257: Are your feet... numb?

After killing the leader of Philippines, Chen Yu put his m14 marksman rifle aside.

He leaned back against a dilapidated building.

Those countries that had attacked Xia Country when it had not yet restored order were all put on a blacklist.

Now that Xia Country had fully restored order, it issued warnings one by one to the countries that had previously attacked it.

However, after receiving the warnings, these countries did not restrain themselves; instead, they banded together.

They wanted to challenge the fully awakened Xia Country.

Philippines was one of them.

Zhang Ning walked up to Chen Yu, also leaning against the ruins, and took out a military radio from her quantum storage.

She skillfully typed Cai Fuji's name into it.

"Fuji, the Philippines' reckoning is over. You can come pick us up now."

"That fast?" Fuji's voice came through.

"That's all thanks to you. After you did a round of aerial strikes, we just came to reap the battlefield. How hard could it be?"

Zhang Ning patted Fuji's back with a slightly sarcastic tone.

Although he knew it was playful praise between comrades, Fuji chuckled a bit, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Then I'll send someone to pick you up now."

Hearing this, Chen Yu rolled his eyes and snatched the military radio.

"I say, Fuji, are you that big of an official now, sending people to pick us up?"

"You're not busy yourself. Just pick us up on your way, then we can go pick up Xiao Shen and Xiao Lin together, and finally Zhao Chuang."

"All the reckonings are done. We haven't seen each other in a long time, so let's all get together."

After Chen Yu finished speaking, Fuji's slightly embarrassed voice followed.

"Hehe, sorry, Old Chen. It's been a long time since I personally did anything after becoming the Chief Instructor."

"Considering your strong request, I'll come pick you up myself right away."

Only then did Chen Yu hang up the military radio with satisfaction.

"Now I can finally get some real rest for a while."

"When we go back today, everyone will have a meal together, and then I'm going to sleep for two days."

Sitting in the ruins, Zhang Ning leaned on Chen Yu's shoulder and yawned slightly.

In the past two years, it hadn't been particularly exhausting, but it had been very draining.

First, they investigated the source of the zombies, and after communicating with Liu Yan and learning it was in Bear Country, Xia Country dispatched people to guard the border.

Chen Yu and the others initially just spent their days scavenging for items in the active zones.

After all, they were all seasoned veterans of the Third District, so their material collection was naturally much faster than others.

Besides that, they occasionally had to deal with those who were foolish enough to attack Xia Country.

Including now, they had begun to settle scores with countries one by one.

The entire itinerary of the Long Wu Project finally came to an end here.

After inserting his mask into his chest rig, Chen Yu reached out and put his arm around Zhang Ning's shoulder, asking with some confusion:

"How can you be one of the top ten special personnel in Xia Country, and the only female special personnel at that?"

"But why do I feel like your physical fitness is getting worse than before?"

Zhang Ning closed her eyes to rest, but the corners of her mouth curved into a slight smile.

"Starting tomorrow, I won't be participating in any missions or operations. I've already talked to Officer Long."

Upon hearing this news, Chen Yu's confusion deepened, accompanied by a hint of worry.

"Are you hiding something from me? When did you suffer an internal injury?"

"It can't be, it's not like before with lingering side effects..."

Zhang Ning didn't answer, lazily pulled her chest rig up a bit, and reached into her jacket pocket.

"Clang clang!"

After rummaging for a while, Zhang Ning suddenly placed an item in her hand in front of Chen Yu.

Chen Yu was startled by the sudden movement, then saw the item in Zhang Ning's hand.

It was a white strip with two clear red lines in the middle.

"This..."

Chen Yu was stunned.

The item in Zhang Ning's hand was a pregnancy test stick.

And it had two red lines.

Meaning...

"Soon, there'll be another person calling me Mom," Zhang Ning said playfully.

Chen Yu, who was originally in a daze, instantly blushed when he heard Zhang Ning's words.

But then he remembered there was no one else around, and Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was years ago..."

"Quick, let me see again, am I really going to be a dad?"

Chen Yu's arm, wrapped around Zhang Ning, shook continuously, and his other hand reached out to grab the pregnancy test stick to look at it again.

But Zhang Ning didn't take out the pregnancy test stick; instead, she pressed it firmly into her pocket.

At the same time, she opened her eyes and looked at Chen Yu with a mischievous smile.

"You want to see it without calling me anything?"

After speaking, Zhang Ning placed her foot on Chen Yu's foot, and then leaned close to his ear, asking softly:

"Is your foot... numb?"

Chen Yu instantly understood Zhang Ning's meaning.

But this matter, to him now, could almost be considered a dark past.

And damn it, he was about to be a dad now!

As if seeing Chen Yu's intention to refuse, Zhang Ning nudged Chen Yu and let out a few delicate hums.

Chen Yu, who had originally planned to refuse, had no choice but to cover his mouth and lean close to Zhang Ning's ear, facing her coquettishness.

He softly hummed twice.

No one heard what Chen Yu said except Zhang Ning.

But they only knew that after Chen Yu spoke, he immediately covered his face and turned his head away.

"Give it to me..."

Chen Yu extended his other hand towards Zhang Ning.

After smiling contentedly for a few moments, Zhang Ning placed the pregnancy test stick in Chen Yu's hand.

After taking the pregnancy test stick, Chen Yu immediately brought it to his face and reconfirmed it.

He didn't know why; he had actually seen it clearly the first time.

But he just wanted to see it again.

It seemed only then could he believe this fact.

"Time really flies, five years have passed in the blink of an eye," Zhang Ning sighed, looking up at the sky with a lingering look of reminiscence.

"I still remember playing games back then, you'd be cursing your teammates into the microphone, and then suddenly you'd put on a high-pitched voice and shout..."

"Mommy, give me a sniper rifle, Mommy heal me."

Chen Yu carefully put away the pregnancy test stick as if it were a treasure, and at the same time looked at Zhang Ning with a pleading expression.

"I beg you, stop talking. I want to go back and slap my past self twice right now."

"Besides, that was just everyone playing along with a meme, why are you taking it seriously?"

Chen Yu's tone was very helpless.

Zhang Ning feigned surprise and said, "Oh."

"You don't seem like someone who likes to play along with memes."

Faced with Zhang Ning's jab, Chen Yu was completely defeated.

Seeing Chen Yu's reaction, Zhang Ning looked smug, smiled, and linked her arm through his.

"Have you thought of a name?"

"Not yet," Chen Yu shook his head.

"Actually, ever since I learned about the side effects of the injection, I never thought this day would come."

"After all..."

Chen Yu hadn't finished speaking when Zhang Ning raised her finger and shook it.

"Well, what I think is different from you."

"Why?"

Chen Yu turned his head to look at Zhang Ning.

The latter said as a matter of course:

"Although the injection made your time very, very, very short."

"But when time gets shorter, it's a roundabout way of saying..."

"The number of times increased."

"What was that law or theory called again?"

"Right, infinite monkeys, wasn't it?"