Chapter 211 Heading to City S
Chapter 211 Heading to City S
There were only four people on this trip: Ji Lang, Lin Yun, Gu Nanfeng, and Pei Sihao. Pei Sihao's older brothers were completely against their younger brother coming out to risk his life. Why couldn't he stay at the base hospital? Why did he insist on coming out with them?
However, Pei's father and grandfather were both incredibly enlightened. Pei Sihao was a water-based ability user, a crucial ability. In extremely cold weather, without Lu Yuan, they wouldn't be able to carry drinking water. A water-based ability user could at least ensure everyone had a sip of water. If Qin Yuan were still alive, they could at least have some hot water.
Before setting off in the morning, Lin Yun specifically sought out Liu Jia and Wang Sanhai, explaining the misunderstanding regarding Yang Xiao and Lu Yuan's departure, regardless of whether they believed him or not. They might not be able to let go of Wen Zhou's matter, but that shouldn't be a reason for them to distrust the base.
After much consideration, Wang Sanhai did not insist on leaving the base, but this time he did not offer to go out with Ji Lang and the others.
Liu Jia originally wanted to follow, but Gu Nanfeng said that although Jiang Xing had explained Yang Xiao and the others' situation, the fact that Zhong Qiang was abandoned by Wen Zhou's team made him feel that there was some secret behind it that they didn't know, whether it was Jiang Xing or someone else who didn't even know about it.
Among the few remaining, Liu Jia is both capable and rational, which puts Gu Nanfeng at ease. After all, Wang Sanhai is like a firecracker, easily provoked; Wei Cheng is both naive and foolish; and Li Minze has some ulterior motives, but although he swallowed a crystal, for some reason, while his ability level is high, his control is poor. Furthermore, since arriving at the base, he's been focused on research and hasn't really used his abilities much.
"Okay, I understand what you mean." Liu Jia put away the two sets of protective suits that Lin Yun had given him. When they left, they redistributed the four sets of protective suits that Lu Yuan had given them and the original four sets of protective suits that they had given to the four of them.
Liu Jia and his group left two sets of protective suits behind. After all, Liu Jia and his group are currently at the base. Before they set off, Jiang Xing promised in front of Grandpa Pei and the others that he would never arrange for Liu Jia and Wang Sanhai to go out before they returned. So, they only needed to leave two sets so that they could keep in touch with them at any time.
The remaining six sets of protective suits were each worn by Ji Lang and the other three, with two spares carried in their backs. After all, with Lu Yuan gone, their survival outside had become drastically more difficult. Ji Lang and Lin Yun almost didn't make it back last time if they hadn't encountered Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao, so they decided to be more prepared this time.
The four men boarded a helicopter specially arranged by the General Command on the helipad of the South China Base. It was said to be a newly improved military helicopter with a protective film on the fuselage that could be remotely heated to maintain its temperature. Even if the helicopter was covered by snow after they left, they could return in time to melt the snow and continue flying.
"Should we go to City S first?" Once on the helicopter, they put on all the protective suits and masks that Lu Yuan had given them. Now, even if there were monitoring and listening devices on the helicopter, they could only see them but not hear them.
"Let's go to S City first, to the South China Space Research Institute in S City." After Gu Nanfeng finished speaking, Ji Lang walked to the pilot's seat and started the helicopter.
"Hey guys, even if you're wearing protective shields, helicopters can still track you. They still know where you're going," Liu Jia's voice came from the group. He wasn't on a mission right now, so he planned to either stay in his dorm or go to Li Minze's lab when he wasn't busy. So he basically wore a protective mask or protective suit the whole time. As long as he had either one, he could communicate with the others in real time.
“Before we came out, I told my grandfather about our suspicions. He should have already communicated with Old Man Jiang. Unless Old Man Jiang has a problem, all the data on this helicopter should only be accessible to him and his trusted confidants,” Pei Sihao said.
"Then let's hope he's alright." Liu Jia smacked his lips and said nothing more.
"Strange, I can't get in touch with Lu Yuan no matter what I do." Lin Yun had been trying to contact Lu Yuan since they set off. After all, it was just Gu Nanfeng's guess that Lu Yuan and the others had gone to the South China Space Research Institute in S City, but it wasn't certain, so he still wanted to contact Lu Yuan to confirm.
"Can't contact any of them?" Ji Lang asked.
Logically, if Lu Yuan couldn't be contacted, the others shouldn't be able to communicate through the protective shield either. However, their communication was smooth, and they could even communicate with Liu Jia, who stayed at the base. Only Lu Yuan and the other two were unable to be contacted.
"Could it be that the three of them are deliberately ignoring us?" Pei Sihao thought about why Yang Xiao and the others ran away on their own. After all, they still didn't know the so-called "truth," so it was very likely that Lu Yuan and the others simply didn't want to deal with them.
"I have a bad feeling." Ji Lang didn't know why, but he always felt that after setting off, he was always in a daze and couldn't concentrate.
"How far have things progressed between you and Yang Xiao?" Pei Sihao teased when he heard Ji Lang say that.
"I do want to develop the business, but Yang Xiao is even less interested in me now." Ji Lang said helplessly, but he still forced himself to concentrate on piloting the helicopter. Although Lin Yun was there, their helicopter was not the kind Lu Yuan had set up, so he couldn't afford to be distracted.
After Ji Lang finished speaking, the entire cabin fell silent. Pei Sihao glanced at Gu Nanfeng, who was intently studying the map. Gu Nanfeng was combining the map on the tablet with his own understanding of the South China Space Research Institute to determine the institute's exact coordinates.
Before setting off, Gu's father told them that he had learned from several survivors in S City that after the virus outbreak, S City was hit by a massive tsunami, and the entire city was flooded by seawater. Therefore, Gu Nanfeng guessed that S City was now an ice field, making it impossible to locate it by looking at buildings.
"What's wrong?" Realizing that Pei Sihao was looking at him, Gu Nanfeng looked up.
"No, have you found the place yet?" Pei Sihao withdrew his gaze from Gu Nanfeng, who was looking at him intently, and casually glanced at the map in his hand.
"We have the approximate coordinates. We'll take a closer look when we get there." Gu Nanfeng zoomed in on a section of the map.
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