Chapter 73
Lou Tiannan established his own base in the Border Building in East District 5, and hid the military supplies left to him by his father in the underground warehouse of the Border Building in East District 5.
There aren't too many zombies near the East Fifth District because of the dual management of Aurora and the Federation. The Border Building itself has a purification system, and Zhu Liang's wood-based abilities also help a lot. The absorption and purification of the green leaf vines can effectively cover up the remaining breath of those psychics.
Lou Tiannan used the communicator given to him by Wu Zeyue to contact dozens of people with special abilities hiding nearby.
When everyone met in the Border Building, they found that there were many familiar faces. Most of them had met several times in the Security Bureau before the end of the world.
When they saw that Elena was also in Lou Tiannan's team, several federal psychics were first surprised and confused, and then suddenly realized.
Someone clapped their hands and said, "Ah, Elena! So those people saying you betrayed the Federation was actually part of the plan!"
Elena smiled and nodded in response: "Yes."
"You are indeed a resourceful judge!"
Bai Chuan, who heard the conversation from the side, whispered to Tang Mary: "Why is this guy becoming shameless?"
Tang Mali patted Bai Chuan and said solemnly, "This is called putting the overall situation first!"
Instead of asking Elena to explain that she left the Federation for some reason or other reasons, it is better to just go with the flow and avoid complications, because their temporary goals are the same.
They need to establish basic trust as soon as possible so that they can work together better in subsequent operations.
Most of the people with special abilities in the federal army are military veterans, and they are very straightforward and frank. They sit in groups of three or four and chat about any topic. Even if they are not familiar with each other, they will quickly become familiar with each other.
Not to mention Baichuan and Tang Mary, who are businessmen themselves and are very familiar with these situations.
The surprise and confusion of those psychics when they saw Lin Bai and Xiya were also explained naturally by Tang Mary.
"They are the family members of researchers at the 621 Research Institute."
"Very skilled."
"I came all the way from West Seventh District with my kids."
"To avenge my partner..."
In just a few sentences, everyone had a basic understanding of the ordinary-looking Lin Bai, a capable and loyal female Beta, and they all liked her even more.
Among the group of psychics, Alphas and Betas account for a high proportion, with only two Omegas, Wen Xiaxia and Baichuan. However, the other Alphas have also put on pheromone isolation stickers, which is a courtesy and respect.
Most of the families of these people with special abilities perished in the apocalypse. Initially, they were hesitant to discuss the research institute, fearing it would cause Lin Bai grief. However, they discovered that Lin Bai was quite open-minded and openly discussed her partner. She frankly said, "My partner wouldn't want me to feel sad when I mention her. She definitely wants me to be happy."
Then they learned that Lin Bai's partner was a very good researcher, gentle, funny, optimistic and open-minded, and had many skills. Lin Bai herself said that her skills and techniques were taught by her partner. Influenced by Lin Bai, others also gradually talked about their deceased relatives calmly, and occasionally told a few funny stories, which made everyone laugh. It seemed that their relatives had not left, but were waiting for their safe return in the safe zone.
The atmosphere was very good. Lou Tiannan looked at Lin Bai, who was chatting about his partner in the crowd. He felt confused and his gray eyes were filled with depression. He turned and went to the underground training ground.
Lin Bai was the first to notice that Lou Tiannan had left because the temperature in the flat had dropped.
Other people who are not sensitive to temperature may not notice it so easily, but the consecutive windy and snowy days have put Lin Bai's energy reserves at a dangerous level again, and Lin Bai's perception of low temperatures is extremely keen.
It's not just the influence of the wind and snow, there's also the influence from Aurora. They seem to be getting anxious, and the energy loss from Lin Bai is also accelerating.
Moreover, these days, Lou Tiannan's control over his own supernatural particles seems to have strengthened. Originally, anyone within a one-meter radius of him could feel the high temperature on his body, but in recent days, Lin Bai clearly felt that the temperature within a one-meter radius of Lou Tiannan was basically the same as normal temperature.
At this critical moment, Lin Bai couldn't let herself make any mistakes. She quietly quit the chat and went to look for Lou Tiannan.
Underground training ground.
Lou Tiannan was doing push-ups on the parallel bars wearing a tight vest.
This is one of the common items in military physical training, used to build arm strength.
Few people can do it as spectacularly as Lou Tiannan. Lou Tiannan has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, with his head upright and his chest held high. Every time he raises his arms, his pectoral and triceps muscles will tighten and bulge. As his body descends, the muscles will gradually relax. The bulging and relaxing process of each part of the muscles in the shoulders, chest, and dorsi will form beautiful and smooth muscle lines.
He seemed to be worried. He did more than a hundred reps on the parallel bars with his arms without stopping. Sweat slid down his sharp jawbone to the protruding blue veins on his neck, leaving winding wet marks and soaking the black vest on his body.
Lin Bai could feel the restless energy particles on his body as he stood at the entrance of the training ground.
She sniffed the air and seemed to smell the scent of green orange, which was the scent of Lou Tiannan's pheromones. She took a look from a distance and saw that the pheromone isolation patch on the back of Lou Tiannan's neck had slipped slightly because it was wet with sweat. Lin Bai frowned slightly. She really didn't like the smell of green orange, but then she thought, is Lou Tiannan's susceptible period in these few days?
That would explain the agitation of the energy particles in his body and the unhappy expression on his face at the moment.
In the few days before and after the susceptible period, Alpha's mood will fluctuate greatly. This is a good time for Lin Bai to replenish her energy. She has to find a way to stay closer to Lou Tiannan during these days.
“Who’s there?!”
Just as Lin Bai was thinking, Lou Tiannan noticed the presence at the entrance of the training ground. He jumped off the parallel bars and went to see who was coming. When he saw it was Lin Bai, Lou Tiannan paused, "Why are you here?"
Lin Bai said casually, "Come and watch Captain Lou train. Captain Lou is really strict with himself."
"Combat needs," Lou Tiannan said without emotion, then took the towel from the parallel bars and silently wiped the sweat from his head and neck. He felt that the isolation patch on the back of his neck had shifted, and after reattaching it, he prepared to leave the underground training ground. As they passed by, Lou Tiannan's wrist was grabbed by Lin Bai, who called out in confusion, "Captain Lou, why do you look unhappy these past two days?"
Lou Tiannan stopped and lowered his eyes to look at Lin Bai holding his wrist. He moved his eyes upwards and turned sideways to stand face to face with Lin Bai. He was half a head taller than Lin Bai, and Lin Bai was only as tall as his chin. From his current angle and distance, he could see Lin Bai's face clearly.
She still had light makeup on her face. Her eyebrows were beautifully shaped thanks to the eyebrow pencil. The light brown eyeshadow just deepened her eye sockets. Her lips were red with lipstick.
Very beautiful.
Lou Tiannan restrained himself and withdrew his gaze, whispering, "I'm not unhappy."
Lin Baitou tilted her head slightly to the side with a puzzled expression. From the facial expressions and body movements of Lou Tiannan that she had seen, as well as the little she knew about him, Lou Tiannan had always been angry, but now he said he was not unhappy.
Are all men so duplicious?
However, Lin Bai didn't intend to care why Lou Tiannan was unhappy or what he was angry about. It had nothing to do with her.
It was rare that no one else was here, and the energy particles on Lou Tiannan's body made her feel very comfortable. She wanted to delay Lou Tiannan for a while longer, so she quickly thought of another thing: "When Captain Lou went to the Federal Security Zone two days ago, he told me before leaving that he had something to tell me when he came back. What was it?"
When Lou Tiannan heard Lin Bai mention this, his Adam's apple rolled. What could he say? What could he say... After seeing Lin Bai talk openly about her partner with those psychics, introducing her partner with an expression of nostalgia and pride, what else could he say?!
Everyone, including him, knew that she loved her partner so much, what was he to say?!
"Hmm?" Lin Bai saw that the expression on Lou Tiannan's face became strange, resentful and a little depressed, aggrieved and a little angry, and also a bit of restraint and forbearance... Tsk, men are really complicated.
But it's good. Lou Tiannan's emotions are unstable and his energy particles are becoming more and more agitated. Lin Bai is very satisfied.
She said to him slowly and nonchalantly, "Captain Lou, we are all comrades. There's no need to hide anything. My partner once said that the most important thing between comrades is trust... She also said that comrades are the closest. After all, everyone—"
He watched Lin Bai's mouth opening and closing, pheromones and energy particles running rampant in his blood. He felt a severe headache and was extremely irritated. Seeing Lin Bai keep talking about his partner, he finally couldn't help but blurt out his despicable thoughts: "Is your partner that important to you?!"
Lou Tiannan regretted what he said the moment he said it. His mind suddenly became clear. He knew that what he said was not thought-provoking and extremely impolite and disrespectful to Lin Bai and her partner. He immediately apologized in a hoarse voice: "Sorry, I lost my mind for a moment." After that, he clenched the towel in his hand and turned to leave quickly.
But his wrist was grabbed again. Lin Bai was very strong. His slender fingers were gripping his wrist, and his fingertips were slightly sunken into his skin.
This time, Lou Tiannan lowered his eyes and did not look at Lin Bai again.
But--
Bang!
With a slight sound, he was pushed against the wall by Lin Bai, his back against the wall. Lin Bai's face came close to him, with a hint of confusion and curiosity in his eyes.
Lou Tiannan tried to avoid her gaze uncomfortably, but the next moment, the soft touch of the corner of her lips made his gray eyes suddenly widen, and his heart beat like a drum.
After Lin Bai kissed her, she felt particularly clearly that the energy particles in Lou Tiannan's body were rioting more violently, and the rioting high-temperature energy poured into Lin Bai's energy storage battery like a waterfall.
Lin Bai put his ear to Lou Tiannan's chest. In fact, he didn't even need to be too close. The sound of his heart beating rapidly entered Lin Bai's ear. Lin Bai looked up at him and said hesitantly: "Your reaction is... you like me?"
As if something in his heart had been exposed, Lou Tiannan's breathing became irregular for a few breaths, his heart almost jumping out of his chest, and his fingers trembling as he clenched the towel. He had many solutions, either deny it, or immediately push Lin Bai away and leave, or jokingly ask Lin Bai if he was joking, or even casually say that Lin Bai was overthinking...
but--
Lou Tiannan's Adam's apple slid, and he uttered a single syllable from his throat: "Hmm."
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