Chapter 41: Come to Watch the Fun

On the way down from the city wall, Wen Yao was lost in thought, pondering what she had just seen on the wall.

The elite team had the presence of ability users, but she had only seen water-type ability users, and their abilities were not used in combat. They didn’t seem to have much destructive power…

Why was that? Was it because the initial stage of research only produced this kind of awakening agent with weak destructive power?

Even after returning to her seat in the car, Wen Yao was still thinking about this question. Ji Mingchen watched her absentmindedly with amusement, then suddenly asked her, “You wanted to come to the southwest city wall, were you curious about the ability users of the Dongzhou’s 14th District base?”

“…?” Did this guy have some kind of mind-reading ability?

Faced with this question, Wen Yao didn’t know how to answer, so she could only lower her eyelids and shake her head. “No, I just haven’t seen water-type ability users before, so I took a closer look.”

Ji Mingchen smiled with curved eyebrows. “If you’re interested, I can have them come play with you.”

Wen Yao didn’t know why this guy was obsessed with playing, as if in his eyes, the world was just a game. “That’s… not necessary.”

Ji Mingchen nodded thoughtfully. “But the base currently only has earth-type and water-type ability users, and their levels aren’t very high, so there’s really nothing interesting…”

Wen Yao couldn’t help but look up at his words.

Only earth-type and water-type ability users?

Why only these two types?

Since the topic had come up, she thought about it and asked. It was just casual conversation, and it wasn’t really probing into their base’s secrets.

She thought Ji Mingchen wouldn’t answer, but unexpectedly, he didn’t treat her as an outsider. He explained with a relaxed expression and a smile, “Because Dongzhou has only researched awakening agents for these two types of abilities so far.”

“…!” This kind of top-secret information was something he could casually tell her?!

Logically, this kind of information about the base’s research progress should not be leaked to anyone except base personnel…

Hearing this, He Fengyan in the front seat also turned his head to look back, clearly surprised by this.

It was one thing to bring her to the southwest city wall for a tour, but now he was even telling her about the progress of the awakening agent research? Was he serious?!

He Fengyan couldn’t help but remind him, “Captain Ming…”

Ji Mingchen finally lifted his eyelids to look at him, still with a friendly smile. “What’s wrong?”

He Fengyan’s face was tense, and he didn’t say anything. Wen Yao next to him was a bit uneasy and quickly said, “Captain He, don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”

His gaze swept over the girl’s uneasy expression, and Ji Mingchen looked back at He Fengyan again. This time he was also smiling, but his peach blossom eyes were as black as a cold pool, making him seem a little insincere.

He Fengyan quickly retracted his gaze, not daring to say anything more.

Wen Yao was still stunned. She turned to look at Ji Mingchen and said softly, “If it’s a secret, you don’t have to…”

Ji Mingchen leaned back lazily in his car seat and interrupted her. “If you want to know anything, you can just ask me directly.”

Wen Yao was stunned. The man turned his head at this moment, his peach blossom eyes slightly curved. “Between partners, there are no secrets, right?”

He Fengyan, who had been eating dog food all the way, was speechless.

The driver also looked at the rearview mirror in silence for a few seconds.

They had all been by Ji Mingchen’s side for many years. In their eyes, their Captain Ming, although a bit hypocritical and a bit crazy, could still distinguish between right and wrong.

Now it seemed that he was completely a love-brained fool?

Wen Yao was also a little confused by his recklessness.

Ask him directly about what, the secrets of the Dongzhou’s 14th District base? Did he guess her thoughts? And this… was he serious?

She couldn’t believe it, and she was about to say something else when Ji Mingchen grabbed her wrist and pulled her gently.

At the same time, the car was turning, and due to inertia, she leaned against his shoulder.

Ji Mingchen raised his hand to smooth her soft hair. “Tired? Let’s sleep for a while, we’ll go back to eat later.”

“…”

Ji Mingchen was always a bit crazy, and Wen Yao felt that her daily life was gradually becoming absurd with him.

Before, she had been killing zombies day and night, completing tasks big and small, almost non-stop, her nerves were so tense that she was like a tightly wound spring. But now, she had completely relaxed, as if there was nothing urgent that she needed to do.

But this kind of relaxed and comfortable life, in this gray and cold world, was actually quite… warm.

She didn’t push Ji Mingchen’s hand away, her head tilted slightly, and she leaned against the man’s shoulder quietly.

Outside the car was a deserted city overgrown with weeds, and the cold rain beat against the car windows, blurring the view.

The world was cold, but there was warmth beside her.

It had nothing to do with feelings, but at least it was warm.

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