Chapter 26, Accident
Thinking of this, He Ru felt even more resentful.
She stood up and deliberately bumped into Jiang Ran as she went up the stairs. After the girl raised her eyebrows and looked at her, He Ru smiled slightly: "Sorry, I accidentally bumped into you."
Knowing where He Ru's hostility towards her came from, Jiang Ran curled her lips and said generously: "It doesn't matter."
After saying that, without giving her a chance to speak again, Jiang Ran walked down the stairs and headed out the door.
The team came back and Si Xu was checking the newly collected supplies.
"We've brought back everything we can use." Gu Yunqing stood shoulder to shoulder with him, one hand resting on the truck door. "We still have two vehicles available for transportation. I'm afraid we can't take away all the usable supplies in Wuzhong City. Today, we mainly searched the pharmacies."
Si Xu nodded: "First, collect the supplies that the base is short of."
"We have two remaining trucks, and we can finish loading them tomorrow. I've already contacted Aqin. Their team didn't harvest well this time, so I asked her to try to get here and join us within a week."
"Sure." Si Xu said, "I remember Su Qin's team brought out seven vehicles?"
"Yeah. Guangling City has already been searched by people from other bases, and there's not much left." Gu Yunqing sighed, "After going out, I have to gain something so that I can shut up those people from the Shen family."
This time, the Xiling base sent out four special ability teams, two of which went to cities closer to the base, and two went to southern cities with more abundant supplies.
Among these two teams, in addition to the third ability team led by Gu Yunqing, there is also a team led by the wood-type ability user Su Qin, who went to the nearby Guangling City.
These four special ability teams, including their captains, are important combat forces of the base. The base dispatched four teams at the same time in response to Si Xu's request.
"With no progress being made in the base's laboratory, the base's supplies are running low. If we don't send a team out to search for usable supplies soon, the entire base will soon be depleted."
In order to ensure the safety of the base, Shen Lang, who was the person in charge of the base at that time, disagreed with sending out four teams at the same time.
"Your proposal is putting the cart before the horse—if the base is gone, what's the point of collecting more supplies?"
"As the captain of the First Brigade, Chu Yuan and the members of the First Brigade's Special Ability Team are more than capable of protecting the base."
"Are you so confident?"
"Don't you know Chu Yuan's background better than me?"
“…”
Thinking of the quarrel that day, Gu Yunqing sneered: "At that time, Shen Lang should have wanted to keep Shen Yang's second battalion at the base."
"Heh." Knowing the man's little thoughts, Si Xu laughed briefly, "He thought I was a brainless fool."
Gu Yunqing shrugged: "If you keep Chu Yuan and kick Shen Yang out of the base, Shen Lang will definitely do something behind your back."
"Let him do whatever he wants."
“Speaking of which, we should let Shen Yang follow you to Shenmu City…”
"I'll kill him." Si Xu said slowly, his voice dark and without a trace of emotion, "Break his legs and throw him into the zombie swarm."
Gu Yunqing twitched his lips: "Do you still hate him so much?"
"I don't like stupid people."
Gu Yunqing sighed and said, "Si Xu, if Wan'er were still alive, she would definitely not want..."
"She is dead." The dead no longer have any thoughts, let alone "hope."
Interrupting Gu Yunqing's words, Si Xu suddenly raised his eyes and looked behind him.
The little girl stood not far away, looking in their direction, hesitant and not approaching immediately.
The cold air dissipated, and Si Xu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, extending his hand to her: "Jiang Ran, come here."
After getting permission, Jiang Ran trotted over to his side and greeted Gu Yunqing first: "Captain Gu, thank you for your hard work."
"Not hard, not hard at all." Gu Yunqing, who had a good impression of Jiang Ran, replied with a smile, "I saw a lot of White Rabbit products at the mall and supermarket today, but unfortunately they were all expired."
Jiang Ran sighed with regret: "What a pity."
Without telling the little girl that there were a bunch of big white rabbits in his space, Si Xu ruffled her hair and said, "Jiang Ran, do you want to go into the city tomorrow?"
"Me?" Jiang Ran pointed at himself. "If I follow the team, I'll be a drag, right?"
She has no special powers, and would become a burden if she encountered zombies or mutant beasts.
"Come with me."
"Are you going with me tomorrow?" Oh, today he was also unable to get away because she was pestering him. Thinking of this, Jiang Ran blushed silently.
"There aren't many vehicles in the team that can carry supplies, so useful things can be collected in space first."
"Oh, that's right." Jiang Ran replied foolishly, "You are from the Space Department."
After asking Gu Yunqing about today's situation, Si Xu looked at Jiang Ran and asked her, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"
"Now?" It seemed like dinner was about to start. Jiang Ran hesitated and asked, "Where to go?"
"Just look around. I see you've been stuck in your room all day."
So he was worried that she would be bored? Jiang Ran smiled secretly: "Okay, let's go for a walk around."
Gu Yunqing reminded them expressionlessly: "Dinner is about to begin."
Si Xu didn't care: "You guys eat, no need to wait for me."
Then, he took Jiang Ran out of the temporary base.
…
On the second floor, watching the man and woman walk out of the base hand in hand in the twilight, He Ru snorted disdainfully and muttered, "I didn't realize that woman was quite capable."
Pretending not to hear the girl's mumbling, Luo Rui retracted her gaze and asked in confusion: "What did you say?"
"Nothing." He Ru changed her tone, "I said, Si Xu dotes on Jiang Ran."
After being turned away by Si Xu last night, the girl now feels a little resentful towards that unromantic man.
I don’t know what kind of magic potion that woman poured into him. Even though a beauty like me was right at his doorstep, he actually refused her?
Luo Rui casually replied, "Yes, she definitely likes him, otherwise she wouldn't have asked Ranran to come over specifically."
"You think so too?" He Ru leaned closer to the girl, curling her lips into a faint smile. "Ruirui, you know very well in your heart, right? Ordinary people like Jiang Ranran and I, no one with superpowers would truly regard us as lovers or partners."
Ignoring the girl's probing, Luo Rui replied soothingly, "How could that be? We're all human, there's no such thing as high or low. It's just love, isn't it? Do you think you can rip my heart out?"
"Ah." He Ru sighed. "You're a superpower, and you have Xie Chengzhi's protection. You don't understand—I tell you, men are fickle creatures. As long as they have enough strength, women are just replaceable, unimportant toys... They won't really take any of them to heart."
"Are you talking about Professor Si?"
"No, I mean all men are alike."
"Chengzhi is different."
Hearing this, He Ru did not refute directly, but just curled her lips to express her disdain.
Was Xie Chengzhi different? Oh, she had heard that Xie Chengzhi was Jiang Ranran's boyfriend at first, but abandoned her on the run and turned to Luo Rui—what was different about him? It was probably because he was tired of playing with Jiang Ranran that he changed his target.
Seeing the girl's disdain, Luo Rui earnestly defended her boyfriend: "He Ru, when Chengzhi and Ranran were together, they didn't go any further than holding hands."
She wanted to prove Xie Chengzhi's innocence, but He Ru was stunned and blurted out: "So, Jiang Ranran was still a virgin when she was with Si Xu?"
Luo Rui: “…”
For some reason, the girl felt a strange discomfort in her heart. She said lightly: "I don't know... Maybe she and Chengzhi had other boyfriends before, who knows."
"That's true."
Looking down, I couldn't tell who was who anymore. I could only see figures going back and forth packing things.
"Are you still going to follow the team into the city tomorrow?"
He Ru sighed and rubbed her aching ankle. "Yeah, if I'm useless, the team definitely won't want to bring me along as a burden."
"Don't think too much." Luo Rui smiled, "Look at Ranran..."
"That's because of Si Xu." He Ru snorted and said coldly, "When Si Xu gets tired of her, she'll be just like me."
"So, it's nice to have a man like Professor Si pampering you." Luo Rui sighed, "The team provides good food and drink, and you don't have to go out and fight like us, ah."
A word of slightly envious emotion once again aroused the fire in He Ru's heart. The girl pursed her lips and the fingers hanging on her knees curled up unconsciously.
No, this cannot go on. I must, must win that guy's favor. He is the only one she can rely on and absolutely guarantee her safety.
…
When she returned to the room, Zhou Jian was lying on the bed reading a book in the dim candlelight. Seeing her, she sat up and greeted her: "You've been running all day, take a good rest."
"Yeah." Zhou Jian was a fool who showed all her thoughts on her face. He Ru responded to her perfunctorily, "It's almost time for dinner."
"I know." Zhou Jian sat cross-legged and asked He Ru, "You don't seem to be in good spirits. What's wrong?"
Yi Xi was downstairs. He Ru thought she might be able to get some information out of her, so she sat across from her and asked, "How did Jiang Ranran get together with Si Xu?"
"Jiang Ranran?" Zhou Jian's face turned cold upon hearing the name, and he sneered, "Who knows—Anyway, Gu Yunqing suddenly asked Ruirui for her, saying that Professor Si liked her, and then she followed Professor Si."
"Like her? What do you like about her? That kind of woman..." At first glance, he looks like a fool who doesn't understand romance.
"She's beautiful," Zhou Jian sneered. "Big breasts, a slim waist, and a pretty face. Why would a man care about anything else?"
“…”
After staring at He Ru for a while, Zhou Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Ruru, you don't really like Professor Si, do you?"
He Ru was stunned: "How could it be..."
"If you like him, then you like him. There's nothing to be shy about." The girl's hesitant expression confirmed Zhou Jian's guess. "Professor Si is quite good-looking and he saved your life. It's normal for you to like him. I won't laugh at you."
"Ah, what's the point of liking him?" He Ru sighed heavily, "He has Jiang Ranran now, why would he even look at me..."
"Don't think like that. Maybe Jiang Ranran will have an accident tomorrow." Zhou Jian said casually, "Or maybe Professor Si will get tired of her tomorrow..."
He Ru didn't hear what she said next, but suddenly a voice began to echo in her mind.
Maybe Jiang Ranran will have an accident tomorrow.
Yes, if Jiang Ranran became disabled, disfigured, or... died, then there would be no problem, right?
(End of this chapter)
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