It has to be said that Nguyen Thanh An was tempted.
Of course—not because of the protection the bald man mentioned, but because there was no need to queue. She glanced at the queue in front of her, which was more than twenty meters long, and the medical examination to enter the base was very thorough.
In short, the entire team moved at a snail's pace, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they wouldn't be able to enter the base until at least tomorrow.
The bald man continued urging, "Did you hear that, woman?"
"Can I cut in line?"
"Heh, following me, how could you possibly suffer a loss?"
The bald man chuckled evilly and reached out to grab Ruan Qing'an, but she instinctively gripped the hilt of her knife with one hand, wanting to attack and achieve the goal of getting the freebies in line.
As for Zhou Ziqi's attitude?
She hadn't considered that this scoundrel only cared about his research.
But at that moment, a large hand pressed down on her hand first, and then, with a force so strong that there was no room for resistance, Ruan Qing'an was pulled back a step, her hand on the hilt of the knife was held down.
"boss?"
Ruan Qingan was taken aback and turned to look at him.
Zhou Ziqi finally put down the research materials he had obtained and stood behind her, leaning slightly forward and resting his chin on Ruan Qing'an's shoulder with a hint of weariness.
Before she could speak, the bald man spoke first—
"Don't touch my woman, she's already promised me!"
Ruan Qing'an said with a blank expression, "...What did I promise? The knife hasn't been pulled out yet. Wait a little longer and see if I've agreed?"
"Ugh... I really hate those little mice that keep popping up."
He possessed a handsome and refined appearance, like the glow of the sunset and the moon, but at this moment, his upturned phoenix eyes held a hint of annoyance, and even more so, impatience.
037: [Ugh, is the male lead about to make a move? Li Dongmei mentioned before that he has spatial abilities, is he finally going to do it now?!]
But the next moment, the large hand that was pressing on Ruan Qing'an loosened, and Zhou Ziqi rubbed against her shoulder, saying lazily, "Come on, Ruan, let's beat him up. Your good boss is just a pitiful space storage type ability user. Without the mutated plant, he can't beat him."
Ruan Qing'an: ...As expected of you, Zhou Ziqi!
Seemingly sensing the girl's speechless gaze, Zhou Ziqi gently stroked her hand with his fingertips: "Hmm?"
"It's okay, boss, you're right."
Ruan Qing'an spoke in a muffled tone, then drew his Tang sword with a backhand motion.
Seeing that the two of them were ignoring him, the bald man's face turned ugly. He instinctively wanted to make a move, but as soon as he reached out, the girl's figure in front of him vanished instantly.
No... it didn't disappear, it's just... it happened too fast!
When he came to his senses again, Ruan Qing'an, carrying a knife, had already appeared behind the bald man and slowly sheathed his sword.
Accompanied by a crisp sound of it being sheathed.
"Ahhh—"
The bald man screamed uncontrollably as his bloodied arm fell to the ground. He knelt down with a thud, trembling with pain, curling up like a boiled shrimp.
Blood gushed out, spraying onto the face of the stunned fugitive, who screamed in terror, "Murder! Murder!"
The younger brother's face was also deathly pale as he stared blankly at Ruan Qing'an.
The bald man clutched the severed wound on his arm. His involuntary cry of pain finally brought his henchman to his senses, who cried out, "Guards! Guards, come quick!"
"You're not getting away today! Do you even know who he is?!"
The younger brother roared, but when he saw Ruan Qing'an with one hand on the hilt of his knife, his voice grew softer and softer, and he shut up with a lack of confidence.
Would he dare to yell again?
He could have just reached out and broken off a hand; his mouth is practically on his head!
At this moment, the superhumans in the guard team also ran over, but the leader looked down on the bald man and his group of superhumans, and said coldly, "What happened?"
“We also need to escort Researcher Lillian back to the base. Unlike you scum who just loaf around and wait to die, don’t make a fuss.”
The guards cursed, then noticed the bald man's miserable state. They immediately realized something was wrong and quickly surrounded Ruan Qing'an. With more than ten superhumans here, and outside the base, there was no way he could escape.
Ruan Qing'an sighed and turned to look at Zhou Ziqi.
"boss."
"Hey, you're here, Xiao Ruan."
Zhou Ziqi chuckled softly, bypassed the group of superhumans, and came to Ruan Qing'an's side. This unexpected turn of events left the guards who were surrounding them looking at each other in bewilderment.
No...aren't you afraid of being captured and taken to the base?
Just then, a surprised female voice came: "Teacher Zhou, am I not seeing things? It really is you?"
“Researcher Lillian, you mean this person is…”
The captain of the guard team made way for a blonde woman in a white lab coat. She pushed up her glasses and said, "Yes, it is indeed Teacher Zhou who was reported missing a few days ago."
Lillian was also surprised. After hearing Zhou Ziqi's familiar voice, she even thought she had misheard.
Zhou Ziqi looked up and said, "Oh, it's Lillian."
Lillian bowed slightly before saying to the guards, "All of you, step back and stop surrounding Teacher Zhou. Let's just let this go. Do you really want to lay a hand on Teacher Zhou?!"
"No, no, no, we dare not—"
The captain of the guard team also realized what was happening and quickly bowed to Zhou Ziqi. Researcher Zhou was a madman, and no one dared to provoke him. Moreover, his importance made people unable to even utter a word of criticism.
Throughout the Third Human Base, there are two types of people you shouldn't mess with—the upper echelons of the superhumans and the important researchers.
Zhou Ziqi was someone the base treated like an ancestor.
You can't mess with him, and you wouldn't dare mess with him. The number of people who died in his lab could be as tall as the fortress of the Third Human Base...
Lillian also stepped forward and bowed: "Teacher Zhou, please—"
"Let's go back to base. I'm afraid the higher-ups at base must have breathed a sigh of relief while I was gone these past few days. Tsk."
"How could that be? Teacher Zhou is joking."
Lillian followed cautiously behind the man, but noticed Zhou Ziqi suddenly stop: "Teacher Zhou?"
As Zhou Ziqi walked, he realized something seemed off. He instinctively turned around and looked at Ruan Qing'an, who was in line: "Little Ruan, what are you doing in line?"
"A medical check-up, boss."
"Um?"
This left Zhou Ziqi speechless again.
He retorted, "Shouldn't you be following me?"
Ruan Qingan's face clearly showed his doubt: "But boss, you didn't hire a personal bodyguard back then."
"..."
Zhou Ziqi fell silent for once. He then remembered that hiring Ruan Qing'an happened before he was about to go to S City with the action team. At that time, let alone close protection, his original plan was to have this hired bodyguard die outside.
Of course, you can't say that now, and he's also finding it a bit strange...
【Affection Level: 35】
Zhou Ziqi paused, then pulled the person over. His smile remained, and he leaned against his bodyguard, saying, "Let's go, let's go. Give Xiao Ruan a raise and make her a close protector."
"But...you haven't paid yet, boss."
"Little Ruan is so silly. I'll be rich when we get back to the base."
As Zhou Ziqi spoke, he spread his hands to Lillian behind him: "Give me the crystal core."
Lillian, who was mentioned: ...You flirted with girls, and now you want money from me?!
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