At the entrance of the research institute.
"Director Wu, I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion with you."
Chu Xinxin rushed over with Wei Yan, carrying a medicine box.
Director Wu hesitated for a moment: "I have personal business to attend to today."
"I'll only take up ten minutes of your time at most." Chu Xinxin moved quickly, getting into the passenger seat as she spoke.
She turned to look at Director Wu, who was still outside the car, and asked very politely, "Is it alright? Only the city lord has used the new type of barrier agent so far. I'll go and do some after-sales research."
Director Wu: ...You're already on the bus!
...
The City Lord's Mansion.
The city lord was a very dignified-looking old man.
Before the apocalypse, he was the owner of a large warehouse.
The food stored in the warehouse enabled him to recruit a large number of early superhumans and together they built the S base.
Chu Xinxin checked the city lord's physical condition and asked a few questions before leaving with Wei Yan.
The time was exactly ten minutes.
Jack led them to the first-floor reception room.
Jack did not leave, but stood to the side, as if waiting for orders, or more like... monitoring.
"Jack, you go ahead and get busy. I'll just stay here and organize some documents for a bit."
Jack smiled and said, "I'm not busy today. Besides, it's my honor to accompany Professor Chu."
Chu Xinxin stopped talking and lowered her head to work with Wei Yan on the city lord's medical records.
Contrary to his own claims, Jack was not unbusy. Every few minutes, someone would come in to ask Jack for instructions or report to him.
Chu Xinxin was a little annoyed after her train of thought was interrupted several times: "Jack, I need a quiet environment."
Jack made an apologetic gesture and finally left.
They didn't return even after ten minutes.
Chu Xinxin put down her pen, told Wei Yan she was going to the restroom, and then got up and left.
From the window at the corner of the stairs on the fifth and sixth floors, you can see the courtyard where the city lord lives.
Chu Xinxin deliberately broke the lock on the toilet and then went up the stairs.
"Sister, you don't need to go to so much trouble. You only need to spend two energy points, and I can help you find out all the secrets of the City Lord's Mansion."
Chu Xinxin's shoes made a sound as they stepped on the stairs.
She simply took off her shoes and walked barefoot.
"I trust my own eyes more."
Chu Xinxin's voice was filled with intense disgust.
The system that suddenly appeared on her made her feel like she was being monitored and controlled.
She didn't want to hear a single word he said.
The system crashed too. Damn it, how did Chu Xinxin become so stubborn!
[What you're doing is dangerous. The fifth and sixth floors are where the city lord's offices are located; they're heavily guarded...]
"I just came up to use the restroom."
Chu Xinxin cautiously walked to the window and looked down.
There was a guard every ten steps outside the outer wall of the city lord's residence.
The courtyard was quiet; not a single person was in sight.
Chu Xinxin looked at it for a while, but couldn't figure it out.
Just as she was about to leave, the city lord and Director Wu suddenly appeared.
They entered a room together, and soon Chu Xinxin could vaguely hear the roars of zombies.
Jack and the guard at the door rushed inside immediately.
Then they all came out together... plus one more person, a person who was pushed out of a cage.
The man had disheveled hair and wore only shorts. His skin was covered in bruises, a horrifying sight.
Chu Xin wanted to see more clearly, so she took a step forward, and Jack below suddenly looked up.
We're doomed!
"Clang!"
Chu Xinxin was suddenly covered in the mouth and nose and dragged aside. The speed was so fast that the person dragging her slammed their head against the wall with a loud thud.
The guards patrolling outside heard the noise and immediately rushed into the stairwell to check.
The staircase was empty; there was nothing there.
"I guess someone upstairs knocked something over. Go up and take a look. I'll wait for you here."
"Um."
The guards went upstairs and indeed found the iron picture frame that had fallen to the ground.
"That was quite a fright."
The soldier hung up the photo frame and returned to his post, completely unaware that the lock on the door to the cleaning room next door had been opened.
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
While cleaning, Si Beiting released Chu Xinxin's hand and whispered.
Chu Xinxin's heart was still pounding. She asked, "Did Jack just see me?"
"I didn't see him." Si Beiting comforted her. "It would take him two seconds to look up and see where you are. At my speed, it would only take one second for us to disappear by the window. He wouldn't even be able to see a single hair on your head."
Chu Xinxin's heartbeat calmed down a little: "What are you doing here?"
"I've been watching you from behind for ages and you didn't notice?" Si Beiting was quite surprised. "Isn't your special ability to sense things within a certain distance?"
Chu Xinxin's heart jumped again: "I... I was looking too intently and didn't notice."
"Then you should be more careful next time!" Si Beiting didn't press further, but simply smiled and tapped Chu Xinxin's forehead.
Chu Xinxin felt a little guilty and didn't slap his hand away.
Si Beiting suddenly squatted down and grabbed Chu Xinxin's smooth ankle: "Lift your foot."
"Ah...oh."
Chu Xinxin handed him her shoes, looking down at the top of his fluffy hair.
While helping her put on her shoes, Si Beiting answered Chu Xinxin's previous question: "I'm too curious. I couldn't sleep last night, so I found another excuse to come in today."
I don't believe someone who can tell their sister, "Some things are better left unsaid; don't take them too seriously," could be that curious.
The system smirked: [Curiosity is a pretense; the real reason is to come in and protect my sister.]
The system thought to itself, "Tsk, this guy is so innocent."
Chu Xinxin was slightly taken aback, her face showing some awkwardness: "I'm going back."
"Hmm, wait a little longer, there are patrolling guards outside."
In the dim and cramped space, Si Beiting squatted on the ground and looked up at her. His eyes were big and round, staring at Chu Xinxin without blinking, like a large dog trying to be comforted by its owner.
If he had a tail, it would probably be wagging it already.
......
After saying goodbye to Si Beiting, Chu Xinxin returned to the reception room, where Jack was already waiting for a while.
"Professor Chu, you've been gone for about twenty minutes. Can you tell me where you went?"
Jack's sharp, scrutinizing gaze swept over me, making me very uncomfortable.
"I apologize, these are extraordinary times, so we need to be more strict. I hope you can understand."
"I went to the restroom..."
"We've searched all the women's restrooms in this building, but we couldn't find it..."
Before Jack could finish speaking, Si Beiting walked in and said, "Jack, it is very impolite to question a lady."
Si Beiting's rank was higher than Jack's. Jack saluted him and said, "Just routine, General."
“I understand…” Si Beiting nodded. “You couldn’t find Professor Chu in the women’s restroom… that’s because we were in the men’s restroom.”
"Uh-huh?!"
Jack's eyes, which he usually looked down at, were wide open at this moment.
"Of course I forced her..." Si Beiting patted Jack on the shoulder, "Professor Chu is too good-looking, I can't help myself, I can't control myself."
Jack looked at Si Beiting, then at Chu Xinxin. It seemed that Chu Xinxin's lipstick was indeed a bit smudged.
"General, coercing women is a violation of the al-Qaeda Convention..."
"It's just something between young couples; someone like you who doesn't have a girlfriend wouldn't understand."
"General, even if you two are a couple, your behavior is still unacceptable..."
Si Beiting nodded: "I agree, so you see now, she's ignoring me completely."
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