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

With overwhelming enthusiasm, Zhuang Wendu decisively resigned from his original job and immediately devoted himself to witch research.

In the early days of research, humans had extremely little understanding of witches. It was Zhuang Wendu who spent his own savings to personally record the precious sighting information of different witches through long-term visits to various city bases in the Southern Federation, and later established the witch information database for the Southern Federation. The foundation was laid, and the name "Witch" was established under his strong promotion.

As a researcher, Zhuang Wendu's achievements in his own research field are also huge.

His most outstanding personal contribution is the discovery of the band difference between the 'Witch's Remaining Scent' and other dark energy magnetic fields. It is based on his discovery that a large number of detection instruments for the Witch's Remaining Scent were invented, and mankind finally has A detection method that can clearly find the remaining traces of the witch without being misled by other dark energy magnetic fields.

This figure is not only a researcher in the field of witches, but also everyone who is interested in doing research respects him.

And he actually conducted an experiment on artificial witches based on ordinary human children. This news made Han Nianling feel unbelievable for a moment. His furrowed brows were twisted into the word "Chuan", and he seemed to be trapped in some kind of In the midst of struggle.

Regardless of whether Han Nianling had enough time to digest all the information, Jiaheng continued: "On April [-], two years ago, we discovered a weapon in the mountainous area north of Changming City, one of the Zhili city bases of the Southern Federation. After confirming the traces of the famous witch, it was determined that it was a new witch that had not been recorded or discovered. Her body seemed to have been severely damaged and she was hiding in the mountains to recuperate."

"This is the first time that the Southern Federation has discovered a seriously injured witch. Faced with this God-given opportunity, the Mingcheng base government immediately decided to organize armed forces to round up the witch. So a large number of troops went to the northern mountains to start the roundup of the witch. , that was a huge military operation..."

At this point, Jiaheng's voice paused slightly: "It's a pity that even though she was seriously injured, the witch still managed to escape from the encirclement and caused heavy casualties to the encirclement and suppression team. However... the Southern Federation did not gain nothing..."

"We successfully obtained the biologically active blood of the witch and immediately adopted perfect preservation technology. You should also know that the witch's blood will only have real value when the witch uses her own abilities. Otherwise, it is no different from human blood. And it will lose all its activity and value within a few minutes of leaving the body. This almost one hundred milliliters of fresh witch blood is really hard-earned."

A witch's blood sample?

"Limited by current technical issues, the Ministry of Science has been having difficulty analyzing the witch's blood sample. Nearly a hundred experiments have yielded no results, and a large number of blood samples have been consumed in vain. Most of the experimental projects were applied for by Zhuang Wendu. Yes, in fact, considering Zhuang Wendu’s research status, the Ministry of Science granted him more than forty milliliters of blood samples, but these were quickly consumed by him and became inactive, and he still gained nothing.”

Speaking of this, Jiaheng shook his head and seemed to feel sorry for the consumed samples. Han Nianling also felt a little distressed about these unreasonable waste.

"In order to ensure that the remaining blood samples can exert their due value, the Southern Federation urgently stopped the experimental project on the witch's blood and decided to completely seal the remaining blood samples until a breakthrough in analysis technology was achieved. This resolution was unanimously approved by the Ministry of Science. Even Zhuang Wendu agreed with this resolution. The controversy about blood samples should have come to an end now. It should be like this... It's just..."

only?

"Less than a month after this resolution was made, the remaining witch's blood that was supposed to be sealed in the confidential warehouse disappeared. Also missing along with the witch's blood samples was Zhuang Wendu, who had just returned to Changming City after a few days of exploration. PhD."

"Did he steal the witch's blood sample?"

"Yes, no one expected that in less than a month, Zhuang Wendu changed his original attitude of supporting the sealing of blood samples and used his highest authority to take out the blood samples from the private confidential warehouse. For this purpose, the Southern Federation used a lot of manpower We have all the resources to find the whereabouts of Zhuang Wendu and the blood samples. The search lasted... for half a year. I don't know much about what happened during this period. I only know that Zhuang Wendu hid it quite deeply."

Jiaheng yawned again as he spoke and rubbed his temples to boost his sluggish mental state. Han Nianling also took the opportunity to recall the rumors about Zhuang Wendu's activities over the years.

Indeed, from about a year or two ago, there were fewer and fewer reports about Zhuang Wendu's outings, until they completely disappeared. During that time, it was generally speculated that it was because he was old and could no longer support himself from going out frequently due to his health. The problem of the situation requires recuperation. After all, Zhuang Wendu is already very old in this wasteland world.

"It wasn't until half a year later that the Southern Federation received a report of a suspected sighting and found clues, and captured him in an underground facility in the suburbs near the human base where the trace was found, and a girl was also found in the underground facility. "

"Is she Zero-Nine?"

"Yes, 09... Judging from the information collected from the experimental records found in the underground laboratory: this girl, the number 09 in Zhuang Wendu's experiment, is also the subject of the witch blood that Zhuang Wendu stole. All The witch's blood was injected into her body through intracardiac injection."

"This... is ridiculous! Would Dr. Zhuang really use it so carelessly?" Han Nianling couldn't help but said. She really couldn't accept this description. How could Zhuang Wendu treat a girl and those precious things so roughly? Witch blood sample, as a researcher who is extremely interested in witch research, it is impossible for him to behave like this.

Jiaheng agreed with Han Nianling's doubts: "Yes, this is ridiculous, not like the behavior a prestigious doctor should behave, but it was indeed recorded in Zhuang Wendu's diary, and the information about this girl was Nan Nan No records of residents in any part of the Federation have been found. It is estimated that this girl is also a wandering refugee who lost her home due to a monster attack. Before being abducted by human traffickers, she was taken in by Zhuang Wendu and became the subject of a witch experiment. I don't know if she was lucky. It’s still unfortunate.”

"This girl injected with the witch's blood does have her outstanding qualities. Her physical qualities are extremely high. Her strength, flexibility and physical coordination are far superior to those of her peers. More importantly, it was written in Zhuang Wendu's diary Ming: She has extremely keen perception. Under the stimulation of the activation agent containing crystal core components, her perception can be enhanced for a while, and the maximum perception range can reach one kilometer."

"Unfortunately, that's all. This girl does not have the power of the witch, and her value is far lower than the value of the witch's blood itself. Either the experiment failed, or this girl is just a semi-finished product. "

"What about Zhuang Wendu? How is he?" How could Han Nianling forget this senior researcher in the witch field.

But Jiaheng's next reply shocked her: "Dr. Zhuang is dead... don't look at me like that. The cause of Dr. Zhuang Wendu's death is not the responsibility of the Southern Federation. Even if he stole precious research materials like the witch's blood, the Southern Federation The Federation would not kill him. After all, his reputation and abilities were there. Death would be a huge loss. Even if he went through the trial process, it would probably only be imprisonment. When the Southern Federation sent personnel into the underground laboratory, they discovered that he was He has collapsed on the floor of the laboratory. He died more than 24 hours ago. The cause of death was contamination."

"what?!"

"Through the examination of Zhuang Wendu's body, it was found that there were a large number of high-concentration pollutants in his body, both on the surface and in the body. Different body organs had certain degrees of pollution lesions, which shows that he had entered a period of time. They stayed in an extremely polluted area for a certain period of time. The report stated that the search team also found a blood circulation purification device and a large number of syringes with contaminated injections remaining. This shows that the severe pollution in Zhuang Wendu's body occurred a long time ago. It existed in his body, and these methods delayed the onset of her pollution disease for a long time."

"There may be other information, but this is all I have the permission to know." Jiaheng shrugged, took the teacup on the table and drank it in one gulp, ending her long statement, "The rest is simple. Many times, the artificial witch project was tossed around a lot, and finally: Zhuang Wendu’s student Wu Jiaxu was ordered to take over Zhuang Wendu’s artificial witch experiment because he had records of entering and leaving that laboratory during that period. Became the supervisor of Zero-Nine.”

"That guy can be considered an unlucky fool. The nature of this experiment has destined him to stay in the background. Originally, he could still have a promising future by relying on the title of 'Zhuang Bo's only student'..."

"That guy is really a student of Zhuang Wendu?" When the other party mentioned that Wujiaxu, Han Nianling couldn't help but question it. The other party was neither a researcher in the witch field nor had outstanding abilities. It was hard to imagine that he had accepted Zhuang Wendu. of teaching.

Jiaheng answered Han Nianling's doubts: "It's just a name in name only. Due to the requirements of the student system, Zhuang Wendu randomly picked a name from the academy. In fact, he has never studied with Zhuang Wendu. His personal ability is mediocre, B level. The researcher's rating is basically based on the reputation of his mentor. Although he quit because of timidity, it is also true that he participated in Zhuang Wendu's artificial witch experiment. Since this unfinished experimental project has reached this step, he can only continue to bear the responsibility. .”

Chapter 73 Wandering around meaninglessly

"But he can't escape death in the end..." Jiaheng turned the corner of his mouth and looked at Han Nianling again, with an expression on his face that seemed to be a smile, "I think: Researcher Han's real purpose of coming here will not be It’s probably out of pure curiosity about that girl’s identity.”

"You want to keep her, right?"

Han Nianling was not particularly surprised that Jiaheng accurately guessed her true purpose. She was always a smart person. The purpose of her inquiry was so obvious that she could not hide it at all, so Han Nianling simply acted in a convenient way. Fang admitted: "Yes, the purpose of my coming here is indeed to ask to keep her."

At first, Han Nianling was doubtful about whether she could achieve her goal, but after listening to Jiaheng's description, she became fully confident.

"Then...can I know the reason?" Jiaheng asked with a raised eyebrow, pretending to be curious. "Because her special existence has research value? So you... or the institute is interested in her?"

"I am here on my own behalf. I did not report to the institute about Zero-Nine's physical examination, and I had no such intention, even after listening to your rather exciting story."

"Oh?"

"Although that child has a self-healing ability that is beyond ordinary people, her body still has its limits after all. Too many high-intensity battles exceeded her load, which caused her injuries to be extremely serious." Combined with the Southern Alliance team Having to return immediately, Han Nianling gave the reason she had already prepared, "She needs at least a week of treatment to recover initially. It will take longer to regain her ability to move freely. If I accompany you right away, Traveling day and night by car to return to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will only lead to a life-threatening situation."

"?"

Such an answer surprised Jiaheng. Her eyes narrowed slightly. She lowered her voice and continued to ask, trying to find other flaws in Han Nianling's serious face: "Aren't you interested in Lingjiu's research value? Don't you plan to use her?" Are you going to hand it over to the institute to get some reports... That Researcher Han is really philanthropic. As far as I know, the institute asked you to provide a report on the sinkhole information. In such a busy period, you would actually treat a strange experimental subject girl. Paying so much attention to..."

"I really don't know this child. To be honest, I have thought about handing her over to the research institute so that I can concentrate on completing my report." Han Nianling shrugged, seemingly helpless, "But no No way, I wouldn’t have taken her over if it hadn’t been for the little guy’s noisy pleading.”

"brat?"

"Researcher Jiaheng also knows the mercenary named Hiiragi Jing who has always been following you." Han Nianling's explanation made Jiaheng slightly stunned.

It's her, that girl?

Of course Jiaheng knew that the girl might have a good relationship with Han Nianling. After all, when he saw the girl for the first time that day, she was preparing to go to the office building of the research institute to find Han Nianling. He was still in her room at that time. He left something small on his body to see if the conversation between the two was valuable, but unfortunately it was discovered by Hu Lan who suddenly appeared.

Through subsequent observation of the girl's interaction with the researcher named Ren Xi, she thought that he was just an external employee who had good connections with various parties in the institute and could be transferred freely.

Now it seems that my previous inference seems to be wrong. Such an intimate title and the unintentional tenderness on her face when talking about the girl do not seem to be fake. So what is the relationship between them?

Soon, Jiaheng's doubts were answered by Han Nianling: "She is a personal operator hired by me, and I am both her employer and her temporary guardian."

ha?

Han Nianling's words were clearly meant to clear up her doubts, but such an answer only made her mind even more confused. What kind of wonderful relationship is this?When accepting a job as a personal operator in the Newborn City, do you still need to recognize the employer as an elder?

"In general, Hiiragi's current life is under my care, so I don't want her to lose a rare good friend."

Good relationship?younger sister?

Indeed, even though there was some minor friction between the two sides in the institute when they first met, Hiiragi Jing showed great enthusiasm and care for Lingjiu all the way down the road after entering the dense forest, and even when Ujiaxu was about to ask Lingjiu When injecting medicine to enhance perception, stand up to organize and proactively ask to undertake investigation work.

Neither does he want to hand it over to the research institute, nor does he want to monopolize the research data. Just because Hiiragi Jing and Ling Jiu have a good relationship, do they want to keep Ling Jiu?

From the fact that Han Nianling rushed to the reclamation camp and dared to go deep into the sinkhole with only two people, it can be seen that she really values ​​​​Jingjing... So this famous and youngest A-level researcher in the Southern Federation is a girl control ?

No matter how the other party arranged it in his heart, Han Nianling's mind began to become more active...

In fact, Han Nianling also thought about borrowing the tiger skin from the institute to achieve his own goals, but the problem is that the science department where Jiaheng is located has frequent exchanges with the institute. Once he asks for Zero Nine under the banner of the institute, things will be very complicated. If it is possible to be exposed, then he will face even greater troubles next.

Therefore, Jiaheng had to keep her promise of confidentiality in this matter, and she could only explain to the other party that this was her personal behavior to conceal the research institute.

As for how to let Jiaheng keep this secret, the first point is the exchange of interests. From her description just now, it can be seen that all parties in the Ministry of Science are avoiding this artificial witch, and do not pay much attention to it, and regard it as a bad job. Otherwise, Wu Jiaxu, who only has the name of Zhuang Wendu student and may have mediocre abilities, would not be appointed to take over. This means that Ling Jiu, who is not taken seriously, can be used as a bargaining chip in exchange.

Secondly, in order to prevent the other party from using this secret as a bargaining chip to blackmail you in the future, you cannot let the other party see that you attach great importance to Zero Nine. At this time, it is necessary to pull out Hiiragi Jing as a cover, and by the way, show your natural selling. Do a favor.

Without knowing Ling Jiu's identity as a witch, the choice is obvious whether to go along with the flow of favors and return benefits, or to turn against her for the sake of an under-appreciated existence.

What's more, even if she had previously emphasized that this was not the attitude of the institute, it was impossible for Jiaheng, who had a suspicious personality, not to consider the influence of the institute. This was her biggest restraint. Her vague attitude in an understatement made the suspicious Jiaheng dare not Make judgments easily.

"I don't care what your purpose is..." Jiaheng finally spoke after a while of pondering, "Whether it is really a personal behavior or a representative of the institute, it is not impossible to let Lingjiu stay, but I have a condition. "

done?

Since she took the initiative to propose an exchange of interests, it meant that she had agreed to the proposal. She originally thought that Jiaheng would have to think longer, but she did not expect that the other party would make a decision so quickly.

"Before I leave, I will formally submit a request to the Newborn City Research Institute to invite you to return to Changming City as a representative in the near future. I hope that Researcher Han will agree to it by then." Jiaheng smiled slightly again, but her proposal turned out to be To Jiaheng's surprise, she had imagined countless exchange conditions that Jiaheng might propose, including internal undisclosed information and even new activation potion formulas.

But what Han Nianling didn't expect was that Jiaheng agreed so simply, and even the request was so... simple?

That's it?

"Do you have any difficulties, Researcher Han?"

"There is no difficulty..." This time it was Han Nianling's turn to be confused, "Is this the only request from Researcher Jia? That Lingjiu..."

"I will write down the death report, and I will also trouble you to issue a death certificate for those who died of serious injuries. In fact, I don't really want to take her back." Jiaheng suddenly had a joking smile on his face. He said, "Ujiaxu is dead, so I will be the next one to take over this hot potato. I don't want to end up in Ujiaxu's situation. In fact, before you came to me, I was already thinking of ways to take over this hot potato." She has stayed in the Newborn City, otherwise... she would have to deal with it on her own."

So...it has been a headache for me for so long, but I didn't expect that it is actually a matter of mutual consent?

Seeing the joke on Jiaheng's face, Han Nianling couldn't help but curse with malice in her heart: If she knew Lingjiu's true identity now, the expression on this face would definitely be very exciting.

Volume [-]: Departure and Outing

Chapter 1 The surprise of return

June 134, New Era 6 - 13:[-] am.

The red subtitles scrolling on the LED electronic screen announce the current time.

The slowly closing automatic fence separates the small white building behind you from the street in front of you. Compared with the scene Hiiragi saw a month ago, except for the difference in the time when the scrolling subtitles were displayed, there seemed to be nothing here. Other changes.

Whether it was the JD abandoned city or the reclamation camp, what happened there did not have an obvious impact on the place as usual.

The ten-day hospitalization period was still boring. Even with the books Phil borrowed as companions, it still couldn't change the boredom of being confined in a small space with restricted movement. However, I don't know if it was because I was used to that kind of life or because Phil had just borrowed books. Bringing books for fun really worked, and I felt that my hospital life this time was indeed less torturous than the last time.

"As for home... it should be over here." Relying on her knowledge of this neighborhood, Hiiragi looked for the route to her residence. The medical department of the institute was in the same location as the residential area where she lived, so it should not be the same. Hard to find.

This time, there was no Han Nianling driving a special car to pick him up. Since she met Han Nianling once when she woke up, she never saw Han Nianling again in the next ten days. I asked Phil and got an unclear answer. She seemed to have been staying at the institute and had not even returned home once in the past ten days.

The more she couldn't find out the result, the more uneasy she felt. In her opinion, the reason why Han Nianling was so busy was all because of her willfulness in wanting to protect Lingjiu, and she couldn't wait for a reply after such a long time. The hope of Lingjiu being left behind is probably slim.

If Ujiaxu dies, will the Southern Federation still know the identity of the Lingjiu Witch?What would happen to Zero-Nine if they knew?

Thinking of this, her joy of being released from the hospital and free from restrictions once again sank. What else could she do besides pray?

With many things on her mind, Hiei Jing dragged her steps forward little by little.

She didn't even bother to observe the streets and residential buildings, and relied on instinctive memory to move towards her destination. It wasn't until the elevator reached the corresponding floor that the clear bell-like sound sounded, and then Hiiragi calmed down her thoughts. Phil said He was waiting for her at home, how could he face her with such an ugly expression.

In order to boost her mood, she stretched out her hands and patted her cheeks. A few crisp sounds seemed to wake up her thoughts. She made a few stiff smiles at herself reflected in the metal wall of the elevator to prepare herself. Step out of the elevator door that is about to close and walk outside.

Finally home……

Standing in front of the door, Hiiragi sighed again. Although only a month had passed, it felt like a long time had passed.

This kind of luxurious duplex apartment located in the inner city of the Newborn City and beyond one's knowledge is a goal that ordinary residents of the Newborn City can't achieve in a lifetime of hard work. However, since I was brought here by Han Nianling to settle down, I have not been able to go out for a long time. Longer than living here.

After checking the fingerprint and password on the door lock, she opened the door. A pair of small white leather boots on the edge of the carpet at the door caught her attention.

The leather boots still look new. Are they new ones bought by Sister Phil?But judging from the size, it doesn’t look like it, and there are traces of being worn, so it seems even less likely that it was bought for myself.

"Sister Phil? Are you there?"

Hiiragi took off her shoes and walked towards the hall. There was no one else in the empty living room, and there was no one on the balcony with open curtains. There was no one in the kitchen where Phil usually stayed the longest. Could the sound be in the bedroom upstairs?No, Sister Phil should have gotten up early at this time.

Just as Hiiragi was about to walk towards the stairs, the sound of 'dong dong dong' footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the bathroom. The rapid footsteps seemed to be running towards this direction, followed immediately by another urgent sound from Phil. shouted: "Don't run around so recklessly, you just got wet..."

Following this burst of restlessness, Hiiragi turned her head and looked towards the corridor. The next second, a fair figure pushed open the bathroom door and broke into her sight.

Zero...zero nine? !The girl's face almost stopped Hiiragi's breathing.

She actually stayed? !

Through the radio, Hiiragi Jing had already confirmed the fact that the Southern Federation team had left Newborn City, but at this time, Lingjiu actually appeared at her home instead of leaving with the Southern Federation team. In other words, Han Nianling had really succeeded!She really convinced the Southern Federation to let her stay in Zero Nine!

The ecstasy in her heart only lasted for a few seconds, and soon she realized something was wrong when she saw the whole body of Ling Jiu. Ling Jiu was running towards this side without a single strand of gray hair on his body, and his gray and white hair was shaking randomly as he ran. Her long hair was scattered with water droplets all around.

After Ling Jiu's eyes locked on Hiiragi Jing who was standing there in a daze, he immediately burst into joy. He ran a little faster, and when he was less than a few meters away from Hiiragi Jing, he suddenly opened his arms towards her. Pounced over.

"Huh? Huh-!!!"

Ling Jiu's speed was extremely fast. When Hiiragi came back to his senses, he had no time to dodge. He could only watch as the wet Ling Jiu rushed towards him, and his body fell back involuntarily.

"!"

Ling Jiu, who seemed to be flying over, actually had a good grasp of his own strength. The unexpected violent impact did not come, but the soft embrace made people feel a bit comfortable. What he touched after falling was not the floor but a piece of paper. Soft sofa.

After hugging Hiiragi Jing, Ling Jiu buried her face in Hiiragi Jing's arms and kept rubbing her. Her two calves swaying up and down expressed her excitement like a puppy's wagging tail.

"Zero...Lingjiu, please let me go, my body is all wet from you..."

After a period of getting along with and exploring my own body, I have become somewhat familiar with girls' bodies, but I still can't get rid of the discomfort when facing other women's bodies. I feel the other woman's body close to my own. The soft, rising feeling of shame made her want to escape from it.