Jiang Chuyi always comes up with shocking statements like this, and everyone can't help but laugh, but they are no longer surprised.
However, Ji Xia, who had just met her, was not familiar with her speaking style. He was stunned enough when he saw her scolding Lieutenant General Guan who was domineering in the base. Now he heard her shocking words and was stunned for a moment.
"I'm older than...Major General He..." He explained hesitantly, "If I remember correctly, Major General He should be...21 years old? I'm...24 years old. Yes, I'm 24 years old."
When he mentioned his age, a dazed look appeared on his face.
"Hey, buddy, don't take it too seriously. Xiaoyi was just teasing you." Wuyi laughed and put his arm around Jixia's shoulder, saying half seriously and half jokingly, "But you're really not right this time. What's going on?"
Ji Xia came back to his senses. He looked at He Sizhao, then at Jiang Chuyi in his arms. There was still some confusion between his brows. He sighed, "It's a long story."
He Sizhao didn't take Jiang Chuyi's words seriously, and she didn't take them seriously either. After complaining, she was eager to look around and was very curious about this headquarters that played an important role in the original plot.
But to her disappointment, the outskirts of the base were the former suburbs of Kawase City. There were no people or buildings except for the abandoned wasteland.
The soldier who was leading them obviously knew He Shizhao. Even though he pretended to be carrying out his mission seriously, he couldn't help but keep looking back.
Su Mo seized the opportunity and approached with a smile: "Brother, can I ask where we will be taken to for quarantine? After all, there are injured people among us. If we are separated, it might not be convenient."
He gestured to Lian Riqing who was being supported by Cheng Yi at the back.
Because she had enough medicine, Lian Riqing was no longer so weak that she needed to be supported by someone, but she still acted extremely weak, as if she would die immediately if she was away from anyone for even a second.
The leading soldier hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but let them know: "Colonel Su, we don't have any place to isolate you. Lieutenant General Guan has instructed me to send you to the Blue Ocean Apartments and let you stay there for a few days."
"There's no place for isolation?" Su Mo repeated, a serious look in his eyes. "Then what happened to the survivors who came here before?"
The soldier looked embarrassed.
"Colonel Su, don't embarrass him. He doesn't dare to tell." Ji Xia sighed, "Before you came, all the exiled survivors were rejected by the base."
The atmosphere fell into a subtle silence for a moment.
In this silence, Jiang Chuyi's voice was particularly clear: "What kind of place is Blue Ocean Apartment? Is it comfortable to live in? Can I take a shower?"
"Yes," He Sizhao replied. "The Blue Ocean Apartments have a nice environment. It's just that they were built too close to the outskirts, so no one has lived there. That's a good thing for us."
"Yes, before the apocalypse, Blue Ocean Apartments was the first choice for young people to gather. It had complete facilities and the rooms were spacious enough." Su Mo also said, "It seems Guan Wenbo didn't make it too difficult for us by taking us to a place like a prison for isolation."
"He dares!" Wuyi snorted coldly, "The boss's status and reputation are all here. If he dares to embarrass him, the special forces will take him down first without the help of anyone else in the base."
Lu Qianzhi had been walking behind the few people. There was no bright smile on his face, but he looked a little nervous and worried.
When Guan Wenbo heard them say this, he opened his mouth but said nothing.
When Jiang Chuyi heard that there was nothing wrong with where she lived, she stopped worrying about anything else and listened to them continue talking.
"Since its establishment, the headquarters has been taking in survivors from all over the world. Why are they suddenly stopping now? Is it because of the previous catastrophe?" Su Mo asked, "Since isolation can solve this kind of problem, why not adopt this method?"
"It's complicated..." Ji Xia's face darkened. "I'm just a major. Many things don't get passed down to the lower ranks, so I don't know much. But after the catastrophe, the top management at the base changed, and many things are completely different now."
"Guan Wenbo is now the acting commander-in-chief." He Sizhao suddenly said, "Then where did the former commander-in-chief go?"
Su Mo and Wu Yi's expressions became serious.
Ji Xia was also a little daunted. He glanced at He Sizhao carefully and lowered his voice: "The commander-in-chief... is missing."
"What?"
Jiang Chuyi felt He Sizhao's arms around her suddenly tighten.
"No one knows where he went," Ji Xia said. "Aside from the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Su, who was most qualified to take over the position, was also... seriously injured in the disaster and is now unable to take care of himself." He carefully glanced at Su Mo's face again and reluctantly continued, "...So Admiral Wen was appointed Marshal and Acting Commander-in-Chief in a time of crisis."
"Unable to take care of himself?" Su Mo repeated the word, and suddenly a strange smile appeared on his face.
Jiang Chuyi thought that this General Su seemed to be Su Mo's father.
She has a good memory, but she is just too lazy to listen and remember. However, she rarely forgets what she has heard.
Since they are relatives of someone you know, shouldn’t you comfort them?
She thought uncertainly about what she had read in the book, but seeing that Su Mo didn't seem very sad, she shut her mouth again.
Not to mention Su Mo, He Sizhao's expression was also a little strange, and it couldn't be described as natural and good-looking.
They had just entered the base when unpleasant things started to happen one after another. Jiang Chuyi subconsciously had a bad impression of this base.
"Come to think of it, you've been gone for so long. Did anything happen?" Ji Xia forced himself to be cheerful, and asked casually, as if to liven up the atmosphere. "We stayed in the base peacefully, but we almost died. Did you experience any terrifying crises?"
As they were talking, they had already seen a construction area.
Although it is not an unfinished building, there is indeed no village or shop around it. It is a large empty area with only these few buildings standing here. No wonder it could only be rented out before the end of the world.
"Oh, I did." Wuyi said, "Just before we came back, we encountered a terrifying zombie tidal wave, and we were almost wiped out."
When Jiang Chuyi heard it, he knew it was talking about the time when Zhang Zhiyi poisoned someone.
Ji Xia's spirit immediately tensed up: "And then? How did you survive?"
"How did he survive... Honestly, I don't know." Wuyi scratched his head, a look of confusion on his face. "At that time, Xiaoyi fainted in the boss's arms. The boss looked like he was crazy. Then a hurricane suddenly appeared. I don't know what happened, but all the zombies disappeared."
"There is... such a thing?" Ji Xia was stunned.
Jiang Chuyi secretly curled his lips.
When she kissed He Sizhao, it contained not only a trace of her energy, but also the part belonging to the Zombie King. In other words, at that moment, He Sizhao had the temporary ability to control zombies.
Maybe he himself is not aware of this, but when he strongly wants them to retreat or die, the zombies will act according to his will.
It can be regarded as a one-time Zombie King experience card.
Since she was going to sleep, she had to ensure her own safety. How could she just fall asleep without caring about anything?
Ji Xia seemed to have a lot of questions to ask, and they had already arrived in front of an apartment building.
The leading soldier opened the door for them from a distance: "Major General He, these are all large flats, and there's no one here right now. You can just stay on the first floor. Due to requirements, I will lock the door, please understand."
"I understand." He Sizhao nodded slightly.
He didn't say much along the way. Jiang Chuyi was used to seeing his gentle side, but now his silence looked even more profound and compelling, and the leading soldiers looked a little frightened.
When they entered the room, a dusty smell filled the air, but dust was much cleaner than blood. Everyone had been sleeping in the open air for a long time and didn't care about this level of dust at all. They rolled up their sleeves and started working as soon as they entered the room.
Jiang Chuyi looked around here.
Apart from being only one floor, the facilities here are similar to those in the villa they live in, with everything one needs.
"Put me down." She said. She could bear it without the sun in the room.
However, He Sizhao looked over and said, "Can you let me hold you for a while longer?"
Jiang Chuyi paused.
She noticed that beneath He Sizhao's indifferent eyes, there seemed to be a layer of slight depression.
"Then wait until they clean the room before letting me in," she said. "The floor isn't clean right now, and it'll get my skirt dirty."
She seemed to be speaking in a coquettish manner, but she was actually agreeing to He Sizhao's request.
He Sizhao showed a faint smile at the corner of his lips. He held her and sat on the sofa that Wuyi had just cleaned, looking straight ahead.
He seemed to have something weighing on his mind, and the aura around him was heavier than usual.
Jiang Chuyi stopped talking and nestled quietly in his arms, casually taking out another book to read.
I don't know how many minutes passed. I had read about a quarter of the book in my hand when I suddenly heard the sound of a car stopping outside the door.
He Shizhao's eyes moved, and everyone else also saw that a car was parked outside their building. A man in military uniform got out of the car first and opened the back door.
An energetic old man with snow-white hair walked out of the car.
"Who is this?"
"I don't know. I've never seen it."
"You look like an important person. What are you doing here?"
He Sizhao looked at the old man but did not move.
It was Lu Qianzhi who came out upon hearing the voice. When he saw him, he showed a look of astonishment and immediately rushed to the window, saying excitedly, "Teacher!"
When people heard this name, everyone, whether they knew him or not, realized the identity of this old man.
Lu Qianzhi’s teacher, wouldn’t that be... Marshal Wen Changchuan, now the acting commander-in-chief of the base?
Ordinary people cannot see such a great man, but that does not prevent them from hearing of his name.
Everyone was shocked and immediately came forward to greet him.
"Good, good, everyone is fine." Wen Changchuan smiled elegantly, his sharp eagle eyes filled with kindness. He glanced at the soldiers behind the window bars, seeming to be filled with relief. "You are all good soldiers of the people. On behalf of the headquarters, I welcome you home."
As the top leader of the world's largest headquarters, Wen Changchuan's words, even if they were just polite words, made the eyes of these men who had been wandering outside for a long time moist.
"Teacher, why did you come here in person?" Lu Qianzhi asked with emotion, "I was thinking of reporting to you as soon as the quarantine is over."
"As soon as I heard you were back, I immediately asked Youliang to drive me over to see you." Wen Changchuan gestured to the soldier who had opened the door for him. This was his orderly. "The situation is serious right now. I'm really worried."
"Teacher..." Lu Qianzhi's nose was sore and he lowered his head, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
"Silly child, you're back. Why are you worried?" Wen Changchuan said a few words of comfort, then looked up at He Sizhao, who was sitting motionless on the sofa in the back. Something flashed in his eyes, "Zhao'er, good boy. I haven't seen you for so long. I'm relieved to see that you are safe and sound."
Jiang Chuyi's gaze shifted from his face to He Sizhao.
He Sizhao has always been very good at hiding his emotions, and nothing can be seen from his face at this moment, but Jiang Chuyi sensed a hint of wariness from him.
This Wen Changchuan actually had some roles in the original plot.
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