Looking at Li Jiaming's expression, I knew that his emotions at this moment were not feigned.
"Can you tell me how the little girl is doing?" I asked.
Li Jiaming calmed himself down and said, "She's doing quite well. I met her two months ago. Zhou Qingya was still around then. There were quite a few people in their team. Although they didn't have many guns, they were very united. The twenty-odd people were really like family."
“When I first joined, I thought I could live a good life there. But then other teams in Ninghai City started competing with them for resources, which led to a conflict. I wanted to help, but things went wrong, and I was used by them. As a result, many people died, including Zhou Qingya.”
"I really didn't mean to..."
Li Jiaming told me what happened later, his voice choked with emotion, and I roughly understood the situation.
After he finished speaking, I patted him on the shoulder and said, "In a couple of days, we'll go to Ninghai. You can take me to find the little girl then. You can stay here for the next few days. If you need anything, just ask Sister Jing."
"Yes, thank you," Li Jiaming said, wiping away his tears.
When I left his room and came outside, I saw Sister Jing standing there.
I closed the door, pulled Jingjie into my room, and asked, "Jingjie, did you hear what we were saying in there?"
Sister Jing nodded, "Yes, I heard everything. I didn't expect him to lie to me."
I said, "There's nothing we can do about it. That's just the kind of person he is. Let's be more careful around him in the future, lest he do something outrageous again."
"We definitely need to be careful," Sister Jing said solemnly. "Do you think we can believe what he just said?"
I said, "Whether what he just said is true or not, we can confirm that the little girl is currently in Ninghai City. After a few days, once we are sure there are no more raiders around, we will go to Ninghai City to find her."
Jingjie said, "Xiaonan, speaking of this raider, do you think everything Fang Yuan said is true? I always feel like he's hiding something, and he doesn't seem to want to tell us."
I frowned and pondered. "Indeed, but since he won't say, he probably has his reasons. Anyway, I don't want to help him deal with any raiders. If he wants to take revenge, let him do it himself. I've already saved his life, there's no need to help him anymore."
Sister Jing said, "However, with so few of us, if we get involved with these raiders, we probably won't be able to stay here. We finally found such a safe place to stay, and I don't want to leave again."
I said, "Don't worry, Sister Jing, I believe we won't leave here again. If those raiders really want to deal with us, we're not pushovers. We've already overcome so many difficulties, I don't believe they can wipe us out."
Sister Jing's eyes were firm. "Yes, if they dare to come, we'll wipe them out."
I am wary of these raiders whom I have not yet encountered, and I do not want our efforts to be in vain because of them.
I don't know what the future holds. I just want to live quietly in this place. If they really want to bother us, we don't mind going crazy.
Over the next few days, everyone in our research institute became vigilant and began patrolling the area around the institute to guard against looters.
However, I estimate that because the research lab is close to Pearl City, and the area is so open with hardly any buildings, they won't notice it. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't care that someone lives there.
This is a good thing for us, as safety was previously ensured.
In the blink of an eye, almost a week has passed.
Fang Yuan's body has almost fully recovered, and his wounds have all healed, although he still feels pain.
As for Li Jiaming, he remained taciturn and rarely spoke. Only Lu Yun would occasionally go to talk to him. As for the rest of us, we wouldn't talk to him unless there was something going on.
However, there is someone I get along with quite well, and that is Wen Guochao.
I have no idea what those two usually talk about.
Around 3 p.m., Sister Jing and Sister Lu Yun returned from their patrol. I felt it was about time, so I gathered everyone in the conference room on the first floor.
This is my first time using the meeting room here, and it feels much smaller than the one at Jiajiang School.
After everyone came in, everyone except Sister Jing looked puzzled.
I glanced at everyone and said, "Everyone's here, so let's get straight to the point."
They were all looking at me.
I said, “We’ve patrolled for almost a week now and haven’t seen any trace of raiders around here, so we’re safe for now. As long as the raiders don’t show up nearby, we can continue to live here.”
"This matter is just a prelude. I sent you on patrol only to ensure that what follows can proceed smoothly."
I continued, "I plan to go to Ninghai tomorrow. Jingjie and Li Jiaming will be coming with me. We're going to Ninghai to find our old comrades. As for the rest of you, you can stay here. Ninghai is a bit far from here, so the walkie-talkies definitely won't work. After we leave tomorrow, let's give you three days. If we don't come back after three days, we'll need you to come and rescue us."
Everyone was a little stunned after hearing the news.
“Go to Ninghai! When did you decide to do this? Why didn’t you tell me?” Fei Lichao asked.
I said, "It was decided a week ago. I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to get excited."
Lu Yun then raised her hand and said, "I want to go too! I know Ninghai well, I'm from Ninghai University!"
I said, "Lu Yun, you don't need to go. It's precisely because you're familiar with Ninghai that I need you to stay. If we don't return in three days, we'll need you to lead the others to Ninghai to rescue us."
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Voice Recorder Diary 12:
"Wednesday, December 14th. Another day has passed. The experiments of the fourth and fifth groups have been completed today. We don't know what they will do next. So far, no new infections have been reported, which has relieved us newcomers. We hope the experiments can proceed smoothly. As for whether we can submit the results by the end of the month, nobody knows."
(End of this chapter)
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