Xu Jie and his team went into the water to search the ruins of the research institute. The real-time images should have been transmitted back to the temporary command center, which was the hut that Xu Jie and Jiang Liu had cleared out on the coast.
But at this moment Xu Jie informed Xing Bi to go to the medical vehicle for a check-up.
"How did you get on the medical vehicle?" Qiu Shi said, "Could it be that Lin Sheng wanted to see a doctor even though he was injured like that?"
"What else?" Xing Bi said, "Doctor, do you want to see it?"
"Did you not curse hard enough just now?" Qiu Shi asked.
"I didn't scold you just now, don't you feel unsatisfied?" Xing Bi also asked.
"Don't hurt weak humans in your biochemical internal fights," said Qiu Shi.
"He will definitely have to watch it," Xing Bi sighed. "If Xu Jie goes down, he will be the only one on shore who can make the decision, except for the temporary commander."
"Don't we still have you?" Qiu Shi said.
"I don't care about that anymore," Xing Bi said, "We are both idle people in society now."
"This is what our ancestors called us," Qiu Shi said. "Here, we are called refugees or vagrants."
Xing Bi looked at him with a smile.
"But I do have a job," Qiu Shi said. "I am a corpse collector. I was just temporarily employed by Director Li."
"Then I am your bodyguard." Xing Bi said.
"Wow," Qiu Shi said, "Everyone should say that Yuncheng is a paradise, and the corpse collectors should be assigned bodyguards."
"Why, doesn't the corpse collector deserve a bodyguard?" Xing Bi said.
"You can't be so stubborn just because your boyfriend is a corpse collector," Qiu Shi said, "You are the anchor."
"It is because of people like you," Xing Bi put his arm around his shoulders, "that there is a place in this world called Peach Blossom Spring."
“Did you turn off the group call?” Qiu Shi asked. “This is so fucking corny.”
"It's closed." Xing Bi said.
Standing outside the medical vehicle were Xu Jie and several biochemical bodies that were ready to go into the water with him. Two soldiers were debugging the receiving equipment next to the vehicle.
"Be careful," Xing Bi said, "The structure of the disintegrated building is unstable and could collapse again at any time. Make sure the small space is safe before entering."
"Yeah." Xu Jie nodded.
"Have you brought enough equipment?" Xing Bi asked.
"We have brought enough," Xu Jie said, "If we find that box, we will immediately destroy it again."
"Anything related must not be brought out of the water and must be destroyed on the spot to ensure that they are just slag," said Xing Bi.
"Make sure it's scum, got it." Xu Jie looked at him with a smile and repeated his request.
"Go." Xing Bi patted him on the shoulder and glanced at the axe on Sang Fan's back.
"Let her take it with her," Feng Zhi said, "This is her real body."
"I don't feel safe without me," said Sang Fan.
"Let's go." Xing Bi tilted his head.
Xu Jie led his men towards the speedboat parked on the beach.
"Where did this axe come from?" Xing Bi looked at their backs. "Did you find it for her? The corpse collector."
"It really wasn't me. I don't know where it came from," Qiu Shi said. "Maybe I picked it up when I was washing the horse."
Xing Bi stood at the door of the medical vehicle and looked inside. Lin Sheng, who was lying on the medical bed with tubes connected, had sat up, and Bai Zhan was sitting next to him.
"A duo with strong will but physical disabilities, right?" Xing Bi said.
"Then someone has to be in charge," Bai Zhan said, "and you won't let me go down. If I go down, Xu Jie can stay here to command."
"You talk a lot," Xing Bi got into the car and glanced at Lin Sheng, "Is your brother Sheng's desire to seize power so strong? I'm still here, so it's not my turn to give orders."
"Just be silent for a while." Lin Sheng glanced at Bai Zhan.
Bai Zhan shut up.
"Can your neck bear vertical force?" Xing Bi looked at the several tubes inserted in Lin Sheng's neck, "Do you want us to hang the monitor on the roof of the car so you can lie down and direct?"
“… Please spare me.” Lin Sheng said.
Xing Bi glanced at him again before sitting down at the seat next to him.
Qiu Shi sat next to Bai Zhan.
"You don't dare sit next to him?" Bai Zhan leaned back in his chair and stretched his legs.
"It wasn't in vain that I spent all these years hanging out with homeless people. I learned a lot about seeking excitement," said Qiu Shi.
"Fuck." said Bai Zhan.
The image of Xu Jie's team appeared on the surveillance screen, and everyone was carrying a camera.
The soldier outside the car got in and checked the video: "It's OK, the transmission is stable."
"Is there any delay?" Xing Bi asked.
"It can be ignored," the soldier replied.
"Yeah." Xing Bi nodded.
Everyone divided into three teams and got on the speedboat.
As the speedboat sailed towards the sea above the ruins, Xu Jie looked around twice, also to make it easier for people on the shore to see the surrounding environment clearly.
"There are many nomads in the sea," Xu Jie said, "but the depth they can dive to is limited..."
Suddenly, a rope was thrown out from the water behind the speedboat and put on the towing hook at the stern of the boat.
Sang Fan turned around and raised the axe, but Ji Sui raised his hand to stop her: "It's okay, vagrant."
"Vagabond." Bai Zhan and Ji Sui said at the same time, leaning slightly towards the screen.
Qiu Shi could see that although Bai Zhan thought that vagrants were all crazy, he had been hanging out with them for so many years that he understood them better than anyone else and had real feelings for them.
Sure enough, as the rope was stretched straight, a homeless person jumped out from the sea behind the boat, pulling the rope and sliding on the water while screaming.
"Don't you need a board?" Qiu Shi remembered that when they went into the water before, the homeless people with them also walked on the water barefoot.
"No need," Bai Zhan said, "It's fun."
As if to prove his words, the homeless man jumped out of the water with the help of the waves, flipped twice in the air, and then landed on his butt, no, touched the water, bounced out of the water again, and continued to glide on the water with his bare feet.
"It's really fun." Qiu Shi said that this is probably what our ancestors left over from playing with.
The sea water is still not very calm now. After all, such a large building is disintegrating and sinking, and it is estimated that it will take a few days for it to stabilize.
But for a well-equipped biochemical being, this little instability is nothing.
After the people on the three speedboats arrived at the diving location, they stopped the boats and quickly disappeared on the sea.
The search team was divided into three groups and dived from three directions. The sea water below was much more turbid than when Qiu Shi first went into the water. All kinds of debris were floating in front of the screen.
Everyone dived down with a clear goal.
At first, you could see homeless people suddenly rushing into the water, but gradually, only the dark sea water was left.
When the research institute that had sunk to the bottom of the sea slowly appeared before his eyes, Qiu Shi could clearly see the disintegrated building.
The disintegration was quite thorough, with the outer shell cracked into countless pieces. The steel bars and plates inside protruded from the broken edges, like broken bones sticking out of the skin after a severe fracture.
It can be seen that when this research institute was first established, they had already considered that one day they might need to destroy this building, and they were prepared for the maximum destruction.
It is impossible to say that they don't feel it is a pity. Even a semi-illiterate person like Qiu Shi who needs to go back to Yuncheng to go to school feels it is a pity. The people who designed it at the beginning and the technical personnel in Yuncheng now would probably feel sad to see such a place disappear.
"What a shame... Such a pity..."
When Li Feng walked into the laboratory, he heard Director Wu's voice, trembling with grief.
"Come on, come on, I'll drink with you and help you relieve your sorrow." Li Feng said.
"No drinking allowed in the lab!" Director Wu immediately changed his tone, "No drinking allowed during working hours!"
"Then continue crying." Li Feng sat down next to the table.
"I'm not crying, I'm just feeling sorry," Director Wu came over. "Did you do that on purpose? You just need to give me a rough description of the tragic situation at the institute. What's the point of having someone take a video and send it to me?"
"That's Xu Jie and his team's search video, not a video of the tragic scene," Li Feng said. "I sent it to you to alert you."
"What are you alerting me to?" Director Wu looked at him.
"Humans back then had technologies that were far beyond our reach, but they also made preparations to destroy them," Li Feng said. "The shell that contained these technologies is a crusher that can destroy everything at any time."
Director Wu remained silent.
"You have to learn to be afraid, Old Wu," said Li Feng.
Director Wu didn't say anything and sat down opposite him after a while.
Li Feng broke the silence and asked, "What do you want to see me about?"
"Qu Shen and his team have found information related to fungi, and I have reported this to you before," said Director Wu.
"Yeah." Li Feng nodded, "Are there any progress?"
"Wang Hong and his team used the piece of skin collected from Zheng Ting to conduct an experiment..." When Director Wu said this, he noticed that Li Feng's face changed, and he quickly added, "It was conducted under the strict control of my experimental team."
"Let me tell you first. We will slowly sort out the specific operating procedures later." Li Feng said.
“After a few days of observation,” said Director Wu, “we determined that we were able to block the reproduction of the fungi and accelerate their growth and maturation. After the existing fungi died, no new fungi appeared…”
"It means to kill the fungi and make them extinct. After the living ones die, the fungi will become sterile," said Li Feng.
“Yes,” said Curator Wu, “but whether the damage caused by fungi can be repaired and how to repair it requires…”
"Find a few symbiotes," Li Feng interrupted him, "Aren't there symbiotes coming back from 249? Let's try with them."
"Okay." Director Wu's eyes lit up.
"It's all voluntary on a voluntary basis," Li Feng leaned in and stared at him, "Old Wu, learn to be afraid."
Director Wu frowned: "What do you mean?"
"That's what I mean," Li Feng said, "Voluntarily participate in the experiment, and make sure you tell the other party clearly what you are going to do in advance. Don't create any conflicts between humans and biochemicals at this critical juncture."
"I know!" Director Wu said in a discontented voice, "You always don't trust me like this!"
"I trust you, but I don't trust those people you might trust," Li Feng said, "so I have to make it clear to you that if anything goes wrong, you can die, but I will have to suffer."
Director Wu didn't say anything. He was stunned for a while as if thinking. Finally, he frowned and asked, "Why should I die?"
"Someone has to be pushed forward to take the responsibility." Li Feng narrowed his eyes.
"Li Feng," Director Wu looked at him, and after a long pause, he finally waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it. I get it."
"I have something to talk to you about," Li Feng said, "In the next two days, some people will return to Yuncheng. In addition to Lin Sheng and Bai Zhan who need to be repaired immediately, there will also be a group of biochemical bodies."
"Well, I heard from Chen Dang," Director Wu said, "many biochemical bodies that have been outside for many years have their systems damaged to some extent, and some even have limbs damaged."
"Yes," Li Feng nodded, "Song Heng has already compiled a list. You can go through it first and prepare the medicines and instruments according to the general situation." "I heard that there are several good ones at the base that are more advanced than the ones we have now?" asked Director Wu.
"Yes," Li Feng said, "Go through it first, and then transfer it to the machine over there. They also have to sort it out and standardize it first, and they can't go there directly, they have to be sent over from Yuncheng."
"Is there any difference? It's just an extra effort." Director Wu frowned.
"Yes." Li Feng stood up and said, "Let's go."
"Get some medicine." Director Wu stood up and took out a small medicine box from the cold storage next to him.
"The stimulant has been upgraded?" Li Feng took the medicine box.
"It's not to refresh yourself, it's to strengthen your body's immunity and regulate your body," said Director Wu. "You can't always rely on refreshing drugs and overdraw your body."
"No." Li Feng threw the medicine box on the table and turned to walk towards the door.
"If you die suddenly, I will dig out your brain and put it together with the general's," said Director Wu.
Li Feng stepped back, picked up the medicine box and walked out of the laboratory.
There have been great changes inside and outside the Cloud City. Various billboards on the streets and mountains have been replaced with new content. The theme is unity of the world, human biochemical friendship, and the Peach Blossom Land welcomes you to welcome a better tomorrow...
There are more pedestrians on the road than usual. Yesterday, Li Feng went to the outer city again. The refugees are still refugees, and there are more refugees. It is still incomparable with the inner city, but it seems to be much more orderly and no longer like a temporary place to wait for death.
If Xiao Lei and Zhang Sihai cooperate with each other, they can still keep up with various management tasks.
Li Feng sat in the car, frowning as he looked at the form projected in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Chen Dang said, "Everyone is having fun outside, why is Director Li looking so worried?"
"The singers and dancers outside don't care about the backstage," Li Feng said. "Supplies are tight, and the investment is huge as production is expanded. The benefits will not be seen until at least half a year later, and we still have to survive in the meantime."
"Do you have any tricks?" Chen Dang asked.
"It's a dishonest move." Li Feng said as he answered the call from Zhang Qifeng.
"Director Li, what's the matter?" Zhang Qifeng's voice came from the other side.
"I want two teams to meet at the West City Tunnel in two hours," Li Feng said. "Keep it a secret."
"Purpose? We are short of manpower right now," Zhang Qifeng said, "The effect will be different if you give it to a newcomer or an old hand."
"It's not an open job for the old ones," said Li Feng.
"Okay." Zhang Qifeng responded, didn't ask any more questions, and hung up the phone.
"Director Zhang has grown some brains." Li Feng said, raising his hand and pressing the intercom to the cab, "Let's go to the mining company's headquarters building."
"Have you met Mr. Long?" Chen Dang asked.
"Yes," Li Feng nodded, "The robbery started with him."
"Hmm?" Chen Dang tilted his head.
"Check all the private warehouses in the city," Li Feng said, "and collect some of the official fat and fat. It should be enough to last for half a year."
"… Can you check the private warehouse?" Chen Dang asked, "Are they all hidden?"
"I know everything, where they are and what they have," Li Feng said. "The Social Security Bureau has supported them for many years. It's time for them to give back."
Chen Dang looked at him without saying anything.
"What's wrong?" Li Feng glanced at him.
"If I had known from the beginning that Yuncheng would fall into your hands," Chen Dang said, "I probably wouldn't have gone to Donglin and would have come directly to Yuncheng."
"That's not necessarily true. I just got a lot of opportunities." Li Feng pinched his brows. "Who wouldn't want to stay in the Security Bureau, have enough food and drink, and not have to suffer bullying?"
I haven't been to Mr. Long's office for a long time. Everything is still the same as before, grand and with tight security, still the standard of a city lord.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Mr. Long and the general are still the supreme leaders of Yuncheng.
Li Feng completed the security check before entering Mr. Long's office.
"Why have you lost so much weight?" Mr. Long looked at him and asked.
"I didn't sleep well," Li Feng sat on the chair in front of Mr. Long's desk, "Have you read the report I summarized for you?"
"I've seen it all," Mr. Long nodded and looked at him. "It's a big deal. Not everyone has the guts to do this."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Long." Li Feng said.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Mr. Long said, "You have nothing to do now, and you won't even step into the company's door."
"Cloud City has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in recent expansion and battles, and there will be continuous investment in the future," Li Feng said, "production cannot keep up with consumption for the time being."
Mr. Long smiled, and there was helplessness and bitterness in his smile.
"I hope Mr. Long can set an example and make some contributions to Yuncheng," said Li Feng.
"You don't even need to ask me," said Mr. Long.
"What I want to ask is that you are the only backbone of Yuncheng." Li Feng said.
Mr. Long was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and looked up at him: "What do you mean?"
"After our team returned," Li Feng said, "the general chose a day to die of illness."
Mr. Long's mouth twitched, and he repeated what he said before, as if he couldn't believe it: "What do you mean?"
"For the sake of Yuncheng's future peaceful life," Li Feng looked at him, "the general's brain will be destroyed."
Qiu Shi watched the sunrise at the beach for three consecutive days, but still felt he hadn't seen enough.
The sun, not at all dazzling, jumped out lightly from the seashore, as if the whole world was painted with a rich warm golden color. The sea was calm yet always surging. Qiu Shi felt that he could sit on the reef for a whole day.
But there has never been a day when I could really sit there for a whole day.
The search team found some useful things in the ruins on the seabed, such as small instruments, and sent them back to Yuncheng to Director Wu. After they were identified as useful and not related to brain experiments, they were all loaded and shipped back in the next two days.
"I never thought that one day Yuncheng would send troops to collect junk." Qiu Shi sighed, looking at the machine dragged out of the water.
"I mentioned it to him just now. After we return to Yuncheng to rest, we should take a vacation," said Xing Bi.
"Does he agree?" Qiu Shi asked, "If he doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do. I won't go back to Yuncheng."
"That's impossible. Zhao Lu and the others are still waiting for you." Xing Bi said.
"That's right," Qiu Shi sighed, "You can't forget your mother just because you have a wife."
"Why don't you go to school?" Xing Bi said.
Qiu Shi laughed: "Just say a few words casually, don't hold on to it. Li Fengtong doesn't agree to take a vacation. Don't give me a bunch of things that I can't refuse."
"I agree," Xing Bi said, "but there are conditions."
"I knew that this person has no friendship, only transactions," said Qiu Shi.
"Let's look for something good that Yuncheng can use," Xing Bi said. "There used to be a lot of factories with all kinds of advanced machines. If you can't find something useful, it would be ok if you can disassemble a broken one and make something similar."
"This is not as simple as me helping him find a picture or a vase," Qiu Shi said. "It has to be a little more involved. He has no right to ask me for so many things for his vacation."
"You go talk to him." Xing Bi said, "You've been doing business with him for ten years, right?"
"Yes," Qiu Shi thought for a moment and sighed, "I've known him for so long? Can I be considered to have watched him grow up?"
"Why don't you go to school?" Xing Bi said.
"Your ancestors." Qiu Shi turned and walked towards the car.
The author has something to say:
To be continued tomorrow⊙▽⊙.
Ah, there should be two more chapters
I will update later tomorrow, haha, I have to go get my ID card, it’s so annoying…