CH 53

Hu Dan expressionlessly turned off the surveillance and wiretaps. The team members beside him couldn’t help but smack their lips, “Are, are they gay? Tch, what a waste!”

Hu Dan glanced at him, “Why don’t you go and return the things to them?”

The team member came back to his senses and hurriedly ran away with the things.

Hu Dan took out a pack of cigarettes from his body and pulled one out while taking a lighter out with his right hand. After thinking about it, he put the lighter back into his pocket and rested the cigarette on his mouth, his face darkened that made it hard for others to know what he’s thinking about.

“You–” Lian Ru Ning felt that her heart was about to jump to her throat.

She sometimes hates herself for being like this. She had never been in love in the first two decades of her life. Although she’s had some hazy affection for others during her adolescence, her focus would remain on learning, so now that this feeling is getting more intense, she was a little helpless.

Suddenly, Hao Jian gently took her into her arms and her voice was gentle with a tinge of love, “Before I met little sister, I had no one else to care about. So if it weren’t for little sister, I probably wouldn’t have come here.”

Lian Ru Ning raised her hand to grab the clothes around Hao Jian’s waist. He breath was a little unstable and she could hear the waves in her heart from the tone of her voice.

“So, you were lying when you said that you were going to the southern city to get something important? You’re — ” Hao Jian’s confession got stuck in her throat, because she thinks that the possibility of Hao Jian falling in love with her ‘at first sight’ was too low, no matter how she thought about it.

Hao Jian was speechless for a moment, she knew what Lian Ru Ning wanted to ask, but it obviously wasn’t the right time, to tell the truth. She also didn’t expect that being bound to the love mission would really tempt her.

I don’t know if I should suspect that the system has moved.

The system was very aggrieved, “System number 2018 reiterates one last time that the system can not interfere with the host’s behavior, can not change the host’s thoughts, and even more so, can not regulate the host’s hormones that would make the host fall for other people or affect the host’s behavior.”

‘Fine, fine I admit it’s because of the pheromones she produces that attracted me. That’s why I fell for her.’ For the first time, Hao Jian didn’t want to dwell on these matters with the system.

“It’s not really a lie, it’s just the thought that moving forward, there’s another reason that will motivate me to firmly go on.”

Lian Ru Ning reached out and hugged Hao Jian. Just as she was about to say something, she felt that Hao Jian’s lips almost touched her ears. She subconsciously wanted to jump away, but suddenly remembered that she was being held so tightly by her that she couldn’t escape.

“I know that we’re being monitored and that there’s a wiretap hidden here, so if there’s anything to say, let’s talk outside.”

Hao Jian’s words instantly dissipated the charming thoughts that Lian Ru Ning had just created. She quickly recovered and understood that Hao Jian had come over not just to talk about these emotional matters. Can’t it also be said that the things she said and did earlier were just to paralyze the people who are monitoring them?

Thinking about this, she grabbed Hao Jian’s clothes even tighter.

Hao Jian noticed the increased strength of the hands that were on her clothes and chuckled, “Little junior sister, I swear with my beating heart that what I said just now is the truth coming from the bottom of my heart. There is absolutely no intention of teasing you.”

Lian Ru Ning’s heart was soothed, but with the loss of passion just now, she broke free from Hao Jian’s arms. From a third-person perspective, they don’t look as ambiguous, but it can definitely be said the people who are walking on the street won’t be able to help themselves and take a second glance. She can’t tell whether Hao Jian was pretending to be stupid.

“As for Xin Ting, you don’t have to worry about it. I just need to make it clear to her.”

Lian Ru Ning pondered on her words. If they were to put it normally, anyone who’s listening would think that it was a line appearing in the standard ‘love triangle trope’, however, she knew that Hao Jian wasn’t referring to emotional matters, and she even felt that Hao Jian wasn’t even thinking in that direction.

“What are you going to tell her?”

Hao Jian casually said, “Naturally, I want her to understand that she is only relying on us all the time because she’s timid, and this reliance will eventually lead her to develop the wrong kind of feelings. As long as she doesn’t realize her dependence on others, it will be impossible for her to have the courage to act alone. Because of her lack of self-confidence as well as too much dependence on others, she always wants to be in groups, and that’s why she cares about what other people think about her.”

Lian Ru Ning was surprised, “I don’t think I told you about her thoughts.”

“Didn’t already tell me everything when you asked me to consider her feelings?”

“. . . Before you studied anthropology, you shouldn’t have been this scary, right?”

Hao Jian stared at her and immediately replied, “I’ll take this as a compliment from my little sister!”

Although the two still wanted to talk about something, a soldier sent by Hu Dan ca,e to bring back Hao Jian’s equipment. From the time when Hao Jian came over when Lian Ru Ning was about to look for her, they knew they were being watched.

So even if Hu Dan returned the equipment to them, it wasn’t enough to show that he had completely trusted them.

Hao Jian didn’t care, and after confirming that there wasn’t a single bullet missing from the magazine, she hid the gun in her body again.

Ignoring the inquiring eyes of the soldiers on them, Hao Jian asked, “Is there anything to eat? We’re a little hungry.”

The soldier returned to his senses, his eyes narrowed and his expression hesitated. Only when a sound came from his headphones did he answer, “There’s a canteen on the first floor. It’s still open at this time. You guys can fo and eat!”

“Thanks.” Hao Jian paused, “I want to ask, we have a fellow traveler, how is he now?”

The guard asked back, “You really don’t have to do with it, don’t you? That guy’s behavior is too suspicious, we still need to check his identity to confirm whether he’s telling the truth.”

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning didn’t ask how would they verify, after all, there are many official methods!

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Peng Mao and Xin Ting also went to the cafeteria with Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning. They were hungry for a while now, but they were too against surveillance cameras, so they kept staying away. They thought they were under surveillance and they were not allowed to go out at will and that someone would bring them food. They didn’t expect that they weren’t detained at all, and they were embarrassed by the blunder they made.

There were only a few workers and guards in the cafeteria, only one of the original seven or eight windows was open, and there was no trace of rice, soup, or dishes that used to be in large buckets. The only food that remained was the white steamed buns in the steamer and the pickles that are used as a side dish.

They each received two steamed buns and a small plate of pickles. Although the steamed buns were not as big as the northern steamed buns, they were still the size of their palms. Even though two steamed buns aren’t enough for people with big appetites, they were still enough for them to avoid dying from starvation.

The soldier explained, “Although we store some food here, it’s only enough for our daily diet and to provide for the workers. There aren’t many of you, and you can’t eat many meals, so you can have this treatment.”

“Are your people already that few?” Hao Jian raised her chin.

“How is that possible? There is still the generator unit operating over there in the plant, which needs to be guarded in turns, and as for the rest of the people, they have all basically gone back to rest after eating.”

Hao Jian knew about the lost escort team they sent to obtain food, so she guessed that the food here shouldn’t be a lot. Feeding a few dozen mouths, it’s already a miracle that they could last for a few months.

There were more questions about the conflict between the Xinghua City between the military team and ‘Wugui’ in Xinghua City, and she hadn’t found a suitable time to ask them. Of course, she could ask now, but in the other party’s ears, they might no suspect that she was inquiring about their reality for ‘Wugui’

After they finished their ‘dinner’, Shi Dong Gui appeared in front of them as if he had shed a layer of skin.

Hao Jian pushed the remaining pickles towards him, “Replenish your strength?”

When he saw that it was picked vegetables, he lost his appetite even more, “I’ll just eat my food later.”

“Why are so listless, doesn’t the fact that you can come out means that you are cleared of suspicion?” Lian Ru Ning let out a sigh of relief.

“Don’t mention it. I was lectured by them for a long time, saying that if it wasn’t for the fact that this is an extraordinary time, I would have to carry several charges and a life sentence would be light. And the equipment I spent so much money on might be confiscated.”

Hao Jian wasn’t surprised and comforted him on a rare occasion, “You have to look on the bright side, because of so many secrets you’ve eavesdropped, it can be considered tolerant if they don’t keep you here.”

“. . . That’s true.” Shi Gong Dui finally raised his spirit a little.

Peng mao couldn’t believe it, “That’s it?”

“What do you want me to do?”

“Are they not worried that if they let you go, you will reveal so many of their secrets?”

Shi Gong Dui sneered, “I told you everything I heard. If I can’t leave, neither can you.”

Peng Mao spat on him, “I knew you were treacherous and cunning.”

Although he said that, Peng Mao wasn’t angry. It was probably because he saw that the soldiers released Shi Gong Dui which proved that he was indeed alright, he began to accept Shi Gong Dui’s existence from the bottom of his heart.

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Hu Dan walked over at this moment. He took three steamed buns, a bowl of porridge, and a plate of pickles at the window and sat opposite to hao Jian.

Peng Mao touched his stomach which wasn’t full yet and looked at Hu Dan’s extra congee and steamed buns. He knew that they were a treat that outsiders like them could not envy.

“If you aren’t full, go get an extra one! Although we don’t have much food in stock here, we just can’t stand by and watch the masses starve.” Hu Dan said.

Peng Mao smiled and thanked him. He ran to the window and picked up two more steamed buns. Although there was no porridge, he was given an extra bottle of mineral water.

Except for him, the other four didn’t move. Hu Dan looked at them with a smile in his eyes, “What? You think because we have been harmed by the people once, we won’t have any compassion for the people?”

Hu Dan is only in his twenties, although his appearance isn’t considered handsome, he still had a kind face and always wears a faint smile. He also occasionally wore a gentle smile that makes people feel like a spring breeze.

But Hao Jian knew that his smile was nothing but a facade. Under his smile were his caution, suspicion, and keen observations. He paralyzes people with his appearance, breaks their guard, and then uses his silver tongue to get the information he wants.

Such a person is much more difficult to deal with than the fair and stern person like Yi Gao, and an unsmiling person like An Minghui.

Hao Jian smiled, “Chief Hu overestimates the amount of food we girls eat. I ate two steamed buns on the principle of not wasting them.”

Lian Ru Ning nodded. Although the other reason was that the steamed buns here were different from the usual fluffy southern steamed buns that were with a hint of sweetness, they were a little hard to swallow. But they should still be grateful that there was food for them to eat, how could they be picky?

“That’s good.” After Hu Dan finished speaking, he took another bite off his steamed bun and a sip of his porridge.

Shi Gong Dui gave a hungry look and said, “Chief Hu, can I have my snacks back? I’m too hungry.”

“It’s in your room. You can ask Xin to take you there and get it!”

Shi Gong Dui felt that there was no use staying here, so he got up and went back. Xin Ting glanced at Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning and didn’t move.

Lian Ru Ning thought for a while and asked, “Is there a hot shower here?”

Hu Dan looked up at her, a smile still hanging on the corner of his lips, “This is the largest reservoir in Xinghua City, don’t worry about the lack of water for bathing. The showers are at the end of the second floor, the left side is the male shower room, the right side is the female shower room. But because the workers and the soldiers are both extremely girlish, and there are only two baths, you’d better stagger for the showers.”

Lian Ru Ning also got up and went back to take a shower first. Although she took a full bath in the afternoon, she’d already sweat a lot after the afternoon. The only problem she’s distressing about is that she has no new clothes to change before she washed the dirty clothes she changed earlier at noon.

Xin Ting glanced at her dirty clothes and hurriedly got up to follow Lian Ru Ning, “I’ll also go back and take a shower first.”

“Aren’t you going back together?” Peng Mao asked Hao Jian.

“They have one shower per person, I can only go back and wait in the room. There’s no fan in the room and it’s too stuffy. I’m going to go out for a walk to cool off.”

Hu Dan finished the last mouthful of porridge and wiped his mouth, “Do you want me to show you around?”

“It’s naturally best, only if Chief Hu is free.”

The two of them got up. and Peng Mao also got up after them, “I also want to see, I haven’t seen the entirety of the reservoir since I came here!”

Hu Dan didn’t object and Hao Jian didn’t find any excuses to dismiss him. The three left the canteen and walked to the factory building behind the dam.