Chapter 110 Chapter 110 We Must Be Together
The decision on the cleanup operation against Contaminated Area 0 and the most threatening target, "Mother Beast", was deadlocked for half a month due to the high risk and huge cost. It was finally finalized based on the latest report from Shen Bohong Research Institute.
But Jiang Xun still didn't come back.
When Chen Luan was alone at home, he cleaned the somewhat deserted house inside and out over and over again, as if only by keeping himself busy and finding something to do could he control the anxiety and panic that kept surging from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Luan was cleaning his gun when Qiao Zhile called.
Jiang Mingming's gun is very old. Even though it has been properly maintained over the years, it is difficult to hide the traces left by the long years.
Chen Luan bit the candy, held the butt of the gun and answered the phone, and heard Qiao Zhile's tired voice.
"Brother Luan, we found the reason."
"It's the Beast Mother. It's the Beast Mother that's causing the devastated ecosystem. It's been trying to influence humans through bio-waves of a special frequency band."
"Brother Luan, it's trying to crack the human genetic code. It wants to assimilate humans."
"This is the reason why the desolation is increasing. If we don't eliminate the mother beast, the desolation won't stop, it will only increase."
"Until one day it fully awakens—"
Qiao Zhile didn't continue speaking, but Chen Luan already understood what he meant.
If the aridity that has plagued humanity for so many years is a series of experiments to find the frequency band that is shared by all humans and will be interfered with, then when it finds it, it will be the end of humanity.
A true doomsday that is even more hopeless than two hundred years ago.
This is also the reason why the long-delayed clearing resolution was immediately passed after the report from Shen Bohong Research Institute came out.
Yes, it will cost a huge price to encircle and eliminate Human No. 0, but if we leave it alone, only doomsday awaits humanity.
They have no choice.
In this war, there is no other option except to win again.
It rained heavily in Qiwei City on the day the mobilization order was issued. Chen Luan, who had just returned from get off work, was passing the intersection outside the community gate with an umbrella in hand. He looked up and saw that the flowers on the tree by the roadside had begun to fall.
The flowers that had been blooming brilliantly on the branches were scattered all over the ground by the wind, washed down by the rain and splashed into the soil. The remaining petals on the branches were also broken into pieces, hanging crookedly on the calyxes.
The light on the balcony at home is on.
It should be Jiang Ling who is back.
Chen Luan put away his wet umbrella and got on the elevator. When he reached his home and opened the door, he saw a familiar figure in the kitchen.
The room was filled with the aroma of food. There were already quite a few dishes on the table, which were extremely rich and all of them were Chen Luan's favorites.
Jiang Ling was still busy in the kitchen.
He changed his shoes and went into the house, leaning against the kitchen door. "What are you doing today? It's not a festival, but you're having such a grand feast."
Hearing the sound, the alpha turned around and narrowed his eyes: "You're back. The range hood was so loud that I didn't hear you open the door."
As she spoke, she came over very naturally and touched Chen Luan's lips. Then she turned around, took out a glass of prepared iced juice from the refrigerator and stuffed it into Chen Luan's hand. She raised her hand to hold his shoulder and pushed him out. "The kitchen is very fumesy. You go out and wait for me. It will be ready soon."
What a trick.
Chen Luan was pushed out while sipping juice. He looked at the table full of dishes and felt a little confused. He wanted to sit down on the sofa, but suddenly he saw a suitcase spread out on the floor through the half-open door of the small bedroom.
His eyes paused and his fingers gripping the glass tightened.
Thinking of the mobilization order issued by the military in the morning, Chen Luan's heart suddenly felt like it was stepping on the edge of a cliff, and he stood there in a daze for a moment.
The sound of spatulas colliding could still be heard in the kitchen.
The dishes on the table were steaming.
The moist rain seeped in through the half-open window.
Chen Luan suddenly felt a little cold.
He raised his foot to suppress the panic that was rising uncontrollably in his heart, stood up and closed the window, and the raindrops shattered on the glass.
"Jiang Ling."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Hearing Chen Luan return to the kitchen door, the alpha turned around and said, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me outside? It's so choking here."
Chen Luan stood at the door, and his fingers hanging by his sides tightened.
He pursed his lips, looked up at the amber eyes that were as usual, and heard his own slightly hoarse voice: "Where are you going?"
“…”
The clattering of kitchen utensils stopped.
The only sound in the small kitchen was the gurgling sound of boiling juice.
Jiang Ling didn't answer immediately. Instead, she lowered her eyes, turned off the fire, and poured the tomato-braised beef brisket into the soup bowl: "Let's eat first. Didn't you tell me a few days ago that you wanted to eat tomato-braised beef brisket?"
"Where are you going, Jiang Ling?"
Chen Luan asked again.
In the frozen air, the moment their eyes met was like a silent confrontation.
Until Chen Luan's voice rang out again in the silent space: "You want to go to Contaminated Area 0, right?"
Amid the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, Chen Luan's hands, which were clenched at his sides, were lifted up by a pair of warm hands, and his fingertips, which were clenched in the palms, were opened.
"You pinched your hands so hard that they're red, Chen Luan."
Then the hand took his wrist and led him to sit at the dining table: "The food will not taste good if it gets cold."
Jiang Ling held Chen Luan's shoulders and leaned over, laughing and nudging his cheek with her head: "I've been busy all afternoon, can you give me some face?"
Finally the tomato beef brisket was served.
In the misty heat, Chen Luan sat opposite Jiang Ling, looking at the large piece of stewed beef in his bowl.
"Try it?"
The rain was hitting the window outside.
Chen Luan picked up the chopsticks.
"When are we leaving?"
The piece of stale beef, whose flavor was no longer recognizable, was slowly chewed and swallowed, and the throat began to feel dry due to the heat.
"tomorrow."
"So anxious?"
"Yeah. The situation at No. 0 isn't very good. The military has issued a lot of transfer orders, and many troops have been transferred there."
It was also a military order to dispatch some hunters.
He has no choice.
Chen Luan nodded and said nothing more.
The meal was eaten in silence and seriousness, and no one brought up the topic again.
Late at night, Jiang Ling stood at the bedroom door again.
The rain was still falling. Chen Luan got up, closed the window, and drew the curtains. He turned around and raised his eyebrows at the person who came. "What are you doing standing there? Are you acting like a door god? Do I have to go and invite you in myself?"
The humid rain air was blocked and the sound of rain became blurred.
Only a dim bedside night light was left in the room, the light softly outlining the silhouettes of two people gradually approaching.
Jiang Ling sat next to Chen Luan, with her eyelashes drooping, and her eyes carefully traced Chen Luan's eyebrows and eyes that were melted by the light.
"What are you looking at?"
In the warm room, Chen Luanxian spoke, his voice lower than usual.
Jiang Ling did not answer immediately, but raised her hand to stroke the loose hair on Chen Luan's forehead, and slid down along the ups and downs of her eyebrows and the curve of her face, and her focused eyes also fell seriously on every inch of her face.
"Look at you."
"I want to take another good look at you."
The slightly hoarse voice was obviously soft, but it turned into fine and dense sharp thorns when it passed through the eardrum, each one clearly piercing the dampness in the heart that had been squeezed for a long time, and making cracks in Chen Luan's false calmness and composure.
Then the sourness began to spread from the throat uncontrollably.
Why?
Why?
Jiang Xun is already in a desperate situation, why should the other one leave too?
Why does he keep losing and saying goodbye in this life after life?
He thought he was used to it, he thought he could get used to it after what he had experienced before.
But after he said goodbye to his parents, they didn't come back.
After I said goodbye to my sister, she didn't come back.
After saying goodbye to so many familiar people, none of them came back.
Now Jiang Xun's life or death is uncertain.
Why did he have to say goodbye to the only thing left?
He obviously has... nothing left.
He only had Jiang Ling left.
He only had Jiang Ling left.
But Chen Luan also understood very well that just like he had taken the initiative to move towards the same desperate situation from which there might be no return, there would always be someone who would go.
There is no victory without paying any price, and they all have their reasons for going.
A sour emotion surged up and up.
Chen Luan swallowed them again.
So when the warm breath approached, Chen Luan did not push it away.
At first, it was just a tentative, soft touch, and then they slowly pressed against each other, warm and soft. Then, the hand that passed through Chen Luan's hair at the back of his head used a little force to pull them closer, and carefully confirmed Chen Luan's response.
So what started as a light kiss of lips against lips gradually deepened, turning into a warm and lingering feeling that was so strong that it could not be dissolved.
When they separated, both of them had a somewhat disordered breathing, their foreheads touching each other, their noses rubbing against each other.
No one spoke, but the gazes they stared at each other had already expressed the words that were about to be said but not yet said a thousand times.
During the long night, the warmth from sleeping in each other's arms was transmitted to each other through their tightly held chests.
Even though tomorrow will eventually come, at least at this moment, they are still with each other.
The rain had not stopped when Chen Luan sent Jiang Ling out. In the hazy rain and fog, Chen Luan stood under the flower tree again and watched Jiang Ling get into the car.
A face that looked exactly like Jiang Xun's, yet had a completely different style, popped out of the car window, waved at him with a smile, and told him to eat well. The ruby on his left earlobe was a damp gray-green, like a twinkling spark.
Chen Luan returned home alone and started to tidy up the house again. A box that was accidentally knocked down rolled twice on the ground. When Chen Luan picked it up, he was stunned.
Yes, it’s the pair of cufflinks that I gave away and then had half of them returned.
Chen Luan pinched the box and suddenly curled the corners of his lips, then dialed the after-sales number in the corner of the receipt.
The rain lasted for a long time, and it was a week later when Chen Luan received a call from after-sales service.
When the new documents were sent to the military academy, Chen Luan had just received the small box delivered to his door. As he was unpacking the package and walking towards the office, Chen Luan almost bumped into his assistant.
"What's wrong? Why are you panicking?"
"Brother Luan! Oh, I was looking for you. New military documents, regarding Contaminated Area 0—Hey! I haven't finished yet!"
With the sound of papers rustling, Chen Luan snatched the document from the assistant's hand and glanced at it. His glass-gray eyes, which had been gloomy for a long time, curved upwards with joy for the first time, sparkling in the clear sunshine.
"I'll sign up."
The assistant hadn't reacted yet, her mouth half open: "Huh?"
Is this a hasty decision?
The document is several pages long. Why don't you read it before deciding? That's number 0!
"I'll sign up."
Chen Luan repeated it, and with a somewhat amused look, he tapped the assistant on the head with the document rolled up:
"What are you staring at? Didn't the military say they've modified a batch of S-class and A-class mechas that don't require pheromone guidance and need to go to Contaminated Area 0 for actual combat testing?"
"...But Contaminated Area 0 is very dangerous, Luan-ge. Think carefully, it will be very troublesome to withdraw after confirming your registration."
Chen Luan held the stack of documents and pulled out the registration form at the bottom.
"I've made up my mind."
It's dangerous there,
But there was someone he wanted to see.
This was his only chance to enter Contaminated Zone 0 as a beta who was unable to pilot conventional advanced mechas.
This time, he didn't want to wait in vain and lose.
anyway,
He thought,
No matter what, be together.
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