Chapter 198: Apocalypse: Saving the Cold Beauty Doctor 16

Xu An also unusually didn't cause trouble anymore, perhaps because he was afraid he would be reprimanded by Jiang Luo at the base, or perhaps because he felt that after obtaining the report, Yu Rongzhou was no longer a threat.

In short, he solemnly promised Jiang Luo and all the senior officials that he could develop a longer-lasting potion within five days.

Jiang Luo no longer held against him what happened during the escort, and specially allocated him a single-person laboratory; Jiang Junshen's attitude toward him also improved considerably.

And all of this is exactly what Yu Rongzhou wanted to see.

In the Villa.

The moment Jin Chen entered the Villa, 0731 swiftly scanned the surroundings and discovered something shocking and speechless.

【Host! In every room of this Villa, infrared cameras are everywhere; I tracked via the network, and the monitoring screen ultimately ended up in Jiang Luo's room.】

0731 was greatly shocked, 【Jiang Luo is simply a huge pervert!】

Even the washroom and bathroom need to have cameras installed!

Jin Chen: "……"

【Leave it to you.】

【Okay, Host!】

Finally able to make use of myself in this world, 0731 rolled up his sleeves and worked energetically, full of vigor.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Rongzhou followed beside him, immediately sensed the change in Jin Chen's mood, and asked puzzledly.

"This Villa has surveillance."

Jin Chen also didn't hide it from him, and reassured: "It's fine now."

"Damn! Shameless!" Zhao Rui immediately looked left and right, eyes vigilant.

After they divided the rooms, they discovered that although it was called a Villa, only the first and second floors were usable, and there were even fewer bedrooms.

There were only four bedrooms, but they had five people.

Zhao Huan would definitely sleep alone in one room, so the remaining allocation obviously became a matter of acting skills.

Jin Chen gave Zhao Rui a meaningful look.

"Oh dear, oh dear, Xu Yue this kid snores like thunder when he sleeps at night! I can't stand it! It's practically mental torture! I have to sleep alone!"

Zhao Rui quickly covered his ears and stepped a few paces away from Xu Yue.

Xu Yue, who got shot for no reason: "……"

He gritted his teeth and smiled: "Zhao Rui this kid rolls all over the bed every night, practicing his moves, I also need to sleep alone!"

Jin Chen spread his hands, looking helplessly at Yu Rongzhou: "Then we two will have to sleep together."

Yu Rongzhou: "……" He's not blind.

In the end, he glared at Jin Chen but didn't say no.

"What a wonderful and democratic room allocation!"

Zhao Huan clapped.

——

Night.

On the first day at the base, Yu Rongzhou didn't do anything else, as if waiting for something, staying obediently in the Villa.

The few people responsible for monitoring outside the Villa withdrew; although Jiang Luo had installed infrared cameras, he didn't have time to check them every day, and he temporarily didn't know about the things 0731 had blocked.

"Zhouzhou, you've been tired for days on the road; go take a hot shower and relax."

After Jin Chen absorbed the Crystal Core and returned to the bedroom, he saw Yu Rongzhou sitting quietly on the velvet sofa by the bed, reading.

"Hmm."

Yu Rongzhou put away the paper slip tucked in the book, stood up, and saw Jin Chen holding a few pieces of clothing, looking puzzled.

"Your clothes?"

"Ah, I bought them with Crystal Cores at the base's exchange, and I also bought a set for you."

Jin Chen grinned and handed the clothes to Yu Rongzhou.

He took them, unfolded them, and discovered even underwear had been bought; his cheeks suddenly flushed.

"You…"

"Me, how am I?"

Jin Chen tilted his head, leaned in close to Yu Rongzhou's eyes, with a teasing tone: "Your face is red again, Zhouzhou."

"Get lost."

Yu Rongzhou, both shy and annoyed, pushed him away, hurried to the bathroom without looking back, slammed the door with a bang, also blocking Jin Chen's laughter.

【Host, I have a question.】

【Ask away.】

Jin Chen sat on the sofa, leaning back comfortably, picked up a book and glanced at it.

【I remember that at the very start of the mission, you often took out some items from who-knows-where, like folded paper and bead strings; why don't I see you using them now.】

Ah…… that one.

Jin Chen narrowed his eyes, a hint of a smile flashing in his peach-blossom eyes.

【That is the Counterattack Department's wish-exchange function: listening to wishes and exchanging gifts, the cost being consumption of Spiritual Power……】

Wait a moment!

Jin Chen suddenly sat up.

In the small world, the protagonist's wish power is the strongest and also the easiest for the Quick Transmigration Bureau system to capture.

The wish-exchange function exists only in the Counterattack Department; even for myself, due to the Rescue Department's restrictions in later worlds, I can no longer use it.

Now it seems that the existence of the Annihilation Flower and the dark power of the insider are, to some extent, granting the protagonist the power and future he desires.

And the price the protagonist must pay is to destroy the fated fortune of the partner protagonist.

"Could the mole be in the Counterattack Department?" Jin Chen muttered.

So how could An Yin, the Vice Bureau Chief of the Quick Transmigration Bureau and the Department Head of the Counterattack Department, be completely unaware?

Is it that the mole is hiding too well, or is this person An Yin… suspicious?

【0731, immediately feedback to the Spirit Terminal, have it investigate An Yin, remember not to let the data signal be intercepted.】

【Ah?! Oh oh okay! I'll contact them right away.】

0731 doesn't know what the Host has discovered, but it just needs to follow instructions.

Jin Chen was in the midst of a rapid brainstorm, and didn't notice the book in his hand; if he turned a few more pages, he would see the note tucked inside.

Crack—

The bathroom door opened, steaming mist drifting out, Yu Rongzhou walked out wearing clothes that fit just right, a towel draped over his shoulders, his black short hair clinging to his neck, still dripping water.

His cool brows and eyes were softened with a hint of warmth, making him truly pleasing to behold.

Jin Chen immediately gathered his still somewhat chaotic thoughts, had Yu Rongzhou come over, took the towel and helped him dry his hair.

"I'll do it myself."

Yu Rongzhou really wanted to ask Jin Chen why he could exchange for clothes that fit so well, but he wasn't good with words to begin with, and feeling shy made it even harder to speak.

His heartbeat, which had just calmed after the shower, began to race again because of Jin Chen's actions.

"Don't, there's no hair dryer here; rubbing your hands dry would be sore."

Jin Chen sat behind Yu Rongzhou, his voice coming from beside his ear, warm breath causing a tingling numbness on the skin near his ear.

Yu Rongzhou unconsciously tilted his head, yet at this moment he felt completely relaxed.

Even before the apocalypse, he had never had such a leisurely, carefree moment.

At this moment, that annoying apocalypse seemed to become less hateful.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total now 60!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total now 70!】

"What is this?"

Jin Chen touched the mark on his neck with his fingertip; it looked like a tiny letter, but it had faded and was unclear.

"Nothing."

Yu Rongzhou's eyes flickered in realization a few times, he pulled his clothes up a bit, clearly avoiding the topic.

His hair was mostly dry; he stood up first and said, "You should go take a shower."

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow, didn't ask further, only teased: "Zhouzhou, why are you urging me to shower? Got something to do?"

"Wash if you want, don't if you don't."

Yu Rongzhou's ears turned red, he walked to the other side of the bed and lay down, covering his head with the blanket, not moving at all.

"I'll wash, of course I'll wash; I can't bear to let the beauty guard an empty bed alone."

He chuckled twice and walked into the bathroom.