Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 243 - Quick take me to the ICU
Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Quick, take me to the ICU!
Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Quick, take me to the ICU!
Song Qian looked at the two people hugging tightly and could only say,
“Jiang Yan, Kong Wu and I only took half a day off; we’re heading back now. If you encounter any trouble in the meantime or need anything, you can find us at Battalion 7 in Residence Zone 3.
There’s a passageway to the Underground City, you can ask Su Dai for the specifics. As for the ground city, a blizzard is going to worsen during this period, and a lightning storm will also hit. Unless it’s an emergency, don’t go up there.”
Jiang Yan nodded, “Okay.”
Song Qian initially wanted to persuade her once more to consider his invitation, but realizing that there were surveillance cameras in the tunnel, he said nothing more.
After the two left, Su Dai’s agitated emotions gradually stabilized.
She wiped away her tears, took out her keys to open the door, and pulled Jiang Yan into the house.
As usual, there was one room and one bath.
The light was dim, and the room was surrounded by walls without windows, save for a vent in the corner of the ceiling.
There was a small double bed in the room, a simple dining table, two chairs, and a pile of boxes.
At first glance, it resembled a prison.
The oppressive air only added to the feeling of suppression.
Yet, such a room was considered an unreachable luxury for ordinary people.
It had been over a month since Jiang Yan and Su Dai last met, and Su Dai had aged significantly and lost weight.
She had more wrinkles around her eyes, and her hand tightly clutching Jiang Yan’s was calloused.
It was unclear what she had been through.
But Jiang Yan didn’t think it appropriate to ask.
Both Sun Jingtao and Ye Qing were topics that would only bring pain.
“Jiang Yan, I’m really happy to see you again,” Su Dai said with a choked voice, her eyes suddenly reddening.
She wasn’t usually a fragile or emotional person, but for some reason, upon seeing Jiang Yan, all the pain and grievances she had suffered lately rushed up in a surge.
Back in the Shallow Bay District, Jiang Yan was her starlight.
Now, when she felt her path was nearing its end, this starlight had reappeared.
Jiang Yan was just about to say something comforting when the house door was pounded upon heavily.
Not just their door, but also the neighboring ones.
The corridor suddenly erupted with noise: barking dogs and men’s harsh scolding voices.
The soundproofing of these apartments was exceptionally poor.
The two women exchanged a wary look, instantly snapping out of their previous nostalgia and sitting up straight in alert.
“Room inspection! Open up the door quickly!”
A hint of panic flashed in Su Dai’s eyes before she quickly whispered,
“Jiang Yan, it’s the Xue Family, put on your mask!”
Jiang Yan: “The Xue Family?? Persistent pests.”
“Bang bang bang!” The knocking sounded again.
Su Dai took a deep breath, stood up, and said politely, “Coming, coming!”
The door creaked open, and Su Dai poked her head out, “Brother Xue, what can I do for you?”
“Seen this woman?” A young man with handsome features but sinister and lecherous eyes was speaking, holding an A4 paper with a printed headshot.
Su Dai squinted at the photo for a few moments and shook her head, “No.”
“Open the door fully, what are you hiding? Is she hiding in your room?!” The man spoke arrogantly, his temper clearly poor, and kicked the door open with a loud ‘bang.’
Su Dai’s thin frame was bracing the doorframe and stumbled backward involuntarily.
Jiang Yan saw this and stood up swiftly, striding over to steady her with an outstretched hand.
The man saw Jiang Yan and swept his bright flashlight over her face, his lips twitching into a sneer:
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“I knew you were hiding someone; take off the mask!”
The girl in front of him had fair and delicate skin, and her eyes were lively as they glinted like water.
As for her figure, even though she was wearing a black unisex Padding jacket, it was clear she was tall and slender.
She was obviously not the woman in the photo.
But she seemed far more attractive than the woman he was searching for.
Moreover, as a resident of Residence Zone 1 in the Underground City, she was alone, powerless, and dependent, and if he wanted to bully her for a few nights, it wouldn’t be impossible.
After bullying her, he could package her up as a gift for his distant cousin Xue Miaomiao.
Tsk, not only could he rid himself of the infamy of being a failing keeper of a golden cage, but he might also even receive a reward!
The very thought was delightful.
“Brother Xue, this young lady seems to be someone Captain Song Qian brought over. She just arrived at the base yesterday and isn’t that Jiang Nana,” a cautious man next to him said.
Xue Chengcheng sneered at this, “Heh, Captain? Flame Base is full of people calling themselves captain; Song Qian is nothing!”
“But he’s Mo Jingsheng’s man, and Miss Mo is still at the base,” the man added in a low voice, his lips mumbling.
Jiang Yan glanced over; the man speaking was the same worker who had declared her unmarried and unpregnant at the Inner City Ice Cave.
This man of the Xue Family had other roles too?
“Young lady, are you deaf? Didn’t you hear what I said, take off the mask and let me see!” Seeing Jiang Yan not moving, Xue Chengcheng shouted again in anger.
Su Dai became anxious and shielded Jiang Yan behind her, “Brother Xue, she’s my friend—not the person you’re looking for.”
“I’m aware she’s not the one I’m after, but I’ve taken a fancy to her today!” Xue Chengcheng said, stepping forward to grab Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan sneered inwardly.
Was there a hereditary illness in the Xue Family, making each member a perverse lunatic?
If it wasn’t for the sensitivity of the current location, she’d really like to shoot him on the spot.
But even without a gun, handling him would be easy.
Still, with the current situation outnumbered and outpowered, she had to play along.
With that in mind, she feigned terror and shrank backward.
But her fear and retreat seemed only to excite the man’s vile thoughts further, “Everyone out, close the door, and don’t interrupt my fun!”
The men behind Xue Chengcheng looked at each other hesitantly for a second but dared not disobey his orders.
Su Dai already knew what he was planning and, unafraid of death, reached out to stop him: “Brother Xue, don’t touch my sister!”
“Looking for trouble!”
Xue Chengcheng reached to his waist, pulled out a sharp dagger, and aimed to slash at Su Dai’s wrist.
If the knife fell, Su Dai’s hand would be gone.
Jiang Yan’s brows furrowed, and Hua Bao, who had been hiding inconspicuously on her shoulder, leaped into action.
Six vines shot out, two ensnaring his legs, two grabbing his arms, one coiling around his neck, and the last one probing into his nostril.
With a thud, Xue Chengcheng felt an itch in his nose followed by a slip and fell, face-forward, towards the doorway.
The dagger he held clattered out of his hand.
To an onlooker, it appeared he’d overexerted himself and lost his balance, resulting in his fall.
“Brother Xue!!”
“What—”
Exclamations of surprise arose as they moved forward to help him up.
But it seemed as if Xue Chengcheng was pinned down by some heavy object, unable to move a muscle.
“I’ll crush you for bullying Mom! Hmph! I’ll crush you!” Hua Bao’s large head relentlessly pounded into Xue Chengcheng’s chest.
Xue Chengcheng, lying on the floor, felt his limbs restrained by an invisible force with a throbbing pain in his chest.
It was as if he was being struck by a boulder.
“Pain, it hurts! Help me up, get me medicine!” Within moments, Xue Chengcheng’s face turned pale and was drenched in sweat.
He had a congenital heart condition, had recently developed an addiction to certain drugs, and led a chaotic private life. Now he thought his heart condition was induced by his drug use.
His momentary optimism vanished, replaced by sheer panic:
“Hurry! I’m not gonna make it! Take me to the ICU!”
