Chapter 127 Caught Off Guard
"Manman, marry me!"
He felt uneasy, but he finally said, "Marry me!" He said it again loudly.
Until he opened his eyes and looked at Manman with an incredible expression, he remained kneeling on one knee and asked solemnly, "Manman, are you willing?"
He was afraid that she would not accept it. This was his first time proposing to her, and he thought this way of proposing was a little stupid. But if Manman liked it, it didn't matter how stupid he was.
Manman burst out laughing and understood why they had been so secretive for many days and didn't dare to tell her what they were doing. It turned out that they were preparing these.
Moreover, this virtual world is exactly the same as Xuanwu City. She once imagined what it would be like if her beloved proposed to her. Now that all this dreamlike scene is unfolding before her eyes, it even feels a little incredible.
Manman lowered her head shyly. At first she really thought it was a test, but she didn't expect this to happen.
"I do." She uttered these three words solemnly.
He put the ring on her. He originally thought that he would be lonely all his life, but now he has a lover who is willing to accompany him for life, and his beloved relatives are by his side. This is what most people dream of.
Qu Yanbai immediately stood up with a smile on his face. It seemed that the method Qin Muxue taught was indeed effective. The smile on Manman's face never faded.
"Is it Xiaoxue who gave you this idea?" Apart from Xiaoxue, she really didn't know who else could come up with such a fantastic idea.
Qu Yanbai scratched his head embarrassedly. He made a gesture, and immediately the staff behind him released a bunch of pink balloons. They now seemed to be in a pink world.
"Yes." He didn't intend to hide it from her, "but I also participated in a lot of it."
After taking off the hood, Manman discovered that Qu Yanbai was wearing a pink suit underneath. "Pink suit? Hahaha."
"Xiaoxue said you like it...so I..." He scratched his head in embarrassment.
Manman stopped laughing and said, "Thank you, Qu Yanbai, thank you for everything you have done for me. I like it very much."
The two of them embraced each other on the beach, with tourists applauding beside them. At this moment, they seemed like a real couple in the ordinary world. They didn't need to be disturbed by all kinds of things and just needed to enjoy a moment of happiness.
"By the way, Xiaoxue, I have other surprises for you, come with me."
Holding Manman's hand, they came to a restaurant by the sea. Xiaoxue had brought her to this restaurant before, and it was perfectly replicated in this world. Here you can see the sea view not far away, and even the boss looks the same as before.
The two came to the terrace, where a candlelight dinner had been prepared long ago, and there was even someone playing violin music nearby.
Under the melodious sound of the piano, at that moment, Manman felt like she had really become a princess. This was her childhood dream. She had ignorantly mentioned it to Qin Muxue, but she didn't expect that she would tell Qu Yanbai about it and arrange all this.
"Xiaoxue is ignorant, are you following her in making trouble?" She blamed her, but she was actually very happy in her heart.
"Do you like it?"
Manman felt her eyes sore and tears flowed out unconsciously, "I like it."
When her parents were around, she was a carefree little princess. Now that Qin Muxue and Qu Yanbai are around, she can also become a princess.
Qu Yanbai made a gesture towards a place not far away, and in an instant, fireworks bloomed brilliantly in the sky.
She turned slowly and watched the gorgeous fireworks falling like colorful petals. She stretched out her hand, as if she could reach them. A deafening sound rang in her ears. She watched Qu Yanbai's mouth shape and heard something, but she couldn't hear it clearly.
"What are you talking about?"
She moved closer to him, trying to hear what he was saying.
But Qu Yanbai pulled her to his side and held her in his arms, "I like you, I love you, I want to be with you forever."
In his broad arms, Manman cried and laughed, her heart filled with emotion and joy.
"I love you, too." She stood on tiptoe and gave him a kiss.
Although fireworks are short-lived, love is forever.
"But why can't I see Xiaoxue? Where did she go?"
At this time, Qin Muxue was still looking for Shi Yan's trace everywhere in the base, so she had to let Zhenzhu out. But this time, even Zhenzhu couldn't smell Shi Yan's scent.
"Where on earth did he go?"
Qin Muxue was still looking for Shi Yan everywhere, fearing that he would suddenly go crazy and start killing people. Meanwhile, Captain Wei's men discovered that several people had died somewhere in the factory, and their deaths were horrible.
Captain Wei immediately notified Qin Muxue, "Go over there and investigate the situation first."
Qin Muxue could only rush to the factory area. As soon as she entered, there was a strong smell of blood. The staff next to her were wearing isolation suits and doing inspections. Several female workers were hiding timidly in the corner. Two staff members were comforting them and asking them about everything they had seen.
The other two were terrified. “We…we didn’t see anything. We just saw a dark shadow. Then, when we came in again, we saw these people dead.”
Qin Muxue looked at the body parts on the ground. The cut surface was smooth, and it really looked like Shi Yan's method, but she immediately felt something was wrong.
Six people died, and it seemed that the method was similar to that of a cult. In an inconspicuous corner, she also found the formation of the cult that she had seen before. It seemed that this was the work of a cult.
However, the base has very strict inspections on people entering and leaving, so how could members of the cult get into the base?
She looked up and suddenly saw a few floating insects in the air, flying towards her. Qin Muxue hurriedly shouted, "Get out of here quickly, leave quickly, and close all the doors and windows!"
Fortunately, there were not many floating insects, and everyone escaped after her reminder. She explained: "I saw a kind of alien floating insect inside, which is very aggressive. You'd better notify Professor Sheng to come over immediately. The situation is very urgent."
If you think about it carefully, the cult does know the location of the meteorite, so it is not difficult to obtain some floating insects.
These staff members were fine as they were still wearing their work clothes. She didn't know whether these female workers had been invaded by floating insects.
"Oh, by the way, call Doctor Ding and Captain Qu over as well."
"clear."
Qin Muxue immediately asked the female workers, "You saw the black figure, what did it look like? Can you describe it in detail?"
"I was so scared at the time that I didn't see it clearly..."
Qin Muxue was a little disappointed. "Then are you feeling unwell?"
"She said she felt pain in her finger."
Qin Muxue immediately checked the female worker's hand. Although ordinary people could not see it, she could see a tiny wound. It seemed that some floating worms had really entered her body.
Although they closed the door in time just now, they didn't know how many floating insects were outside. She ordered others, "Isolate the entire factory and no one is allowed to leave!"
Once the floating insects invade, they will attack other people like crazy.
At this time, Manman, Qu Yanbai and Sheng Xingyuan had already rushed over. Qin Muxue asked Manman to quickly check whether the people present were infected by the floating worms.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your time together, but the situation is urgent, so I can only call you over first."
"It's okay. Something happened at the base, and we're definitely here to help."
Their proposal ceremony had just ended when they were awakened from the virtual world by Sheng Xingyuan.
When Sheng Xingyuan first heard about the floating insects, he was shocked. The floating insects he brought back from the meteorite crater had been well kept and there was no way they could escape.
The situation is urgent now, and he can only rush over to see what is going on.
Everyone has put on protective clothing and the base has entered a level one alert state.
Manman began to check the workers in the factory one by one to see if they had any signs of infection.
When Manman was holding the female worker's hand and began to examine her, she suddenly began to twitch and rushed towards Manman like crazy, trying to strangle her to death. If Qu Yanbai had not shot the female worker in the head in time, Manman would have almost suffocated to death.
Blood splattered on the ground, and the people around screamed in horror when they saw the scene.
"Murder, murder!"
Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, the staff could only begin to explain: "She has been infected by an alien bug. She is beyond help. Now she is just an alien bug in human skin. If you are infected by the bug, you will become zombies. If you don't kill her, you will die too."
She was breathing heavily with lingering fear. Now, hundreds of people in the entire factory depended on her to check every second. Some workers were infected unknowingly without realizing it, and suddenly rushed out of the crowd and pounced on other uninfected workers like crazy. In an instant, the quarantined factory was in chaos, and Qin Muxue could only work with the staff to maintain order.
As soon as they returned to the base, they reported the matter of the cult to Captain Wei, who was also sending people to investigate the matter thoroughly, and now the investigation team has also arrived.
It just so happened that Qin Jia also worked in this factory. She witnessed everything that happened just now. Now hundreds of people were quarantined in the factory.
Even if you are not infected after the examination, you still need to stay here for observation for a period of time.
Qin Jia was very scared. Just now, she saw a male worker get sick in front of her and try to bite her. She ran to the person in charge and said nervously, "I want to leave here. Take me away quickly."
But the staff around her did not let her leave: "Sorry, your observation time is not up yet, you can't leave here."
Qin Jia looked at everything here with horror. When she brought that man in, he clearly said that no one here would be harmed, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen.
She just wanted to get more supplies and a strong man to protect her, but after that man abandoned her and ran away, she realized that he was just using her and didn't really like her at all.
Another worker nearby was confirmed to be infected with floatworms. This time, Qin Jia watched him being dragged out and saw the scene of his head being blown off. He was so scared that his face turned pale.
If this continues, she might be the next one.
And now they are still looking for people related to the cult. Qin Jia vaguely saw the symbol of the cult and thought of the pattern the man had tattooed on her back. Her legs began to tremble. Could it be that the man was a member of the cult?
The soldiers reported that they had found more than twenty infected people. Now only Manman could sense the floating worms in the bodies of the infected people, and she alone could not match the hundreds of people.
Moreover, the doctor working with her did not have as fast, accurate and ruthless knife skills as Shi Yan, which would delay the process more or less. Manman had already tried her best to speed up.
Qin Muxue wished she could find Shi Yan at this moment, but she didn't have the time.
When Qin Jia saw the familiar figure, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw. "Sister, sister, please ask them to let me out. Aren't you a superpower? You must have a way."
This was the first time Qin Muxue saw Qin Jia in such a miserable and servile state. She grabbed Qin Muxue's arm and prevented her from leaving, with urgency and fear in her eyes.
"Sister, I have let you down in the past. Considering that we have been together for so many years, please save me!"
Qin Muxue took her hand away, "You are still in the observation period. After the observation period, there will be no problem. No one will hurt you, and this place will be unblocked."
She didn't want to have too much entanglement with Qin Jia now, but Qin Jia begged her desperately. This was something she had not expected. How could such a thing happen to Qin Jia, who once valued face more than anything else?
Many people were afraid, but no one was as afraid as she was.
Qin Muxue had already started to doubt from the bottom of her heart, "Qin Jia, are you hiding something from me again, or have you seen someone suspicious?"
"No...no." She stood aside timidly, her lips trembling as she wanted to say something, but in the end she hesitated and said nothing.
"You have seen how terrible the cult members are. They kill people without mercy. I think you have also heard about how those workers died just now. They were drained of blood and their bodies were cut into pieces. It was a sacrificial ritual of the cult. If you find anything, you must tell us, otherwise we can't save you." Qin Muxue said sinisterly in Qin Jia's ear.
The more Qin Jia thought about it, the more scared she became. Now she just wanted to escape. Looking at Qin Muxue, who had a cold expression in front of her, she actually wanted to ask her to protect herself for a moment.
Manman came over and suggested, "Should I let Qin Jia take a look first?"
Qin Jia hurriedly shook her head, then suddenly held her hand anxiously and said, "Help me take a look."
Manman glanced at Qin Muxue, who nodded at her. Manman then began to check on her.
Qin Muxue thought she was very suspicious. Qin Jia had always been conceited. Even if she was afraid, she still cared about her face. But now she didn't even care about her face anymore and came directly to beg her. She must be hiding something in her heart.
While Manman was examining her, she called the investigator and said, "Go notify the investigators outside and ask them to check who Qin Jia had contact with recently and investigate her interpersonal relationships."
She mixed in with Qin Jia's co-workers, trying to extract some useful information. The female workers were very scared because they were still working in the morning, but something like this happened in the afternoon.
"What should we do if this continues?" She pretended to be very distressed, which made the female worker next to her even more frightened.
One of the female workers walked up to her tremblingly and asked cautiously, "Sir, can we...can we still get out?"
Qin Muxue knew that they had come back to talk, "It's very dangerous. What I said just now was just to calm you down. If we can't catch the culprit, none of us here can get out."
The female worker's face turned pale instantly. Seeing some people around her crying loudly and some crying silently, she simply couldn't bear to stay here for another minute.
"But." Qin Muxue changed the subject, "If we can catch the man in black who sneaked in here before, the investigation here should be completed early."
"Men in black..." The female worker silently recalled the previous scene.
Qin Muxue took out a piece of paper and showed her the cult pattern on it. "Have you seen this pattern before?"
The female worker was surprised to see the tattoo. She had seen it before, but it was on Qin Jia's back. She took a quick look at it when she was changing clothes in the locker room. She also asked Qin Jia curiously, "How did you get this tattoo?"
"How about it? It looks good, right? My boyfriend tattooed it for me."
All the colleagues who are on good terms with her know that Qin Jia has a secret lover recently, and they have never seen him.
The female worker hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether to tell what she had seen.
At this time, the investigator beside her whispered in her ear: "We have only completed half of the investigation. If we want to complete it, we will probably have to wait until tomorrow. We just found several infected people."
The female worker was very worried when she heard the news. She finally made up her mind to tell Qin Muxue about it. "I have seen that pattern. It was on Qin Jia's back. It was not just me who saw it. Several of us saw it. We have nothing to do with this matter. If you want to investigate, investigate her!"
Qin Muxue narrowed her eyes and nodded to the investigator, "Go check on those girls. If there is nothing wrong, arrange a separate place for them to stay."
"receive."
At this time, Manman was still checking Qin Jia's body. Qin Muxue came over and whispered something in her ear. Manman nodded.
"Qin Jia, there are floating worms in your body."
Qin Jia's face turned pale in an instant, "Manman, I was sorry to you in the past, please save me!"
At this time, Qin Muxue spoke up, "Qin Jia, if you want to survive, you must tell me about the tattoo on your body."
Qin Jia opened her mouth in surprise, "You, you know everything?"
"If you want to live now, you must tell me everything. Time is running out. If the worms reach your brain, it will be too late to save you." She said lightly, as if she didn't care about the matter.
But Qin Jia was so frightened that her legs began to go weak, leaving her no time to think.
"I'll tell you everything."
When she thought that she was about to die, she cried and wiped her nose, "It was Li Cheng, the man's name was Li Cheng, I didn't know what cult he was from, I just thought I met true love."
Qin Muxue pulled open Qin Jia's collar and saw the cult's tattoo pattern on her back.
"He said he liked me and that he was very powerful and could take me away from here. But before that, he needed me to draw him a map of the entire base. I didn't know. I didn't know that when he said powerful, he meant that he was a member of a cult. I really didn't know anything."
"That man in black is him, right? Why did you bring him into the factory?"
"I didn't mean to do that. He just said he wanted to see where I worked. Who could have thought that his methods were so cruel and he killed so many people? He deceived me." Qin Jia's eyes were red and she cried bitterly. "I know I was wrong, but I don't want to die yet. Sister, please save me, okay?"
"I have another question, how did you two meet?"
Qin Jia almost bit her lips until they bled. Li Cheng was originally unable to enter because he had a criminal record, but that guy secretly gave her some supplies, and she found some connections for him in the base, which allowed him to sneak into the base. Li Cheng did not come in openly.
"He is, he was my former classmate. He was apparently normal before, how could he be a member of a cult?"
"Don't you already have the answer to this question in your mind? Why ask me again?"
Qin Jia sat on the ground, limp. Why did all the men around her use her? The old man coveted her young body, and the man she liked just used her to get into the base.
Qin Muxue notified the investigators and asked them to seal off the base and not allow any suspicious persons to enter or leave.
The cult members definitely don’t have this purpose, but why would they make such a big fuss?
Qin Muxue suddenly had an idea in her mind, "Make a feint to the east and attack in the west!"
She immediately informed Qu Yanbai and Sheng Xingyuan of the incident, "You'd better go back to the laboratory now. The cultists are probably after Professor Sheng's experimental results!"
Sheng Xingyuan also realized this, "I'll go back right away!"
Looking at the backs of Qu Yanbai and Sheng Xingyuan leaving together, Qin Muxue was still worried.
Qin Jia hugged Qin Muxue's legs and cried bitterly: "I know I treated you badly in the past. In fact, I was jealous of you. You are prettier than me and you are so good at shooting. Now... now you are still as good as you were before. Sister, please save your sister!"
Qin Muxue was silent for a moment and said, "You are not my sister. Also, you were not invaded by floating insects at all. I was just scaring you just now."
"You..." Qin Jia breathed a sigh of relief, but was furious in her heart, "You actually lied to me?"
"If I'm not lying to you, will you tell me the truth?"
She would indeed hesitate, and in order to protect herself, she would not tell anyone about Li Cheng.
"Qin Jia, you are still so selfish. Do you know that the person you brought in will harm everyone in the base!"
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