Chapter 53 p1:
In a certain temporary shelter far from the Thirteenth District.
Ling Yun opened her eyes and saw the dilapidated bomb shelter. Only one oil lamp was lit, and pebbles would fall from time to time. The only good thing was that it was dry enough, and the weeds in the cracks had been cleaned up to prevent plant mutations.
This was the place where Ling Yun had been staying for a long time.
She tugged at the shackles on her wrists and ankles. Just as she was about to get up and exercise as usual, she saw someone suddenly push open the iron door and stride in.
Her attitude toward Ling Yun was clearly very bad. Her tone was very aggressive, and she started cursing the moment she opened her mouth, “How long are you going to stay here? We told you to leave when we left the Thirteenth District. You insisted on following us. Now you’ve followed us to the temporary supply point.”
Ling Yun was silent, her expression unchanging. She had gotten used to these words during this time. At first, she had been a little affected, but now she was used to it.
The girl was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and cursed, “Either you agree to our conditions, assassinate or kidnap Ji Yulin, and truly join us, or you get lost.”
“For the sake of the fact that you’ve helped us avoid the people from the safe zone several times these past few days, we won’t make things difficult for you. We’ll prepare enough supplies for you to walk back to the Thirteenth District and randomly drop you off in a safe place.”
Ling Yun did not answer, still staring at the ground like a block of wood.
The girl was so angry that her head hurt. She put her hands on her hips and cursed, “What on earth do you want?”
If she had known, she wouldn’t have brought this person. Now she couldn’t get rid of her.
Ling Yun’s head shifted, and she stared at another place.
The girl was so angry she laughed. She directly threw something in front of her and scolded, “Take a good look. What are you insisting on? Ji Yulin or that sweetheart of yours who has already had a change of heart? Without you, their lives haven’t changed at all. They’re even happier.”
Ling Yun’s eyelids fluttered, and she finally showed a hint of change. She asked in return, “Sweetheart?”
The person sneered, “Isn’t Qi Fu from the Thirteenth District your lover? In a life-and-death situation, the two of you couldn’t help but do that kind of thing in the South Tower. Do you think we didn’t find out?”
Ling Yun’s temple throbbed, and a long-forgotten pain arose. She hadn’t expected this matter to have been spread like this.
But the person thought she had spoken the truth and showed a smug expression. Then she snorted coldly, “But she’s not your lover anymore. She’s found a new love.”
“What?” Ling Yun couldn’t help but speak.
There was no hurry. The person sat down cross-legged and said to Ling Yun, “During the time you were away, the Thirteenth District joined forces with Ji Yulin and eliminated the dark beast that had been ravaging the coast of Anding Town. Its power, even we, a group of people with special abilities, are not sure we can handle.”
Ling Yun’s mouth opened, and a look of shock appeared on her face. As a witness to the previous disaster, she knew best how powerful that creature was. She had not expected it to be dealt with by the Thirteenth District.
As if she could see what Ling Yun was thinking, the person snorted coldly and said directly, “Do you think it’s that simple?”
“That thing’s power is not something humans can fight against. According to the news we received, Qi Fu may have special abilities.”
Ling Yun was stunned.
And the person did not wait for her to recover and said directly, “We deduce that her original hidden special ability was polluted by the golden eagle, and in the end, it turned into golden eagle wings that can fly.”
“But I don’t know who is so knowledgeable about these things, to have actually removed her fake eye and helped her awaken her special ability.”
This person paused and said frankly, “Even we don’t know that it can be done this way, and we can’t even guarantee that Qi Fu won’t have an accident during her awakening.”
“The person who helped Qi Fu is very powerful.”
Ling Yun lowered her head to look at the ground, but Ji Yulin’s face appeared in her mind.
It’s the professor.
Memories couldn’t help but surge. She returned to that afternoon.
Ji Yulin had suddenly sent everyone away, including the inseparable little octopus.
The unknown aspects that had been hidden in the dark were finally revealed to her a little. In the end, Ji Yulin asked her, “Do you want to have this ability?”
Ling Yun stood there, and after a long internal struggle, she said, “I want to see it before I decide.”
This news was too much of a shock to her. The Research Institute that she had trusted so much was actually a liar. It was normal that she couldn’t accept it for a while.
Ji Yulin did not say much and just said, “Their companions are still locked up in the Thirteenth District. They will definitely find a way to rescue them. You can take the opportunity to join them.”
Ling Yun was moved but said, “Then what about your safety, Professor…”
Ji Yulin shook her head and said, “She will protect me, and you have to do something for me.”
“What?”
“Help me find their real base, and find a way to get their leader to contact me.”
“Just say that I want to make a deal with them…”
The clear and cold words faded, and the memory ended. Ling Yun looked up, hiding all her emotions.
The person was still continuing, “Qi Peilan is now trying her best to suppress the news, but with so many people present, how can she easily shut everyone up?”
A cold light flashed in Ling Yun’s eyes, and she said directly, “You have spies in the Thirteenth District.”
“What, are you going back to snitch?” The person shrugged and said nonchalantly, “That creature was caught before she even entered the organization. She’s probably already confessed everything she knows.”
Ling Yun didn’t understand, and the person didn’t explain. She added, “In the fight between the Thirteenth District and the darkness, a certain octopus beast helped a lot. Did you know?”
Ling Yun thought of the cute little octopus, and the guess in her heart was completely confirmed.
Is the “she” the professor said would protect her this octopus?
Her momentary daze was misunderstood by the person, who asked in return, “You don’t know either?”
Ling Yun’s lips ground together, and she said, “When Anding Town had an accident before, there was also an octopus being chased by the darkness.”
“You mean it helped the Thirteenth District to get revenge for the last time?”
“Probably…”
The person smiled, it was unclear if she believed it or not, and just said, “Do you want to see the recording?”
Before Ling Yun could answer, she had already turned on the recorder. The narrow screen showed a picture. It should have been secretly filmed from a very remote corner, so it was very shaky and blurry.
But fortunately, the dazzling Qi Fu was conspicuous enough for Ling Yun to see her at a glance.
The person was holding another’s hand, smiling and saying something, their movements very intimate.
And on the other side, the Professor Ji that Ling Yun was extremely familiar with was dancing with another person.
The video was not long, only a dozen seconds, but Ling Yun watched it twice without blinking.
The person did not forget to be sarcastic and said, “See? They don’t care about you at all. Whether it’s your Professor Ji or your lover, the moment you left, they found a new love.”
Ling Yun seemed to have been hit hard and did not speak for a long time, but she was secretly thinking.
Perhaps this is also an opportunity?
Her voice grew hoarse, as if she were disheartened, “What on earth do you want to say?”
The person showed a hint of joy and quickly said, “Join us and help us kidnap Ji Yulin.”
Ling Yun pretended to think, and after a moment, she said, “I have a condition.”
“What?”
“You have to help me awaken my special ability first.”
The person’s eyes widened, and she said repeatedly, “What are you thinking? This kind of thing is a complete coincidence. If we had a way, we would have let everyone awaken their special abilities. How could we be forced into this by the Research Institute?”
Ling Yun did not speak and just stared at her.
The person was so angry that she had no choice. After thinking for a long time, she compromised and said, “Perhaps, maybe there’s a way over there. But whether it succeeds or not, you’ve joined us, and you must help us kidnap Ji Yulin afterward.”
Seeing Ling Yun’s silence, she added, “You’re not betraying your old master. Because of Qi Fu’s matter, the biggest suspect in the Research Institute is Ji Yulin. If you take her away, you’re also saving her life.”
“Don’t worry, we’re very interested in her. We won’t easily take her life.”
The narrow space fell silent. After a long time, a “okay” was heard.
The night swept over the surroundings, and a hazy blackness rendered everything.
The banquet was over, but the Thirteenth District was still a little noisy. The drunken guests were not willing to leave and were standing there, talking about random things.
The family members who had come to pick them up were helpless and kept urging them, trying to find a way to get them away.
However, these had nothing to do with Li An. Her drunkard had run home early.
As if she hadn’t had enough, after returning home, she had opened a few more bottles of wine, so that Li An and Ji Yulin, who were walking around, had kicked the wine bottles several times.
After finally reaching the sofa, just as she was about to put Ji Yulin down, she was pulled by this person, and they both buried themselves in the sofa.
“Ji Yulin?” Li An let out a muffled groan, then quickly propped herself up with her hands and said helplessly, “How much did you drink?”
The other didn’t answer, just kept pulling her down.
The little distance that had just been created disappeared, and Li An was pressed tightly against the other.
It was a little soft. Although Ji Yulin looked thin, she had flesh where she should, so it wasn’t so uncomfortable that it hurt. It was more like a warm jade that had turned into water, warmly enveloping her.
“I, I’ll go and get you some water,” Li An forced herself to be calm. She didn’t know how to take care of a drunkard. Her memory in this regard was completely blank. She could only think of hot water.
But the person seemed not to have heard and still held Li An tightly, her wine-scented murmur blurry, only the sound of “An An” could be heard.
“Ji Yulin, you let go of me first. I’ll go get some water,” Li An tried to maintain her reason.
But the person just repeated, “An An, don’t go.”
“Ji Yulin, you’re drunk.”
“An An, don’t leave me.”
It wasn’t even a conversation. They were just talking to themselves.
Perhaps her alcohol tolerance was too low. Even the smell of alcohol on her breath would make her head spin.
Li An slowly stopped talking and squeezed into Ji Yulin’s arms, completely pressing against the other.
She felt that she might have missed Ji Yulin a little.
Although they were under the same roof and were always together, Li An still felt that she missed Ji Yulin a little.
“An An?”
“Ji Yulin,” Li An’s voice was muffled, and she finally hugged the other back.
At this moment, it was dark. The large living room was not lit. They could only see a little blurry outline in the moonlight. The two of them were inseparably stacked together, merging into a black shadow.