Embers Ad Infinitum

Staying until it was almost time to get off work, several members of the "old tune team" packed their belongings and prepared to leave.

When Long Yuehong, who was holding her own laptop, passed by Jiang Baimian, she opened her mouth, but did not say anything.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Baimian noticed something unusual about him.

Long Yuehong hesitated and said:

"Team leader, you have been insisting on investigating the cause of the destruction of the old world and the origin of 'Wuxin Disease'. This must be full of dangers. Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"There will be latecomers!" Shang Jianyao, who was not far away, shouted with a smile.

Jiang Baimian glanced at him, looked at Long Yuehong, smiled slightly and said:

"Of course I'm afraid."

She paused and added seriously:

"But some things have to be done by someone. In the dust, many times, it's not that you are afraid of death. If you don't take risks, you won't die. No one knows when the 'unintentional disease' will happen to you. Than I would rather die in confusion than to die in search of hope."

"Would it feel better to look for the light?" Shang Jianyao asked in a probing tone.

Jiang Baimian said "ha":

"Did you use 'literary youth' on yourself?"

She turned to Long Yuehong and smiled:

"Besides, it's not certain that you will die. There is still a possibility of success."

At this time, Bai Chen interjected:

“At least as long as I can keep up, I want to stay in the group.

"In the future, the group will face more and more dangers, and I can no longer improve myself. I will quit on my own initiative so as not to drag everyone down."

"What's not a drag?" Jiang Baimian said angrily and amusingly, "But it's a good idea. In short, do it according to your ability. This is the case for you, and it will be the same for me. If the danger ahead is really too great to deal with, , I will definitely not rush over stupidly, leaving the green hills, and fear that there will be no firewood? If my generation really cannot complete the investigation of the cause of the destruction of the old world, I will focus on cultivating the next generation."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Anyway, don't make a decision in a hurry. Xiaohong, don't be impulsive and give up the opportunity. You may regret it in a few days. The same goes for you, Xiaobai. Genetic modification has certain risks no matter what. You can do more Think about it for a while and see if the situation changes, tomorrow or the unexpected, no one knows which will come first."

As for hello, I have already given up treatment!

Seeing that the team leader spoke more formally, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong both nodded in agreement.

On the way back to the 495th floor, Long Yuehong remained silent and did not speak, while Shang Jianyao had a few words with himself.

He didn't say anything to persuade or encourage him. He waved his hand and embarked on the road home gracefully.

Back home, Long Yuehong started to be busy, sometimes going to the "kitchen" to help Gu Hong, and sometimes going to the small room to help her sister Long Aihong with her homework.

The family had dinner, put away the dishes, and went out for a walk twice. Then, the two of them took turns playing on the computer, and the three of them listened to the radio and chatted about gossip.

"Hello everyone, I am Hou Yi, the news announcer on the hour, it is 8 o'clock in the evening...

"Today, Su Yu, the director of the company's board of directors, went to the surface to express condolences to the employees guarding the surrounding sentries and commend them for their perseverance in the harsh environment..."

Hearing this, Gu Hong turned her head and looked at her eldest son:

“Is the environment on the surface really that bad?

"That's not what you said before."

"Divided into places." Long Yuehong explained briefly, "Many areas were severely damaged when the old world was destroyed. Extremely bad weather often occurs to this day. It may be sunny and windy in the morning, and people will be about to suffer from heat stroke in the afternoon. It snowed heavily and accumulated to nearly one meter thick."

"It's really hard for those on guard duty and the expatriate employees of the Security Department..." Gu Hong sighed with emotion.

Long Dayong immediately agreed:

"Yes, if it weren't for their sacrifices, how could we live so peacefully and securely?"

Even if supplies are a little scarce, it is still much better than Shuiwei Town or Hongshiji.

Long Yuehong listened quietly, raised her right hand habitually and touched her cheek.

The cold feeling suddenly woke him up.

…………

In the middle of the night, Long Yuehong's body twitched and she opened her eyes.

He just had a nightmare.

In the dream, his parents, younger brother and younger sister all suffered from "unintentional diseases".

He tried to save him, but was hit by a cannonball and blown apart.

Long Yuehong subconsciously raised her hand and touched her forehead, feeling a chill.

He used his right palm again habitually.

After switching to his left hand, he found that his forehead was covered with sweat.

Long Yuehong took a breath, exhaled it slowly, and decided to go to the bathroom to wipe her face.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the small bathroom at home, he saw a dim light coming from the crack in the door.

"Who's inside?" Long Yuehong asked.

"Me." Long Aihong's voice came out.

Long Yuehong asked casually:

"have not sleep yet?"

Long Aihong smiled awkwardly and said:

"Brother, don't tell your parents, I, I have been playing computer games until now."

"You won't study tomorrow?" Long Yuehong was angry and funny.

"I won't read it." Long Aihong answered confidently, "Tomorrow is the weekend."

I have all forgotten this... Long Yuehong thought for a while and said:

"If I don't tell you, you can't hide it. This is the energy ration at home. You use so much, how could your parents not find out?"

"I, I came back today and accidentally discovered that the energy ration at home was a lot more, so I made a small splurge. It's almost the end of the month, and it will be wasted if I don't use it anymore." Long Aihong asked doubtfully, " Brother, do you know what’s going on?”

Long Yuehong thought for a while and said:

"Probably, the corresponding part of the energy ration was distributed after I was promoted."

"You, have you been promoted again?" Long Aihong was surprised and happy, "D6?"

Long Yuehong said a little embarrassedly and proudly:

"Just confirmed, D7."

He hasn't told his parents about this yet, and Shang Jianyao didn't publicize it on the streets today.

"Wow!" Long Aihong praised sincerely, "Brother, you are so awesome! Seriously, why don't you consider my classmates? Several of them admire you."

It's clear that she learned a lot from old world entertainment sources.

Long Yuehong coughed:

"How long do you have?"

"Wait, wait for another five minutes. Chatting with you will make me feel better again." Long Aihong made an estimate.

Long Yuehong thought about it briefly and said:

"Forget it, I'll go outside."

Five minutes is more than enough.

He wrapped himself in a thick cotton coat, took a flashlight, walked out of the house and walked to the nearest public toilet.

After settling the matter comfortably, Long Yuehong shrank her body, illuminated the road ahead, and walked back step by step.

He has long been accustomed to the cold after lights out. He knows that most of the precious geothermal energy is directed to the "production area" with the help of some kind of technology. The "energy area" provides part of daily life, which can naturally be saved at night. Province.

As Long Yuehong was walking, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the side and pounced on him.

This... Long Yuehong already had a wealth of actual combat experience. Seeing that it was too late to evade, Long Yuehong hurriedly raised her right arm to block it in front of her.

Almost at the same time, his arm was heavy and he was pressed up by the black shadow.

With the peripheral light of the flashlight, Long Yuehong saw the attacker clearly.

It was a somewhat familiar face, probably a neighbor nearby. At this time, his expression was distorted and his eyes were cloudy and bloodshot.

"Unintentional disease"... Someone has "unintentional disease" again... Long Yuehong's heart tightened, and the palm of her right hand suddenly turned a little red.

This was his subconscious reaction, but he soon controlled his instinct and gave up using the "laser transmitter".

This will penetrate the wall or floor, making it very easy to accidentally injure others!

As his thoughts were spinning, Long Yue's right arm made of red steel shook and threw the "unintentional person" away.

Then, he kicked off his feet, jumped forward, raised his iron fist, and swung it out.

Pong!

The "unintentional person"'s head was sunken directly, with exaggerated wounds appearing.

Watching the enemy slowly fall, Long Yuehong was a little frightened by the power of the mechanical arm.

He had just recovered from a serious injury, but he could kill an "unintentional person" so easily...

The power of this simple fist is not much worse than the team leader's biological prosthetic limb, and the hardness is definitely better than many chips!

After staying for more than ten seconds, Long Yuehong turned to the "Order Supervision Room".

…………

The next morning, room 14 on the 647th floor, in the office of the "old tune team".

"Did you have another unintentional illness last night?" Bai Chen asked after finishing what he was doing and preparing to go to the training room.

She heard about this from the early morning radio, so she asked the well-informed local employees Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong.

Shang Jianyao looked at Long Yuehong.

Long Yuehong said "uh":

"I met it."

"Are you okay?" Bai Chen asked.

"No." Long Yuehong smiled, "It was solved relatively easily."

"Has the frequency of unintentional illnesses in the company increased this year?" Bai Chen turned to ask another important point.

"I don't know." Shang Jianyao shook his head, "I have to let Dabai check it out."

When it came to Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong realized that the team leader hadn't come yet, and it was already twenty minutes after working hours.