Chapter 74 Some Trust Issues
Yu Shuang wanted to get Qi An and Zhao Bohan together for an open and honest discussion.
Qi An didn't participate in training again today, and Yu Shuang couldn't ignore her strange behavior.
But there's nothing that can't be resolved through honest communication. She didn't feel that Qi An distrusted them or was hiding anything important from them.
However, before she could even ask Qi An to stay, Su Qingran called out to him first:
"Xiao Qi, are you in some kind of trouble? Are you being harassed by some scoundrel?"
Everyone in the room was stunned, and Qi An's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Su Qingran continued, "I have a friend who saw you on the street this morning, getting into an argument with someone and even pulling out a gun."
Su Qingran has a whole bunch of friends; she had seen Qi An before at the cafeteria entrance.
Their position during the standoff was still too dangerous!
Zhao Bohan's long eyebrows furrowed, and Zhuang Xiao angrily said, "Which scoundrel?! Sister Qi, tell me his name and address, I'll go and take care of him!"
Yu Shuang also looked at Qi An.
She watched as Qi An's face turned pale, then he lowered his eyes, and then smiled:
“I was indeed harassed by someone who insisted that I help him cleanse himself, but I’ve encountered this before and have already resolved it.”
Yu Shuang's heart skipped a beat.
After Qi An finished speaking, Zhuang Xiao remained angry, Su Qingran clearly did not fully believe him, and Tang Long also subtly sensed the unusual atmosphere.
Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan exchanged a glance. She composed herself and said, "Everyone, disperse and go home to prepare. We'll meet at the equipment station at 4 o'clock."
After a moment of bewilderment, Zhuang Xiao and the other two left with varying expressions, while Qi An returned to his seat on the sofa.
It's obvious that she wasn't among those who were able to leave.
Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan were both silent for a moment before Yu Shuang spoke first: "Xiao Qi, is your problem really resolved?"
Qi An was clearly lying just now; she has something on her mind, and it's probably not a small thing.
Yu Shuang felt a sudden heaviness in her heart, but then she heard Qi An say, "It really hasn't been resolved yet."
Zhao Bohan was startled and sat up straight. Yu Shuang immediately asked, "What happened, Xiao Qi, tell us!"
Qi An took out his phone and showed photos of Wang Ming and Xiang Shiyang:
"The two of them worked at a restaurant called 'Looking Back' on the street outside the camp."
When I went to a restaurant, I noticed a pollutant smell coming from their kitchen. I managed to get in and take a look, and found that they were cooking with unpurified gas.
When I was jogging in the early morning, I saw these two people carrying gas back to the store from the northwest corner of the base.
The restaurant owner and the staff had accumulated quite a bit of contamination levels. I only followed up on this matter briefly, but the two of them found out.
They all had guns, the kind assembled from old parts. "Qi An explained clearly and logically.
But the story took a completely unexpected turn for Yu Shuang and Zhao Bohan!
So Qi An has been investigating a case these past two days?
"I overheard these two talking. They were originally refugees from the wilderness, from the former Central Plains Base No. 7."
"The Central Plains Base No. 7 wasn't destroyed, but they ended up in the wilderness instead of returning to their base. That's quite strange. I wonder if they have a criminal record," Qi An said.
Yu Shuang took a moment to come to her senses, then smiled and patted Qi An on the shoulder: "...Since that's the case, let's leave the rest to Lao Zhao, and let Lao Zhao pass it on to his brother."
"That's great, Xiao Qi! This is a contribution to public safety!"
Qi An smiled and sent the photo to Zhao Bohan, thinking the conversation was over. But to her surprise, Zhao Bohan looked at her and said:
"My mental enhancement value has also increased, reaching 6."
Qi An was surprised, but then thought it made sense.
During the time Zhao Bohan was shot, she kept an eye on his contamination level and found that it was unusually stable.
The vice-captain has extremely high potential in terms of mental fortitude!
However, Qi An immediately remembered that Tang Long had also improved, so...
Sure enough, she heard Zhao Bohan say, "I think this is related to your purification."
Qi An felt a thud in her heart, as if a heavy object had fallen to the ground. For some reason, she felt a little like laughing.
It was a bitter smile.
"Do I have that ability?" She looked at the two men: "Do the two captains think I have that ability, but are keeping it a secret?"
The words were brought to light. Zhao Bohan thought that once the words were brought to light, his agonizing suspicion and curiosity would fade away. But at this moment, the starlight in Qi An's eyes seemed to have completely disappeared, leaving only a nameless sadness.
He immediately felt a pang of regret.
Yu Shuang felt even more regretful and blamed herself, "No! Xiao Qi, don't misunderstand, this is just a guess."
And even if it really does concern you, they're the ones who should be kowtowing to you! We're not questioning you!
Qi An stood up and said in a low voice, "Then I'll go home and pack. We'll meet at the equipment department at 4 o'clock."
Yu Shuang wanted to stay but didn't know what to say, so she finally just said, "Go."
Qi An walked out of the lounge, out of the building, and looked back up.
Did the two captains believe her? Did she resolve the matter?
No.
Putting aside her flawed "investigation" description, Zhao Bohan would recognize that Xiang Shiyang had once staged an accident against them if he took a closer look at the photos.
All he had to do was have his brother investigate, and he would find out that the place where Xiang and Wang registered their information was Southeast Base No. 4!
Peace based on deterrence is indeed not long-lasting, she thought.
......
The next day, at the crack of dawn, the sequencing results from the hair follicle cells carried by the two chestnut-colored hairs were already in the gene enhancement lab.
Xiao Ye, who had been staying in the office last night, opened the report while still half asleep.
As she looked at it, she became somewhat surprised.
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