Experience Speaks

The female officer waited in her office for the arrival of two "Base 1 dispatchers".

She wore a women's blouse, black skinny jeans, and high-heeled shoes. Her bright red lips were slightly upturned as she held a jade teapot and poured tea for her guests.

"You two have come from afar; you must be tired from your journey." Compared to the two somewhat stiff secretaries in suits, the female officer seemed much more natural, genuinely welcoming the dispatchers.

Yu Xing sat in the leather chair opposite her female superior, smiling slightly. She picked up her teacup and took a sip. "Fortunately, my adjutant is very capable. He managed to protect me unharmed here amidst the virus outbreak, so it wasn't too difficult for me."

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Standing behind him with no seats available, Zhao Yijiu listened expressionlessly, like a heartless killer.

The female officer glanced at Zhao Yijiu and praised her softly, "Lieutenant Zhao is truly capable; you have an extraordinary air about you just by looking at you."

Zhao Yijiu: "..."

There was absolutely no response.

The female officer smiled at him, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, finally got to the point. "I wonder what your objectives are in being transferred to this base this time? Does Base 1 really intend to fund the development of this base?"

"Perhaps," Yu Xing said calmly, looking into her eyes. "Actually, I'm mainly here to investigate some things, but if your base does have development potential, I'll definitely include funding in my report."

The female officer, with her legs crossed, looked very relaxed. "Oh? Then I'll have to tell all the survivors to do their best and try to leave a good impression on the commander of Base 1. However... the investigation that Officer Yu mentioned still makes me curious, what are you here to investigate?"

Before Yu Xing could speak, the female officer leaned back in her chair and unbuttoned the top button of her collar to let in some fresh air. "Of course, if it involves classified information, please pretend I didn't ask this question. I just hope I can help you in a little bit."

Zhao Yijiu's gaze lingered on her exposed collarbone for a moment, and she let out a barely perceptible sneer.

Yu Xing's five senses were no longer within the human realm, so he naturally heard it. He felt that Zhao Yijiu seemed to be mocking something, but now was not the time for him to chat with her.

He flashed a smile identical to Zhao Mou's, that of a social elite. "Recently, several bases near yours have been destroyed, and some personnel have fled to various places. I suppose Base 51 has also received some survivors who escaped."

"So that's what it is." The female officer looked enlightened. "It is true, but I haven't paid much attention to them because on the base's network, regarding those destroyed bases... only the results were announced, not the reasons."

Yu Xing nodded. "We're here to make contact with these people and investigate this matter more thoroughly. Since Base 51 is the best place to stay, we had no choice but to come and bother you."

The female officer responded gently, "It wouldn't be a bother at all. You two can rest assured and stay at the base. I will arrange for some people to ensure you are not disturbed by base personnel."

"No need. As I just said, we still want to inspect the base and confirm its development potential. Therefore, I look forward to contacting the people inside the base." Yu Xing directly rejected the female officer's suggestion to place her subordinates there. The female officer didn't seem to insist and continued the conversation with a smile.

It was half an hour later when I left the office.

Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu were arranged to live in a special dormitory, which was specially set up by the female officer for the management and cleanup team. The separate small dormitory building always had a lot of empty spaces, and the decoration was much more exquisite than the dormitory of ordinary survivors.

The two men, under the pretext of taking a day's rest, finally managed to get rid of the several respectful secretaries in suits who were following them. After closing the door, Zhao Yijiu instantly transformed into a dark shadow and circled the room.

A few seconds later, he reverted to human form, stood by the window, and said coldly, "There are no security cameras."

The people at the base were still somewhat cautious, because they were unsure of the other people's capabilities and did not rashly install surveillance cameras in their rooms to monitor them. In other words, the rooms were a very free space for them, and they did not need to put on an act in the rooms for the time being.

Yu Xing instantly collapsed onto the single bed as if he had no bones, and his serious combat uniform seemed less serious after his action.

"That's why I really dislike this fake, pretentious persona. It's too exhausting. Your brother actually managed to maintain it all this time..." he said jokingly, looking up at the ceiling.

"..." Zhao Yijiu walked to his side, looking down at him condescendingly, "Heh, next time you can pretend to be like me, no need for socializing or talking, then it won't be so tiring."

Yu Xing sat up abruptly. "Oh, how could that be? Brother Jiu has been my dutiful adjutant, protecting me all the way from Base 1. He's worked the hardest. How could I possibly disguise myself like you... right, Brother Jiu?"

This drama queen is at it again.

Zhao Yijiu couldn't bear to look at him, so she turned around and opened the wardrobe in the room.

The female commander at the base arranged double rooms for them, which was a luxury in the post-apocalyptic setting. In addition to two single beds, the rooms were equipped with a wardrobe, a computer that could access the base's intranet, as well as a separate refrigerator and bathroom.

Just from the perspective of the operational environment, Yu Xing and Zhao Yijiu, who play the role of those with the license cheat, already have a greater advantage than any other deducer.

"Change your clothes." Zhao Yijiu took out two sets of civilian clothes that the secretaries had prepared for the two of them while they were talking with the female officer. They were neither the loose clothes that the survivors wore as prison uniforms, nor the tight combat uniforms of the cleanup team, but the shirts and suit jackets that were only given to the management.

Yu Xing felt that the black suit jacket was too conspicuous and would make it difficult for him to sneak out and gather intelligence later, so he only wore a shirt and casual pants. While changing his clothes, he smiled and said, "After this interaction, what are your thoughts on the base?"

"The management is feeling guilty." Zhao Yijiu took off his shirt, revealing some faint scars on his strong, well-defined muscles. He ignored his injuries as if they had appeared out of nowhere, pondering the question Yu Xing had posed. "That female officer knows the most. She's been testing us, trying to gauge the depth of our intelligence."

"That's right. When she heard that we were here to investigate the destruction of other bases, she breathed a sigh of relief, indicating that the clues were inside Base 51, and the other bases were not her focus." Yu Xing's gaze lingered on Zhao Yijiu's wounds for a moment before moving away as they were covered by her clothes.

He narrowed his eyes and said nothing, but Zhao Yijiu continued, "And—"

Yu Xing: "Hmm?"

Zhao Yijiu: "That woman will definitely use her beauty to probe our investigation progress these next few days. She was unbuttoning her clothes just now to observe our reaction."

Yu Xing laughed. He had figured it out too, but he hadn't cared. However, he now understood what Zhao Yijiu's sarcasm was targeting, and couldn't help but tease her, "How can you be so sure?"

Zhao Yijiu buttoned up his shirt and calmly said, "Experience."

"..." Yu Xing's eyes widened, "Experience!"

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