Chapter 227, Clues
The man's gaze paused on Jiang Ran for a moment, and he pulled the corners of his mouth, a smile appearing in his eyes: "What a coincidence, Miss Jiang."
Jiang Ran's mouth twitched twice, and he responded, "Captain Pei, long time no see."
It was indeed a coincidence that they met here, but it was also reasonable - Pei Xiao and the Huo brothers and sisters were cousins, so it was normal to visit each other occasionally.
After the two of them greeted each other, Huo Sichan looked at Jiang Ran in surprise: "Miss Jiang and Pei Xiao are acquaintances?"
"An acquaintance... sort of." Not wanting to revisit the feud between Pei Xiao and the Shen family, Jiang Ran vaguely brushed it off, "I met Captain Pei once when he went on an inspection tour of the Xiling base."
Pei Xiao continued, "Miss Jiang is Commander Shen's granddaughter. When I was at Xiling Base, it was thanks to Miss Jiang that she served as my guide."
Huo Sichan was thoughtful: "I remember Chen Yao was your classmate. Why did you bother Miss Jiang to be your guide?"
The smile on his lips froze, and Pei Xiao glared at Huo Sichan as if warning. The latter understood and tactfully changed the subject.
"Miss Jiang, this is Mr. Tu Su." Huo Sichan pointed at the man in green next to Pei Xiao and said gently, "He's the head of the research lab at our Beichen base and a highly skilled doctor."
Tu Su? This name is quite rare. Jiang Ran asked: "Is it the Tu Su in Tu Su wine?"
The young man nodded slightly in affirmation.
Jiang Ran nodded and said, "Mr. Tu Su, nice to meet you. I'm Jiang Ran."
The man called "Mr." simply glanced at Jiang Ran, his slender fingers tightly gripping the black-covered scroll. He said to Huo Sichan, "It's noisy here. I'll be back to the lab tonight. If anything happens, you can come find me there."
He lowered his eyes, avoiding Jiang Ran's gaze, and turned back to the inner room.
Worried that Jiang Ran would be embarrassed, Huo Sichan explained: "Mr. Jiang has always had this temper. Don't take it to heart, Miss Jiang."
Jiang Ran didn't take it seriously at first. She was just curious: "He looks so young, and he's actually the head of the laboratory?"
The reason she used "also" was because she remembered Si Xu. But Si Xu came from a laboratory and was a bug-level existence. This person looked young and had no supernatural power fluctuations. How could he be the person in charge of such an important laboratory project that concerns the survival of mankind?
Jiang Ran murmured: "He must be a genius."
Huo Sichan agreed. "Mr. Tu Su is indeed a genius." He hesitated as he remembered something. "When he was young, he studied at the Xiling base. I heard that he worked as an assistant to your father, Professor Jiang Yize, for a while."
Her pupils contracted slightly, and Jiang Ran felt her heartbeat suddenly speed up. She felt that she seemed to have grasped some key information, but she couldn't figure out the thoughts.
During the time at Xiling Base, Pei Xiao knew that Jiang Ran and the Shen family did not have a harmonious relationship. The reason for this, in addition to the hostility between Shen Lang and Si Xu, was probably also related to the accident that happened to Jiang Yize that year.
It is said to be an accident, but who can tell how many forces and interests are involved behind it?
Tu Su packed up quickly and came out of the inner room. When he passed by the three silent people, he nodded as a farewell, and without waiting for Huo Sichan to speak, he walked out the door.
The remaining three people looked at each other and continued in silence.
The atmosphere in the small attic was a little weird for a moment.
…
Huo Sichan said that Mr. Tu Su worked as an assistant to Jiang Yize when he was young, and perhaps he would know something about the information left by Jiang Yize.
Actually, the research on the reagent had made some progress in the Xiling laboratory, but unfortunately, something went wrong later, and Si Xu took her away from the laboratory. Now, Si Xu said that the laboratory was blown up by that pervert Qin Huai...
If Mr. Tu Su can be trusted, perhaps they can borrow the research institute of Beichen Base.
Of course, this is all later.
At this moment, Jiang Ran just wanted to break the weird and awkward atmosphere in the room.
The two grown men were silent, so Jiang Ran could only speak up: "Huo Shuai, why did you ask me to come here?"
Originally, she and Si Xu were going to follow Huo Lingyin directly to the banquet, but before they left, Huo Lingyin suddenly said that Huo Sichan wanted to see her, so she had no choice but to follow Huo Lingyin here first.
Huo Sichan came back to his senses and asked her to sit down. He poured her a cup of tea and said straight to the point, "Miss Jiang, I'm looking for you because of Chengzhi and Miss Luo."
Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow.
For Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui? How could she forget that Huo Shuai and Xie Chengzhi were good friends.
Jiang Ran didn't reply. Huo Sichan sighed and continued, "To be honest, the situation at Beichen Base isn't very good right now. You've seen that, even though our Huo family controls Beichen Base, the power we actually hold isn't that great."
"You've got your eyes on Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui?" Jiang Ran continued Huo Sichan's question. "Do you expect them to become the backbone of your Huo family in the future?"
Huo Sichan didn't hide anything and nodded: "They need someone to support their ambitions, and I can be that person."
Jiang Ran complained inwardly: They are the male and female protagonists, and the thing they lack the most is the halo of the protagonist. You should not be too confident in yourself.
"If I die, Lingyin will be caught in a dilemma. At that time, I will need someone to assist and support her wholeheartedly."
Huo Xuan is currently eyeing the Beichen base covetously, while the other two teams are wavering. He doesn't have much time left, and the available forces are too little... It just so happens that Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui arrived from the Xiling base.
They helped Beichen Base to repel the zombie tide and have accumulated a certain amount of prestige. As long as they give them a push from behind, it will be no problem to use it to compete with Huo Xuan.
"You're counting on Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi to assist Huo Lingyin?" Knowing his good intentions, Jiang Ran suppressed a smile and shook her head. "If that's your intention in coming to me, asking me to stop causing trouble for those two, I'm sorry, but I can't agree."
"Miss Jiang, cough, cough..." Huo Sichan covered his mouth, bent over and coughed, his trembling body seemed to be in great pain.
Pei Xiao immediately stood up and went into the inner room to get him a few pills.
"Mr. Tu Su said that if you have a severe cough, eat this first."
Huo Sichan raised his hand to block Pei Xiao's hand and shook his head.
Jiang Ran pursed her lips, refusing to compromise. "They won't be content to assist Huo Lingyin. If you train them, they'll become even more formidable enemies than Huo Xuan after you die."
Huo Sichan took a breath and did not accuse her of sowing discord. He only asked: "Will it be like this?"
"Yes." Jiang Ran answered firmly, "Because I know very well that neither Xie Chengzhi nor Luo Rui are willing to be inferior to others."
Huo Sichan forced a bitter smile and pursed his lips: "I know." He knew, he just had no other choice.
"There's not a single day that goes by where I stop thinking about what would happen to Lingyin and Lingge if I died, and what would become of the Beichen base... I keep thinking about it, but I can't get an answer."
"If you really want to protect Huo Lingyin and Huo Lingge, there's a very useful method." Unable to understand the man's pain or the reason for his struggle, Jiang Ran said calmly, "Before you die, eliminate all enemies that may threaten the Huo sisters."
(End of this chapter)
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