295 Strategy
◎Walking into the belly of pollutants◎
District 103 Cleaning Center.
Huo Wenxi sat quietly at her desk, her long braid hanging down to her waist, and the coins on the table had been still for a long time.
Four days ago, Huo Wenxi's intuition told her that Zhu Ning was in danger. Later, the coins stopped and Zhu Ning should be out of danger, but Zhu Ning has not contacted her since then.
Zhuang Lin asked, "Still waiting?"
Huo Wenxi was too hypocritical. He didn't see Zhu Ning off when she left. He knew that she was safe from danger, but he had to wait for Zhu Ning's communication before he could feel at ease.
Zhuang Lin didn't understand. Huo Wenxi's ability was never wrong. If Zhu Ning was safe, he intuitively knew that she was really safe. Intellectually speaking, communication didn't make much sense.
Zhuang Lin: "Why don't you take a rest first? I'll call you when the communication comes."
Zhuang Lin was afraid that she would become ill if she continued to work so hard day by day. He didn't know if it was Zhuang Lin's illusion, but under the black eye mask, Huo Wenxi looked paler than before, with a sickly look. She sat there thin and looked very skinny.
Huo Wenxi didn't answer her. Zhuang Lin was used to her being like this. When she didn't want to talk, she wouldn't respond. This meant she was refusing to rest.
Zhuang Lin turned around to pour her a cup of coffee, but before he even touched the coffee pot, Huo Wenxi suddenly said, "I'm worried."
"Hmm?" Zhuang Lin turned to look at her. Huo Wenxi's face was expressionless. He rarely heard Huo Wenxi say this.
Are you worried that Zhu Ning might be killed?
Huo Wenxi blinked his normal eye, his lashes covering his gaze as he whispered, "I'm worried Zhu Ning might become unrecognizable after having an affair."
After the apocalypse in District 103, Huo Wenxi was worried about Zhu Ning's mental state. She suggested that Zhu Ning see a psychiatrist, but Zhu Ning acted very calm, even a little indifferent.
She seemed to be telling others through her behavior that she was normal and there was no need to worry about her, so Huo Wenxi just went along with her and acted as if he didn't care much about her. Sure enough, Zhu Ning felt more relaxed.
Now that Zhu Ning has gone outside the wall, she will see more of the world. Many investigators will suffer from serious mental illnesses after returning to human society.
Zhu Ning might encounter something that changes her cognition, and going crazy is a small matter. What Huo Wenxi vaguely worries about is that Zhu Ning will lose her "humanity."
Huo Wenxi had been keeping her worries in her heart for a long time and had never told anyone about it until this time. She foresaw that Zhu Ning was in great danger, and after a while the danger stopped.
This is very consistent with the behavior of a "true God": danger appears and is resolved.
But after this incident, Zhu Ning became increasingly blurred in Huo Wenxi's eyes. Huo Wenxi's ability required a specific target. In her eyes, everyone was a clearly visible point of light, like a star in the sky, but the edge of the star belonging to Zhu Ning became increasingly blurred, as if it was gradually disappearing.
It may be difficult for Huo Wenxi to predict Zhu Ning's whereabouts in the future, and it will become increasingly difficult for her to grasp this man-made "true god".
Maybe it was because he had opened the door that he could express his inner thoughts more easily. There were very few people that Huo Wenxi could talk to, and Zhuang Lin was one of them.
Huo Wenxi said softly, "I'm afraid she will change her stance after she comes back."
Friends will become enemies when their positions conflict.
Huo Wenxi said, "I'm even more afraid that Zhu Ning will truly become a god."
That would be worse than becoming an enemy. She might become indifferent, indifferent to the lives she once recognized, and could easily give and take away.
Zhuang Lin didn't know what to say. If Huo Wenxi's worries came true, they would face a greater crisis. He couldn't even comfort Huo Wenxi lightly and say that Zhu Ning was not that kind of person.
Because he knew clearly that what Huo Wenxi said might be true and it would happen in the near future, because Zhuang Lin also had this vague worry, and so did other humans.
Zhuang Lin paused and pretended not to hear what was said. Huo Wenxi was just talking to the air. No reaction was the best reaction. Don't comfort others without permission. It's meaningless.
Zhuang Lin continued to pour coffee for Huo Wenxi. The aroma of coffee filled the office. Zhuang Lin thought for a while and added a packet of refreshing syrup to Huo Wenxi.
When he brought it back, Huo Wenxi had indeed returned to normal. He continued to look down at the document and said, "Just leave it there."
Zhuang Lin put down the coffee and cleared the documents on his desk. Huo Wenxi's desk was not to be touched by anyone, as only he knew how to clean it.
After waiting for about an hour, the only sound in the office was the rustling of writing, and suddenly a bell rang.
Zhuang Lin saw the communication, which showed Lin Xiaofeng's secondary brain, "Zhu Ning."
Zhuang Lin picked up the call and it was indeed Zhu Ning's voice on the other end. He whispered, "Miss Zhu, I'll transfer you."
Huo Wenxi lit a cigarette before picking it up, his tone very casual, "Are you out of danger?"
Zhu Ning's first words were: "Sister, help me! My car is gone."
Huo Wenxi: “…”
Huo Wenxi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Zhu Ning squatted on the high tower. The signal here was too poor. She climbed twenty meters before she found the signal, and the signal was stable after thirty meters.
Her face was sunburned and she was wearing moldy clothes, looking like a savage.
Zhu Ning was talking about his bad luck. As Huo Wenxi listened, his tense shoulders gradually relaxed. Zhu Ning described it in quite some detail.
"Please help me check Chen Qihang. This notebook is so strange."
"And Prometheus took away my legs and my arm. I don't know what he's doing. Keep an eye on it."
"By the way, I added a temporary teammate, Qi Xueliu, along the way. Can you help me figure out if she's reliable? I lost Bai Cheng and I'm looking for him."
"Oh and my system has been upgraded, it's quite useful, I've become stronger, but I'm also hungrier."
"Also, there really is a researcher named Zhu Yao. Go check him out. My memory seems to be false."
Zhu Ning's experience of cheating on her husband could be described as the adventure story of an unlucky person. Before she had gone far, all her equipment exploded. The signal was bad, and her voice was intermittent, and she kept chattering as if she was venting.
Zhu Ning talked for a long time without hearing any response, so he asked, "Are you there? Hello? Do you have a signal?"
Huo Wenxi: "Why do I feel like you become more energetic after going out?"
Zhu Ning: "If I have no energy, won't that mean I'm dead?"
Huo Wenxi: "I'm listening. I'll keep an eye on Prometheus. You might have to wait a while for Chen Qihang. He's too old, so it's hard to check. I suggest you don't hold out hope."
"We still need to investigate Zhu Yao," Huo Wenxi exhaled a puff of smoke. "This is difficult. Do you consider me a repository of wisdom?"
Before Zhu Ning could respond, Huo Wenxi said, "I'll try."
Huo Wenxi entered into his work mode and spoke without taking a breath. "Qi Xueliu is okay. It depends on whether you want her or not. I checked and she's innocent. She's an artificial person. She used to be a second-class citizen, but after awakening her superpowers, she was degraded to a sixth-class citizen. Later, she joined the military. Her superpowers are registered and controlled by consciousness. It's quite rare, but very useful."
Huo Wenxi was typing away on the keyboard as he said, "She's got all A's and never had a B in her life. She's definitely an excellent student in the military academy. You got a great deal."
"However," Huo Wenxi added, "this is official information. You should know more about it yourself. I can't see it now. We are enemies with the military region and cannot obtain more information."
Zhu Ning said "oh", and the answer given by Bai Cheng and Huo Wenxi was very clear, just two words: useful.
Qi Xueliu seemed to make the decision based on Zhu Ning's personal preference.
Huo Wenxi asked: "Where are you now?"
Zhu Ning really didn't know where she was. She yelled down below. Pei Shu answered her, and she said, "Near Xicheng, the third signal tower."
"Wait a minute." Huo Wenxi said a few words to Zhuang Lin, who immediately opened his computer to search. They have been in close contact with the investigation team outside the wall recently.
Two minutes later, Zhuang Lin turned the computer around and Huo Wenxi said, "Three days from now, at Duoluo Station, the official supply point for the Northern Outer Wall Investigation Team, go there and find someone named Wang Qin. Under normal circumstances, you should be able to get the supplies you need."
Huo Wenxi was indeed reliable. Zhu Ning got the information he wanted and asked, "What is the abnormal situation?"
Huo Wenxi: "I can't rule out the possibility that you blew up the supply station."
Zhu Ning: “…”
Sister, you have become more humorous.
Huo Wenxi: "No kidding, under normal circumstances, this supply station is not contaminated or temporarily closed. Anything can happen outside the wall. I suggest you arrive within three days. They will retreat after the supply is completed. Communication outside the wall is inconvenient. After this point, I may have to think of a new way for you. By then, your teammates will probably starve to death."
Positioning outside the wall is difficult, data is inaccurate, communication is inconvenient, and delivering supplies is not easy. Huo Wenxi can provide very little direct help.
"Okay," Zhu Ning said, "I'll hang up now. I'm on my way."
"Zhu Ning." Huo Wenxi suddenly called her.
"Huh?" Zhu Ning felt quite surprised. Usually, Huo Wenxi would hang up the phone coldly and ruthlessly.
Huo Wenxi stopped and started calling, the signal was bad, and there was a constant sound of electricity. Zhu Ning guessed from his breathing that Huo Wenxi was probably smoking.
She paused for a long time, and Zhu Ning thought she was going to die. Huo Wenxi said, "Be careful."
Zhu Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You too, bye."
The communication was disconnected on her end, leaving only the beeping sound. Huo Wenxi smiled with a cigarette in his mouth. Maybe cheating on Zhu Ning was not a bad thing.
Never mind her, Huo Wenxi put out the cigarette.
…
Zhu Ning jumped down from the signal tower.
Zhu Ning originally wanted to contact Liu Niannian, but the conditions were really difficult, so he decided to contact her when she felt better.
Not only her, all of them were in a miserable state, everyone was in a dejected state. Lin Xiaofeng repaired a car, and Zhu Ning was very surprised at the time. She didn't expect that a car built eighty years ago could be repaired.
Then, after walking for a kilometer, the car taught Zhu Ning a simple philosophy of life: don't try to get retired people to work again.
The broken car was scrapped on the spot, and they had to continue on foot. Even for people with special abilities, it would be difficult to walk such a long distance. They walked for twenty-five hours and Zhu Ning was starving.
Zhu Ning can still hold on as a single experimental subject. She eats contaminated spores, so she can just pick up a handful of spores when passing by. The other three supplies are all gone.
They were unlucky enough. They finally reached a shelter, but there were only two nutrients and a gun in it. There was not a single usable car along the way. They thought it would be easy to pick up equipment on the road.
So Zhu Ning had no choice but to find a place with signal to contact Huo Wenxi for subsidies.
After hearing what Zhu Ning said, Pei Shu directly refused: "Three days is too short, it's impossible."
It takes two days to drive to that location, and that's only possible if there are no polluted areas on the road and all lights are green.
Unless Zhu Ning evolves now, grows wings and takes the three of them with him, they won’t be able to get there.
Qi Xueliu: "Is there a shelter ahead?"
“Yes,” Pei Shu said, “but we might face a situation where we walk over and find there are no cars.”
You can only pick up what other people have left in the shelter. Under normal circumstances, there will be some supplies, but there may not be a car.
If you use up your supplies and walk to the nearest shelter, you may face the embarrassment of coming back empty-handed.
Zhu Ning: "You figure it out."
Pei Shu sighed, he touched his cigarette and found that it was gone.
The sun was so strong that several people couldn't even find a place to shelter from the sun. The heat was so intense that it baked people out of shape. There was a fork in the road ahead, and they had to choose one.
While Pei Shu was thinking, Zhu Ning was waiting beside him. Lin Xiaofeng was still thinking about whether he could repair the next car. Qi Xueliu was thinking about going to the shelter alone to try her luck, or leaving Zhu Ning's team now.
After a while, Pei Shuyou said, "Are you brave enough?"
What Zhu Ning lacked the most was courage. "That's enough."
Pei Shu: "There's an abandoned train station not far away. There's a train that runs every night at twelve o'clock. It passes by where we're going. It's not far from the Guitou Cemetery either. Bai Cheng is there."
If you can take it, it would be a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
Pei Shu gave a lot of information at once, so Zhu Ning asked, "Wait, a train?"
She asked Pei Shu to find a car, but he found a train? How could he drive that? And a train running every night at midnight sounded strange.
Zhu Ning asked: "Pollutants?"
Pei Shu: "Yes, pollutant trains, but they move, with fixed routes, passing by the place you want to go. As long as you follow the rules, play the role of a passenger, and survive until you reach your destination, you can think of them as special existences that cross various polluted areas. When we have no choice outside the wall, we will choose polluting means of transportation."
This is too bold. Isn't it just walking into the stomach of the pollutants and spitting them out when the time is right?
The living conditions outside the wall are extremely harsh.
Pei Shu: "There might be someone else's backpack in the car, and we might have found some supplies."
The supplies of other people that Pei Shu mentioned should be the supplies of the dead.
Zhu Ning: "Have you sat there before?"
Pei Shu: "No, I've heard of it. I only took a bus once. It was pretty scary. Three of my teammates died, but I finally arrived at my destination."
Zhu Ning: “…”
Pei Shuquan has all his arms and legs, and it seems that apart from his mental problems, everything else is normal. Polluting vehicles is not that dangerous?
Pei Shu saw what Zhu Ning was thinking and said, "Those who die in the car are considered lucky. Some people are trapped in the car forever, unable to get out, and slowly assimilated into the pollutants. This is the only solution I can think of. You decide."
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