Chapter 32, Don't Touch Her
Ever since Jiang Ran fell into the water, Song Rong never dared to recall what happened. Knowing how he felt, the other people in the team tactfully didn't ask.
Now that Su Qin asked this, Song Rong could only lower his head and replied bitterly: "I don't know."
"You don't know?" Su Qin raised an eyebrow, her tone puzzled. "Didn't you take her away?"
"It was me." Song Rong said, "I brought her and He Ru with me. We were being chased by a group of zombies at the time, and I didn't pay attention to what happened over there..."
After all, it was because of his carelessness that Jiang Ranran fell into the river.
"Does that mean He Ru knows?"
Knowing what his lover wanted to say, Gu Yunqing said, "He Ru was also unconscious at that time. When she regained consciousness, Jiang Ran had already fallen."
"Unconscious?"
"Affected by the mutant beast's mental power."
"That's such a coincidence." As a girl, Su Qin disliked He Ru the first time she saw her.
There was too much desire in that woman's eyes, which was inconsistent with the gentle smile on her lips and her well-behaved style of behavior.
"She was unconscious when she was escaping, and she was unconscious when Jiang Ran fell into the water. But after Jiang Ran fell, she immediately woke up?" Su Qin raised the corner of her mouth sarcastically and sighed, "This woman...she woke up at the perfect time."
"you mean……"
He had also suspected He Ru before, but Gu Yunqing's focus was not on her now, so he ignored her for the time being.
"Forget it, there's no point in us speculating here. She definitely won't tell the truth if we ask her. Let's wait for Seventh Brother to come back." Su Qin said, "Calculating the time, with Seventh Brother's speed, he should have finished searching Wuzhong City by now. Let's gather the supplies first, and when Seventh Brother comes back, we can almost go home."
When the two teams met, one small building was no longer enough to accommodate everyone, so Su Qin arranged for people to clean up another small building not far away, and the two buildings were connected to form a small base.
"Let's go into the city." Before getting in the car, the woman looked back at He Ru who had followed her out and said politely, "Miss He, you don't have to come with us today. Have a good rest here."
With a bad premonition in her heart, He Ru looked at Gu Yunqing hesitantly and said timidly: "Captain Gu, I..."
"Well, you stay at the base and rest today." Gu Yunqing certainly wouldn't go against Su Qin's words. Besides, he really didn't want to take this woman with him. "Let's go."
…
The two teams left the temporary base and entered the city, and He Ru slowly returned to the villa.
I don't know how Si Xu is doing now. Seeing how strong he is, he should be fine. Jiang Ranran is definitely beyond saving. Si Xu has been searching for her for three days, so it's about time he calls it a day.
"Ruru, why are you back?"
Luo Rui's team stayed behind to be on duty. Seeing He Ru, Zhou Jian called her, "Come and sit down."
Glancing at the worried girl, Luo Rui chuckled and said, "Ruru, are you worried about Professor Si?"
Having her thoughts exposed, He Ru forced a melancholy smile and said helplessly: "I'm a little worried. I wonder if Si Xu has found Ran Ran."
"Found it?" Zhou Jian sneered. "Where would he look for it? There are all kinds of unknown mutant creatures in the water. If Jiang Ranran fell into the water, even his bones would have been eaten clean."
"That's not what I meant." Luo Rui agreed with Zhou Jian's point of view, but she still said, "As long as no body is found, there's still hope. Maybe Ranran is lucky enough to have escaped."
After Luo Rui finished speaking, she saw He Ru's face turn pale, and she immediately became more certain of her initial guess.
"However," the girl changed the subject, "If Ranran were alive, Professor Si would have brought her back long ago. After so many days and no news, I think it's likely..."
"Right, right?" Zhou Jian yelled, "He must be dead."
"Haha." Luo Rui agreed with laughter.
After listening to the conversation between the two girls, He Ru's tense nerves slowly relaxed.
Just like Luo Rui said, if he could be rescued, he would have returned long ago. How could there be no news for three days?
Jiang Ranran must be dead.
Jiang Ranran's death means that her goal has been half achieved. The remaining half is just a matter of time.
"Hey, Ru Ru." Luo Rui calmly observed the girl's expression, hinting, "If Ran Ran really dies, there won't be any other women around Professor Si."
"Oh, that's right." Zhou Jian took He Ru's hand and said excitedly, "Ruru, your chance has come!"
He Ru blushed slightly and pretended not to understand: "What is it, you two, stop making fun of me."
"We're not kidding, we're serious!" Zhou Jian grabbed her hand and shook it. "Ruru, Professor Si is a well-known figure in Xiling Base! Look at how comfortable Jiang Ranran's life is after following him. You're just as pretty as Jiang Ranran, you can definitely get Professor Si!"
"Zhou Zhou! Don't make such jokes. Captain Su Qin will definitely be unhappy if she hears it."
"What does Su Qin have to do with it?" Zhou Jian blurted out, "Isn't Su Qin Gu Yunqing's girlfriend?"
"Huh?" After getting the answer she wanted, He Ru pretended to be surprised, "Captain Su Qin is Captain Gu's girlfriend? I thought..."
"Haha, you're overthinking it," Zhou Jian said. "Captain Qin and Captain Gu are a couple, so you don't have to worry at all. Besides, even if Captain Qin likes Professor Si, you have nothing to be afraid of—you're much prettier than her."
"Zhou Zhou." She called out Zhou Jian's name to remind her not to get carried away. Luo Rui didn't plan to talk too much with He Ru. "Let's stop chatting for now. Let's go on patrol."
"Hey, okay."
Luo Rui and Zhou Jian walked out of the living room. He Ru stood up slowly, stared at the girl's back for a moment, and sneered softly.
Luo Rui is a smart person and Zhou Jian is a fool. Without Jiang Ranran, the person she needs to be wary of now is Luo Rui who knows what she is thinking.
Don't think she can't see it. Luo Rui hates Jiang Ranran as much as she does. If Jiang Ranran died, Luo Rui might even laugh in her dreams.
…
Jiang Ran and Si Xu returned to the temporary base on the afternoon of the fifth day.
It snowed again in Wuzhong City. From afar, everything looked white. Apart from the moving zombies, there was not a single living creature to be seen.
Arriving at the entrance and exit of the base, Jiang Ran saw the convoy and the team members coming in and out not far away, and showed a surprised expression: "It's Captain Gu and his team."
As she spoke, someone in the team saw them.
"Seventh Brother!" The girl was tall and beautiful. She waved at the two of them from a distance and ran towards them.
"Seventh...Seventh Brother?" Jiang Ran stuttered, in disbelief. "Si Xu, is she, is she calling you?"
"Um."
"Why do I call you Seventh Brother?" Isn't Si Xu an orphan in the novel? Where did his sister come from?
"I don't know." Si Xu said, "That's what they call it anyway."
Jiang Ran: "..." You don't feel guilty at all about being a "brother"!
As Su Qin ran over, the people in the team also noticed the two people who had returned.
"Holy shit! It's Professor Si and Ranran!" Xiao Chen blurted out a curse word, "Holy shit! Ranran is still alive! Go tell the deputy captain to wake him up!"
"Captain! Professor Si is back! Ranran is back too!"
“…”
Su Qin stopped in front of the two of them, first said "take care" to Si Xu, and then looked at Jiang Ran seriously.
"Seventh Brother, is she the girl you jumped into the river to find?"
"Yeah." Si Xu said, "Jiang Ran." Pointing at the girl, "Su Qin, Gu Yunqing's girlfriend."
"Hello, I'm Su Qin." The girl extended her hand generously, "Nice to meet you."
"Hello."
While the two girls were shaking hands, Gu Yunqing came out of the base gate. Seeing Jiang Ran, his eyes widened instantly: "Oh my god, it's really Ranran!"
If an ordinary person fell into the river from such a high place, he would at least be injured if not killed, but Jiang Ran came back alive and well!
"Ranran!" Song Rong almost burst into tears as she welcomed her back. "I'm so glad you're okay! If anything happened to you, I really wouldn't be at peace for the rest of my life..."
"Don't mind him. A grown man crying like that." Su Qin hooked her arm around Jiang Ran's shoulders in a familiar manner. "Let's go in. You..."
"Don't touch her." Putting one hand on the girl's shoulder to stop her from getting close to Jiang Ran, Si Xu pushed Jiang Ran into his arms without leaving any trace, "Her arm is injured."
Su Qin frowned: "Injured?"
"Bitten by a zombie."
As soon as Si Xu finished speaking, the scene fell into a strange silence again.
Song Rong was stunned for a moment, then cried out, "Sister Ranran! I'm so sorry! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been bitten by a zombie! When you become a zombie, bite me!"
"Shut up!" His noise gave Gu Yunqing a headache. He slapped the back of his head and cursed, "Do you think Ranran is about to turn into a zombie?"
Song Rong: "..." He stared at Jiang Ran and looked at him carefully, "He seems quite normal..." He didn't look like the ordinary people bitten by zombies he had seen before, with pale faces and cloudy pupils.
"Alright, alright, it's getting dark, let's go in first." Gu Yunqing waved away the onlookers and said, "Looking at the weather, it might snow again. Let's sort and pack the supplies we collected today. Be careful not to get them wet, okay?"
"I know, Captain."
…
Jiang Ranran is back, she is not dead, even in that situation, she is not dead!
After learning from Zhou Jian that Jiang Ranran had returned alive, He Ru was completely stunned.
She refused Zhou Jian's suggestion to go downstairs to watch the fun, and curled up in bed, motionless.
The noise in the living room was loud and low, but never stopped.
She raised her hands and covered her ears tightly, as if to stop her from hearing anything, so she wouldn't have to accept the fact that Jiang Ranran was alive.
Jiang Ranran came back alive, and the one who died was her.
She had pushed that woman off the bridge herself, so she definitely wouldn't let her go easily—what to do? She had to come up with a solution before Jiang Ranran found her.
Perhaps she should sneak away while everyone's attention was on Si Xu and Jiang Ranran, but what would she do after that? Where could she go? Wouldn't she just become a zombie meal?
Or maybe, if she sincerely apologized to Jiang Ranran, maybe Jiang Ranran would forgive her?
(End of this chapter)
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