A familiar voice passed through the open door of the entrance hall and the bedroom vaguely and fell into their ears.
Thinking that the smell of the food was too strong, Wen Qizhou had no intention of opening the door, so he bit off the piece of ribs and walked to the living room.
"You haven't gotten up yet, what's wrong?"
They were husband and wife, and Xie Changxiao had a sense of propriety when he came to see them. He gave up the idea of entering when he heard "Not yet up."
"Something happened. Let's wait until you finish packing and go downstairs." Going downstairs meant asking them to go to Yao Chengwei's house to find him.
Hearing Qizhou responded: "Okay."
He returned to the bedroom and sat next to Chi Yue, holding the chopsticks on the table and enjoying a slow lunch with her.
After washing the dishes, he went around to the head of the bed and took off the stained sheets. His eyes fell on the extremely obvious stains. When he entered the bathroom, he first dipped some water in it, applied stain-removing detergent, and rubbed it clean with his hands before putting it in the bathroom. Washing tub under the sink.
Then, he led Chi Yue out together.
Seeing that her movement down the steps was unnatural, he held her waist tightly with one hand: "Are your feet weak? Can I carry you downstairs?"
"don't want."
Chi Yue glared at him.
The eyes filled with spring water were like feathers falling on his heart, quietly twitching.
"You really don't want it?" Wen Qizhou laid his hands on her ears and called her "wife" with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't throw you."
Same words as last night again.
"You're so annoying." Chi Yue covered his mouth and bit his neck fiercely, leaving two rows of teeth marks before he was satisfied.
She walked down quickly regardless of her sore legs, and immediately caught up with her Wen Qizhou. She calmed down her turbulent expression and returned to her usual gentle appearance. She looked very serious.
They knocked on the door on the fourth floor and were welcomed into the living room by Sun Rui, who sat on the sofa around a square fire.
Xie Changxiao talked about the information he learned: "I guess that matter involves too much. The official said this morning that it was an internal fight among the patrols. It seems that they will not investigate further."
"The person behind this is not simple!" Yao Chengwei heard him mention the "boss'" purpose of arresting them, and couldn't believe it for a moment: "He could actually convince the officials to suppress the matter."
"It's also possible that someone from the government was involved." Wen Qizhou preferred that someone was wiping the boss's butt, otherwise the so-called investigation results would not have been given immediately overnight.
Xie Changxiao had the same view as him.
He took out his cigarette case and said, "Anyway, the water here is too deep and we can't easily wade through it."
"Then we still investigate?" Yao Chengwei was not sure what he meant, so he simply asked directly. After all, he would listen to them.
"No more checking." Chi Yue picked up the tea cup.
She was very clear-headed and said: "It doesn't matter if we don't have any power. If something serious is discovered that threatens them, they can find any reason to deal with us."
Nowadays, it is no different than in peaceful times. It is easier to deal with one or two people. They are not controlled by superiors and do not need to worry about public opinion on the Internet. In Heyuan, they are equivalent to the emperor.
If you give them a random label and give orders to surround the small foreign-style building, will they still have the ability to resist?
Yao Chengwei sighed: "That's right." He took the cigarette from Xie Changxiao and said, "People have to bow their heads when they are under the eaves."
Zhao Peng, who had remained silent, turned to look at Sun Rui, who had a beautiful and elegant face. His brows were furrowed, and the long scar on his cheek looked inexplicably terrifying.
"How about we find another place to live?" He said something unexpectedly, which caught their attention: "I think they will kidnap people again in a while. It's too unsafe here."
He was afraid that Sun Rui would be next.
When he thought of the scene of her being kidnapped, the uneasiness in his heart became more intense, and he was frequently awakened by nightmares last night.
Since he couldn't uproot the person behind him, he thought of leaving this place and moving to a relatively safe place.
Wen Qizhou could understand his concerns, but now was not a good time: "The temperature is too low now, and it is inconvenient to travel."
"Then wait until you return to Wen before leaving?"
"Where to go?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." He glanced at the people sitting around him and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"
Yao Chengwei: "Let me look at the map."
He took out a map and laid it on the coffee table, holding a pen to circle their current location, and then looked around.
Listening to their discussion, Chi Yue's eyes briefly paused on each person, stroking the water glass and pondering for a long time.
"Qizhou and I are going north." Not long after, her clear voice interrupted them: "Do you want to come together?"
After previous robberies and abductions, she gradually understood that unless she and Wen Qizhou lived in isolation in the mountains and forests, they would inevitably run into trouble.
But living in the mountains is unrealistic.
Let alone the possibility of encountering ferocious beasts in the mountains, just talking about the possible disasters related to the mountains such as mudslides, landslides, avalanches, etc. is enough for them to eat a pot.
On the way north, Xu Hui will encounter the same crisis. After all, the two of them are still too weak. The best way is to find someone they can trust to go together.
Xie Changxiao was the person who was originally planned to be brought along, and his character and skill were both good, so he was a big help; Zhao Peng and Yao Chengwei were both righteous people, and after the period of separation, their temperaments became tougher and they were able to do everything well. Listen to them.
As for Sun Rui, she majored in nursing in college and is better at first aid and injections and infusions than laypeople, which gives her a certain advantage.
All in all, it’s great to travel with them.
Yao Chengwei: "Of course!" Neither he nor Zhao Peng had any objections, let alone Xie Changxiao who was alone.
"Where is the end point of going north?" Xie Changxiao stared at the map and looked at the route: "The capital? Or a city further north?"
"Go to the capital first."
"There are still more than two thousand kilometers." He elbowed Wen Qizhou to indicate where he should go next.
After the general direction was determined, Wen Qizhou thought that Zhao Peng and the others needed to improve their skills, so he proposed that Xie Changxiao be their sparring master and use this time to improve.
No one can refuse to become stronger.
Especially in the apocalyptic world full of uncertainty, only by strengthening ourselves can we be more confident to survive a series of crises.
They proposed to have a fight with Xie Changxiao, asking the other party to look at their current problems, correct them and strengthen them.
Wen Qizhou and Chi Yue watched for a while, then did not disturb them anymore and walked slowly to the corridor back to their home.
"Wife." He cut a plate of fruit and handed it to Chi Yue: "You asked Zhao Peng and the others to go together. Have you thought about the space problem? As time goes by, it may not be easy to hide it."
"I've thought about it." Chi Yue twisted her fork and put a piece of peach into her mouth: "It's unknown whether they can follow us to the capital. Even if they have a chance to notice something is wrong in the future, they won't be able to ask anything unless I tell them. .”
She didn't know how long it would take for the natural disaster to end.
But in the face of a natural disaster, no one can guarantee that they will always travel together as planned.
Wen Qizhou understood.
He no longer worried about things that might not happen, he lowered his head and sucked the pulp on his fork, and accompanied her to catch up on a new drama.
(End of chapter)
