16 years

"Then don't worry." Liu Ruosong said half-truthfully, "I will hold on tightly, no one can snatch it away—and neither can you."

"That's a good relationship." Fu Yan burst into laughter, lowered his head, kissed Liu Ruosong's forehead, and whispered, "I'll give you this authority."

While speaking, the elevator descended to the first floor, and the elevator door slid open left and right, and Fu Yan let go of Liu Ruosong's hand naturally.

Yueyue grabbed Fu Yan's pants, turned her face up and looked left and right, and tilted her head in confusion, obviously not understanding why her eyes were suddenly covered just now.

Under Yue Yue's eyes, Liu Ruosong felt a little embarrassed, coughed dryly, and bent down to hug her, but Yue Yue reflexively hid behind Fu Yan, avoiding his hand.

Liu Ruosong felt a little embarrassed, and just about to withdraw his hand, Yueyue came out from behind Fu Yan again hesitantly, holding one of his fingers.

"I'm sorry, Uncle." Yue Yue whispered, "I didn't mean to."

The little girl seemed afraid that Liu Ruosong would get angry, so she quickly explained: "I'm used to being outside, and my mother said to avoid people."

"She's right." Liu Ruosong said, "You don't have to apologize, you have the right to choose what you like, and you can be with whoever you feel comfortable with—of course, it's best not to be with an unfamiliar uncle. Brother alone."

Yue Yue blinked, and was hugged obediently by Liu Ruosong, biting her nails and looking back at Fu Yan, obviously weighing in her heart whether Fu Yan was considered a "strange uncle".

"She's still so young." Fu Yan said, "Isn't it too early to say that?"

"It's only children who want to say it." Liu Ruosong said solemnly: "Look at this area, there are no children, there are grown men everywhere, you can be soldiers, I can't guarantee that everyone else is a moral model Good pacesetter."

Fu Yan was not as good as Liu Ruosong in terms of educational knowledge, so he was moved by his words in a few words. After thinking about it seriously, he decided to convey the importance of safety education to He Tang as it was.

Yueyue's blood sample cannot be used as a research aid for B-92, and can only be analyzed separately. Liu Ruosong thought about it, and did not include her in the research scope too early, but handed her over to He Tang, only saying that He Tang Bring it first.

He Tang didn't realize it at first, and asked why he didn't send it to the concentrated kindergarten in the resettlement center outside. Fu Yan glanced at him before he remembered something, and hurriedly zipped his mouth to signal that he understood.

"Don't worry, Captain, I won't ask random questions." He Tang promised, "I'll take care of your child."

Fu Yan: "..."

These words seemed to sound harmless, but for some reason, it was strange coming out of He Tang's mouth.

Liu Ruosong had nothing to worry about handing Yueyue to He Tang. The only problem was that He Tang and the others belonged to the field team and had to go out on missions from time to time.Fortunately, Liu Ruosong was in charge of all the authority of the laboratory building. He detained Fu Yan's team as a "volunteer" and gave them a note so that He Tang and his team could stay with Fu Yan at the base. Resting in the hospital to recuperate and rest, it is enough to provide a little blood sample every three days to test the effect of the medicine.

Zhao Jincheng knew that he was using it for private use, but anyway, Fu Yan's arm hadn't recovered well, and he couldn't lead the team out, so he just turned a blind eye.

I don't know if it's like attracting each other, but Yue Yue still likes Fu Yan very much, and would run to him from time to time.Fu Yan doesn't know how to take care of children, and is often confused by the little girl holding her trouser legs, and she seems to be carrying a pendant wherever she goes.

Liu Ruosong only thought it was funny, and often secretly photographed Fu Yan behind his back, without any intention of taking the initiative to rescue him.

But for the sake of safety, Liu Ruosong still consciously separated Yueyue from other people. Yueyue also keenly noticed from the attitudes of Fu Yan and Liu Ruosong that she seemed to be different from ordinary people, so she was very careful, taking a bath and eating. Insist on doing it by yourself, afraid of accidentally infecting He Tang.

Fortunately, after Liu Ruosong tested her blood samples for a long time, she obtained more detailed data-theoretically speaking, Yue Yue has a zombie virus, and if she bites someone, she can also infect people, but the symptoms of this infection are very serious. Slight, if treated in time, there is a high probability that the existing B-92 agent can block the virus.

This undoubtedly gave Liu Ruosong a new way of thinking, and also gave new possibilities for the coexistence of humans and zombie viruses in the future.

So far, everything is moving in a better direction, Liu Ruosong sometimes thinks, maybe it is really because they have been miserable enough in their previous life, so now they have bottomed out and rebounded, whether it is a good time or not.

"The only thing missing now is Shao Qiu." Liu Ruosong said.

Fu Yan hummed.

Liu Ruosong turned over, lay on his side facing Fu Yan, stretched his arms around his waist, and said in a low voice, "As soon as Shao Qiu comes back, we can go find Joe Eden."

Maybe fate really has a fixed track, if you don't deliberately change it, you will always go on the same track.This time Liu Ruosong hinted that Zhao Jincheng and the others looked northwest, but for some reason, they just went around and couldn't find anyone.

The field team that went to the rescue came back in vain, and no one was found. It seems that only when the time reaches the correct point can everything continue to move forward.

"So when will there be news about Shao Qiu?" Fu Yan asked.

He stepped on death and accepted the reminder of fate. Although he firmly believed in the unknown warning, he was not completely free from worry.

Before restarting, Liu Ruosong thought that he could stop Shao Qiu this time, and he didn't bother to remember the date of his rescue. In addition, several years have passed, and now his memory is very vague.

"I forgot the exact time, I just remember that it should be soon, there are still about two months." Liu Ruosong said: "But——"

"Huh?" Fu Yan blinked, motioning for him to continue.

"Last time, the timing of your waking up was different from this time." Liu Ruosong touched his face and whispered, "I'm not sure if Shao Qiu, like you, was affected by other factors when he was saved. .”

Fu Yanyan put his arms around Liu Ruosong's back, pressed him into his arms, and looked sideways out of the window.

The weather is good today, the stars twinkle in the night, and the crescent moon rubs against the edge of the window to reveal a hook, faintly emitting fluorescence.

"It's okay." Fu Yan said, "Trust him."

Liu Ruosong knew that Fu Yan's words were flat, but in fact he had no idea. The heartbeat under his palm was a little faster than usual, which was obvious at night.

But Liu Ruosong didn't expose him.

"Yes." Liu Ruosong said softly, "I also believe in Fang Sining."

Fortunately, Shao Qiu is different from people on the same line of fate as them. As long as Liu Ruosong and Fu Yan don't deliberately intervene, his fate will not change much.

One morning two months later, Zhao Jincheng suddenly dialed an emergency call. At that time, Liu Ruosong had not yet gone to the laboratory building, and was having breakfast face to face with Fu Yan, so he was forced to attend the whole process.

"Wu Diao." Zhao Jincheng said straight to the point: "There is news about the white-headed kite."

The spoon in Fu Yan's hand fell into the lunch box with a clang, and he stood up from the table, subconsciously wanting to go out, but realized that there was only "news", so he held back abruptly and sat back to his original position.

Liu Ruosong stretched his arms from the table and held his hand, his eyes were bright, and he was obviously very excited.

"Where is the person?" Fu Yan asked, "Where is it, are you okay?"

"The person's life is not in danger, and he has been rescued. He is on the side of the brother army." Zhao Jincheng said, "Xiao Liu is right, it is indeed near the northwest line—it's just that our people have gone there to investigate before, how could it be?" No trace was found."

"It's not important, as long as people are fine." Fu Yan said, "When will you come back?"

"It's already being sent back." Zhao Jincheng said, "It will arrive within three to five days."

What happened next was no different from the previous life - Shao Qiu walked countless mountain roads to the small town alone, but Fang Sining did not follow him.

"I heard that Researcher Fang didn't run out to save the white-headed kite." Zhao Jincheng sighed on the other side of the call, with a bit of embarrassment in his tone: "It's hard for him."

Liu Ruosong also felt uncomfortable. He had worked with Fang Sining before, and he knew that the other party was actually different from Shao Xuefan—they were even completely two kinds of people. That kind of cold-hearted beast is strong.

It's a pity that only he knew about this matter in the end, and he and Shao Qiu didn't have time to resolve this year-old misunderstanding in a peaceful and stable place.

But no matter what, Shao Qiu came back completely according to the fate in Liu Ruosong's impression, and it was a big stone that made Fu Yan feel relieved.

He Tang was happier than him. Hearing about this matter, he ran back and forth in the corridor of the dormitory like a madman. Yue Yue was held up by her to fly a "small plane", and when she was finally released, she was dizzy. He staggered around several times on the spot, and finally fell on Fu Yan's body with a slap, hugged his knees and did not move.

Fu Yan was at a loss for carrying such a small pendant, and was so troubled by He Tang that he had a headache, so he could only broadcast a message to He Feng quickly, asking him to come back and take this man away.

He Feng came very quickly, but his footsteps were brisk, with a smile on his lips, and he seemed to be in a good mood, even if he scolded He Tang, it didn't sound like it hurt.

Liu Ruosong stood alone on the balcony a little further away, watching them quietly.

Only at this time, Liu Ruosong will feel that restarting is a lonely thing—as the only two people who know Fang Sining, Liu Ruosong takes out a crumpled half pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and takes one cigarette at a time from inside. He lit three of them and placed them outside the wall.

We are all here to protect the people we want to protect, Liu Ruosong thought, you are seeking benevolence and deserving benevolence.

Fu Yan saw Liu Ruosong's movements from the corner of his eye. He bent down, tore Yueyue off his legs and handed it to He Tang, then turned and walked towards Liu Ruosong.

"Fang Sining helped a lot, I forget his favor." Liu Ruosong sighed softly, "Even if Shao Xuefan is abolished, I am still willing to protect Shao Qiu."

Fu Yan hummed.

"Finally—" Liu Ruosong sighed, he took Fu Yan's hand, interlocked his fingers, and murmured: "...I can finally settle accounts with Joe Eden."