Chapter 434: Hidden Thoughts ( 3 )
Shaking her head, Pei Yixie said, "So far, I have only found out that they want to follow us because we have supplies, and it would be easier for them to buy supplies from us."
Hearing this, Jin Xuyan thought for a moment and said, "For now, just let them be. Tomorrow we will go to the border area. By then, they won't be able to follow us even if they want to."
"Okay," Pei Yixie nodded and returned to her bed.
As the night deepened, everyone had already gone to sleep, leaving only two of the members to stand guard. As for Jiao Lizhi and Jin Xuyan, the two of them went out for a walk before they entered her space.
Inside her space, they took a bath and changed their clothes before they reappeared outside. Instead of returning to the office building, they went to the rooftop and sat at the edge of the building.
Raising her head, Jiao Lizhi stared at the red moon and said, "Brother Yan, do you think this apocalypse will end one day?"
Thinking about the decades he had spent in pain, hatred, and anger in his previous life, Jin Xuyan replied, "It will."
Whether the apocalypse ended because humanity found the cure or because of destruction, the apocalypse would definitely end.
Turning to look at her fiancé, Jiao Lizhi smiled and asked, "Brother Yan, how can you be so sure? Did you live until the day the apocalypse ended?"
Hearing this, Jin Xuyan looked into the distance and replied softly, "Mhm."
Jiao Lizhi couldn't imagine how the apocalypse ended in her previous life, but she was sure that the survivors would restore the world and life would get better and better.
The two of them sat on the rooftop for a long time, each lost in their own thoughts. Only after it was two o'clock in the morning did they return to the office and get some sleep.
Early the next morning, the Phantom Team members woke up before sunrise. After they did their morning exercise, washed up, and had their breakfast, they prepared to leave the weapon factory.
When Cheng Rui and Cheng Yue woke up, the Phantom Team had already boarded the military chopper. Seeing this, Cheng Rui quickly walked to them and asked, "Brother, are you leaving already?"
Being pulled by him, Xiao Qi nodded and said, "My team still has another mission to do. We are leaving this city."
"Brother, can we join you?" Cheng Rui asked.
Scratching his head, Xiao Qi looked at his members before he replied, "Brother, we are on a mission. Sorry."
Knowing that it was impossible to follow them, Cheng Rui asked again, "Brother, where are you going?"
"I can't tell you that," Xiao Qi said, shaking his head.
"Then, you can at least tell me where you live, right?"
Seeing how insistent he was, Xiao Qi finally said, "We live at the Lin'an City Base. Brother, if you have nowhere to go, you can visit the base."
After he said this, Qin Luzi said, "Xiao Qi, let's go."
"Coming!"
Turning to him, Xiao Qi said, "Brother, I need to go now. If we are fated, let's have a meal another time."
When he finished speaking, he quickly boarded the chopper. Not long after, Cheng Rui watched the military chopper take off and fly away.
Walking out of the office building, Cheng Yue yawned and said, "Now that they have already left, what's your plan?"
Taking out the level-three crystal core from his pocket, Cheng Rui said, "I will try breaking through first, then let's visit the Lin'an City Base."
"Okay."
At the same time, inside the military chopper, Xiao Qi looked at Jiao Lizhi and asked, "Sister-in-law, how did you know that he would find me and not others?"
"Intuition," Jiao Lizhi replied with a smile.
After years of interaction as their teammate in her previous life, she knew that Cheng Rui was someone who would target softhearted or easy-going people.
In the Phantom Team, the most easy-going person was Xiao Qi. Adding his friendly and chatty personality, he would be the first option that Cheng Rui picked.
After letting out a soft "oh," Xiao Qi asked again, "Sister-in-law, since the two of them approached us with bad intentions, why did you still send them to the base? What if they made trouble?"
Hearing this, Jiao Lizhi went silent for a moment before she replied, "While the two of them were opportunistic and liked to take advantage of others, they were strong and would become a great asset for the base."
"You wanted Commander Xun to recruit them?" Li Qixuan asked.
Jiao Lizhi nodded and replied, "If possible, it was best if Xun Che could recruit them."
After she said this, she went silent and became lost in her thoughts. Seeing this, no one disturbed her anymore.
In her previous life, both Cheng Rui and Cheng Yue had joined the team six months after her. Her team had found them severely injured by mutant animals.
Although they had managed to save their lives, Cheng Rui had lost one of his arms and both his legs. Thanks to his metal-type ability, he had been able to walk again after creating legs and an arm using his metal.
As for Cheng Yue, he had lost his eyesight and spent the rest of his life in darkness. If possible, she hoped that the two of them could avoid their tragic fate in this life.
Two hours later, the sun had risen on the eastern horizon, and they reached the border of Luyang City.
Unlike other cities, an unknown mineral had been found in the underground mine a few years ago. The government had conducted research to check the mineral's components, but after several years, there were still no results.
Now, with Wen Kai and Wen Mo having become metal-type ability-users, Xun Che hoped that the two of them would be able to find out the components of the mineral and use it to create weapons.
When Zhang Yuan saw the compound built near the underground mine, he said, "We are here."