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Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Undercurrents at the Base
"We should hurry up and finish those two tasks, then head back to the base for the B-ultrasound to be reassured,"
Lin Tianhui remembered that in the pre-apocalypse, pregnant women had to go for prenatal check-ups almost every month, but now that was no longer possible. It was unfair to Xiao Jin.
"Mom, you don’t have to worry. They kick me from time to time every day, I can tell they are developing just fine,"
Su Jin comforted them. She didn’t know how to explain it, but somehow she just knew it—perhaps it was some kind of telepathic connection between a mother and her children?
It wasn’t until bedtime that Lu Hao stared at Su Jin’s slightly bulging belly and said, "They kicked you."
"Yeah, that’s called fetal movement, it’s normal,"
Su Jin explained.
"Does it hurt?"
Lu Hao asked with a troubled face.
"It doesn’t hurt; it just feels like a little vibration, don’t worry about it,"
Su Jin couldn’t help but laugh. This guy really didn’t know what fetal movement was. But when she felt it for the first time, she also found it magical. The only thing was that her belly was still small, and even if she wanted Lu Hao to feel it by placing his hand on it, he wouldn’t be able to. They would have to wait until the baby got bigger.
Lu Hao was also reassured after hearing this. If pregnancy meant being kicked and in pain every day by the baby inside, he would probably regret getting Xiao Jin pregnant.
"So there’s no need for you to rush back to S city so soon. Anyway, it just takes us a few minutes to return there. You’ve finally met them, so stay and help them out more,"
Su Jin urged. As long as they had the Space Ability, she felt that being with the family was much the same no matter where they were. Furthermore, H province had a lot of room for development, and with good management, its potential was tremendous.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you,"
Lu Hao said, playing with Su Jin’s fair hands. However, things here were slowly getting on the right track, and he thought that even if they took their time to finish those two tasks, they wouldn’t stay here for too long.
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In the S city base, Jiang Yixiao had been feeling exceedingly grateful these past few days for her wise decision to have that expert place a restriction on her.
Whether in public or private, her awareness of keeping secrets had improved several times over. Even if she sometimes wanted to blurt out the word "Space," she could immediately cover it up with other words upon realizing she couldn’t say it.
This was especially true in front of her new neighbors, two men who had recently moved in. She seemed to run into them in the corridor every day when she returned from training, and they often greeted her warmly.
However, the gaze of one of the men made her feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he was trying to see through her. So, at first, she would quickly close and lock her door after saying hello.
But later, those two men frequently came to borrow things from her, such as screwdrivers and wrenches, and she happened to have those tools in her Space. Gradually, she became less vigilant with the back and forth borrowing, as aside from being a bit talkative, the men didn’t seem to have any extreme behaviors and were very polite, even often bringing her food as thanks.
"No doubt about it, she must have the Space Element Ability. The things we took back weren’t found in any corner of her room,"
Huo Qi said to Han Yizhou.
It was easy for them to enter Jiang Yixiao’s room when she went for training during the day. Her room wasn’t large or complex, making it easy to search. And those tools they borrowed and returned were not found in her room. This indicated that the Water Element Ability User must also possess a Space Element Ability, though the nature of her Space Ability remained unknown.
"Right, that’s good. We’ll just take her with us before we leave this place,"
Han Yizhou said.
Before arriving at the S city base, they had disguised themselves and even used fake names to enter the base.
During this time, Han Yizhou had also been keeping a low profile, observing the situation at this base and Jiang Yixiao next door. However, the scale and prosperity of the S City base still made him feel envious, especially after learning about the contributions Lian Ze had made here. His desire to bring Lian Ze back with him grew even stronger.
"There’s been no unusual activity at Chen Yongliang’s end either; it seems Lian Zongren really does plan to enjoy his retirement here, with Lian Jiyue seeking him out quite often,"
Huo Qi reported.
"So, does Lian Ze also go to see him?"
Han Yizhou clenched his fists. This Lian Ze—surely he hasn’t forgotten that he still carries the blood of the Han Family!
"Yes... just once,"
Huo Qi hesitated before replying.
"Have Chen Yongliang and the others continue to observe. Also, have you found out who leaked the information about the Multi-Element Zombies? Why were all of the Multi-Element Zombies that we released into S City eliminated?"
The matter Han Yizhou was most concerned about was this, mainly because the release of the Multi-Element Zombies had been done in secret, and aside from their own people, it was not possible for anyone to know about the surveillance.
Yet, the people in S City seemed to be aware, as they would prioritize targeting the zombies’ eyes, which made him unable to help but suspect there might be a mole inside the E City base.
Huo Qi was also clueless about this matter. Although he was familiar with the S City base, the people he had placed there before had long since been eradicated by the base. Therefore, he didn’t know where to start the investigation.
"This might take a few more days. If it wasn’t leaked by our own people, then it’s very likely to be... Lian Ze,"
Huo Qi said.
Smack!
Angrily, Han Yizhou threw the documents he was holding to the side: "I hope it’s not that kid. Otherwise, when we get back to the E City base, I wouldn’t mind teaching him a lesson on behalf of his sister!"
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Lian Jiyue knocked on Lian Zongren’s door, carrying a large bag of frozen dumplings.
At this moment, the door next door opened.
Lian Jiyue frowned at the stranger who emerged from next door. This wasn’t the first time; the person from next door seemed to just come out to smoke and get some air, but Lian Jiyue couldn’t help feeling that something was off.
The new neighbors, several big men, didn’t leave to work at the base during the day, but always stayed in their rooms, even smoking cigarettes, which were extremely precious in the Apocalypse?
Unfortunately, he couldn’t figure anything out. It would be better if Lu Hao were here.
These past few days, Mao Qiqi hadn’t spent all her time looking for Su Jin and the others. On days when her family didn’t go on missions, she felt it didn’t make much difference where she was. Therefore, she would often help Lin Tianzhen and Mao Zhihang sell items at the Heart Talk Branch.
The shop was doing well, and Mao Qiqi could now help count Crystal Cores. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
As she looked up inadvertently, she noticed a strange man lined up in the queue.
"What’s wrong, Qiqi?"
Mao Zhihang, with his keen senses, noticed that his daughter beside him seemed to pause for a moment.
Leaning into Mao Zhihang’s ear, Mao Qiqi whispered, "Dad, the sixth man in line, he seems like a Special Ability User and yet not one. It’s so strange."
