Chapter 346, Tracking
The next day, Jiang Ran got up early and went straight to the military command building without eating breakfast. Huo Lingyin was already waiting at the door. Seeing her, she waved her paw lazily: "You really... woke me up so early. It must be very uncomfortable, do you know?"
As he got closer, Jiang Ran could see her red eyes and two big dark circles.
"Were you a thief last night?"
"Drinking, you know that." Huo Lingyin yawned, put one hand on the back of her neck and shook it. "I didn't expect Su Qin to be so good at drinking. I thought my alcohol tolerance was pretty good. Well, there are always better people than you."
Jiang Ran looked at her expressionlessly, remembering that she had yelled at her to drink. She was too embarrassed not to tell her that she could probably drink better than Su Qin.
Not knowing what she was thinking, Huo Lingyin followed her inside: "Why did you ask me to come here so early?"
"I need to go to the Yancheng base. I've already arranged the work in Xiling, but..." Jiang Ran paused and whispered, "You know the situation of the Shen family—my brother has made too many enemies. While I'm away, I'd like to ask you to help look after the Shen family."
"What are you talking about?" Huo Lingyin's eyes widened. "You went to the Yancheng base without taking me with you, and left me in Xiling to help you look after the house? Jiang Ran, you're really going too far by burning bridges after crossing them."
Jiang Ran smiled bitterly: "Huo Lingyin, my elder brother... is very important to me. I don't want him to get hurt again. In the entire Xiling base, the only person I can trust is you."
She came here to support her, and of course she would not refuse her request.
However, Huo Lingyin didn't expect that she would explain to her so seriously, just to protect her brother who had countless enemies?
"Tsk, look at you, you've already said it, how can I refuse you?" Huo Lingyin shook her head, annoyed, "As for me, I came to Xiling to do chores for you - you want to go find your little lover, so I can only stay and look after your house."
In fact, when she came this time, Huo Sichan asked her to plan the next action regarding the Four-Party Alliance and Si Xu, and Luo Yuting happened to be there too.
"Thank you." Jiang Ran thanked him solemnly.
"Gu Yunqing and Su Qin, are you planning to take them out?" These two people are Si Xu's people and can be trusted as well.
Jiang Ran didn't hide her thoughts: "Captain Gu and Captain Qin certainly won't betray me, but they're also unwilling to take care of my brother. You should know that my brother is also responsible for Pei Wan'er's death. Pei Wan'er was their companion."
"Oh." Speaking of that woman, Huo Lingyin's tone was not good, "Pei Wan'er, I really have a physical aversion to the Shi family now."
When she mentioned Pei Wan'er, she would think of Shi Yujiao - a woman who looked down on others and tried to trample the Huo family under her feet.
Although Huo Zhijue's death had nothing to do with that woman, she just didn't like the Shi family.
Recalling the news he had heard before leaving, Huo Lingyin said, "Hey, I heard that Shi Yujiao died."
"Dead?"
"Well, Pei Xiao even attended her funeral."
"Ah, I remember now." Jiang Ran said with a half-smile, "I heard that Captain Pei also brought back a girl?"
"Hmm," Huo Lingyin's eyes lit up at the gossip. "I heard that woman was from the Zhaoyang base and was imprisoned by Shi Yuji. But during Shi Yujiao's funeral, she managed to escape by climbing over the wall. Pei Xiao rescued her and brought her back to the Dongchao base."
Jiang Ran's mouth twitched: "Is this all you care about?"
"What's the matter?" Huo Lingyin glanced at her. "I'm only interested in this. The rest is Huo Sichan's business. He didn't tell me, and I didn't bother to ask."
Taking her to the office, Jiang Ran pressed her into a chair and said, "Huo Lingyin, listen to me."
She was serious. Huo Lingyin yawned lazily and nodded to show that she was listening carefully.
"Remember the zombie we encountered on the way back to Beichen from Dongchao?"
"Remember."
"He's come to Xiling," Jiang Ran said. "I don't know why that zombie showed up in Xiling, nor do I know what his plans are next. But I'm sure the Xiling base is very unsafe right now. So, if you stay at the Xiling base, you must be extra careful. If you find something is wrong, the first thing you have to do is protect yourself."
Knowing that she cared about her, Huo Lingyin was touched, but she still said harshly: "If there is danger, do you not need me to protect your brother?"
"No need." Jiang Ran released his hand on her shoulder and sighed, "My brother knows the entire Xiling base very well. If zombies attack the city, he can definitely escape if he wants to. If he doesn't want to escape, he will be a burden if you bring him along."
"Hey, woman, you're so heartless." Huo Lingyin frowned. "How did you know that the zombie named Feng Ting was near Xiling?"
“I did.”
Knowing how powerful that zombie was, Huo Lingyin gasped: "You met it?"
"Yeah, that night was really thrilling. Luckily he didn't do anything to me, otherwise I would have died a miserable death."
"..." Without even thinking, Huo Lingyin asked the same question as everyone else, "Why didn't he attack you? Do zombies also know how to be gentle with women?"
Jiang Ran asked back, "Since you're an intelligent zombie, why can't you be kind and gentle to women?"
Of course, this is just a joke.
To zombies, humans are just food, no matter whether the zombies are intelligent or not - just like when humans see chickens, ducks, and geese, you won't refuse to eat a chicken just because it looks good.
There must be a deeper reason why the zombie didn't touch her.
Huo Lingyin was amused by her narcissism and said, "Then next time I really meet that zombie, I will seduce him."
"Nonsense." Jiang Ran spitted at her. "You'd better pray that you never meet that zombie in your lifetime."
If you meet him, it will be very dangerous.
…
Jiang Ran told Shen Yang the news just before leaving Xiling Base. The man was silent for a moment, and said "Be careful on the road" and nothing else.
He started taking over the work at the base again and didn't take the time to see her off. Jiang Ran was relieved instead.
The girl drove out of the city gate. When she passed the gate inspection, the car door was opened from the outside, and a shadow rushed up and sat on the passenger seat.
"You, you, you..." Jiang Ran was stunned and came to his senses after seeing the person who appeared inexplicably. He said angrily, "Why are you coming up here?!"
She pushed him, "Get off, get off! I'm going out on a dangerous mission, not to play. What are you doing here, little kid?"
Qiao Yi refused to move. "Who's calling me a kid? I know why you went out. You went to see Professor Si, right?"
"You knew you were still following me?" Jiang Ran threatened him, "Do you want to be beaten by Si Xu?"
"I'm not following you." The young man lowered his hood, revealing a handsome face with a cynical smile still on his face. "You go find Professor Si, and I go find Xue Weixin. I'm not following you. I'm just going the same way as you."
Nonsense! Jiang Ran wanted to scold him.
But the boy naturally fastened his seat belt, clearly not giving her a chance to refuse.
Jiang Ran endured it and emphasized: "Listen to me on the road. If you encounter danger, run away quickly, okay?"
The boy scratched his hair and replied perfunctorily, "I know, I know. Just drive! I'm not a three-year-old child."
Jiang Ran: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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