn't take care of him, he really wouldn't be able to survive in this oxygen-deprived apocalypse!
As the two walked out of the Silver City VIP lounge, Cheng Zhen kept glancing at her every now and then. After a while, Jiang Wan got annoyed: "What are you doing? Just say what you want to say!"
"No." Cheng Zhen put one arm around her waist and ran out of the city in the dark, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I just feel like you've changed a little."
If it were Jiang Wan, whom he had just met, she would probably flick her whip, throw down a sentence, "What does this have to do with me?" and leave immediately.
Jiang Wan remained silent, pondering Mi Jun's situation. She was certain that someone wanted to harm him, but who was it, and why?
Did he become stupid and not strike again after his first attack failed, so the other party felt he was no longer a threat?
Cheng Zhen tightened his grip, pulling her closer to him, and said, "Don't worry, since Mi Jun didn't lose his life, it means the other side is satisfied with making him stupid and doesn't intend to kill him anymore. Leave this to me, I'll find a way to find out the truth."
Jiang Wan nodded: "Yes, only you can investigate."
She doesn't have that ability, and she doesn't really want to waste her brainpower and time on it.
Upon hearing her words, Cheng Zhen was inexplicably amused, and her steps became even lighter. She returned to the camp in no time.
In the following days, Cheng Zhen was extremely busy. He had to constantly open the portal to retrieve the grain that Song Hui and the others had harvested in the wild, as well as the clean snow they had collected, and then provide them with supplies and logistical support. He also had to take advantage of any spare time to go into the city to investigate matters.
Jiang Wan wasn't idle either. She took the twins outside to dig for crystals, ostensibly to exercise them, but actually to give the two little ones a chance to get close to the mutated plants through the protective shield, allowing them to secretly train their respective superpowers.
Back at the camp, she saw her brothers working hard, boiling all the snow water they had collected and storing it in containers in the heated room to prevent it from freezing.
Jiang Wan was silent for a while, then found Old Chen and said, "Actually, we can take advantage of this time to dig an ice cellar and store some ice."
Upon hearing this, Old Chen's expression immediately hardened, and he asked, "Why?"
Jiang Wan: "I guess that after this harsh winter, there will be scorching heat. From then on, we will only have two extreme weather events."
"When the weather gets hot, everyone will inevitably rely on air conditioning, and the city will face power shortages, or even... a city-wide power outage."
After Jiang Wan finished speaking, she took her leave. She had told Chen Liang what she knew, but whether he believed her or not, or whether he would take any action as a result, was not something she could decide.
However, after returning to her room, she began to collect snow, boil it, let it cool, and once it solidified into solid ice blocks, she unmolded it and placed it into the tree hole space.
When she went out to collect snow again, there was a knock on the window next door. It was Huang Ying calling her: "I'm fine now, when can you let me out?"
Jiang Wan knew, of course, that she was fine, but whether or not to release her was not her decision. So she nodded and said, "I'll ask Cheng Zhen for you when he gets back."
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Cheng Zhen strode in, hurriedly drank half of the water she had placed on the windowsill to freeze, and then solemnly instructed her: "From now on, you are not allowed to go out to dig for crystals. Just stay in the camp and don't go out unless necessary. Be vigilant."
Jiang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "What happened?"
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