Chapter 27: If you don’t take good care of it, you will die
Jiang Ranran had never been to Wuzhong City before the disaster. After walking with Si Xu for a while, she heard him say leisurely, "Gu Yunqing said there's a famous scenic spot not far ahead."
Scenic spot? Speaking of Wuzhong City's famous scenic spot, Jiang Ran blurted out: "Is it Donglin Lake?"
"I think so."
After passing through the road and the park, further in, there is a large red maple forest, where zombies are wandering in groups of three or two. Smelling the scent of fresh flesh and blood, they stagger towards them.
Jiang Ran subconsciously held Si Xu's hand, her voice trembling: "They found us."
"Yeah, I know." Si Xu didn't take the zombies seriously and searched around in the space. "I have something for you."
Jiang Ran stared at the zombies approaching at a faster speed and swallowed his saliva: "Si, Si Xu, they are coming..."
"Yeah." Si Xu still responded absentmindedly.
The next second, gunshots rang out throughout the maple forest, startling the birds in the trees and sending them soaring into the sky.
Jiang Ran: “…”
Looking at the zombies that fell to the ground in response, and the other zombies that rushed over here after being startled by the gunshot, Jiang Ran roared frantically in his heart: Aaaaaa! What is going on? What does this guy want to do!
…
The moment he heard the gunshot, Gu Yunqing, who was discussing tomorrow's itinerary with his teammates, raised his hand to his forehead.
"I knew it, I knew it..."
The captain's mumbling was filled with bitter tears, and Song Rong responded with great sympathy: "Captain, are you going to arrange for someone to protect Ranran?"
When Professor Si is in a bad mood, he will take it out on zombies - not with superpowers, but with knives or guns... In short, when they go to clean up the mess, all they see are the broken limbs of zombies all over the ground.
Whenever he thought about a soft girl like Jiang Ranran having to face such a scene, he felt sympathy for the girl from the bottom of his heart.
"No need." Gu Yunqing knocked on the table, "Continue the meeting."
Si Xu brought Jiang Ran over specifically, he must have had some thoughts in mind, he didn't want to go over and ruin his plans.
…
In the maple forest, Jiang Ran glanced at the small pistol that Si Xu stuffed into his hand, then looked at Si Xu in confusion.
"Try it." Si Xu stepped behind her, put one hand on her shoulder, and whispered, "Have you ever been exposed to shooting before?"
Jiang Ran came back to her senses and remembered what she had said to him at noon. She opened her eyes slightly wide and was surprised: "Si Xu, do you want to teach me?"
She had once brought up the topic of improving her self-protection skills with him during lunch, and his answer had made her think that he was unwilling to teach her.
"The sword doesn't suit you." Si Xu said, "You don't have enough physical fitness, so the sword would be a burden to you."
"But if we use a gun... it will alert other zombies." Just like now.
"I did it on purpose." Si Xu said, "If you can adapt to this, I have a modified one here with a silencer."
On purpose? Jiang Ran suddenly realized: He deliberately fired the gun to attract the zombies and make them into living targets for her?
After figuring this out, Jiang Ran said, "I've played in the shooting training room a few times before, so I have a little experience." The captain of their debate team likes shooting very much, and after they got to know each other well, he often took her to play.
"This is a little different from a practice room, but you do have some experience." Si Xu held her hand from behind. "This gun was originally modified by Shen Bai for his sister Shen Yao to use for self-defense. I thought it was good, so I asked him to modify two more. Shen Yao is just like you, without any awakened superpowers, and is just an ordinary person."
The implication is that if Chen Yao can do it, she can do it too.
He held her hand, and when he lowered his head to speak, his warm breath would fall on the side of her face... She could smell a very faint scent of tobacco on him.
Jiang Ran's body was stiff, and he nodded randomly to show that he was listening.
After explaining the characteristics of the gun, Si Xu held her hand, aimed at the zombie that was about to pounce on them, and fired the first shot.
A hole appeared in the zombie's head, and it rushed forward two steps due to inertia and fell to the ground.
"...Just like this." Si Xu let go of her hand. "There are six bullets in the gun. Come to me to change them when you run out."
Jiang Ran: "Okay."
…
After Jiang Ran nodded, Si Xu let her practice on her own. He stayed by her side, helping her deal with those fish that she didn't have time to kill or missed.
Because she had practiced before, Jiang Ran got the hang of it quickly. Si Xu wasn't surprised by this, but he still complimented the girl as usual.
The experience, which was completely different from that in the practice room, made her understand the joy of shooting for the first time. After firing six bullets again, Jiang Ran moved her wrist and found that... her arm was so sore that she couldn't lift it.
The girl took a breath and said with a sad face: "Si Xu, my...my hands are sore."
Swinging his sword to kill the nearest zombies, Si Xu looked at the endless stream of living dead approaching them and said, "It's almost time. I'll pack these up and let's go back."
Jiang Ran nodded quickly: "Yeah."
…
The gunfire in the maple forest finally stopped. Gu Yunqing, who was waiting at the door, yawned and said weakly, "It seems that Si Xu is coming back."
Song Rong was puzzled by the captain's behavior: "Captain, didn't Professor Si tell us not to wait for him? Why don't you go and rest first, I..."
"I have something to tell Si Xu." Gu Yunqing yawned again, looking a little depressed.
"What is it? Is it important?"
"It's very important." Gu Yunqing glanced back and saw that there were no one in the living room. He whispered, "Isn't Si Xu going into the city tomorrow too? Let him take He Ru with him."
"Ah?" Why are you suddenly talking about He Ru?
"That girl is too delicate." Gu Yunqing said helplessly, "Si Xu meant for her to provide effective advice for our search. After running around all day today, her contribution is not proportional to our gains. It's not worth it."
The girl was indeed familiar with the city, but only with Wuzhong City before the disaster.
We've been with her all day today, but she barely gave any useful advice. Instead, she slowed down their search... She's too delicate. It seems the previous team never let her go out to look for supplies.
"Captain, if you think she's useless, why don't you just not bring her with you tomorrow?"
"That won't do." Gu Yunqing said, "That guy was brought back by Si Xu. I can't hit Si Xu in the face. Besides, didn't you see that the girl was quite interested in Si Xu?"
Song Rong: "...Captain, you asked Professor Si to take that girl with you, but it was actually just because you wanted to see the Shura Field, right?"
"Nonsense, am I that kind of person, Captain?!" Gu Yunqing rolled his eyes. "I'm just considering the girl's feelings. Not letting her demonstrate her own value is a denial of her, understand?"
Song Rong: “…”
A familiar figure was getting closer in his field of vision. Song Rong said, "Captain, Professor Si is back. I'm going to go on duty. You can talk to him."
Gu Yunqing waved his hand: "Go ahead and work hard. I'll take your place in the second half of the night."
…
Gu Yunqing waited at the door on purpose, thinking that he had something important to tell her. Jiang Ran tactfully went back to his room first.
As Jiang Ran was about to take a shower, she naturally noticed the pajamas that the man had neatly folded and placed next to his pillow. Thinking of what happened in the morning, the temperature on her cheeks rose uncontrollably again.
"That guy..." Suddenly, I couldn't figure him out.
After hearing his answer at noon, she no longer had any expectations for her proposal, but she didn't know that he had already selected a more suitable weapon for her.
"Why didn't you tell me? Really." Jiang Ran went to the bathroom with her pajamas in her arms, muttering, "I should pay more attention when I listen to him talk in the future..." Maybe some misunderstanding would happen accidentally.
…
Si Xu had no objection to Gu Yunqing's proposal.
Anyway, he will follow Gu Yunqing's team tomorrow, and it doesn't make any difference whether He Ru follows him or the team.
"Hey." After finishing the business, Gu Yundan put his hand on Si Xu's shoulder and walked upstairs. "We've been practicing for two hours. Does Ranran have any talent?"
Knowing that he was asking about shooting, Si Xu nodded: "It's okay." He can't be said to be talented, but he's not stupid either.
"Then you must praise her well..."
Before Gu Yunqing finished speaking, he saw Si Xu staring at him with a strange expression on his face. He couldn't help but stutter: "You, why are you staring at me? I'm telling you, Si Xu, I'm not interested in men..."
"Are you interested in Jiang Ran?"
"Huh?" What? Why was he interested in Jiang Ran?
"You've been mentioning her to me a lot lately." Si Xu seemed to be thinking, "Besides work, the only person you mentioned the most before was Su Qin."
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't misunderstand me!" Afraid that this guy would misunderstand his feelings, Gu Yunqing raised a hand, "I swear, I have absolutely no feelings for Ranran! Otherwise, let me be bitten to death by zombies!"
“…”
"Hey, let me be honest with you, Si Xu. I'm not concerned about Ranran, I'm concerned about you—how is it? Raising a girlfriend is fun, right? Making her happy, getting her to sleep, and even arguing with her when you're in a bad mood... It's much more interesting than your work in the lab, right?"
"Hmm." It's a little more interesting than work.
"Well, Si Xu." Gu Yunqing narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I see that you finally have a girl in your heart, and I'm worried that your emotional intelligence won't be enough to handle her..."
"You think so?" Si Xu said calmly, "She's just a little girl."
"Listen, listen." Gu Yunqing pointed at him, "If Ranran heard your tone and words, she would definitely be angry with you!"
"Huh?" Si Xu, who was just making a statement, was a little confused, "What...did I say wrong?" If it wasn't a little girl, could it be a man?
"..." This guy's twisted thoughts can't be reversed in a day or two. Gu Yunqing pulled the corner of his mouth, "You're right, Ranran is indeed a little girl - but Si Xu, it is precisely because she is a little girl that you should ask her thoughts more often and care about her more, understand? Little girls are very fragile. If they are not taken care of properly, they will die easily."
"Huh?" If he's not well cared for, he'll die easily? Si Xu frowned, "Jiang Ran isn't that fragile."
"Yes!" Gu Yunqing said seriously, "Aqin is a person with special abilities. In my opinion, she is much more fragile than a man, let alone an ordinary person like Jiang Ran."
"...Is that so." If she's not taken good care of, she's likely to die easily - if Jiang Ran dies, wouldn't all the effort he's put into her be in vain? "I will take good care of her and won't let her die easily."
Gu Yunqing: "..." It's over. It seems that he was too tactful and didn't express his meaning clearly. This guy misunderstood him even more.
(End of this chapter)
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