Chapter 70 Afraid of rejection, so even confessing...
The people at the Silver Wolf base had been waiting for Shan Ran, wanting to get her opinion on how she wanted to deal with the prisoners, especially Laura.
Psychic abilities are extremely rare, and they can kill silently, making them impossible to defend against.
If we let such a formidable enemy escape, we will be raising a tiger to cause future trouble.
Shan Ran remained expressionless and said calmly, "My suggestion is not to keep them."
Tu Yuqing thought the same way as Shan Ran. She waited here because she respected Shan Ran and the others. It was only with the help of Shan Ran and the others that the battle could be turned around, so naturally she put them in the most important position.
So Tu Yuqing decisively killed Laura.
Before the apocalypse, Tu Yuqing knew Laura; both of them were born in the slums.
Their conflict has a long history; it can be said to be inherent in them.
Because their parents' generation had hatred.
The two families were neighbors and had always lived in very poor conditions since childhood, but the worse the conditions, the more they cared about every little thing.
They argue over the slightest transgression of boundaries, suspect the other party of anything that goes missing, and even suspect the neighbor of tampering with a hole in the roof.
Unfortunately, both sets of parents were short-tempered. One day, during a heated argument, they started stabbing each other with knives, quickly drawing blood and spiraling out of control.
When an elder dies, the younger generation naturally incurs a deep-seated hatred.
Before the apocalypse, they were enemies who wished the other would die as soon as possible.
After the apocalypse, Tu Yuqing and Laura each established their own bases and became mortal enemies. The two bases were not far apart and they clashed from time to time.
This time, Tu Yuqing took the initiative to move out. Laura thought she had won, but she didn't expect that the other party would occupy the dock. Without saying a word, she came to provoke Laura. Laura's base alone was no match for her, so she brought a lot of helpers.
But in the end, they still lost.
Seeing Laura's severed head, Tu Yuqing frowned, recalling the scenes of her parents' generation fighting their whole lives, and felt a pang of sorrow.
Using killing to stop killing can also be considered a kind of ending.
As for the remaining people at the Green Light Base, all the core members were executed, while the others were released.
While Tu Yuqing was dealing with the Green Light Base, Zeng Dali and Zhen Shimei approached Shan Ran.
“Base Chief Shanran, I didn’t know you knew the base chief of Silver Wolf Base, and that you would come to help. Otherwise, we definitely wouldn’t have come.”
"Yes, yes..."
Shan Ran explained, "I don't know the Silver Wolf base commander. I just accepted a mission from the safe zone and came here to help."
"Safe Zone? Aren't you the base commander of Good Luck Base?"
"Well... that's a long story."
Seeing that Shan Ran didn't intend to explain further, Zeng Dali didn't ask any more questions either. "Hey, in this day and age, where are there so many fights and killings? If I didn't owe someone a favor, I wouldn't have come."
People should help each other, right? Everyone at our base is a warm-hearted group. We have people with superpowers, and ordinary people too, hehe, you might laugh at me for that.
Shan Ran remembered that Zeng Dali and Zhen Shimei met because they helped others.
“I won’t laugh. I admire people like you, especially those who can remain kind in such a complex environment as the apocalypse.”
Her tone was very sincere, without any hint of flattery.
Upon hearing this, Zeng Dali and Zhen Shimei's faces instantly turned bright red.
Meng Xin glanced at the two of them, then turned her head away to look elsewhere.
He knew that Ranran was likable and admired by many, not necessarily out of love, but also out of other feelings. She was like a dazzling ball of light, always unconsciously attracting those around her.
Although I always tell myself to be magnanimous, it still takes a long time to adapt to such situations.
"Base Chief Shanran, our base is willing to serve as an unofficial member of the safe zone, just like the Silver Wolf Base. In the future, whether it's the safe zone or your Good Luck Base, please contact us anytime if you need our help, and we will definitely come to your aid!"
Shanran nodded in welcome, and they exchanged contact information.
Zeng Dali and Zhen Shimei left satisfied with their situation.
The dock was in a mess. The returning merchants threw several fireballs, burning the corpses on the ground to ashes to prevent them from becoming food for the monsters.
Tu Yuqing brought her younger brother to express their gratitude.
"Captain Shanran, thank you very much for your help. We still have a lot of supplies to hand over. You must be tired from coming all this way. Why don't you stay here for a couple of days?"
After discussing it with Adolf, Shanran agreed that there was nothing urgent to do back at the moment.
Some people stayed behind to clean up the dock, while the rest led Shan Ran and her group away.
The Silver Wolf base's residences are located in a factory building just a few hundred meters away.
This place was originally the office and rest area for dockworkers, cold in winter and hot in summer, but that was not a big problem for people with superpowers.
Tu Yuqing arranged rooms for Shan Ran and the others, and then invited them to dinner.
At dinner time, Shan Ran and the others went to the factory's common rest area.
In the center of the rest area is a long desk, which is now filled with self-heating hot pots of different flavors, vacuum-packed braised dishes, and all kinds of snacks.
They were all found inside containers at the dock.
Compared to what Shan Ran usually eats, it's rather simple. But in the apocalypse, having food to fill your stomach is already a blessing. This is already a very lavish meal, which explains why the Silver Wolf Base attracts the envy of other bases.
Besides the food, there were also several bottles of wine on the table.
These are all fine wines imported from other continents.
Adolf and the others' eyes lit up. Alcohol was a rare commodity these days, and even in the safe zone, they rarely saw so much and such good alcohol.
Even Cheng Liucong and Wei Qing, two former special forces members known for their strict discipline, stared intently, unconsciously swallowing.
Noticing the expressions on their faces, Tu Yuqing burst into laughter, displaying a very forthright attitude.
"Thank you all for coming all the way from the safe zone to help us. If it weren't for you, our Silver Wolf Base would have been destroyed today. There's still a lot of wine left. I'll make a list later and send most of it to your safe zone."
At this point, Tu Yuqing paused for a moment, then said meaningfully, "Besides the wines on the list, I've left quite a few extra as a personal expression of my gratitude. You must accept them!"
The wine she personally gifted doesn't need to be handed over to the safe zone; the team Shanran brought can divide it equally.
Shan Ran nodded silently in her heart, and thought more highly of Tu Yuqing.
No wonder he's in charge of a base; his abilities and emotional intelligence are both exceptional.
Wine is a good thing; even if you don't drink it, you can trade it for a lot of supplies.
No one declined; they all picked up their glasses and clinked them with Tu Yuqing and the others.
Shan Ran's alcohol tolerance was average; she only took a small sip.
After a few rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became much more lively.
The previously reserved atmosphere gradually dissipated, and many people from the Silver Wolf Base came to toast Shan Ran.
"Captain Shanran, I've heard of your great name and admired you for a long time. I never thought I would actually meet you in person!"
"Captain Shanran, you're awesome! You took down that guy surnamed Wang as soon as you arrived. I've had my eye on him for ages, the way he was putting on that act, ugh!"
"Come on, cheers! To our allies, to the Silver Wolf Base, to the safe zone, and to Captain Shan Ran!"
Unable to resist the crowd's enthusiasm, Shan Ran drank quite a bit of wine, even though she only took a small sip each time.
Meng Xin originally wanted to help Shan Ran fend off the drinks, but Shan Ran stopped her.
"It's rare to see everyone so happy. I haven't had a drink in a long time either. I'll be careful, don't worry, Shin-ye."
When Shan Ran said this, she was very close, and Meng Xin could smell the faint scent of alcohol on her.
The fragrance was so rich and intoxicating that even Meng Xin felt intoxicated by it.
Suddenly, someone appeared out of nowhere and sat down between Shan Ran and Meng Xinye.
Meng Xin frowned and looked over, but only saw the back of the other person's head.
He had long, slightly wavy gray hair tied in a low ponytail, giving him a free and unrestrained look. The lines of his profile were sharp and wild, perfectly matching his silver wolf-type superpower.
"Captain Shanran, hello. I am Tu Yuqing's younger brother. My name is Tu Zhi."
Silver Wolf Brother held his wine glass, his face flushed, and looked at Shan Ran across from him, who was also blushing.
However, the two blushed for different reasons: one was shy and excited, while the other blushed from drinking.
Shan Ran was in a state of high spirits at this moment, but she wasn't drunk. She was still sober, just more excited, and all sorts of emotions were amplified.
She grinned and greeted Tu Zhi, "Hello, little brother Tu Zhi."
Dazzled by the girl's radiant smile, Tu Zhi lost control and sprouted a pair of wolf ears.
Shanran:?
She suddenly remembered the first time she kissed Rhine, when two black feathers grew on his head.
She has always loved these fluffy little things.
Although I've touched my own wings countless times, I've never touched a wolf's.
Wolfhounds don't count.
Her hands reacted faster than her thoughts; by the time Shanran came to her senses, she was already stroking the wolf's ears.
Meng Xin also returned south to Shang: ? ? ?
Tu Zhi's face turned even redder. Although his skin tone was darker, the redness on his face was still very noticeable.
Shanran stroked the wolf's ears from all angles, and found that they were very similar to the dog ears she had touched before, but the wolf's fur was stiffer.
However, as she touched it, Shanran felt that the temperature was getting hotter and hotter.
She noticed Tu Zhi's expression and realized that she had been a bit presumptuous, so she quickly withdrew her hand.
The silver wolf brother, who had just been looking shy with his eyes slightly lowered, suddenly felt his ears go blank and looked up at the girl opposite him.
"Aren't you going to keep touching me?" His voice was full of reluctance, and he made no attempt to hide it.
The people from the Silver Wolf base nearby exchanged glances, their faces showing excitement.
Meng Xin also carefully examined Tu Zhi from head to toe, and finally classified him as a candidate for "acquiring superpowers".
This is a rule he set for himself.
If the target of Shan Ran's ability is suitable, he will try his best to be magnanimous and not jealous. He can even restrain his instincts to help Shan Ran acquire some particularly good abilities.
But this massacre...
Not suitable.
He only has one silver wolf-type ability, and looking at it from all angles, his only advantage is that his ears are cute and make Shan Ran pet them.
Meng Xin was about to say something to interrupt when she saw a red figure squeezed between Shan Ran and Tu Zhi.
Meng Xinye: Very good, I don't need to take action.
The merchants returning from the south have been holding back for a long time.
He was already annoyed when he saw Shanran happily petting the wolf's ears, but he silently comforted himself, telling himself to just treat it as petting a dog.
But to everyone's surprise, even after Shan Ran withdrew her hand, the curly-haired guy was still reluctant to let go.
How shameless!
I hereby declare you the most shameless wolf!
Nan Guishang plopped down between the two men, ruthlessly pushing Tu Zhi aside.
Tu Zhi, who had just been blushing, immediately changed his expression. He looked at the red-haired man in front of him with hostility and said in an unfriendly tone, "Friend, isn't it a bit impolite of you to just squeeze in like this?"
Normally, Lu Wenrou forbids Nan Guishang from being high-profile and never reveals his identity to outsiders.
Therefore, everyone at the Silver Wolf Base thought he was just an ordinary high-level ability user.
Nan Guishang glanced at Tu Zhi disdainfully and gestured with his mouth towards Meng Xinye, "Weren't you just squeezing between Shan Ran and him like this?"
Tu Zhi: ......
Meng Xin remained calmly seated. His seat had been pushed to a distance of more than three people, but he said nothing and simply took a sip of his drink.
When the girl looked over, Meng Xin also lifted her eyes, the corners of her eyes slightly red. Her gaze swept across the girl's face, and then her long eyelashes trembled slightly before slowly falling down.
From Shan Ran's perspective, Meng Xin also looked quite aggrieved with her eyes downcast.
His thin, fair chin made his wine-stained lips appear even more vibrant.
Shan Ran: He is truly a virtuous and kind man who makes me feel sorry for him.
Nan Guishang and Tu Zhi: What a pretentious green tea bitch.
The red-haired youth regretted dragging Meng Xin into the fray; he hadn't expected this young man to be so good at putting on an act.
But there's no turning back now; there's still that annoying big bad wolf ahead. Let's deal with this one first.
Tu Zhi was also very impatient. He already had a bad temper, and now that he was suddenly interrupted, the alcohol made him speak very aggressively.
"I need to speak with Captain Shanran, so what? Who are you to her? Do you think you can tell your captain what friends to make?"
The red-haired youth was so angry he laughed. He raised his hand to brush away the stray bangs from his forehead, then leaned closer to Tu Zhi, his eyes bright and his tone extremely arrogant.
"Silver Wolf Boy, why don't you take a piss and look at your face? Don't you know how red your face was when you were with Shan Ran? That expression, that smile, do you dare say you're just making friends? And that you don't have any other feelings for Shan Ran?"
Shanran:? ? ?
When Tu Zhi heard that his inner thoughts had been exposed, his eyes widened and his face turned even redder.
Not just his face, he felt the effects of the alcohol spreading throughout his body, and now his whole body was burning hot and completely red.
He had a crush on Shan Ran and had seen things related to Shan Ran on the forum a long time ago, and had long been curious about her.
Upon meeting her in person, he was instantly captivated. He never imagined that love at first sight could actually exist, and he found it hard not to be moved by such a girl.
However, Tu Zhi, who came from the slums, had never had any experience interacting with girls. In the past, life was too hard and he didn't have the energy. Now, he had to work hard to survive and had even less time.
If it weren't for the alcohol and the encouragement from his friends at the base, he wouldn't have been able to sit in front of Shan Ran tonight, let alone expose his ear for her to touch.
But what's it to you?
Extreme shame and anger fueled Tu Zhi's fighting spirit. He unconsciously conjured wolf fangs and claws, staring intently at the red-haired man opposite him.
He bared his sharp fangs, his fur standing on end, ready to pounce at any moment.
Nan Guishang snorted coldly.
He raised his hand, and a fireball hung in the air, its flames blazing. The surrounding temperature instantly rose several degrees, and the faces of those around him turned even redder.
"Stop the slaughter!"
"Young Master Shang!"
Tu Yuqing walked over in a few steps and pulled her younger brother behind her.
Adolf quickly ran a few steps to Nan Guishang's side, a helpless yet ingratiating expression on his face, and carefully blocked the young man's path.
Tu Yuqing knew Lu Wenrou, and of course she knew what her son looked like. But when Lu Wenrou agreed to help, she repeatedly told her not to reveal her son's identity and to keep a low profile.
Although she didn't know why, Tu Yuqing would definitely abide by it.
Moreover, she had witnessed this man's supernatural abilities at the dock.
Very impressive.
She said calmly, "Young Master Shang, my younger brother is still young and doesn't know any better. Besides, he drank too much today, and what he said wasn't his true intention. I'm really sorry."
As the older sister, I should take responsibility for my younger brother's actions. I'll drink three glasses of wine to apologize.
As she spoke, Tu Yuqing drank three full cups of wine in succession.
"Sister..." Tu Zhi, who was behind her, tried to stop his sister, but was forced back by her glare and could only stand behind her with his head down in resentment.
Adolf also took the opportunity to back down, saying with a smile, "Hey, it's nothing serious. We're all young people, it's normal to want to have a friendly spar."
But we've all had too much to drink today, so it's not a good time for a friendly competition. Let's find a time and a suitable place, and next time we can just have a little something, that will be enough.
"You agree, right, Young Master Shang?"
Finally, Adolf turned to look at Nan Guishang, gave him a wink, and his eyes held a pleading look.
"Oh my little darling, don't scare me! I'm too old to be frightened. I told you not to come out on missions with this young master, it's really bad luck!"
Seeing that both of them had given him a way out, Nan Guishang didn't press the matter further.
He crossed his arms, slightly raised his chin, and said arrogantly, "Since you've all said that, then forget it. I don't need that silver wolf brat to apologize. Just don't let me see you acting like that in front of Shan Ran again. You're practically wagging a wolf's tail behind you."
Tu Zhi hadn't planned to say anything more, but he couldn't help himself when he heard these words.
"By what right? Who are you to Shan Ran? What gives you the right to stop others from getting close?"
“I…” Nan Guishang really wanted to say that his relationship with Shan Ran was special, but apart from that kiss, the two of them didn’t seem to have expressed their feelings for each other in any other way.
Seeing the red-haired man speechless, Tu Zhi sneered, looked him up and down, and spoke with great disdain.
"Heh, you like Captain Shanran too, right? Have you confessed to him? Oh~~~ Judging from your expression, you've never even confessed, have you? Are you afraid Captain Shanran will reject you?"
I think Captain Shanran doesn't like you at all. You're afraid of rejection, so you don't even dare to confess, right? Well, it seems I win in this aspect; at least I dared to confess.
Adolf closed his eyes in pain, regretting that he hadn't consulted a sixth-sense ability user before leaving home. He never expected that the danger on this trip wouldn't be related to the mission, but rather to Young Master Shang!
But after closing his eyes for a long time, he didn't hear any movement from Nan Guishang. All he heard was Tu Yuqing scolding and beating her younger brother.
Adolf cautiously opened one eye, only to see his young master standing there, staring blankly ahead.
Only then did he dare to open both eyes, but he was startled when Shang Shao suddenly turned around.
The merchant returning from the south looked around, seemingly searching for something.
Adolf followed Shang Shao's gaze and suddenly realized what was going on.
He was looking for Shan Ran.
While the two were arguing, Shan Ran quietly left without anyone noticing!
So while the two were arguing endlessly and almost came to blows over their relationship, one of the parties involved ran away early on.
Good heavens... Adolf's eyes darted around, and he quickly covered his mouth, afraid that he would scream.
He no longer dared to look at Shang Shao.
Turning my head to look over, I saw Cheng Liu and Wei Qing together, their excitement barely concealed. They were drinking and whispering to each other, while their dog was sneakily watching us and pointing with its hand.
It's obvious they're gossiping about something.
Adolf also wanted to join in the gossip and chat, but he couldn't; he had to hold Shang Shao back.
My life is so hard.
well?
Where are the merchants?
Adolf looked around and saw a tuft of red hair flash by near the doorway, having already left.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a few more polite words with Tu Yuqing, and then sat down to continue drinking.
At the same time, he strained his ears to listen to the whispers between Cheng Liucong and Wei Qing behind him.
“That Tu Zhi is no good. He’s far inferior to our captain. I think Captain Shan Ran wouldn’t think much of him.”
"What are you saying? Is our captain that bad? I think our captain is even a match for Young Master Shang!"
"No way, our captain is too reserved. Look at Shang Shao, he hasn't even confessed yet but he already wants everyone to stay far away from Captain Shan Ran. His offensive is a bit too intense."
"If you talk about our captain like that, don't cry when he makes you run a hundred laps in the future. I have high hopes for our captain. Young Master Shang's personality is too impulsive, not calm enough, arrogant and stubborn, not popular with girls. Don't think our captain is temporarily out of town on a mission. When he comes back, he'll definitely be number one!"
"Okay, let's make a bet."
"Let's gamble, what's the stake?"
"How about the wine we each got today?"
"Sure, and add a pack of cigarettes too."
"You...you're really ruthless!"
"......."
The focus of the conversation had long since shifted away from the scene.
Shan Ran's tendency to feel embarrassed for others kicked in; when she heard Nan Guishang criticize Tu Zhi, her toes couldn't help but curl up.
Then, taking advantage of their attention being focused on each other, they quickly ran away.
Back in her temporary rest room, Shanran used her water-based supernatural abilities to cleanse herself completely. Still dressed in clothes that allowed her to move around easily, she prepared to sleep.
She's not a big drinker to begin with, and after not drinking for so long, she suddenly drank so much today, and now she's feeling quite dizzy.
Just then, there was a knock on her door.
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