End of the World Cycle

Lan Xiangxiang did not go directly to the hospital for examination, but moved into Xu Nuo's house, which originally belonged to Dr. Lan. The reason why Xie Qin did not stop Lan Xiangxiang from entering the main building was that she wanted to know what the people in the first base wanted to know.

Xie Qin almost didn't sleep all night and fell into a drowsy sleep near dawn. It seemed that just as she fell asleep, her mother came knocking on the door. Xie Qin nodded, and Zhang Mingfang walked in.

He half-propped himself up and dazedly watched Zhang Mingfang come in with the communicator.

"what happened?"

"It's Doctor Lan. He called me three times this morning. I know you didn't get enough rest yesterday, so I didn't call you in a hurry. But from Doctor Lan's tone, I can tell he's still a little anxious."

"What did she say?"

"It's about their granddaughter-in-law. The girl wants to meet you. She didn't say anything specific."

Xie Qin nodded, took the communicator and called back. After the call was connected, Xie Qin's brows furrowed more and more as he listened to Dr. Lan's words on the other end of the line.

After hanging up, Xie Qin got up directly, washed up simply, and prepared to go directly to Dr. Lan's house.

"Breakfast, aren't you going to have breakfast?"

After listening to her mother, Xie Qin picked up the sandwich and milk on the table and went out.

"Come back at noon?"

"Let's talk about it at noon. I'll let you know if I'm back. If I don't call, I'll just eat in the cafeteria."

When they arrived at Dr. Lan's house, Xu Nuo was not there. Only Lan Xiangxiang was sitting on the sofa, her eyes were red and it was obvious that she had been crying. Xie Qin knew this because Lan Xiangxiang suddenly confessed to Xu Nuo last night.

He said that he had plotted against him in order to sneak into the Wuliang Base, and told her everything, including that the child in her belly was not his and that he was from the First Base.

Xu Nuo was a half-grown child who could not control his emotions and ran out of the house in a rage. After all, he was at the base, so Dr. Lan was not worried and would contact Xie Qin in the morning.

After Xie Qin entered, he sat directly on the sofa next to Lan Xiangxiang. Without saying anything, Lan Xiangxiang glanced at Xie Qin and began to talk to herself.

"I'm from the First Foundation."

"Tell me something I don't know."

"What else do you know, or what do you want to know?"

"Tell me why the First Foundation asked you to come here."

"They let me come in here to find something that is different from this world or out of tune with it."

"So, you looked for it?"

"Yes. A lot. It's great here. Advanced weapons, solid buildings, a shield that protects against any disasters. Everything is so good and safe. It's so good that it's like an independent place outside this world. There are all kinds of food that are richer than before the apocalypse, out-of-season vegetables and fruits, and all meats are normal."

"We have our own farms and greenhouses for vegetables and fruits. Isn't it normal to have these?"

"No, that's not right. The world outside has changed a long time ago, but you are different. You are still living before the apocalypse. You have endless supplies, and your life is still stuck in the pre-apocalyptic era. In other words, this base, and even everyone in this base, is living before the apocalypse. From the moment you gave Xu Nuo those Cokes and those pre-apocalyptic snacks, I knew you were different."

"So, what you said is different. What's the difference?" Xie Qin frowned.

"All the plants and animals outside have mutated. There are no normal fruits and vegetables, or meat. Even in the official base, there are only a small amount of fruits and vegetables, and a clear number of poultry in the underground storage-style breeding base. In the current world, everyone eats benign mutated meat instead of vegetables. And in your base, these things seem to be inexhaustible."

"So now that you know I'm different and this base is different, what are you going to do?"

"I have already sent the message. But I regret it. They lied to me. They had no intention of taking me away, and the child's father had no intention of being with me." Lan Xiangxiang lowered her head and curled up her legs, crying.

"I don't have time to listen to your sentimentality. I'll give you 30 minutes to tell me everything you know. If I think you are worthless, you will still be thrown out."

"No! Please! Don't, I'm useful and valuable." Lan Xiangxiang looked at Xie Qin nervously, and then Xie Qin raised his hand and gestured for her to continue.

"I don't know why I followed the main group and left for no apparent reason. It took a long time before I got on the bus. Then I had a stomachache, which woke me up. Yes, someone had controlled all of us. By the time I realized it, we were nowhere to be found. I looked around and saw that there were people I didn't recognize. I asked everyone and found out that everyone in the First Base had left, leaving only me."

"So how did you come back alone in a car?"

"I don't know. I was at the end of the team and no one noticed me. They were weird. They looked normal, but they followed the team for no apparent reason. We didn't even know where they were going. Moreover, there were a lot of zombies in the front of the team. They looked very powerful. Although they didn't attack us, they were very scary. When the team was resting, I drove an off-road vehicle at the end of the team while they were not paying attention. Although they noticed me, no one chased me. They just cursed at me from behind. I just left like that."

"You know the way back, so you should know that they are going in that direction."

"Northwest direction, I only know this approximate direction. I found the way back because there was a map in the car. I first went to the temporary contact point of the first base. They did not accept me, and even pushed and hurt me. They stopped an ordinary person like me outside the door. The door was full of mutant moths. I almost died, and I saved myself." As Lan Xiangxiang raised her hand, a wind blade appeared in her hand. She had superpowers.

"I suddenly had super powers and I opened up all the moths that were flying towards me, then I got in the car and drove all the way here."

"Where is their contact point?"

"It's in the underground parking lot of a gymnasium in Mangshi, 40 kilometers north of the base. I've been there once. It's only about 3,000 square meters and is very sturdy."

"Is this person somewhere?" Xie Qin pulled out a photo of Lu Chaoyun from her phone and showed it to Lan Xiangxiang. As expected, Lan Xiangxiang nodded vigorously a few times.

"Yes, there is him, Professor Lu. Everyone calls him Professor Lu."

"Mark the specific location." Xie Qin took out the tablet, pulled out the map of Mangshi and handed it to Lan Xiangxiang. In just twenty or thirty seconds, Lan Xiangxiang marked the specific location on the map.

After taking the tablet, Xie Qin pointed behind Lan Xiangxiang's ear.

"Believe me, even if I give you a chance to live, do you think they will keep you if they know you are here with me?"

Lan Xiangxiang suddenly covered her ears, tears streaming down her face.

"Please, save me. You must have a way, right? Please."

Xie Qin had seen the scene of the chip exploding before. The power was very small, so small that even if she was standing in front of Lan Xiangxiang, the chip explosion would not cause any harm to her. It was more than enough to shatter Lan Xiangxiang's brain.

Xie Qin had no way to remove the chip, but she felt that she had to meet Lu Chaoyun again. She was sure that Lu Chaoyun had been testing her and asking about the situation inside the base. She was also sure that Lu Chaoyun must know much more about this world than she did.

She felt that perhaps after meeting Lu Chaoyun, she could get answers to some of her questions.