Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 10: The Chosen Son

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Long Yuehong originally thought that Shang Jianyao would agree with him and comfort himself, but who knew that the other party would not say a word and walked straight forward, as if he didn't hear what he was saying at all.

Long Yuehong opened her mouth and wanted to repeat it, but in the end she didn't say it, she just sighed silently.

After walking in silence for a while, the two arrived at the fourth elevator area at the corner of Area C.

While waiting for the elevator to arrive, Long Yuehong felt that time passed very slowly, and every second was painful, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Finally, the elevator on the left opened the hall door.

After entering, Shang Jianyao swiped the electronic card and pressed the 647 button.

The car doors closed immediately, and the elevator began to ascend.

Looking at the changes in the floor numbers, Shang Jianyao suddenly spoke, his voice low:

"Everyone has their own mission."

Long Yuehong was stunned for two seconds, then smiled bitterly:

"I just want to stay inside the company, find a good wife, have two lovely children, a boy and a girl, and try to get them to eat meat three times a week..."

His voice was getting lower, as if he already felt that such a goal could not be achieved.

Shang Jianyao didn't speak anymore, and Long Yuehong didn't know what to say. The two kept their mouths shut and stood in place, making the time inside the elevator seem to have stopped.

After some time, the elevator stopped at the 647th floor.

As Long Yuehong walked out, she lowered her head and asked:

"Shang Jianyao, what were you thinking just now? I was thinking, fortunately, I have a younger brother and a younger sister."

"I'm in a daze." Shang Jianyao looked ahead and said.

"...You have a good mentality." Long Yuehong couldn't help but sigh.

"After all, I applied by myself." Shang Jianyao turned his eyes to the right and checked the house number.

"..." Long Yuehong was speechless, and followed to find room 14.

Unlike the 495th floor, the 647th floor is not divided into several streets, and the rooms are not separated by only two or three meters wide.

The "training grounds" are centered here, and they are surrounded by several small rooms.

Soon, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong arrived outside Room 14.

There was no nameplate on the door, making it impossible for the two of them to guess which action group, which brigade and which group of the Ministry of Security belonged to.

Long Yuehong opened her mouth and inhaled hard, ready to adjust her mentality and face her fate.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao did not hesitate at all, bent his fingers, and knocked on the door.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound came a little suddenly, interrupting Long Yuehong's deep breathing.

He was about to complain about Shang Jianyao, when a slightly hoarse female voice came out:

"Please come in."

Shang Jianyao twisted the handle and pushed open the door.

Long Yuehong then looked inside and glanced roughly around.

This room is at least three times bigger than his house, and inside is a desk painted with brown-red paint and two large bookcases.

On the left side wall, there are three tables, black and quite old.

The middle part and the right area, which play the role of "living room", have a set of scarred cloth sofas, a coffee table, four back chairs, two benches and four low stools.

At this moment, in the position of the single sofa, a woman stood up and looked at the door.

She is in her twenties, nearly 1.8 meters tall, with an excellent head, body, and legs ratio, wheat-colored skin, and black hair lightly tied in a ponytail at the back of her head.

Different from the common girls in the "living area", she wears a uniform belonging to the "Ministry of Security" - gray with a certain camouflage pattern, which makes her look valiant.

And her facial features are also very suitable for this kind of dress, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and full of heroic spirit.

"You are the new team members?" The woman smiled brightly, but her voice was a bit loud.

"Yes, yes." Seeing such a beautiful woman with such an unusual temperament, Long Yuehong was a little cautious for a while.

The woman frowned slightly and said:

"louder please."

Her voice had an indescribable clarity, and she was obviously not the one who said "please come in" just now.

Long Yuehong was taken aback, thinking that she didn't know how to offend her boss.

Shang Jianyao took a step forward and said with a loud voice:

"Yes!"

His voice echoed in the room and into the corridor.

The woman smiled again and pointed to her ears:

"It doesn't have to be so loud. I just have hearing problems, not deafness."

Long Yuehong followed her fingers and saw silver-white metal objects in her ears.

"The cochlea," the woman said calmly.

She immediately restrained her smile and said in a much larger than normal voice:

"Introduce myself, I'm your team leader, Jiang Baimian.

"It's said to be the team leader, but in fact, it hasn't reached the D7 level, and currently only D6."

"Yes, team leader." Long Yuehong responded loudly.

"Hello team leader!" Shang Jianyao looked very happy.

Jiang Baimian pointed to the couch:

"She is another team member, Bai Chen."

Bai Chen is only about 1.6 meters tall. Although he also wears a gray-bottomed camouflage uniform, he is obviously much smaller than Jiang Baimian.

An old gray scarf was wrapped around her neck, her black hair was just past her ears, her facial features were still delicate, and her skin was rather rough, as if she was often hit by wind and rain.

Unlike Jiang Baimian's dark brown eyes, her eyes are closer to brown.

"Hello." Bai Chen greeted with a slightly hoarse voice.

"Hello." Long Yuehong was still a little cautious.

"Hello!" Shang Jianyao's voice was still very loud.

Jiang Baimian pointed to the coffee table and said loudly:

"Find a place to sit by yourself, ah yes, introduce yourself first."

"Shang Jianyao!" Jiang Baimian just finished speaking, Shang Jianyao called out his name, then closed the door, took the lunch box, walked over, and sat down on a back chair.

"I'm Long Yuehong, my father's surname is Long, and my mother's name has a scarlet letter." Long Yuehong subconsciously explained the origin of his name, and then he sat on the back chair next to Shang Jianyao.

Jiang Baimian sat down, looked around, and said with a smile:

"Since everyone has arrived, I will briefly describe the situation of our group."

"Are you ready?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

Only four people

How come there must be more than 20 people in a team of the "Ministry of Security"

Jiang Baimian was stunned:

"What did you say?"

"He said there are too few people!" Shang Jianyao helped translate.

Jiang Baimian stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile:

"We're not a combat team."

Not the combat team? Long Yuehong was overjoyed.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and said:

"Our team's full name is 'Old World Destruction Cause Investigation Team', or 'Old Tune Team' for short.

"However, I'm not the only old-fashioned group, there are other old-fashioned groups in the security department and the board of directors, but they don't know each other's specific situation.

"Remember! This is the point, a matter of confidentiality!

"Uh, don't worry about repeated investigations. Although we don't know which old-fashioned groups are and what their progress is, they will share the latest and most valuable clues with us."

Having said that, Jiang Baimian paused for a while, and his expression became serious:

"Compared with ordinary combat teams, the 'Old World Destruction Cause Investigation Team' may face more and greater dangers.

"Why are there so many micro-groups with the same task? It was because there was only one old-fashioned group with a large number of people, and then, during an outing investigation, they disappeared completely and no one returned, and the corresponding losses were very heavy and difficult to make up. "

Long Yuehong's face turned pale when she heard:

"This is so dangerous..."

"What did you say?" Jiang Baimian only saw Long Yuehong's mouth moving, but hardly heard any sound.

Long Yuehong looked at Shang Jianyao subconsciously, and found that he had a serious expression, kept silent, and had no idea of helping him translate.

Long Yuehong took a breath and shouted loudly:

"So dangerous?"

After roaring like this, he found that his mood had eased a lot.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

"The old tune group may go deep into the wilderness to investigate the ruins of the city, or they may go to other forces to find clues. We will face all kinds of situations and encounter all kinds of enemies.

"It's fair to say that even senior staff in the security department are not too willing to join the old-fashioned group."

Long Yuehong's face became more and more gray:

"How could we be so unlucky?"

After talking to himself, he shouted:

"How could we be so unlucky?"

Jiang Baimian looked around in confusion:

"I'm not unlucky... I wasn't assigned, our old-fashioned group was actually established under my application."

She smiled and added:

"I've always believed that we need to figure out the reasons for the destruction of the old world, and only then can we avoid making the same mistakes, find the source of innocence, and free all human beings from this fear.

"Moreover, you have also heard rumors that in the depths of the ruins of a certain city above the dust, there is a gate to the new world. If we never explore, we will never be able to enter the new world. , Aberrations, and monsters.

"This is my dream, so I took the initiative to apply to the senior management of the security department, hoping to set up a new and old-fashioned team.

"Hehe, I also like to excavate the history of the past from the ruins of the city, and I like to observe the social conditions of other forces, and to get in touch with people and things in different places and states."

Bai Chen, who was sitting quietly on the couch, suddenly said:

"I've heard people mention you. He said you were a 'sociologist', his goddess."

Jiang Baimian laughed and said:

"Ah, what did you say? I didn't hear what you said last. Forget it. Tell me about your own situation."

Bai Chen looked at Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I applied to join on my own initiative. You may see that I am not someone from the company. I used to be a wanderer in the wilderness, but I was recruited by the company. I am not yet qualified as a regular employee, and the old-fashioned team can help me. To complete this goal as soon as possible, to upgrade the staff level as soon as possible, and then, to be eligible to apply for genetic modification."

Jiang Baimian turned his head to the side, as if he didn't hear Bai Chen's words clearly.

She asked with a smile:

"Did she speak ill of me behind my back

"Hehe, we will definitely be active in the wilderness often. We need such a guide who is familiar with the wilderness and has dealt with multiple forces and settlements. Even though she is young, she has a lot of experience."

After speaking, Jiang Baimian looked at Shang Jianyao:

"I've looked at your profile and can probably guess why you applied to join the old tune group.

"Apart from that, is there any other reason?"

"In order to save all mankind!" Shang Jianyao said loudly.

Jiang Baimian's expression was sluggish, and he raised his hand and touched his ear:

"Ah, what did you say

"Hehe, don't repeat it, Long Yuehong, why did you join?"

"I was assigned... I just graduated this year and I'm not married..." Long Yuehong said in tears.

After speaking, he reacted and repeated it aloud.

Jiang Baimian blinked:

"Among so many people, are you the only one who didn't get married

"Out of so many graduates, you may be the only one assigned to the Security Department, and still in the old-fashioned team?"

Long Yuehong nodded heavily.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while, then smiled softly:

"People like you are generally called the Son of Heaven."