Chapter 17: Inexplicable Heartbeat
It was approaching evening, and the sky was half-tinged with sunset, but the usual smoke had not risen.
The town is also more solemn than ever, with a quiet atmosphere, but more like the calm before the storm.
The ranks of soldiers, who shuttled from house to house, inside and out, inspected every place very carefully and strictly.
The townsfolk who have been evicted or who have been unlucky enough to come here at this time are being examined and interrogated. Of course, Wen Xiu was there in person, and Gan Lei and the three captains were accompanied.
But after a while, the third captain couldn't sit still, he was the vanguard on the battlefield, and he was about to reach the limit of being able to sit with Gan Lei for so long.
"Gan, I'll go out for a walk twice." As he spoke, he lifted his trousers and belt up with his rough hands, and moved his neck a few more times.
Gan Lei also knew that sitting for so long had exhausted all his patience, and she didn't force him, nodded and showed a little imperceptible smile: "It's okay, you can take two teams to search." ”
"Good!" The third captain jumped excitedly a few times, beckoned the team standing on the side to turn around and leave Gan Lei's sight.
Wen Xiu took a sip of the tea in his hand. Well, it's already cold.
"Wen Xiu won't blame me for making decisions on my own, right?" Gan Lei asked tentatively, she had heard a long time ago that people at the Imperial Research Institute valued power more than anything else.
"How so? It's an honor for Captain Gan to be able to do this for me. The corners of Wen Xiu's mouth hooked slightly.
I don't know why, looking at Wen Xiu like this, a trace of worry appeared in Gan Lei's heart. I hope nothing happens.
Night is coming. A half-bright crescent moon appeared in Ganlei's gaze towards the sky.
And here, Qiao Erlan left Lu Jianian behind him and returned to the center of the intersection of the town's roads.
Several soldiers entered the house near the main road.
Joellan was hiding behind a two-story house next to it, which had just been inspected, and no one would come here to hunt them down for the time being. As soon as she thought about it, her arm was grabbed by someone, and her heart jumped, but her body did not reveal her nervousness in the slightest.
Until Dao Lu Jiannian's low and unique hoarse voice sounded in her ears: "Little Qiao, wait for me." As he spoke, he moved a little closer.
“…… Don't get so close to me. Joellan's ears seemed to be hot from the heat he exhaled, and she couldn't help but shake his hand out.
Qiao Erlan heard Lu Jianian's low smile, and he was in a better mood inexplicably? Wasn't you still angry just now? Is...... Men are really fickle. Qiao Erlan didn't want to speculate about what he wanted to do, he wouldn't harm himself anyway. Of course, Qiao Erlan also knew that robots were set up without emotion, and everything they did might be executed by a pre-set program, otherwise Qiao Erlan would have doubted Lu Jianian's intentions to be so close to him.
It's all a coincidence.
There was another small patrol in front, with neat steps and tall posture. The soldiers of the Emperor ** team are indeed well-trained.
"Follow me." This time, Lu Jianian took the initiative to take Qiao Erlan's hand and stood in front.
Looking at Lu Jianian, who was seriously investigating the situation in front of him, Qiao Erlan really didn't understand what he was going to do. It seems to be casual, and there are no set procedural rules. She frowned slightly. Dad wouldn't make such an obvious mistake, there must be something he didn't think of. What did you miss?
"Little Joe, don't stare at the back of my head." Lu Jianian said jokingly. Although he carried her on his back, his perception was unusually powerful and keen.
“…… I didn't. "Qiao Erlan has some black lines, do you really think the back of her head is good-looking? Bad robots.
"Gurgling......" Joellan whispered in her stomach as she mistreated herself.
Qiao Erlan clutched her stomach a little embarrassed, but fortunately it wasn't very loud, hehe.
Lu Jianian, who was standing in front, didn't seem to notice it. Suddenly, I didn't know what he found in front of him, so he pulled Qiao Erlan and walked back, and he didn't plan to explain it to Qiao Erlan.
But Qiao Erlan was not annoyed, with that period of revolutionary friendship in the Boundless Domain, the two had established a preliminary tacit understanding. Although the time is relatively short, Qiao Erlan knows how to cooperate with Lu Jiannian. For example, she knew that now was not the time to speak and ask him, so she would never speak.
After walking through more than a dozen single-family private houses, Lu Jianian stopped, and Qiao Erlan looked up: it was actually the restaurant where he had eaten before.
……
The artist is bold, and he is talking about the state of Qiao Erlan and Lu Jianian at this time.
"Let's go eat first." Lu Jianian wanted to open the half-closed door of the restaurant. Joellan grabbed him.
"What do you want to do?" Qiao Erlan felt that there were a few more black lines in her head.
"You're hungry." The expression was indifferent, as if it should be.
"No, I'm fine." Now it's time to run for your life and find your teammates, sir, will you be serious? Joellan immediately decided to retract the compliment just now.
"There is no connection between being good and not being hungry." Lu Jianian didn't let him go, and forcefully grabbed Qiao Erlan's hand and lifted his foot in.
"I'm not going anyway." Joellan didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear of attracting those soldiers. She turned to look to the side, but luckily there was no one here.
Lu Jianian seemed to be able to read minds, and settled Qiao Erlan's mind in time: "Don't worry, just now I have found out that these military patrols are regular, and I have already calculated: We have half an hour to solve your hunger problem." ”
“…… It's true? Qiao Erlan was a little shaken, to be honest, she hadn't been hungry many times when she had grown so big.
"You are just sick, and you can't supplement your nutrition as a last resort, but you must eat three meals a day on time and in moderation." Lu Jianian added a sentence to try to impress her.
"But Anzi......" Joellan still wanted to struggle a few times.
"The absence of movement means that he has not been caught, that he is not stupid. Moreover, "the latter words were not said again."
Joellan turned to look at him and motioned for him to continue.
"You've got 24 minutes left."
Qiao Erlan immediately pulled Lu Jiannian in, and the corners of Lu Jiannian's mouth softened into a beautiful arc, which was really funny. Of course, the premise is that the object is Little Joe.
Because he was worried that he would attract enemies, Lu Jianian only brought Qiao Erlan the warm food in this restaurant, carefully washed the dishes and chopsticks, and the two of them set off.
Qiao Erlan was worried in her heart while eating: Brother Anqi, he will be fine, otherwise how can he explain to Shanshan?
Lu Jianian looked up at Qiao Erlan, who was worried, "Don't think about things when eating, it's not good for digestion." ”
He didn't seem to feel that it was enough, so he chewed a few bites of white rice sullenly: "If you're in the mood to worry about him, it's better to eat well." ”
Joellan listened to his childlike words, and for some reason, suddenly felt a feeling that his heart was beating out of his usual frequency: this feeling of rapid heartbeat was not bad
But he's a robot! Joellan shook her head vigorously. Lu Jianian on the other side is unknown.