Although he did not wait for reinforcements from the college until the end, Zhao Xiao unexpectedly received a piece of news from Lao Bai that he could not believe.

He can go home.

A dark and windy night.

There was no one in the empty camp, and there was silence.

The soldiers of the Burning Legion arranged this place fifteen minutes ago, but did not station themselves in the camp. They left a truck and some supplies and left here.

Zhao Xiao, standing in the center of the camp, felt a little complicated.

Unexpectedly, that old white man was not joking and actually let me go.

Not only him, but also Chen Yutong, and Wu Liangping, who was seriously injured and lying unconscious in the dormant cabin... all the captured personnel are here.

As for Xuan Feng.

The Alliance insists that androids without "intellectual plug-ins" installed should be considered equipment, and this is the academy's own view, so its body and AI core are not included in the exchange of captives.

Although the words are a bit strong, the academy does not admit that bionic people are human beings, and Zhao Xiao can't think of how to refute it. It's not just Xuan Feng.

His own sniper rifle and accessories were also seized by the guy named Ye Shi...but he never expected those people to return the weapon and freedom to him.

Although he regained his freedom, there was one thing that Zhao Xiao couldn't figure out.

That's why the Alliance and the Corporation let their captives go.

What made him even more confused was why he wasn't happy at all even though he was going home soon. Maybe it was because of the bet.

The guy named Lao Bai didn't mention the glass of beer. In the end, he just smiled and patted him on the shoulder to express congratulations. But he knew very well that he lost after all.

At this time, Chen Yutong, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke.

"I changed my mind."

Zhao Xiao was stunned for a moment and turned to look at her.

"change idea"

Chen Yutong nodded.

"Well, I plan to stay."

The confusion in his eyes gradually turned into surprise. Zhao Xiao stared at her in disbelief, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence from his throat.

"reason?"

Betrayal is a serious crime.

Students who defect will be subject to endless bounties and hunts by the academy. The higher the level, the higher the bounty amount.

Not only that, any student is obliged to record the words and deeds of a traitor when he discovers it, and report it to the Department of Internal Affairs for processing by the Purge Planning Team.

Otherwise, you will be sentenced to connivance...

Zhao Xiao subconsciously put his hand on his waist, but soon found that there was nothing there and put his hand down again.

"have no idea."

Chen Yutong didn't care about his teammates' actions and shook his head gently as if he didn't see it.

She turned around and looked at the night sky with twinkling stars in the south, and said to herself in a very soft voice, "Maybe... I just want to take a look."

Although it is clear that the Alliance is not the "heaven" she imagined, she still wants to see what kind of place it is, so that those who are loyal to him can speak those words with confidence...

You can use your eyes to confirm.

At this moment, she was even more curious about the place than the ruins.

Of course, the fact that the food is delicious is also a reason.

After finally making a decision, Chen Yutong suddenly felt as if he had let go of all his burdens, and his whole person suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Level, status...

Those things are no longer important.

She has already died once for the academy.

In the rest of her life, she plans to pursue her true heart and live for the things she is interested in.

She looked at Zhao Xiao.

"Just tell the captain that I died in the previous battle. Say thank you to him for taking care of me..."

When she said this, she paused, suddenly laughed at herself and shook her head.

"Wait, forget it, let's just skip this sentence. It's so weird that the dead can talk."

Anyway, the captain probably didn't know that she was captured, so it would be good to just assume that she had died in the previous operations just like her teammates who died in battle.

As long as she doesn't let the college feel disgraced, the college doesn't have to worry about her as a small E-class. Those prospectors who disappeared in the operation may not be really dead. Maybe they are just like the D in Lao Bai's mouth.

A senior prospector can live a good life there.

As for thank you.

Let’s talk face to face when we have the opportunity in the future.

Zhao Xiao swallowed.

His duty told him that he should stop the defector in front of him, but he found that what he said was another sentence.

"………Take care of yourself."

After all, he is a teammate who has worked together for many years, but he still cannot enforce that discipline.

He only hoped that she would not regret her choice today.

Just treat her as dead.

Chen Yutong nodded, turned his back to him and walked away unpreparedly towards the outside of the camp.

Almost less than ten minutes after she left, the creaking sound of tracks running over stones could be heard along the ground.

Zhao Xiao raised his head and looked towards the north of the camp, only to see the familiar heavy tracked vehicle slowly driving into the quiet and empty camp.

Sitting in the driver's seat is Zheng Hao, the captain of the Beacon Team.

Zhao Xiao's eyes were filled with surprise. He didn't expect that he would come to pick him up in person.

"team leader!"

Seeing Zheng Hao jumping off the crawler truck, Zhao Xiao quickly ran over and gave him an excited hug.

After patting the young man's shoulder, Zheng Hao let go of his hand. Looking at the young face in front of him, his tense expression suddenly became relaxed.

On the way here, he had been hesitating whether his decision was right, but at this moment all his hesitations were in vain.

He was extremely grateful for his choice at this moment.

Perhaps from the perspective of the academy, it would be the most "economical" thing to write off these E-class names from the list. What he and other team members should do is to delete the names of these people and their memories.

Delete from memory.

But he is not an academy after all.

Neither the PhD nor the CTO are too far away from him.

He is just a selfish person, an insignificant D-class, a little person who is ordered around at will by his superiors...

No matter what their motives were, those people died under his orders.

Even if he could save one person, it would alleviate the guilt in his heart.

"Those people didn't do anything to you, right?"

Zhao Xiao shook his head excitedly.

"No! They were quite nice to me - they didn't even beat me."

"very good."

With a rare smile on his expressionless face, Zheng Hao patted his shoulder and let go of the young man.

"They kept their promise, and I will remember this favor... By the way, did that guy named Lao Bai give you anything?"

"Yes! I'm bringing it with me!"

Zhao Xiao nodded immediately, took out a test tube from his pocket and handed it over.

Lao Bai had previously told him to hand it over to their captain.

After taking the test tube, Zheng Hao's eyes flashed with joy. However, when his eyes fell on the sleeping cabin next to him, the joy was quickly washed away by complicated emotions.

"Is there anyone else?"

Zhao Xiao was silent for a while and shook his head.

"Gone."

Zheng Hao said nothing more.

"...Put Lao Wu on the truck. This is not a place to stay for a long time. It's time for us to leave."
To be continued...