◎Happy 146th Day: I'd rather let go than kill you◎
Jiang Muyun fell directly into the shelter.
At that time, she was leaning on Professor Chen, who was in a semi-comatose state, and she rummaged through all the supplies stored in her space, trying to find something that could help them survive the cold wave.
Just as he was distracted, he suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness. Jiang Muyun subconsciously protected Professor Chen and fell down with a bang.
There were steps inside the door, and the slope was not steep, so Jiang Muyun just rolled a few times before stopping, without sinking all the way to the bottom.
She wasn't hurt because Chu Buwen pounced on her and served as a floor mat.
Jiang Muyun just pressed on Chu Buwen, and Professor Chen in his arms made a few ambiguous low moans.
However, Jiang Muyun's mind was in a mess at this moment, and she was completely unaware of the situation around her. She just instinctively protected the person in her arms, and she didn't even react to the fact that she fell on Chu Buwen.
Jiang Muyun took a full half minute to relax before his stiff brain started to work again.
So warm.
This was Jiang Muyun’s first reaction.
She shuddered at the warmth from inside the door.
In fact, the temperature in the passage was not even above freezing at this moment.
But for Jiang Muyun, who had just escaped from the cold wave, this was as gentle as spring flowers blooming.
At a temperature suitable for human survival, Jiang Muyun gradually regained control of his body.
She supported herself with her arms and tried to climb up from Chu Buwen.
The limbs that had just returned to the body were now numb and painful. When they started to move according to the brain's command, it seemed that they only listened halfway, and the range of movement was completely different from what Jiang Muyun had imagined.
Jiang Muyun tried several times and even fell accidentally. He barely managed to sit up with the support of Chu Buwen.
Jiang Muyun felt as if her limbs had run away from home for more than forty years and now they met without knowing each other.
Just such an extremely simple action consumed a lot of Jiang Muyun's strength, so that even if she broke free from the state of head down and feet high, she had to half-lean on the steps, using the height of the steps to support her upper body.
However, when Jiang Mu looked up, he found a circle of black gun muzzles pointing at them.
Jiang Muyun tried to speak, but she failed to make a sound after trying several times.
Before Jiang Muyun could check on the conditions of others, she heard footsteps and then a cup of warm water was brought to her lips.
Jiang Muyun no longer tried to control his limbs. He simply lowered his head and drank the water in one gulp following the other party's force.
A few seconds later, Jiang Muyun spoke again, and this time she finally heard her own voice.
"Save, save them."
Jiang Muyun's fingers were still not very flexible. After the temperature rose, her hands felt numb and painful as if they were being bitten by countless ants. Not only were they stiff, but they also began to swell.
She tried to push away the scarf and thermal blanket covering Professor Chen's face, but she didn't dare to use too much force.
She had no idea how much strength she was using. She was afraid that Professor Chen's face had already been frostbitten, and if she hit him again, the injury might be aggravated.
"Who are you?"
Jiang Muyun heard a male voice ask.
"This is Professor Chen from the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences." Chu Buwen said in a hoarse voice.
He managed to sit up straight and worked with Jiang Muyun to remove the scarf that was covering Professor Chen's face.
Professor Chen's face was pale, and his breathing was weak and slow. Fortunately, perhaps because his body temperature had risen, his body was now trembling slightly, no longer as stiff and unable to move as before.
When the leading man heard this prefix, his brows subconsciously tightened a little.
The man turned his head slightly and whispered something to the soldier beside him. The soldier nodded in response and disappeared from their sight at a trot.
"I'm Yu Lien, former commander of the 3rd Company of the Special Operations Brigade of the East China Military Region." Holding onto the wall, he managed to stand upright. He fished out a dark red officer's ID from his pocket and handed it to the soldier closest to him. After saluting at a perfectly angled angle, he said, "Before the disaster, I was responsible for the evacuation of six important figures in Hai City and their families."
The soldier next to him, who was pointing his gun at him, was startled when he saw the familiar ID. He then turned to look at the man who had spoken earlier: "Squad Leader?"
The man called squad leader did not accept the officer's certificate from the company commander.
He just glanced at Professor Chen's condition, and then waved to the team that had brought them water earlier.
This team, which is obviously composed of ordinary survivors, seems to have encountered this situation before.
A middle-aged woman soon emerged from their group. After briefly examining Professor Chen's condition, she whispered, "The hypothermia hasn't been long. Xiao Li, go back to the medical center and request warm water."
In just a few words, the other members of the team had already put together a simple stretcher using folding poles and canvas, and covered the stretcher with a large blanket.
Several people skillfully untied the blanket wrapped around Professor Chen, lifted him onto the stretcher, and wrapped him up in the warm blanket again. Then they carried him down the stairs quickly, walked into the deepest part of the corridor, and disappeared around the corner.
The soldiers who surrounded Jiang Muyun and others did not know Professor Chen, but none of them did not know what the Crop Science Research Institute did.
It doesn’t matter whether what Chu Buwen said is true or false. Since it is related to the Institute of Science, let’s rescue the person first.
When Jiang Muyun and others saw that they were going to take Professor Chen away, they subconsciously wanted to get up and follow them, but were stopped in place by the more than ten guns.
After reviewing Captain Yu's officer ID, the squad leader saluted him. "Currently Commander Luo of the Third Battalion of the Capital Headquarters Rescue Regiment. I'm sorry that your identities haven't been confirmed yet, so you can't enter the shelter for now. Please come with us to the inspection office first."
Jiang Muyun stood up with the help of the wall, and he was not surprised.
Jiang Muyun was already surprised that the other party would open the door and let them in, and then send Professor Chen to a medical center without verifying their identities.
She thought it would take some effort to get Captain Luo to agree to save people first.
"Of course, we all understand." Jiang Muyun said, "But what should they do?"
Jiang Muyun pointed at the little white ones who were still struggling to get up from the sand, and the little lazy one who looked like he was about to fall asleep in the next second.
There were even a lot of supplies scattered around them, and the four rafts tied together also fell in with them.
Squad Leader Luo scratched his head. It was not the first time he had encountered someone who came to the shelter to seek help, but this was the first time he had seen someone with so many mutant animals.
Especially these mutant animals are not small in size.
Those mutant dogs are fine, as they seem to be able to stand up and run on their own. The problem is what to do with that snake that hibernates at the slightest disagreement?
Not to mention how to move it, what if the temperature rises after it's moved and the people are alert again? If a creature this big goes crazy, won't their shelter be in trouble?
Squad Leader Luo thought for a moment and said, "We have a place here specifically for survivors of mutant animals to live. You have to go through a special passage to get there, but you have to verify your identity before applying. You..."
Jiang Muyun lowered his eyelids and asked calmly, "Excuse me, how can we prove our identities?"
She did not forget that she and Chu Buwen were still carrying the heavy burden of rebirth.
If Captain Luo said something like "keep it secret" or "we naturally have our own methods" at this moment, Jiang Muyun could only pull Chu Buwen and turn around and leave.
Jiang Muyun did not have any lofty ideals of becoming a savior and leaving her name in history, but she also did not want to be a sinner of mankind and be infamous for eternity.
Rather than living a life worse than death for the rest of his life, it would be better to end his life now and accumulate some merits, just in case they have another life.
Luckily, Squad Leader Luo was very decisive and straightforward on the matter. "Do you have your ID number? The capital has restored its citizen database. From basic information before the apocalypse to the behavior of several people in official shelters during the initial temperature drop, we can find any records. After review, you can apply for a place to stay."
"If you have any concerns, you can choose to leave now, or you can choose to follow us into the investigation office, where you can take shelter for a few days." If you ignore the gun pointed at Jiang Muyun and the others, Squad Leader Luo's attitude at this moment is still quite friendly.
"Whether you're at the inspection center or in the shelter, you'll all be responsible for your own food and water. We'll inspect the supplies you brought in and return any non-prohibited items. If you're short on food and water, you can exchange them for supplies."
The conditions were so relaxed that several people found it a little unbelievable.
Jiang Muyun and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Captain Yu subconsciously asked, "Is it that simple?"
He himself had been in charge of a base before. Their South One Base had been quite lenient in terms of treating foreign survivors, but their base's shelter was not open to non-residents.
Not to mention that when the other party refused to accept the investigation and obviously had something to hide, they still let people in to seek refuge.
Although taking refuge in the investigation office may just be a nice way of saying it, and it's actually almost like being in jail, at least the person is let in.
Seeing this situation, Captain Yu originally thought that the shelters in the capital would be more strict in this regard.
He was prepared to leave with Jiang Muyun and the others if their identities prevented them from entering the shelter.
Squad Leader Luo raised Company Commander Yu's officer ID in his hand and said with a smile, "That's right, it's quite simple."
Jiang Muyun and others fell silent.
Although they are the beneficiaries now, they still want to say that this professional filter is a bit too heavy.
Let’s not talk about those far away, just look at Captain Yu and Professor Chen, the grandparents and grandchildren.
If it weren't for Jiang Muyun and others, they might have been killed in the snow by their former brothers.
We have all been struggling in the apocalypse for so many years, who can guarantee that they have not changed at all.
Squad Leader Luo seemed to understand what they were thinking, and his smile was filled with helplessness and bitterness: "There are only so few people left in the country now. It's better to let them go than to kill them."
What's more, after all the supplies they carried with them had been screened, the worst trouble they could cause in the shelter was just some stealing.
This is not the first time the temperature has dropped.
Among the survivors who have survived to this day, how many have never seen blood?
So what if Jiang Muyun and others have bad intentions?
I guess you must have been beaten for stealing in the shelter.
Jiang Muyun breathed a sigh of relief.
She passed by the gates of hell twice in just ten minutes. Her life was quite exciting.
Xiaobai's legs and feet still looked a little stiff, and he limped down the stairs, but even that couldn't stop him from jumping into Jiang Muyun's arms for a hug.
Jiang Muyun pondered for a moment and asked, "How about this? We'll give you our ID numbers, and you can take the supplies with you for search. We'll keep an eye on them here first, and once the settlement application is approved, we'll take them directly to the settlement."
Jiang Muyun hugged the still-trembling Xiaobai and stroked its newly grown fur: "You can see that they are not very emotional right now. I'm afraid something will happen if they leave here alone."
Jiang Muyun said that the cubs in their family were not very emotionally stable, which was already a very mild statement.
I don’t know if it’s because the frostbitten parts of their bodies are starting to itch, but at this moment, only Xiaobai is relatively quiet in her arms. Gao Liang and Zhou Fei over there can hardly control Xiaoguai and Tutu.
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