Jiang Chuyi suspected that he had heard it wrong and stood there without moving for a while.
She heard He Sizhao cautiously take a step forward, and there was even a hint of pleading in his voice.
"Xiaoyi, if there's anything, let's talk about it when we get back."
He really wanted to go forward and hold the lonely white figure in his arms, but he didn't dare to take a step forward, for fear that he would accidentally upset her and would not be able to find her again once he turned around.
"Can you please look back at me?"
Jiang Chuyi moved, and in an instant, she felt that He Sizhao's breathing seemed to have stopped.
She turned slowly.
Even though she had just killed a terrible monster, she still looked so pure and clean, with her eyes clearly black and white, as if her hands had never been stained with blood.
She saw He Sizhao smiling at her and stretching out his arms towards her.
"Come on, let's go back."
Jiang Chuyi didn't look into his eyes, but just stared at his outstretched fingers, which were slender and stylish, without any sign of attacking intent.
Her lips moved: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"
She asked again, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Because the clone died, the thick fog that filled the entire base gradually dissipated, and the cold moonlight poured down, giving He Shizhao a silver outline.
He shook his head slowly but firmly.
"I will never be afraid of you because I love you."
Jiang Chuyi was suddenly irritated by this. She said fiercely, "You have no idea what I really am like! I can kill one of these things, or a hundred of them. Whether they're clones or humans, they're all the same to me, do you understand? Even if I kill more lives, it makes no difference to me. How can you expect me to understand your feelings? How dare you expect me to understand what you mean by love? Even if you say it a thousand times or ten thousand times, it will still be the same to me!"
She rarely showed her emotions like this. Her frail body trembled slightly in the night breeze, as if she was about to be blown away by the wind.
A trace of heartache flashed in He Sizhao's eyes. He listened to Jiang Chuyi's words quietly and gently, as if he was looking at a fragile but strong child.
"I never expected you to understand. You asked me, and I answered you. That's all." He said softly, "From the beginning to the end, I've only known you. If I were afraid, I wouldn't have waited until today."
Jiang Chuyi's eyes lit up, and she finally looked into He Sizhao's eyes.
"You knew that a long time ago?"
"I don't know that much, but I'm not as clueless as you think." He Sizhao said, "Xiaoyi, I don't know what ideas the person who once controlled you instilled in you. It's just that you were confused and ignorant at the beginning, and you were far from learning to hide yourself."
Jiang Chuyi showed a complicated expression. She looked at He Sizhao as if she was looking at a fool.
"You knew all along that there was something wrong with me, that I might even be dangerous, yet you placed me with you, brought me into the human base, and cared for me like the most fragile of babies."
She stretched out her slender arm and pointed at the empty city in the night.
"Aren't you afraid of this? Aren't you worried that if I lose control, you won't be able to stop me?"
"I only know you didn't do anything," He Sizhao said firmly. "No matter what your original intention was, I only believe the facts I saw. You haven't harmed any innocent people, and you've even spoken up for those who have been bullied many times. It's not your fault that the base is in this state now, and you wouldn't do the same."
He paused, and looked straight into Jiang Chuyi's eyes with a gentle gaze.
"You are not as cruel as you say, Xiaoyi. What I see is the real you, the way I have always liked you."
Jiang Chuyi's outstretched arm froze, and he even forgot to retract it.
Her pupils dilated and contracted, proving that her heart was filled with countless shocks and impacts.
The night wind lifted her skirt and black hair, making her look so shaky.
"He Sizhao, you are a big fool."
She said softly.
He Sizhao smiled as if he had finally been redeemed. He strode forward and hugged the motionless Jiang Chuyi in his arms.
He hugged her so tightly, and for the first time he didn't worry about strangling her. It was as if he wanted to make up for everything that had happened before. He used tremendous strength and almost embedded her into his body.
Jiang Chuyi's lips curled up briefly, then quickly pursed them.
"My identity is troubled, and it seems more troubled than I thought," she said. "It's unfortunate to be around me, and this base is a case in point."
"No, I said, this isn't your fault." He Sizhao's voice vibrated in his chest and reached Jiang Chuyi's ears directly. "The one who did all this is wrong. Your misfortune is simply that he once controlled you."
Jiang Chuyi closed his eyes, and the spikes around his body slowly retracted.
"If it's who I think it is, it will be very difficult to deal with."
"We can deal with it together, as long as you don't think I'm useless."
He Sizhao's tone suddenly became somewhat pitiful.
Jiang Chuyi felt something was wrong and was unable to respond for a moment.
He Sizhao picked her up sideways as usual and said, "Let's go back to the administration building first. We don't know what's going on with Lu Qianzhi yet."
The clone's voice just now was too loud and was carried by the night wind. Even if the people below couldn't hear clearly what it said, they could still tell what happened on the rooftop.
There's no guarantee that someone won't come up to check on the situation.
Jiang Chuyi nodded indifferently.
He Sizhao hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "Xiaoyi, I won't force you, but if you want to reveal something, it will be very helpful for our counterattack."
Jiang Chuyi was silent.
He Sizhao seemed to be just saying it casually. Without waiting for her to answer, he jumped off the building and ran quickly through the medium.
Jiang Chuyi smoothed her long hair, feeling a little worried.
She didn't intend to reveal the fact that she traveled through time, as that would only involve more people. However, she had no memories of this body, so she didn't know how to explain the matter to the doctor.
After all, there is no guarantee that the doctor in the previous life will have any connection with the doctor in this life, even though it seems very likely at the moment.
Anyway, no matter what, it is certain that this doctor knows the original body.
When they were about to return to the administrative building, Jiang Chuyi suddenly said, "I don't know much about many things, but we can ask someone."
He Sizhao: "Who?"
"Ji Xia."
…
When they returned to Wen Changchuan's office through the window on the 18th floor, Lu Qianzhi was already waiting there.
He stared at Wen Changchuan's body, and immediately raised his head when he heard them coming back.
"So, where did that thing go?"
"He's dead." He Sizhao put Jiang Chuyi down. "How's the situation here?"
Jiang Chuyi took a look and saw that Lu Qianzhi was covered in blood and had some injuries. He looked even dirtier than before.
Lu Qianzhi first showed a look of astonishment, looking at He Sizhao in disbelief, staring at him for a few seconds before revealing a bitter expression: "Except for the teacher...there is nothing else."
He Sizhao asked, "Did General Zhou say anything before he died?"
Lu Qianzhi shook his head: "He has lost his self-awareness and can only blindly attack living things. I can't get anything out of him."
He Sizhao nodded without showing any disappointment. He just picked up Jiang Chuyi again and said, "Let's leave here first. We will use the military headquarters as a base for the time being. We will search for survivors at daybreak."
At this time, the sky has revealed a hazy golden color, and a new sunrise is about to come.
Lu Qianzhi looked out the window in a trance and murmured, "It feels like a lifetime ago."
"Go back first and treat your wound."
The people in the hospital didn't know that the thing was dead yet, and they were still hiding underground, not daring to come out. Fortunately, the area underground was comparable to that upstairs, so it didn't feel crowded.
Seeing a few people coming back, everyone who was sitting or lying down immediately stood up and looked over here with burning eyes.
When they found out that Lu Qianzhi was among them, everyone who knew him smiled.
"Boss!"
Wuyi and Lian Riqing had already brought the people back. Wuyi immediately pounced on them and circled around He Sizhao and Jiang Chuyi like a big dog.
"Did you hear any noise just now? It was like a ghost! I told them, but they didn't believe me."
Jiang Chuyi and He Sizhao looked at each other.
It turned out that when the clone was howling, they were still outside and happened to hear it.
The basement has excellent sound insulation, so no one who stayed here heard it.
"Did you hear what was said?" Jiang Chuyi asked.
"I can hear it with my ears." Wuyi shook his head in surprise, "I just heard something howling like crying... Wait, Xiaoyi, do you know what that is?"
As he was speaking, he suddenly realized.
"That's it." He Sizhao continued naturally, "It's dead. Don't worry about it for now. We'll go up and clean up the corpse and transform it into our temporary base to prepare to search for survivors."
He Shizhao gave orders in an orderly manner. Everyone seemed to be frozen, with shock on their faces.
"Boss, boss, boss...you..." Wuyi swallowed hard, his voice softening, "...kill that thing?"
He Sizhao paused, neither admitting nor denying, but simply emphasized: "He is indeed dead. Okay, everyone, get moving. There is still a lot to do."
Everyone was shocked. Even though they knew that He Sizhao was very strong, that thing was even more ridiculously strong. No one expected that they would kill it just by going out!
Amidst the cheers of disbelief, Jiang Chuyi paid special attention to the corner of the wall.
Ji Xia was indeed looking at her with complicated eyes. When he saw her looking at him, he turned away and looked up at the ceiling, pretending to be indifferent.
Jiang Chuyi looked to the side and saw Lian Riqing standing not far away. Next to her was a boy who looked only eight or nine years old. That boy was probably Lian Rian.
While she was thinking about it, her hand was suddenly held by a warm big hand. The familiar feeling made her not reject it.
She raised her head and saw He Sizhao's inquiring gaze, and nodded slightly.
"Ji Xia." He Sizhao said, "Come with me."
They went upstairs and entered an examination room at random. The sound insulation of this room was very good, so even if they shouted, the sound would not be heard.
"Captain He, is there anything you want to ask?"
Ji Xia was not stupid, so he naturally knew that He Sizhao must have something to ask him when he called him alone. He kept looking at Jiang Chuyi with a look of uneasiness on his face.
He Sizhao was very direct. He reached out and touched Jiang Chuyi's shoulder. He looked straight at Ji Xia and asked, "Who is she?"
Ji Xia's expression was stunned.
"Of course...Miss Jiang." He said hesitantly.
"Since I asked you to come here, just tell me the truth. Why are you beating around the bush?" Jiang Chuyi said impatiently, "Stop playing dumb. I don't have that much time to waste here with you."
Ji Xia opened his mouth in astonishment. He looked at Jiang Chuyi and then at He Sizhao, his eyes full of questions and requests for help.
He Sizhao nodded: "Tell me the truth, do you know who she is?"
Ji Xia swallowed and spoke in a very low voice.
"Zombie King."
Jiang Chuyi narrowed her eyes. This guy really knew, and even knew more than she thought.
He Sizhao did not show any surprise, as this answer was within his consideration.
He continued calmly, "Are you sure?"
Ji Xia nodded first, then shook his head. When Jiang Chuyi was about to get impatient again, he quickly confessed: "I was very sure at first, but after seeing that thing, I'm not so sure anymore."
Oh, the pot that looks so much like her.
However, Jiang Chuyi was still disgusted: "That thing dares to call itself the Zombie King? Are you blind?"
Ji Xia swallowed again. It was obvious that he was still afraid of Jiang Chuyi.
He Sizhao patted Jiang Chuyi's shoulder and told her to calm down.
In just a few words, he had sorted out some information, and his tone was affirmative.
"The Zombie King you know makes you unsure whether it's the current Xiaoyi, which means the facts you knew have changed." He looked at Ji Xia, "Are you from the future?"
Ji Xia's expression went blank for a moment. He didn't expect that He Sizhao could see through his underwear.
Jiang Chuyi also suddenly realized.
Now everything makes sense, and why Ji Xia had that attitude in the beginning.
That being said...
Jiang Chuyi asked a question he had wanted to ask for a long time: "In your memory, is He Sizhao already dead?"
He Sizhao choked.
Without waiting for Ji Xia's answer, he turned around and looked at Jiang Chuyi, his eyes filled with pity that was totally out of tune with him.
"Xiaoyi, do you really think I'm useless? I'm certainly not as good as you, but I..."
However, the stubborn Ji Xia had already spoken: "Yes, that's true."
He Sizhao: ...
His face turned green.
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