Embers Ad Infinitum

Hearing Jiang Baimian's question, Bai Chen slowed down and answered calmly:

"I quite like him."

"Ah..." Jiang Baimian was stunned for a moment, then glanced around and lowered his voice unconsciously, "Since he likes you and you also like him, with your behavior, you should have taken the initiative long ago. "

It was because of this that Jiang Baimian couldn't guess Bai Chen's thoughts before.

Frankly speaking, all she could think about now was "With Bai Chen's acting style, she should have walked up to Long Yuehong long ago, stretched out her hand to grab the other person's collar, pulled him to her, and asked him directly, 'What do I want? Would you like to sleep with you?'"

Of course, this kind of imaginary and exaggerated picture must not be told. You must be polite and not like someone else.

Bai Chen frowned slightly and replied thoughtfully:

“I feel that my style of doing things in this area is in conflict with the atmosphere within the company.

"As the saying goes, when you are in a country, do as the Romans do. I am not afraid that being too proactive will damage my image, but I am worried that I will scare him and make him lose face with others. Therefore, I have been waiting for him to take the initiative."

Damn, I thought you were a little inferior because of your past experiences, and I was thinking of how to enlighten you... Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and happily used the modalities learned from old world entertainment materials.

She considered her words and said:

"There are only a few people in our group. If I don't say it, if you don't say it, if Lao Ge doesn't say it, who can know what happened between you and Xiaohong?"

"Hey, you really can't tell?" Bai Chen expressed his worry.

Jiang Baimian said "uh", unable to reassure himself by patting his chest.

Shang Jianyao himself couldn’t guarantee it!

Jiang Baimian turned and said:

"Ding Ling is right about one thing. In the dusty world, there is always today but no tomorrow. You must know how to cherish the people in front of you and don't waste time on inexplicable worries. You are a wanderer in the wilderness, so you should have more understanding than me."

Bai Chen was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly and said:

"I see."

Jiang Baimian didn't say any more. After all, this was someone else's emotional matter, and getting involved too deeply was an act without a sense of propriety.

The two of them walked back to the camp together in silence.

At this time, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong were walking around the jeep to eat after meals.

Suddenly, Bai Chen quickened his pace and walked towards Long Yuehong.

Long Yuehong suddenly froze a little, and Shang Jianyao pulled back with a swish.

Upon seeing this, Gnawa, who was in charge of the vigilance, continued to look outside the camp.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Long Yuehong asked with a slight stumble when she saw Bai Chen coming to stand in front of her.

Bai Chen asked calmly:

"do you like me?"

Wow! When Shang Jianyao was about to whistle, a hand came around and covered his mouth.

Jiang Baimian did it.

Hearing Bai Chen's question, Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment, and then became extremely nervous.

He blurted out:

"Me, I have been genetically modified to be only 1.75 meters tall, and I look average..."

Bai Chen interrupted him:

"Like it or not?"

Long Yuehong hesitated for a while, her face turned red, and her eyes were a little wandering as she replied:

"Hi, I like it, don't feel troubled..."

Bai Chen nodded:

"I like you too."

"..." Long Yuehong stayed for a few seconds, then her eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"

Without waiting for Bai Chen to answer, he hurriedly said:

"It's not that I don't believe you, I just ask this out of habit."

Bai Chen nodded again:

"real."

Long Yuehong opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say for a moment. Her mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts, like a wild horse that was running wild, and she couldn't hold it back.

Bai Chen took the initiative to reach out and grabbed Long Yuehong's left palm.

She glanced at Jip, nodded slightly and said:

"There are many things that are inconvenient outside now, and it will be even more troublesome if you are pregnant. Otherwise, you can do it tonight..."

"No, no need to be so fast!" Long Yuehong swung the robotic arm in embarrassment and joy.

Then, he saw a slight smile on Bai Chen's lips, showing a little bit of playfulness, and then he realized that the girl in front of him was sincere, but also a little teasing, or joking.

Shang Jianyao, who was not far away, tried hard to shout, "I can lend you the 'Six Senses Pearl'", but failed, and his mouth was covered tightly by Jiang Baimian.

At the same time, Jiang Baimian glared at Gnawa, telling this rotten robot who couldn't understand the atmosphere not to applaud indiscriminately and influence others to express their feelings to each other.

However, Bai Chen and Long Yuehong didn't whisper for too long. After all, there were three pairs of six eyes looking at each other, and they flashed red from time to time.

After sitting around the campfire again, Jiang Baimian looked at the two people who were still holding hands, and joked with a smile:

"Don't do this when we patrol later, it will affect your combat effectiveness!"

"Yes, for the safety of the group, let's simply change the pairings. Xiaohong and I, Dabai and you and Xiaobai." Shang Jianyao said in cooperation.

"No, we have no problem." Long Yuehong shook his head quickly.

Jiang Baimian then chuckled:

"Then when I return to the company this time, do I want to give you wedding leave, honeymoon leave, maternity leave and child care leave?"

"Pangu Creatures" does not have the term "honeymoon leave", it is included in the wedding leave, but who is called "Old Tune Group" is an expert in old world entertainment materials.

To be honest, Jiang Baimian was relieved. She had been worried about how she would convince Long Yuehong and Bai Chen to stay and not participate in the subsequent investigation after returning to the company.

Long Yuehong was easy to persuade, but Bai Chen was more troublesome. If they formed a family and started to give birth according to the internal habits and procedures of "Pangu Biology", things would be simple.

"Look, it depends on the situation." Long Yuehong replied awkwardly.

However, despite the embarrassment, he still couldn't bear to let go of Bai Chen's hand.

Bai Chen nodded:

"It depends on the arrangement of the group."

Jiang Baimian suddenly had a toothache.

She then waved her right hand pretending to be heroic and said:

"It's okay, I'll give you a day off!"

While talking and laughing, the atmosphere within the "old tune group" that had been depressed due to the sacrifices of Commissioner Huang, Mr. Zhang and others gradually returned to normal.

Two days later, the "Old Adjustment Team" learned through the forest farm-type settlement called Ansai that the alert in Wubei was lifted and the evacuated people were returning one after another.

So, they drove the jeep to Wubei again, aiming for the Eighth Research Institute information that Commissioner Huang had applied for before and planned to share with them.

Jiang Baimian believes that with the style of the "Salvation Army", they will not give anything after the "old tune team" proactively informed them of so much important information. The only point worthy of attention is how much valuable information they will give. Intelligence, or in other words, what information do they have about the Eighth Research Institute?

Seeing Wu Bei looking at him, Long Yuehong looked at Bai Chen who was driving, and said slightly worriedly:

"Is the Salvation Army still checking passing vehicles to look for lost nuclear warheads?"

And this is hidden in the Jeep of the "Old Tune Group".

Jiang Baimian laughed:

"If you are found, tell them that we came back specifically because we found the lost nuclear warhead and plan to return it to its original owner."

"Tsk..." Shang Jianyao just said "tsk" and succumbed to Jiang Baimian's raised left hand.

As expected of the team leader... Long Yuehong mumbled and set his sights on Wubei's entrance to the city.

The "Salvation Army" soldiers there briefly checked the passes of the "Old Tune Team" and told them not to take out military exoskeleton devices and bionic smart armors in the city, and then let them go.

While driving to the Wubei Materials Coordination Committee, Shang Jianyao rolled down the window, leaned on the door, and looked at the scenery on the street.

Not far away is an official non-staple food store affiliated with the "Salvation Army". A dozen people are holding tickets, waiting in line, and waiting patiently.

They were neat and orderly, no one jumped in line, and they exchanged words with each other from time to time. The corners of their brows and eyes were full of joy in celebrating that they were finally safe.

There is a market further away, with elderly people walking in and out carrying vegetable baskets.

As the jeep moved forward, Shang Jianyao also saw a nursery, a kindergarten and an elementary school.

Young figures are playing inside, listening to lectures, or doing recess exercises.

Ringing bells, a bicycle passed by, rushing towards the factory on the edge of Wubei.

Shang Jianyao opened the car window and watched quietly without saying a word, and the same was true for Jiang Baimian.

Finally, they arrived at the Wubei Material Coordination Committee. After informing them of their purpose, they waited for about ten minutes and were led into a room on the first floor.

Not long after, a resolute young man wearing a black uniform of the Salvation Army came in and handed them a document bag.

"Burn after reading." He simply confessed and sat in the farthest seat.

Jiang Baimian nodded, opened the document bag, and browsed quickly.

There is a lot of information that the "old tune team" has already mastered, but there is also some information that they don't know, such as:

"Vice Dean", "Professor Li", "Charlie" and "Doctor" are not like many powerful people in the "New World" who interfere with Huitu quite frequently;

They and some of the awakened people who explored the depths of the "soul corridor" formed a joint professorship to manage the Eighth Research Institute - the latter group were responsible for daily work;

The captured commissioners of the Eighth Research Institute seemed to have no faith in any of them...