16 years

Chapter 168 "I had a dream, I dreamed of a person."

I don't know if it was due to overwork or what, but on the way back to Yancheng from City D, Liu Ruosong developed a high fever.

He suddenly had a fever in the middle of the night, and Fu Yan woke up from a light sleep, only feeling a hot stove in his arms.After touching the back of Liu Ruosong's neck, he felt cold sweat.

Through the moonlight, Fu Yan saw that Liu Ruosong's face was flushed unnaturally, he was breathing heavily, and he frowned slightly, as if he was suffering.

Fu Yan touched Liu Ruosong's forehead, he couldn't help but put his face on Fu Yan's hand as if chasing the coolness.

When they go back, they have to escort the petri dishes and research samples. A convoy of six vehicles has driven around the clock for a week. Now they are only ten hours away from Yancheng. It is difficult to stop at this point in time. rest.

Fu Yan frowned tightly, helped Liu Ruosong up and leaned against his arms, then untied his coat with one hand and put it on him, tightening the neckline.

"He Tang." Fu Yan said, "Give me the medical kit."

He Tang was leaning against the front and taking a nap to take a rest. Hearing this, he was shocked and quickly woke up. He took out a small medical kit from the storage box next to it, stretched his arms and handed it to Fu Yan.

"What's wrong, captain?" He Tang asked.

"He has a fever."

Fu Yan took out a thermometer from the medical bag and touched Liu Ruosong's forehead lightly.The thermometer jumped out of the degree quickly, and the temperature was 38 degrees five, which was not very serious, but it was also within the range of high fever.

"Ah?" He Tang was stunned for a moment, and said, "Caught a cold?"

"I don't know yet." Fu Yan said.

He Feng glanced at the two of them from the rearview mirror, and said, "Tangtang, hang up a fever-reducing sticker for Xiaoliu. It's better not to use the medicine indiscriminately."

He Tang snorted, and took out a fever-reducing patch from the medical bag, then pressed the car window, and tied the fever-reducing patch to the rearview mirror.

This is the soil method they are used to. In winter, the outside temperature is low, and the effect of freezing for a while is much faster than rubbing the fever-reducing paste with hands.

While talking, Liu Ruosong also woke up in a daze. He had a fever and couldn't open his eyes, but he vaguely heard them talking, so he patted Fu Yan's hand and muttered: "It's okay, I Just get some sleep."

"What's wrong with you?" Fu Yan asked.

Liu Ruosong shook his head.

He felt sleepy, as if his whole body was trapped in a sticky feeling like a paste, and he was pulled down by something.He wanted to say a few more words to Fu Yanduo, but he fell asleep again before even raising the strength to struggle.

He seemed to have fallen into a mysterious state, half of his consciousness remained in the world, and the remaining half sank in a dream.

Liu Ruosong's consciousness can still feel the movement of the outside world. He can vaguely hear the deliberately lowered voices of several people in the car, feel the cold temperature of the fever-reducing patch on his forehead, and even recognize that Fu Yanshi came to test his temperature from time to time. touch.

But he seemed to be unable to distinguish these things. In the vague sleepiness, Liu Ruosong seemed to have had a long dream.

Everything in the dream was hazy and illusory, Liu Ruosong walked in a strange and empty hall, surrounded by cold mechanical equipment.

The soft and moist mist brushed over his exposed skin, leaving a touch that couldn't be ignored.

There seemed to be many people in the fog, but there seemed to be nothing. Liu Ruosong stepped on the untouched cold floor and walked there for a long time.

Finally, he saw a man at the end of the fog.

The other party was slightly thinner, wearing a white coat, with his head slightly lowered, and a bright red mark was branded on the back of his exposed neck.

In the empty outline, this figure is very clear.

Liu Ruosong blinked and couldn't help walking forward.

The floor as soft as cotton under his feet suddenly had a substantial touch, and when he stepped on it, the hard soles of his shoes collided with the metal floor, making a slight sound.

The figure on the opposite side seemed to be startled by his footsteps, and turned around upon hearing the sound.

In the mist, Liu Ruosong saw the other person's face, and couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

Liu Ruosong's whole body trembled, and he woke up from his sleep.

It was bright outside, and the sun shone in through the car window, but Fu Yan intentionally blocked most of it. Liu Ruosong was in shock, turned his head and looked out, only to find that they had returned to Yancheng and were about to pass the checkpoint in the military area.

"What's wrong?" Fu Yan said.

Liu Ruosong's expression was obscure, he licked his lips, and whispered: "I had a dream, I dreamed of a person."

"Who?" Fu Yan asked.

Liu Ruosong didn't answer, his eyes passed Fu Yan, and he swept across Shao Qiu behind Fu Yan, then licked his lips, and silently mouthed to Fu Yan in the blind spot of Shao Qiu's sight.

——Fang Sining.

Fu Yan was taken aback suddenly.

He wanted to ask in detail, but there were still Shao Qiu in the car, as well as the brothers and sisters of the He family, so it was not a good time to talk, so Fu Yan squeezed Liu Ruosong's hand, signaling him to speak alone later.

Liu Ruosong's complexion changed a few times, the more he thought about it, the weirder he became, he didn't understand why he suddenly dreamed of Fang Sining.

Everything in the dream was unreal, he only woke up for a few minutes, and he forgot most of the content, only Fang Sining's face was very clear, which was incompatible with the whole dream.

What's going on, Liu Ruosong thought.

Or, this is another kind of "reminder", reminding Fang Sining that the key to solving the problem is.

— But Fang Sining is already dead.

Liu Ruosong's face couldn't help becoming a little ugly, but fortunately, he quickly dispelled this guess by himself - he and Fu Yan had roughly figured out the law of "restart". It should be the last "right path" they walked.

If Fang Sining is the key to solving the end times, he will not restart at a time when it is too late to save him.

why?Liu Ruosong wondered, or has his brain been full of viruses recently, so the associative thinking in his subconscious has gone so far?

Liu Ruosong thought about it for a while, couldn't help but touched his forehead, and found that he didn't know when the fever had subsided, and the antipyretic patch was torn off by Fu Yan.

His whole body was refreshed, and he didn't have the sticky and chaotic feeling of having a fever all night. Apart from having an inexplicable dream, it didn't seem to have any effect on his body.

"It's going uphill." He Feng said suddenly, "Sit still."

Liu Ruomatsu subconsciously grasped the roof railing and recovered from his thoughts.

Forget it, Liu Ruosong thought, maybe it was just a coincidence.

The vehicle passed the speed bump and stopped in front of the guard post.Liu Ruosong was quite familiar with this process, so he took the initiative to get out of the car to cooperate with the security check.

But the scene of being stabbed in the back the last time he entered the door was still vivid in his memory. Liu Ruosong was terrified and refused to separate from Fu Yan. He followed him almost step by step throughout the entire process, and the two of them went through the security check together.

Fortunately, those scenes where Liu Ruosong himself frightened himself did not appear. Everything in the laboratory building is normal and operating well, and it is waiting for him, the helmsman, to come back and resume work.

No one discovered Fu Yan's special genes, and the guards were polite all the way, and even a young recruit who had heard of Captain Fu secretly gave them two bags of milk during the security check.

Fu Yan's tensed shoulders and back line relaxed a little after leaving the safety zone. Liu Ruosong went to hold his hand, and accidentally found a thin layer of sweat on the palm of his hand.

Liu Ruosong's heart softened, and he didn't expose him.

They went out this time and failed to bring back Joe Eden and Eden One. Zhao Jincheng still felt a little regretful, but seeing the injuries and illnesses of these little bastards, he couldn't say anything, so he had to take them He went back to rest in one breath, and decided to see nothing.

Fu Yanxian was pushed out of the door by Liu Ruosong, and before he had time to follow out, he was stopped by Zhao Jincheng who changed his mind temporarily.

"Where is the petri dish?" Zhao Jincheng said.

"It's been placed in the isolation area, but it hasn't been brought in yet." Liu Ruosong said, "I'll check the situation later. If the situation is good, I can bring it into the laboratory building today."

Since they captured Irene, Yancheng has been actively carrying out the building renovation of the petri dishes.

The basement of the laboratory building was transformed into a detention center made of fine steel and hard glass. The security level was extremely strict, and it was more cautious than Joe Eden's research institute.

"What does the situation mean?" Zhao Jincheng asked.

"If the blocking agent is sufficient, the Petri dish itself is not too dangerous." Liu Ruosong said: "She has retained some sanity, and from a normal state, she does not resist being taken away by us."

Zhao Jincheng had a strange expression on his face.

Obviously, for him, it is difficult for him to understand Joe Eden's brain circuit, and it is also difficult for him to regard the petri dish as his "surrender" for a while.

"That's it." Zhao Jincheng thought for a while, stood up, and said, "I'll go take a look with you."

Before leaving City D, Liu Ruosong prepared a blocker for a week, but because they were not sure whether there would be additional accidents on the road that would slow down the trip, the blocker was given conservatively.

They no longer maintain Irene's sanity, but only need to ensure that she does not become a zombie.

When Zhao Jincheng arrived at the isolation point, Irene had already been transported out of the carriage.She was transferred to a 1.5-meter-high container, wrapped in a straitjacket, with a hard metal gag in her mouth, her pupils were foggy, and she looked very vigilant.

A young soldier in training uniform stepped forward, brushed her long hair familiarly, and injected a tube of blocking agent into the soft flesh under her ear.

Irene frowned, and a look of pain soon appeared on her face.

She struggled a bit, but was restrained by the straitjacket again, and did not cause too much trouble.

Zhao Jincheng looked at her from a distance for a while, then patted Liu Ruosong on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Jincheng said.

"It should." Liu Ruosong said.

Zhao Jincheng was busy with business, so he couldn't spare time to stare here. He just stood there for a while, observed Irene's situation, and left.

The staff of the laboratory building also received the news and arrived in the isolation area, ready to help transport Irene back together.

Liu Ruosong went down to help, but as soon as he pushed through the crowd, before he could go in, he felt his arms tighten and he was dragged out.

When he turned around, he realized that it was Lu Li who was pulling him.

He was wearing the uniform of the laboratory building's logistics, his face was pale, his lips were trembling, and he subconsciously pulled Liu Ruosong back.