Chapter 154, The Wind of Change
If they knew that the giant python that attacked Wei Yage was her order, I wonder if they would jump up and beat her...
Jiang Ran complained in his heart, picked up a branch and teased the ants crawling on the ground.
"Hey, I just heard a piece of news, I don't know if it's true or not..." The person who said this was a little hesitant, as if he was wondering whether he should say it out loud.
"What news?"
"It's just that... Captain Chu doesn't seem to have returned."
"Captain Chu?" The questioner was unsure. "Are you talking about Captain Chu Yuan?"
"Um."
"What do you mean by not coming back?"
"What else could that mean? You're asking even though you already know the answer!" The man lowered his voice and asked angrily, "Has anyone seen Captain Chu in the past few days?"
When asked this question, everyone present remembered that the first and second teams had returned, but it seemed that no one had seen Captain Chu Yuan.
"No, no way..." Someone was incredulous. "Captain Chu Yuan is such a powerful psychic, actually..."
"Did they encounter a very powerful mutant? If Captain Chu Yuan can't handle it, won't others who encounter it in the future be doomed?"
"But there's no news from the base yet. Does Captain Chu have other missions..."
"That's right, Captain Chu is so powerful, he won't die out there so easily!"
"Ahem, I have a friend on the first team, so I know some gossip." The person who spoke first lowered his voice. "My friend said that Captain Chu was plotted against by someone else."
"ah?"
"Calculation? What do you mean? Are you saying there's a traitor in their ranks?"
"No way, I heard that Captain Chu is very protective of the members of the Ability Team—very, super, extremely protective."
"Hey, tell me clearly, what is going on with being plotted against?"
"I just heard it, it's nothing serious."
"Just tell me now! Stop nagging!"
"As you know, Captain Chu is Professor Si's man. Professor Si, ahem, has always been at odds with Shen Shuai..." The man paused when he said this.
There is no need to say what comes next.
"this……"
“If that’s the case, Shuai Shen is going too far!”
"I have another piece of news..."
"What what?"
"Didn't Deputy Captain Zou Yun stay at the base and not go out with Captain Wei? A while ago, Deputy Captain Zou was killed at the base. The Military Control Building was vague about the situation, but a friend of mine said that Zou Yun violated the base's rules and attacked ordinary people, leading to his execution."
"Yeah, what's wrong with that? He's attacking ordinary people, that's not right in the first place."
"What's wrong is that the ordinary person who was attacked happened to be Captain Chu Yuan's fiancée."
“…”
“…”
The gossip section fell into an eerie silence.
No one spoke, the only sounds in the ears were the shouts of the staff in the distance and the whistling of the wind.
"If it's true, it's quite a coincidence, haha." After a long time, someone sighed.
Isn't that just a coincidence? Why would the vice-captain of the sixth team of the Supernatural Team suddenly attack an ordinary person, and that ordinary person just happened to be the fiancée of Captain Chu Yuan who hadn't returned...
"Wei Ya Ge...does he have a grudge against Captain Chu?" If there is no grudge, why go so far?
"What's the grudge? Aren't Wei Ya Ge and Chu Yuan from the same school?" They all came from the laboratory and were Professor Si's men - at least that's what outsiders thought.
"It's just a struggle for power and profit." Someone sighed. "It's not that simple. Wei Ya Ge has joined Commander Shen, and Captain Chu is Professor Si's man, so they..."
"Shh! Don't say that!" The person who started the story quickly made a hushed gesture. "Do you want to die? How dare you say that?"
The scene fell silent again.
Jiang Ran's legs felt numb from squatting, so he tried to change his posture.
The staff on the other side of the wall had also rested enough, and they stood up and shouted to continue dealing with the zombies.
"Let's go! It'll get smelly if it stays piled up for too long. Hurry up! Let's get to work!"
When most of the people had left, Jiang Ran stood up with difficulty, holding on to the wall, and pounded his numb legs lightly.
It seems that Si Xu has made all the arrangements.
I wonder how Wei Ya Ge will feel when she wakes up and hears these discussions?
However, compared to Qi Yao's miserable end, what she gave them now was nothing.
…
Because of Jiang Ran's ordinary identity, Shen Yang was worried that she might be infected with the virus, so he did not allow her to participate in the zombie cleanup work.
So in the next few days, Jiang Ran returned to his normal work, and on his days off he followed Chen Bai to inspect and repair the city wall.
The Military Control Building announced the news that Chu Yuan had died in the line of duty and held a grand mourning service.
Fearing that this would bring bad luck to Sixu, the Shen family did not attack the first team this time.
The position of captain of the first team was temporarily taken back by Si Xu.
Wei Yage has not woken up yet.
When the members of Team Six heard about Zou Yun's situation, they ran to the Military Control Building to ask for an explanation, but were stopped by Luo Rui outside Shen Lang's office.
I don’t know what Luo Rui said to those people, but in any case, the farce ended in nothing.
Not only that, because Wei Yage was injured, the position of captain of the sixth team was temporarily handed over to Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi.
The base gradually returned to its former tranquility.
However, every time he arrived at the office early in the morning, he no longer saw that familiar figure, which made Jiang Ran feel a little uncomfortable.
She still makes two breakfasts, eats one for herself, and takes the other home when she gets off work.
Without Chu Yuan, Gu Yunqing and the others talked much less. Every time they met, they were in a hurry and always had endless work to do.
Si Xu had some free time and spent every day in the laboratory studying the information left by Jiang Yize, rarely appearing in front of outsiders.
Everything returned to normal, but with slight changes.
Now when people mention Professor Si, they no longer talk about how cruel and terrifying he was, but instead focus on describing his record of single-handedly repelling the zombie tide, with heartfelt respect and admiration.
Because of this, the number of Si Xu's fans in the base began to increase exponentially, and all kinds of strange gifts from girls and boys were often found in the lobby of the experimental building.
Si Xu was not interested in those gifts and asked the staff to give them to people in need.
This cycle repeats itself.
Jiang Ran squatted in the hall, holding his chin and looking at the gifts piled up on the service desk.
Song Rong was on duty at the front desk today. He stood straight, glancing at Jiang Ran from time to time. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Ranran, you've been squatting here for half an hour. What are you looking at?"
Jiang Ran didn't even raise his head, and said in a muffled voice: "I'm wondering what these gifts will be."
Based on his previous experience receiving gifts, Song Rong said, "Most of them are handmade, and there are also some fruits and the like."
Fruits are becoming more and more expensive in the apocalyptic world, and those who can afford to give fruits are true fans.
Jiang Ran nodded: "I am also a true fan of Si Xu. Shouldn't I also give him something to show my respect and admiration for him?"
The girl looked serious, and Song Rong's mouth twitched.
Professor Si is very happy to see you, he doesn't need any other gifts, really.
…
By the time it was time to get off work, Shen Yao was no longer surprised to see Jiang Ran in the lobby.
"Seventh brother, your little wife is here." After the girl said that, she waved to Jiang Ran from a distance and walked towards the door with her coat draped over her shoulders.
Si Xu stood there, waiting for Jiang Ran to come over.
Jiang Ran got up and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a slight "click" sound coming from the pile of gifts behind him.
Before she could turn around, she saw Si Xu's eyes suddenly turn cold.
Tick, tick...
Time seemed to stand still, and every second passed extremely slowly.
Jiang Ran wanted to turn back, but found that his body could not move.
The space behind him seemed to be distorted, and a flash of fire appeared.
She blinked.
Everything is back to normal.
There was a loud bang on the open grass outside the laboratory, and the flames of the explosion lit up the sky red.
Screams rang out one after another.
The whole building shook twice because of the explosion. Jiang Ran staggered two steps and was immediately hugged by Si Xu who strode towards her.
The man's face was pale, his eyes were cold, and the arm around her shoulders was trembling slightly, with great force.
Jiang Ran realized it later.
"That bomb...was it mixed in with the gifts?"
(End of this chapter)
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