Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

Can such a thing be forgotten?

Phil shook his head slightly, and after confirming that Hiroyuki made no other mistakes, he stepped forward and opened the door.

"Go in, she's already awake...hey, who is this?"

Standing outside the door, besides the young man named Lin Qin who came to pay attention to Hiiragi Jing all the time, there was another figure that Phil didn't expect.It was a middle-aged man, also wearing a hospital gown from the medical department. His chest and abdomen were wrapped with a thick layer of bandages, and his head and arms were also wrapped with varying degrees of bandages. Under the influence of such a serious injury He is not yet able to move freely, so he is sitting in a wheelchair pushed by Lin Qin.

"Are you...Lin Pingfeng?" Phil remembered. Isn't this Lin Qin's seriously injured uncle?Although he was not a patient under her care, her qualifications made her immediately aware of the problem, "Mr. Lin, you are still listed on the list of key observations. Your injury has not healed to a safe place. It is very dangerous to do any activities." It may cause the wound to burst, please return to your hospital bed immediately."

"Uh... I'm sorry, I just came here to take a look and say a few words, and I'll go back right away." Lin Pingfeng quickly asked, and Lin Qin on the side also anxiously agreed.

"Uncle, I really have something to say. I'm sorry to bother you."

"..."

"I understand, please hurry up..." The uncle and nephew's low-spirited pleas made Phil unable to bear to refuse. It was inevitable to be accommodating, so he could only try to limit it within the scope of what he could tolerate, "I am now I have to go to the dispensing room on the first floor to choose medicine. Is it okay to go back to my ward before I come back?"

"No problem, no problem!" The uncle and nephew agreed in unison. In this case, it had to be this way. Phil said hello to Hiiragi Jing in the ward and then walked out. The two people who received permission Only then did he enter the room.

"Uncle Lin, Lin Qin, what's the matter with you?" Hearing Lin Pingzhi's voice also surprised Hiiragi Jing. She originally thought that Lin Qin alone could make Lin Pingfeng come to visit her regardless of his own injury. Hiiragi couldn't figure out what the matter was.

Lin Pingfeng, who was in a wheelchair, was pushed by Lin Qin to the bedside of Hiiragi Jing. Then Lin Qin also took a few steps forward to stand side by side with Lin Pingfeng. Just when Hiiragi Jing was about to ask again, Lin Qin suddenly bent towards her and wanted to come. Although Lin Pingfeng could not move too much due to his injury, he leaned forward towards her and lowered his head, trying his best to express his wishes: "I have heard Xiaoliu say what happened these days. What do you think about it?" I can’t thank Xiaoliu enough for taking care of him!”

"This... this is nothing. It's just a little effort. Just raise your head quickly. There's no need to be so formal." The two people's solemn expressions made Li Jing panic. If it weren't for the same injury problem as Lin Pingfeng, she would have been there. She had already run down to pull the two of them back, but she was helpless and could only try in vain to dissuade her. She looked at the ajar door from time to time, fearing that someone would suddenly break in and witness this scene. As the focus of the scene, such a situation would not be visible to outsiders. It would be too embarrassing.

"In such a world, even just a little effort is too precious. It is a rare kindness not to add insult to injury to others when they are in trouble, especially for mercenaries who are struggling on the edge of death. Everything we do is to survive. ." Lin Pingfeng slowly raised his head, which made Hiei Jing breathe a sigh of relief, "I have been a mercenary for nearly ten years. I have traveled to many places from south to north, and I have seen a lot of warm and cold people."

Lin Pingfeng, who has been a mercenary for ten years, is definitely qualified to say this. The vicissitudes in his eyes are the most powerful proof, but Lin Pingfeng's words make Hiiragi feel guilty.

"Well, Uncle Lin thinks too highly of me..." Hiiragi Jing knew that she was definitely not the kind of person who was keen on helping others. If it hadn't been for the understanding that she had once performed a mission with Lin Qin, she would have known that she was absolutely The young mercenary would not be noticed.

Secondly, the reason why she was able to help Lin Qin was entirely because Han Nianling ensured her daily needs. If her situation was the same as before she met Han Nianling, then she would not have the extra ability to do other things. , as Lin Pingfeng said, at that time she was also struggling on the edge of life and death, and was just an ordinary member of the mercenaries who struggled for survival.

"actually, I……"

Before Hiiragi Jing could say anything more, Lin Pingfeng waved her hand and interrupted her. He seemed to have already known what Hiiragi Jing wanted to say: "There is nothing wrong with living in order to survive. Everyone is doing this, but when you can survive in the future, How many people would actually do this when they have spare time to do something simple?"

"Besides, I just want to thank you for your help to Xiao Liu. This is a fact. As for the other things, I don't care. Besides, if I don't come, I won't have a chance."

"Um...I will stay here for ten more days. There will be many opportunities to meet in the future." Hiiragi Jing thought that the other party came in such a hurry to express her gratitude because she did not understand her upcoming hospitalization arrangements.

Lin Pingfeng shook his head and explained Hiiragi Jing's misunderstanding: "I'm afraid Xiaoliu and I will leave Newborn City next..."

"Huh?" Lin Pingfeng's decision made Hiiragi Jing a little surprised, "Why are you leaving suddenly? Don't you still have a position in the reclamation camp?"

Lin Pingfeng shook his head again and reached out to pat his chest, which was tightly wrapped in gauze. He sighed: "I will take the initiative to do the work in the reclamation camp. The wound can be healed, but the impact on my body cannot be helped. Elimination... The right lung has been completely removed, and it is no longer possible to fight like before. Besides, I have been working for ten years, so I am lucky to have an honorable exit."

"Then... over there at the primary education center..."

"Colonel Li Qing once proposed to recommend me to work as a physical education teacher in the education center but I refused, but thank you for your kindness." Lin Pingfeng smiled and said to Higgin Jing not to worry, "I will open up all the reclamation camps here. Reimbursement, there is no cost at all, not to mention I have accumulated a lot of savings over the past few years, so I have no problem maintaining my life."

"I plan to take Lin Qin to the west and find a human city base closest to my hometown to settle down."

Closest to hometown?

The information in this sentence is not difficult to interpret when combined with Lin Pingfeng's reminiscing expression. The hometown he mentioned seems to no longer exist.

Although she knew that the chance of seeing each other again in the future was slim, Hiiragi couldn't help but ask: "Then... your hometown is..."

"You should have heard of my hometown." Lin Pingfeng did not fall into the sadness of his memories when he heard Hiiragi Jing talking about this topic. He had already walked out of such pain, but his face showed his disdain for the glorious past of his hometown. Smiling proudly, "That is a beautiful place, and its name is: Green Ancient City."

well?Green ancient city?

The familiar name made Hiiragi Jing slightly stunned. She did not expect that the mercenary named Lin Pingfeng in front of her came from the same place as Han Nianling and Hu Lan.

"By the way, I almost forgot. This thing expresses our gratitude. Please accept it, little girl Hiiragi Jing."

Before Hiiragi Jing could recover and refuse, Lin Qin had already placed the thank you gift on the bedside table and quickly pushed Lin Pingfeng out of the ward.

Thank you?When Hiiragi's eyes fell on that thing, its identity made people even more surprised... Is this a crystal core? !

Chapter 70 Jiaheng’s suspicion

The battle that took place in the dense forest area to the west has come to an end. The casualty statistics of the exploration of the dense forest in the west of the Newborn City are still continuing. The preliminary estimated casualties should be close to a hundred people. Such results are compared with other military operations in the Newborn City. There are many statistical results.

It's just that these casualties are not a big actual loss to the Newborn City. Although it is a bit cruel, most of these casualties are mercenaries who responded to the recruitment. Even if they are paid to reimburse medical expenses and provide an extra sum for the deceased, Pensions are still cheaper than ordinary standing army soldiers.

There is no need to continue to spend high maintenance costs on a daily basis. You only need to pay a remuneration when necessary to mobilize an armed force that is not elite but is large enough and reliable. This is how the Newborn City encourages the establishment of a mercenary system. The real reason is that this time the mercenary system once again proved its effectiveness.

It is inevitable to pay the necessary losses, but the benefits obtained from this operation far exceeded the expectations of the Newborn City. Originally, the only purpose of this operation was to maintain the continuation of the construction project of the reclamation camp. The discovery was a huge bonus for the camp.

There are a large number of relatively complete pre-war materials in the town, and there are sufficient resources for excavation and research. Although this town is much smaller and less valuable than the abandoned city, it has far more advantages than the abandoned city. A more convenient research environment - no pollution.

The existence of pollution has always been one of the important reasons that restricts human exploration and excavation of JD Abandoned City. The pollution-free environment means that the newly born city can invest more resources in the excavation work itself rather than in the anti-pollution equipment and prevention methods. On spending.

Moreover, small towns do not have the threat posed by large groups of zombies. High-risk mutant creatures also left after the attraction of the quasi-material disappeared. As far as I can tell, there are only those mutants who may continue to operate in the surrounding area. It will cause trouble for the subsequent excavation work.

But overall, this was an extremely successful operation. There is no doubt about this by definition. At the same time, it also restored a lot of prestige and internal morale to the Newborn City base government that was lost due to the last operation against the JD Abandoned City Witch.

Some are happy and some are sad. In comparison, the situation of the Southern Federation team seems particularly miserable... Not only did the operation to seize the ether-like substance completely fail, but it also lost five elite team members and a nominal He is the B-level researcher who leads the team.

There is no doubt that this is the biggest failure their special team has ever suffered since its inception.

In fact, objectively speaking, the main factor in this failure cannot be attributed to the capabilities of the members of the Southern Federation. The combat strength they displayed in this operation even exceeded that of the elite security team of the Newborn City, but this time it was limited by the dense forest. Due to the complex terrain, the heavy firepower weapons mounted on vehicles that they most relied on could not go to the battlefield to provide support. They could only fight the dangers in the dense forest with their flesh and blood, and casualties were inevitable.

However, these objective factors cannot change the result of the failure of the established mission. The depressed team members who withdrew from the reclamation camp have returned to their place of residence at dawn. They do not have much time to stay. After a short period of repair, they will immediately Return to the Southern Federation to report this disastrous defeat and accept the corresponding punishment.

Therefore, Han Nianling knew that he did not have much time left to deal with the issue of Zero Nine.

Slowly walking into the dormitory building of the institute where the Southern Federation team and others were staying, the corridors, which were darkened as it got late, looked extremely deserted. Only Han Nianling's personal footsteps echoed in the dead atmosphere.

The dormitory building that was originally a little lively because of the Southern Federation team and others moving in seemed to have returned to that uninhabited and lifeless period. If it weren't for the fact that a few windows were still lit with lights, Han Nianling would have thought that those from the Southern Federation were there. People were so worried that they moved out of the new city in a hurry.

Han Nianling lowered his head and looked at the accommodation record in his hand. What was written above was the accommodation situation and list of the 28 dormitories arranged for the Southern Federation team. Except for Ujaxu Jiaheng and Zero Nine, all members had entry numbers.The fallen were marked out with a red marker. The 28 dormitories remained unchanged, but only 22 people were still lucky enough to live there.

The only sound along the way was the sound of my own footsteps. There seemed to be endless silence behind the illuminated windows of the car, but the air was filled with a strong smell of tobacco. It seemed that many people were depressed because of this. After a setback, I fell into the comfort of nicotine. No wonder when I came over, I saw many vendors selling homemade cigarettes hanging around the entrance of the institute.

If I didn't need to leave soon, I'm afraid this place would be completely buried by the more pungent smell of alcohol.

"It should be here..."

Arriving at the door of Jiahengsu's dormitory written on the record sheet, Han Nianling reached out and knocked on the door after checking the house number several times.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

The sound of knocking on the door sounded extremely clear against the silent background, but after Han Nianling waited for a while, there was no response in the room.

Did he go out?It's impossible. Where else can Jiaheng go at this time?

Han Nianling stretched out her hand to knock on the door again. This time she used a little more force but pushed it open the moment she touched the door. Only then did she realize that the door lock was not locked into the slot and the door was completely closed. It's hidden.

It was inappropriate to enter without permission, but when the other party still didn't respond to him, he had no choice but to take the initiative. He walked into the room and closed the door. Han Nianling looked around the room.

It can be used as a dormitory within the institute for researchers and students. The living conditions are naturally much better than the accommodation environment outside. The specifications of two bedrooms, one living room and a balcony are about [-] square meters, and the furniture included is also More complete, enough to meet the needs of life.

In addition to the time he went to the reclamation camp, Jiaheng should have stayed here for two days. However, the interior of the room was surprisingly clean. The plastic sheets on the table were still folded together and the chairs upside down on the table were also not spread out. There was no cancellation, and there was no trace of wrinkles on the soft cushions on the sofa. There was no trace of anyone living in the rather small living room.

Han Nianling's eyes turned to the tightly closed master bedroom door. Could it be said that Jiaheng had never left that room during his stay here?

Han Nianling walked towards the master bedroom door suspiciously and knocked again. This time her knock was finally answered: "The door is unlocked, please come in..."

Han Nianling, who got the promise this time, opened the door and saw Jiaheng sitting at the desk near the corner, leaning on the back of the chair and yawning lazily. There was a pile of pen and ink on the desk in front of her. Unfinished documents, these should be the work she has been busy with.

Jiaheng stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears squeezed from the corners of his eyes due to fatigue. When the pen tip hit the last period, she was finally freed from the documents in front of her. While rubbing the pain on her shoulders, she turned to Han Nianling at the door. She was not worried about Han Nianling. Ling was surprised by Ling's appearance, but instead pulled out a relaxed smile from the corner of his mouth: "Writing a report is really a troublesome thing, especially when there are six death lists to complete, and the others are okay...it's just Captain Ujaxuwu …”

"The cause of death is unknown, and the body has not been found yet. It's really strange... Don't you think so, Researcher Han?"

Chapter 71 Communication and Chess

Han Nianling's own experience in the sinkhole lasted only a few hours. Compared with the days and nights when JD abandoned the city, this time was almost negligible, but the degree of danger was no less than that of JD. After the trip to the abandoned city, she was still able to live her daily life in the newborn city safely and soundly. She had to admit that a lot of it depended on fate's favor for her.

When she first learned that Hiiragi Jing was abducted by Ren Xi to the reclamation camp, she didn't actually pay too much attention to it. Han Nianling also knew that Hiiragi Jing, who seemed to be the quiet type, actually had a heart that was not content with the status quo. The strong curiosity from the outside world drove her to cross the city wall and venture into the unknown again and again, not to mention that the task of guarding farmland was indeed too boring.

At that time, the Southern Federation team had arrived at the Newborn City. All sources showed that this team had a detection method that could 'accurately search for witches'. In her opinion, this was extremely useful for Hiiragi who lived nearby. A big threat, even if Hiiragi is sent to the outer farmland area, there will be great risks.

There was a reasonable reason to send Hiiragi Jing to the reclamation camp farther away to suit her needs, so she also acquiesced in Ren Xi's approach. She only needed to keep an eye on the team on Chusheng's side until they reached the meeting. Enough about leaving.

What Han Nianling didn't expect was that after the convoy left Ai Cheng, the son of the Southern Federation congressman, and his butler Gen to negotiate with the Newborn City base government, they immediately proposed to go there in the name of visiting and studying. Reclamation camp requirements.

This shocked Han Nianling at the time. She thought Hiiragi Jing was being investigated and her identity was exposed.At that time, she desperately wanted to rush to the reclamation camp to retrieve Hiiragi Jing, but later she suppressed her impulsive emotions and through conversation and testing, she discovered that these people from the Southern Federation were not obsessed with Hiiragi Jing but the one to the west of the reclamation camp. A mountain forest.

When the work at hand was over, she immediately took Hu Lan with her to the reclamation camp, and found Ren Xi who was being repaired based on the possible patrol route map and the traces of battles and walking provided by the local officers.

After learning that Hiiragi Jing went deep into the jungle with the Southern Federation team and others, she realized something was wrong. Considering the worst possibility of Hiiragi Jing losing control, Hiiragi Jing realized that she could not end it alone, so she made up her mind to ask Hu Lan and Ren Xi marched with him deep into the dense forest. Fortunately, there were many casualties around Ren Xi at that time, and he was acting in the name of temporary reconnaissance, so there were no extra team members asking to follow him.

In this way, they followed the footprints left by the Southern Federation and others and finally found the location of the sinkhole.

Forced by the mutated creatures competing for ether-like substances, they could not immediately follow the Southern Federation team and could only spend one night nearby. Finally, in the early morning of the next day, a large number of mutated creatures were consumed in the fighting and stayed along the Southern Federation team. They descended the rope into the sinkhole. Although they lost the whereabouts of the Southern Federalists, they could confirm that the blue light beam that was almost exactly the same as the one that appeared when JD abandoned the city was the real purpose of their trip. As long as they got close to it, they could Find them.

After that, the three of them kept thinking about setting off from the central square that emitted blue light beams. Finally, they saw Lingjiu and Hiiragi Jing locked in a fight on the periphery. She knew this when the black mucus flowed out of Hiiragi Jing's body. The secret could no longer be concealed from Ren Xi and Hu Lan, and they could only explain to them that Hiiragi Jing might be a witch, and hand over the long-range stun gun she had brought with her just in case to Ren Xi, hoping that she could find her. Opportunity: Try to launch the attack after the two sides have decided the winner.

Along the way, the two of them believed in her unconditionally and were willing to follow her into the dense forest. This alone was enough to confirm the fact that the two of them could trust her.

And then she left temporarily on the grounds of cleaning up possible threats around her... because just when they were attracted by the scene of the battle between the two witches with supernormal abilities, she noticed Ujiaxu who was moving outside the square.

This time luck once again performed her miracle: less than half a minute after Ren Xi shot Hiiragi Jing unconscious, support from the Newborn City led by Li Qing arrived at the sinkhole and rescued them.

With Jiaheng's mind, Han Nianling had already suspected all the doubts in the rhetoric. Because so many accidents happened beyond her expectation, it was difficult to prepare for the end. Fortunately, many of them were not supported by evidence. All the speculations and suspicions that need to be explained have been explained to Ren Xi and Hu Lan. The meaning of Jiaheng's words is more of a test.

"The situation inside the sinkhole is complicated. It is difficult to give you a reasonable answer before a thorough exploration is completed. The mutated monsters wandering around are greedy for corpses, and the cracks in the ground are enough to swallow an adult. These may be I am very sorry for what happened to the Institute of Physics as the cause of the disappearance." Han Nianling lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyes as if to express his apology, "But please rest assured, Researcher Jia, additional search forces have been sent to the reclamation camp. Manpower, we will notify you as soon as possible if any new discoveries are made.”

"Of course I believe in the efforts of the New City..." Jiaheng's smile remained unchanged. Just as Han Nianling affirmed, her suspicions had no strong basis. There was too little information available, and most of them could only rely on the other party's information. Explanation and retelling, she actually knew nothing about everything that happened in the square and was blocked by mutants.

The necessary information was not equal, and forcing herself to test would only make her appear unreasonable, and would in turn make her passive. In desperation, she had no choice but to put aside her doubts and expose the sinkhole... But she still had a lot of doubts. This requires Han Nianling's answer.

"Is it true that the ether-like substance has not been discovered?"

"No."

Han Nianling shrugged and replied. When Jiaheng looked over with a meaningful look, she took the initiative to look up and meet him: "Unfortunately, I also have a strong interest in such an existence. ...I saw that thing once when JD destroyed the city but found nothing. This must be the second time I missed it."

There was no cover-up or adulteration. This time she told the truth. The light beam disappeared long before she approached the square. The thing that caused the light beam disappeared. In the end, was it taken away by a mutant creature hidden in a corner? It is impossible to know which mutant it fell into the hands of.

Parallel to the staring, there was a strange silence surrounding the two people. The two parties, who did not move, only made eye contact, seemed to want to dig out something from the other's pupils with their own eyes. In the end, it was Jiaheng who deflected first. He opened his eyes and looked at the desk and sighed deeply: "I believe you...otherwise you wouldn't have the time to come to my place."

As he spoke, he picked up the pen and added a sentence at the end of the document that had just been completed with a period: The whereabouts of the target object are unknown.

After writing these seven simple words, Jiaheng threw the pen aside. Due to excessive force, the rolling pen fell to the ground, but Jiaheng didn't care and changed to a more comfortable position to lean on. On the back of the chair: "Tell me, your purpose of coming here...should be for Zero Nine."

It was impossible for Han Nianling to come here specially to provide answers to her doubts. The only reason Jiaheng could think of was Lingjiu, who was still receiving treatment in the medical department of the institute.

"Yes." The topic was finally brought to a formal level. Han Nianling secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then shook a stack of documents in his hand, "This is Lingjiu's physical examination form. That child is not an ordinary human being." Bar?"

Jiaheng didn't finish speaking, her eyes still stayed on the documents on the desk, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Seeing this scene, Han Nianling couldn't help but feel nervous. This was the first time she felt guilty, because what she was going to say next was unbelievable even to herself. But there was no turning back when things got to this point. Keep going with your scalp.

Suppressing the anxiety and trying to maintain the composure on his face, Han Nianling gritted his teeth and said the words he had been repeating countless times in his heart: "If there are no errors in the medical examination form, that child should be an artificial creature created by the experiment of the Southern Federal Ministry of Science." Be a witch."

"..."

"..."

Silence, silence again, Han Nianling's words did not provoke any reaction from Jiaheng, and the strange atmosphere suppressed all sounds again. Although Han Nianling's face was serious, her heart was beating wildly at this time.

The piece of paper shaking in her hand just now was the [-] physical examination form. It was just the dormitory record sheet that was used as a reference to find Jiaheng's residence. She herself had no actual evidence to prove this conclusion. This was just the information she obtained through the intelligence. It is just the information collected by the department and the final inference of Ujiaxu's reaction to Lingjiu conveyed by Hiiragi Jing.

She was betting that Jiaheng, who had just experienced a failure and stayed up late to write a report, had no extra energy to analyze her lies at this moment. She was betting that Jiaheng's disdainful attitude towards Wu Jiaxu stemmed from her lack of understanding of the experiment. She was betting that what she just said would have a huge impact on Jiaheng's heart. Coupled with the strong scientific research power of the institute itself, it was the biggest cover for her lies.

"It really deserves to be a research institute..." Jiaheng finally spoke after a long silence, and her words finally confirmed Han Nianling's victory in this bet, "Yes, the original intention of the child's creation was indeed I don’t know much about the ultimate goal of artificial witches. I only know that it was an experiment conducted on a group of orphans around ten years old as carriers.”

"Human experimentation? Hasn't the mainstream view of the Ministry of Science always been strongly opposed to this type of experiment?"

"No, this experimental project was not approved by the Ministry of Science. It was conducted privately by an A-level researcher." Jiaheng slowly closed his eyes, seeming to have some kind of memory, "That researcher is also Uja. Xu’s mentor, the chief researcher in the witch field of the Ministry of Science, Dr. Zhuang Wenduzhuang.”

Chapter 72 The Unlucky Idiot and the Artificial Witch

Zhuang Wendu?

Is it him? !

As a researcher in the field of witch research, it is impossible that Han Nianling has not heard of this name. In other words, people who are engaged in research in this witch field are basically aware of his existence.This can be said to be a real boss-level figure, and one of the few high-level researchers in the Southern Federation who can be named "Doctor".

This old man, who is over sixty years old, is a well-deserved pioneer in the field of witch research. At that time, the Ministry of Science of the Southern Federal Government had not yet been established, and he was only a research consultant working for the Monster Information Management Office of the Southern Federal Government.

And after the No. 1 witch was discovered in the Southern Federation, he showed great interest in the special existence of witches. They look like humans but are not human, but they are completely different from mutant creatures and walking corpses. What is the relationship between these beings with the appearance of girls and humans? Is their appearance due to the technology of the pre-war era or the pollution and viruses of the new post-war era?