Chapter 547 Do it a few more times
The office was dimly lit.
The battle map hanging on the wall, densely marked with red and blue, looked particularly solemn in the shadows.
Minister Duan's teacup was placed aside; the tea had long since cooled, and a few tea leaves had settled at the bottom of the cup.
Xie Tu ran his fingertips along the report cover and slowly began, "It all started with the diary Jiang Mu found..."
He started by recounting how Yun Zhao obtained the diary, then went on to discover the red-crowned crane's identity, followed by his journey to contaminated zones 111 and 32, and finally recounted the deeds of Han Dadao and Ding Lang.
Xie Tu still chose to conceal some details.
For example, the existence of Xiao Yunzhao, and the identity of the red-crowned crane as a dark guide.
Yun Zhao's matter was entirely due to his personal selfishness.
As for the red-crowned crane, at this critical juncture, if Shen Ying's identity is questioned, the Dawn Base will face a serious crisis of trust.
Shen Ji, the base chief, and others were all in the know.
This involves the leaders and predecessors of the three families in the base, so even if Minister Duan were to be informed, he shouldn't be the one to bring it up.
"The reason why Team Zero failed to eliminate Number 111 and Number 320..."
Xie Tu explained the situation in a few words, speaking calmly and deliberately, “Once it falls, No. 320 will be a good safe haven.”
These words are highly suggestive.
Minister Duan was incredibly perceptive and immediately grasped the key point.
fall?
Minister Duan's heart sank slightly as she recalled the conversation between Chief Chen and her earlier.
The base has long been in a state of combat readiness.
But... what kind of danger would cause humanity to completely lose its defenses and need to rely on contaminated areas for protection?
*
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
After finishing his class and leaving the counseling room, Yun Zhao received a message from Bai Yu.
In the sweltering summer heat, traveling is extremely arduous, and the signal is often poor, so the two haven't been in much contact these past few days.
Bai Yu bombarded Yun Zhao with a long string of messages, making his wrist go numb.
"Zhaozhao, that Wei Xu is shameless!"
[Bai Yu]: "They've only been gone two days, and their team's car broke down. Uncle Han actually invited him to ride in our car..."
Their car had partitions installed in the back seats.
Minister Han probably wanted Bai Yu to be more comfortable, so he would sit in the passenger seat whenever he had nothing to do, leaving the back space for her to rest.
As soon as Wei Xu got on the car, Minister Han sat in the back.
The three of them were in a confined space: an elder and a sentry they had just met. Bai Yu couldn't have been more embarrassed.
"Uncle Han is confused. What does their tire blowout have to do with us? There are so many transport trucks behind us, why do they have to squeeze into one of ours!"
"Ever since he got on the bus, I haven't been able to lie down at all. I want to sleep, but he chats with Uncle Han, making so much noise that I can't get any rest..."
Bai Yu felt her personal space was being invaded, so she simply stopped pretending and gave him a cold shoulder.
“He was very well-behaved in front of Uncle Han. He only talked about business in the car, and he didn’t even react when I gave him a cold shoulder.”
Bai Yu: "As soon as Uncle Han left, he started making small talk with me about trivial things..."
Do you think he did it on purpose?
Bai Yu then sent a photo.
From the angle of the candid photo, Wei Xu was sitting behind her, his profile partially visible through the car window, looking down at an electronic map. Half of Bai Yu's finger was visible at the edge of the photo.
Yun Zhao read all the messages and then fell silent.
I have a feeling that something is not quite right about this development.
Bai Yu actually took a picture of him secretly?
Yun Zhao was pondering how to reply when Bai Yu's message came in again.
"Oh, and he actually knew I like dried mango. I asked him about it, and he said he figured it out. God knows I've only eaten it once in all these days..."
Yun Zhao looked down and replied, "Dried mango? Is it a specialty of Dawn Base? Is it tasty?"
She was so poor before that she had never eaten this when she lived in Qingshan Town.
Bai Yu: "...Isn't your focus misplaced?"
Yun Zhao: "Huh? Why don't you continue? What else did he do?"
Bai Yu's emotions were stirred again. "We were resting at the sentry post yesterday, and he stayed up most of the night to fix the toy I had thrown away downstairs!"
Bai Yu found the toys at the market and originally planned to bring them back as gifts for Pingping and An'an.
She only thought it looked nice and bought it without checking it carefully.
The journey was so boring that Bai Yu had nothing to do, so she took it out and found that it was broken.
You can't give away broken toys as gifts.
She didn't find it useful, so she threw it away.
"If you can fix toy cars, why don't you fix their crappy car instead of refusing to stay on our car? It's infuriating!"
Even through the screen, Yun Zhao could imagine Bai Yu's fierce and aggressive appearance at that moment.
Like a kitten with its fur standing on end.
I always feel...
never mind.
Yun Zhao thought it best not to get involved, and just then Xie Tu arrived in his car to pick her up.
"Let's talk when I get home."
An outsider's perspective is clearer.
Yun Zhao felt that Minister Han must have noticed something, otherwise he wouldn't have invited Wei Xu into the car.
I just don't know if he told Minister Bai.
In Yun Zhao's opinion, Minister Bai only has one daughter, and he might not be interested in Wei Xu.
But apart from Lao Bai, it seems that no other Bai family member has produced a particularly skilled guide.
If the two people are very compatible.
Minister Bai might change his mind; it's just a matter of whether he values Bai Yu or outstanding descendants more.
She should try to sound out Bai Yu's intentions tomorrow.
Yun Zhao walked towards the car.
Xie Tu leaned forward and opened the passenger door for her.
"Ayu said you didn't go today. What did you do this afternoon?" Yun Zhao asked as soon as he got into the car.
Xie Tu started the car and told her about the conversation. "The minister had doubts, but didn't press for details. She figured out most of it herself."
"The minister is very capable and trusts us a lot."
Yun Zhao was not surprised. She slightly raised her fingertips and touched the invisible barrier around her.
There has been no movement for so long.
This made her wonder if that thing even existed.
Xie Tu opened a box next to him and handed her a package in a brown leather bag. "All the information on the five-star contaminated areas is here. The minister's idea is that everyone should work together for a while before making a decision."
Yun Zhao took the bag, bent down to open it, and suddenly said, "What if I choose number six?"
If the goal is to find the source, why take a roundabout route?
Xie Tu turned the air conditioning down two degrees, his knuckles on the steering wheel turning slightly white: "Your mental realm is still lacking two areas."
He was clearly still sticking to a conservative approach, wanting to build up his strength first and not wanting her to take any risks.
Yun Zhao thought for a moment, "Then shall we give it our all tonight?"
Xie Tu: "..."
Deep integration can indeed dispel the white fog.
However, each time it can only disperse a very small area.
And I've been too busy lately.
She had to get up early to teach the guide, and Xie Tu didn't want her to get tired, so she just slept under the covers at night.
Yun Zhao had specifically observed that after each deep integration, the white mist would dissipate by about half a meter.
If we come a few more times, we might be able to see the rest of the scenery.
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