Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 224 Missing
Shortly after Xi Shuang and her companions set off for Yaoshan, Yunxi Village welcomed three uninvited guests.

The visitors were Jiang Minglang's father, his uncle, and Jiang Minglang's cousin, Jiang Sicong.

It seemed they knew that neither Jiang Minglang nor Bai Li would see them. Therefore, the three members of the Jiang family earnestly requested to see Bai Xiangtian.

"Qirui, for the sake of us being from the same village, I'm begging you, please help me, okay?"

Unfortunately, Yan Qirui, Jiang Minglang's childhood friend, happened to be on duty at the gate today.

Yan Qirui hated everyone in Fengqiao Village, especially the Jiang family.

When Jiang Zhijie returned to Fengqiao Village with a group of security guards, he forced his father to lead the charge in clearing out the zombies, which resulted in his father being bitten. Later, his cousin Yan Zhu was almost raped by that group of people.

If he hadn't been lucky enough to run into Jiang Minglang in the city, his whole family would have been ruined.

Therefore, no matter how much Jiang Laoda and Jiang Laoer begged him, he always said the same thing: "Uncle Bai is busy. He also said that he would not see the Jiang family."

Whether he said it or not, I don't know, but he certainly won't go in to relay the message.

Furthermore, based on his understanding of Bai Li, he really didn't want to get entangled with the Jiang family, so why bother Uncle Bai again?

After trying everything to reason with Yan Qirui, Jiang Sicong lost his temper. He pointed his finger at Yan Qirui's nose and yelled, "You think you're so great just because you're Jiang Minglang's watchdog? Yan Qirui, who the hell do you think you are?"

Jiang Sicong launched into a tirade of insults, but Yan Qirui remained expressionless and unmoved.

He wanted to curse again, but Xiao Heng, who was lying on the inside of the gate, suddenly stood up and bared his teeth and growled at him.

Jiang Sicong was startled. He couldn't care less about cursing Yan Qirui anymore. He quickly pulled Jiang Laoda away from the gate and retreated more than ten meters.

Jiang Lao Er knew he would return empty-handed today and wouldn't be able to see anyone, so he quickly explained his purpose to Yan Qirui: "We didn't come here to seek refuge with Minglang. Xinyi has gone missing. Sicong and Zhijie have searched everywhere they can think of, but they haven't found her, dead or alive. For the sake of Xinyi being his cousin, we'd like to ask Minglang if he could help us look for her."

Before Jiang Lao Er could finish speaking, Yan Qirui sneered. He looked at Jiang Lao Er with disdain, "For the sake of your cousin? Cousin? Uncle Jiang, are you kidding me? Why didn't you ever think of raising Minglang because he's your own son? Why didn't you call him when Grandma Jiang was about to pass away, because he was the grandson she raised? Why didn't you cut ties with him so heartlessly? Now that you want to use him, you suddenly have your cousin?"

He felt that the Jiang family's brains were simply inexplicable, filled with either shit or bubbles.

Jiang Lao Er's face turned red and white alternately after being rebuked by Yan Qirui, making him look extremely unpleasant. His already somewhat hunched body now appeared even more exhausted.

He turned and left, and when he passed by Boss Jiang and Jiang Sicong, they called to him without stopping.

"Second brother, second brother, you can't just leave like this. Xinyi is still missing. What will happen to her if you leave?"

"Do what needs to be done, I've done my best."

"How can you say you've done your best? You haven't even begged Jiang Minglang."

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As the three walked away, Yan Qirui snorted coldly, "Jiang Xinyi has disappeared?"

Live it!

He turned and stepped through the small door, intending to return to the cabin, but he stopped as soon as he entered.

Yan Qirui looked at Bai Li, who was standing not far away, with surprise, and asked, "How long have you been here?"

The second sentence is, "Did you hear everything?"

Bai Li smiled and said, "I heard that Jiang Xinyi has gone missing."

After saying that, he waved to Yan Qirui and turned back.

She didn't come here specifically; she had just gone to the clinic to see Chen Feng's daughter and noticed the commotion. Curious, she strolled over to see what was going on.

After all, it's been almost two and a half years since the apocalypse, and the Jiang family would rather go to Li Nan's side than come to Yunxi Village to beg Jiang Minglang to take them in. Now they're suddenly showing up at their door.
When she heard that they had come because of Jiang Xinyi's disappearance, a strange look flashed in her eyes.

Since she last contacted Li Nan about Dr. Su, she had heard that he had thoroughly reorganized the area. The greenhouse area was no longer under Kunzi's jurisdiction, but had been handed over to another water-based ability user promoted by Li Nan.

It is said that in every aspect, the management is becoming more militarized.

Jiang Xinyi is from the greenhouse area. If her disappearance is reported to Li Nan's defense team, they will definitely take it seriously.

The fact that they've reached this point means that the defense forces have taken charge, but haven't been able to find the person.

Bai Li had no good feelings towards Jiang Xinyi, and what Jiang Xinyi did was none of her business, so she forgot about it soon after returning home.

However, what Bai Li didn't know was that Jiang Xinyi's disappearance was indeed related to her.

She pleaded with Jiang Minglang twice and with Bai Li once, but they both ignored her and didn't pay any attention to her.

Jiang Xinyi was furious and often cursed Bai Li and Jiang Minglang in her heart.

After cursing in your heart so many times, you can't help but say it out loud sometimes.

Five days ago, a middle-aged woman who worked with her heard from others about Bai Li, the female owner of Baiguoyuan, how powerful her wood-type superpower was. Not only could it induce childbirth, but her combat power was also unprecedentedly strong.

As the group worked, they discussed the situation with a mixture of envy and admiration. Jiang Xinyi was caught in the middle, her jealousy burning like wild grass, ready to ignite at any moment.

She held back for a while, but finally couldn't help herself and blurted out, "You all know that Bai Li's husband is Jiang Minglang, right?"

Many of the workers were new and didn't know her surname was Jiang. Of course, even if they did know, they wouldn't associate her with Deputy Base Chief Jiang.

Therefore, everyone nodded subconsciously, "Who doesn't know that? It's common knowledge, okay?"

"Then you probably don't know that Bai Li instigated Jiang Minglang to sever ties with her in-laws."

She was quite shrewd. She didn't reveal that she was Jiang Minglang's cousin. Instead, she pretended to be a villager of Jiang Minglang and made up a story about how Bai Li seduced Jiang Minglang into marrying into the Bai family. She also claimed that because she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law, she made her husband sever ties with his family. She even said that she prevented her mother-in-law from seeing her son one last time before she died.

Anyway, she went on and on, blaming Bai Li for Jiang Minglang severing ties with the Jiang family.

Everyone has a gossipy nature, especially when it comes to gossip about prominent figures in Shenzhen. Whether it's true or false, everyone listens with great interest.

Of course, some people have raised doubts, saying that if Jiang Minglang is so capable, does he just do whatever his wife tells him to do without any judgment?

He's a soldier, after all.

At this moment, Jiang Xinyi curled her lip and said that he wasn't a good person either. He had forgotten his mother after marrying a wife, and he was only after the Bai family's money. Before the apocalypse, Bai Li's father owned a white orchard that made a lot of money. The house that Jiang Minglang and Bai Li had in Suzhou was bought outright by Bai Li's father.

This is utter nonsense.

Although Bai Xiangtian did prepare enough money for Bai Li to buy a house outright, Jiang Minglang refused it. He wasn't so poor that he couldn't even afford a house.

But Jiang Xinyi harbored resentment towards the two for a long time, and she didn't care about the facts. She made up all sorts of stories, and in the end, she even fabricated that Bai Li had cheated on her boyfriend in high school and had messed around with boys. She said whatever was most offensive.

The people listening to her had never seen Bai Li either; they were just gossiping, regardless of whether it was true or not. Jiang Xinyi was talking enthusiastically, but she didn't notice the man and woman standing not far behind her.

It's Liu Xu and Liu Ying.

The brother and sister both looked very unhappy. Who was this woman? Why the hell isn't she doing her job properly? What nonsense is she spouting?
And of all people to spread rumors about, why did they have to spread them about Bai Li?

He fucking wants to die!

Liu Xu and Liu Ying shared the same thought: that person was their sister, and whether they acknowledged her or not was their business. But that didn't mean anyone could throw mud at Bai Li right in front of them.
Just like before, even though he hated Zhou Lin, he wouldn't stand by and watch him be bullied by others.

Liu Xu stared at Jiang Xinyi and smiled sinisterly.

The next day, Jiang Xinyi disappeared.

She lived with her parents, brother, and sister-in-law, and they had spoken before going to bed the night before, but when she woke up the next morning, she couldn't find them anywhere.

Jiang Sicong went to find Jiang Zhijie, and the two searched privately for a day. After failing to find him, they reported it to the defense team.

The defense team didn't waste any time; they searched for two hours that night and for most of the next day, but when they couldn't find it, they had to give up.

After all, everyone is busy every day, and no one would delay the overall progress just for one person. Moreover, Jiang Xinyi's disappearance is like a mystery, with not a single clue.

No, it can't be said that there are no clues.

The person who overheard her gossiping about Bai Li and Jiang Minglang that day seemed to have vaguely guessed something. However, this person was smart enough not to say anything. After all, they had heard that their greenhouse area boss had a very close relationship with Deputy Base Manager Jiang. If he found out that they were gossiping about Jiang Minglang and Bai Li while they were working, they would be in big trouble.
So after hearing that Jiang Xinyi had disappeared, everyone kept their mouths shut and didn't reveal a single word of what Jiang Xinyi had said the day before.

As for where Jiang Xinyi was taken?
Of course, the best course of action is to kill the person and then destroy the evidence.

Liu Xu is no pushover; he never has been.

When he was in elementary school, he almost blinded a classmate in a fight. If his father hadn't been rich enough to settle things for him, he would definitely have ended up in juvenile detention.

He improved a bit as he grew up, but not by much. Anyway, saying he's vindictive is actually a compliment.

Of course, he didn't dare to retaliate because Bai Li had beaten him up before.

First, I can't beat her. Second, it might be due to bloodline suppression. Anyway, every time I see this half-sister, I feel scared from the bottom of my heart and don't dare to look her in the eye.

Even so, no one could speak ill of Bai Li in front of him.

Whether she's good or bad is her business. Who do you think you are to talk about her like that?
Liu Ying's thoughts are similar to her brother's, but her ruthlessness surpasses that of Liu Xu.

Therefore, the brother and sister immediately sentenced Jiang Xinyi to death.

Who has time to slowly torment a gossipy person?

Of course, it solved the problem immediately.

After dealing with Jiang Xinyi, the two went about their business and put the matter out of their minds, quickly forgetting about it.

If Jiang Zhijie hadn't inquired around, the brother and sister wouldn't have known that the woman they disposed of was Jiang Minglang's cousin.

But it doesn't matter if we find out. Even if it were Jiang Minglang's own sister, let alone his cousin, we would still have to deal with it.

Who told her to keep her mouth shut and blurt out everything?

After taking a shower that evening, while half-lying in bed reading, Bai Li thought for a moment and decided to tell Jiang Minglang about the Jiang family's visit during the day.

"I heard it's because Jiang Xinyi has gone missing, and they want you to help them find her."

Jiang Minglang was drying his hair. He said casually, "Jiang Sicong came to the management office to wait for me this afternoon, but I refused. What does his disappearance have to do with me? Where am I supposed to look for him?"

Mainly, I don't want to look for one.

Bai Lisi said, "Jiang Xinyi's sharp tongue can easily offend people. She's been missing for several days now, so there's a high probability she's gone."

"What's gone is gone. You reap what you sow. You spoke without thinking, and you'll have to bear the consequences eventually."

Jiang Minglang didn't want to mention the Jiang family at all. He occasionally thought of his parents who had never raised him for a single day, and he could hardly remember what they looked like.

That's good too; if we're going to cut ties, let's cut them off completely and cleanly.

"By the way, guess who I saw today?"

Bai Li rolled her eyes at him. "I'm not guessing. Just tell me."

Jiang Minglang chuckled, "Liu Xu."

"What's so strange about that? Isn't he on patrol over there?"

"Let me finish. He was flirting with Bai Yang's classmate, the girl who claimed to be his girlfriend when I picked Bai Yang up from Ningda before. I think her name is He something."

Even now, many survivors still come to Pengcheng for refuge every day. To prevent any trouble, Jiang Minglang will go there from time to time to keep watch.

I happened to see Liu Xu leaning towards He Ningzhu today, intentionally or unintentionally. They were both men, and I could tell what he wanted to do just by looking at his eyes.

He Ningzhu didn't mind his approach, and during their short break, the two chatted enthusiastically.

He didn't want to pay attention to the two of them, but he couldn't help standing in the wrong place. When he looked towards the gate, his peripheral vision would always cover that area.

Jiang Minglang knew that his wife had beaten up Liu Xu twice, so he was glad that the guy knew better than to fight back.

So every time I run into him, I can't help but glance at him a couple of times.

Over the past year, because of their outstanding abilities, their team has made a name for themselves within the patrol team and even became a squad leader.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Liu Xu was particularly well-behaved whenever he saw him, never looking at him directly or glancing in his direction.

Li Nan had remarked that the Liu siblings had unexpectedly become very disciplined after staying on, and they always completed the tasks assigned to them perfectly. Before he knew it, they had become his capable subordinates.

He joked that it was probably because the couple kept Liu Xu and Liu Ying in check that they didn't dare to act recklessly in Pengcheng; if they wanted to stay, they had to behave themselves. This was a good thing for him, as he got two capable women.

"You mean He Ningzhu and Liu Xu?"

Bai Li was only surprised for a moment before she chuckled, "When Xiao Yang met He Ningzhu last time, he already made it clear to her that there was never any relationship between them. It seems that her acceptance of Liu Xu must be a sign that she has come to terms with it."

That's fine, it saves her from bothering her brother and then bothering Xiaoshuang in the end.

good night!