kingnovel Chapter 172 Revisiting the Research Institute (1)
Chapter 172 Revisiting the Research Institute (1)
DAY133
Although everyone had gone to bed very late the night before, Ji Lang and Lin Yun still woke up very early.
Lu Yuan, Yang Xiao, and Zhong Qiang were still asleep. The two of them exchanged a glance, then each lit a cigarette, moved the lead plate blocking the door, and went out.
"I wanted to ask last night, why are Lu Yuan and the others here?" Lin Yun and the others didn't dare to go too far, so they could only talk in hushed tones at the office door.
"Their explanations are pretty outrageous." Ji Lang took a deep drag on his cigarette. He genuinely didn't believe Lu Yuan's explanation at all yesterday, and was planning to ask Lin Yun again after he had rested today. After all, even though zombies have appeared now, and he has gained superpowers, and Lu Yuan is a space-type superpower user, he still doesn't really believe in rebirth.
"Xiao Yang is usually quite lively, but not to an extreme degree, is he?" Lin Yun glanced back at the three students still sleeping in the office and smiled.
"Go ask them later too. Lu Yuan said that Yang Xiao discovered that Commander Jiang was the person who killed the regimental commander who saved him in his past life. Do you think that's far-fetched?" Ji Lang also peeked inside. Because the heater had been on all night, the office was warm and cozy. Yang Xiao's face was facing the office door, and you could clearly see two red patches on his face. He smiled and then said seriously, "Moreover, they also mentioned the 'Star Sea Project'."
"Project Starsea?" Lin Yun was quite surprised to hear this term. Based on his understanding of these people, it was understandable that Gu Nanfeng and Pei Sihao knew about "Project Starsea," but Lu Yuan, Yang Xiao, and Zhong Qiang should not have been able to come into contact with it.
"Hmm." Ji Lang took another drag of his cigarette and nodded.
“Gu and the others mentioned before that Yang might be a reincarnated person.” Lin Yun recalled that when Gu Nanfeng and the others arrived at the G City base, it was because Yang Xiao mentioned the specific time of the second viral rain when he was talking about his experiences in his previous life. “When the five of them arrived at the G City base, it was because he predicted the second viral rain that they came to the base to inform us to take precautions in advance. Although the results were slightly different, the start time was the same.”
“The results are all different now, so how can you say it’s a rebirth?” Ji Lang shook his head, still not quite believing it.
"At the time, Gu meant that Xiao Yang might have had a predictive dream, but it's also possible that he was really reborn." Lin Yun was quite convinced of Gu Nanfeng's speculation. Now that he had proposed the "Star Sea Project," it was even more likely that he was reborn. After all, dreams don't always seem to have much detail.
"So, Gu Nanfeng isn't actually sure either?" Ji Lang asked again.
"Yes, that was true then, but I'm not sure now." After saying that, Lin Yun saw Lu Yuan climb out of the sleeping bag, put out his cigarette, and walk back to the office.
After Ji Lang finished his last puff of cigarette and put it out, he went back to his office and blocked the door with lead plates again. After all, they might have to stay in there for a while, and there was no guarantee that zombies wouldn't come looking for them.
"Team Leader Lin, you're all up?" Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes and just then saw Lin Yun and Ji Lang come back after closing the door.
"Yeah, I went out for a smoke." Lin Yun nodded, walked back to his sleeping bag, packed it up, and returned it to Lu Yuan.
"Oh, do you still want it?" Lu Yuan took the sleeping bag from Lin Yun and put it back into his spatial storage, then turned around and put away his own sleeping bag.
"If you have it, of course you should." Ji Lang carefully put the sleeping bag back to Lu Yuan, not as polite as Lin Yun. After all, for old smokers like them, it would be incredibly difficult to get through life without cigarettes.
"Go ahead and smoke, the apocalypse didn't kill you, you deserve to die from smoking!" Hearing someone speak, Yang Xiao also got up, and saw Ji Lang asking Lu Yuan for cigarettes.
"At a time like this, you should just go along with your own wishes." For the first time, Ji Lang didn't listen to Yang Xiao. He took the two packs of cigarettes that Lu Yuan handed him and casually tossed one of them to Lin Yun.
"Thanks." Lin Yun took the cigarette, waved it in his hand, and thanked Lu Yuan.
A little while later, Zhong Qiang also got up. The group packed their sleeping bags and sat together to eat breakfast. Because the top floor was above the snow, they could clearly see that it was getting light, but it was still snowing outside, though not as heavily.
"Team Leader Ji said you're here to find clues related to the 'Star Sea Project'?" Lin Yun asked, taking a bite of bread.
"Hmm." Yang Xiao didn't want to go into details about it, so he just nodded and continued eating his bread.
"Captain Lin, there are still many things that Yang Xiao and I haven't figured out yet, and I don't know where to begin." Lu Yuan sensed that Yang Xiao clearly didn't want to talk about it, so he had to speak up himself.
"Alright, now's not the time to talk. Let's finish the tasks assigned by the base first, and we'll talk when we get back." Lin Yun said, then quickened his eating pace.
"I..." Yang Xiao wanted to say that he didn't want to go back to the South China base, but when he saw the look Lu Yuan gave him, he held back.
"What's wrong with you two? Tell me, I'll definitely support you." Zhong Qiang, seeing their expressions, leaned closer and whispered, "I came out to find you. We've been together for so long."
"I believe you!" Yang Xiao finished his bread and patted Zhong Qiang on the shoulder. "But now is not the time to talk. I'll tell you everything when I find the opportunity."
"It's settled then!" Zhong Qiang said, then dawdled back to his seat, swallowed the last bite of bread, and gulped down the milk that was warming next to the heater in front of him.
"After we finish eating, everyone should rest for a bit, and then we'll head to the research institute." Ji Lang said, patting his hands covered in breadcrumbs, and then downed his milk in one gulp.
"Lu Yuan and the other two, don't come down with us later. Just meet us in the parking lot." Lin Yun was worried that the zombies in the underground laboratory of the research institute were too dangerous. He originally didn't want Lu Yuan and the others to come with him, but he was also worried about leaving the three of them alone here because of Liu Jia and Wang Sanhai's situation.
“No, we have to go down.” Yang Xiao and Lu Yuan originally came to find things related to the “Star Sea Project.” Now that they guessed that Lin Yun and Ji Lang were also there to retrieve relevant documents, they certainly couldn’t miss it. Before Lin Yun could say anything, Yang Xiao grabbed his protective suit and said first, “This is the future high technology from Lu Xiaoyuan’s space. It’s super powerful. We can all wear a set.”
“Yes, and I also have an exoskeleton mecha, so we can help each other out,” Lu Yuan added.
"Damn, new gear! No wonder you didn't take it off even when you slept yesterday." As soon as Zhong Qiang heard about the new protective suit, he immediately moved closer to Yang Xiao. He remembered this suit; back in G City, they thought it was too thick and hot. Now, in the extreme cold, it was not only lightweight, but judging from Yang Xiao's performance, this suit was probably better than any of the protective suits Lu Yuan had used before.
"Alright, everyone put on your protective suits and follow my instructions. If there's any danger, you absolutely must obey orders!" Ji Lang didn't struggle. After making the arrangements, the three of them got new protective suits from Lu Yuan and put them on. The group then prepared to explore the research institute again, following the route Ji Lang and the others had taken yesterday.