Chapter 61
Almost ten days after Xue Ling set out, Wen Jiuze returned to the base.
He got off the car and went straight back to his residence. Not seeing Xue Ling, he went to Wen Yi's laboratory and found that the door was locked and Wen Yi was not there.
I immediately had a bad feeling.
As expected, he found out that Xue Ling was not at the base but had gone to the northwest with the team. He was so angry that he kicked over the table in the conference room.
One of the legs of the plain long table was kicked off and it crashed against the wall next to it.
Captain Shen Zhang, who came to tell him the situation, was startled by his sudden outburst.
From the first time I saw Wen Jiuze at the base, I knew that although he seemed difficult to get along with, he was actually emotionally stable and reliable.
There were some frictions in the team going to Donghai City. Some people said unpleasant things in front of Wen Jiuze, but he never got angry.
It makes people feel that he only looks difficult to deal with, but actually has a good temper.
Captain Shen Zhang now realized that it was not because he had a bad temper that he would not get angry, but because he had not been touched on the point that would make him angry.
"I understand your feelings, but please rest assured, no one in this base is forcing Xue Ling. She went there voluntarily to provide support," Captain Shen Zhang explained.
When he heard the word "voluntary", Wen Jiuze became even angrier. He was as stiff as a sculpture, and a weird sneer appeared on his face which was so cold that it looked like it was about to fall off.
But he did not move. Instead, he sat down on a stool and stared at Shen Zhang coldly.
Shen Zhang had seen his abilities before, and at this moment he felt a little cold in his back.
He was secretly complaining in his heart. As soon as he came back, General Hao called him over to explain the situation and asked him to talk to Wen Jiuze.
But what could he do? He couldn't let the veteran general deal with this tough guy.
Captain Shen Zhang said a few words of advice, but Wen Jiuze no longer wanted to listen. He was sitting there just to digest his anger. After his emotions stabilized, there was only one thing he wanted to do.
"Give me a car and I'll catch up." Wen Jiuze said.
"Don't worry about that. The car is ready and there is someone to guide the way. You can set off soon." General Hao walked in from outside and seemed not to see the broken conference table.
He motioned for the guard to pass on a letter: "I almost forgot, there is also a letter from Xue Ling to you."
Wen Jiuze took it, tore open the envelope with a "swish", and poured out a Polaroid photo.
In the photo, Xue Ling was holding up the broken writing board she used before, with the three words "Don't be angry" written on it.
From the photos, you can tell she was anxious and nervous, like a prisoner having his prison photo taken for the first time.
After looking at it for a while, Wen Jiuze put away the photos, stood up and left.
Seeing that he seemed to have calmed down completely, Captain Shen Zhang asked the old general with a wry smile: "Why didn't you let me pass on this letter earlier?"
General Hao waved his hands while leaning on his cane and said, "Young people have bad tempers. They need to vent their anger before they can calm down. Only when they see the letter at this time can they calm down."
He is very experienced. When he was young, he and his colleagues were stationed in the military under difficult conditions, and he was responsible for comforting the families of soldiers.
It is terrifying when the wives of soldiers who follow the army get upset after being wronged. It is impossible to persuade them, and the young people today cannot imagine how ferocious they can be when they start fighting.
Not to mention the conference table, General Hao himself was almost torn down by them.
Compared with the past, Wen Jiuze is not that difficult to deal with.
When Wen Jiuze arrived in front of the vehicle that General Hao mentioned, he discovered that it was a convoy specifically used to transport supplies.
The previous team left in too much of a hurry and many things were not prepared. They were the second team to support the Northwest. Even if Wen Jiuze did not ask to go, this second team would be about to set off.
After all, Wen Jiuze was the one who came along as a by-product.
Wen Jiuzhe: "..."
I feel like everything is as expected and arranged, which makes me angry.
Shen Zhang and his team members were also assigned to this team.
According to General Hao, they have already cooperated successfully once, and the second time is easier said than done.
If Wen Jiuze drove away without caring about anything, they would still be responsible for the safety of the supply team.
Captain Shen Zhang saw Wen Jiuze standing in front of the car without moving for a while, and was worried that he would kick the car over in anger.
But he just took out the photo again, looked at it twice, and got into the car.
General Hao came to see them off, a slight smile on his serious face: "You have to believe that our military families are all sensible. They may feel wronged and angry for a while, but they will still think about our soldiers."
Captain Shen Zhang: "Is he a military officer?"
General Hao said calmly: "Xue Ling is a good comrade of ours. She has joined us and participated in many daily tasks. Her target is of course a military family member."
Captain Shen Zhang: "I mean, he is not considered a warrior?"
General Hao's eyes sparkled: "He may be Xue Ling's warrior, but he is not our warrior."
But this is not a big problem. I believe that with Xue Ling around, he will not pose any threat to them.
Xue Ling is a sincere and good child, and this young man also knows how to judge the situation.
The experienced General Hao prevented the mine from exploding in the base and easily sent the people away.
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Xue Ling sat in the car and often couldn't help looking back at the road she had come from.
There was nothing on the road except dust, but she kept looking.
Wen Yi noticed and said, "Don't look at it. Even if Wen Jiuze wants to come, he won't catch up so quickly. They probably haven't completed the mission in Donghai City yet."
"You haven't been apart for long, is it necessary to miss him so much?"
Xue Ling scratched his pants nervously and explained on the tablet: "I'm not missing him. If possible, I'd rather he stay at the base and not catch up with us... I'm a little afraid that he'll catch up with me and get angry."
Wen Yi: “…”
Putting down the information in her hand, Wen Yi curiously inquired: "What did he do when he was angry with you before that made you so scared?"
Xue Ling: "He doesn't seem to be angry with me."
Wen Yi: “…”
Xue Ling: "It's because he has never been angry with me before that I'm afraid that if he loses his temper with me for the first time, it will definitely be terrible."
She heard about the mission and came here bravely, but now she is scaring herself again.
Wen Yi: "So what's the point of you being in love? You don't even have the freedom to do what you want, and you still have to consider the other person's feelings."
Xue Ling thought for a moment and explained, "I have a lot of problems, and he has a lot of problems too. When we were together, we solved some old problems and created some new ones, but overall, the problems have decreased, not increased... Maybe that's the meaning."
Wen Yi: "I understand. Old bugs are solved and new bugs appear, but overall things are getting better. You two together are a version update."
Xue Ling: This is a very Wen Yi-style explanation, without any human touch at all.
The two chatted for a while. Xue Ling, holding the tablet, looked at the dust raised by the convoy and asked:
"Why don't we use a plane? We can fly to the northwest quickly, solve the problem quickly and return quickly."
Maybe we can get back to the base before Wen Jiuze and the others complete their mission.
"Don't even think about using the plane for a while." Wen Yi said, "There was a problem with global communications before, and the navigation and radar also completely collapsed. More importantly, due to the influence of the mutated magnetic field, there are unknown interferences, and the plane is prone to accidents and crashes in the air."
"There are people at the Beizheng base who are researching this, but communications have not been restored yet, and it will take time to restore air transport."
Xue Ling was very disappointed. She was still thinking about the previous mission, when someone said that he could teach her how to fly a fighter plane. No wonder the captain said that there was no chance for the time being.
There is no other choice but to drive on the ground.
Their team was going to save lives. They traveled day and night, taking turns driving, never stopping on the road, and rushed to the northwest at the fastest speed.
What Xue Ling was worried about, that Wen Jiuze would catch up with them and get angry, did not happen, and they arrived at the ancient city of Long'an ahead of time.
The journey was so rushed and tiring that many of the iron warriors looked pale. Wen Yi's researchers, who were not in good health, all lost a lot of weight. Wen Yi could not eat anything and depended entirely on glucose to survive. He looked much more haggard.
In this lifeless and tired team, only the zombie Xue Ling is still alive.
After finally seeing the outline of Longan Ancient City, everyone felt relieved.
But what lay before them were zombies wandering on the road and groups of zombies lingering outside the ancient city.
They arrived at night, and there were no lights in or outside the ancient city, and only shadows of people could be seen. It was a very Chinese horror.
"Why are there so many zombies here?"
"Nearby is Long An City, which was a fairly famous tourist attraction before the apocalypse, with many tourists. Now many zombies in the city have moved here."
The presence of so many people in their group attracted the zombies' attention like bright lights in the dark night. Even if the convoy stopped here temporarily, some zombies would have already come over following the scent.
It is not easy for them to enter the ancient city of Longan. For safety reasons, it is best to take it slowly, but Mr. Ji Shiping is in critical condition and they cannot waste time.
So the final decision was to let Xue Ling drive the medical vehicle into the ancient city of Long'an, contact them first, and send some things in.
Wearing a hat and gloves, Xue Ling climbed onto the medical vehicle, waved to the people looking at her expectantly, and started the car.
The map was drawn for her by the soldier who came to report the news, and it marked the location of Academician Ji Shiping and his group before he left.
They hid in the Li family's old house, a famous ancient building in the ancient city.
There is a long distance from the ancient city gate to the Li family's old house.
The roads in the ancient city are narrow and the ground is paved with bricks. Some places are uneven due to the wheels.
There are many alleys, and zombies often suddenly jump out from the dark alleys.
Xue Ling drove very carefully, but was still frightened by the zombies that fell onto the hood and windows of her car.
The ancient city with old buildings and the zombies suddenly appearing right next to it are like the scary scenes in some classic horror movies.
Xue Ling was frightened and subconsciously stepped on the accelerator, rolling the zombie under the car.
Xue Ling: ...Don’t blame me, you were the ones who scared me first.
It was a gloomy night for the dozen or so people huddled in a courtyard of the Li family's old house, and almost every one of them had fallen into despair.
There were only ten soldiers left who had escorted Academician Ji Shiping on his way to hide and transfer. Each of them was dark and thin, and had not had a full meal for a long time.
Even the gun in his hand only had a few bullets left.
Academician Ji Shiping initially had a team of more than a dozen people, but now there are only two researchers left, and they also have sunken cheeks.
Their backbone, Academician Ji Shiping, has been in a coma for two days. He used to wake up occasionally to remind them of something, but today, he couldn't even drink water.
His face turned so pale that he looked like he would lose his breath in the next second.
They had no medicine, no food, and only a little water left.
Those who had gone out to seek help had not returned, and those who had gone out to look for food had not returned either. Perhaps they had all died among the zombies outside.
Several soldiers discussed it and decided to find a way to get out when daybreak and then send people to ask for help nearby.
Everyone knew that if they went out, they would probably die, but they had no other choice.
There were thirteen people in total, all gathered together, sitting in the dark, listening to the roars of the zombies outside.
In the suffocating silence, a soldier suddenly stood up and asked in a hoarse and trembling voice, "Is there any sound of a car outside?"
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