Chapter 371 Bitterness
It's late at night.
There was no human voice in the base, only the chirping of strange insects.
A bright moon hung in the sky, and the white moonlight it cast illuminated the path. Slightly mixed footsteps came from far away, and a patrol team composed of the masses walked by, yawning.
After they left, the dormitory door was pushed open very gently.
"I told you to teleport in the room, but you insisted on coming out," Jin Feng complained in a low voice, "You act like a thief."
"Shut up! Do you want everyone in both bases to know that we took a large bag of supplies back?" Du Cheng cursed.
“…”
Du Cheng stuck his head out and looked, and saw that the patrol team had disappeared around the corner. He hurried out and used his supernatural powers as quickly as possible.
If there wasn't a limit on the space required to open the portal, why would he sneak out in the middle of the night?
Under his hands, a very simple wooden door gradually took shape, and the inevitable brown light became stronger and stronger, illuminating their panicked faces.
"Hurry up, Brother Du, it's too bright, we will be discovered." Jin Feng's body, half hidden behind the door, swayed slightly, her fingers clenched the plastic bag, and her eyes kept spinning on both sides of the road.
Her cochlea was filled with the sound of her intense heartbeat in her chest.
The tense atmosphere was like a pair of big hands tightly wrapped around Du Cheng's neck, making it difficult for him to breathe in or out.
Just at this moment, the footsteps of another patrol team approaching were heard.
If they were caught by the patrol, how could they save their faces? The main thing is that they sneaked back in the middle of the night to deliver supplies, and anyone with eyes could see their purpose!
Thinking of this, his face turned the color of liver, beads of sweat the size of soybeans oozed out of his forehead, and he tried his best to output his supernatural powers.
“Hurry up!”
"Faster."
Amid the two men's anxious shouts, the wooden door gradually stabilized.
The patrol team seemed to hear some movement, quickened their pace, and were about to appear at the corner.
Du Cheng didn't bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He picked up the bag, pushed the door open and ran in.
Jin Feng suppressed her scream just before it burst out of her throat, and ran in, with Zhang Haisheng following closely behind.
The teleportation portal quickly disappeared.
At the same time, the patrol team appeared from around the corner, panting.
“Who is it?!”
The path in front of me was deserted. On a windless night, even the air seemed stagnant. In the silence, I could clearly hear the restless buzzing of insects in the weeds outside the city.
"Captain, no one."
After a thorough search, there was no trace of a person, not even a rat hole.
This is strange. Could it be that the light I just saw was an illusion?
The resident captain rubbed his eyes.
He looked up at the leisure area on the top floor of the hotel, where the lights were still on. Was there someone who couldn't sleep and was shining a light there?
"Let's go, it's almost time for the shift change, let's go around again."
...
"Boss," Xiongxiong brought a cup of hot black liquid, "The black coffee you ordered is a little hot. Do you want some ice?"
Sitting by the window gazing at the night view, Xia Yan held up her chin and said lazily, "Okay, thank you for your help."
For some reason, she suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep again.
After tossing and turning in bed but still staying awake, she resigned herself to her fate, put on her pajamas, and ran to the leisure area on the rooftop to sit and enjoy the breeze.
After a while, I heard the sound of ice cubes colliding in the water behind me.
A hairy hand placed the coffee in front of her.
Xia Yan picked it up and took a sip, then frowned.
What is this? How can it be more bitter than Chinese medicine?
It's a bit sour and very bitter, with no sweet aftertaste at all.
After taking this sip, the taste goes straight to the top of my head, and I feel refreshed and full of energy.
Is it the caffeine? No, it's the bitterness that makes it hard to swallow.
Xiongxiong sat next to her, took out a jar of honey from his small bag, and ate it in big mouthfuls. The sweet taste was much stronger than the coffee.
"Are they gone?" it asked.
"Well, let's go back." Xia Yan pushed the coffee aside, obviously not wanting to take a second sip.
Xiong Xiong tilted his head, his cheeks puffing out, and golden honey dangling from the fur around his mouth. "They're also carrying food they bought from the supermarket. Will they resell it?"
Xia Yan: "Every product has our store name and suggested retail price on it. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Xiongxiong blinked, "Good thing."
Xia Yan: "That's right. The high price means they don't accept our suggestions. There are always people in this world who can't eat and are on the verge of starvation. If they are gone, what's the point of having crystal cores? Once more food is circulated in various bases, the price will naturally not go up."
Xiongxiong thought it made sense, but also seemed a little weird.
Unable to figure it out, it had to eat the honey spoonful by spoonful.
Whatever the boss says is right, it just needs to obey.
Xia Yan couldn't help but pick up the coffee and take another sip.
Hiss, it’s so bitter.
Her gaze fell on the street below, where they had just disappeared.
The selling price will definitely be high.
If she didn't have only the word "suck it up" in her mind, would someone else have the turn to do this business?
The quiet atmosphere had returned, and it felt a bit sleepy. Perhaps because it was late at night, the regular sound of Xiong Xiong eating was more like a lullaby. As Xia Yan listened, his eyelids felt heavy, as if two heavy weights were hanging on them.
She closed her eyes.
My mind suddenly became very alert.
All the details of what happened today, yesterday and the day before yesterday came pouring down in my mind as clearly as a flood.
Including the time when she was brushing her teeth and the foam spurted out in the wrong direction and she didn't rinse it off in time, all of these were vivid in her mind, constantly haunting and tormenting her heart.
"Ah..." She grabbed her hair in pain.
Why didn't you clean it right away?
Xiongxiong stopped and tried to pat it, but gave up when he saw his sticky paws.
"Boss, be careful of hair loss."
“…”
Xia Yan picked up the black coffee and took a big gulp with a sad look on her face. It would be so bitter that she would die.
This feeling of being extremely sleepy yet unable to sleep is too overwhelming.
"Xiongxiong, help me turn on the TV, I want to watch the slapping contest!"
Xiongxiong stood up.
"Dear audience friends, welcome to the 32nd competition. The contestants who have entered the semi-finals are..."
“The exciting moment has arrived!”
"Will Jessel fall first, or will the last champion retain his title? Let's wait and see!"
"Cut closer and listen to that deafening noise. Will he fall?"
“Countdown!”
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1!”
[Detoxification Progress: 100% (Completed)]
[The high-end restaurant is about to open, please make sure your account balance is sufficient]
[Deduct 10 million points to open a high-end restaurant]
Xia Yan suddenly clenched his fists and stood up, a pink blush on his face.
In front of her eyes, the system prompt interface and the image of the final winner raising his fist in protest on TV overlapped.
"Congratulations! The winner is—Je! Sai! Er!"
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