Su Mo was very sure that after he said this, he saw a moment of blankness on the face of this captain who was usually calm and composed.
He moved his lips, as if he had countless words to say, but in the end he just moved his Adam's apple, then lowered his head to look at the girl who was sleeping quietly.
He reached out and gently stroked her black hair.
"What medicine is it, can you tell me?"
Su Mo endured it, not wanting to utter harsh words beside Jiang Chuyi's bedside. He simply shook his head, "Do you think I'm a chromatograph? Even if we want to analyze her specific condition, we can only do so after we return to the main base. That's probably the only place in the world with complete medical research facilities."
The zombie wave broke out violently and unexpectedly, and the whole world suddenly became precarious. Most of the precious instruments were not preserved, resulting in the progress of vaccine research being hindered at every level.
If it weren't for the powerful people in the main base who began to protect the only virus research institute despite cutting a large number of manpower, I'm afraid even the last medical research facility would no longer exist.
He Sizhao said nothing, his eyelashes drooped, his eyes a little dazed.
He knew very well that asking this question would make things difficult for Su Mo.
"Why are you sure it's the medicine?" He realized his voice was a little hoarse as he spoke. "She's been a vegetarian for years, so her body must be lacking in nutrition. Isn't this just a natural reaction?"
"If it were just a spontaneous reaction, it wouldn't be so damaged. It's obvious it was damaged by an external force." Su Mo sighed. "I'm just guessing. It could be something more powerful. It's hard to say for sure."
So if you want to save Jiang Chuyi's life, the only way is to return to the main base as soon as possible.
Seeing him silent, Su Mo instantly understood what he was hesitating about.
"Brother Zhao, are you considering this mission?" he whispered. "We've only eliminated five branch bases of Shouli Tea House, which is far from enough to reach our goal."
"But if we continue searching for them, it will definitely take quite a while." Su Mo's gaze also fell on Jiang Chuyi's pale face. "None of us can say which outcome will be more regrettable."
"There's nothing to hesitate about."
Su Mo raised his head and looked at He Sizhao, whose voice was cold but firm.
"Lian Riqing will arrive tomorrow. We must launch an attack on this sub-base as soon as possible," He Sizhao said. "After we resolve the issues at this base, you and Wuyi will take her back to the main base."
Su Mo's glasses flashed: "Do you want to continue the mission by yourself?"
"Human lives can't wait, and neither can Shouli Tea House." He Sizhao raised his eyes, his sharp gaze piercing Su Mo's. "Su Mo, you haven't seen what horrible monsters they've raised. If we let them continue like this, the crisis facing humanity won't just come from zombies."
"But Wuyi won't agree." Su Mo said, "He won't obey anyone except you. You'd have to kill him to let him go on such a dangerous mission by yourself."
"He'll agree." He Sizhao's tone remained unchanged. "It's a long way back to the main base, and you can't protect her by yourself."
Su Mo's eyes moved, and a hint of surprise appeared in his voice: "You actually care about her so much?"
He Sizhao stopped talking, but his silent yet firm attitude made Su Mo even more frightened.
"I understand." Su Mo said as he put away the medicine box, "You'd better go and talk to Wuyi about this yourself. I don't want to face his heavy sniper."
He Sizhao nodded calmly: "Okay."
Su Mo took another look at the sleeping Jiang Chuyi, pursed his lips and swallowed a sigh.
After Su Mo left, He Sizhao sat down next to Jiang Chuyi and gently put her arm, which was left outside, back into the sleeping bag.
The slender arm seemed even more fragile in his palm, breaking at the slightest touch, causing a flash of pain in his eyes.
"You finally made it out, so you have to fight to survive." He said softly, "...Xiaoyi."
Jiang Chuyi woke up in a warm atmosphere and was a little dazed for a moment.
She groaned and put her hands to her head.
Before she could even stretch out her hand, a large, warm hand touched her forehead. A familiar shadow loomed over her, accompanied by a worried voice: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
The warm palm pressed against her skin, which was still cold despite the hot weather, was so comfortable that she forgot to hit the hand away.
She blinked sleepily and saw the blurry outline of He Shizhao's face in the dim light of the sky.
"He Sizhao?" she said slowly, her voice soft and hoarse due to long sleep.
A bottle of water quickly reached her lips: "Come, drink some water first, slowly."
His throat was indeed very dry after waking up, so Jiang Chuyi did not refuse and slowly drank a few sips of water from He Sizhao's hand.
"Do you still have any water?" Her tone made it hard to tell whether it was careless or intentional. "I thought I had used it all."
"I replenished some supplies when I passed through a small town yesterday." He Sizhao seemed to smile. "You don't have to worry about running out of water."
Jiang Chuyi looked at him strangely. This was the first person she had met who guessed her thoughts before she even said them.
Seeing her eyes, He Shizhao's gaze softened.
Others think that Jiang Chuyi is willful and naive, and often thinks one thing and does another, which makes people confused.
In fact, in his opinion, she was a very simple girl, so clear that he could understand her at a glance.
Jiang Chuyi looked at the still dark sky outside the tent, then looked at the huge He Sizhao inside the tent, and finally realized something was wrong: "Why are you here?"
She wasn't at all embarrassed to ask the tent owner this question.
"You suddenly fainted yesterday, and I was worried." He Sizhao said calmly, then pointed to a recess in the corner, "I've been sitting there the whole time, you don't have to worry."
After what happened yesterday, he became even more certain that Jiang Chuyi might have never left that room before, and didn't know a lot of common sense, let alone understand the implicit meaning of others' words.
Therefore, he simplified the language and communicated with Jiang Chuyi in words that even children could understand, and it really achieved good results.
Jiang Chuyi accepted this way of communication well, which led to her gradually liking this big guy.
She was really happy. Since she came into this world, she had never met someone with whom she could communicate so smoothly and get along so comfortably.
Thinking of this, she looked at He Sizhao with a kind and teachable look.
Seeing that Jiang Chuyi began to show him a "gentle" look and no longer had an alert attitude when he approached, He Sizhao touched the book in his arms and felt quite satisfied.
Initial results are showing.
If it were still a peaceful time, he would definitely log on to the Pingshu website and give this book a five-star rating.
Seeing Jiang Chuyi reaching out her hand to him again, he suddenly had an idea and handed over the water bottle in his hand.
Looking at Jiang Chuyi drinking water in small sips, a smile flashed in He Sizhao's eyes, but also a bit of worry.
"Are you aware of your physical condition?" He added a question that Jiang Chuyi would understand better. "Besides your daily meals, did those people give you anything else to eat? Medicine or something like that?"
Jiang Chuyi's expression paused, and the bottle of water that was about to reach his lips also stopped.
Her expression became visibly ugly.
When He Sizhao asked this, the first thing she thought of was not her original body in this life, but her previous life.
Every day she was held down and various parts of her body were taken, and it was common for her to be given injections and medicines that she couldn't name.
The feeling of losing freedom and being out of control came over Jiang Chuyi again. Her breathing quickened, and her slender fingers clenched the water bottle tightly.
Seeing her reaction, He Shizhao's expression changed. How could he not see the truth?
A sense of regret welled up in his heart, and he quickly stroked Jiang Chuyi's back, his voice slightly hoarse: "Don't think about it, it's all in the past, you are safe now... I'm sorry."
As He Sizhao stroked the thin and delicate back under his palm, he felt a dull pain in his heart. Amidst the deep regret, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face.
"Don't ask me this kind of question in the future." Jiang Chuyi pushed him hard, his eyes stubborn and fierce.
He Sizhao's regret and heartache at this moment could no longer be described in words.
Jiang Chuyi's behavior only meant that she had been touched in a sore spot, a painful experience that she didn't even want to recall.
He actually asked that.
For the first time in his life, He Sizhao hated his own straightforwardness.
He thought of the advice in the "Guide to Getting Along with Stray Cats" about not doing anything provocative to cats. He then looked at Jiang Chuyi, whose hair was about to explode. His lips moved, and for the first time, his voice sounded weak: "I'm sorry."
Although Jiang Chuyi recalled some bad memories, He Sizhao admitted his mistakes quickly and his attitude was extremely sincere and humble, which made Jiang Chuyi feel better.
She looked critically at the big guy who didn't know what to do with his hands.
"I'm hungry. Where's Wen Xi? Ask her to make me something to eat." She said, "I want it to be like the first two times, not the first time."
He Sizhao didn't show any impatience after being sent off to work after a night of guarding. He just instantly released some of his nervousness and nodded neatly: "Okay, wait for me here."
Jiang Chu was even more satisfied that he was so obedient.
He Sizhao turned around and went out, and she checked the energy in her body by the way.
The body falling into a deep sleep seemed to be a means of self-regulation. Jiang Chuyi was pleasantly surprised to find that the two energies that were originally torn apart had become much calmer. At least they no longer made her feel pain all the time.
They absorbed each other and gradually merged into one in Jiang Chuyi's body.
Jiang Chuyi tried to urge it on, but the familiar pain came back instantly, making her look painful.
"Damn it, you all belong to me, and now you want to disobey me?"
She gritted her teeth and muttered, ignoring the pain of being torn apart, and continued to urge the two energies to speed up their fusion.
Time passed minute by minute, and Jiang Chuyi didn't know how much time had passed. Until the system couldn't help but come out to persuade her not to force it, Jiang Chuyi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and with a puff, a mouthful of blood sprayed onto the sleeping bag.
At the same time, the curtain of the tent was pulled open, and He Sizhao stood there holding a bowl of vegetables, his pupils suddenly contracted.
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Dear little angels, the update time has been fixed. The first update is at 18:00 in the afternoon, and the second update is at 21:00 in the evening. The guaranteed update day is Saturday~
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