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Chapter 358 2 Hours!

"What would you like to eat?"

After Zhang Yan got into the car, he asked this question.

Nie Qingcheng glanced at him.

"Now?"

"There's still time."

Are you sure?

Zhang Yan handed her the tablet.

"The worst-case scenario is ten hours. The system hasn't moved up the time again. Before the mechs are in position, I need to go back to the villa to get a few things and have a meal."

Nie Qingcheng took the tablet, looked at the data, and then did not object further.

She tossed the car keys to the mechanical doll.

"go home."

The car drove off the tarmac.

Traffic control has been implemented on Jinghai Road.

The evacuation from the core urban area is underway, and there is traffic on the roads, but it is not chaotic.

Qin Changfeng acted swiftly.

Nie Qingcheng was faster.

Looking out the window at the lit temporary routes, Zhang Yan mentally recalculated the evacuation efficiency once again.

There are more than 90% of the problems.

The remaining people can only rely on external control and stabilizing the situation.

He dislikes the word "only".

But now is not the time to be picky.

Nie Qingcheng suddenly said, "Don't bother calculating."

Zhang Yan looked at her.

"When your eyes don't move, you're calculating." She leaned back in the seat, touching the ring on her ring finger. "Let's have dinner first tonight."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"it is good."

The lights were on inside the villa.

The kitchen had also prepared the ingredients in advance.

Nie Qingcheng sat at the bar, watching Zhang Yan wash, chop, and start the fire.

She didn't come over to cause trouble as usual.

I only occasionally hand things over.

salt.

plate.

Water cup.

The two of them said a lot of useless things.

"Where do you want to go after the seal is complete?"

"You decide."

"You made me decide again."

"I'm fine with either."

Nie Qingcheng rested her chin on her hand and looked at him.

"Hokkaido."

Zhang Yan's hands never stopped chopping vegetables.

Why?

"Nobody there knows Zhuyeqing," she said casually. "I can wear loose clothes and sunbathe without having to attend meetings, cut funding, or watch a bunch of idiots pretending to be smart in front of me."

Zhang Yan put the vegetables into the pot.

"it is good."

Are you going?

"I'll drive you there in my Suzaku."

Nie Qingcheng's lips twitched slightly.

"Are you really planning to use this strategic-level mechanical beast as a private jet?"

"Didn't you want to sunbathe?"

"Then I want to sit by the window."

"The Vermilion Bird has no windows."

"Then change it."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"The seal is complete."

Nie Qingcheng looked at him and stopped joking.

Zhang Yan didn't urge him.

The food in the pot was quickly cooked.

The two sat down at the table and ate as usual.

If you ignore the occasional military drones flying by outside the window, this meal would be no different from any other day.

Nie Qingcheng ate very slowly.

Zhang Yan didn't urge her.

He knew she wasn't without an appetite.

She is making a memory of this meal.

Halfway through the meal, Qin Xiao sent a message.

"Brother Yan, the final outer perimeter of the array is 87% complete. Guanxing has reached the outer anchor point. Sister-in-law's 4.2-kilometer safe position is also sealed off. Qinglong awaits your confirmation."

Zhang Yan replied, "Continue."

Nie Qingcheng put down her chopsticks.

"Qin Xiao?"

"Um."

"What did he say?"

"Stargazing is in place, but the outer perimeter control is a little lacking."

Nie Qingcheng nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

After the meal, she did not ask Zhang Yan to wash the dishes.

The mechanical doll took over all the housework.

Nie Qingcheng went upstairs, brought down a thick envelope, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhang Yan.

The envelope was unopened.

The seal was pressed very flat.

Zhang Yan glanced at it.

"What is this?"

"your."

Nie Qingcheng sat opposite him, her fingers resting on the rim of her glass.

"I investigated for two months using the Nie family's connections. The connections to your orphanage were completely severed; someone had taken care of them. I've patched up everything that could be patched up."

Zhang Yan remained silent.

Nie Qingcheng looked at him.

"It contains information about your biological parents."

The living room quieted down.

Zhang Yan reached out and picked up the envelope.

The weight is very realistic.

not heavy.

But when pressed in the palm of your hand, it has a strong presence.

He had thought about this before.

orphan.

origin.

Why does he have the same birthmark on his wrist as the one recorded 30,000 years ago?

These used to be scattered.

Now it has been brought into reality through an envelope.

The answer will be found once you take it apart.

It could be another pitfall.

Nie Qingcheng said, "I didn't tear it down."

Zhang Yan looked up.

She continued, "I don't know if you want to see it. If you don't, we'll burn it now."

Zhang Yan looked at her.

She didn't try to persuade her.

They didn't make a decision for him either.

This is harder than persuading someone.

Zhang Yan turned the envelope over, then turned it back over.

Finally, he put the envelope into the inside pocket of his coat.

"I'll look at it when I get back."

Nie Qingcheng's eyes flickered.

"Sure?"

"No rush."

"You're really good at holding back."

"It's not about enduring," Zhang Yan said. "Looking at it now won't change what's going to happen tonight."

Nie Qingcheng did not respond.

She simply nodded.

"Then we'll come back and check again."

It's 11 p.m.

Qin Xiao sent the final confirmation.

"Ninety-six percent of the outer perimeter is under lockdown. Ninety-one percent of the evacuation in the core urban area of ​​Jinghai has been completed. Qin Changfeng said that the remaining areas cannot be forcibly cleared, but have been moved to underground shelters. The three Sky Anchors are warming up normally. The airspace in the Zhuque standby area has been closed."

Zhang Yan replied: "Received."

Qin Changfeng's message came in shortly afterward.

"The military's outer perimeter will not enter the core formation; all firepower awaits your command."

Zhang Yan replied, "Okay."

He put down his phone and looked at Nie Qingcheng.

"Go and rest for a while."

Nie Qingcheng sat on the sofa, a thin blanket draped over her body.

"I can't sleep."

"Close your eyes if you want."

"You can sleep?"

"Won't."

"Then what gives you the right to tell me what to do?"

Zhang Yan paused for a moment.

"You'll be spending a long time in the stable zone tomorrow."

"You will stand in the very center tomorrow."

There's no way to respond to that.

Nie Qingcheng patted the spot next to her.

Zhang Yan walked over and sat down.

She leaned closer and rested her head on his shoulder.

There was no ambiguity.

There was no flirting.

Just leaning on it.

After a while, she asked, "Are you scared?"

Zhang Yan thought for a moment.

"I'm not afraid."

Nie Qingcheng remained silent.

Zhang Yan looked at the system projection on the coffee table.

"I calculated it many times."

"The result is always the same?"

"no the same."

"What's the worst that could happen?"

Zhang Yan did not answer.

Nie Qingcheng looked up at him.

Zhang Yan looked at her and said, "I always want to come back after I finish calculating."

Nie Qingcheng stared at him for a long time.

Then she reached out and pinched his chin.

"Zhang Yan, you're getting better and better at talking."

"truth."

"That's even more annoying."

She said that, but her hand didn't loosen its grip.

Zhang Yan let her pinch him.

At 1:30 a.m., most of the urban area of ​​Jinghai had already entered a low-noise state.

The streets were cleared.

Airspace blockade.

The outer military lines retreated to a safe distance.

I received a text message from the stargazer.

"Sky Anchor preheating complete. Waiting for you."

Zhang Yan simply replied, "Wait for orders."

Nie Qingcheng leaned back on the sofa with her eyes closed, but Zhang Yan knew she wasn't asleep.

Her hand remained clasped around his wrist.

She pressed her fingertip against the location of the birthmark.

He was afraid that thing would suddenly take him away.

Two o'clock in the morning.

The system interface suddenly turned red.

Zhang Yan sat up straight.

Nie Qingcheng opened her eyes almost simultaneously.

The alarm was silent.

But the entire projection is being refreshed.

The intensity of the precursor wave of the rut body shows an exponential leap.

The original materialized arrival window is now invalid.

New estimated time: three hours from now.

Zhang Yan looked at the line of text.

three hours.

All the excess material was cut off in one stroke.

Nie Qingcheng had already stood up.

She didn't ask why it was done early, nor did she get angry.

Simply push the ring closer to the base of your ring finger.

"Set off?"

Zhang Yan picked up his coat.

"Set off."