But Su Tao couldn't fall asleep.
I was lying on the bed in the guesthouse, sweating all over. I got up and took the communicator to look at it, and there was a sweat mark on the bed sheet.
Even Xue Dao was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, his tongue hanging out.
Guan Zining turned over and sat up: "No, it's too hot."
Su Tao felt dizzy and had no strength in her body:
"Let's go back to the car and sleep. I can't take it anymore."
I haven't slept well for several nights in a row, and I can't eat during the day. I feel like my body has reached its limit.
After tidying up briefly, he sent a message to Shi Zijin.
I thought he was already asleep so late, but I didn't expect him to reply as soon as I sent the message:
"What's wrong with you? Come to the corridor and let me see you."
Su Tao was stunned. She opened the door and saw Shi Zijin, dressed neatly, standing in the corridor with a communicator in his hand.
He walked over, touched her forehead with the back of his hand, and frowned:
"You have a slight fever, maybe you have heatstroke. Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Tao felt dizzy and her heart was pounding. Before she could reply, she suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't stand steadily.
Shi Zijin picked her up and carried her sideways.
Seeing this, Guan Zining strode over and touched her forehead. He then reached into the back of her collar and felt a hand full of sweat, as if it had just been pulled out of the water.
"This is terrible! Major General, please take her to the car quickly. I'll go ask the logistics department for some Huoxiang Zhengqi water."
Su Tao's mind was in a mess. When she calmed down a little, she opened her eyes and found herself in the car.
As soon as the air conditioner was turned on, the cool breeze blew out, which made her feel much better.
She looked at Shi Zijin beside her and asked, "With my physical condition, will I die halfway?"
Shi Zijin's face darkened: "You still have the energy to talk nonsense to me, it seems that you are much better now, get up and drink more water."
Su Tao took the water and drank it mouthful by mouthful:
"Isn't the warlord in Shou'an quite wealthy? Why would he make his guesthouse so shabby? He couldn't even afford electricity?"
Even if there is no air conditioning, as long as there is an electrical circuit, she can turn on one herself without getting heatstroke.
It's speechless.
Seeing that she was in better spirits, Shi Zijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and poured her another glass of water:
"The person who actually controls Shou'an is Ge Haibin, the elder brother of Jiang Qingxiang's husband. He's also the fat man you saw on the first day you entered the city. He's very stingy and values money like his life."
"Forget about the guesthouses for outsiders like us. He doesn't even have air conditioning or fans in his own home. He'd rather endure the heat. To reduce expenses and resource loss, he never built public facilities in Shou'an. He only provided power to the wealthy areas. Even Shou'an's own local area network was built with money pooled by other warlords. Otherwise, Shou'an would still be isolated from the world."
Su Tao was stunned: "Then why does he make so much money?"
She is the kind of person who can't help but build things when she has money, and she can't save it at all.
She also couldn't understand what was the point of earning so much money and not spending it.
Shi Zijin said, "He values money like his life. He even coveted the water and fuel in our convoy. He asked me for it several times, both openly and covertly, as if he would keep Jian Kaiyu under house arrest if I didn't give it to him."
"So what did you talk about in the end?"
Shi Zijin said calmly, "We're talking tough. If you don't release them, we'll fight. But I know Ge Haibin won't do that. He's reluctant to waste military supplies."
Su Tao was convinced: "You are really good at psychological warfare."
"He's compromised and agreed to release us tomorrow, but it's hard to say if he has any other plans. So, stay in the car tomorrow and don't go with us to pick us up. Get some rest."
As he was speaking, Guan Zining brought over a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
Su Tao took half of the medicine and subconsciously didn't want to drink it anymore. Medicines are very expensive and it felt like eating money.
Shi Zijin saw through her and urged, "Drink quickly. Consider it your treat. You don't have to pay."
Su Tao thought to herself, who would ask someone to drink medicine? So she gulped it down in one gulp.
I finally had a good sleep in the car in the second half of the night.
It’s just a pity for Lin Fangzhi. When he woke up and came out of the space, he found that Su Tao was not in the guesthouse.
He couldn't speak much and didn't recognize people. He looked around but couldn't find it. He was so anxious that he almost cried.
Finally, someone found him and reported him to Shi Zijin, who went to pick him up personally.
Lin Fangzhi saw him, his eyes reddened, he felt both fearful and aggrieved, but he still asked him for her: "Where is she?"
Shi Zijin showed no expression:
"She's sick and is resting in the car. I'll take you there later. Be quiet and don't disturb her."
Lin Fangzhi was stunned. Sick?
In his opinion, if you get sick, you will die.
He once met an old lady who was sick. At first, she would give him food and touch his head, but not long after that, she became unable to speak or move, and her body became cold and hard.
He thought she was asleep and carried her for a long distance until someone told him that he was carrying a dead person.
Only then did he realize that people will die if they get sick.
You will die!
When he thought of this, Lin Fangzhi couldn't help shaking, his face turned pale, as if all the blood had been drained out in an instant.
Shi Zijin was startled by him, thinking he had some sudden illness. Just as he was about to check, he heard him cry out in a sobbing voice:
"Peach"
Shi Zijin understood, and with a bad look on his face, he picked him up with one hand, carried him all the way to the convoy, and dropped him next to the jeep.
"She's on top, so be gentle when you're watching."
Lin Fangzhi got up and put his face against the glass. He saw the person lying motionless inside and thought she was dead.
So he threw Shi Zijin's words out of his mind, opened the car door with a bang, rushed in like a cannonball, and hugged Su Tao.
"Peach Peach!"
Su Tao was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly hugged by someone. The impact caused her head to hit the car door, and she saw stars.
Shi Zijin's eyes lit up, he stepped into the car, dragged Lin Fangzhi out of the car and threw him to the ground:
"Do you want to die?"
Su Tao rubbed his head and sat up: "What's wrong?"
When Lin Fangzhi heard the sound, he jumped up again, crying in his throat. He rushed over and lay on Su Tao's legs, sobbing.
It’s good that you’re not dead.
Shi Zijin grabbed him again and threw him to the ground.
Lin Fangzhi's face was covered with tears, but he stubbornly got up and rushed over again.
Su Tao interrupted this cycle, looked at Shi Zijin and said:
"Why are you bullying him? Look how wronged the child is."
Shi Zijin choked, looked at the bright and hot day, and felt that it really should snow.
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