Lian could feel the girl's breathing gradually steady. He reached out and tucked her exposed hand under the covers.
Exposed only by her head.
The man pressed his temples.
Xu Qian, how should I protect you?
Early morning.
A large number of black-clothed men swarmed into the R base. The base, which had already turned off its lights, was suddenly illuminated.
Hui Feichi pressed his temples, which ached from rushing.
He couldn't find Xu Qian in Q province, so he had been rotating through each base, increasing defenses, for fear that Xu Qian would launch a surprise attack.
"Where is Xu Qian locked up?"
A subordinate stepped forward and whispered, "In Lian Shao's room..."
Hui Feichi froze, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
"Hopeless."
The man turned and strode towards Lian Du's room, raising his hand to knock hard.
"Lian Du, Lian Du."
"Click."
The door opened.
The man's tall figure was swallowed by darkness.
Hui Feichi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Lian Du, where is she?"
"Sleeping."
Hui Feichi sneered sarcastically, "A prisoner is treated like this? Lian Du, you must be crazy, right?"
"Feichi Ge."
Hui Feichi's brows furrowed. Lian Du hadn't called him Feichi Ge in at least ten years...
Before he could finish, he stopped him in time, "Don't say it. She's a major criminal, you can't protect her."
Hui Feichi wanted to push him aside and walk in, but Lian Du blocked the door, unmoving.
"Lian Du! I'll say it again, she's a major criminal!"
"Feichi Ge, I really..."
"Pap pap pap."
"Oh, are you arguing?"
The sudden white light made both of them squint.
The girl was wearing a simple black tracksuit, her long hair loose, her features exquisitely crafted as if by Nuwa herself.
Her fair cheeks had a few red marks from sleeping, which had dispelled much of her icy aura.
Hui Feichi's pupils contracted. This was the first time he had seen her in person.
No matter how beautiful she looked in photos, he would grit his teeth. He never expected that she would be even more beautiful in person than in the pictures.
No wonder Lian Du liked her so much. Anyone who could lay hands on such a face was truly ruthless.
The man quickly regained his composure. He turned his face slightly, no longer looking at her.
"Come with me."
Lian Du stepped forward, blocking in front of her.
"I'm with her."
Hui Feichi glared at him and cursed, "Don't get in the way. She won't be in trouble for now."
He hadn't decided how to punish her yet. Most importantly, he needed to find out which base was the instigator.
The X Group hid in the post-apocalyptic world, rarely appearing. Even those who knew of them only knew that they were a pre-apocalypse research company. After the apocalypse, they still existed in the world.
Xu Qian, a woman, couldn't have such great hatred for them for no reason. She must have been instigated by a base.
Lian Du was stunned. He understood that Hui Feichi was doing this for him.
"I..."
Xu Qian glanced at them and said coldly, "Stop wasting time, hurry up."
Her tone suggested that they were the prisoners, and she was the boss.
In the end, Lian Du followed them to the interrogation room under Hui Feichi's murderous gaze.
He couldn't rest assured leaving Xu Qian alone.
The interrogation room was all white, with four cameras overhead pointing at them at close range.
Hui Feichi personally conducted the interrogation. Xu Qian leaned lazily on the stool, not nervous at all.
"Name?"
"Xu Qian."
"Age?"
"Mmm... twenty?" Strictly speaking, twenty-seven.
Hui Feichi's hand paused as he held the pen. A twenty-year-old girl could play them all for fools.
"Ability?"
"Mental."
"Anything else?"
Xu Qian leaned forward, resting her arms on the interrogation table, smiling beautifully.
"You know everything, why are you still asking?"