Chapter 355: Chapter 340: Haven’t Decided Yet

That thing?

What thing?

And how did Li Ming get mixed up in this?

Hearing this, Qi Xiang and the other two exchanged glances before turning in unison to look at Gu Xi, a hint of worry in their eyes.

They knew Gu Xi’s relationship with Li Ming was different. If something were to happen...

But Gu Xi simply toyed with the small green sprout on her fingertip, as if she hadn’t heard the woman at all, her gaze still fixed on the woman’s face.

Qi Xiang frowned slightly. She’d felt the woman looked familiar earlier and was about to take a closer look.

But then, Huo Changzhou suddenly turned and walked toward the side of the room, taking the camera’s view with him. The screen shook violently...

Soon, a black box appeared in Huo Changzhou’s hands.

"You kept this in your dorm?" the woman’s voice asked from off-screen, a note of surprise in her tone.

Huo Changzhou walked over to her with the long, black box and raised an eyebrow. "Where else?"

The woman’s slender, pale hand appeared on screen, stroking the box. Then, with a CLICK—

The moment the box opened, the screen went black.

"What happened?" Qi Xiang and Wei Heng both looked at Yang Chi.

Wei Heng placed his hands on his personal terminal and rapidly issued a series of commands, muttering, "Easy, easy..."

A minute later, the screen was still black, punctuated by the occasional ear-piercing screech.

Qi Xiang was getting anxious. "Are you going to fix it or not?" She hadn’t even gotten a clear look at what was in the box.

This time, Yang Chi didn’t say a word. His hands moved over the Light Screen so fast they were a blur.

But the screen remained black.

"Can you replay what we just saw?" Gu Xi asked, looking up.

"I can." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Yang Chi tapped the Light Screen a few times. The dark screen instantly split in two. The left side was still black, but the right side began the replay.

However, the point where the replay started was...

Wei Heng’s face darkened as he watched the two naked people on the screen locked in a passionate embrace. "Just skip ahead."

Qi Xiang rolled her eyes. Yang Chi gave an awkward little smile and tapped the Light Screen a couple more times.

Soon, the video jumped back to the moment Huo Changzhou took out the black box and the woman placed her hand on it.

This time, Yang Chi slowed down the playback without waiting for Wei Heng to say anything.

The woman’s movement was slowed to a crawl. The instant the box opened, a blurry shape was revealed inside, reflecting a cold, faint light. It looked like... a Crystal Core?

"It’s a Crystal Core, right?" she asked, nudging Wei Heng beside her.

Wei Heng frowned slightly. "The image is too blurry. Can you adjust it?" he asked Yang Chi.

Yang Chi tried a few times before slowly shaking his head. "This is as good as it gets."

Because it was just a blurry shadow, Qi Xiang and the others couldn’t be sure.

But Gu Xi recognized it with a single glance.

"It’s not a Crystal Core," she said slowly. "It’s a space meteorite."

According to data from the early days of the apocalypse, a large-scale meteor shower occurred just before the cataclysm began.

Later, some people suspected that the start of the apocalypse was related to this massive meteor shower.

However, because the meteorites from this shower landed in the deep sea, and the apocalypse broke out soon after, the rapid collapse of order and civilization plunged humanity into an unprecedented era of chaos. In the aftermath, humanity simply didn’t have the resources to organize an expedition to explore the oceans...

It wasn’t until twenty-seven years into the apocalypse, after humanity had eliminated over ninety percent of the zombies on land and the situation had gradually improved, that they finally turned their attention to the deep sea.

And it was on one such mission that Gu Xi had salvaged a space meteorite from the depths of the ocean.

"So it’s a space meteorite. No wonder the signal cut out," Yang Chi murmured, resting his chin on his hand. "According to the Research Institute’s data, space meteorites have extremely strong radiation..."

Hearing this, Gu Xi’s heart skipped a beat. She asked calmly, "Does the Research Institute have a lot of these space meteorites?"

"They should have a fair few, I think? I’m not too sure about the specifics." Yang Chi placed his hands on his terminal’s Light Screen. "Hang on, I’ll check."

As Yang Chi attempted to hack into the Research Institute’s internal server, Qi Xiang spoke up. "No need to check. I know about this."

She thought for a moment before saying, "As far as I know, the Research Institute has a total of three meteorites. One has always been kept within the institute, but the other two were sent out some years ago. As for where they were sent, I have no idea."

Gu Xi lowered her eyes, lost in thought. ’The Research Institute has three space meteorites in total. That means that, over the years, someone else besides me has been to that place... But the only person who knows about that location, other than me, is Li Ming.’

’No wonder they mentioned Li Ming when they were talking about this rock.’

’It’s even possible they want to give this space meteorite to me precisely because something happened to Li Ming.’

’But why?’

’Why are they so determined to put a space meteorite in my hands?’

’In other words, what’s so special about this rock?’

Gu Xi frowned. ’Back when I brought this rock up from the deep sea, the Research Institute studied it for a while, but the official story was that they found nothing... Now, though, it seems that might not have been the case.’

Just then, Qi Xiang suddenly nudged Wei Heng beside her. "Shouldn’t you go check on the kitchen?"

Wei Heng: "..."

Wei Heng didn’t want to go. It didn’t take a genius to figure out Qi Xiang had brought it up just to get rid of him.

’She wants to talk to Gu Xi alone.’

’But they were a team. What could she possibly have to say that he couldn’t hear?’

Wei Heng stayed put, not moving an inch.

Qi Xiang shot him a look, then sidled up to Gu Xi. "Look how famished poor Gu Xi has been these past few days. Her face has gotten so thin... And *some people* don’t even think to make her something nice to eat to get her strength back..."

Wei "Some People" Heng had no choice. Seeing Gu Xi look up at him, he could only gather the remaining pile of vegetables from the floor and head to the kitchen. "Fine. I must have owed you all in a past life."

After Wei Heng went into the kitchen, Qi Xiang turned to look at Yang Chi.

Yang Chi was quick on the uptake. He immediately closed the Light Screen and stood up. "Well, um, Gu Xi, I’ll go help in the kitchen."

After the two of them left, Qi Xiang walked around to the front of the two-seater sofa, sat down where Yang Chi had been, and tugged on Gu Xi’s sleeve.

Gu Xi raised a hand to release her Spirit Barrier, then gave a slight nod, signaling that it was safe to speak freely.

Qi Xiang lowered her voice. "That woman from just now... I think she’s from the Gu Family?"

Gu Xi raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

Qi Xiang nodded. "I’m pretty sure."

Before, she only thought the woman looked vaguely familiar, but when the woman’s hand rested on the black box, Qi Xiang recognized the bracelet on her wrist.

That bracelet wasn’t just any piece of jewelry; it was an incredibly powerful superpower weapon.

And the materials used to forge such a weapon were so rare and expensive that ordinary people couldn’t possibly afford one.

’So she’s from the Gu Family...’ Gu Xi was silent for a moment.

Qi Xiang vaguely guessed that Gu Xi had some connection to the Gu Family. She turned to look at Gu Xi. "How about I go and feel him out?" Her relationship with Huo Changzhou was decent, and he had even vaguely hinted at being interested in her a few years back.

’Maybe a little honey trap could get some information out of him?’ Qi Xiang mused.

"There’s no need for that," Gu Xi said instead.

Resting her chin in her hand, Qi Xiang asked, "So what do we do next...?"

Gu Xi thought for a moment. "Let’s wait and see. If they want to deliver the item, they’ll have to find a suitable pretext anyway."

As for what to do when the time came... to be honest, Gu Xi hadn’t completely figured that out yet.

After all, this matter was most likely related to Li Ming and the Superpower Seed.