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

The guards seemed to have reported the news before Ren Xi arrived. When Ren Xi appeared in front of the intersection, the door of the shack opened from the inside, and a figure wearing an officer's uniform stepped out from behind the door. He raised his eyes to confirm. After Ren Xi's position, he strode forward to greet him.

As the distance between the two gradually narrowed, Hiiragi gradually saw the other person's appearance clearly. Short hair is the most common hairstyle among soldiers. The ordinary appearance is not that special, but in the end What caught the eye was the scar on the other person's face that extended from his forehead to the corner of his right eye.

The location of such a prominent scar is very dangerous. The colonel's right eye narrowly avoided the path of the scar. It seemed that it should have been caused by a monster's sharp teeth or claws. Even after a long time, the traces of the scar were still clear. This shows how deep the scar was at that time.

"Researcher Ren, you left the camp without notification last night. This is an extremely serious dereliction of duty. How do you want to explain this?" Without a greeting or a tactful opening statement, unceremonious questions have been heard. To people's ears, it was obvious that the person on the other side was more than ten steps away before he got straight to the point and entered into the accountability process.

Such a direct manner made Hiiragi couldn't help but think of Luo Shi, and the Colonel Li in front of him might be even better than him.

"There's nothing to explain. I went back to hire a more reliable person to take charge of my security."

Reliable person?

When Li Qing's eyes looked at Hiiragi Jing, he realized that he seemed to have fallen into one of the core points of the dispute between the two. The mentality of passers-by who originally planned to watch Ren Xi's jokes became particularly complicated.

"Just her? Responsible for your safety?" Two questions revealed his contempt for Hiiragi without reservation. Although he knew that his appearance was very deceptive, such a face-to-face offense still made people feel uncomfortable. "The reclamation camp can provide you with better..."

"I have the right to decide who to hire. Colonel Li Qing, the institute's employee, seems to have no right to interfere." Judging from Ren Xi's appearance, she seemed to have known what was going to happen next, and her confident response made Li Qing more interested in this topic. It is difficult to perform.

"But you shouldn't leave the camp without authorization. Accepting the rules and regulations of the reclamation camp is an obligation that everyone here must fulfill..."

"So I wrote a self-examination letter last night, do you want to read it?" As he said this, Ren Xi took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and waved it in front of Li Qing, but stood behind Ren Xi Hiiragi clearly saw that the back of the paper was a lot of messy and scrawled notes.

Thanks to her study with Hu Lan, she couldn't find half of the words that should be included in the self-reflection letter.

Ren Xi's indifferent attitude made Li Qing's chest rise and fall violently twice, as if suppressing the anger that was about to burst out. Finally, he sighed deeply and didn't want to dwell on this issue for too long.

"Your letter of apology will naturally be read by people from the base government. Let's not talk about it for now. Just now, an important guest visited the reclamation camp. The other party's researcher named you and wants to meet with you."

"researcher?"

"Yes, researchers from the Southern Federation have sent a request from Newborn City, asking us to adopt a cooperative attitude towards guests from the Southern Federation."

Ren Xi suddenly changed his previous confrontational attitude with Li Qing and asked the other party in a low voice for relevant information: "What kind of cooperation has the Newborn City reached with the Southern Federation?"

"I don't know. Anyway, there isn't much valuable information in this small place. Maybe it's just a routine visit." Li Qing shook his head and then turned sideways to give up half of his body to Ren Xi and whispered, " A little girl, two researchers, a boy and a girl, and a well-armed combat team of seven people..."

"Rather than a reclamation camp, it's more like we're heading towards the mountains and forests to the west..."

Chapter 26 Trouble

Hiiragi didn't know what Ren Xi wanted to talk about with those visitors, and she didn't want to know.Ren Xi then turned around and said to her, "Freedom to move on." 'The instructions have already shown that that is not the occasion where he should appear.

This arrangement just suited Hiroyuki's wishes. Rather, it would have been embarrassing for her if Ren Xi had brought her along for the interview.

Listening to the conversation between Ren Xi and the officer, you can know that the Southern Federation researcher Jiaheng is also here. The time he quietly installed a gun on his back collar is enough to prove this woman's scheming. This guy and Han Nian Spirits are the same kind of people.

To be honest, Hiei Jing couldn't cope with this kind of person. Han Nianling had already made her embarrassed. Instead of fearfully dealing with the possible plot against her at any time, it would be better to take a detour and hide far away.

But what she never expected was that she thought she was out of trouble, but even bigger trouble would come later.

"By the way, they also brought a little girl here. She seems to be the niece of one of the researchers. She is about the same age as you and should be able to play with you. Just take her for a walk around the area."

A little girl about my own age? !

No, now is not the time to despair...

Maybe, maybe it’s some other little girl!

The brain's self-deception continued until the moment Hiiragi saw Ling Jiu with her own eyes. She was still wearing the white dress and the expressionless puppet face, but when facing such a harmless girl, Hiiragi felt a dull pain in his arms.

"That's her. She's such a beautiful little girl. You have to protect her well, Hiiragi." Ren Xi pinched Lingjiu's immature face standing at the door and turned around without noticing the strange expression on Hiiragi's face. He opened the door directly and entered.

Protect her?If we really get into a fight, this guy is much stronger than me!

Of course Ren Xi heard Hiei Jing's strong voice. When the door was closed, only the two people were left in the small courtyard looking at each other silently.Hiiragi immediately set up his posture to prepare for the girl's sudden attack at any time. He could not help but move his eyes to scan the girl's various body parts to predict the opponent's possible offensive.

What kind of attack will she take?What kind of offensive stance will be used?On the left?Or the right side...

After a long confrontation, Ling Jiu's posture finally changed. This also made Hiiragi's heart immediately ready to call for help to Ren Xi in the room. However, Ling Jiu did not launch an attack as Hiiragi expected, but leaned forward slightly and He said, "Sorry to trouble you."

Um?Trouble...me?

Perhaps it was because she was too nervous before. At this time, Hiei Jing remembered Ren Xi’s previous instructions. The girl in front of her seemed to have no hostility at all. She was not at all like the attitude of attacking without saying a word like last time. Can she really rest assured? ?

Although she was still wary in her heart, Hiiragi slowly put away her posture. Thinking about it, it seemed that she had overreacted just now, but she still maintained a safe distance from Lingjiu that could not get closer.

"Why did you attack me last time?" Since the other party could communicate, Hiiragi naturally asked this question that had always puzzled her. This was the first time that she and Lingjiu met, so there was almost no possibility of enmity in the past. Sex, what was the reason for that unprovoked attack? The best way to solve this puzzling question is to ask yourself.

Hiiragi Jing's question seemed to make Ling Jiu fall into some kind of entanglement. She frowned slightly as if she was thinking. After about a few minutes, Ling Jiu slowly said back: "Because... there was something wrong with you at that time." A breath?"

"Breathe?" The unexpected answer seemed not to be a valid answer at all in Hiiragi Jing's opinion. Breath?Do you have any peculiar smell on yourself?Could it be that I was sweating more because I rushed to the institute that day?But even if Lingjiu himself is an extreme mysophobia who hates odors, he wouldn't take action directly, right?

"Aura? What aura? Is it because of this?"

Lingjiu's nod pushed Hiiragi's doubts in an incredible direction: "Uncle Wu said that anyone with that kind of aura is a bad person who needs to be dealt with."

Uncle Wu?Is it that Ujia Xu?Is he also an extreme mysophobic?

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. She simply gave up thinking and refocused her attention back to the present.

"Are you really... not going to attack me like last time?"

"Ah."

"Then, don't come within three meters of me."

"Ah."

"Okay...come with me."

Hiiragi Jing's request for the sake of safety, Zero Jiu nodded obediently and agreed. Only then did Hiiragi Jing gradually believe that Zero Nine was harmless at this time. Of course, it was just at this time. She would not be so easy until Hiiragi Jing understood the reason. Put down your last defense.

"I just did it yesterday, so I don't know much about the situation here... This is a camp, I believe you also know..."

Hiiragi led the way, and Lingjiu, who was lagging behind, kept a strict distance of three meters to follow.

It seemed that it was during the break. The two beautiful girls walking in tandem attracted the attention of many people from the reclamation camp along the way. Especially Lingjiu's light and fluttering dress at this time was particularly eye-catching. These two girls had been in the reclamation camp for a long time. The soldiers who had never returned to the Newborn City were unable to take the initiative to look away.

However, neither Hiiragi nor Lingjiu were aware of this and carried out the tasks assigned by Ren Xi as usual.

"Little girl, do you want uncle to take you for a nice stroll?"

Just as Hiiragi was about to take Lingjiu to the next camp, a well-built man stopped in front of them from the corner of an intersection. His body exuded a strong smell of tobacco, and his rough face looked honest and honest. The stubble on his face was unkempt, and the camouflage uniform on this man was very clean compared to others. He was probably not a direct participant in the work, nor did he appear to be a member of the logistics department. He was probably a member of the ranger.

"No need, I'm familiar with this place too..."

"Don't refuse in a hurry...even though the camp is just so big, there are a lot of fun places." The man said and was about to reach out to Hiiragi Jing.

The fact that he and Lingjiu can appear here shows that their identities are not ordinary. The other party should not be stupid enough to think of this. Is it because it takes too long to lead the reclamation camp or is it not easy for the other party to maintain his own identity?

Just when Hiiragi was about to reveal his identity and put an end to this troublesome matter, Ling Jiu's behavior broke Hiiragi's mind. Before she could take out the ID in her arms, Ling Jiu had already rushed to Hiiragi's side at such a speed. Neither the male nor Hiiragi thought about it.

When Hiiragi realized that something was wrong, it was already too late. In the meantime, Zero Nine hit the man's lower abdomen with his knee. Perhaps it was because Zero Nine lowered his attack point due to his limited height compared to the man. , but this fatal position made the man just let out a muffled groan before falling to the ground and curling up.

"You... what are you doing?!"

Just after arriving, there was a conflict with the people in the reclamation camp. Even Hiiragi didn't expect that Ling Jiu would be so decisive. She hurriedly stopped in front of Ling Jiu to prevent this guy from continuing to hit him. Fortunately, she confirmed that men could not attack him. After doing the unnecessary things, Lingjiu pushed back consciously and still stood three meters away.

"Are you OK?"

Seeing the man curling up while holding his lower abdomen, Hiei Jing had the illusion of phantom pain.

Lingjiu's attack actually didn't hit, but the man didn't answer and kept humming. Sensing that more and more onlookers were gathering around him, Hiiragi had to choose to leave to avoid more trouble.

She walked quickly towards Ling Jiu. Ling Jiu seemed to be still abiding by the 'three-meter rule' agreed with Hiiragi Jing before and wanted to retreat. Hiiragi Jing, who had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed Ling Jiu's wrist and pulled her away quickly. on site.

Quickly arriving at the gate of the camp, Hiei Jing stopped and kept looking back to make sure no one was catching up.However, she also knew in her heart that the responsibility would eventually fall on her, and she would have no choice but to trouble Ren Xi to deal with it.

"They didn't catch up..." Lingjiu said after seeing Hiiragi looking back.

"Why did you do that just now?" I originally thought that Ling Jiu might no longer be dangerous, but it was not until the scene just now that Hiiragi discovered that he was completely wrong. This girl was still the one who would attack whenever she disagreed.

"Can you please not complicate something that was originally nothing due to impulse, especially since we don't know each other's identity and purpose..."

"Yes, I'm sorry." Lingjiu was apologizing, but Hiiragi could see that she was only apologizing because of her blame, "because he has an aura of malice..."

breath?It's the smell again... does the smell of tobacco represent malice in Lingjiu's opinion?

"Okay, okay... Anyway, you are from the Southern Federation, and the blame will not be held on you..." Hiiragi sighed and shook her head, not wanting to pursue the case any further, "Let's go, we're almost at dinner. I ordered. The canteen here has a batch dining system. After all, too many people dining at once will cause congestion. You and I should have arranged a time period for dining in advance. I really want to see this reclamation camp. How is the food?"

Chapter 27 The mysterious Zero Nine

The nominal canteen in the reclamation camp is actually just an open space filled with benches for people to eat together. Seven temporary cooking trucks based on material transport trucks lined up nearby take on the responsibility of the reclamation camp. Full responsibility for feeding more than five hundred people.

The cooks in white aprons were already busy, dealing with the rush of people brought about by the first meal. Lingjiu seemed to have never seen this kind of collective dining scene before, and did not hide his curiosity as he looked around. look.

They took Lingjiu to receive their respective stainless steel plates, and then showed their work certificates and Lingjiu's visitor certificates in front of the cooking cart. Even special diners with different identities like Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu also interacted with them. Ordinary members of the reclamation camp enjoy the same standard meal.

This is not to say that the reclamation camp has a rigid rule that all personnel are treated equally, but based on the current material situation of the reclamation camp, it does not even have the conditions to open a small stove for special personnel. The only privilege is probably the meals for special personnel set up next to the open space. The tent can provide diners who come here with a relatively independent dining environment.

Salted mashed potatoes, two ounces of white rice, some pickled sauerkraut and canned meat made of minced meat mixed with flour, and finally a simple boiled egg. In addition to the eggs and canned meat, mashed potatoes, rice and Sauerkraut is available in unlimited quantities.

The simple food is not very varied but it is enough to satisfy one's needs. It is not very delicious but not unpalatable. If it were in the past when he was a mercenary, Hiiragi would even think that such a meal could be called rich.

But after so many days, Hiei Jing's appetite had already been whetted by Phil's cooking skills, and after seeing the food in the reclamation camp, she actually felt disappointed.

Just as she used a spoon to bring a spoonful of mashed potatoes to her mouth, there was a lot of movement from Lingjiu beside her, which made Hiiragi couldn't help but look up. She saw that Lingjiu was quickly waving the spoon in her hand, and her arms were quickly moving between her mouth and the plate. It moved back and forth, even leaving behind a series of afterimages. Watching all this, Hiiragi almost forgot to chew.

In just a few minutes, all the mashed potatoes on Ling Jiu's plate had disappeared, and his indifferent expression showed a hint of happiness.

Hiiragi tried another mouthful of mashed potatoes suspiciously, but there seemed to be nothing else that could be tasted in his mouth except salt and starch.

"Reijiu...are you hungry?"

Ling Jiu shook her head to deny that she was hungry, but her eating speed continued unabated. The pile of mashed potatoes just now did not seem to flow into her stomach and fill any space in her stomach. It's like entering some kind of different-dimensional space.

"You think... it's delicious?" Lingjiu's look of enjoyment didn't seem to be purely out of the satisfaction of having his stomach filled, which made Hiiragi ask from another aspect of the food.

"Yeah!" Lingjiu nodded vigorously, as if he wanted to emphasize his thoughts in this way.

Can this level of big pot rice be considered delicious to Lingjiu?

This is not disrespectful to the chef, but Zero-Nine's performance is too confusing.

Lingjiu comes from a metropolitan city in the Southern Federation. The catering industry is definitely more developed than that in a small newborn city. What's more, even if she is not Ujiaxu's niece, Lingjiu, who is related to the Central Science Department of the Southern Federation, should have more advanced skills than ordinary people. More favorable living conditions are the answer.

"Lingjiu, what kind of food did you eat before?" Hiiragi Jing's curiosity became more and more intense, especially about Lingjiu's past diet.

"Nutritional cream..."

It's not that Hiiragi didn't know this word. When she was still in the JD Abandoned City Nuclear Wasteland, she was lucky enough to taste the security team's nutritional cream. The sour and sweet fruit taste is quite luxurious in the apocalypse, but the nutritional cream that Lingjiu mentioned It was obviously not the same thing as what she knew.

"Then...how does that nutritional ointment taste?"

"I don't know." The unexpected answer made Hiiragi doubly confused. What Lingjiu said was not any kind of evaluation of its taste.

do not know?

"Haven't you ever taken nutritional ointment? But you just said..."

Lingjiu, who fell into silence, still shook her head in reply. She lowered her head as if thinking about something. Then she put down the spoon in her hand, then stretched her arm in front of Hiiragi Jing and turned it over.

Only then did Hiiragi discover that on the wrist of Ling Jiu's right hand was a piece of blue skin that looked like ulceration. The wrinkled and deformed skin was like solidified waves. The dense needle holes on it had already made Ling Jiu's wrist full of scars. hole.

Hiiragi's pupils shrank sharply when he saw this scene. Against the surrounding white skin, this ulcer looked extremely dazzling.

Before Hiiragi could ask Reijiu about it, he already started talking about the reason: "In order to shorten the meal time and train more effectively, my father always prepares the nutritional paste I need for the day and injects it here, so I don't know the taste. …”

Lingjiu still looked calm and indifferent, as if what she said was not her own business at all.

After finishing speaking, Lingjiu continued to eagerly grab the spoon at hand, as if cherishing every second of the meal.

Hiiragi Jing has lost all her appetite. From the information revealed between the lines of Lingjiu's words, she has vaguely realized that Lingjiu's identity may be more complicated than she imagined. What is her origin?Who is that so-called 'father'?What is the relationship between Ujiaxu and her?

Just as Hiiragi was speculating about Zero Nine's possible identity, a figure suddenly walked into the dining tent where only two people were.

Lingjiu, who had his back to the tent door, was still immersed in the joy of eating, but Hiiragi, who was sitting opposite Lingjiu, could clearly see the figure of the intruder... Isn't it the reclamation camp officer who was severely injured by Lingjiu before? ?

The other party also held a dinner plate in his hand. It seemed that it was a coincidence that he came here to eat instead of deliberately looking for it. But it was this coincidence that caused them to run into this big trouble.

Originally, Hiiragi Jing chose this tent in a relatively remote location so that no one else could dine in order to prevent Ling Jiu from getting into trouble again. But now, there were only two of them in the entire tent, and they even tried to blend in with the crowd. Less than.

The other party seemed not to have expected that Hiiragi Jing and Lingjiu would appear in front of him again, and the moment he saw the two of them, he couldn't help but stop walking into the tent.

After a brief moment of surprise, Hiiragi could see the anger slowly burning in his eyes. It seemed that he was aware of the intensely emotional gaze behind him. Lingjiu stopped his hand and looked back, looking at each other. The moment seemed to remind the other party of something, and he quietly closed his legs slightly.

Just as the two sides fell into a strange silence, another voice suddenly came from behind him: "Second Lieutenant Lu Shengyang, why are you standing here and not going in?"

This familiar voice was very recognizable, and Hiei Jing remembered the identity of the other party as soon as he heard it.