The sender was indeed Xu Qian, but the words inside weren't hers.
"A Bai, it's Xiang Jintian. We discovered a mutant in the E Province city area. It's incredibly powerful; biochemical weapons, melee weapons, and firearms are all useless against it.
We were fortunate to escape, but the threat remains. We hope the Guangming Base will devise a way to deal with it. It's extremely dangerous.
We've destroyed nearly twenty bases these past few months. Once all bases are destroyed, I'll return to apologize personally.
Oh, and A Bai, I've found a girlfriend. Her name is Xu Qian, and she's wonderful. I'll bring her to meet you next time..."
Mei Yuebai was so angry he wanted to smash the pager into oblivion. The message was a dagger to his heart.
His eyes red, the young man roared in a low voice, "Xiang Jintian! Xu Qian is my girlfriend, not yours!!"
"Beep."
Another message arrived.
The young man's eyes lit up, and he immediately opened it.
The photo must have been taken during a struggle, as it was slightly blurry.
She still wore her hair in a high ponytail, dressed in a tracksuit, just like before. Her chin, however, had become much sharper.
She had lost weight.
Mei Yuebai lowered his head and muttered softly, "Xiang Jintian doesn't know how to take care of a woman at all, making her so thin..."
As he spoke, the young man slumped onto the desk, his handsome brows looking utterly dejected.
"Lord Xixi, please come back soon."
Everyone was stunned by their leader's behavior.
Had he not fully recovered yet?
The young man suddenly lifted his gaze, his dark eyes fixed directly on them.
The crowd immediately lowered their heads, daring not to look.
Mei Yuebai sat up and commanded, "Send two armies to the E Province city area to investigate the mutant situation. Send a message to the Hope Base as well."
"Yes."
Meanwhile, Xiang Jintian was being scolded.
Xu Qian was speechless. What girlfriend? Mei Yuebai would probably explode if he saw that!
Xiang Jintian felt wronged. Was it wrong to show off his girlfriend?
No, right?
Xu Qian couldn't be bothered with him. She unfolded the map in her hands, creasing it twice, leaving only the southwest and northwest directions.
"Which of the closer ones should we go to now?"
"Okay... but Xi Xi, when can we rest?"
Xu Qian didn't even lift her eyelids and casually replied, "No rest for now."
Xiang Jintian gloomily agreed. Although he understood they couldn't rest in this situation, still...
Ever since the first incident, they had agreed that they could only do "that" on rest days; otherwise, they had to endure.
Xiang Jintian had been delayed by those two "lightbulbs" for half a month, and he hadn't had any "meat" in half a month.
Xu Qian glanced at him and smiled, "Alright, we'll rest for a while after we're done with the southwestern region."
Xiang Jintian's spirits improved slightly, and he drove with renewed vigor.
It was early morning, the sky just beginning to lighten, and visibility wasn't very good.
Suddenly, a military truck swerved and collided with them at lightning speed.
Xiang Jintian's brows furrowed, and he instinctively leaned over to shield Xu Qian's side.
His entire body tensed, forming a protective barrier.
With a "bang," the jeep flipped over twice on the road, kicking up dust.
It was a near thing; the car almost plunged into the sea...
The airbags in the car deployed.
A sharp pain shot through Xiang Jintian's back, and his vision went black as he was knocked unconscious.
Xu Qian felt nauseous from the tumbling, but thankfully, she retained some consciousness.
Pressing a hand to her throbbing head, she managed to open her eyes.
She saw that their jeep was surrounded by many cars, and numerous people were striding towards them.
Xu Qian's expression darkened, her lips pressed into a thin line.
No, they absolutely could not be caught.