Chapter Sixty-Six: Temptation and Rejection
When Xiang Shiyang's rough hand touched her chin, Qi An almost instinctively reached for her gun.
But she held back.
Her gaze swept over Xiang Shiyang and Wang Ming, a tear flashed across her face, and she lowered her eyelashes to hold back her emotions.
This sent a chill down Wang Ming's spine.
Isn't this the image of someone who looks "pitiful and charming" right before my eyes?
Qi An asked in a low voice, "Do you work at this store now?"
Xiang Shiyang hummed in response with his nose.
It was just a temporary job, no medical insurance, and the pay was low. The boss seemed like a decent person on the surface, but he was actually stingy and difficult to deal with. He had had enough of it!
“Now the base receives people and supplies from outside every day, and several factories have been expanded. There are many opportunities, and you can also look for jobs yourselves,” Qi An said.
"We can go anywhere, but do you want to go to the lab?" Xiang Shiyang sneered.
Qi An pursed his lips and said after a while, "I didn't bring my contribution card. I'll bring it tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock."
Xiang Shiyang sneered again: "Are you kidding me? Who goes out without their contribution card?"
"No matter what I want to buy, someone will swipe my card for me," Qi An said.
Xiang Shiyang choked and cursed, "Damn it!"
Female purifiers in the military camp certainly receive this treatment, especially since the little monster has such a beautiful skin!
“400 contribution points!” he roared.
Qi An remained silent, gave his phone number, and turned to leave.
The rain hadn't stopped outside, and the lobby was empty except for a middle-aged man with a bulbous nose sitting on a bench by the kitchen door.
The man was clearly the owner of the shop; upon seeing Qi An come out, he quickly put down his phone.
"The rain is still heavy. Why don't you sit for a while longer, beautiful lady? We have fresh lamb today, and the wine is on sale too."
Qi An looked at the owner carefully, then glanced towards the kitchen.
"The boss should get some air purification done," she said, putting away the umbrella she had left at the entrance on the first floor and stepping into the rain.
......
The shop owner was just trying to keep the customer there; in fact, the rain had already subsided, and the drizzle was light and fine, enough to walk through without an umbrella.
There were more pedestrians on the street, but Qi An felt a sense of disorientation amidst them.
In just one hour, everything seemed different.
Heading north from here, you'll pass the main gate of Dongying, then turn west and you'll see the research building in the distance.
Qi An stopped at the corner and looked at a corner of the white building.
The fifth floor houses Professor Tang's team, and next door is the gene enhancement laboratory.
Qi An remembered that when she first came to the Central Plains Base No. 3, she was doing tests at the Purification Alliance headquarters.
She was too nervous at the time and couldn't control her pollution behavior and emotions, causing the tester's reading to jump to 10 and then become garbled.
The tester exclaimed in surprise. Teacher Tang happened to be passing by the door and came in after hearing the noise.
They became acquainted from that point on.
Teacher Tang's kindness to her was certainly not normal, and Qi An had no way of knowing how to investigate it. For the past three years, she had been keeping a tight rein on it.
Last month, after she adjusted her mental enhancement value to 8 and revealed her "superpower" of being able to sense the fallen insects, Teacher Tang's reaction made her think that her doubts had been dispelled.
But now it seems not, far from it.
She stood at the corner for a while, then lowered her head. Just as she was about to go home, several messages popped up on her phone.
Her phone had vibrated during her confrontation with Xiang Shiyang, but Qi An ignored it. Now it's vibrating again.
She opened her phone and saw several friend requests on "Red Conch".
You Zi, Sun Yiran, Qin Tianshuo, Jia Wenxuan... and Chen Yuezhou are all requesting to add her as a friend.
There was also a message from Yang Yuning that came an hour earlier:
[Did you get home safely? Do you have anything planned for this afternoon?]
Another message appeared 10 minutes later:
Are you home yet? Are you asleep?
The latest post was from 1 minute ago:
Are you awake? I'm a little worried. Please reply to me as soon as you wake up, okay?
Qi An felt as if a spice jar had been overturned, a mix of emotions welling up inside him, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.
But there was also a text message from Shuang—the regimental headquarters was summoning her.
Yu Shuang called immediately afterward:
"Xiao Qi, someone just came from the break room to tell you to go to the regimental commander's office before 5 o'clock."
Qi An frowned and replied, "I understand."
"They only called you, no one else, so they probably didn't have anything good in mind."
When are you coming? We'll come with you and wait in the hallway.
Qi An checked the time: "I'll arrive at 4 o'clock."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Qi An took a deep breath of the cool air, suppressing the turmoil of negative emotions within him, and replied to Yang Yuning:
I'm awake, and everything is fine.
If we don't consider Starlink's latency, the response time is instantaneous:
That's good! ψ(｀′)ψ
......
Qi An did indeed go to Wu Zirui's office with Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan.
But once they arrived at the destination, after the guard knocked on the door to report, Wu Zirui came out carrying a notebook.
He said to Qi An, "I have something to attend to for the moment. Wait for me in the common room over there." Then he smiled at Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan, "I was just looking for you two. Come downstairs with me."
This was clearly an attempt to get them out of the way. Who was waiting for Qi An in the lounge?
Yu Shuang and the other man were extremely unwilling, but Wu Zirui was their superior and had only asked them to go downstairs for a meeting; they had no reason to openly disobey the order.
Both of them held their breath and agreed. Before leaving, Yu Shuang mouthed to Qi An, "Call an emergency number or shout if anything happens!"
Seeing Qi An nod, she immediately sent a message to Zhuang Xiao and the others: Come upstairs and keep watch!
Those two, and the entire team, were on high alert, but Qi An remained indifferent, or perhaps a little numb.
She walked nonchalantly into the lounge at the far end of the corridor.
This place may have once been a small classroom for lectures, with only a podium and a few chairs placed haphazardly.
The person sitting on the platform is Liu Hui.
A secretary was at the door. After Qi An entered, the secretary closed the door and stood guard at the entrance.
Qi An felt annoyed. Why was it this kind of thing again?
She remained expressionless, but Liu Hui's attitude was gentle, and without any preamble, she asked directly, "Is Dr. Xiao Qi interested in joining Team Chengfeng 1?"
Qi An said, "No."
"May I ask why?" Liu Hui was remarkably composed and remained calm.
Qi An didn't mince words at all; he unleashed half of the anger he had been holding back.
"Team 1 is weak, and the players are arrogant and cowardly. I don't like them."
The secretary was a little surprised; Qi An was facing a minister!
So arrogant?
After a long pause, Liu Hui said, "If you don't want to go to Team 1, are there any other teams in Team 3 that you'd like to join? Or would you like to become a Purifier for a team and randomly follow different teams on missions?"
Qi An said, "No."
The silence in the room lasted a long time this time, and the atmosphere was dropping to freezing point.
Qi An sat there, expressionless.
Liu Hui softened her tone: "If you are willing to be transferred to the team I designate, all your equipment will be the best, your mission bonuses will be maximized, and your rank will be promoted immediately."
Even if you want to join the close-in defense force, it's not impossible!
If you have any other requests, please feel free to ask, as long as it's within our capabilities!
This was already the best possible offer. Liu Hui stared at Qi An, convinced that she wouldn't waver.
Liu Hui and Wu Zirui carefully reviewed the mission reports of Chengfeng Team 2 for the two missions. Both of them felt that Qi An was the key figure who had helped the team turn danger into safety on several occasions.
It would be such a waste to have such talent with Team 2...
That's why she showed up in person today, with the utmost sincerity, to persuade Qi An.
Qi An was surprised, feeling that the world was full of coincidences and things were happening too fast.
Xiang Shiyang and Wang Ming's request was simply for her to transfer to an office job, and then for them to find a logistics clerical position.
It seems like all the crises can be resolved if she just nods here!
Qi An simply said, "Thank you, but I don't want a transfer, and I have no other requests."
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