Chapter 360: Protect Yourself
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In fact, the reason why Lin Qiao went to the administration building so early in the morning to start a trouble was that Tang He, who stayed around Lin Wenwen’s place for a whole night, had left in the morning.
Not long after Lin Qiao killed Yang Yan and returned to that residential area last night, she felt that Tang He had returned. She kept an eye on him for the entire night, but he made no move at all. So, in the morning, Lin Qiao followed him to the conference hall to watch the show.
In a couple of minutes, Lin Qiao returned to the residential area in Region D and walked to Lin Wenwen’s door, then showed her face.
Wei Jingchen and the other guard said no words when they saw her, but turned and politely opened the door for her.
Before the door was opened, Lin Qiao sniffed at the air and said, “Eh? When did the little one come?”
“Do you mean Ling Ling? She just arrived,” Wei Jingchen answered the question while opening the door.
Once Lin Qiao walked in, a tiny person who was carrying a fluffy gray ball of fur rushed at her.
The people who gathered before the window turned to her. Seeing Lin Qiao, one of them asked, “Eh? You’re back so soon. Didn’t they start a fight over there just now?”
Lin Qiao rubbed the little one’s head while walking toward a couch and saying, “Yeah, they did. I’m worrying that some people might take advantage of the chaos to come here and mess with you, so I came back. As for the situation over there, I think Yang Chao will lose. He can’t defeat Wu Chengyue. After all, Wu Chengyue has already set a trap. Now, he’s just waiting for Yang Chao to jump in.”
She paused for a moment, then looked around and pointed at the little one who had followed her to the couch, “Who brought this kid here?”
Lin Wenwen walked over, looked at her and said, “Ah, Captain Huang Ming and his people escorted her here, then left.”
Lin Qiao looked at the little girl with confusion while murmuring to herself, “Why did he send this child here? Is nowhere safe but here?”
At that moment, a few explosive sounds were heard from where Yuan Tianxing and the others were looking at, then that area became quite noisy.
“It seems that they’re fighting seriously. It’s quite intense!” Yuan Tianxing said while looking at that area. After that, he turned back to Lin Qiao and said to her, “What happened when you were there?”
Lin Qiao looked at the little one and answered his question without raising her head, “Ah, they were arguing. I was getting impatient, so I added a few more sparks to the fight. Otherwise, they might have kept wrangling forever before starting the war.”
Yuan Tianxing looked at her, feeling a little speechless. “You weren’t there to watch the show. You were there to cause trouble, right?”
“Of course!” said Lin Qiao blandly, “If I’m able to defeat Yang Chao now, I will not need to wait for Wu Chengyue to do it.”
Lin Wenwen stepped back to the window side and looked outside. A short while later, she glanced back at Lin Qiao. There was a strange glow in her eyes, and the smile on her face grew much bigger.
Lin Qiao seemed to have sensed something. She turned to glance at Lin Wenwen and say to her, “Does their war make you happy? You look very happy.”
Lin Wenwen suddenly had an idea. “How do you know that I’m happy?” She asked a question while knowing the answer.
Lin Qiao turned around, then took out her clipboard and handed it to Wu Yueling along with a pen. Then, while teaching the little one to draw, she answered Lin Wenwen’s question, “Your expression sold you out.”
Lin Wenwen laughed, “Alright, I didn’t think that you know me so well.
Long Qingying, who stood aside, glanced at Lin Wenwen confusedly. However, her attention was soon attracted by the noises caused by the fight in the distance.
Du Yuanxing excitedly gazed at that area and said, “I heard that another Chief in this base, whose last name is Zou, is actually on Wu Chengyue’s side. So, Yang Chao is fighting both of them now. What secret weapon does he have? He must have one, or he wouldn’t be stupid enough to challenge two same-level powerful beings at one time, right?”
“His secret weapon is a level-seven partner of his,” said Lin Qiao, “Now, it’s two-vs-two.”
Du Yuanxing turned around to look at her and asked with confusion, “Eh? Where is that one from?”
Lin Qiao said, “He made his way in long ago. Also, that level-seven man has been watching you all the time these couple of days. You just didn’t know.”
Hearing that, Yuan Tianxing, Lin Wenwen and the others were all shocked, quickly making eye contact with each other.
A level-seven powerful man had actually been watching them. It seemed that Lu Tianyi and Yan Fangyu weren’t exaggerating at all.
Du Yuanxing asked with surprise, “Why was he watching us? Was he trying to find an opportunity to kidnap Wenwen? He could have directly taken action, because we wouldn’t have been able to resist at all.”
Lin Wenwen glanced at Lin Wenwen, then said, “His target is Lin Wenwen indeed. But, I guess he still has other thoughts, which is why he didn’t take action.”
She felt that robber didn’t completely believe Yang Chao’s words, and suspected that he was probably using the latter. She wondered if that crazy Yang Chao knew about that.
Yuan Tianxing and the others looked at Lin Wenwen silently.
Lin Wenwen’s smile didn’t fade as she responded, “It seems that I’m really attractive. Is there a way to change that?”
Lin Qiao gave her a glance, then said without thinking, “Yeah. Cut your hair, the shorter the better. If you change your appearance, you’ll be able to reduce the probability of many crimes.”
Lin Wenwen’s expression froze for a moment. After that, she frowned slightly and stayed silent for a few seconds. Then, she said something that surprised the others, “If that’s true, I’ll do it. What do you think?”
Lin Qiao turned to look at her in shock, saying, “Are you willing to do that?”
She clearly remembered how much Lin Wenwen loved her long and straight hair. Before, Lin Qiao always felt that Lin Wenwen’s long hair could cause many inconveniences, so she had suggested her to cut her hair many times. However, Lin Wenwen never accepted her suggestion, even losing her temper because of that.
Now, Lin Wenwen actually said something like that. ‘She isn’t really going to cut her hair because what I said, is she?’ thought Lin Qiao.
Long Qingying walked over and said to Lin Wenwen, “In fact, whether you cut your hair isn’t enough. You should learn to protect yourself. Before, you were under Chief’s protection, but now, you need to protect yourself.”
Lin Wenwen turned to Lin Qiao with a complicated look in her eyes.
Lin Qiao didn’t look at her, but at the little one. “Qingying is right,” she said. “After learning how to protect yourself, you need to learn how to protect the others, your family, friends. Don’t you feel that you’ve been protected by your family and friends the whole time? Have you ever thought that if they suddenly lost the abilities to protect you one day, who would you depend on?”
She remembered these words. She had said them to Lin Wenwen before. However, Lin Wenwen refused to listen to her back then. She liked to rely on others; she even needed company every time she went out. In fact, she never went out alone.
At that time, Lin Qiao believed that she was capable enough to protect her family and friends, so she let Lin Wenwen do whatever she wanted. However, the apocalypse suddenly happened, and the world became chaotic and despairing. Only the people who managed to adapt to the new world, who had powers, could survive till last.
The post-apocalyptic world was truly dangerous for the people who weren’t able to protect themselves.
Lin Wenwen stood by the window side, staring at Lin Qiao without saying anything. In a couple of seconds, she suddenly turned and walked into the bedroom, then closed the door.