Chapter 21 Valuable Life Lessons
As soon as the door closed, Zhou Shun left.
In the quiet little room, Qi He was silent for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "He is really hungry."
Yan Chuanbai stared at the culprit and smiled, "Who should I blame?"
Qi He paused and replied, "It's mainly because 'Yan Juji' sounds like the name of a superstar, which suits you."
"Then why are you so ordinary?"
"Don't be angry, I also had a period when I was called Qi Delong Dongqiang."
“…”
The two looked at each other for a few seconds.
Yan Chuanbai suddenly smiled gently. This kind of emotion on him made people particularly wary. "Forget it, have a good rest, Qi Guoji."
Qi He: “…”
The room temporarily allocated to them was not big.
There is just enough space for two single beds, with an aisle in the middle that is wide enough for one person, and a small door on the right side of the entrance.
Yan Chuanbai pushed the door open and took a look. "It's a courtyard."
He held the door open with one hand, and Qi He peeked over from behind. The courtyard wasn't big, and by now it was already dark. He could vaguely see some daily necessities and a water tank in the corner.
Because no one used it, the entire tank of water was filled.
A voice came from above, "I'll just give it a quick rinse, what about you?"
Qi He looked up and saw Yan Chuanbai looking into the yard. Perhaps he was from the army and was used to living in the open air. He felt that he was still clean, so he took a step back and shook his head.
"I don't need it."
"Okay." Yan Chuanbai said and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Qi He turned around and lay back on the bed.
The system popped up: [You have nothing to do right now, why don't you go out and spread good advice and persuade them to go to the base?]
Qi He was surprised: "So you care about things other than the plot."
The bubbling voice choked: [I get bored too.]
"Right after arriving here today, rushing out to persuade them would be too ulterior and would easily arouse people's vigilance." Qi He said, "Just stay here for one night and we can talk tomorrow if there is anything."
【…oh. 】
Qi He finished speaking and sat up again, "Oh, I forgot to ask Yan Chuanbai to leave me a handful of water for washing my face."
He stood up, walked to the side door, and knocked. As soon as he knocked, the wooden door creaked open. The door was not bolted, and the light from the room poured into the courtyard.
Yan Chuanbai was sitting on a small stool, his shirt off but his lower body fully clothed. With his head bowed, he poured water over himself from a ladle in one hand. Water trickled down his broad shoulders like a stream flowing over rolling hills, casting a shimmering shadow.
Hearing the noise, he turned his head.
Like a wild beast whose territory had been invaded, his eyes were intimidating and aggressive as he met Qi He's eyes directly.
Qi He's heart skipped a beat when he was stared at.
Seeing him, Yan Chuanbai paused again. Then his tense shoulders relaxed a little, and he put down the scoop in his hand.
"Why, you want to wash too?"
Qi He said to the system: "He is inviting me to take a bath with him."
The system glanced at the remaining half tank of water: […Where does the “common” come from?]
Qi He said to Yan Chuanbai, "No, I meant to say, just leave me a bucket of water to wash my face." Yan Chuanbai was about to speak when he added, "Also, the door is not locked. I didn't come to see you on purpose."
Yan Chuanbai: “…”
He looked straight at her, "This sentence is redundant."
Qi He said with relief, "I'm glad you didn't misunderstand." After that, he closed the door and returned to the room.
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After a while, Yan Chuanbai came in.
Qi He was lying on the bed. When he looked up, he saw that the man had put on his shirt. He was cold and there were some ice chips on his collarbone, which refracted in the sunlight.
Yan Chuanbai lowered his head and said, "I left two buckets of water for you."
Qi He sat up: "System, he is saying that I have a big face."
[…You don’t hesitate to assume the worst of everyone.]
Qi He shook his head and went out to wash his face.
When he came back, Yan Chuanbai had already sat down on the other bed. The aisle in the middle was very narrow, and his long legs took up most of it. When Qi He came back, he passed by sideways and almost touched him.
The women on the other side suddenly opened up a little, allowing him to... His sturdy long legs stretched his pants, revealing a hidden explosive power.
Qi He took a glimpse and his fighting spirit was immediately aroused.
Then he restrained himself and looked away, lying on the bed.
There was a rustling beside him, and he lay down too.
In the small, isolated room, there was no entertainment, nothing else to do. Yan Chuanbai raised his hand to turn off the light, and the room suddenly fell into darkness. He froze the door lock just in case.
The room was silent for a while, and Qi He spoke:
"What are your plans?"
Yan Chuanbai said, "Tomorrow, find a reason to stay and investigate the situation. See if you can persuade some people to go to the base. If that doesn't work, we'll think of other ways."
Qi He pointed out, "Your first step seems to be stated so lightly."
He asked, "Have you thought of a reason?"
"Not yet." In the silent darkness, Yan Chuanbai's voice sounded incredibly natural, yet pointed. "But I believe you. After all, you've always had your own ideas about staying."
“…”Qi He.
He turned over and closed his eyes, "You're talking in your sleep too, go to sleep."
No one in the room spoke anymore.
The sound of even breathing could be heard softly. After a while, Yan Chuanbai turned his head to look at the figure opposite him.
The white T-shirt vaguely outlined a silhouette in the darkness, and the black hair draped over the pillow. He stared at it for a long moment, then, not knowing what he was thinking about, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, then turned back and closed his eyes.
…
Sleep till morning.
There was a window directly opposite the door. Sunlight streamed in, accompanied by sounds from far and near in the settlement, waking people up.
Yan Chuanbai stood up and unlocked the door.
Qi He got up as well, and the two of them washed up casually with the remaining water from yesterday, then pushed the door open and walked out.
When I went out, I happened to meet Zhou Shun walking towards me from the other side.
His face looked grim. "Are you up? That... Xiao Li, the gatekeeper, said your car has a flat tire and a leak in the gas tank. Do you know what's going on?"
Qi He paused slightly.
Then he looked surprised, "How could this happen?" He turned to look at Yan Chuanbai, "What should we do? Will we never be able to go back?"
Yan Chuanbai frowned and said nothing.
Zhou Shun was unsure which side had the problem, so he casually said, "The road conditions outside are bad, you must have been punctured on the way here. I'll have someone fix it, and once it's fixed, you can leave quickly!"
Qi He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, I will pay for the crystal core."
Zhou Shun turned around to look for someone.
As his figure gradually disappeared at the end of the road, there was silence at the door.
Qi He looked straight ahead and asked, "Did you pull out the oil pipe connector?"
The person beside him didn't reply, but only asked, "When did the tire get punctured?"
"It got stuck when I got off the car."
Yan Chuanbai replied: "Almost."
The two exchanged glances, then turned their heads away in a knowing gesture. The system was stunned: […So, you two were pretending to be at a loss last night, and kept acting out for so long?]
Qi He: "Ah, he is such a scheming person."
【%&^#*<@…！ 】
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At this moment, all the residents were up.
The two walked a little further and arrived at a shed where seven or eight people were tending fruits and vegetables. A child at the door saw them, blinked, and ran over.
Tian Xiaoluo brought a bowl of steamed potatoes and said, "Do you want some? Mom said we can share it with everyone."
Qi He took a piece and said, "Thank you."
Tian Xiaoluo asked, "Are you from outside? Is it chaotic out there? How do you make a living?"
Qi He said gently, "The base is not in chaos because of my quick mind."
Tian Xiaoluo: “…”
"You've never been outside?" Qi He said, "You've been staying here the whole time. Haven't you ever thought about going to the base?"
"Why go to the base? It's nice here."
As he was speaking, Aunt Tian came over, "Xiao Luo!"
Aunt Tian pulled him over and looked at him carefully.
Qi He turned around and saw the flower pots over there. They actually planted flowers there. "The flowers are very beautiful. I haven't seen them in a long time."
Auntie Tian relaxed a little and invited, "There's more inside. Do you want to come in and take a look?"
…
I entered the shed and heard people chatting inside.
Seeing them, everyone stopped.
Curious eyes fell over, and an aunt in a flowered apron asked, "I heard you're from the army? Why are you here?"
"Just passing by, looking for a place to stay."
He started chatting lively again: "Oh, someone passed by some time ago..."
Qi He listened for a while, and suddenly someone asked, "Hey, do you psychics have to go out and fight zombies every day to earn crystal cores?"
He said, “There are other tasks to do.”
The other party curled his lips and said, "Oh, so tiring. Brother Zhou is right. Once you go to the base, you have to obey the orders, otherwise you won't even have food to eat. So if ordinary people don't fight zombies, do they have a place to live? How do they survive?"
…No, actually they all tasted pretty good.
Qi He replied, "The base also offers other jobs, and ordinary people can live in the dormitories."
"Dormitory? We each have our own room here."
Qi He raised his eyebrows slightly, perhaps understanding their point.
Yan Chuanbai suddenly spoke up, "But the base has the strongest defenses, and ordinary people are much safer there."
"We are safe here too!"
The aunt in the flowered apron said, "The residential areas are all in the center. There are sentries outside, and the superpowers are patrolling at all times. They are about a hundred meters away from the outer wall, so the zombies can be defeated as soon as they appear."
Yan Chuanbai said, "The zombies outside are constantly evolving and have mutated. If a zombie wave occurs, this place..."
He tried to be as diplomatic as possible. "It will be difficult."
After that, the room fell silent for a few moments.
At this moment, the door of the greenhouse was suddenly pulled open.
Zhou Shun walked in angrily, "This is simply alarmist..." He saw the potatoes in Qi He's hand, understood, and turned to Aunt Tian and said:
"Sister Hai! If you take people away without permission again, your rations will be deducted!"
Aunt Tian was surprised, "But my last name is Tian, Brother Zhou."
Qi He, “…”
Yan Chuanbai, "..."
"Okay, Kaida!"
Zhou Shun turned back to Qi He and the others and said, "Don't you military officials just want to control everyone? We're living well, so stop fanning the flames here."
Yan Chuanbai looked at him and said, "The first wave of mutant zombies has already besieged the base. Even with the base's iron walls and combat power, it still suffered heavy losses. You can't hold this place."
Zhou Shun held his breath for a moment.
Surprise and fear appeared on everyone's faces.
Then, Zhou Shun stubbornly insisted, "I've seen flying zombies. This is the shelter I built, I can defend it."
He waved them away, "Alright. Go back to your quarters. If you come out and cause panic again, I'll kick you out!"
Qi He and Yan Chuanbai left the cultivation shed.
The door curtain was lowered, and Zhou Shun continued to indoctrinate inside: "Don't listen to their nonsense. The military is just trying to trick us all into going to the base. We are far away from the emperor here, and this is what freedom is."
"Brother Zhou, we all listen to you."
"Wherever you are, there we are."
"Yes, we have finally built this place. Why move to a base so far away?"
…
Qi He went back thoughtfully.
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Go back to the room and close the door.
Qi He and Yan Chuanbai sat facing each other on the edge of the bed.
Yan Chuanbai looked at the sunlight coming in through the small window and said, "It's harder than I thought."
Cognitive limitations and accumulated prejudices.
Coupled with the communication blockage, the people here are already too disconnected from the outside world.
Qi He said, "Every brick and tile here was built by them. No one wants to move away unless there is a danger of being destroyed."
Yan Chuanbai said coldly, "If you encounter it, you will be overwhelmed."
“…”
Qi He asked, "What are your plans?"
Yan Chuanbai lowered his eyes and looked at his hands.
This hand has held a gun, sworn an oath, and received a medal. But the first thing it received was the code of conduct handed out on the first day of entering the military headquarters: the first sentence on the title page -
His face was cold but calm, "Everything is for the people."
Qi He's eyelashes moved slightly.
There are hundreds of people here, we can't let it fall.
Yan Chuanbai raised his head again after he finished speaking, resuming his relaxed sitting posture. "They are subjectively unwilling to leave. Forcing them by force will only have a counterproductive effect."
Qi He thought for a while and said, "Then just let them go to the base voluntarily."
"?"
He stood up and said, "I'm going out for a while."
Yan Chuanbai was on full alert, "...Where are you going?"
"Go prepare lessons."
Qi He pushed the door open and walked out. "I will use an unkillable zombie to teach Zhou Shun a valuable life lesson. By nightfall, he will discover that people's beliefs are not static."
The author has something to say:
Zhou Shun: Confidence. [Sunglasses]
Qi He: Let me tell you to believe in something else.
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