Chapter 220 The Value of Slices
Lu Wei was forced to take in three "homeless" people.
Just like their time at Dawn Base, the four of them lived together again.
Although the new residence was larger and more spacious than the Dawn Base residence, the Watchtower Base had clearly not considered that the four of them would be living together. There were not many rooms, and in addition to the master bedroom and guest bedroom, there was only a study.
Lin Xi, Xiang Xin, and Liang Hui exchanged glances, seemingly agreeing that one bedroom for boys and one bedroom for girls was the most reasonable arrangement.
Lu Wei, who had been silent all along, spoke up first: "I need to be quarantined and I need a private room."
Even if he is released from the Watchtower and does not mutate after the longest quarantine period, the virus remains in his body, and no one can guarantee that he will not mutate.
The other three had all felt Lu Wei's coldness over the past two weeks. Having finally squeezed into a home, none of them cared about the bedroom allocation.
Lin Xi: "I live in the study."
Xiang Xin and Liang Hui pointed at each other and said, "She lives in the living room."
He lives in the living room.
After saying that, the two of them paused for a moment.
Xiang Xin kicked Liang Hui: "Are you crazy? I'm staying in the living room, Brother Lu needs a room, and there's only one room left. Are you dreaming of having sex with San San...?"
Liang Hui interrupted through gritted teeth: "Who thought that!"
In the past, when they argued and bickered, Lu Wei would not directly stop them, but would interject with a lame joke or two. Now, however, he just sat aside and seemed indifferent.
Looking at his state, Lin Xi felt that it was more accurate to say he was depressed than indifferent.
He was originally the highest-ranking and busiest person in the team, but now he was locked up for two weeks as an outcast because he was infected with the virus, and he seems to be in a state of idleness after being released.
Lin Xi was depressed for a long time because she was afraid of being laid off, so it's not hard to understand Lu Wei's state.
She nudged the two dimwitted people who were about to start arguing and whispered, "It's fine if the three of us live in the living room."
Liang Hui was the first to react: "Yeah, Brother Lu, what's the big deal? This is bigger than several trucks."
They had survived like this, living in a cramped truck.
Xiang Xin nodded in agreement: "That's true. Actually, we won't be staying here permanently..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi looked up at her.
Lu Wei and Liang Hui were not surprised.
It seems there is a military mission that requires them to go out.
Everyone sat down calmly.
"Are you all going out? How long will you be gone?" Lin Xi asked.
Lu Wei: "It wasn't us, it was the two of them."
Xiang Xin explained to Lin Xi, "San San, you've been so busy with work that we haven't had a chance to discuss this properly yet."
"?" Lin Xi's heart suddenly sank.
Xiang Xin: "We're going to war."
"Weren't we fighting all along?" - The battle with zombies.
Lu Wei then answered her: "After we left the White Shield Base and killed Yue Mingyuan, we broke the original balance. Several bases, led by the White Shield Base, that wanted independence began to stir. A coup occurred within the base, attempting to break away from the control of the relevant departments."
"Since the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse, most of the living people have been living in underground bases. Except for special missions, no one has gone out, so there is no danger to their lives. The overall situation has maintained this balance for a long time."
"After the failure of the White Shield base, there will inevitably be new actions to avoid being restrained by relevant departments."
To put it bluntly, an internal power struggle has begun.
Although the zombie outbreak brought unprecedented disaster, once people built bases and found a way to survive, the relevant departments tried to contact all the bases to jointly eliminate the zombies and return to the surface.
But people like Yue Mingyuan, who enjoy the highest power in the base, are no longer willing to follow the orders of the relevant departments. He needs to reshuffle the world, maintain his power, and even expand his territory.
That's why those inhumane biological weapons were found in the secret laboratory.
Now that Lin Xi and his team have thoroughly investigated the White Shield Base, the apparent balance has been disrupted. The relevant departments are determined to encircle and suppress it, while the White Shield Base is determined to resist. Both sides have connections and advantages, and war has already broken out.
Lin Xi had mentally rehearsed this possibility from the moment he set off for the White Shield Base, but he didn't expect it to erupt so quickly.
It can be said that their actions at the White Shield base were the fuse.
It is now March 2028.
There are still 5 years until 2033.
Liang Hui and Xiang Xin joined the army when the zombie outbreak began, and now they are going to the battlefield.
Lu Wei calmly described all of this, showing that as a major general, he was still able to keep up with the news, but he was not assigned any work due to health reasons.
Everyone ate dinner without tasting anything.
I thought we'd have a good celebration after surviving the White Shield base and reuniting at our new home, but now everyone must be preoccupied with their own thoughts.
In the evening, everyone washed up. Lin Xi wanted to say a few words to Xiang Xin, but when she reached the door of the second bedroom, she heard the two talking inside.
"I'm going to the xx battlefield, which is the main battlefield. Although it's dangerous, there are also many opportunities to make a name for myself."
"I'm going to the xx base. I'll definitely get a promotion when I come back."
The two then argued again about who would be promoted first.
Lin Xi sighed outside the door—
People cope with stress in different ways.
Liang Hui and Xiang Xin release their stress through bickering.
Lin Xi doesn't know how to release stress; instead, she often gains weight until she breaks down. However, Lu Wei pulled her back before her last breakdown, and she recovered with everyone's care and encouragement.
Lu remained silent in the face of pressure.
Lin Xi was a little anxious. She didn't know how to comfort herself, nor could she comfort others.
What does Lu Wei need right now?
Is it to offer guidance or encouragement?
No.
Before Lin Xi could sort out her troubles, she heard the two inside seem to have stopped arguing.
Liang Hui whispered, "Although Brother Lu has been released from quarantine, the base will be wary of him, and the major general may be sidelined."
Xiang Xin: "We need to fill in quickly."
The two gave each other a high five, seemingly in agreement.
Liang Hui: "In the past, Brother Lu always took care of us, but now it's our turn to support this family."
Xiang Xin: "Ugh, that's so cheesy. I was thinking that after Brother Lu was sidelined, he might not have any say. If San San's identity is exposed, we're all alone here and probably can't protect her. What if San San gets sliced up again?"
Liang Hui: "Don't just worry about your San San. Now Brother Lu might get sliced up too. We need to have a higher status and more power to protect the two of them."
Xiang Xin: "That makes sense."
Lin Xi, standing outside the door, felt a warmth in her heart.
After Lu Wei's accident, everyone quickly filled in and did their best to maintain the safety of the team. They were the most trusting teammates in the apocalypse.
A moment later, the two people inside the room seemed to start arguing again.
Liang Hui: "Brother Lu is now the first test subject for the vaccine, and his slides are the most useful!"
Xiang Xin retorted, "San San's slides contained the first-generation antibodies. Without her, there would be no later vaccines! San San's slides are also very useful, okay!"
Liang Hui: "Brother Lu hasn't mutated since he was infected with the virus, his biopsy..."
Xiang Xin suddenly seemed to realize something and said slyly, "That's right, you're right. Brother Lu's slice is the most useful. If something goes wrong, we'll slice Brother Lu first."
Liang Hui said irritably, "Brother Lu has treated you well too, so we can't use him to shield San San. Let's just cut down San San."
"..." Lin Xi, who was outside the door, suddenly felt a warm current in her heart, which then flowed out to the ground.
Liang Hui sighed from inside the door.
Xiang Xin seemed to be scratching her head and muttering, "Ahhh... No, I have to protect San San and Brother Lu."
Hearing that the argument inside had stopped and they were talking about work normally, Lin Xi quietly turned around and found herself facing Lu Wei.
He had just finished washing up and was wearing a military T-shirt and trousers, which is what everyone in the house dressed when they lived together.
"I was..." Caught eavesdropping, Lin Xi was a little embarrassed and tried to explain.
Lu Wei nodded: "I know. Eavesdropping doesn't count as eavesdropping."
Lin Xi paused for a moment, then realized that eavesdropping and listening in were indeed the same thing, so he shrugged and stopped arguing.
Lu Wei whispered, "I'm ready."
Lin Xi asked, "To the bedroom or the living room?"
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A moment later, as the door opened, Lin Xi hesitated for a moment about whether to get up.
Just as she was struggling with this dilemma, she heard Xiang Xin's surprised exclamation.
"Can't you go to your rooms?"
"..."
Lin Xi looked up at the time and quickly wrote in her notebook, "I'm doing something important."
Liang Hui sat down next to Lu Wei, looking at her with clear eyes: "I know. Checking her pulse, listening to her heartbeat and breathing, it's routine."
Xiang Xin casually sat down on the other side of the sofa: "Don't you need a stethoscope? It looks very unprofessional."
Lin Xi: "...I wasn't originally a professional doctor."
Lu Wei underwent the examination in the isolation room in the morning, while Lin Xi conducted the examination at home in the evening.
Liang Hui looked at Lu Wei thoughtfully: "Brother Lu, I'm leaving tomorrow. Before I leave, could you listen to my heartbeat and breathing to put my mind at ease? I won't check my pulse."
Xiang Xin was silent for a moment, then said, "I'd like to hear it too."
She believed that doing so would make San San less embarrassed during routine checkups.
It seems strange to do something alone, but it's much more normal to do it together.
So, while Lin Xi was drawing the delay agent with a syringe, Liang Hui and Xiang Xin listened to Lu Wei's heartbeat like two chicks getting close to their mother hen.
“15, 16, 17…”
You miscounted.
Lin Xi looked at this scene and suddenly found it funny, "You guys are like you're listening to a baby's movements."
Although Lu Wei felt helpless, he let them do whatever they wanted.
Lin Xi silently injected him with the delay agent and antitoxin.
Although no mutations have occurred, she dares not stop taking the medication.
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