"Don't stop me! I'm going to smash that dog's head off today!"
David growled in a low voice.
Alice and the others grabbed him together: "No, no, it's really not that bad. Your own use of the gold element is indeed quite poor."
What's wrong with me?
"You can't even pull out a single nail."
"That's because the iron in that nail wasn't pure!"
"Yes, yes, you're right."
David blushed and sat down: "Never mind, I won't go. I'll give you face."
"Don't sit there, hurry up and leave, or that guy surnamed Si will make you pay the bill later," Alice urged. "One steak is worth half a year's salary for us."
The group vanished in a flash.
Chu Xinxin was unaware of the undercurrent between them. She continued the conversation by asking Si Beiting, "So... you were able to escape because of this superpower?"
"Hmm, more or less..." Si Beiting moved closer and closer, until the two seemed to be touching: "I've probably converted into more than fifty kinds of superpowers. A small horde of zombies is no problem at all!"
Sigh, being too proud leads to suffering. If it were me, I would definitely strip down my clothes and explain in detail how I got these injuries.
Even with fifty different superpowers, a horde of zombies would be a formidable challenge for him.
The system popped up and said: "Sister, gently poke his right arm. I guarantee it will hurt so much he'll break out in a cold sweat immediately."
Chu Xinxin's gaze unconsciously fell on Si Beiting's right arm.
Si Beiting raised his hand to support the back of his head and tilted back, avoiding Chu Xinxin's gaze: "I'm very capable. I stayed behind to close the door because I was confident in my abilities. Even if I don't come back, it's my misjudgment, and it has nothing to do with anyone else..."
Is Si Beiting trying to comfort her?
"You can try to trust me a little more, or... like me a little more." Si Beiting shamelessly pulled closer to Chu Xinxin, the scent of his new clothes wafting to her nose.
His eyes sparkled: "I'm handsome and capable, you won't lose out if you buy from me, you're guaranteed to make money if you invest!"
The slight feeling of comfort that Chu Xinxin had just felt vanished instantly.
"I'm not familiar with you."
Si Beiting grinned and took out a very nice sticky note from his pocket: "Professor Wei, this is my self-introduction. Take a look, and you'll get to know me."
Chu Xinxin lowered her head, and a note listed the fifty-odd superpowers that Si Beiting had transformed into.
She immediately covered her face with her hand and looked around warily.
"Keep it safe." Si Beiting tilted his head, and a few strands of hair suddenly fell down his forehead. His face lost some of its sharpness and gained some of its nobility, making him look like a noble young master from a military family.
His clear, bright eyes were full of seriousness.
He said, "This is not just my self-introduction, it's my life, something I've never told anyone before."
Then why tell her...?
"There's only one of its kind in the world. I originally planned to give it to my future wife."
Chu Xinxin wanted to return it to him on the spot.
The system then replied: "Sister, I've scanned it for you. Give it back to him. We don't do this kind of forced buying and selling."
Um......
It seems you're not acting with any martial ethics.
Chu Xinxin awkwardly accepted it: "I'll borrow it for a few days..."
"It's fine if you don't return it... anyway, you know how I feel."
He kept professing his love, and Chu Xinxin was starting to feel overwhelmed, so she quickly changed the subject: "General, let me toast you..."
For those two medicine cabinet doors that you repaired.
Chu Xinxin added in her mind.
......
After dinner, Chu Xinxin still had many things to do, so Si Beiting took her home.
As soon as I turned into the street where the research institute was located, I saw Director Wu and Jack, the city lord's close follower, coming out from inside.
"Is the city lord not ready yet?" Si Beiting asked, noticing that Jack was holding a medicine box.
"The new barrier agent can block the second generation of zombie virus. The city lord's current infection area is only 15 percent. At the latest, the virus will be completely eliminated by the morning of the day after tomorrow."
Chu Xinxin frowned. The medicine box that Jack was holding was the special box she used to store the new type of barrier agent.
Applying more barrier agents does not necessarily make them more effective.
So far, we haven't heard of anyone in the base being bitten by a level 2 zombie...
Jack and Director Wu finished their conversation and were walking towards them.
Si Beiting pulled Chu Xinxin into the darkness.
Jack's expression was quite serious as he passed by them.
Chu Xinxin has developed the formula for the new barrier agent, but due to the lack of other raw materials, the new barrier agent is still very precious.
It cannot be used at will.
"I'll go back and ask," Chu Xinxin said, then went to chase after Director Wu, who had just entered the room.
"Wait a minute." Si Beiting sensed something was wrong. "Professor Wei, who is keeping the barrier agent?"
"It's me."
Si Beiting hesitated for a moment: "Don't ask yet, let's see how Director Wu explains the decrease in the barrier agent... If he doesn't mention it, just pretend you didn't see it tonight."
It's just one tube less, and it was given to us by Director Wu, so there shouldn't be any problem...
"Mmm." Chu Xinxin nodded, her unusually obedient demeanor softening Si Beiting's heart...
......
However, Director Wu did not explain this to Chu Xinxin.
On the contrary, Wei Yan noticed that a medicine box was missing the next day and, thinking that a thief had broken into the research institute, hurriedly called the police.
Director Wu even went along with it, saying that he too had several vials of reagents stolen.
This caused widespread panic within the research institute.
The "thief" became even more audacious, directly damaging the institute's surveillance system and taking three new types of barrier agents, as well as other reagents and reports related to the barrier agents.
When Si Beiting sent her another message that evening, Chu Xin wanted to talk to him about it, but Si Beiting instead asked her to meet up.
"Don't use AI for sensitive matters."
For individuals with such sensitive identities, their AI systems are typically monitored.
"I'm going to the city lord's mansion tomorrow to report on the situation in District 11. I'll take David with me so he can sound out Jack."
David and Jack were from the same hometown.
"Um."
However, things got worse and worse. The theft continued as before, and Chu Xinxin had no idea who to trust at the research institute.
"It's okay, I'm here."
Si Beiting's voice seemed to have a magical quality; after talking to him, Chu Xinxin felt much more at ease.
"Hopefully, I'm just overthinking it."
......
Chu Xinxin received the news after Si Beiting returned from the City Lord's Mansion.
David said that Jack's mouth was glued shut, and he couldn't get any information out of him.
He only mentioned the barrier agent, and Jack's eyes immediately showed a hint of wariness.
Fortunately, David noticed immediately and changed the subject to something else to get away with it.
But it's not that nothing was discovered.
As David approached the courtyard where the city lord lived, he heard what sounded like the roars of zombies.
"There are zombies in the City Lord's Mansion?" Chu Xinxin raised her voice slightly, clearly finding it hard to believe.
There are zombies in the base. If word got out, it would cause a huge panic.
"It seems... the yard is heavily guarded, and David can't get any closer."
Si Beiting's expression was also very serious.
He stayed with the city lord the whole time and couldn't find an opportunity to investigate on his own.
Chu Xinxin: "I'll find an opportunity to go to the City Lord's Mansion with Director Wu tomorrow."
The new barrier agent keeps "losing," and no matter what, Chu Xinxin is determined to find out what's going on.
"Don't go, your injury from last time hasn't healed yet..."
Before Si Beiting could finish speaking, he saw Chu Xinxin's smooth hand.
This was less than a week after she was bitten...
Chu Xinxin found the gauze in the way during her experiment today, so she took it off and then forgot to wrap it back up.
I'll explain this to you later.
"good."
Si Beiting didn't ask any more questions, but simply told Chu Xinxin to be careful: "Anyway, they won't do anything to you. Some things can be overlooked, so don't take them too seriously."
Chu Xinxin nodded absentmindedly. Si Beiting, feeling an itch to touch her face, boldly rubbed it.
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