Chapter 192, Leaving Xiling
Shen Muxin is dead.
The Shen family announced that she could not accept Jiang Yize's death and committed suicide for love.
He thought that in a sense, it was indeed a suicide for love in order to protect the things Jiang Yize left behind.
The old man hated his daughter, who had been spoiled since childhood, and called her a traitor.
He didn't even attend his daughter's funeral.
Outsiders said that the old man was too sad and refused to accept his daughter's death.
Only he knew that what those people said was not the truth.
As Shen Muxin's only daughter, Jiang Ran also did not attend the funeral because she was ill and unable to leave the hospital.
"Grandpa, I remember what my aunt said back then." The gentle woman, cornered by the old man, uttered the most ferocious accusation she had ever made. "She said you've lost your mind to delusion, and she begged you to stop and turn back."
It's more of a persuasion than an accusation.
But the daughter's tearful plea did not soften the old man's heart.
After confirming his daughter's death, the old man angrily cursed "a traitor" and turned to leave the room.
No one dared to enter the room without the old man's order.
He climbed out of the closet, knelt in the blood, and cried silently.
"At that time, I was the one who closed my aunt's eyes." The young man said in a calm voice, without any emotion. "It was also at that time that I promised my aunt that I would protect Ranran for her."
Unfortunately, he still broke his promise.
"I failed to protect my aunt, nor did I protect Ranran. Grandpa, you taught me the importance of power."
His tone was calm, but to the old man it sounded like a sharp accusation.
"Ayang, you..." He choked, "You have no obligation to protect Ranran..."
"Yes, Grandpa." He put aside his carelessness and said seriously, "Ranran saved my life."
It is a life-saving favor. According to the storybook, anyone who receives this favor must repay it with their life.
pity.
"Grandpa, it's time to stop."
He was the head of the Shen family and the person in charge of the Xiling base. What else could he not be satisfied with? What else was worth him constantly fighting for?
"Cough cough!" The old man coughed muffledly, and after finally catching his breath, he said bitterly, "Ayang, you go out."
The old man expressed his indifference, knowing that there was no point in continuing. Shen Yang smiled indifferently, said good night, and got up to leave the room.
No regrets.
…
As night falls, it gets cooler, the moon is shrouded in a veil, and a gentle breeze blows.
Jiang Ran carried the octagonal lantern she made, walked through the bustling market, bypassed the debris piled up at the entrance, and returned to the slums again.
Qiao Yi had been waiting at the entrance. Seeing her, he whistled, wandered over to her, and raised his chin: "Come here at this hour, aren't you afraid of being eaten alive by the hungry wolves in the slums?"
Handing the lantern to him, Jiang Ran smiled: "No one here should be my opponent. After all, their boss has to call me sister."
Qiao Yi: "..." If we don't mention this, we can still be friends.
He looked away, touched his forehead and poked the hair, humming: "Why are you here so late?"
"I'm leaving Xiling Base tomorrow."
The young man's expression changed. "Tomorrow?" He frowned. "No way, Jiang Ran, are you so scared by Chen Lang that you ran away?"
"Of course not." Jiang Ran said angrily, "Do you think I, your sister Ranran, am such a coward? Besides, Shen Lang hasn't figured me out yet!"
"I didn't anticipate who was knocked unconscious by A117."
Jiang Ran rolled her eyes at him and said, "You have a point. I will just admit that I was tricked."
Qiao Yi: "..." Whether you admit it or not, the fact is there.
After finishing the small talk, Jiang Ran returned to the main topic.
"I don't know when I'll be back this time. If you encounter any problems at the base, you can go find Gu Yunqing."
Knowing that she cared about him, Qiao Yi curled his lips uncomfortably: "If you leave, I will be safe."
The troubles he had been in recently were all because of her.
“…Please don’t tell the truth.”
"snort."
"Oh, by the way, if you're free, remember to go to Qiao Qiao's place for dinner. I was able to get rid of the trouble last time thanks to Qiao Qiao's help. Just consider it as a favor for me."
Qiao Yi was dissatisfied: "Why do you want me to repay your favor?"
"Don't you owe me a favor?"
Qiao Yi choked: "..." Changing the subject, "Where are you going?"
"I don't know." Jiang Ran said honestly, "Actually, this time we're leaving is mainly to teach some people a lesson. I don't think it will last long. After all, if it's too long, some people will forget about us."
Qiao Yi was relieved: "If you come back early, I can treat you to a meal."
"Invite me to the cafeteria?" Jiang Ran said disdainfully, "Why don't you cook it myself?"
Qiao Yi was choked again.
He shouldn't talk so much, shouldn't care about her, and let her fend for herself, huh.
"Oh, I came here this time to ask for your help on something else. It's about Chen Yao..."
…
On the third day after the North Gate incident, with the roar coming from the conference room, everyone in the base knew one thing.
Professor Si ran away with the young lady from the Shen family!
"Did Professor Si really leave the base? Will he come back? If he doesn't come back, what will we do when the next zombie wave comes?"
"He will come back, right? Xiling Base is where he grew up. Who would be willing to leave their home?"
"I heard it was just an inspection and they'll be back after the inspection."
"You're kidding me, it was clearly the Shen family who forced me to leave!"
"No way, didn't Shen Shuai vomit blood because of him? He should have won, why would he run away if he won?"
"Maybe... I'm afraid of the Shen family's revenge?"
"You're stupid. Who has Professor Si ever been afraid of? If he was afraid of the Shen family, would he have gotten to this point with Shen Shuai?"
"Then tell me, why?"
"You're tired of it, right? Even if you're not afraid, being constantly excluded and plotted against is something that anyone would get tired of."
“…”
While everyone in the base was talking, a modified off-road vehicle sped along the road, raising clouds of dust.
Jiang Ran gripped the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. She hummed a little tune excitedly as she watched the scenery rapidly receding.
"You..." Si Xu leaned back in the passenger seat and yawned, reminding the girl, "Slow down."
"Are you afraid?"
Si Xu whispered softly: "I'm afraid you'll fly away."
Jiang Ran: “…”
He continued to step on the accelerator disobediently.
"Si Xu, where are we going? Look at the map and tell me how to drive."
Si Xu didn't move: "You can drive as you like. We'll go wherever you take us."
After he said that, Jiang Ran didn't dare to fly anymore.
"What if I turn back to Xiling Base?"
"Then just treat it as a spring outing."
“…”
This person really didn't care, so Jiang Ran could only think about the destination by himself.
"What do you think of Beichen Base?" Jiang Ran thought, "Beichen City is relatively close to Xiling, and it doesn't take too much time to go back and forth - since we can finally get out, we might as well treat it as a trip." He could also clean up the zombies while he was at it.
"Okay." Let her be happy.
"Then look at the map and tell me how to get there."
"No, I've been there before and I remember the way."
At the beginning of the apocalypse, he concealed his identity and went to Beichen Base for an inspection.
"If I remember correctly, the family that's currently in charge of Beichen Base is the Huo family."
Speaking of the Beichen Huo family, Si Xu suddenly fell silent.
(End of this chapter)
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