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In the first month of winter, Ruan Jiyan sat on the diagnostic chair in the laboratory. She didn't know how long she had been in this cold place. The exact time was told to her by Captain Bai Mei.

She was not allowed to leave the lab, so there was nothing to do every day except routine checkups.

Others were not allowed to enter the laboratory, so occasionally only Captain White Rose came to see her. Every time he came, he would bring her a rose that he had picked from somewhere.

Ruan Jiyan did not accept it at first. She thought it was Captain Baimei's disguised apology for bringing her here without permission.

But that was not the case. Every rose she brought to herself had thorns on the stem that had not been removed. She had pricked her hands with thorns many times in order to pick that rose.

Ruan Jiyan doesn't like roses. She thinks roses are just metaphors used to praise beauty. They are too coquettish. She is not a rose.

However, Captain White Rose smiled and asked her to guess why every branch she brought was full of thorns.

Why?

"A rose has thorns, so it can hurt people. If it wants to, even if it is picked, it can still hurt people with its thorns. I think a rose with thorns all over its body is a real rose."

"Of course, in our minds, roses are also full of thorns. These thorns are not superfluous. Even if they are smoothed out, they still have their original traces."

Captain Baimei stretched out her hand and lightly touched the hard thorn with her fingertips. Suddenly a drop of blood oozed out of her hand.

Then, she handed the rose in her hand to Ruan Jiyan. Ruan Jiyan's eyes were full of suspicion. She didn't understand what Captain Baimei meant by these words.

Probably he didn't know what she wanted to say to him. Ruan Jiyan thought that his relationship with Captain Baimei was not close enough for them to have a heart-to-heart talk.

"I'm just an ordinary person. I just want to go with the flow and do some repetitive and boring daily things. Everything else has nothing to do with me." No matter what Captain Baimei said, she had no other ideas. She was just an ordinary unlucky player chosen by the system.

Any other identity has nothing to do with her.

Captain Bai Mei looked at her determined eyes and didn't say anything more. She just smiled at her and then left the laboratory.

This was not the first time that Captain Bai Mei had run into a wall with Ruan Ji Yan. No matter what she said, good or bad, Ruan Ji Yan was like a wave and had no feelings at all. Thinking back on so many failed communications, she felt a little at a loss.

Not long after Captain White Rose left, Dr. Al came back with a syringe in his hand, and the needle on the syringe was very sharp and long.

The needle cap was removed, and Dr. El said to Ruan Jiyan while disinfecting and injecting the needle into her left arm: "Today is the last day of your observation period. Fifteen minutes after the injection, you will be free."

Ruan Jiyan was not sure what kind of freedom Dr. Al meant. Did it mean being able to leave here and return to the team, or just not being locked up anymore?

There was tentativeness and caution in her eyes as she looked at him.

Dr. El looked at her and quickly explained, "You can go out now. You can go to the training ground to train and be with your friends."

A small tube of blood was drawn from her left hand and an injection was given to her right hand before she was completely released.

When she reached the door of the laboratory and looked at the time displayed on the electronic door, she actually felt like she had been released after serving her sentence.

There were blue lights on both sides of the floor beneath her feet, guiding her out of the laboratory. After she walked out of the basement and passed through the relatively dim corridor, it suddenly became bright.

Ruan Jiyan used his hand to block the strong light that was shining directly into his eyes, and it took him a few seconds to adjust and open his eyes.

A lot has changed outside. The sky, which was dim before, has become brighter. The open space under the dormitory building is filled with solar panels, leaving only a narrow road.

The original open-air training ground had its roof reinforced and was surrounded by green woven nets.

Ruan Jiyan walked out of the laboratory and found that the biggest change outside was the temperature. She didn't feel any heat in the underground laboratory, but rather a little chilly. But soon after she walked out of the laboratory, she felt as if she had returned to summer.

Did she stay in the laboratory for so long, from winter to summer?

She walked quickly to the dormitory building where she used to live. There was no sun in the sky, but she felt as if she had been exposed to strong sunlight for several hours, and her skin felt a little burning and painful.

She fanned herself with her hands and went upstairs. After opening the dormitory door, she found Captain Baimei making the bed inside.

Ruan Jiyan paused and wanted to leave to check the room number, but Captain Baimei said first, "This is your dormitory. Dr. El said you can leave the lab today, so I came a little early to help you tidy up the dormitory."

At first, Ruan Jiyan, Chen Xi, Qi Yun, their child and a cat lived in the dormitory, but now there is nothing that belongs to them. There is only a big wardrobe, a big soft bed and a desk with many books on it.

The whole dormitory seemed much emptier. She asked coldly, "Where are my friends from before?"

Captain Baimei was silent for a second, then said, "They are all here, they just moved to a new place. Your situation is special now, and you can no longer go on missions with them."

"What do you mean, special circumstances." So the freedom they talked about only meant that her body was no longer restricted. She still couldn't work with others.

"Dr. El hopes that you can find a job in the laboratory and help him with his research." Captain Baimei said as she lowered her head and tidied the bed sheets.

"I don't want to." Ruan Ji Yan didn't even want to look at her this time.

"I have already submitted the application. You will probably be able to go tomorrow." Neither of them looked at each other, but the atmosphere around them was very cold.

Ruan Jiyan felt that they wanted to keep her around so that they could brainwash her again and again.

But she is now in a shelter, living under someone else's roof, unable to escape or refuse, so she can accept it with conditions.

But the deeper she got into the shelter, the harder it was to find a way out.

Before Ruan Jiyan could finish his thoughts, Captain Baimei packed up all the things she brought, stopped, looked at Ruan Jiyan, and left.

Ruan Jiyan opened the space, and a sleeping hamster appeared in his hand, motionless like a dead object.

Ruan Jiyan touched its ears. The system had not had any movement since the last copy. Except for occasionally seeing its belly move twice, Ruan Jiyan almost suspected that it had been dead for a long time.

From the moment she entered this dungeon, there were no mission reminders or other game prompts. The NPCs around her were all Ruan Jiyan's friends in real life. She became more and more suspicious of the authenticity of this dungeon.

No matter what, she had to find a chance to leave here. Dr. El was right. She was no longer a normal human being. If these science lunatics got too crazy, they might dissect her for experiments. The longer she stayed here, the more dangerous she would be.

Ruan Jiyan's dormitory was on the sunny side, an independent room on the leftmost side of the second floor. There was no one in the surrounding dormitories. She was the only one in the entire dormitory, feeling lonely and downcast.

She sat on the bed that Captain White Rose had just made for her, staring blankly for a while, then walked out the door.

The temperature outside was no longer as scorching as before, but Ruan Jiyan still felt a little uncomfortable. She put her sleeves down again and put on the hood of her clothes before walking out.

I originally wanted to go to the grocer's store, but the store was closed and I didn't know where the others had gone.

Ruan Jiyan watched the big and small changes happening outside, and became more and more curious about what had happened outside during this period of time.

When you come to the training ground, the types and quantity of weapons that can be used for training have increased a lot. Originally, most of them were trained with bows and arrows, but now bows and arrows have become very rare, and there are many more pistols and new weapons.

Ruan Jiyan picked up a pistol equipped with a silencer, loaded it and aimed it at the target far away in front of him.

Snap—the target was hit right on the center.

After firing several shots in succession, Ruan Jiyan put down her gun. Perhaps because she had not exercised for a long time, her arm muscles trembled slightly and she felt a little weak after firing continuously.

She stretched her muscles and changed her gun.

Ruan Jiyan held a new type of pistol again, which was larger and lighter than the one she had just used. The whole gun was silver-white. Ruan Jiyan held the gun tightly in her right hand and wrapped her left hand around her right hand for support.

Bang - in comparison, this gun is faster, quieter and has better overall performance than the previous one.

Returning to the weapons box, he saw rows and rows of new pistols. Ruan Jiyan picked out a few and took a look at them.

Then she fired another shot, put down the gun, walked to the target and took a look at it.

There were no traces of bullets hitting the target, but there were many grooves that were smaller than the diameter of the bullets. She stretched out her fingers and felt them gently. The grooves were still hot.

This means that these grooves were newly made, but just now only Ruan Jiyan had shot at this target with the new pistol.

Ruan Jiyan bent down and picked up the steel balls that had fallen to the ground, then compared them with the grooves, and confirmed that the grooves on the target were made by these tiny steel balls.

These new pistols are not only lighter than old pistols, but also have much better range and power than old pistols, and do not require silencers.

She didn't care who made these guns, nor did she feel attached to the new pistols. Instead, she felt a cold sweat slowly running down her back.

避難所為什麽突然花費很大功夫來研究制作新型武器？

避難所那麽多人，不可能是為了給大家更好更多的好的作戰武器，那需要花費很長的時間和很多的精力人力。

那就只有一個可能，就是人們遇到了比喪屍還要難搞的危險，普通的手.槍和那些弓箭已經無法與那樣的危險抗衡，避難所才會決定制作新型武器來對抗危險。

她在訓練場上想了很多，再回到宿舍的時候，渾身已經被汗浸濕，她洗了個澡之後去了食堂。

食堂從之前的定點開放變成了全天開放，一走進去，就感覺與外面沸騰的溫度隔絕了，整個食堂很清涼，周圍坐滿了人。

阮紀言到取餐窗口點了份綠豆湯，然後找了一個角落的位置坐下。

她穿着一套黑色的衣褲，又用兜帽把自己罩住，整個人從進入食堂到落座都很迅速，沒有引起別人的注意。

阮紀言坐在角落靜靜喝湯，聽着隔壁桌的人在八卦談論。

“之前避難所裏不是有一個變異體，有誰見過嗎？”阮紀言隔壁桌坐着靠近她的那個男人好奇地問道。

“唉，那種東西一般不是在實驗室嗎，別說變異體了，避難所的科學實驗室都不知道在哪。”他對面的男人喝了口湯吐槽。

“什麽變異體，大概就是一只變異喪屍，然後被抓進來研究，就變成了其他人口中的變異體吧。”

“不可能吧，我剛進避難所的時候一直聽到別人說出去執行任務的哪個小隊裏出現了一只變異體。”

“對啊，這個時期避難所的所有人都知道，只是沒人知道那個變異體到底是誰，男的女的？那個小隊現在解散了，全部人都談起那個變異體臉色就變了。”

“話說那個變異體不知道自己被感染了嗎，為什麽還要跟着其他人，這不是純純想要害人嘛！”幾個人越說越激動。

“報複型人格吧，他成了變異體，知道自己已經不是人類了，心裏不平衡想要報複身邊的人。”

“哇，有可能耶，不然真的無法解釋他為什麽不選擇自殺或者離開隊伍，他或許還想過等自己徹底變異了之後咬了小隊裏的所有人，自己還能大吃一頓。”

“嗐，這種人真自私……”

阮紀言喝完最後一口綠豆湯，将垃圾扔進腳邊的垃圾桶裏後站起身，手揣進衣服兜裏走出了食堂。

如果猜的不錯，這幾個人嘴裏的變異體就是自己了，她笑了一下，這些人真是會猜，把別人在遇見事情時候的心理全部都猜了個大概。

說的那麽激憤，好像換做自己的時候就能夠多無私多偉大一般。

“聽說今天的綠豆湯很好喝，我們去喝喝看，現在避難所有專門種植農作物的種植場，不用擔心沒有食物吃了。”

“聽說白玫隊長之前帶領的隊伍現在就在種植場裏幫忙，那麽熱的天，真是倒黴。”

“沒辦法，他們每個人都和那個變異體相處過，把他們分配到那裏一是防止他們說漏嘴，二是怕他們也有潛在病毒……”兩個人話還沒說完，就與迎面走來的阮紀言撞上。

“嘶……”男人不耐煩地擡起頭看了一眼阮紀言，還沒開口罵，就先被阮紀言的道歉打斷。

男人還想不依不饒，見阮紀言身着一身黑，低着頭低低地說了句抱歉，感覺這人怪怪的，也沒有再多說什麽。

“行了行了，不跟你計較，真晦氣。”

阮紀言快步離開，她後面到處去逛了逛，雖然別人不知道她是誰，但她還是将自己全部包起，哪都去走了走，消息沒有打聽到什麽，反而這身裝扮加上她沉默寡言周身氣壓比較低，大家都以為她是個怪人。

……

第二天一早，白玫隊長親自到她的宿舍來找她。

白玫隊長打開門的時候，阮紀言剛洗完澡出來，她脖子上還挂着一條白色毛巾在擦頭發，身上只穿着一件白色的緊身背心和一條黑色運動褲。

她擡頭看到白玫隊長正坐在她床上，抿了抿嘴唇沒有說話。

“我帶你去找埃爾博士，你今天就跟着他一起做實驗。不過你不用太緊張，你僅作為埃爾博士的助手，說是輔助他進行試驗項目，實際是為了保證埃爾博士的人身安全。”白玫隊長從身後掏出一把槍來遞給阮紀言。

阮紀言擦頭發的動作停下，她看了兩眼白玫隊長，才遲疑着把她遞過來的槍接過。

“你放心，你在埃爾博士身邊不會太久，我會争取把你帶出來的。”白玫隊長向她保證，但是阮紀言一點也不在意，她無所謂從這到那，只想找機會離開。

阮紀言收拾完之後跟着白玫博士進入了實驗室，走到實驗室門口，白玫博士讓她錄入一下身份信息，這樣就不會把她鎖在門外了。

她随便錄了個人臉，确認之後跟着走進去。

白玫隊長帶着她拐了兩個彎，這次沒有去之前關阮紀言的實驗室，而是去了另一個房間。

這個實驗室裏擺放着的都是一些儀器，和一些很平常的樣本，阮紀言想着既然在她第一次就能來到的地方，那一定不會有什麽比較重要的樣本。

她知道，埃爾博士和白玫隊長對于她這樣不冷不熱的态度還是抱有一點懷疑，她的确是不得不答應協助他們做事，但是她很不情願，對于他們來說不可能一下子就完全能夠相信她。

哪怕他們對她的态度很軟，在他們這些科學實驗裏也不會為了向她示好就直接帶她去參觀機密。

埃爾博士走過來，笑着拍了拍阮紀言的肩膀，然後伸出手：“阮，謝謝你選擇相信我們，合作愉快。”

阮紀言冷冷看他兩眼，然後說道：“不用謝，因為我根本不相信你們，只是一場不太愉快的合作。”

埃爾博士的笑容僵在臉上，白玫隊長也沒想到她還在記着之前的事情，一下子氣氛變得有些尴尬。

埃爾博士臉色變了變，最後還是保持微笑收回手：“你願意勉強配合我已經很開心了，謝謝你。”

他連續兩次的感謝，阮紀言都只冷冷回應一句。

之後白玫隊長就離開了，阮紀言跟在埃爾博士身後，埃爾博士笑着向她介紹實驗室裏的東西。

“我不需要你在向我提供什麽東西，也不需要你在旁邊幫我打下手，只是希望你能夠保證我的安全，在我進行試驗的時候幫我與一切危險隔絕。”埃爾博士面色嚴肅地對她說。

阮紀言有些疑惑，這實驗室裏除了他就只有幾個實驗室管理人員和他身邊的助理，會有誰想要害他，讓他如此害怕。

“我不知道你身邊有什麽危險因素存在？”阮紀言直接說道。

埃爾博士緩緩環顧着四周，然後慢慢地道：“我不知道危險到底在哪裏，但是我覺得我不是絕對的安全。”

“這段時間以來，我一直在做同樣的夢，那個夢我也說不清楚，但是我只知道我最後死在了實驗室，死的很慘很慘。最近我一直覺得有東西在靠近我，這樣的感覺越來越強烈。”埃爾博士看上去有些神經，也有些可憐。

難怪，他的整個面色都偏蒼白，眼下的兩塊烏青格外明顯，原來是整夜都在受夢魇困擾。

埃爾博士看着她眼裏漸漸流露出可憐，有些好笑：“你不覺得我是神經病嗎，因為一個夢變得疑神疑鬼的。”

“……”

“說的好聽是想向你尋求合作，但其實只是單純的來做我的保镖，在我工作的這段時間保護我的安全而已。我知道不該欺騙你，如果你現在選擇離開，我也不會對你怎麽樣。”

阮紀言不想再聽他不管是賣慘還是作态，“你這種症狀還是找機會看看醫生吧，我只能保證你不我的面前出事，但是難保你的精神不會出現什麽問題。”

她的意思是答應做他的保镖，埃爾博士笑的苦澀，握着她的手：“謝謝你還願意幫助我。”

兩個人都沒有說話，埃爾博士的助理從另一個實驗室走出來，埃爾博士轉過身說了兩句，然後笑着讓阮紀言先離開。

“我還有一個實驗項目要做，你可以先去訓練場試試白玫隊長給你的那把槍。”

“好。”阮紀言也沒有再逗留，埃爾博士說這句話的意思就是想要把她支開，他們進行的實驗她不方便知道，既然如此她也不在多停留，走出了實驗室。

現在已經是傍晚了，外出執行出勤任務的小隊陸陸續續回到避難所，阮紀言剛走出地下實驗室，就看到有很多人往活動廣場走來，她猜就是外出執行任務的人回來了。

不知道陳曦和齊韻她們分到了哪個小隊，阮紀言原本往訓練場走的腳步一下改變了路線，慢慢往避難所門口走去。

避難所大門處還有很多外出回來的人在排隊，阮遠遠看着他們接受初步觀察，然後再次走進帳篷裏面檢查身上是否有傷口。

In front of her, there was a couple who were reunited after being examined from both sides. The girl's eyes were red, as if they had been crying.

I could only hear her complaining: "These few inspections are so strict. I was scared to death when the captain on duty pointed a gun at me."

Her boyfriend comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. They are just doing routine work. They were punished because a mutant got into the shelter before. They are doing this for the safety of the shelter."

"That mutant is so annoying because he alone brought disaster to the entire shelter."

"Stop talking, stop talking. I'll take you to dinner, and then we'll go to the activity square to watch a movie." The boy pulled the girl away, and Ruan Jiyan took two steps back to make way for them.

She stood there and looked for a long time, until it was dark, but she didn't see a familiar figure.

Ruan Jiyan walked to the activity square, but felt she had no appetite so she did not go to the cafeteria to eat. She ended up going to the training ground.

The temperature at night is much lower than that during the day, so now is the perfect time to go to the training ground for training.

This time she went out to shoot for about an hour and then returned to the dormitory. Ruan Jiyan returned to the dormitory, closed the curtains, locked the door, and opened the system space.

When they left, they probably moved all the stuff out of her house. Now when you open the system, you can see the number of items in the space displayed on the electronic panel.

All the crops planted before have matured. The time for crops to mature in the space is about half of the normal time, but except for the role in ripening, the rest of the time is scheduled.

Ruan Jiyan would like to call it a system bug. It shortens the time for crops to mature by half, and the shelf life of mature crops and other things put in seems to be frozen. They remain the same as when they were put in.

She collected the ripe crops, sorted them and put them away, then took out the simple fitness equipment she had made earlier and started exercising in the dormitory.

Ruan Jiyan didn't know how long she had been soaking in the nutrient solution chamber in the laboratory. She no longer had that much strength and her original muscles had become a little soft. She didn't like herself now because she was so weak.

Before she finds an opportunity to leave here, she wants to rebuild all her muscles.