82: Chapter 82 The Eldest Daughter of the Jiang Family Moves into Tiangong-1

After the acid rain, the mist in Jiang City carried a metallic, rusty scent.

The george patton smashed through two abandoned cars and charged up the winding mountain road.

The outer perimeter of Cloud Top Palace had already entered wartime control.

A few people who wanted to go out were taught a lesson by Fat Dragon's club and obediently returned home.

Behind the firing slits of Villa No. 13, gun barrels slowly extended.

On the walls of Tiangong No. 1, drones hovered.

Lu Xixi confirmed that there were no threats around Cloud Top Palace.

The alloy gates opened in layers.

Jiang Xiaowan sat in the back row, draped in Lin Yuan's black windbreaker. Her gaze swept over the machine gun nests, searchlights, and steel-spike barricades inside the gate.

Behind the curtains of several villas in the distance, people watched the george patton drive into Tiangong No. 1 through the curtain of rain.

Their gazes didn't look like they were watching a neighbor; it looked like they were watching the last ship leaving the shore.

"How did this place of yours turn into a turtle shell?"

Her tone was sharp.

Yet, her hands gripped the cuffs of the windbreaker tightly.

Tang Qiqi held her baseball bat and leaned over to look at her.

"Long Legs, is this your move-in speech?"

Jiang Xiaowan glanced at her.

"Kid, shut up."

Tang Qiqi immediately puffed out her cheeks and straightened her chest.

"This magical girl is an adult!"

The george patton drove into the B2 garage.

The heavy hydraulic valves emitted a piercing roar.

The heavy gates closed behind them.

Click.

With the final locking sound, the acid mist outside was cut off.

As soon as the car stopped, the automatic machine guns on the garage walls turned simultaneously.

Only when Lin Yuan raised his hand did the red targeting laser dots extinguish one by one.

Jiang Xiaowan realized then that if she hadn't been sitting in this car, she would have been riddled with bullet holes just now.

Everyone entered the elevator and arrived at 1F.

The elevator door opened.

Lin Yuan walked at the front.

As soon as Jiang Xiaowan stepped into the first-floor lobby, she paused.

The lobby lights were steady.

The floor was clean.

There was no stench of corpses in the air; there was even a faint scent of jasmine.

Four people stood at the entrance.

Su Xiaonuan was wearing a black and white maid outfit, her hands folded, head bowed calmly.

Wang Ya was wearing the same outfit, holding several cups of hot tea. Her grey-white skin gleamed coldly under the lights.

Lin Motong stood behind her.

Su Muxue was draped in a lab coat, wearing medical gloves, and holding a disinfectant spray in her hand.

Jiang Xiaowan almost couldn't maintain her "Eldest Miss" composure.

"You guys... sure have a sense of ritual."

Tang Qiqi popped out from behind her.

"I bought the uniforms, aren't they pretty?"

Su Xiaonuan looked at Lin Yuan.

"Mr. Lin, welcome back."

Wang Ya handed over the tea.

"Mr. Lin."

Lin Yuan took the tea and took a sip.

Su Muxue stepped forward and aimed the spray at them.

"Disinfection."

Jiang Xiaowan took half a step back.

"Are you treating me like cargo being processed into storage?"

Su Muxue glanced at her.

"You can also choose to go to B3 for a twelve-hour quarantine."

Jiang Xiaowan shut her mouth.

After the disinfection, Wang Ya approached her with the tea.

Jiang Xiaowan's throat moved.

She had seen Wang Ya before.

Last time, she was still like a dodder flower.

Now, however, she looked like something dangerous.

Grey-white skin.

White pupils.

"She..."

Jiang Xiaowan looked at Lin Yuan.

"Why does she look like a zombie?"

Lin Motong, who was talking to Xia Qingqiu, suddenly turned her head and stared at her, clenching her fists.

"Miss Jiang, please watch your language." Su Xiaonuan frowned.

"Sister Wang Ya is Mr. Lin's follower."

Wang Ya's voice was very soft.

"Whatever Mr. Lin gives, will become better."

Jiang Xiaowan's hand trembled.

Zombies can talk?

Xia Qingqiu also heard this sentence.

Behind her lenses, her eyes clearly flickered in confusion.

Jiang Xiaowan observed Wang Ya as she went back to refill the water. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but why did she seem a size larger than before?

And inside the clothes, it seemed like she was going commando?

This bastard likes this kind of style...

Tang Qiqi saw her gaze and immediately delivered a finishing blow.

"Stop looking, it won't grow on you even if you stare."

Jiang Xiaowan's ears heated up, and she picked up the tea.

"I'm just observing your food quality."

Tang Qiqi snorted.

"Stubbornness is also a disease; I suggest letting Dr. Su operate on you."

Su Muxue: "I don't treat that."

Jiang Xiaowan: "..."

How is everyone in this place more abnormal than the last?

She took a sip of tea and finally regained a bit of her "Eldest Miss" air.

Jiang Xiaowan deliberately kicked Lin Yuan's calf.

"I've given you the military communication permissions and supplies."

"Based on the value, I want a private suite and a maid for myself; that's not too much to ask, right?"

Jiang Xiaowan glanced at Su Xiaonuan's height and maid outfit. To suppress her for telling her to "watch her language" earlier, she smiled mischievously.

"Secretary Su, are you in charge of the villa's logistics, or are you in charge of Lin Yuan's bed?"

Su Xiaonuan opened her tablet.

She wasn't sure about Mr. Lin's attitude toward Jiang Xiaowan, so she wouldn't overstep.

"Mr. Lin..."

Lin Yuan slapped Jiang Xiaowan's leg away.

He pointed at Jiang Xiaowan and Xia Qingqiu.

"Put them in the same room."

Jiang Xiaowan looked up.

"Me and her?"

Xia Qingqiu was also stunned.

From Lin Yuan's perspective, both of them only had single-digit favorability, so living together would allow them to supervise each other.

Jiang Xiaowan stood up and turned to look at Su Xiaonuan.

"Secretary Su, we've known each other for so long, at least put in a good word for me."

"You set up mobile medical pods, stockpiled drones—I contributed quite a bit, right?"

"There are at least a dozen rooms upstairs."

"Arranging a single room for me isn't too much to ask, right?"

After saying this, she paused and took out her phone, which displayed "No Network."

"Also, I gave you my permissions, so why did you kick me out? You can't just kill the donkey after the grinding is done."

Su Xiaonuan looked up.

At 155cm, she looked very small standing in front of the 173cm Jiang Xiaowan.

But her voice wasn't soft in the slightest.

"Miss Jiang, Mr. Lin's willingness to take you in is a favor."

"You can bring value, but you cannot bring conditions."

"Also, I am in charge of Mr. Lin's bed and logistics."

"Your current status is that of temporary personnel; you are not allowed to go out without permission."

"The machine gun turrets outside are automatically triggered; don't blame me for not warning you if you get riddled with bullet holes when you go out."

In truth, there was no such thing as "temporary personnel" in the villa.

Su Xiaonuan just couldn't stand this woman, who clearly hadn't gained Mr. Lin's favor, daring to spout nonsense here.

Did she still think she was the Eldest Miss from before?

Lin Yuan took a can of cola from the freezer next to the sofa and looked at Jiang Xiaowan.

"You also made quite a bit from crude oil futures; you should still be able to see those numbers offline."

"As for the supplies you mentioned, they are all mine now."

"If you don't want to stay here, I can send you to a villa outside. I remember Cloud Top Palace No. 8 is yours, right?"

Jiang Xiaowan cursed "bastard" in her heart ten times over.

But her mouth curled into a smile.

"Got it~."

"I'll listen to you."

Lin Yuan said to Su Xiaonuan: "Take her to the third floor."

"Debug the military communication network."

"She is more skilled than you; get fully proficient as soon as possible."

Su Xiaonuan nodded.

"Understood."

Jiang Xiaowan pointed at herself.

"Can I take a shower first?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"Do you want me to wash you?"

Jiang Xiaowan immediately turned around.

"Secretary Su, lead the way."

Tang Qiqi laughed from behind.

"Long Legs has completed version adaptation."

Jiang Xiaowan turned back.

"Kid, you'll be beaten by me sooner or later."

...

At the same time.

The outer checkpoint of the South Suburb Military District.

Two police jeeps crashed through the barbed wire, their hoods smoking.

Several armed soldiers immediately surrounded them.

Captain Han Xue jumped out of the car, her injured leg giving way, and she nearly collapsed to her knees.

She grabbed the car door and roared: "Medic!"

"Save Old Zhou first!"

The rear door opened.

Old Zhou, who had an abdominal injury, was carried out.

The blood-soaked cloth had already turned black, and his face was blue.

Li Cheng followed beside him, his right arm still retaining a faint metallic luster.

Director Li Wenhui stepped out of another car.

His suit was still clean.

When his shoe soles stepped into the bloody water, he frowned.

"Bad luck."

Nearby staff members immediately rushed over.

"Director Li, the disinfection area is ready."

Director Li Wenhui nodded.

Temporary medical area.

Old Zhou lay on the hospital bed, his body twitching.

The Military Medic cut open the gauze, took one look at the wound, and his expression darkened.

"The infection has spread."

"Although there are no signs of zombification, too much time has been dragged out."

"Antibiotics are needed."

Captain Han Xue immediately took out the medicine bottle Lin Yuan had given her.

"We have some here."

The Military Medic just reached out.

A voice rang out.

"Wait a moment."

Director Li Wenhui walked in, wiping his hands.

His hair still had moisture on it.

"Is this stuff authorized?"

No one spoke.

Director Li Wenhui turned to the surrounding soldiers and medical staff again.

"Captain Han Xue's squad made contact with a dangerous civilian armed leader."

"Who knows what's inside?"

He pointed at the medicine bottle.

"If she's been bought off and wants to contaminate the entire military district, who will take responsibility for the safety?"

"Individual sacrifice is regrettable, but the safety of the military district cannot be risked."

"Captain Han, surely you don't lack even this bit of perspective on the big picture?"

The medical area fell silent.

Several soldiers lowered their muzzles, but didn't put their weapons down completely.

Captain Han Xue's chest heaved.

She hadn't slept for a day and a night.

Four team members had died.

Bringing people back safely only to be met with these words.

On the hospital bed, Old Zhou's lips moved.

"Captain Han..."

"Don't worry about me..."

Anger appeared on Li Cheng's youthful face.

He stepped forward.

His right arm turned metallic, and the light fell upon it, reflecting a cold gleam.

"Leader Li."

"Four of our brothers died to save you!"

Director Li Wenhui's expression darkened.

"What, are you trying to rebel?"

Li Cheng did not retreat.

"I only know that Old Zhou needs medicine."

Captain Han Xue's fingers gripping the medicine bottle tightened one by one.

The plastic bottle body was squeezed out of shape.

She looked at Director Li Wenhui, feeling for the first time that the police badge at her waist was burning with pain.

Just then, footsteps came from outside.

Several guards parted the crowd.

Shen Qingyue walked in.

She was wearing a white windbreaker, with a short blade hanging at her waist.

Someone behind her held an umbrella for her, and the surface of the umbrella was still dripping with acid rain.

She glanced at Li Cheng.

"Well said."

Director Li Wenhui's expression stiffened.

"Who are you? This is an internal military district discipline issue."

Shen Qingyue didn't even look at him.

She walked up to Li Cheng, her gaze landing on his metallic arm.

"C-grade Metal-type Ability."

"Not bad."

Li Cheng was stunned.

Shen Qingyue turned to look at the Military Medic.

"Use the medicine."

The Military Medic hesitated.

"But Director Li..."

Shen Qingyue's voice turned cold.

"A politician like him who only knows how to talk is nothing but a fart in my eyes."

The medical area fell silent again.

Director Li Wenhui stared at Shen Qingyue for a few seconds, finally revealed a smile, and turned to leave.

Only, there was a hint of hidden malice in his eyes.

Li Cheng stood in place, his metallic arm slowly returning to normal.

Shen Qingyue's tone softened.

"Li Cheng?"

Li Cheng nodded.

"Li Cheng."

"Go get some rest tonight; they will give you the best supplies."

"Tomorrow afternoon, for the counterattack on Jiang City, you come with me."

Li Cheng looked at Captain Han Xue.

Captain Han Xue hadn't spoken yet.

Shen Qingyue had already turned to her.

"Captain Han Xue."

"I heard you've met Lin Yuan."

Captain Han Xue looked up.

"I have."

A chill flashed in Shen Qingyue's eyes.

"That is a dog I raised."

"Tomorrow, you go to the front lines too."

Captain Han Xue's hand holding the medicine bottle paused.

Shen Qingyue looked up into the distance.

Her lips curled up.

"Lin Yuan."

"This time, I'm bringing an army to come get you."