Chapter 174: Concern (13)
Lan Jin thought about it and realized it was true. "Let's go check out the J City base together. If it's expensive, we'll only stay here once. I'll go to the next base alone. I'll just ask for directions anyway. Besides, maybe we can find out the directions to the other bases after going to the J City base. After that, we can just stay in the space. But if it's cheaper, I have so much food in my space that I don't need to worry about a few supplies. Let's go in together to rest. Speaking of which, I'm really curious about the base."
The one she was most curious about was the J City base. In her previous life, during the flood, she had heard that the entire army there had been annihilated. But had they truly been annihilated? Now, she really wanted to verify the news for herself.
Of course, she definitely didn't come here to watch the fun, she just wanted to know, could the defense of a base be so weak?
Now that the first stop's destination had been decided, the next step was naturally to plan the route. But at this moment, Ling Jiang suddenly said anxiously, "We won't leave for a while, right? I still want to look for Lao Shi again."
Since the heavy rain period began, Ling Jiang had no news from the time police. After the extreme cold came, Ling Jiang would take time out from time to time to go out and look for him, always holding out hope that the other party was alive. But now the person was leaving and would never come back. Ling Jiang said he would go out and look for him again no matter what.
But to be honest, the police officer knew Ling Jiang's home address. If he was still alive, he should have come here himself after such a long time. Even if Ling Jiang was not at home, Grandma Ling was always at home. The 7th floor was not that high. If he shouted, Grandma Ling would definitely hear him.
Besides, the two floors of their building are so guarded that anyone can tell that there are people living upstairs. With Ling Jiang's fighting ability, there is no one else except her.
Therefore, whenever the police came, they could definitely confirm that Ling Jiang was still alive.
But the person didn't come.
But she could understand Ling Jiang's desire to look for it again. Lan Jin said, "Go ahead, I'll lend you my car."
Ling Jiang said, "There's no need for a car. Don't waste the gas. Don't you have a bicycle? Lend me one. Lao Shi's house is nearby. I'll just look for one nearby in the next few days. If I can't find one, forget it. It's just that I'm not destined to find one."
"Alright." Lan Jin turned around and said, "Lao Gao, you can go with me."
"No, I can find it myself."
Lan Jin disagreed. "Things are different now. There are too many people with special abilities outside. It's not safe for you to go out alone. It's safer to have Lao Gao accompany you. Xiao Huang, Grandma Ling and I will burn all the charcoal at home and make some more food. It's not dark yet, so we can still go out. Our route is also simple. Let's discuss it when we get back tonight."
They already knew the address of the J City base during the insect plague, but they still had to find supplies. They had to discuss which place had a greater chance of finding supplies and which route would be more convenient. But it would only take about an hour or two, so there was no delay.
After saying that, Lan Jin took out two bicycles and handed them to the two people, saying, "Go ahead. Since we are leaving, it is best not to have any worries in our hearts."
Lan Jin has no worries here, Huang Jinghe has no worries here, and it is said that Lao Gao has no worries either. How can Ling Jiang be allowed to leave with any worries?
Seeing that Lan Jin agreed, Grandma Ling also hurriedly said, "Go quickly. It's getting late today, so just walk around nearby. Tomorrow, go somewhere farther away. It's cold outside, so wear gloves and masks to avoid getting frozen. If you can find it, then look for it. If you can't find it...it's just that you two are not destined to be together. Don't think too much about it."
Hearing Grandma Ling say this, Ling Jiang felt relieved. "Well, I have to look for it again before I can feel at ease. This is the last thing I can do."
Lan Jin said, "Go quickly. If you find someone, bring them back. We'll go together."
Worried that Ling Jiang wouldn't know what to do if he found the person, Lan Jin said it in advance, "I can't say anything else, but we can still bring the person back. After all, it was thanks to his help with Qiao Qiao's matter."
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Ling Jiang and Lao Gao went out to look for Lao Shi without much delay, while Grandma Ling also set up a brazier and started to simmer various soups.
Smelling the tempting aroma of the soup, Lan Jin said, "Grandma Ling, your cooking skills are really good. This soup smells so delicious."
It is indeed more fragrant than what she makes herself.
Grandma Ling smiled and said, "The water you gave me is good."
"No, no, it must be because you have good skills."
Lan Jin herself has used spiritual spring water to make soup, but it is not as fragrant as Grandma Ling's. So no matter how good the ingredients are, the cook still needs good skills.
Lan Jin fried some fried foods and shared them with everyone present. Lan Qiaoqiao really loved them. After Lan Jin squeezed a little ketchup on her, she sat in the corner and ate them with relish, occasionally feeding Nana who was always watching over her.
But Nana was very clever. She wouldn't eat it just like that. She insisted on dipping it in ketchup, which made Grandma Ling laugh. "Nana, she's really clever."
Grandma Ling spent an afternoon cooking three pots of soup, while Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe spent an afternoon stir-frying a whole bucket of vegetables. Of course, they were vegetables, as they were not as efficient with meat dishes.
As it was getting dark, Ling Jiang and Lao Gao finally returned to Building 12 as Grandma Ling hoped.
They definitely hadn't found the person. Not only had they not found him today, they had been running for a week straight and hadn't even seen a shadow of him. Seeing that the temperature outside had remained at -35 degrees Celsius for three days, Lao Gao asked, "Are you still looking?"
Ling Jiang thought for a moment and said, "When it's time to give up, you still have to choose to give up. Forget it. If I could find it, I would have found it long ago. Let's pack up and get ready to go."
Afterwards, Ling Jiang stopped going out and started to clean up the house.
Because Ling Jiang's family has elderly people, there are a lot of miscellaneous things. Although many of the things have been exchanged for contribution points, there are still many small things in the house. Ling Jiang's own cardboard boxes can't hold them all, so Lan Jin contributed 5 more cardboard boxes, and only then were all the miscellaneous things stuffed in.
The things in Lao Gao's second bedroom are too big to fit into a cardboard box. He packed the things that can be packed first, and the things that cannot be packed can only be left there. In Lan Jin's eyes, those things are almost all garbage, but Lao Gao still refuses to report it.
But what surprised everyone the most was the youngest, Huang Jinghe. There was basically no miscellaneous stuff in the house, but the supplies in the entire second bedroom were so dazzling that Lao Gao was blinded. "So Sister Ling and I are the poorest."
(End of this chapter)
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