At this moment, his curiosity about Fang Zhiyi reached a new level. These people actually believed that their leader could save the world? Wasn't that absurd?
But when he saw the brand-new machinery that Fang Zhiyi had stored in the warehouse—machinery that Fang Zhiyi had taken from Bai Haomin's space and left there because he didn't need it—Gu Ran felt as if his mind had been struck again. What if what he said was true? What if?
With the intervention of the military, the base was expected to take off again. However, after only five years, the city reconstruction plan was launched. During these five years, Fang Zhiyi returned once, followed by hundreds of people. He then left Gu Ran behind and ran away.
According to the soldiers guarding him, they lost track of Fang Zhiyi as soon as he turned around.
Gu Ran smiled wryly for a while. He was completely helpless against this amazing person. He didn't even have time to award Fang Zhiyi the medal he wanted to give him. He had many things to do now, so he could only put the matter aside.
Those criminals thought things would get better after Fang Zhiyi left, but they didn't expect Gu Ran to be even more ruthless. Gu Ran used a more comprehensive legal system to judge them based on their criminal records. Many criminals who had survived for years were led to the gallows in tears. Those with minor crimes still had to do manual labor, but the intensity was not as severe as before. However, more other things were added, such as having to write a 3,000-word confession every day.
Bai Haomin was finally released. No one knew why he was arrested in the first place, but everyone assumed that Fang Zhiyi must have done something to harm others to keep him in custody.
Fortunately, Gu Ran wasn't unreasonable. After verifying Bai Haomin's past, he released him.
But Bai Haomin had already broken down. Long-term forced labor had made his body hunched over, his eyes lifeless, and he kept muttering crazy things like "space".
The last time someone saw him was when a woman recognized him. The woman frantically rushed forward and tore at Bai Haomin's sparse hair. Fortunately, the patrolling guards arrived in time to stop the woman. After that, Bai Haomin disappeared from the base as if he had vanished into thin air.
When he was found again, not far from the water source, he was lying there lifeless. In front of him was a raised wall. The military had discovered the wonder of this spring and specially protected it. No one knew why Bai Haomin was here. They just hastily buried him.
Some people say that Fang Zhiyi fled because he had many lives on his hands and was afraid of being judged, but this was quickly refuted. How many of the people who died on his hands were innocent, given that he was able to survive the apocalypse and save so many lives?
But no matter how much speculation there was, Fang Zhiyi never reappeared.
Decades later, Gu Ran, his hair now gray, sat in a pavilion by the sea, watching several children running and playing on the beach. The children turned around and said, "Hello, Grandpa Fang!"
Fang Zhiyi nodded in response.
"Why are you so persistent? You're so old, why did you still find your way here?" Fang Zhiyi was also puzzled.
Gu Ran pointed to the ceiling: "Our satellites were reconnected thirty years ago."
Fang Zhiyi sighed helplessly, "Seriously, you're trying to contact me via satellite? Are you bored?"
Gu Ran laughed: "Unless you tell me what that endless spring water is, you will definitely know."
"I know nothing!" Fang Zhiyi snorted.
"About your hero's medal..."
"Get out of here, don't disturb my retirement." Fang Zhiyi looked at the blue sky. "Hero... I've never been a hero. I'd be grateful if they didn't judge me."
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