Chapter 55 - 55

Chapter 55 Mission? The Secret BasementAfter hearing Lin Yu's words, Gu Chen stopped being coy and opened the bag without any regard for his image, stuffing handfuls of food into his mouth.He hadn't eaten anything for a very long time, and these days he had been struggling to survive on a small bottle of water that he could exchange for the fifteen points he earned at work."Eat slowly! Eat slowly! Chenchen, come and have some water." Mother Lin helped him unscrew the bottle cap.Lin Yu pouted from the side: He doesn't even get this kind of treatment!After Gu Chen finished eating and drinking, he let out a loud burp and realized that he had lost his composure, his face turning bright red."I...I thank you!"Lin Yu pushed her backpack forward. "When you go down later, take this with you. It should be enough for you to eat for a week."Gu Chen quickly waved his hand, "No need, no need, thank you, but I haven't agreed to join you yet, so..."Lin Anran: "It's okay, we'll give you time to think it over. This food is enough for you to live here for a week. I'll come back to find you after a week. If you agree, pack your things and I'll come to pick you up then.""Okay." Gu Chen nodded solemnly a few times. In fact, he was already willing, but there were still things to take care of here, so he couldn't leave now.After seeing Lin Anran and the others off, Gu Chen carried his heavy backpack into the house.Before I even reached the door, my backpack was pulled back by a strong force."Stop right there! Gu Chen! Who are those guys to you? What do they want? What's in your backpack? Take it out and let us see!"The man arrogantly twisted his neck, his grip on the backpack tight, and tried to snatch it, but Gu Chen flung him away."Hey! You dare dump me? Do you want to die?"Gu Chen sneered, "You shouldn't touch my things!"Having just eaten, Gu Chen was full of energy and had no fear of the people in front of him."You're asking for it, aren't you? Gu Chen, you've got some nerve!"The man's eyes blazed with fury as he clenched his fist and slammed it down on Gu Chen.Once, twice, three times... the man who missed became even more agitated."Alright! Xiao Xing, come back!" The man who had been standing at the back spoke, his voice icy.Xing Li, whose eyes were bloodshot from being stopped, glared at the nonchalant Gu Chen, his hands trembling with anger. "Brother Yong, we can't let him get away with this! He's too arrogant!"Lu Yongqiang's smile was twisted. He put on what he thought was a very amiable smile and said politely, "How can you treat Xiao Chen like this? We're all brothers, let's not always be fighting and killing each other."After saying that, he looked at Gu Chen again, "Right, Xiao Chen? Your brother Xing also has a bad temper. Don't misunderstand. I was just afraid that you would be deceived by those people. I wanted to see what was in the bag because I was worried about you.""Hmph! Is that so? Brother Yong, you're the boss of our F district, why didn't you come to help when they arrived?" Gu Chen sneered.Lu Yongqiang hadn't expected Gu Chen to show him no respect whatsoever, and his originally amiable smile almost crumbled."How dare you talk to Brother Yong like that! Do you want a beating?""If there's nothing else, I'll head back now!"Ignoring the gloomy looks from the others, Gu Chen stepped into the house.Xing Meng wanted to chase after them, but Lu Yongqiang stopped him, saying, "Don't go. First, find out who those people are!""Yes, Brother Yong."...Lin Anran and his group, who were walking back, were not in a hurry to return to the villa. Their enthusiasm for shopping yesterday had been ruined by those two idiots, so they decided to do some shopping again today.Unbeknownst to him, Father Lin had driven to the points redemption center.Having come this far, the group got out of the car.Unlike the long queue when they first arrived, it was unusually quiet today, with only a few people scattered around the hall doing their own things."Why are there so few people today? Did we miss something?" Lin Yu looked at the empty hall in surprise."I don't know, let's go in and take a look!" Lin Anran was also puzzled; this had never happened in her previous life!Upon arriving in front of the large screen, the group immediately understood the new task that had been released that morning.A secret basement was discovered 5 kilometers away, containing a large amount of food. Anyone who brings out useful information from there will have all the supplies.Lin Anran frowned slightly. A secret basement?Why didn't you discover this in your past life?Moreover, the base only wants information from there, not supplies. Could it be that there is something very important there?"Shall we go take a look too?"The group exclaimed in unison, "Great!"I've been at the base for a few days now, and it's been too comfortable. It's not interesting at all. I'd rather go out and kill some zombies!After skillfully filling out the exit form, Father Lindrove the group on their way.Following the map provided at the base, it took me two hours to get there. Seeing vehicles everywhere proved how sought-after this mission was.They didn't park the car too close. After parking, the group walked to the entrance of the secret basement."Is it you guys?" Xie Nan's striking red hair made him exclaim in surprise.Lin Anran and his friends didn't expect to run into them; they hadn't seen them since the last time they visited their home.Xie Bei greeted them softly, and Lin Anrannodded slightly. She looked behind the two of them and saw four other people, each with a look on their face that said, "Don't mess with us, strangers stay away."Xie Nan eased the awkwardness by saying, "They are from our team: Bo Cheng, Guo Lin, He Luoyang, and Mo Yu."The two nodded to each other.Lin Yu casually put his hand on Xie Nan's shoulder. "Brother Nan, are you here for a mission too?""Yeah yeah!""Look, you're all up here! Did you find anything?"Xie Nan sighed in frustration, "There's nothing there. It's sealed off down there, so it's hard to dig. Let's come up here and catch our breath.""By the way, you guys shouldn't go down yet. There are so many people down there, and no one has gone in. Let them dig a bit more before we go down."After listening to Xie Nan's words, Lin Anranagreed with the idea. Since they had nothing else to do, they decided to come out and wander around, and take another look tonight while they were resting."Okay, let's go back to the car and rest for a while!"The five people got into the car, followed by two uninvited guests.Xie Nan shamelessly pulled Xie Bei into their dilapidated van.Both of them were amazed by the equipment and comfort in the car; he was indeed a hidden master."Wow, your seats are even more comfortable than ours, this is amazing!" Xie Nan lay back in the seat, his eyes squinting with comfort.Lin Yu suddenly became a little shy, "It's alright! We're used to it! My dad and I even installed this chair together.""Wow, little bro, you should install one in my car sometime too!""Okay! As long as you can get the stuff, I'll install it for you!" Lin Yu said confidently.Father Lin glared at him without any politeness. "You brat, you're just an assistant. It's your old man who's getting all the work done."Lin Anran learned more about the situation below, and everyone's stomachs started rumbling.Seeing how generously they shared all the information below, Lin Anran was not stingy either.She kept the two of them to eat with them, and also asked Xie Nan to call the other team members.Everyone got out of the car and set up the picnic table. Father Lin proudly put on an apron and took out all his various gadgets from the trunk.Barbecue grill, portable gas stove, grill pan, gas canister, wok, ceramic pot, storage box...Xie Nan was so shocked her jaw almost dropped. "You guys bring weapons when you go out to eat?!"Father Lin nodded, "Yes, my wife and baby daughter can't eat those things, they're bad for their stomachs. Anyway, it's not much trouble to carry these things.""Heh~ Hehe~ Really? Quite complete." Xie Nanwas truly amazed. Why are other people's relatives so kind? Then look at his brother, humph!