Chapter 39 p2
While she was busy here.
The other side was also busy.
After almost two months of mission time, Xie Muzhi had successfully brought a large number of rubber boats, assault boats, and small fishing boats back to Changnan City. These things would add a large amount of income to the base during the floods and torrential rains.
The completion of the mission was a happy event, but after Xie Muzhi had submitted the mission, he had immediately taken his special spoils of war and a simple assault boat and left the base, heading towards a certain community.
The flood had just passed, and most people did not dare to go out, mainly because they lacked transportation.
So, the journey was very smooth. There were no roadblocks. The rise of the water level had submerged some of the low-lying buildings, leaving only some tall buildings standing in the water, which also greatly reduced the obstacles.
Soon, the roar of an engine appeared in the community.
Before the first piece of roasted meat had even entered her mouth, Ji Yang heard the noise and was a little surprised. This group of people actually has helpers behind them?
Where did these people come from, to send so many people to deal with her?
The speed of the assault boat was very fast. Ji Yang was too lazy to go and see. She still planned to wait for them to come to her door and deal with them in one go.
So, she ignored it.
And downstairs.
When Xie Muzhi was near Building 9, he felt that something was wrong. He had come from the balcony side. Before he had reached the corridor window, he felt several dangerous gazes on him.
Didn’t they say this building was empty?
Xie Muzhi noticed that something was wrong and immediately retreated to use a building to block himself. He took out his gun and was ready to fire.
And at this time, in the corridor.
Five men were staring at the assault boat that had suddenly appeared, with a covetous look.
They had originally received a bounty to kill Ji Yang. They had been squatting in the base for a while, but this person had not appeared at all. In order to get the points, they had spent some supplies to inquire about where Ji Yang lived.
And many people really knew who this Ji Yang was. They had easily found out her address and also knew that her house had a lot of supplies. She had lived a very comfortable life during the extreme cold.
So, when they came, they had specially used two rubber boats. At that time, they would take away all of that woman’s supplies. It was simply a wave of wealth!
Who would have thought that the surprises would come one after another? The group of them had just gotten off the rubber boat and were about to go upstairs when they heard the sound of an engine. So, they hesitated for a moment and found that the assault boat had actually stopped in front of them!
This was simply a free gift!
“Let’s kill this man first!” everyone unanimously decided.
It was just that this person had been alerted in advance and had directly hidden. But they had many people and were not afraid. They cautiously went over step by step. When they reached the corridor window, one of them immediately threw a brick over.
But just as his hand had stretched out, with a “thump,” a sharp pain hit him. He screamed, and his wrist seemed to have broken and was powerlessly open. The brick fell into the water. He panicked and clutched his hand, retreating repeatedly. “There’s a gun! This person has a gun!”
“Ah! Run!”
“This way, this way—” someone panicked and rushed up. Someone immediately picked up the rubber boat and went to the other window of the corridor.
On that side, Xie Muzhi had also judged that this group of people was not a big threat and had directly gone in. As soon as he jumped in, he found that there was no one in the corridor here, only some bloodstains on the ground.
He carefully placed the large package on his body on the ground and quickly chased after the few of them.
There were still two people who had gone directly upstairs.
For a moment, they were in a sorry state of escape. They found that the doors here were either tightly closed or the locks were broken and could not be used. For a moment, they were so anxious that they were covered in sweat. “Quick, go up, go to the fifteenth floor! That woman is on the fifteenth floor. We just need to catch her!”
The two of them seemed to have found their target and quickly went to the fifteenth floor. As soon as they saw the door number that those people had mentioned, they immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, “Quick, open the door for me!”
With that, they desperately beat the door, kicked it, and hacked at it with the knife in their hands.
But the main door did not move at all. With such great force, the knife only left a little white mark on it.
“…Holy crap!” the two of them were desperate. “What the hell is going on? Why did they get such a door?! Are they sick!”
This large cleaver, how many people had died under it before? And he had specially sharpened it before he came. It was actually useless at all!
The other person was holding a knife and hacking, but there was still no reaction. He was covered in sweat. “We’re done for, we’re done for. I was just saying, a woman, and a woman with so many supplies, why didn’t this group of people do it themselves and had to spend points to get me to come! This door has to be blown open with a cannon!”
What made them even more desperate was—the man with the gun just now seemed to have come up.
The sound of his fast footsteps, when they heard it, was like the call of the god of death.
When a corner of black clothes appeared in front of them, one of them directly shouted and knelt on the ground. “Big shot, spare me! We were also entrusted by others. Don’t kill us, don’t kill!”
Ji Yang, who had come over when she had heard the noise, happened to hear this and was stunned for a moment.
She had originally planned to open the door, but when she heard that there was another group of people, she immediately stopped moving.
In the corridor.
Xie Muzhi looked at the two people in front of him who were crying their hearts out, his expression indifferent. But the action of making a move stopped at this moment. He pointed his gun at them. “Who entrusted you to come over?”
The two of them looked at each other with a glimmer of hope. “If we tell you, will you not kill us?”
Xie Muzhi suddenly smiled, and then the gun in his hand fired at one of them’s thigh without hesitation.
“Ah!” the person exclaimed and curled up on the ground, clutching his leg.
Xie Muzhi’s voice was cold. “If you tell me, you can die a quick death.”
The remaining person’s face immediately turned pale, and he regretted it deeply. He had thought it was a soft persimmon, but he had still underestimated these two people. The muzzle of the gun seemed to be still smoking. Seeing that this person’s face was already impatient, he did not dare to delay and told them everything like pouring beans.
“It’s Zhong Hongwu! It’s him. His brother was sent to do hard labor because of Ji Yang. His crime was not serious. After paying the fine, he was resentful, so he found a few of us. If you want to retaliate, you must retaliate against them!” After the person finished speaking, he suddenly got up and pounced towards the open window.
There was still a glimmer of hope if he jumped into the water.
But Xie Muzhi’s speed was faster. Just as the person had jumped out of the window, he was immediately shot in the back. Then, he quickly fell. With a “plop,” he entered the turbid water. After a few gurgles, a touch of blood appeared and was quickly washed away.
Xie Muzhi then shot the other person, picked him up, and threw him out the window. Only then did he go and knock on the door. “Ji Yang, it’s me.”
—
“Click,” the main door opened.
Ji Yang looked at the man outside the door for the first time.
She hadn’t seen him for almost two months, and at a glance, he was a little unfamiliar. Perhaps because he had lost a lot of weight and was a little tanner, but his original skin was very fair, so a little tanner didn’t affect anything.
It was just that the clothes he was wearing were no longer bulky, but just a short-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of black long pants. The bulging muscles on his arms were exposed, which was surprising. When Ji Yang had seen him in his training clothes before, she had only thought that this person’s figure was not bad, a little thin, but still okay.
She hadn’t expected his muscles to be so obvious after he had taken off his clothes.
He was carrying a large bag on his back that looked heavy. There was a tired look on his face that he couldn’t hide, but when his peach blossom eyes looked over, they held a hint of a smile and softness.
Ji Yang looked at him and also showed a smile. “You’re back.”
“Mm,” Xie Muzhi nodded. Seeing that she didn’t move, he raised an eyebrow. “You’re not going to let me in? I even brought you a gift.”
Ji Yang was speechless. The sense of familiarity seemed to have returned with this sentence. She turned and went into the house. “Come in.”
Xie Muzhi quickly followed, closing the door behind him. He saw Xixi, who hadn’t returned to the living room, still staring at him with a tiger-like gaze. He casually took out a smoked ham sausage from his pocket and handed it over. “Have a taste? This tastes very good.”
Xixi was happy. It wagged its tail and went forward to take the sausage, and then went to its nest to eat.
Without the dog’s disturbance, Xie Muzhi smoothly entered the living room. It looked the same as usual, but the two fireplaces were not on. Instead, there were a few more dehumidifiers, and the air conditioner was also on. The temperature was a suitable twenty-six degrees, and the humidity in the air was also significantly lower than outside.
Of course, the most important thing was that there was a strong smell of meat in the air at this time.
Ji Yang really knows how to enjoy life.
Xie Muzhi was relieved. The floods had not affected her in any way.
He put down his backpack, sat on the single sofa, and took out the things inside one by one and placed them on the tea table.
Ji Yang looked on with curiosity and saw that they were all various jewelry boxes.
There were eight in total.
Xie Muzhi stopped. There were still many things in his bag, but he pointed to these eight and said with a hint of anticipation, “Open them and see?”
Ji Yang glanced at him and cooperatively opened them.
And she was stunned by the exquisite and brilliant jewelry inside.
They were all various jade ornaments: three necklaces, two jade bracelets, one jade Buddha, a pair of earrings, and a thumb ring.
With Ji Yang’s level of understanding of jade, each of them was worth over a hundred million before the apocalypse, especially the two jade bracelets, which were of top-grade jade and were also large, with a clear and moist quality.
She picked up one. The light in the room was not very bright, but the pure green of the jade bracelet made her hand that was holding it look exceptionally fair and delicate.
Looking at the two necklaces, they were wrapped in silver ornaments with jade. The silver-white luster was very dazzling, and there were also many diamonds inlaid in the middle. With this, you didn’t need any other decorations, and you would immediately feel that your value had soared.
Every time she saw such a good thing, Ji Yang’s heart ached.
It was beautiful, but it was just for a moment’s enjoyment. As soon as it entered her space, it would be gone.
Seeing that she liked it, Xie Muzhi was also relieved. “I got these myself. I didn’t exchange them with supplies. They’re for you.” Then he handed over the large bag. “The things in here were exchanged with supplies, to offset the medicinal herbs you gave me. There are still a lot in the base. I didn’t bring them over. I’ll send them next time.”
Jade was also a stone, and it was very heavy, so he didn’t pack that much.
Ji Yang lowered her eyes and looked at the things in front of her. Then she looked at the man in front of her who was obviously trying to please her but didn’t say much. Her eyes narrowed. The things were good, but even at this time, they were still too precious. It was impossible that those rich people didn’t like these things.
She suddenly put down the necklace in her hand. “Sorry, it’s too precious. I can’t accept it.”
Xie Muzhi’s expression was calm. “Don’t worry about it. These things are not precious anymore. I didn’t pay any supplies either. It was a coincidence that I helped a few people on a mission and took this as a labor fee. They all thought it was cheap. You just have to treat me to a few more meals.”
Ji Yang still didn’t move and shook her head.
The faint smile on the corners of Xie Muzhi’s lips couldn’t hold on anymore. His mind was frantically thinking of an excuse, but it seemed that none of them were of any use to Ji Yang. She had always been one to give and take and would not accept so many things for free.
It was just that when he had come back today, he had been eager to see her and eager to present his treasures. He hadn’t thought it through for a moment, so that now he was in a difficult situation.
The corners of his lips were down, and he was a little discouraged.
He hadn’t intended to say it so early. The last time he had tested the waters, he had been tactfully rejected. After that, they hadn’t had time to get along, and he had gone on a mission. It wasn’t until now, but it had already come to this.
Xie Muzhi pursed his lips and looked at the person in front of him seriously.
“Then… can it be a confession gift?” After he finished speaking, he couldn’t wait to show himself off. “I’m twenty-eight this year. I’m all alone, with no attachments. I have a lot of supplies in my hand. If there are no accidents, I have everything you need. Hmm… if I don’t, I can go and get it. Before the disaster, I ran a company and earned some money, but it’s all gone now. My grandfather and two uncles were all soldiers, so I have a good relationship with the government. In this natural disaster, it’s also a great help. I’ve never had a girlfriend, and I’m very serious about this matter. Once I’ve decided on something, I won’t easily change my mind. So, I’m also aiming for marriage…”
Xie Muzhi had never been in a relationship and didn’t know about these things. So, he subconsciously listed all his advantages, hoping to win the favor of the person in front of him.
As he was talking, he saw that Ji Yang’s expression was gradually becoming grim.
His heart skipped a beat.
Did he say something wrong?
And what Ji Yang was thinking was: …Marriage?
She had no intention of getting married. With the system collapsing in the natural disaster, it seemed that the base didn’t even have a civil affairs bureau.
And another point, having a child at this time was just crazy. And she had never planned on having a child, even if the natural disaster was over and everything returned to normal.
Dating was fine. If they liked each other, they would be together. If they didn’t, they would separate.
But a child was not something you could have if you liked it and stuff back if you didn’t.
As a pet, Xixi, she could easily be responsible for its whole life, but a child was not. And marriage meant being linked to childbirth.
Seeing that Xie Muzhi was showing a hint of apprehension, and the heat that had just risen on his handsome face had faded, and his eyes had also dimmed, her heart softened, and she also said seriously, “I have no intention of getting married, and even less of having a child. Dating is fine, but that’s it. And both parties should keep their own privacy and pay attention to their boundaries when getting along. Can you accept that?”
After a pause, seeing that Xie Muzhi was showing a hint of surprise and was about to speak, Ji Yang pressed on him, and her tone became a little colder. “Don’t have any illusions that you can change me after we get together. Some things can’t be changed. It’s better to part on good terms. Otherwise, if an accident happens, I will deal with you and the accident together.”
Xie Muzhi smiled. This time, his smile was brilliant, making his handsome face look a little more dazzling. “I’m very sure I can accept it!”
As soon as his voice fell, a bright white light flashed in front of him.
Soon, a sky-splitting thunderclap that seemed to have split the sky resounded in their ears—”Boom, boom, boom—”
Ji Yang: ?
Xie Muzhi: “!!!”
He looked at the pitch-black sky outside the balcony, which was still thundering and lightning, and he was broken.