third rebirth

When Ye Xiao followed Ling Chen, who was holding a candy jar, out of the storage room, Jiang Cancan and the others had already sat around the sofa, and brought a lot of food from the armored vehicle, creating the atmosphere of a tea party.

Ling Chen sat down with Ye Xiao, picked and picked, and chose canned cherries, canned yellow peaches, and a can of sweet milk for Ye Xiao.Seeing that his eyes were bent from eating, he looked at Jiang Ganzhou, "Introduce yourself?"

Jiang Ganzhou, who was being stared at, looked a little flustered. The jackals and his gang were dealt with so easily before, so let him know that these people in front of him will only be more difficult to mess with.

Jiang Cancan saw that Jiang Ganzhou was so frightened that he almost recited it, and said with a smile, "Oh, don't be nervous, we are not bad people, you can answer whatever you ask, don't be afraid."

Jiang Ganzhou's skin is the kind of white that has been covered in the laboratory all year round without seeing the sun. Now he is scared by Jiang Cancan, and his skin is even paler.

Ling Chen swallowed the candied cherries that Ye Xiao fed, and because he was in such a good mood, his tone was a little softer than usual, "We are hired by Professor Bai, but now we have lost contact and can't find an employer, so we come to Take a look here."

"Teacher... Is it really your employer?" Jiang Ganzhou's voice was tense, his eyes hesitating.

"Otherwise, what are we doing killing the jackals? We have nothing to do when we're full?" Ling Chen pretended to be the boss of the mercenaries, so he didn't even have to act.

He was sitting loosely against the back of the sofa, his jacket outlined sharp muscle lines, his face was sharp, and even his smile was a bit sinister. No one would associate him with the regular army.

Jiang Ganzhou believed him a little.

Seeing that his expression was loose, Ling Chen continued, "We hope to find Professor Bai as soon as possible. You saw it just now. There are a lot of enemies. Maybe two days later, the employer will die. Then we will find someone to get the final payment."

Hearing that he was doing it for money, Jiang Ganzhou felt a little less hesitant.After all, he stayed in the Engineering Academy all year round, and the mercenaries were too far away from him.And Ling Chen not only knew about Professor Bai's private house, but also saved him before, which made him subconsciously trust Ling Chen more naturally.

"My name is Jiang Ganzhou, and I'm a student under the guidance of Teacher Bai, but the teacher has already left, and I don't know where she went."

Ling Chen asked: "When did you leave? Can you tell me about the situation at that time?"

For Jiang Ganzhou, what happened today was too much for him to accept, and his own mind was also messed up, so he could only speak out as much as he knew.

"At the end of May, the teacher and several other professors were in a bad mood, and several brothers and sisters were scolded miserably.

On the night of the 28th, the teacher gave all the students who were interns in the engineering school a holiday. We all guessed that there might be another secret experiment to be conducted. We were not high enough to participate, so we all left, because it used to be like this often. "

Ling Chen checked the time in his heart.He entered Zone D on May 25th, and on May 28th, the people from the Holy Tribunal also entered Zone D.

"and then?"

"There was nothing strange about it, the teacher and a researcher had a quarrel, but as soon as the quarrel started, some of our students present were called out by Professor Ling.

On June [-]th, the teacher asked for leave and left the Engineering Academy, and didn't come back until evening.

Later, on the morning of NO.16, when I first arrived at the School of Engineering, I heard that the teacher and Professor Ling, about 20 professors, were all temporarily sent out by the higher authorities, and all experiments in their hands were suspended.But I heard someone in the bathroom saying that it was not an expatriate, but... a defector. "

Ling Chen's expression didn't change, "Then how did you meet those mercenaries and bring them here at gunpoint?"

Jiang Ganzhou's face changed, "I was arguing with another teacher's student. I didn't believe that Teacher Bai would defect, but I didn't expect to be targeted. They pointed guns at me, and I... I was afraid of death."

So he told the location of the private house and brought people over.

"It's normal to be afraid of death. Everyone is afraid of death." Ling Chen waved at Jiang Cancan, "Send him to the attic to rest, and give him two tubes of nutrition." After speaking, he said to Jiang Ganzhou, who was pale, "I won't kill You, just for our safety, we can't let you go now."

Jiang Ganzhou had no choice but to agree.

After they were brought up, Ling Chen said, "Ling Yi."

The voice of the smart housekeeper came from the TV, "I'm here."

Ling Chen: "Help me keep an eye on that person, lock the doors and windows so that no one can escape, and block all signals, and let me know if you have any problems."

"Okay, little master."

Jiang Cancan came down from upstairs, sat down next to Jiang Mu, and asked Ling Chen, "Brother Chen, shall we not leave now?"

"Well, let's not go, I will stay here tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

Jiang Cancan, who has been sleeping in an armored vehicle for a month, happily wants to go out for a lap.

Ling Chen looked at Jia Lan who was nestled in the sofa, "Has there been any news from your family?"

Jialan shook her head with a heavy expression, "No, I can't get in touch with my family members, nor can I get in touch with my dad's subordinates, and I don't dare to get in touch with the rest who I can't fully trust." She guessed, "Brother Chen, what do you mean?" My dad, did they leave with Professor Bai and the others?"

Ling Chen nodded, "There is a possibility. What my mother and the others took away must be the core information of the Engineering Academy, and it is impossible to have no armed protection. But there are many people and the target is big, so they should split up."

Jialan relaxed, "According to my father's and grandfather's habits, I don't let the wind through at all. That's a clear way of saying that I'm going to hang out with Brother Chen and you."

"It's your fault to hang around with me?" Ling Chen raised his eyelids and glanced at her, "Okay, you and Cancan go upstairs to choose a room, which one you like to sleep in. Xiao Mu, follow me to the study."

Ye Xiao held an empty milk glass, "What about me?"

Ling Chen conveniently wiped off the froth around his lips, "Follow me."

The study room is at the end of the corridor on the second floor. When the door is opened, the curtains inside are tightly drawn, and there is no light.Because no one has used it for a long time, it still has a stuffy smell.

Ling Chen turned on the light, "Ling Yi, the curtains."

As soon as I finished speaking, the curtains opened automatically, and the air purifier started to run.

Ling Chen walked to the desk, and talked to the smart housekeeper while walking, "My mother is back, has she entered the study?"

"Of course I did."

"Do you use a computer?"

"Of course it does."

Ling Chen: "..." took a deep breath, "Then why didn't you tell me?"

"You didn't ask."

"Fuck, I—"

His unfinished words were quickly interrupted by the smart housekeeper, "Little master, it is not a good habit to swear, you are a gentleman, you can't be so rude, you must be humble, peaceful, and polite..."

Ling Chen blocked the voice of the smart housekeeper again, "Turn on the computer and give me the authority." After the computer screen lit up, Ling Chen asked Jiang Mu to sit in front of the computer, "I want to know, when my mother came back, she did something on the computer. what."

The sound of typing on the keyboard sounded, Ling Chen didn't disturb Jiang Mu, and pulled Ye Xiao to stand by the window to talk.

He lowered his voice, "Did you eat and sleep well these few days?"

Ye Xiao nodded, "I wasn't starved or exposed to the rain, nor was I injured."

"Be good." Ling Chen couldn't help pinching his face, and asked again, "Have you encountered any danger in Area D?"

Ye Xiao thought for a while, "I met a gorilla, very tall and very strong."

Ling Chen raised his eyebrows, "But it was still solved by Ye Xiao with a few knives, right?"

"Yeah." Ye Xiao laughed sheepishly, and emphasized, "I didn't rush up directly, I lay down on the tree to observe its weak point, and then I did it, and I didn't get hurt."

He remembered every word of Ling Chen very clearly.

Ling Chen: "Well, dear. Then how did you find it?"

Ye Xiao shook his head, "I can't say it, it's a secret."

Ling Chen knew from the very beginning that there were some things Ye Xiao couldn't tell him, so he changed the question, "What about your mission, are you done?"

"It's not finished," Ye Xiao couldn't say anything related to Noah, and pursed his lips, "I still can't say the content of the mission, but in the next three months, I can protect the captain again."

Ling Chen keenly grasped the key word - three months.He analyzed in his mind that three months should be a time limit, and it was most likely the time limit for Ye Xiao to complete the task.And Ye Xiao said, being able to follow him, does that mean that Ye Xiao's mission is related to him?Or, is it related to what you are going to do next?

At this time, Jiang Mu's voice came over, "Captain, come and take a look."

On the computer screen was a report, Ling Chen quickly browsed through it, his eyes darkened slightly.

The report was signed in his mother's name, and the content of the document was line by line of complex data analysis, and the final conclusion was that District D was constantly expanding.

Ling Chen ordered, "Ling Yi, call up the map."

Soon, a map of Noah's system world appeared on the computer.The entire Noah world is divided into twelve regions.Two years ago, when Area D, a place full of turbulent data flow, was discovered, Area D only occupied a small area in the northeast corner of Area Seven.

But according to what Bai Hengyun wrote in the report, in just two years, District D has rapidly expanded to the southeast corner of District [-], across the junction of District [-] and District [-].

If the prediction is correct, District D will soon spread to Districts [-] and [-], and the expansion speed is extremely fast.

Jiang Mu also had a serious face, "According to Professor Bai's estimation, District D will invade Districts [-] and [-] in the next six months. To occupy most of the area of ​​Districts [-], [-], [-], and [-], it only takes two Less than a year."

Ling Chen slammed his fist on the table.It's rare that the smart butler didn't remind him not to use violence.

Ling Chen calmed himself down, "That's why, at the beginning of the year, my mother and the others hastily submitted an application to the high-level military region, requesting to install data detectors in Area D, and bring them back to the core of the area for research as soon as possible."

Jiang Mu: "Yes, but the high-level executives may not necessarily believe the assertion that Area D is expanding."

Ling Chen sneered, "Mice."

Since natural disasters have swept the world and the living circle has been shrinking, the words of "genocide" have never disappeared.Especially at that time, in just five years, the global population directly decreased by 30 billion, which gave strong support to the statement of "genocide".

Although the Noah system has become a temporary safe haven for human beings, walking on the street and asking people casually, [-]% of them think that human beings have no future, and building a system world is just a dying breath.

Officials have been preaching that human beings will definitely be able to continue the race, but in fact, many people at the top believe in "genocide" and think that they will not be able to struggle for many years.But at the same time, they took the world of the Noah system as the last straw, and refused to believe the fact that Area D was constantly expanding.

Bai Hengyun pointed out in the report that if the expansion of Area D is not contained, then when the chaotic data flow fills the world of the Noah system, the entire Noah system will collapse.

There is no turning back for human beings.

Reading this sentence silently, Ling Chen twirled his fingers, and after thinking about it, he ordered, "We need to find the people from the Engineering Institute as soon as possible, and hand over the area core to them. You call Cancan and Jialan, and tidy up the things on the armored vehicle. Move to the saber-toothed tiger, and we will set off tomorrow morning."

Jiang Mu responded, turned around and left the study.

The whole study room fell silent, Ling Chen was sitting on the office chair, quickly integrating the information and the current situation in his mind.

His mother, Professor Bai, must have submitted the report to high-level officials, but was refuted by some high-level officials.At the same time, the Holy Tribunal successfully infiltrated.

But if the Holy Order wants to unite so many high-level officials, it must have enough bait.

Yes, bait.

Something flashed through Ling Chen's mind, but he didn't catch it for a moment.

Therefore, a logical inference should be that the high-level management of the expansion of Area D is well aware of it, and at this time, the Holy Tribunal released the bait, attracting most of the high-level management to cooperate with it, and at the same time decided to eliminate all those who raised objections.

Realizing that the higher-ups have united with the Holy Order, they are no longer trustworthy, and they want to eradicate dissidents, so Bai Hengyun and the others decided to "defect" with the data.

And this can also explain why he led people to do missions in D area, and he was attacked by the enemy.

After sorting out his thoughts, Ling Chen realized that Ye Xiao had been sitting quietly beside him, dozing off with a long knife in his hand, nodding his head.

The original serious expression instantly relaxed, Ling Chen got up and walked over, casually looked out the window, only to realize that it was almost dark.

As soon as he bent down to pick him up, Ye Xiao woke up.Ling Chen naturally withdrew his hand, "Are you hungry? Let's go, I'll make you dinner."

In the living room, Jiang Cancan and Jia Lan were grabbing a pack of beef jerky. When they saw Ling Chen coming down, the two stopped at the same time, sat back on the sofa, and broke up for 3 minutes.

Seeing Ling Chen walking towards the kitchen, Jiang Cancan asked in surprise, "Brother Chen, don't we need to eat canned food at night?"

"Well, I'm cooking today."

So Ling Chen was surrounded by strong crowds.

Looking at Jiang Cancan and Jialan who were standing at the door and never leaving, and Jiang Mu who was standing in the kitchen generously, Ling Chen frowned irritably, "Are you free?"

Jia Lan replied with a smile, "Yes, Brother Chen, I'm really busy."

Ling Chen was too lazy to speak.

Two hours later, five people sat around the dining table, with stewed chicken with mushrooms, beer duck, stir-fried prawns, and braised pig's trotters in the middle, all served in pots, and the portions were very generous.

Ling Chen washed his hands, "I haven't come back for more than a month, and there is only meat in the refrigerator, so you just eat it."

Jiang Cancan took a bite of the chicken, hugged the back of the chair exaggeratedly and howled, "Grass, you saved Master Can's tongue! Sure enough, this is called eating. Before, I was just eating to survive!"

Jialan opened the beer with a "snap" and drank half of the bottle in one gulp, "Brother Chen, you actually know how to cook! I want to blow up the kitchen even if I stir-fry vegetables!"

Ling Chen put the peeled shrimp into Ye Xiao's bowl, "My parents are in the engineering institute 360 ​​days a year, 360 days a year, if I don't know how to cook, I will starve to death at the age of seven."

As he said that, seeing that Ye Xiao was still not very flexible with chopsticks, Ling Chen simply went off the stage himself and helped Ye Xiao grab the food.

Jiang Cancan screamed again, "Fuck, brother Chen, don't grab my pig's trotters, that's what Master Can likes me!"

Ling Chen ignored him and handed it to Ye Xiao directly.

Jiang Cancan looked sad and indignant, "Brother Chen, Master Can, I have seen through you. This is how you treat your comrades who have fought side by side with you for eighteen years. It is really chilling!"

Ye Xiao hesitated and gave Jiang Cancan the trotters, "You eat."

"Eat, little friend!" Jiang Cancan's tone softened by eight degrees, with a kind smile on his face, "You are so thin, you should eat more, work hard and grow taller!"

After dinner, a few people played cards in the living room, Ye Xiao couldn't, Ling Chen taught him by hand.After a few rounds, Ye Xiao will be able to crush Jiang Cancan, and win half and half with Jialan.They continued to make noise until eleven o'clock before we broke up and went to bed.

Before going upstairs, Jiang Cancan asked worriedly, "We sleep in the guest room, where does the kid live?"

Ling Chen raised his eyebrows, "Stay with me."

Jiang Cancan stared wide-eyed, and was about to beep, when Jiang Mu directly covered his mouth and took him away.

Jia Lan was at the end, pondered for a few seconds, and said, "Brother Chen, you have to remember, you are still human." Afraid of being beaten, she ran away after speaking.

Ling Chen took Ye Xiao back to his room, went into the bathroom to fill up the water, and found his own clothes from the closet, "Wear it as soon as possible?"

Ye Xiao was quite used to wearing Ling Chen's clothes, so he took them over, "Well, Captain, I'm going to take a shower."

"Everything in it can be used, and it doesn't matter if you soak it for a while."

Ye Xiao responded hastily, and entered the bathroom, only to find that a large bathtub took up less than half of the bathroom, and the water in it had already been placed.He had never used a bathtub before, and after taking off his clothes, he lay down carefully, and the warm water flooded up, which made people relax a lot.

Ling Chen was waiting outside, hearing the sound of water, his throat felt a little dry.He opened a cold beer and drank a can in one gulp, but it was obviously useless.

Holding an empty beer can in his fingers, Ling Chen knocked on the bathroom door, "Little Maomao, just use my bath towel, or should I find a clean one for you?"

After a while, Ye Xiao's voice came from inside, "Use the captain's one."

Ling Chen was satisfied, "Okay, take the ones on the shelf yourself."

Ye Xiao came out of the shower, her hair had already been blown dry, she was wearing Ling Chen's large white T-shirt, she was empty, her figure looked thin.

He found five beer cans lined up next to each other on the window sill, which should have been drunk by Ling Chen while he was taking a bath.

Seeing Ye Xiao staring at the beer can on the window sill, Ling Chen explained unnaturally, "Thirsty." After speaking, he quickly changed the subject, pointing to the bed, "Do you want to sleep on the left side or the right side?"

Ye Xiao glanced at the two pillows that were side by side, and the quilt that was only big enough for one person, and his ears felt hot, "Captain, how about...I'll go to the guest room too."

"There are no guest rooms." Ling Chen opened his eyes and said nonsense, looking for a reason very carefully, "It's going to cool down at night, little Mao Mao, can you help warm the captain's bed? And the captain sleeps alone, it's really lonely."

Once meeting Ling Chen, Ye Xiao has no bottom line.He took off his slippers and climbed onto the bed, took the position on the right, and tucked himself into the quilt.

Ling Chen was so irritable that he went into the bathroom and took a cold shower.When he came out, he saw Ye Xiao lying under the quilt with his head exposed.Seeing him coming out, Qing Lingling looked over, with slightly curved eyes, "Captain, the bed has been warmed up, you can come up and sleep."

Ling Chen didn't dare to go forward, turned around, and went into the bathroom to take a cold shower.