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"Looking for my partner." Lin Bai smiled at him and said, "But you can see that it's really hard for me to travel such a long distance with my child alone to find a partner..."
"Is that your child?" Lou Tiannan's tone was full of doubt.
"Of course." Lin Bai replied affirmatively.
"How old is she? When is her birthday? What's her favorite color?" Lou Tiannan asked.
Lin Bai replied calmly, "Seven years old, birthday is May 23rd, likes blue."
Lou Tiannan stared at her, and took out a fingernail-sized intercom from somewhere between his fingers, "Go ask that kid."
A gentle voice of a strange girl came from inside: "Okay."
The girl was probably walking over, and the room fell silent for a moment.
Lou Tiannan observed Lin Bai's expression, but found that she looked calm and not nervous at all.
Soon, the girl's voice appeared on the intercom: "Xiya, you are here. My name is Wen Xiaxia, and I am the registrar here. Now I need to register. Tell me, how old are you this year?"
"Seven years old."
"Then when is your birthday?" Wen Xia Xia asked again.
Xiya seemed wary. Wen Xiaxia repeated that she was just registering and showed her the registration form. Only then did Xiya reply, "My birthday is May 23rd."
"Great, registration is complete, Xiya is great! I just found some flowers in the warehouse, and as a reward, you can pick one!"
When Lin Bai heard this, his fingertips moved and a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes. How cunning.
Wen Xiaxia's voice rang out from the other end of the intercom: "Xiya picked the yellow flowers."
Lou Tiannan looked at Lin Bai with sharp eyes, but Lin Bai did not show any surprise. It was normal for children's preferences to change frequently.
Xiya's voice came from the intercom: "Well... Mom, Mom likes it... I want to give it to Mom..."
Both of them paused in the isolation room. Wen Xia Xia smiled and praised Xi Ya for being so sensible, then said goodbye to her.
A few seconds later, Wen Xiaxia's voice resounded through the intercom. "She likes blue flowers and chose yellow ones. As for the reason..."
"Got it." Lou Tiannan hung up the intercom.
"Captain Lou, can you trust me a little more now?" Lin Bai asked.
Lou Tiannan asked, "Where is your partner?"
"Eastern District Military Defense Headquarters."
"The specific location."
Lin Bai pretended to hesitate and paused for two seconds before saying, "I need your identification."
Lou Tiannan took out a two-inch ID card made of special material from his trouser pocket and pushed it in front of her: "Lou Tiannan, Captain of the Third Team of the East First District Military Defense Department."
Lin Bai slowly picked up the card on the table, gently scratched the upper right corner of the card with his fingernail, pointed to the lower right corner of the card and said, "Can I press it here?"
Lou Tiannan had been observing Lin Bai verifying her ID card. Seeing her actions, he became more convinced that her partner was from the Military Defense Department. The Military Defense Department was divided into six regions, and each region's ID cards had different anti-counterfeiting verification methods, such as fingerprints, pupils, or DNA. The specific verification methods were only known to those within the organization.
He followed Lin Bai's instructions and pressed the spot he pointed. After pressing it, the three words "Lou Tiannan" appeared on the blank space of the card, along with his photo and a complex string of missing numeric codes.
Seeing this, he saw that Lin Bai seemed to be relieved, and after returning the card to him, he greeted him in a friendly manner: "Hello, Captain Lou."
"It's your turn." Lou Tiannan did not relax his vigilance against her.
"He's in Building 1, East District 1."
The 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute is also located in Building 1.
"Proof." Lou Tiannan said.
Lin Bai shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't have such a card to prove my identity."
Lou Tiannan's eyes suddenly sank.
"I can only tell you... the original blood vaccine." Lin Bai spoke the last four words very softly, but it was clear enough for Lou Tiannan to hear.
There was a sharp gleam in Lou Tiannan's eyes, his face was gloomy and unclear, but he still stared at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai looked at him calmly.
Silence stretched between the two.
Finally, Lou Tiannan nodded slightly: "I will take you to East District 1."
Lin Bai showed a perfectly surprised smile: "That's great."
True or false? Lou Tiannan sneered at her smile.
…
Lin Bai came out of the isolation room, shook hands, felt the long-lost warmth, and was very satisfied.
It was already late at night when she came out. Except for the guards, everyone else in the base had gone back to their rooms to sleep. Lin Bai saw Xiya holding a baby at the door of the room.
As if she had noticed something, Xiya looked up and saw Lin Bai. She walked up and handed the baked potato in her arms to Lin Bai, as well as a small yellow flower.
Lin Bai raised her hand and picked up the small yellow flower. She twirled the flower with her fingertips and looked at Xiya, who was still holding up her hand to hand her the roasted potato. She took the potato and easily divided it into two parts. She put one part in Xiya's hand and said, "Here."
Xiya then smiled and ate the roasted potatoes that Lin Bai gave her in small bites.
Lin Bai bit the soft and glutinous potato playfully, and looked at the corner of the corridor calmly out of the corner of his eye.
A tall and thin figure came from the corner. It was Zhu Liang.
He had changed out of the combat uniform he wore during the day and was wearing a T-shirt as a casual outfit. His facial features were regular and his facial contours were much softer than the one in the isolation room. However, his many years in the army made his every move very straight. It seemed that he had come to find Lin Bai on purpose.
"What's up?"
Zhu Liang stood one step away from her and handed her the baked potato in his pocket. "I heard you delivered food to the building team. This is your share."
"Thank you." Lin Bai didn't bother to be polite and took the baked potato from his hand.
Zhu Liang said to her, "I should be the one to say thank you. Thank you for that shot this afternoon."
"Be polite, it's all for yourself." Lin Bai said bluntly.
Zhu Liang was slightly taken aback. Lin Bai's personality was somewhat different from what he had imagined. Before Zhu Liang could say anything else, he received a message from Zhou Yu on the intercom: "Brother Liang, there's a meeting on the third floor."
"Got it." Zhu Liang put away the intercom, nodded slightly at Lin Bai, turned and left.
"Commander Zhu."
Zhu Liang stopped and turned his head, seeing the cufflinks in Lin Bai's hand. He raised his hand and looked at his sleeves, and found that the cufflinks had fallen off at some point.
"Is that what I just saw on the ground yours?" Lin Bai asked.
"Yes, thank you." Zhu Liang said as he took the cufflinks from Lin Bai's palm.
Zhu Liang gradually walked away, and Lin Bai slowly withdrew her gaze. She stuffed the potato in her hand into Xiya's arms and said, "Eat this too."
…
In the temporary meeting room, Zhou Yu was chatting with Lou Tiannan: "Captain Lou, you came out much earlier than usual this time. I thought you would not come out until the early morning."
"Why is it Lin Bai who brought the meal?"
"She's worried you'll starve yourself," Zhou Yu explained briefly, then couldn't help but praise him, "Captain Lou, you know what, this Lin Bai is quite enthusiastic! And his skills are amazing, too!"
Lou Tiannan did not comment on this, and Zhu Liang and other meeting members happened to come in.
Lou Tiannan stopped talking and began to discuss the next plan with them.
"Our temporary base is likely exposed. We will be ready to leave for the safe zone in five hours."
"Zhou Yu and Lu Jia will lead eight people to clean up the rear, Song Yan and Zhu Liang will lead six people to protect the survivors in the middle section, and the rest of you and I will lead the way..."
After hearing Lou Tiannan's arrangement, the others had no objection, but Zhou Yu was a little puzzled. In the past, he and Song Yan were the ones who led the cleanup, so why did Captain Lou let Song Yan go to the middle section now?
He was still wondering when he saw Lou Tiannan whisper something to Song Yan and then the meeting ended.
Even though Zhou Yu was curious, he didn't ask too many questions. He just followed the team's instructions and it was right!
…
In a house in West District 5, Taike, Changqi and others were reporting the situation to Qiu Tu.
"Uncle Tu, Lou Tiannan's superpowers are very strong, and his subordinates are no pushovers either. We were careless." Chang Qi whispered. They also knew that they had suffered a great loss this time. Not only did they fail to obtain a single level three crystal core, they also lost more than ten superpower users.
The sound of tables and chairs being kicked over came from the other end of the intercom. After a few seconds, a gloomy and hoarse voice sounded: "Keep your eyes on that side, don't make any moves."
"Were they to absorb the third-level crystal core in vain?! I can't swallow this!" Tek said in a rough voice. He pressed the bruise on his arm and thought of the woman who shot him during the day. His tone was full of unwillingness. This was the first time he had fallen since awakening his superpowers in the apocalypse!
Hearing that the person speaking was Tai Ke, Qiu Tu suppressed the anger in his tone a little: "It's not that easy. Have you forgotten the side effects of absorbing the crystal core? Lou Tiannan is a cautious person. They won't absorb the third-level crystal core so easily."
The huge energy in the zombie crystal core can indeed greatly enhance the superpowers of the psychic, but there is also a trace substance called zombie melanin remaining in the crystal core. Within seven days after absorbing the crystal core, the psychic's brain nerves are in danger of being attacked by zombie melanin at any time. The higher the level of the zombie crystal core, the more dangerous it is.
There was someone in the blood and bones who couldn't withstand the attack of melanin and became a crazy fool.
"Then why don't we take it back now?!" Tek asked straightforwardly.
Qiu Tu seemed to have other plans. He said, "Spread the news that they have a level three crystal core. Keep a close eye on their movements. I'll send Lisa over."
"yes."
…
The next day, at dawn, everyone in the federal army's temporary base was ready to go.
The survivors were a little excited. They knew that the federal army would take them to a safe zone. As long as they entered the safe zone, they would not have to live in fear every day.
They adopted a 2:1:2 formation, with a total of five vehicles, used to carry supplies, weapons and survivors.
There were forty-eight survivors, all of whom boarded the modified transport vehicles. Twenty-two members of the federal army, led by Lou Tiannan, were scattered in five vehicles.
Lin Bai sat in the back of the transport truck and observed how they got on board. It was similar to the deployment she had heard last night.
She glanced at each piece of supplies, wondering where they would store the zombie cores.
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd in front of the right. Lin Bai looked from a distance and saw a petite woman with short hair wearing a mask through the crowd. Even though only half of her face was exposed, it was obvious that she was pretty. She got on the black pickup truck from yesterday under Zhu Liang's escort.
"That sister's name is Wen Xia Xia." Xi Ya whispered beside her, "She's an Omega with water-based abilities."
Lin Bai's eyes flashed with understanding. With the severe water pollution in the apocalypse, the role of water-based psychics became even more crucial. Furthermore, she was an Omega. Since the apocalypse, omegas had long since become a rare resource, divided up by all the major factions. They were even rarer than level three zombies.
Xiya was still whispering to her, "The tall guy next to her is called Zhu Liang, an Alpha, and has no superpowers. The shorter guy in the other car is called Zhou Yu, a Beta, with metal-type superpowers. The round-faced guy next to Zhou Yu is called Lu Jia, a Beta, with wood-type superpowers. And the sister next to the car is called Song Yan, and she has no superpowers..."
"You know a lot." Lin Bai commented.
Xiya looked up, and Lin Bai's face was reflected in her round eyes. She said to Lin Bai, "I will be very useful."
She spared no effort to prove her worth to Lin Bai.
As he was speaking, Lin Bai's shoulder was suddenly squeezed by a warm body, and at the same time, a familiar male voice sounded: "Your name is Lin Bai, right?"
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