Chapter 265 The Rain
After Lu Wei and Lin Xi left the Dawn Base, no one ever came here again, and even the fingerprint password on the door was not removed by the Dawn Base.
This used to be Lin Xi's home, and Lin Xi opened the door with ease.
The moment the door was pushed open, Lin Xi could vaguely see several figures leaning against the corner of the wall, clearly on the verge of collapse, yet none of them gave up first.
Then they egged each other on, using words to provoke those around them to collapse.
Then the others quickly landed to celebrate that dinner was sorted out.
Lin Xi's eyes widened.
Actually, the place was empty. The furniture was still the same as when they left, only covered in a little dust and faded.
Living alone, there's no need to tidy up so much space, so Lin Xi quickly organized the living areas and rooms she would need.
Then rest, work, rest, work...
The cycle repeats itself.
She had lived alone for a long time.
The eight years she spent with someone were only a small part of her long life, but this small part occupied most of her memories.
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People underground began to go out and clean up the ground; it was a long but hopeful process.
Rebuilding cities and rebuilding lives is possible. As long as human resources are continuously invested and development is gradual, the regressed civilization can recover, and the lost population can slowly increase.
Lin Xi continued her organizational work at the Dawn Research Institute. Everyone respectfully addressed her as Academician Lin or Dean Lin. Unlike her previous sarcastic tone, many people actively participated in the project and humbly sought her advice.
In the scientific research community, there is no absolute status based on age, and Lin Xi's current achievements are enough to make people look up to her.
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One day, a police officer found Lin Xi.
The leader looked somewhat familiar, but Lin Xi couldn't remember who he was; perhaps they had met in a previous life.
The man introduced himself: "Dean Lin, I am Shen Hua."
Lin Xi still didn't have a specific impression. She had met too many people in her lifetimes, but not many left a deep impression on her. They were either people who brought her great pain or people who accompanied her through a period of warm days. In short, there was no such person.
Shen Hua brought several file folders: "I'm... here to deliver some documents."
Lin Xi looked puzzled.
Shen Hua looked somewhat troubled: "Dawn Base is arranging for everyone to move back to the surface, and the archives need to be emptied. This is... a suicide note someone wrote to you."
Lin Xi was taken aback: "So many?"
Those were several large file folders.
Lin Xi thought that even if those three people wrote their own wills, they wouldn't write so many.
Shen Hua: "Major General Lu Wei, Colonel Liang Hui, and Colonel Xiang Xin participated in several dangerous missions before their deaths. In theory, the new wills would replace the old ones, but we didn't have time to deal with them before this critical period, so they are all still here. Now we are handing them over to you for you to handle."
Lin Xi was stunned. Did they leave her a suicide note every time?
Shen Hua picked out a few envelopes and said, "There are also some addressed to others, which I also need to deliver. Delivering suicide notes is a huge undertaking these days."
Because so many people have died, and the bases are scattered, transportation and logistics have not yet returned to normal, sending out wills is indeed a huge undertaking.
Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, "I can help deliver their suicide notes."
Lu Wei and Liang Hui's parents are both at the Yizhou base, while Xiang Xin's parents are at the Shuguang base.
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Lin Xi didn't work overtime that day. Instead, she finished her work early and immersed herself in the task at hand, opening her suicide note.
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She opened Liang Hui's file bag first. Inside were several envelopes, only one of which had Lin Xi's name on it.
"Dear Lin Xi, dear Zhang San:"
Hello!
By the time you read this letter, I will no longer be here.
Oh! Xiang Xin just peeked at this line of text and said I'm old-fashioned and clumsy. She was just a second ago mocking you for "spying" on our writing style. Remember to use the evidence I left to retaliate against her.
This is the first time I've written your will. I felt a little awkward as I picked up the pen because Xiang Xin's chatter kept interrupting my thoughts. But after thinking about it more, I realized I still have a lot to say.
First of all, I'm sorry.
This is on behalf of the person you met in your previous lives.
I have no memories of my past life, but Brother Lu said that the two of us killed your zombies. The thought of you watching Brother Lu and me beat you up makes me feel deeply guilty.
But thinking about it carefully, I don't feel so guilty now. After all, I've been beaten up by you several times in my life. Tell me, don't you have a desire for revenge?
Although we've known each other for a long time, to be honest, I used to think that Brother Lu and Xiang Xin were easier to get along with. Because you're so nice, always polite and making people feel a strong sense of boundaries.
It's fine until you return to our four-man squad and get cocky again.
Friends are meant to be a nuisance. (Just kidding.)
In any case, Zhang San and Li Si are the most amazing and adorable girls I've ever met, and also the purest female friends I've ever had.
I hope you are safe and happy, and I hope that by the time you receive this letter, the end of the world will be over.
Yours sincerely,
September 14, 2027
Lin Xi pursed her lips, put it back in the envelope and carefully stored it away. She then sorted out the remaining suicide notes and helped send them to the place he wanted them to be sent.
There are five suicide notes in total, most of which were written to the parents.
There were also some for Lu Wei and Xiang Xin, but unfortunately they won't be able to see them.
There were also some names that Lin Xi had never seen before...
Lin Xi quickly scanned the names on the list: "To Tao Yiran, December 21, 2025", "To Luo Xiaoya, March 2, 2026", "To Wang Qianqian, September 2, 2026", "To Gao Wanqin, December 21, 2026"...
Lin Xi gently tapped the table, and along with the sound, a tear fell onto the surface.
Lin Xi muttered, half sad and half disgusted, "You're the real player."
The next file folder is for Xiang Xin.
Most of the letters were still written to her parents, but there were also three written to her. Lin Xi sorted them by date and started reading from the earliest one.
"San San! I'm going to the battlefield!"
If I ever die on the battlefield, please don't grieve for me!
I will dedicate my heart to humanity!
Second letter:
"Brother Lu said that the place we're going to tomorrow is a hardened zombie horde, which is very dangerous. But I still went."
You know, my parents don't want me to join the army and go out.
But someone has to do it.
I was prepared to save the world a long time ago.
If you see this letter, please don't be sad for me; I will always wish you well.
The two brief letters already revealed that Xiang Xin had transformed from initial enthusiasm to composure and calmness, gaining a clearer understanding of her responsibilities and the significance of saving the world.
That wasn't the exciting, action-packed scene from anime; the real apocalypse was filled with brutal killings, but it also forged people into braver individuals.
The third and final letter was very brief and lacked any profound meaning:
"If I perish in battle, oh friend, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye..."
Lin Xi gave a wry smile; that really didn't sound like a song Xiang Xin would hum.
There was also a drawing on the back of the paper, depicting the living room table with four cute little figures sitting around it.
Lu Wei was concentrating on writing his will, Liang Hui was deep in thought with his head in his hands, and Lin Xi was craning her neck and trying to peek with her big eyes when Xiang Xin caught her.
Next to Lin Xi's head was written a line that read, "Peeking...peeking doesn't count as stealing a glance."
"..." The abstract imagery pulled Lin Xi back to that scene, and tears welled up uncontrollably.
She saved Lu Wei's letter for last.
She had always felt that she and Lu Wei were special, that they had the ability to be reborn and didn't need to write any wills. She never expected that Lu Wei had the foresight to leave her several envelopes.
Lu Wei never spoke to her in the end, so what would Lu Wei's suicide note say to her?
Lin Xi opened the earliest envelope, which contained only a list of names, locations at the base, and each person's area of expertise.
The date on the document was the end of December 2025. At that time, although Lin Xi and Xiang Xin shared a double room, Lin Xi was anxiously working alone at the newly established Dawn Research Institute and had not seen or contacted Lu Wei much.
The second suicide note was also a list, but it was updated with many new names, including more powerful and influential individuals, as well as confidential information known only to the base's higher-ups.
These two letters only contained names, without a single word about Lu Wei.
The dates of the signatures were all before Lin Xi and Xiang Xin moved in with them.
The last letter was very thin.
Lin Xi suspected that if such a large piece of paper hadn't left a single word of his own, there probably wouldn't be any more of it in this thin little piece of paper inside the envelope.
Lin Xi opened it; inside was a torn piece of paper. The beginning and end of the letter were torn off, leaving only a few lines of penmanship in quotation marks:
"It's like a pigeon flying away from someone's hand."
He sincerely wished the dove would fly high.
You fly too.
A letter with no beginning or end. It was dated September 14, 2027, their last day before leaving Dawn Base for White Shield Base.
Lin Xi read it twice and seemed to understand, but she was still unwilling to give up and searched for the content online.
The water seeped into the paper, blurring the ink left by the fountain pen.
What was the scene like that day?
Lu Wei brought the suicide note document bag. Everyone was writing, but Lin Xi didn't pick up a pen and went back to the study alone.
At that time, the desk was used by Lin Xi and Lu Wei, each occupying half of it.
Lin Xi sat on one side, focused on studying and reading research materials, while Lu Wei sat on the other side, silently writing. Then he asked her, "Are you really not going to write?"
Looking back now, the expressions on everyone's faces that day are etched in Lin Xi's memory.
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Dawn Base gradually relocated some of its personnel to the surface.
Everyone packed their belongings and returned to the ground. Lin Xi was about to go to the warehouse to find some data left over from the research institute that was not very useful but was meaningful to Lin Xi.
She walked against the flow of people deeper into the base.
The further in you go, the more unused items you find.
Lin Xi spent a lot of effort to find what she wanted. While inspecting the depths of the warehouse, she suddenly saw an abandoned information display wall, which had been placed there entirely, including the glass.
The above introduces the key management personnel of the base.
Lin Xi spotted Xiang Xin and Liang Hui in the photos, arranged by position, with Lu Wei's photo prominently displayed.
The dark background and glass in the display window formed a mirror, reflecting Lin Xi's face.
Unlike the three young faces, 33-year-old Lin Xi had deep and calm eyes.
She was a few years older and more mature than the people in the photo at the time.
After lingering in front of the display window for a while, Lin Xi followed the flow of people back to the ground.
All the checkpoints at Dawn Base were open, and the radiant sunlight made people squint.
The long night ends, and dawn slowly arrives.
over
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Just kidding a little, never stop!
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After returning to the ground, Lin Xi did some post-disaster epidemic prevention work, which was very easy and even a bit boring for her, who was used to high intensity.
After successfully finding her family, Li Shuyi visited Lin Xi once, bringing her some small gifts and trying to offer her some companionship.
After the apocalypse ended, Li Shuyi gradually gained weight, and her eyes and brows were filled with smiles.
She is fine.
Lin Xi was at least a little envious of her.
After meeting Li Shuyi, Lin Xi began contacting Lu Wei, Xiang Xin, and Liang Hui's parents, as well as the girls Liang Hui had written about, who would receive the Sea King's expired will if they were still alive.
I wonder if Liang Hui ever tries to retract the previous suicide note he writes for each new person.
I wonder if he'll regret it and then be so embarrassed he'll dig his toes into the ground.
Probably not.
They didn't care about what happened after they were alive; none of the three of them were the type to cause internal strife.
After Lin Xi tried to contact them, the first person she met was Xiang Xin's mother.
When Xiang Xin used to rent a place at Lin Xi's house, Lin Xi had met Xiang Xin's parents. After many years, the woman had aged a lot, and her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had already shed all her tears on the way to the bad news.
Lin Xi helped her up.
The mother did not refuse, but instead held her daughter's belongings and gently stroked them.
Lin Xi wasn't good at handling her emotions, so she could only try her best to say some comforting words.
After her mother calmed down and asked her about some matters, Lin Xi answered them one by one. Finally, she asked, "Where is Uncle?"
Xiang's mother wiped her eyes: "Her father knew she would definitely go to the battlefield, so he chose to fight alongside her and also joined the army at Dawn Base... and then..."
She didn't finish speaking, but Lin Xi roughly understood.
After she escaped from the Watchtower Base, Yang Yicheng told her that there were also semi-infected people in the Dawn Base, and the first to become semi-infected were mostly soldiers who frequently went out of the city to carry out missions.
Lin Xi handed over the pension that the relevant department had given to Xiang Xin to Xiang's mother, a portion of which was Lin Xi's research income.
A few days later, Lin Xi picked up Lu Wei and Liang Hui's parents.
They all looked haggard, with bloodshot eyes.
Lin Xi felt immense pressure, but had no choice but to face this situation.
Lu Wei's mother held the photo for a long time, unable to let go of her grief, asking Lin Xi about the final details again and again, and then feeling heartbroken.
Sadness is contagious.
The families of the deceased are here, and Lin Xi is also a family member of the deceased; her grief and pain are no less than theirs.
Lin Xi offered a weak attempt at comfort: "He didn't die, he just went to another world."
Mother Lu shook her head, clearly taking the statement as a cliché and not giving it much thought.
But Lin Xi knew that Lu Wei would save the world in another world.
They will never see each other again.
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