Chapter 709 Midnight Conversation
After midnight, everyone in the ice villa was still gathered in the living room.
After Xiao Zhao had had his fill of commotion, the faces of several old comrades-in-arms unconsciously surfaced in his mind.
At that moment, a feeling of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.
He feared that after this night, those familiar faces would never return...
After a brief greeting to everyone, Xiao Zhao quickly pushed open the door and ran away, disappearing into the night.
He wanted to take advantage of this last bit of time to find Zheng Deliang and the others.
He wanted to see those radiant smiles on their faces again...
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Xiao Zhao's departure resonated deeply with everyone present.
The atmosphere in the living room gradually shifted from noisy to warm, and the large group of people gradually evolved into smaller, more intimate circles...
Cheng Shenghong and Lao Wu and his group walked to the side without saying a word, their faces beaming with joy, and began to talk about the good old days they had shared.
And the fat man naturally found Li Shurou.
The two unconsciously recalled the day they first met.
From their initial bickering to their growing affection and eventual marriage, the two went through countless life-or-death experiences together.
No matter how bumpy the journey was... they both survived to this day.
That night! Their eyes were filled with tenderness, and between them, there was only each other's faces...
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Among the group, the only ones who were free were Han Shuo and Chen Hai.
The two sat there, quietly watching the heartwarming scene unfold before them.
Chen Hai's eyes were slightly red, and he always had a kind smile on his face. He had no children in his life, but the people in front of him were the children he cared about the most. No matter what the outcome of the upcoming battle was, he had no regrets with his children by his side!
He was so glad, so incredibly glad, that he met Han Shuo and the other two on that day…
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At the same time, Han Shuo slowly stood up from his chair.
After chatting briefly with Chen Hai, he turned and walked outside.
Before he knew it, he had arrived at the top of the city wall.
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At this moment, all sorts of firearms and weapons were piled up on both sides of the city wall passageway, and Qingyu was standing there, gazing into the distance, somewhat lost in thought...
Hearing footsteps, he instinctively turned his head and greeted Han Shuo with a smile.
"You brat, why didn't you stay with your family before the battle? What are you doing here all of a sudden?"
Han Shuo leaned against the ice wall, standing side by side with Qing Yu, spread his hands, and made a helpless joke.
"Sigh, Brother Yao and the others are having a good time chatting, and Fatty and the others don't have time to pay attention to me, so I can only come out for a walk by myself."
"Ha ha!"
After listening, Qingyu laughed twice and, feeling a sense of empathy, reached out and patted Han Shuo on the shoulder.
His subordinates were in the same situation...
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Then, the two began to exchange a few words here and there.
Han Shuo lit two cigarettes, handed one to Qingyu, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and casually asked.
"Phew~"
"It should be a few hours before the Zombie King arrives. What, bro, aren't you planning to go keep Sister-in-law Yu Qing company?"
After hearing this, Qingyu sighed helplessly.
"Sigh~ I'd like to, but after the meeting she said she wasn't reassured and insisted on checking one last time."
After he finished speaking, he gazed tenderly into the distance...
Han Shuo turned around and looked in the direction the gaze was directed. Sure enough, outside the Ice City, under the moonlight, Yu Qing was leading several soldiers around her, inspecting the outer defenses.
This woman, with her resolute character, is still upholding her responsibilities to this day.
She dedicated all her time to everyone in the ice city...
And Qingyu, as the commander-in-chief here, is the same.
Neither of them went home tonight, diligently completing everything they were working on.
He came here in his spare time, simply wanting to see his beloved one more time before the great battle, and... to silently accompany her from afar...
Qingyu had already resigned himself to death for this battle; since they could not embrace, they could only stay together...
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The moonlight under the starry sky looked exceptionally beautiful.
Tonight, there is no biting wind blowing, and everything seems so peaceful.
The two people on the ice wall also briefly stopped talking.
Qingyu looked at Yu Qing with a somewhat absent-minded gaze.
Han Shuo, being quite sensible, didn't interrupt his older brother's thoughts, but simply smiled and calmly appreciated the night view before him.
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After an unknown amount of time, the cigarette in Qingyu's hand burned out.
The slight burning sensation from his fingers gradually brought him back to his senses.
He slowly withdrew his gaze, then suddenly remembered something and turned to ask.
"You brat, it's time you confessed some things to me, wasn't it?"
"What the hell?"
Han Shuo exclaimed in surprise, somewhat bewildered by Qing Yu's sudden question.
At this moment, Qingyu took out the black identity card from her pocket and handed it to Han Shuo.
"This was actually left to you by the director!"
He said those words with absolute certainty.
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"Well……"
Han Shuo was stunned for a while before he gradually came to his senses.
He hadn't expected that Qingyu would suddenly bring up this old story again at this moment.
He waved his hand and replied casually without batting an eye.
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Back in the underground research institute, I only met the director once or twice."
"How could he possibly entrust such an important matter to an unknown nobody like me? I already said last time, what's yours is yours."
However, this time Qingyu was not so easily fooled.
He shook his head, as if talking to himself, or as if speaking to Han Shuo.
"I had my suspicions about this before, but... I really didn't expect the director's judgment of people to be so far-sighted."
"You may not admit it, but I know it all."
"Eliminate the Corpse-Clad Organization, send me to befriend Leader Len, rescue Hank and the other technicians, and... persuade those white-haired cyborgs to join us."
"To put it bluntly, you're the one who accomplished all these major things. Without you, these people in Ice City wouldn't have been able to come together at all!"
"You! You have the absolute ability to take over the director's former position!"
"On the contrary, I... apart from sheltering those ordinary survivors, I haven't accomplished anything of importance..."
At this point, Qingyu's face showed some bitterness.
He sighed again and looked at the ice wall opposite him.
Through the smooth ice, he saw the increasingly white hair at his temples, shook his head, and complained.
Sigh~
"Is it really necessary? You brat, just to make things easier for yourself, you're going to shift the blame onto me?"
"You could have done better..."
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