Investigator: "..."
After thinking for a moment, the investigator also secretly threw away a few packets of food.
A lot of food was thrown off the bus, and after the people behind cried for a while, they realized the bus wouldn't come back. They wiped away their tears, angrily walked forward, and went to retrieve all the food.
Including the map that they just destroyed.
"Mom, where are we going now?" a child asked, looking confused.
"Go find the base."
The woman in the floral long-sleeved shirt cursed angrily, saying, "These military vehicles should be carrying us! Soldiers should serve the people. These people are not well-intentioned."
She used harsh words, and the child listened in a daze, but was also led astray.
These people sitting in the car are not good people; they are the ones who harmed them.
But these were the very people who saved them from the zombies just now.
"Son, remember this: if you run into them again, don't give them a friendly look!" The aunt was still instructing him. The young child didn't have the ability to discern, and just listened passively.
Yu An didn't hear a single sound from the car.
He'd been on the island for a while now, only occasionally venturing into the surrounding area. This was the first time he'd ever been outside and seen so many zombies again.
There were many zombies, but thankfully, there were also quite a few zombie corpses on the road.
A segment of humanity is striving to resist.
The car had been on the road for two days, encountering several attacks and accidents. But none of this stopped them from getting closer and closer to the North District.
Three days later.
Xie Chiyuan led everyone to the entrance of the North District.
Yu An was wearing Xie Chiyuan's coat, her little face was all dirty.
Bai Xia and the other investigators weren't much better off; the North District went to great lengths to stop them.
Seeing that they had arrived safely, the people who came to meet them at the North Gate didn't look too happy. However, when they met, they still put on a warm smile.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
The person who was supposed to meet them had a smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes. He said politely, "Our commander was originally going to pick you up, but he thought that with Commander Xie there, nothing would go wrong. So he was busy with district affairs. I hope you don't mind?"
"I don't mind."
Although Xie Chiyuan's face was clean, his dark eyes clearly showed that he was not in a good mood.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries at the entrance, Bai Xia coldly asked, "Can we come in now? Are you planning to set up a table at the entrance to welcome us from the North District?"
"Of course not."
The other party then led them inside.
They came to the main base, which is the most important base in the North District.
Xin Yao had already arranged rooms for them, and given their current condition, they naturally couldn't start working immediately.
Several rooms were provided in the North District.
Xie Chiyuan didn't let Yu An live alone; he was worried about her.
Yu An touched his pocket, shook his head, and emphasized, "I want to live alone. We can live next to each other, but I don't want to sleep in the same room."
Xie Chiyuan: "?"
Xie Chiyuan frowned and asked unhappily, "Why don't you want to live with me?"
Yu An tried hard to come up with a reason: "I don't like living with other people. Aren't there plenty of rooms here? We can have enough space."
Xie Chiyuan wasn't fooled by this reason. He reminded him, "Didn't we share a room in the village before?"
Yu An lowered her head and said softly, "That's because I had to take care of you back then."
He had just taken in Da Tou at that time, so of course he wanted to live with him!
After all, this is reserve grain.
The two remained at an impasse, with Yu An refusing to live with him no matter what.
He also had two babies in his pocket; the babies need to sleep at night.
"never mind."
Xie Chiyuan said calmly, "You can live by yourself. Call me if you need anything."
Chapter 43
Yu An didn't want to sleep with Xie Chiyuan, but Bai Xia sent over a little bug that had come with them from the island.
Ever since Duoduo went missing, Chongchong has been depressed. On the plane and in the car, he put himself into a deep sleep, trying to activate his supernatural abilities to find Duoduo while in hibernation.
Once they arrived at their destination, Bai Xia brought over the sleepy-eyed Chongchong.
Chongchong wants to sleep with Yu An.
But Xie Chiyuan grabbed him and said coldly, "Come on, sleep with me."
The insect's eyes widened: "!"
He tried to move his short legs a few times, but under Xie Chiyuan's downcast gaze, his short legs slowly stopped moving.
Yu An watched Xie Chiyuan carry Chongchong into the room and sensed that he seemed a little unhappy.
Before he could call out to them and say goodnight again, the little one in his pocket was already clinging to his fingers, urging him to go back to his room.
"Alright, alright."
Yu An turned and went into the room, taking the two cubs out: "You can move around freely now."
The kids were getting really bored after being cooped up on the road the whole way.
The little butterfly spread its wings and flew around the room, as if checking: "Big brother, the room is safe. There are no surveillance cameras or weapons!"
Yu An nodded, then opened the lizard skin bag and took out clothes from inside.
He dragged a small basin out of the bathroom, squatted down and washed the dirty clothes he had changed into on the road over the past few days, including Xie Chiyuan's shirt.
"Sixth, Ninth."
Yu An put some water on the sink and called to them, "Wash your faces and then go to bed. I'll wash the clothes and take a shower."
Yu An is very clean, so she definitely can't sleep in such a dirty place.
at the same time.
Xie Chiyuan, who was separated from Yu An by only one wall, was also taking a shower in the bathroom.
The bed in the room is large enough to comfortably sleep two people plus Chongchong. There's also a sofa in the small living room, so one person can sleep on the bed and the other on the sofa, and there's still plenty of room to sleep comfortably.
Xie Chiyuan had only intended to call Yu An out to sleep; he had no ulterior motives. The Northern District was no easy place to deal with; he was simply worried that something might happen to Yu An.
But Yu An refused him.
Fine streams of water poured down from his head, and Xie Chiyuan smoothed his wet hair back. He closed his eyes, his mind wandering uncontrollably.
When he first met Yu An, he just thought that this little lucky charm was quite cute.
The second time I saw it was in the village where I went to deal with A09.
The third time was in the abandoned city of Yu, when he was rescuing Uncle Ruan and dealt with A06 and other aberrations.
Is it a coincidence?
Xie Chiyuan let out a long breath, temporarily suppressing all his thoughts.
The ambiguity that had been lingering in his heart was now hidden away again in this situation.
He had always been an extremely calm person, and he always prided himself on being rational. Therefore, being calm and rational enough, he couldn't easily let his guard down around this boy who seemed like a little swindler.
Xie Chiyuan was having an internal struggle with himself in the bathroom.
Chongchong didn't dare to shower with Xie Chiyuan, so she had to squat by the door and wait for him.
Yu An next door washed her clothes and then herself. After she finished washing, she didn't think about anything and simply hugged her babies and went into a dream.
Two adorable babies, one on his left and one on his right, kept him company in the darkness.
That night.
Yu An was fast asleep, and the lights in the conference room of the North District's high-rise building stayed on until midnight.
Xia Tianwu sat in the last chair, twirling a pen with his long, slender fingers, looking languid, yet no one dared to reprimand him.
"What's the panic?"
Xia Tianwu said calmly, "Isn't Li Zhen's relative in the East District? The East District is clearly framing us over the ship issue."
A faint smile appeared on his slightly pale face: "As long as the investigators can't find any mutants among us, our North District is completely innocent."
With a few words, he shifted the blame to the East District, which is known for its tendency to compromise and muddle through.
Xin Yao, seated at the head of the table, was visibly annoyed. He stared directly at Xia Tianwu: "The Red Bird Organization isn't taking our orders anymore?"
"I won't answer."
The Red Bird Organization is actually a very useful mercenary organization. As long as they pay enough, this organization can do everything for you.
However, Red Bird is currently in talks with the West District about cooperation, and this cunning organization is unlikely to betray the West District before the cooperation is successful.
Xin Yao was even more displeased upon hearing this result.
He felt that the North District was not much weaker than the West District. The West District's current position, which suppressed the East, South, and North Districts, was only because it had a loyal dog under its command.
They call them guardians of humanity? This kind of monster shouldn't exist.
The infected population is escalating, and the variants pose a significant threat. Under these circumstances, Yin Qin repeatedly proposes cooperation among the four districts, but if cooperation between the four districts were to actually take place…
So who will take the lead?
Now we're cooperating, but what's next? Will it be a merger?
Once merged, the North District, which he had ruled for many years, would most likely fall into Yin Tan's hands. Compared to the Infected and the Aberrant, the West District posed the greatest threat to him.