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Ruan Jiyan carried boxes of food and put them into the car. She kept her head down as she walked along, so as not to let more people see the changes in her eyes.
This thing will be discovered sooner or later, we'll talk about it then.
The sky is no longer as dark as before. The whole sky has turned gray. Although there is no sun, the temperature has risen a lot.
After several people moved all the things into the car, they huddled in the car.
"Phew, the wind is quite cold." The man in the driver's seat blew a breath and rubbed his hands.
"Be content, it's much better than yesterday." The man in the passenger seat patted the car, and then the car broadcast sounded: "It's 2:00 p.m. Guangchen time now, the current temperature: 10 degrees, yesterday's temperature: 5 degrees."
In less than a day, the sky began to change noticeably and the temperature suddenly rose by five degrees. Ruan Jiyan was sitting in the back seat listening to the conversation between the two and had a bad feeling.
There was more than a month of rain without warning, followed by continuous darkness, and then another change without warning. This trend made it feel like a greater disaster was waiting for people.
When they returned, they did not take the main road, but took a more remote path instead, and did not encounter any zombies along the way.
"Hey, you said that these zombies haven't been seen in groups for a long time, and they suddenly appeared and were observed to be mutated. Did something happen to them hiding somewhere?"
"I don't know, but I feel like something big is going to happen. The zombies have suddenly become orderly. There must be something behind the scenes directing them."
The two men were making bold guesses, while the rest of the people were listening to them from behind.
"It's hard to say. Maybe it was some kind of radiation that caused the sudden change. Team White has already kidnapped one. We'll know the reason when Dr. El finishes his research."
“…”
The car drove all the way to the entrance of the shelter, and then all the team members got out and waited for inspection.
The car was taken away first for inspection, disinfection and material transportation.
All the team members lined up at the entrance of the shelter, waiting to be checked one by one.
As soon as their team's car was driven away, another team followed closely behind to collect supplies.
A short-haired woman wearing camouflage and a hat, with a slightly sturdy figure, approached Captain Bai and expressed her relationship with him: "I heard that the team you led encountered a group of mutant zombies when they went to the supermarket in the city center?"
"Yes, we fought a fierce battle." The White Team answered her question.
The short-haired woman patted her shoulder and said, "Is everything ok?"
"No, the team members were a little scared, but there was no bleeding, and there may not be any infection."
"That's good. You've worked hard."
"Have you caught the mutated zombies? I'd like to see what these monsters look like after they've mutated." The woman was a little curious.
"Of course, Dr. Al has always requested that if there is a chance, we must bring him a live one while ensuring the safety of everyone." Bai Mei said with some pride.
“You guys are awesome!”
Ruan Jiyan stood in the back and coldly watched them comforting and praising each other, and then suddenly a voice came to his ear: "What are you looking at?"
Ruan Jiyan turned his head and kept a distance, and suddenly the man who was sitting in the car as the passenger seat was standing next to him.
She didn't know the man very well and didn't even know his name, so she just shook her head and didn't answer his question.
The man followed her line of sight and saw the two female captains talking in front. He then looked at Ruan Jiyan's cold face, thinking that Ruan Jiyan was jealous of the two female captains.
"Captain Baimei is very powerful. Most of the soldiers in the shelter are men. When the shelter was first restarted, everyone decided to let the men go out on missions, and the women would just do odd jobs in the shelter. But Ms. Baimei was the first to stand up and object. At that time, she was a private in her second year of active service, and she was the first to express her dissatisfaction in front of a group of senior scientific research personnel and higher-level officers."
"After she took the lead, many women stood up to oppose it. Dr. El also felt that this was too unfair and hoped to re-establish the rules. Later, the shelter re-established the rules that all personnel in the shelter have the right to choose how to contribute to the shelter. Both men and women have the right and obligation to receive training. Everyone in the shelter should help each other, support and tolerate each other, walk through the darkness together, and work hard to build a better home for mankind."
The man recited the shelter rules as he spoke, his eyes full of determination.
His voice became more and more emotional as he spoke, and Ruan Jiyan realized that he was calling Captain Baimei "Ms.," while he was saying these things. He also called other women who later stood up to object to the potential imbalance in attitudes toward gender equality "Ms.."
There is a type of people who do not distinguish between men and women or between noble and humble. Their attitude towards anyone is completely based on their own heart. For them, the title of Madam is not something they can say casually. They will call someone Madam with a certain respect and admiration.
It seems that this man has great respect and admiration for Captain Baimei, not because of anything else, but because of Captain Baimei's bravery and tenacity.
"Since then, Ms. White Rose has been training hard every day, and she is not inferior to other men in every physical fitness evaluation. She is also very grateful to and admires Dr. El, so Ms. White Rose usually tries her best to complete some of Dr. El's requests. For example, the mutant zombie captured during this mission."
Ruan Jiyan listened to him quietly, feeling deeply moved.
I never expected that such an open and free refuge was once a cage full of shackles and shackles, filled with confrontation and soft discrimination.
"She is indeed worthy of respect." Ruan Ji said.
"Of course!"
The team continued to move forward. There were several sheds beside the city wall. Soldiers on guard stood there with guns in their arms, waiting for the team members to be inspected to walk into the green sheds one by one.
A little further ahead, boys and girls will be separated. The examination will not only look at the team members' superficial condition, but also carefully check their bodies for injuries and possible infections.
The man waved to her and walked forward, but Ruan Jiyan took one small step at a time.
When they reached the shed, a female soldier led her inside, closed the shed, and said softly, "Take off your clothes, and let me check if you have any injuries."
"Okay." Ruan Jiyan obediently took off his coat, untied the cloth strips around his neck and arms, and then took off his clothes, leaving only a white vest.
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."
Then Ruan Jiyan lifted up his trouser legs, exposing his legs, and untied the cloth strips tied around his feet.
The female soldier saw her wrapped in three layers of cloth inside and outside like a rice dumpling and found it a little funny: "Why do you wrap so many strips of cloth around your body?"
"To prevent being bitten by zombies." Ruan Jiyan replied coldly.
…
"Okay, you can go in." The female soldier said to her with a smile.
Ruan Jiyan grabbed a handful of cloth strips, put on his coat, and thanked her.
"etc."
Ruan Jiyan's heart suddenly perked up again. Did she observe something?
"Remember to put a hot towel on your face when you go back. Don't get too emotional in the next few days and try not to cry." The female soldier pointed to her eyes to signal her.
"Okay, thanks for the reminder." This time, Ruan Jiyan walked out without looking back and entered the shelter.
Qi Yun came in behind her, and the two of them walked together to the grocery store downstairs of the dormitory.
They met many strangers on the road. Some people greeted them and they responded politely.
The grocery store owner saw the two people from a distance and called out to them, "You're back!"
Then he walked over, grabbed Ruan Jiyan's shoulder and was about to take the two of them into the store.
Chen Xi was sitting at the cashier's counter holding Xiao Mingye. When she saw the two people coming in, she stood up quickly, "Sister Ruan, Sister Qi Yun, you are finally back!"
Ruan Jiyan rubbed the kitten's head and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen at the shelter?"
"No, the boss said he would cook you a delicious meal as a reward when you come back."
"This is your first official mission outside. You must be very tired after being outside for a whole day. I will cook you a delicious meal!" The boss also laughed.
Qi Yun: "Okay, thank you, boss!"
A car drove into the edge of the activity square near the shelter gate. Ruan Jiyan looked closely and felt that the car was somewhat familiar.
Two people got out of the car. They were Captain Bai Mei and the male captain who led them on the mission. The two of them said something to each other, then walked around to the back of the car and opened the trunk.
Ruan Jiyan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the trunk, expecting the two men to take something out of it.
It was obvious that both of them were struggling. Then Captain Bai Mei took out a tube of green injection from her pocket, bent down, and almost put half of her body into the trunk.
After a while, she stood up and clapped her hands. The male captain dragged hard and the things in the trunk were dragged to the ground.
It looked like the mutant zombie they caught in the supermarket. There was a bag on its head and a thick rope tied tightly around its mouth. Its two bloody paws were tied tightly, as were its legs, once at the ankles and once at the knees.
The zombie did not move after being dragged to the ground. Ruan Jiyan thought it was probably the effect of the green injection.
Ruan Jiyan saw that the two of them were struggling and hesitated whether to go up and help.
The two captains can seek help from their teammates, or they can leave it to other people to handle. Or if Dr. El's assistant needs to hand over a sample, he can come out and help them take the zombie to the laboratory for research.
But Ruan Jiyan looked around and didn't see anyone coming forward to help for a long time.
她又收回了腳步，這種情況就不是沒有人想要上前幫忙，而是其他人不能幫忙。
為什麽呢？
阮紀言想起來，之前在避難所生活手冊裏有提到過避難所科學研究室，也聽其他的說到過，那個男人提到的埃爾博士就是一個科研博士。
但是她來到避難所那麽久，加上第一次進來有人帶着她把避難所全部都參觀了一遍也沒有看到過什麽科學研究室。
或許其他人幫不了他們也和這件事有關系，科學研究室雖然經常被人提到，但是是存在于避難所的一個隐藏位置，除了一些軍方的人之外，一律不對外開放。
正因為如此，所以有關科研室的東西一律都是他們自己動手。
喪屍被兩個人慢慢擡着穿過了活動廣場，然後走進了教堂。
阮紀言看着在教堂門口消失的兩個身影，抿了抿嘴唇：一定要找個機會去看看那個科學研究室。
……
回到避難所，幾個人就在老板家裏準備着晚上要做的晚餐食材。
方明跟着另一個小隊去了市二環的居民生活區，去尋找其餘的幸存者，回來的時候他們已經把菜都洗好了。
陳曦抱着小貓，坐在店門前，看到方明從活動廣場門口進來，一下子就跑過去：“明哥，你總算回來了。老板說今天晚上做大餐犒勞大家。”
方明有些疲憊，原本無神的眼睛看到向他跑來的陳曦，又扯開嘴角笑了笑。
“真的嗎，那得去謝謝老板呢。你怎麽坐在門口呢，你阮姐她們在哪？”
“在裏面洗菜呢，我在門口看着你回來。”陳曦舉了舉懷裏的小貓，嘻嘻笑道。
方明回到宿舍把東西放下，然後洗了把臉又下樓來到雜貨店。
屋內在煮着銅鍋，被煮的滾熱的湯咕嚕咕嚕冒着熱氣，紅油和辣椒翻湧着。桌子上擺着一碟碟生肉片、速食面、速凍食品和一些綠油油的蔬菜。
他進門就看到桌子上的銅鍋咕嚕咕嚕冒氣，哇了一聲：“今晚吃那麽豐盛呢!”
“當然。”阮紀言從店後面走出來笑着說道。
走近方明，她拉了拉他的袖子，臉上的笑容消失，瞬間變得冰冷了許多。
兩個人走到門口，悄聲說着：“我們今天遇到了一群變異喪屍，白玫隊長帶回來了一只活的，應該是送到了研究室。”
“你知道研究室在哪了？”
“不，我們沒有參與運送實驗體。”阮紀言指了指對面活動廣場邊緣靠近避難所大門的地方接着說：“白玫隊長和另一個男隊長在那，兩個人把那只變異喪屍帶進了教堂。”
“所以，你懷疑避難所的科學研究室在教堂下面？”
“……”阮紀言看着方明沒有回答，但是他猜到了阮紀言的意思。
避難所浮于表面的建築都是很簡單常見的東西，有關科研和軍方的消息也一定不會在這些地方裏面。
一般人一定不會在乎這些東西，但是阮紀言是二般人，她對待這些東西很上心。
這個世界很奇怪，她一直把這個世界當做游戲，每一個有關世界發展的線索她都想要了解，多得到一點線索說不定能夠更快的通關副本。
而方明則是對這些東西一直很感興趣，他們都不是什麽單純的人，不在乎什麽道德限制。
“找個機會接觸一下，看看有沒有可能進去看一看。”方明沉思兩秒道。
阮紀言搖搖頭：“再說吧，感覺不太有可能會接觸到。”
但是她不會放棄尋找這個機會，科學研究室裏一定也有很多好東西。
天色還沒完全暗下來，幾人就已經端着碗上了桌，開始涮肉。
陳曦一直在給阮紀言夾肉，老板也在給她夾菜，沒吃幾口，阮紀言的碗裏就已經堆成了小山。
“阮姐今天辛苦了。”給阮紀言夾完肉片又給齊韻也夾了一塊，“齊韻姐也辛苦了！”
“謝謝。”齊韻笑着接過。
方明看不下去喊了停：“得了得了，你阮姐的碗裏都放不下了，還夾。”
“那又怎麽樣，阮姐今天差點受傷了，多吃點補一補不行嗎？”
陳曦一下子就發現了阮紀言的眼睛發生了變化，剛看到她通紅的左眼，眼淚差點就砸在了地上。
拉着阮紀言就要去看醫生，好不容易通過檢查才進來的，她可不想再被觀察一次，能混第一次不一定能逃過第二次。
最後阮紀言順着她的意思，說自己頭暈可能需要休息一下，陳曦才沒有再纏着要帶她去醫院。
吃完飯，陳曦搶着要留下來把碗刷了再回去，阮紀言和齊韻被推出了門。
“你們快回去休息吧，我刷完碗馬上回去！”陳曦把兩人推了出去，笑嘻嘻的關上門。
阮紀言拗不過她，走出門，兩人往活動廣場中央走去。
活動廣場一到下午人就變得很多，外出執行任務的小隊大多都回來了，都在廣場上活動。
每到晚上七點半，廣場的大屏幕上還會播放電影，阮紀言去看過兩次，無非都是人類與各種災難對抗的片子。
每到結尾都會出現振奮人心的場面，人類戰勝了困難，一些人雖然在鬥争過程中死亡，但是人類整體得到了生命延續。
避難所裏的衆人也如電影裏的那些人一樣，對未來抱有很大的希望。
看多了，阮紀言也收到了那樣的情緒感染，每次電影放完後屏幕上都會出現一句話：願人類有美好的光明的未來。
這次，電影結束，片尾突然切換，出現了那個熟悉的光屏。
阮紀言喃喃自語：“願人類都有美好的未來。”
……
第二天，阮紀言睡到了十一點多才起床。
他們外出執行任務也不是每天都去的，避難所裏的人很多，被分成了不同的小隊。
每個小隊都有安排的外出執行任務時間和休息時間，因為小隊很多，輪流出勤也能夠輪好幾天，阮紀言他們是執行任務一天可以休息三天。
她起床洗漱完，到床頭櫃上拿了一根小皮筋把頭發盤成丸子紮緊，穿上日常服去了訓練場。
訓練場上很多人，有其他小隊隊員，也有軍隊的人。
訓練場上有專門用來訓練的槍.械，手.槍、鳥.槍、步.槍各種類型的都有……一把。
因為都是專業的槍.械，所以沒有很多用來訓練，畢竟人手數量也不夠。
更多的是弓箭，和沙袋之類的。
阮紀言走過去看了看，發現武器箱裏沒有多餘的槍，都在其他人手裏，她拿起一把弓背上一桶箭站到訓練場地。
一開始射擊距離她最近的靶子，然後逐漸變遠，一箭一箭射出去，全部命中靶子。
直到把箭筒裏的最後一支箭射出去，那箭嗖的一下正中靶心。然後她收起弓身，走上前把射出去的箭一支一支撿回來。走到武器箱放下弓箭擡頭就看到了白玫隊長。
“阮紀言，你也在這裏？”白玫隊長先是一愣，然後笑着和她打招呼。
“是的，剛起床不久，想着過來練練手。”
白玫隊長看了看她剛才放下去的弓箭，然後又看了她一眼：“要比一比嗎？”
阮紀言剛想說：都知道您是避難所數一數二的神槍手，這不是自找沒趣。
随後轉念一想，這人人都知道的事實白玫隊長不會沒有自知之明。看她也不是喜歡随處炫耀自己的人，那對她發出這個邀請一定是有其他的原因。
猶豫了兩秒，阮紀言答應下來。
兩個人分別拿起一把弓箭和一只箭筒走到訓練場兩邊，阮紀言活動了一下肩膀，剛才射完那十二支箭她費了很大的力，現在肩膀和手臂還微微發抖。
“不用緊張，單純的游戲一下而已。”白玫隊長面帶笑意地看着她說道。
“好。”阮紀言拿起一支箭，上弦拉弓。
肌肉在微微顫抖，她也有些不自信，不是對于這場不正式的比賽的輸贏，是對白玫隊長找她的原因不自信。
看剛才的樣子，她不像是來到訓練場突然和她遇上，更像是專門來找她的。
嗖——
箭矢頂在了靶子上，箭杆抖了一下發出铮铮的聲音。
八環，不行。
白玫隊長只是提出一場娛樂性的比賽邀請，阮紀言卻當了真，想要拼命贏下這場比賽。
就像白玫還沒說明自己來找她的目的，阮紀言就已經在瘋狂的思考着借口。
白玫隊長不緊不慢射出一個十環，連續兩次。
阮紀言手心出了一層薄汗，她吞了吞口水，定睛看着遠處的靶子，拉弓上弦，開弓射箭。
一下子，命中十環，她稍微松了口氣。
連續幾次，她除了一開始的兩次八環，一次十環，其餘的都是九環。
不知道白玫隊長刻意放水還是其他，後面的幾支箭都只射中了八環。
阮紀言開弓射了最後一支箭，很意外的中了靶心，她收回弓的時候，白玫隊長已經走到了她的身邊。
“很厲害，看來你果然很有天賦。”白玫隊長一副意料之中的表情，讓阮紀言有些發懵。
"Is there anything else you want to talk to me about?" Ruan Jiyan asked directly without any more polite words.
Captain Bai Mei turned around and looked at her, then smiled: "Don't worry, I see that the injuries you suffered in the supermarket yesterday are still very serious. I will take you to see the injuries first, and then I will talk to you in detail."
Her eyes.
Ruan Jiyan wanted to refuse, but he didn't say it. Captain Baimei was so smart that she couldn't have not had doubts. The more she tried to hide it, the more obvious it became.
"Okay, thank you, Captain." Ruan Jiyan nodded, put down his bow and arrow, followed her out of the training ground and went to the infirmary.
Along the way, Ruan Jiyan was thinking about how to explain, but when she got there, there was no chance for her to show her ability.
"Captain Baimei, you're here." The doctor in a white coat sitting on the stool nodded to Captain Baimei.
"This is the team member I was talking about, his name is Ruan Jiyan." She introduced Ruan Jiyan to the doctor.
Then he turned around and introduced the doctor to Ruan Jiyan: "This is a military doctor in our army and a student of Dr. El."
Her introduction was very strange, with some clues that seemed to be completely useless.
After the introduction, Captain Bai Mei walked out of the infirmary, leaving only Ruan Jiyan and the female doctor in the entire space.
"Don't be so nervous, relax a little, let's chat first." The doctor put away his pen and put his hands together on the table.
Ruan Jiyan sat upright. She intuitively sensed from the doctor's sitting posture that she didn't just want to talk to her.
"Your name is Ruan Jiyan, a nice name."
"Thank you. I think so too."
"Did you come here just last month?"
"yes."
"I heard that you were injured during your first mission. Where were you injured? Did you feel any discomfort after the injury?"
"Yes, it hurt... my head. After my head hit the ground, I felt dizzy for a long time, my ears were ringing and my eyes were dizzy. Then... my eyes became like this."
"I'm very sorry for what happened to you. Of course, I'm also glad that you feel well now and don't have any major sequelae." The doctor looked at her apologetically.
Ruan Jiyan did not show any emotion in her attitude towards her apology. Since she returned to the shelter yesterday, many people have apologized to her many times for her head injury. She has become numb to these apologies.
All of a sudden she became a "celebrity" in the shelter, and those who didn't know her thought she had risked her life to save everyone.
“…”
"Okay, I want to see your eyes now, can I?" The doctor asked, and his hand had already taken out a portable light from the pocket of his white coat.
"……Of course."
The strong white light shone directly into her left eye. The doctor's gloved hand was still a little cold, and she couldn't help but want to blink.
"Relax..." the doctor comforted her.
Her eyes became even more blood red. At first, only the part covered by the eyelids began to show red bloodshot, and then it gradually spread to the rest of the white of the eye. Now, only the light brown part of the pupil was left, and the rest was all red as if it was dripping blood.
"Does it hurt?" the doctor asked while gently pulling her eyelids.
"I don't feel anything." Ruan Jiyan answered truthfully.
The redness of these eyes is so strange. It is different from the normal red pupils caused by congestion due to stimulation of injured muscle nerves. This one looks more like it has always been like this.
After looking for a long time, Ruan Jiyan could no longer bear it anymore. Tears welled up in her eyes due to dryness. Only then did the doctor let go of his hand that was holding her eyelids.
"Okay, the basic examination is over. Now please come with me to the operating table in the back and lie down for a while. We will do a more in-depth examination." The doctor turned off the flashlight and stood up.
Ruan Jiyan followed behind, looking around.
Finally, she lay on the cold CT bed. The doctor handed her a glass of water and said, "Drink a glass of water first, and then continue the examination. The examination may take a long time, so please be patient. But you can rest assured that you will not be injured again."
Ruan Jiyan didn't say anything, just drank the water in his hand and then lay down on the CT bed.
The CT machine blocked most of the bright light. Ruan Jiyan's consciousness began to blur as he listened to the sound of the machine operating, and he gradually lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she was sleeping in a translucent glass dome, completely naked. After she regained consciousness, she found that she was wearing an oxygen mask and sleeping in a glass dome filled with nutrient solution, with a lot of blue and green threads tangled around her body.
Where is this place and what happened after she fell asleep?
Why would she sleep naked in this cold glass cover? What is the relationship between that doctor and Captain Baimei? What is their purpose?
Countless questions suddenly popped up in Ruan Jiyan's mind, but unfortunately no one could answer them for her.
Through the glass cover filled with nutrient solution, Ruan Jiyan seemed to hear someone calling Captain Bai Mei's name, as well as faint, chaotic footsteps and the sound of metal equipment colliding when being moved.
My head hurts a bit...
"Dr. El, Ms. Baimei, she's awake." A female voice sounded, and Ruan Jiyan heard her calling two very familiar names.
Outside the glass cover, a foreigner wearing a white coat and with a slight beard and Captain Baimei were staring at her. She couldn't see the expressions on their faces, but Ruan Jiyan only knew that she might have become their experimental subject.
The girl who looked like an assistant called the man Dr. Al.
It's really abominable. Originally, Ruan Jiyan had a very good impression of Captain Baimei. After what that man said, she even began to admire Captain Baimei.
As a result, she didn't expect that these people were so cunning and played so many tricks on her.
Her eyes, which were originally slightly open, suddenly widened, and she stared straight at the blurry figure of Captain Bai Mei through the glass cover and nutrient solution.
Captain Baimei and Dr. El were both stunned for a moment. They didn't expect her to wake up so quickly.
The special sleeping pills in that glass of water could make an energetic adult man sleep for more than five hours, but this woman became so awake after just two hours.
"Maybe she is not an ordinary person at all." Captain Bai Mei said to Ruan Jiyan in the nutrient solution warehouse while looking at each other.
"She is indeed not an ordinary person, as she has been infected by zombies for more than 20 hours without mutating." Dr. El wrote something on his notes.
"Ordinary person, zombie infection, mutation?" It seems that they already knew that she was infected by zombies.
As early as the time when she faced the mutated zombie in the supermarket, after the male captain opened fire, several people watched the spurting blood fall on Ruan Jiyan, drop by drop, and then Ruan Jiyan's somewhat panicked behavior and his left eye suddenly turned red.
Everyone was on guard against her, waiting for the moment when she turned into a zombie, and then shot her without hesitation.
But she exceeded everyone's expectations. She did not show any signs of abnormality during that period of time, so Captain White Rose reported the incident to the shelter and asked all those who knew about it to keep it confidential, including the soldiers who checked her at the entrance of the shelter.
There may still be some people who don’t understand, but they are definitely a minority.
It seemed that she tried her best to hide it, but these people already knew everything and chose to play dumb and watch her, such an idiot, act.
She thought she had performed flawlessly, but it was all exposed because of others.
Ruan Jiyan pulled the corner of his mouth with difficulty, revealing a weird smile.
It had been a long time since she had felt so deeply deceived, and it had been a long time since she had felt so stupid. Very good, she remembered every one of them who participated in or indirectly participated in this deception, and every one who accompanied her in acting foolishly, and she would not let any of them go.
Ruan Jiyan opened his mouth and said silently: "Just wait and see."