CH 55

Even if Hao Jian gained Hu Dan’s trust, she was just an ordinary person. How could she be qualified to have Hu Dan tell her this information?

Hao Jian was staring at her as she scratched her chin for a while, she then took out a badge from the strap of her gun. The badge wasn’t big, only a little bigger than the national emblem and the design was something Lian Ru Ning has never seen, but there was a string of numbers on the back.

“Special Response Team, temporary establishment, that is, temporary workers for the military.”

The string of numbers is actually the communication password and at the same time the secret code for people to confirm her identity. As for the ‘special response team’, it is actually a team that the top brass of the military set up to perform secret tasks after they learned that there were traitors among them.

It doesn’t require its members to have the ability to go move heaven and earth, nor does it require them to perform a single kind of task. For the tasks that their official team members cannot perform, they will find temporary workers to work on them, like Hao Jian.

Although Hu Dan didn’t give her a task, once she met the soldiers belonging to this ‘special response team’ and would be asked to carry out a task, she cannot refuse.

Before, Lian Ru Ning guessed that Hao Jian had another purpose for coming to the hydropower station, but she didn’t expect it to be her inquiry about the government’s situation. Without asking more questions, she returned the badge to Hao Jian and reminded her, “Then you must hide it well. Don’t let the people of ‘Wugui’ see it.”

“Little sister doesn’t care why Chief Hu trusts me?”

“If it’s true that the military has reacted to the fact that there are traitors among their superiors and has adopted a new communication method, then it means that they have regained contact with the neighboring city. It won’t be difficult for them to get news about you and me from Chief Yi and Lieutenant An.”

Hao Jian seemed to be in a good mood. Although Yi Gao still had doubts about her letter, he didn’t tell Hu Dan that ‘anthropods instinctively avoid zombie viruses’ that he learned from her.

She thought that Yi Gao probably also knew the unstable elements lurking in the government forces and didn’t leak it for her safety.

“So what’s the situation outside now?” Lian Ru Ning didn’t forget the primary purpose of their arrival here.

“At the moment, it can be confirmed that what happened at the airport refugee base is indeed the handiwork of ‘Wugui’ because the military team has adjusted their communication methods as well as their operations. There is no way for ‘Wugui’ to create another disaster against the soldiers for the time being.

“‘Wugui’ also knows that the hydropower station is the military’s territory. During said time, many people were sent to pretend to be survivors that were found out and killed. In addition, the military that retreated in time from the airport refugee base was also performing clean-up tasks. Here in Heshui town, ‘Wugui’ can’t be seen.

“Now, the military’s primary task is not to search and rescue survivors but to provide water and electricity as much as possible. In addition, through the evacuation broadcast by government agencies, the surviving people will be temporarily stabilized and the rescue will be carried out after their superiors have adjusted their strategy.”

After listening to Hao Jian, Lian Ru Ning pondered for a moment before asking, “Then how do we get out of here?”

Hao Jian took out the map, pointed to the northwest direction of several highways, and said, “There is a road to the provincial highway on this side of the reservoir. There have been car accidents on the section of the provincial highway that’s near the highway, but the military cleared the road once for easy access. We can go that way. The only challenge is that the same suspected ‘Wugui’ forces occupy that site and want to charge a toll.”

Lian Ru Ning is not naive enough to think that the other side will only really just collect money or demand survival supplies. The only people who could do such evil deeds aside from desperate ordinary people are bad people with a vicious nature. It was unlikely that they would let three young and beautiful girls leave unscathed.

“But don’t worry, the military will carry out an ambush near there against the ‘Wugui’ and the other small groups who’re taking advantage of the chaos. Their defenses will be much weaker there by then, and we will break through.”

When Lian Ru Ning thought of the fact that hao Jian was not considered a temporary worker for the military, she subconsciously grabbed Hao Jian’s arm and was slightly nervous, “Then, are you going to participate in that ambush?”

Hao Jian’s eyes curved and the light that reflected in them made them shine like stars.

“Is little junior sister worried about my safety?”

As she said that, she slightly lifted her arm and grasped Lian Ru Ning’s heart. The familiar touch softly resonated in her heart.

Lian Ru Ning’s checks indisputably reddened and said, “Isn’t it natural? If something were to happen to you, we will be one less powerful.”

“So little junior sister is only worried about losing combat power. Alas, my heart seems to be a little hurt.”

“It’s not just because of that! I. . . I’m also worried about you out of personal feelings!”

“Then I feel much better. I should be able to sleep peacefully tonight.”

Lian Ru Ning said, “You haven’t answered me properly yet!”

Hao Jian sat down on the bed and Lian Ru Ning was forced to stand next to the bed. She then saw Hao Jian casually remove her shoes and laid down on the bed. Lian Ru Ning then stared at her, “This is my bed.”

“Little junior sister doesn’t want to know if I want to participate in tomorrow’s ambush?”

“What does that have to do with you lying on my bed?”

“I want to sleep peacefully. I am used to having little junior sister by my side these days, and only when little sister is around can I peacefully sleep. Can little junior sister bear to watch me toss and turn?”

“. . .” Lian Ru Ning secretly thought. ‘When did Hao Jian become so shameless? Oh, right. She’s always been so cheeky.’

“Okay, you can stop convincing me.”

“It’s almost eleven o’clock, we still have to get up early tomorrow, but little sister still won’t come and lie down?”

Lian Ru Ning sighed, reluctantly turned off the lights, and laid down on the inner side of the bed.

Hu Dan arranged a new couple of rooms for them. The bed was a little bigger than the previous 90-centimeter iron-framed bed. It was 1.2 meters tall with more mats and a partially used fan. The two people who were lying on the bed wouldn’t feel cramped and stuffy.

After the lights dimmed, only a glimmer of light came through the window. The sound of water in the discharging section also seemed to be lesser and the only sounds they could hear were each other’s breathing and the whirling of the fan.

“Chief Hu said that I haven’t received any formal training, so he won’t allow me to participate in this kind of ambush operation. It is also to hide my identity. Peng Mao, Xin Ting, and Shi Gong Dui won’t know this identity of mine. All we have to do is to seize the moment and stand out.”

Lian Ru Ning listened quietly, feeling that things shouldn’t be that simple in her heart. There was no way Hu Dan would give Hao Jian information in exchange for just a badge, but Hao Jian wouldn’t talk about it so she would just have to pretend she didn’t know!

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Lian Ru Ning suddenly woke up from her sleep, she slightly opened her eyes uneasily and found that the sky outside seemed to be grayish and bright. She then dully remembered that they were in the hydropower station where the military is stationed. She could sleep plenty without worry.

However, when she heard some unusual breathing sounds around her, she turned her head to look and found that Hao Jian had a wrinkled brow and nose while sleeping. Her heart tightened and she hurriedly reached out to feel Hao Jian’s forehead. When she found that there was a fever, she suspected that there was a high chance Hao Jian caught a cold.

She was a little upset, knowing that Hao Jian was the one who got drenched the most from the rain, even if she drank the egg and dinger water, it wouldn’t help. She should have asked Hu Dan to find some cold medicine for her! But she actually forgot, how careless she was!

She lightly got up and turned off the fan, Hao Jian’s voice coldly rang out behind her, “That’s little junior sister doing here?”

Lian Ru Ning didn’t expect that Hao Jian was still so sensitive despite being sick. She turned around and couldn’t help but say, “Why didn’t you tell me you have a cold? You didn’t take your medicine. If I didn’t find out, it’s possible that you would have left with us today while your illness is strong, right?”

“It’s just a cold. . . .”

Before Hao Jian could finish speaking, Lian Ru Ning said, “Did you notice how nasal you sound? This a bad cold!”

Everyone knows how uncomfortable a bad cold is, especially this kind of wind chill cold; coughing, nasal congestion, runny nose, and even dizziness and fatigue. It’s possible to be mistaken as an infection of a zombie virus.

After Lian Ru Ning finished speaking, She went to take a kettle and boil a pot of hot water. When she was about to go to Hu Dan to get medicine, Hao Jian was busy buying a box of quick-acting cold medicine from the mall and said, “I have medicine here, no need to bother them.”

Instead of taking ordinary cold medicine, it’s better to use the system’s medicine since their effects seem to be better. Of course, she didn’t want to make much of a fuss. Although Hu Dan would believe her, the workers wouldn’t necessarily believe that she was just having a common cold.

Anyway, she was thinking about leaving by noon, so it would be good to have a good rest for now.

After taking the medicine, Lian Ru Ning let Hao Jian lie down and continue to rest, it was still five in the morning anyway.

However, although Hao Jian fell asleep again because of the quick-acting cold medicine, Lian Ru Ning couldn’t fall asleep. Not only because of the head and her accumulated sweat after turning off the fan but also because she never thought Hao Jian could get sick.

Although it was just a cold, it was enough to make her realize that she was still not enough. Instead of thinking about what they’re going to do without Hao Jian’s combat power, she should be thinking about how she’s going to protect the sick Hao Jian. . .

Thinking about this, she took out her notepad and made many plans with the faint light.

Hao Jian woke up in the middle of the day. As she opened her eyes, she saw Lian Ru Ning sitting on the bed with her legs bent and a pillow resting on her knees as she continues to write and scratch on her notepad. She stretched out her hand and snatched the notepad away before pulling her close to lay down beside her, she then said in a slightly magnetic voice, “I’m sick while you need rest. This is the most reasonable and effective way to cooperate.”

Outside the window, a slightly cool breeze that’s unique in the morning blew inside. It was cooler than the wind produced by the fan, so the Lian Ru Ning, who was lying on her side while being wrapped around Hao Jian’s arm, didn’t feel much heat.

If it was someone else, Lian Ru Ning might have complained ‘so hot’ a long time ago, but she doesn’t seem to hate this level of heat.