Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: E City as Remembered
 

Su Jin had already put away the box of crystal cores, naturally first placing them in her storage bag.

She planned to save them for gradual use because if the space absorbed them all at once, she would truly cry.

The party in the villa’s basement let everyone enjoy themselves thoroughly, and with ample alcohol, Guo Yang got drunk and even went on to make a “declaration of love” to Liao Yifan with a microphone, which, of course, led nowhere.

Liao Yifan even sang a song called “Liang Liang” to Guo Yang, causing him to exclaim in heartache, and everyone was used to the two chasing each other and started to join in the fun.

Su Xiangzhe and Lu Guanhai also sang several old military songs together, Mrs. Su and Lin Tianhui felt particularly nostalgic hearing these familiar tunes, and they couldn’t help but tear up, reminded of the days gone by which would never return.

Nie Qing wanted to sing too, but since he didn’t know any songs, he could only watch Su Xiangzhe and Lu Guanhai sing enviously and said he also wanted to learn to sing.

Watching the lively scene, Su Jin and her aunt Lin Xiuyuan, among others, ended up drinking a bit more without realizing it.

As she drank, she didn’t feel anything unusual, but even diluted red wine is still wine, and Su Jin soon felt her head spinning, although she thought her mind was still fairly clear, gradually she felt her tongue starting to tie up.

“Xiao Jin?”

Lu Hao called out to Su Jin, who was lowering her head.

Because she hadn’t gone out today, Su Jin hadn’t tied up her hair; her dark hair spread over her narrow back made her waist appear even slenderer.

At the moment Lu Hao called her, Su Jin lifted her head in a bewildered manner, strands of black hair sticking to her pale cheeks, prompting Lu Hao to stretch out his hand wanting to brush them behind her ear, but when his hand touched her cheek, the smooth sensation made him reluctant to pull his hand away.

Yet Su Jin swiftly grabbed his hand, then clung to Lu Hao’s arm and leaned on it, starting to doze off.

Lu Hao was somewhat amused and said, “How much did she even drink?”

Lin Xiuyuan brought over a plate of sliced chicken feet and seeing Su Jin leaning on Lu Hao’s arm, shook his head and commented.

“She’s fine with any drink, but as soon as it’s red wine, she’s instantly weak.”

“Yeah, the aftereffects of red wine are stronger,” Lu Hao said with a laugh.

“Xiao Hao, why don’t you take Xiao Jin to rest a bit? Look at her, drooping like that; it’s hard for me to watch,”

Mrs. Su said, suggesting it was better for her to rest comfortably upstairs rather than dozing off here.

“Sure.”

Lu Hao put down the glass in his hand, helped Su Jin up and walked out with her.

“Uh, I’m not drunk; I don’t want to go up,”

Su Jin muttered; she was still conscious, just a bit dizzy.

“No, you’re drunk”

“…”

Lu Hao didn’t stop walking, and when he reached the door, he directly lifted Su Jin in his arms because he was going up the stairs, scaring Su Jin into wrapping her arms around his neck, but she didn’t see the smug smile on Lu Hao’s lips.

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When Su Jin woke up the next morning, it was already late. Recalling the events from the night before, she couldn’t help but lament in her heart, alcohol is truly harmful!

At this moment, she was immensely grateful for her Special Ability User’s physique; otherwise, she would bet two crystal cores that she would have woken up with her body aching all over.

“Sleep a bit more?”

Lu Hao, who was beside her, put down his book and rubbed Su Jin’s hair as he spoke.

“No, didn’t we still have to find Liang Jiuhui?”

Su Jin had not forgotten the words Lu Hao had spoken last night.

“Yes, it seems it’s related to Base E,”

Lu Hao said, paying attention to Su Jin’s expression.

Sure enough, Su Jin was stunned when she heard “Base E.”

Base E was the base where she was killed by Chen Xiarong in her previous life, and where Lu Hao had stayed as well.

Why would Liang Jiuhui bring up Base E?

“I’m not sure about the specifics either; he didn’t explain clearly yesterday,”

Lu Hao said as he stood up and got dressed.

“Hmm, I’m also curious why he would suddenly mention Base E,” said Su Jin.

Seeing that Su Jin acted naturally, Lu Hao also felt relieved. He had been worried that mentioning Base E, which was related to her previous life, would bring back unhappy memories for her, but it seemed she didn’t care much about it now.

Liang Jiuhui had initially worried that the two of them would not agree to take on the mission, but after experiencing a Zombie Tide, he felt more confident that he could persuade them now, especially considering their deep comradeship that hadn’t developed overnight. At worst, he could offer a bit more Crystal Cores.

Sheng Jing still followed closely behind Liang Jiuhui, diligently working as his secretary for the base leader. Liang Jiuhui no longer hid many things from her, but when she heard about Liang Jiuhui’s intention for calling the two over today, she also felt that this mission was undoubtedly meant for them.

“You’ve been quite happy these past few days?”

Liang Jiuhui asked Sheng Jing.

“Extremely happy,”

Sheng Jing smiled meaningfully; she had just painstakingly executed the person who had scarred her face and insulted her one cut at a time—how could she not be happy?

Liang Jiuhui also heard about what Sheng Jing had done from Ye Rongxin, and thinking about Ye Rongxin’s words full of praise for Sheng Jing’s actions, Liang Jiuhui shook his head.

It’s better not to offend a woman lightly.

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In the office, seeing the two arrive as expected, Liang Jiuhui looked very pleased.

Today’s meeting place was no longer in the conference room of the administration building but in Liang Jiuhui’s office.

His office had a resting area with several sofas and a coffee table; although he used to rest there when he was too busy, Sheng Jing cleaned it every day, and it was quite suitable for receiving guests now.

“So you want us to go to Base E to pick someone up?”

Su Jin looked at Lu Hao, she was actually thinking of rejecting right away—Base E, that dreadful place…

If possible, she truly did not want to go there a second time.

Her poor impression of that place was not solely because it was where she had died in her previous life, but because of the atmosphere at Base E.

Base E promoted the respect for science, intending to use the power of science to combat the Zombie Virus. This starting point sounded very good, but their research facilities were continually conducting experiments on humans. Although they claimed that these subjects were criminals sentenced to execution within the base, Su Jin had found it very peculiar at the time.

Besides the research institute of Base E, many teams within the base also had their own laboratories. In the second year of the Apocalypse, Base E had already begun popularizing a potion that enhanced the attack strength of Special Ability Users. It was said that even a Level One Ability User could exhibit the effects of a Level Four Ability after consuming it. Although the duration was not long, this potion could often be life-saving when facing High-Level Zombies or when fleeing. Thus, it was sold at a very high price within the base.

This time, Liang Jiuhui wanted them to go to Base E to bring back a team of doctors. He had heard that before Red Rain, he had chosen a few people to go to Base E to pick someone up, but after they left, they had vanished without a trace, and it was unknown whether they had encountered any danger along the way.