The man said, "He can't stay idle at the base anyway. Ruirui will grow up in a few years, so it's time to let him see the world."
Ling Lang's eyes widened. "Rui Rui is only about half a year old now, and you've already arranged everything for her future?"
"Yes," the man replied, "The base over there is also under repair. We are just crossing it."
Ling Lang moved his lips: "I'll go with you guys."
Duan Xiaolin said, "You will be back next month. You have worked hard during this period. You should take a rest."
"I don't need a break."
"Ling Lang." Duan Xiaolin corrected, "Everyone needs to stop and rest. You haven't rested for a long time. Once things over there are resolved, leave the rest to me."
Ling Lang wanted to say something else.
He thought about it, remained silent for a few seconds, and didn't say anything.
After the call ended, Pei Xiqing leaned over and said, "He agreed, right?"
"Don't say."
"Um?"
"Given his personality, it's difficult."
Pei Xiqing said: "I still think it would be better for Ling Lang to take a break."
"If he doesn't want to, we can't stop him."
"Too."
Pei Xiqing sighed: "But I really think Ling Lang really needs to take a break, and so do you."
As she spoke, she deliberately moved closer, glaring at the man. "Give me a break. Don't think you can continue like this just because I've helped you eliminate the side effects of your superpowers. Take care of your body during this time, and don't mess around."
It's not just the side effects of his previous superpowers, but also the injuries he suffered in the past, which have accumulated over the years. If you don't check, you won't know, and once you check, you'll be shocked to find that his physical condition is entirely supported by the ability of the Qiong snake.
If there was no Qiong Snake in his body, he probably wouldn't have been able to recover so quickly, let alone handle documents the next day after being injured.
Pei Xiqing tapped the man's eyebrows with her finger, "I'm warning you, this time we're not going out to fight you or do anything else, we're just here to recuperate."
The place they were visiting this time was actually not that far from the base, and the damage there was not that serious. Moreover, they heard that the scenery there was quite nice, and it was one of the few natural beauties left after so many years of the apocalypse.
In fact, going to bed does not mean continuing to work hard. They go to bed more for a rest.
Since the natural disaster in the apocalypse, the situation has gradually stabilized. The wild is not as dangerous as before. There are much fewer zombies than before, not to mention parasites. Now, only a few can be seen in remote border areas or even in places with extremely harsh conditions.
In short, the situation is much better now than before.
So after Duan Xiaolin's ability recovered, she decided to rest with her husband for a while. It was also so that she and Brother Duan could spare some time to spend more time with Ruirui.
The man put his arm around her waist, let her sit on his knees, and said with a smile: "Tuo, whatever you say is fine."
"Then these things are the last." Pei Xiqing glanced at the documents on the desk and the messages stored in his system that had not been processed. "I'll give you one last day. If they still send you messages, or even send you messages at two or three in the middle of the night, then I will find them one by one and ask them whether they really want their presiding judge to live."
Duan Xiaolin smiled and said, "It won't take a whole day. I can finish all of this before 10 p.m., then go home to cook and eat, and pack up in the evening. You can leave whenever you want."
"Well, the sooner we leave, the better."
She took out the photo of her and Duan Xiaolin from her camera.
Looking at the picture of her and Duan Xiaolin smiling at the camera with the snow scene as the background, she felt a little emotional.
When I went there, I was still in doubt whether I was alive or dead. Now that I am back, it feels like a dream.
The man took the camera from her hand and said, "There are still many ancient buildings over there. The scenery is quite nice. The polluted area has been recovering recently. Let's take more pictures."
"Tuo."
Pei Xiqing leaned in his arms, and soon they started to look at the documents sent by the base together.
Watching her doze off.
The chest of the man behind her was still broad and strong.
She closed her eyes and could say a few words to him at first, but later on, she didn't even know when she fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was already dark outside.
She was wearing a man's coat and lying on the sofa in his office.
Pei Xiqing rubbed his head.
These past few days at home, she hadn't slept much because she was always worried about Ruirui's condition. The same was true for Brother Duan. He never said anything, and every time he found out, it was almost too late.
After catching up on some sleep, she finally felt refreshed. She stretched, stood up and looked at the night view outside.
The base has been largely restored, and even many buildings have been reproduced one-to-one according to their original condition.
This scene of thousands of lights at night is so long-lost and makes people feel at ease.
Pei Xiqing didn't see Duan Xiaolin in the office.
I looked outside.
I found him in the office next door, seemingly talking to someone.
The other party said, "Judge Duan, are you unwilling to lend us a hand? The population base is shrinking. You should know what we will face in the near future. If you decide to abandon us, you cannot afford the consequences in the future."
"Give you a hand?" The man smiled faintly, a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his lips. "I'm not stupid enough to drag you into this safe zone we worked so hard to establish."
The voice over there seemed to be...Fu Yan's voice.
Pei Xiqing listened carefully.
OK.
It was the marshal from the former headquarters, Fu Yan.
She didn't expect that after so much time, she thought that the people at the headquarters would stay outside and rebuild the base. She didn't expect that one day they would come to find Brother Duan.
It seems that she has something else to ask of him.
It's no wonder that Fu Yan needs Duan Xiaolin's permission to return to the rebuilt base for the sake of the future and lives of those people at the headquarters.
"Xiao Lin." Fu Yan's voice sounded old and helpless even from a distance. "Do you really have to go to this extent? The people at headquarters won't return them, nor will they harm you. No matter what you want to do in the future, I can agree to it. Even the entire base will listen to your orders. There are quite a few people from headquarters outside the base right now. Just give them a signal and let them go."
"Fu Yan, the conditions you offer seemed somewhat attractive to me before, but now... I'm sorry, I won't agree to them, and you won't get any permission from me."
“…”
Someone over there sighed.
Pei Xiqing hid at the door.
Then I heard Fu Yan say, "My daughter, is she still alive? I heard you finally let her out. She...actually, she doesn't mean any harm, she's just a little willful. Even if she's no longer useful to you, she can still do something for the base you're in now. Please spare her life, even if I beg you."
"Yes." The man said, "I promise you."
The call is completely over.
䀴Those who left with the headquarters at the beginning were forever isolated outside the base's high walls and layers of checkpoints, just like the high walls and seas that the headquarters had erected for all ordinary people at that time, blocking them forever.
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