I pick up trash at the end of the day

It was only dawn, and Yuan Ning had already sat up from the bed.

Last night, she stayed in front of the terminal looking at the documents copied from the archives, while confirming the whereabouts of 1029.

His behavior during this period of time was really abnormal. Although the general meant to adopt a laissez-faire policy on what he did, it was not something that could be laissez-faire when it came to stealing military files.

Previously, 1029's mission was to go to the Almanek Mountains to destroy the rebels who might be hiding in the abandoned laboratory. After he returned, he secretly investigated the laboratory's information. personal curiosity.Besides, she never felt that 1029 would be curious about anything.

Then the reason why he did what he did must be for that guide.

Yes, I taught 1029 to be obedient to that guide, but the purpose was to bring the guide back obediently, not to take out the things in the barracks.Why would he do everything so stupidly, wouldn't he have the slightest trade-off of the pros and cons of the consequences of his actions?

Yuan Ning suddenly felt exhausted.

Why did 1029, which was originally indifferent and serious, suddenly become like this...

Could it be that this is a trap?

Yuan Ning bit her fingernails, integrating what happened during this period in her mind.

First of all, someone deliberately released a communication signal in the Almanek mountain area for the military to intercept, and the military would naturally send personnel to investigate, so they ambushed in advance, and then used the attracted zombies to block the rescue time, and then concealed it in some way. After 1029, finally use a guide as bait to trap 1029 tightly.

This kind of idea is absolutely reasonable, and coupled with the fact that there are traitors in the military camp, the possibility of realization will be greatly increased.

If that's the case, then Dr. Aaron...

No, it's unlikely that Dr. Aaron is the Resistance.

Although he didn't know the real intention of this lunatic, but the object of his attention was himself and 1029, he noticed something, so he just let him cleverly use this opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

However, if all this is really a conspiracy by the rebels, then they must not sit idly by and report to the general immediately.

However, Yuan Ning still had a little doubt.

She has read the information retrieved by 1029, and there are a few things that make people suspicious, and the most puzzling thing is the summarized accident report.

It is understandable that the laboratory was attacked by zombies. A large number of on-site photos and processing results can prove that the problem lies in the fact that the laboratory was abandoned.

According to the report, the laboratory itself did not suffer a devastating blow, but the surrounding walls were damaged, and all the instruments and equipment in the laboratory can be used normally. On the contrary, the impregnable high-walled fortress was destroyed, which is not in line with common sense.Moreover, after the logistics troops cleaned up the battlefield, the capital center only transported away the experimental samples and some instruments in the laboratory, and then hastily announced the abandonment of the laboratory.

Although there are continuous mountains and deep valleys in the Almanac Mountains, there are no favorable conditions for setting up a laboratory. It cannot be called a high-altitude area, nor is it in the harsh environment required for any kind of experiment.Hastily established and hastily abandoned, it feels strange without thinking deeply.

There are also orders from the general.

The order to wipe out the rebels was the general's order in front of everyone, but the order to clear the data that might remain in the laboratory was quietly issued.This point can be issued in public as an additional task, why choose to keep it secret.

The laboratory was abandoned, and all the data stored in it should have been deleted after the accident was dealt with. Why did the general go to such lengths to ask 1029 to confirm again?Why did he feel that there was still data left in the lab?What is recorded in those data?

As a scientific researcher, being cautious and suspicious and thinking about the safety of the military are conflicting in Yuan Ning's heart. She wants to report this matter to the general, but she is afraid that she will not have the chance to dig out the secrets behind the laboratory.

Yuan Ning has been engaged in scientific research in the capital, so she knows this very well.

The military's ambiguity means that there are hidden secrets. Everyone knows this well, and infighting and intrigue are even more common.

Just like Dr. Aaron's trick this time, if she hadn't caught the clue of the traitor, she would be in deep prison now.

Say or don't say?

This question troubled Yuan Ning for the whole night. She wanted to push the door to see the general again and again, but was stopped by the intuition in her heart again and again.

"Hey, forget it, go get a cup of coffee and calm down..."

Yuan Ning put on her clothes, picked up the cup and prepared to go to the cafeteria.

When he opened the door, he saw 1029 standing at the door.

At this time, he should have just returned from meeting the guide. Is there something wrong with him coming to find himself without avoiding suspicion?

"Morning." Yuan Ning looked at him and greeted him with a smile.

1029 stood at the door and nodded towards Yuan Ning, but didn't intend to step aside.

"It's so early, what can I do for you?"

1029 responded, and then took out a bunch of sea-blue wild flowers from behind and handed it to Yuan Ning.

"This, this is..."

"This is for you," 1029 said, "Today is your birthday, right? I don't have anything else, I can only give you this bouquet of flowers."

Birthday……

By the way, today is my birthday, how could I even forget this.

Yes, but how could 1029...

Yuan Ning looked at the wild flowers in 1029's hands in surprise, her hands softened, and the cup fell out of her hands immediately, but 1029 quickly caught it.

"do not like?"

"No, I like it, very much."

Yuan Ning smiled and hurriedly took the bouquet of wild flowers. The sea-blue feather-like petals were intertwined layer by layer. The flower center was light purple, with bright yellow pollen on it. It is in the middle of a sea-blue flower field, deeply surrounded by the breath of nature.

Yuan Ning caressed the petite and lovely petals, and vaguely saw a note in the delicate flower cluster, with a few simple words written on it.

"Thank you and happy birthday."

It's not 1029 words.

Yuan Ning could recognize 1029's handwriting at a glance, so the person who sent this bouquet of flowers was not 1029, but a guide combined with 1029.

Yuan Ning looked at the wild flowers in her arms, and the surprise in her heart suddenly decreased a bit, and at the same time, she became a little more suspicious, and could even smell a hint of provocation.

Yuan Ning chuckled in her heart, she didn't say anything, she just looked at 1029 and asked, "It's nothing to be courteous, tell me, what do you want from me this time?"

"It suddenly occurred to me that today is your birthday. Originally, I just wanted to apologize to you."

Yuan Ning was stunned: "Dao, apologize?"

"Well," 1029 took two steps back, then bowed respectfully to Yuan Ning, "I'm sorry, I apologize for what I did to you before."

"Things? What did you do?" Yuan Ning asked puzzled.

1029 got up slowly, he stared at Yuan Ning's neck, Yuan Ning immediately understood and smiled calmly.

"It's okay, I don't care anymore."

"You don't care, but I do," 1029 insisted. "If you do something wrong, you should apologize seriously. This is what you taught me."

Yuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled slightly: "Did I teach you, or someone taught you?"

1029 did not feel any hostility or resistance due to Yuan Ning's words. He calmly put Yuan Ning's cup back on the table and said, "I just want to apologize to you and say thank you. Thank you for taking care of me all the time. Thank you for putting up with my dull temper."

Yuan Ning turned her head unwillingly. She raised her chin, blinked her eyes vigorously, and asked, "Did he teach you this too?"

"No." 1029 shook his head, "He just let me know how warm and cold the world is, and there is nothing else besides that."

After speaking, 1029 turned and left.

Yuan Ning hugged the bouquet of wild flowers still stained with morning dew, she hesitated in her heart, and she still called him at the last moment of 1029's departure.

"Anything else?"

Yuan Ning locked the door, looked at 1029 and asked, "It's just the two of us now, I want to ask you a few questions, I hope you... No, I should say I beg you not to lie."

"Ask." 1029 said.

"First, I want to know the reason why you secretly investigate the abandoned laboratory...is it for him."

"Yes," 1029 said frankly, "I just help him investigate the cause of his parents' death."

"His parents are dead..."

"Yes, he died in the accident that year."

The accident happened in 19, which is [-] years ago. Does that mean that the guide separated from his parents long ago?

He is an orphan...

Yuan Ning tightly clutched the flower in her hand, and her heart was pulled hard.

There is no shortage of orphans in the last days. Yuan Ning thought that she would be numb to these two words, but she couldn't help being moved by it.

When I was young, my mother also died in an accident. Since then, my father has never looked at me directly. She devoted herself to experimental research with all her strength, but it was just to win her father's attention. She had no thought or energy To care about other people, but I don't know that my emotions are also close to numbness.

Other people's greetings have become superficial politeness, and other people's intimacy has become something else.

Maybe this bunch of cheap flowers really has other intentions, or maybe it's just an expression of gratitude to myself.

Comparing the two, Yuan Ning is more willing to believe that it is the latter.

She didn't want to speculate on the kindness of this guide, at least, at this moment, she didn't want to speculate on the kindness of those who shared her same illness.

Yuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at 1029 and asked again: "Are you already tempted by that guide?"

"I don't know," 1029 said without hesitation, "If you mean that as soon as I leave him, there will be uncontrollable longing and pain in my heart, then yes, I am tempted by him."

"So, will he come back with you?"

1029 didn't answer, but turned around and opened Yuan Ning's door silently.

At that moment, Yuan Ning already knew the answer.

1029 will not bring that guide back, they haven't completed the bond or almost completed the bond, but before that, he has already been tempted by that guide.

Wrong, they thought wrong from the beginning.

"Are you going to catch him back?" 1029 asked while holding the doorknob.

Yuan Ning held the wild flower and sniffed it lightly: "Does this flower have a name?"

"Cornflower." 1029 said.

The flower language of cornflower is encounter and happiness.

It seems simple, but how many people are deeply involved in it, wishing for it.

Yuan Ning smiled bitterly. She simply trimmed the flowers and put them in the cup.

"Number three."

"The [-]rd of next month is the deadline," Yuan Ning sat at the table, quietly looking at the sea-blue cornflowers, "I can only help you so far."