Xing Bi held Qiu Shi and dragged him to the bed.
Qiu Shi's bleeding could not be stopped and was flowing quite violently. He took out the medical kit from his bag, found a tube of hemostatic medicine, pulled Qiu Shi's arm and gave him an injection.
I don’t know if it was because the needle had expired or because Qiu Shi’s bleeding was too severe, but it took several minutes for the bleeding to stop.
Qiu Shi's clothes were all covered in blood, his pants were dripping with blood, even his shoes and the ground were covered in blood, and after being stepped on a few times, it looked horrible.
Xing Bi had no choice but to go over, take off Qiu Shi's clothes and pants, and then cover him with a quilt.
Qiu Shi's temperature was a little low. Xing Bi touched his chest, turned around, took the heating ball from the corner, and wanted to put it next to the bed.
But this thing is plug-in, and the cord is not long enough, so I can only put the ball in the middle of the room.
As he was looking for another socket in the house, he heard someone coming up the stairs.
Listening to the footsteps, it was Zhao Yi.
There was blood all over the floor and the captain was lying unconscious on the bed.
Unable to let Zhao Yi into the house, he walked behind the door. When Zhao Yi knocked on the door, he found that his clothes were also stained with Qiu Shi's blood.
I could only quickly take off my shirt and throw it against the wall.
When Zhao Yi opened the door, he was stunned when he saw him: "Where is Qiu Shi? I want to ask..."
"Go to sleep," Xing Bi said, "I'll come down to find you when I wake up."
"Is he... okay?" Zhao Yi asked.
"I'm just tired." Xing Bi said.
Zhao Yi's eyes swept over him several times, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only said: "Okay."
Xing Bi closed the door.
There was a socket on the wall next to the bed, and Xing Bi took the heating ball and placed it next to the bed.
After roasting for a while, he reached out and touched Qiu Shi's hand, which was still very cold.
He frowned.
Wu Kangwen was indeed crazy. Normally, the adaptation period for such a strengthening would take at least ten days, but Qiu Shi set out almost as soon as his wound healed.
This person doesn't care at all whether Qiu Shi will encounter any accidents. He probably just wants to strengthen himself.
He supported himself on the bed with one hand and kept the other hand on Qiu Shi's chest, staring at Qiu Shi's face. At this distance, the temperature of the heating ball had already exerted its maximum effect. If it was any closer, the quilt would be burnt.
He sighed softly, lifted the quilt, and was about to lie down when he stopped, took off his pants, and then lifted the quilt again and lay down.
He couldn't be as rough as Qiu Shi, who could fall on the bed with his coat on.
It seems that spring has arrived.
Compared to the chill in the snow, Qiu Shi finally felt the warmth, the golden sunshine, the warm wind blowing gently across his face...
It's just that my body feels a little heavy, and I can't take a step or lift my arms.
Maybe the winter coat is too heavy.
He struggled to take off his coat, then he remembered that he had taken it off long ago, when he entered the room, when he contacted Li Feng, and then he had a nosebleed, and then...
Oh shit, I feel dizzy.
Qiu Shi opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was the roof above the bed, followed by the bright golden light of the heating ball. He turned his head and saw Xing Bi's face.
"Awake?" Xing Bi asked.
"Yeah." Qiu Shi responded.
When Xing Bi took his arm away from him, he suddenly realized: "You have been holding me all this time?"
"Yes," Xing Bi nodded, "Your temperature won't go up."
Qiu Shi touched Xing Bi's hand and felt it was warmer than usual.
"You can also regulate your body temperature? Is it that advanced?" He was a little surprised.
"No," Xing Bi looked at him, "I'm being roasted."
Qiu Shi looked behind him and found that the heating ball was placed next to the bed.
"Did you knock me out just now?" Qiu Shi touched his nose, then looked at his hands and found that the blood had been wiped clean.
"No," Xing Bi said, "I just pinched you."
"... Am I so fragile?" Qiu Shi touched his neck.
"It is also possible that the first-level submersible guard is stronger." Xing Bi said.
"Your ancestors," Qiu Shi smiled and sat up, "Actually, I haven't felt any discomfort since I had a nosebleed just now..."
He quickly covered himself with the quilt and turned to look at Xing Bi: "Did you take off my pants?"
"What else?" Xing Bi said, "Should I wear such dirty pants under the quilt?"
"You don't have to take off all my clothes, do you?" Qiu Shi lifted the quilt and took another look to confirm. "Damn it, if something happens, I will get out of bed naked!"
"When I was taking off your outer pants, I accidentally pulled them off as well. What should I do?" Xing Bi got off the bed. "Should I put them on again? That would be even weirder."
Qiu Shi looked at him. Xing Bi was only wearing a pair of underwear.
…this scene.
"I just said that after reporting to Li Feng, I would go and tell Zhao Yi and the others," Qiu Shi got out of bed and said quietly while putting on his pants, "Luckily I didn't come up, if I had seen this scene..."
"He's been here." Xing Bi said.
Qiu Shi suddenly looked up at him: "You're not going to open the door like this, are you?"
"Yes." Xing Bi said.
"Bare legs?" Qiu Shi asked.
"Shirtless." Xing Bi said.
"Why don't you take off all your clothes before opening the door?" Qiu Shi said.
"It's not civilized," Xing Bi said, "but he probably won't think too much about it."
It turns out that although Xing Bi is a descendant of the ancestors, he does not know much about humans, especially the less advanced humans.
When Qiu Shi came downstairs, Zhao Yi saw a look in his eyes that clearly said, "What expression should I use to look natural when facing him since the captain slept with his partner?"
"Has the testing equipment been delivered?" Qiu Shi glanced outside. It was already dark. He had slept for quite a long time.
"Just arrived," Zhao Yi said, "It's being installed. I asked Sang Fan to bring a few people over to help, in case a symbiote comes by at this time."
"It should be fine for now," Qiu Shi said, "Xing Bi alone is hard to deal with, and now there's another Lin Sheng. They probably still want to use the nest in the northwest."
"Is there any response from Yuncheng?" Zhao Yi asked.
"Yes, but the plan is not yet determined," Qiu Shi said, "We will wait for Li Feng's reply. For the time being, we will maintain the status quo and not take any other actions."
"Yeah." Zhao nodded.
"I'm going to go out for a while," Qiu Shi said, "If you need anything, call me directly in the team channel."
"Okay." Zhao Yi glanced behind him, and when he didn't see Xing Bi, he asked again, "Are you alone?"
"What else?" Qiu Shi turned and walked out, "Should Xing Bi and I go on a date?"
Of course it wasn't a date. No one would date an old man.
But it was indeed with Xing Bi.
After he returned to Xima Town, he had no time to see the old man.
The old man was actually quite powerful. Qiu Shi felt that he could survive. He didn't suffer any injuries during the chaos that day, and was able to find a place to stay afterwards.
“I’ve been here so many times before,” Qiu said, “but I never knew there was a place like this where people could hide.”
"There's a reason why he can live so long," said Xing Bi.
When he pushed open the hidden door, Qiu Shi didn't see anyone at first. He leaned inside and saw an old man sitting in a wheelchair in the corner.
"Are you okay?" When the old man saw him, he was stunned at first, then frowned, and he didn't look happy at all.
"Do I think I can get into trouble easily?" Qiu Shi walked over, bent down and looked at him, "Why, shouldn't you be ecstatic?"
"Did you agree to the reinforcement yourself?" asked the old man.
Qiu Shi smiled: "Yeah."
The old man sighed and said nothing.
"It's not that bad," Qiu Shi said, "You've become stronger yourself."
"I have no choice," said the old man.
"I don't have a choice either," Qiu said. "Who do you think has a choice in this situation?"
The old man said nothing, just looked at him.
"I feel OK," Qiu Shi said. "Don't look at me like that. It's like you're cursing me."
The old man smiled.
"I never had a chance to ask you," Qiu Shi sat down, "Why do you..."
"I just want to live longer," the old man said, "I want to see what the world will be like in the end."
"How long can he live?" Qiu Shi asked.
"If you want to live as long as your partner," the old man smiled, "I'm afraid it's unlikely."
"Who the hell asked you that?" said Qiu Shi.
"It's been a long time," the old man said. "Perhaps you can see the end."
Qiu Shi didn’t know whether he could live that long, but he knew that at least he would not be so tired.
It was midnight when the testing equipment sent by Yuncheng was installed. After debugging was completed, the second team responsible for assisting with safety returned to the dormitory to rest.
Although this dormitory is temporary, the conditions are good and you can take a shower. Although it is not as comfortable as taking a hot spring bath in the back mountain, the water temperature is sufficient.
Qiu Shi took a shower and fell comfortably on the bed. Surprisingly, he didn’t feel very sleepy.
When Xing Bi came into the house after taking a shower, he was still staring at the ceiling.
"Don't you want to sleep?" Xing Bi asked.
"Sleep," Qiu Shi said, "I'm waiting for you. Otherwise, if I fall asleep, I'll have to wake up again when you come into the room."
"I don't want to go to bed." Xing Bi sat on the chair next to him.
Qiu Shi turned his head and looked at him: "What's the matter? Isn't it more uncomfortable to lie down?"
"If you mind, I'm comfortable sitting here," Xing Bi said.
"Why should I mind..." Qiu Shi paused and then smiled, "I don't mind. You old antiques are quite shy."
Xing Bi lay down on the bed.
"Hey," Qiu Shi turned sideways to look at him, his voice low, "Do you think Lin Sheng and Liu Wu's room also has only one bed? How do they rest?"
"There are two beds in their room," Xing Bi said, "and Liu Wu's partner is not missing."
“…Oh, yes,” Qiu Shi said, “You are missing.”
"Yes, Captain," Xing Bi said, "It will take two or three days to find it."
"Do you want to go back?" Qiu Shi asked.
"If it were you, would you go back?" Xing Bi turned his head away.
Qiu Shi frowned, and after a while he sighed: "I don't know where I want to go, mainly... if that's considered home, my home is just outside of Yuncheng, and my gang of brothers..."
"You will go back." Xing Bi said.
"Yeah," Qiu Shi nodded, "but you are different."
"Yes, I don't have a home and I don't have a group of brothers." Xing Bi said.
“… Shit,” Qiu Shi sat up and turned to look at him, “Did I fucking mean that?”
Xing Bi laughed.
"I mean, you don't have anything to worry about in Yuncheng," Qiu Shi said. "Those people just use you as a tool and a weapon. It's normal for you not to want to go back."
"I have concerns." Xing Bi said.
Qiu Shi stared at him for a long time and then made a sound of "tsk".
Just as he was about to speak, a small bright spot on the back of his hand flashed.
"Li Feng? It's so late at night." He took the headphones and put them on.
"There are two other cars that went with the testing equipment," Li Feng's voice came out. "They are very fast and are the latest models. You two drive that car back."
"What the hell?" Qiu Shi was stunned.
"I have already notified Captain Yang on duty. That car is fast and can return to Yuncheng before noon tomorrow," Li Feng said, "I will wait for you at the fertilizer pool."
"Are they the team members who are going to pick up Xing Bi?" Qiu Shi followed Li Feng's thoughts.
"Well," Li Feng said, "I'll tell you the details when you get there."
"I understand." Qiu Shi glanced at Xing Bi.
After the call ended, Xing Bi got up from the bed and said, "Let's go."
"Why is he in such a hurry?" Qiu Shi got out of bed and asked in a low voice while putting on his clothes.
If someone else had said this to him, he would definitely not go, as it seemed too much like a trap, but Li Feng's words were credible in this situation.
"We should use extraordinary measures," said Xing Bi.
"What do you mean by extraordinary..." Qiu Shi looked at him, "Fuck, are you robbing me?"
"Maybe." Xing Bi also looked at him, "Do you want to go?"
"Let's go," Qiu Shi took his coat and put it on and walked towards the door, "It's so interesting."
Xing Bi smiled and followed him out of the room. The town was very quiet. When the detector was installed, it could be felt that there were many people stationed there, but now everyone was resting, and the town seemed to be deserted.
As soon as they went downstairs, they saw a soldier running towards them along the street.
"Captain Qiu," the soldier ran up to them and whispered, "I'll take you over to get the car."
"Okay." Qiu Shi responded.
As he followed the soldiers toward the warehouse, Xing Bi raised his head and glanced at the second floor.
Qiu Shi followed his gaze and looked over there. When they went downstairs, Lin Sheng was not in the corridor, but now Lin Sheng was already standing on the second floor, leaning on the railing and looking at them.
After a few seconds, Lin Sheng turned around and went back to the room.
"Communication through thoughts?" Qiu Shi asked in a low voice.
"He heard the noise and came out to see what was happening," Xing Bi also whispered, "I noticed he came out, so I looked up."
“… Is it just so ordinary?” Qiu Shi said.
"What else?" Xing Bi asked, "Get a flashlight and flash it twice?"
Qiu Shi laughed, but then felt a little sad. This time when he returned to Yuncheng, he would not take the outer city tunnel, and he would not even have the chance to flash his lights with Zhao Lu and the others.
It was the first time that Qiu Shi saw the new model of the Yuncheng army. Compared with the old black cars, this one was much smaller. The wheels were quite large, but the body of the car was much smaller than the wheels. It was streamlined and the material looked quite sturdy.
There are four seats in the car, and after they got in, the two seats at the back were just right.
It was as if it was a car specially designed for today's robbery.
"Can you drive?" Qiu Shi glanced at the dashboard on the driver's seat. There were a bunch of gadgets and a large display screen with a map on it.
"Yes, they are all similar," Xing Bi started the car, "these cars nowadays are not as advanced as those back then."
"There is a traffic sensor on the car," the soldier who brought them here said at the car window, "Now the secret sentries between Yuncheng and the city have been officially activated. There is no need to stop the car because of the traffic sensor. Just go ahead."
"Yeah." Xing Bi responded and stepped on the accelerator.
The car rushed out very violently, but the roar of the engine was very quiet for a car with such horsepower.
"If you feel sleepy, you can take a nap." Xing Bi said.
Qiu Shi looked out of the car window. Although he couldn't see clearly in the dark, he could still tell from the afterimages on the snow that the car was going very fast.
"I can't sleep," Qiu Shi said, "I don't know how Li Feng arranged it. The biochemical bodies are all placed in the exhibition hall, which is guarded so strictly..."
"As long as we can get in, we can definitely get out once everyone is together." Xing Bi said.
"Will there be a conflict?" Qiu Shi turned and looked at him.
"That depends on Li Feng's ideas," Xing Bi said, "but given his style, even if there is a conflict, he will try to choose the smallest one."
"For example?" Qiu Shi asked.
"Kill Director Wu." Xing Bi said.
“… Is this a small scale?” Qiu Shi was shocked.
"Or kill Mr. Long." Xing Bi said.
"Wow," Qiu Shi said, "it's really small-scale. Just killing one person, right?"
"Yeah." Xing Bi smiled.
"But," Qiu Shi said, "I feel like this is something Li Feng would really do. He's really ruthless when he's ruthless."
"Are you afraid of him?" Xing Bi said.
"I'm not afraid of him, but I'm afraid he'll cheat me," Qiu Shi sighed. "Everyone is afraid of people like him, but in this chaos, people like him are the most reliable."
"I'm not the most reliable one." Xing Bi said.
Qiu Shi laughed: "When I evaluated others, I didn't take you into account."
"I am not someone else." Xing Bi said.
"Yes," Qiu Shi nodded, "One of us."
Several roads between Yuncheng and Xima Town were controlled by the Yuncheng army in just a few days. Not to mention anything unusual along the way, even the refugees who always traveled at night were not seen.
Ever since Li Feng became the deputy team leader, the army has expanded at an astonishing speed. If the symbiote wants to use the infected to press towards Yuncheng, it can only advance through the wastelands and mountains on the east and west sides, which increases the difficulty a lot.
Qiu Shi waited until dawn, and when he felt that there would be no accidents, he leaned back in his chair and said, "I'll take a nap."
"I'll call you when we're almost there." Xing Bi said.
"Yeah." Qiu Shi responded.
But after all, this was the place where he had lived for more than 20 years, and as if there was some kind of connection, when they were approaching Yuncheng, Qiu Shi woke up on his own without waiting for Xing Bi to call him.
The car was passing through the middle of nests No. 1 and No. 2, and was going around the back city of Yuncheng.
Li Feng's car was parked in the open space next to the fertilizer pool. He was alone without a driver.
"How do we do this?" Qiu Shi asked when he got off the car.
"Get in the car," Li Feng sat in the driver's seat, "You brought back the missing Xing Bi. I will take you to the laboratory to check on Xing Bi's condition."
"Then what?" Qiu Shi got in the car.
"Then you hijacked the two biochemical bodies in cabins four and five." Li Feng started the car and drove towards the inner city along the path next to the fertilizer pool.
"We have turned from heroes into robbers, right?" said Qiu Shi.
"You are still heroes," Li Feng said, "and you will always be heroes."
"How do we kidnap two biological bodies?" Qiu Shi asked.
"I have asked Old Wu to activate the four biochemical bodies that have been completed in the symbiotic experiment," Li Feng said, "Mr. Long will be checking them this afternoon, so we need to prepare them in advance."
Qiu Shi didn't say anything else.
Li Feng said this very easily, but it was actually the most difficult part of this kidnapping. How to get Director Wu to bring the team members out and put them in a place where they can be kidnapped, including Mr. Long's examination, were all arranged by him.
"Did you sleep yesterday?" Qiu Shi asked.
"I was asleep," Li Feng said, "I just woke up half an hour ago."
"He won't die suddenly?" Qiu Shi said.
"I won't die for now," Li Feng said. "The only people who can really die quickly these days are refugees."
The procedure for entering the laboratory was the same as before, and on the surface, it was just a normal entry.
Li Feng didn't stop until he reached the last door. He reached out to unlock it and whispered, "Qiu Shi will take action. Xing must be under control."
Qiu Shi understood what he meant. As the door lock clicked, he raised his arm without mercy and gave Li Feng an elbow on the back of the neck.
Li Feng leaned against the door frame and slid to the ground.
Then Qiu Shi kicked open the door of the laboratory, revealing only Director Wu and two lab assistants.
Qiu Shi didn't give the three men any chance to move. He rushed over and pointed the gun at Director Wu's head: "Don't move."
"Qiu Shi?" Director Wu was so shocked that his voice trembled. "Where is Director Li? How did you get in?"
"Xing must bring the person out," Qiu Shi gave Xing Bi an "instruction," "regardless of the cost."
Xing Bi walked into the experimental cabin next to him. From the glass wall, he could see four transfer cabins inside. Xing Bi opened cabins number four and five.
Two biochemical bodies walked out of the cabin.
"Qiu Shi," Director Wu said, "do you know what you are doing?"
"I know," Qiu Shi grabbed his collar, "Director Wu, do you know how to avoid death?"
“… I know,” Director Wu said, “Qiu Shi, have you thought about the consequences?”
"I never thought about the consequences of what I did," Qiu Shi said. "If I had thought about the consequences, I wouldn't have been tricked by you until now."
Xing Bi brought the person out of the laboratory cabin and stood in front of Director Wu.
Now everyone is here, including Lin Sheng, these four are the members of Xing Bi's team.
Although no one spoke, the oppressive feeling at that moment made Director Wu, who was about to speak to persuade Qiu Shi, silent and just looked at them in silence.
Qiu Shi raised his hand and hit Director Wu on the back of his head with the butt of his gun, and Director Wu fell to the ground.
Next came the two experimental assistants. When they saw Qiu Shi walking over, they lay down on the ground to avoid getting knocked unconscious and hitting their heads again.
"How to go?" Qiu Shi looked at Xing Bi.
"I don't know," Xing Bi walked towards the door, "He must have a backup plan."
When several people walked out of the laboratory and went out along the corridor, the door at the end of the corridor on the left opened, as if someone had just escaped from there.
Qiu Shi didn't hesitate and walked over there immediately. Sure enough, the door at the end was open.
On the other side of the door is a staircase leading upwards.
As they walked up, they heard footsteps in front of them. Qiu Shi’s map could not be displayed in the laboratory, but this was definitely someone arranged by Li Feng.
Following the footsteps, they passed through two opened doors and returned to the exhibition hall's parking lot. Li Feng's car was still parked there.
"Qiu Shi, you drive." Xing Bi said.
"Yeah." Qiu Shi pulled the car door and found that Li Feng hadn't locked the car.
Xing Bi's two team members had not spoken a word since they walked out of the transfer cabin. Now they got into the car one by one and sat in the back seat.
There is an indescribable sense of tacit understanding in the coldness.
Qiu Shi glanced at Xing Bi.
"Start running," Xing Bi also looked at him, "Partner."
Qiu Shi smiled and stepped on the accelerator.
"Director Li? Li Feng?" Director Wu patted Li Feng on the face, "Li Feng! Wake up! Are you okay?"
Li Feng did not respond. Director Wu ran into the laboratory, carried out a box and took out an injection.
When he rolled up Li Feng's sleeves and prepared to inject him, Li Feng frowned and opened his eyes.
"Awake? Are you okay, Director Li?" Director Wu quickly helped him sit up.
"It hurts." Li Feng touched his neck and then raised his head, "Where's Qiu Shi?"
"They ran away!" Director Wu's voice was shaking, "Qiu Shi took Xing Bi and stole two biochemical bodies and ran away!"
Li Feng looked at him in shock, and after a while he said, "Old Wu, I'm afraid our lives are in danger."
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