Chapter 54 (1/2)
Chapter 54 Decision
“You’re an EM?” The captain frowned as Qing shui confessed; his eyes clearly revealed a look of disbelief.
“Yes, an EM in the cognitive category. I can calculate that your breath frequency is 17.5 per minutes and your heartbeat is 85 per minute, just based on your last breath. And from how you’re standing and talking now, I know that your pulse is a little bit slower than your heartbeat, because you have light cardiac dysrhythmia.” Qing shui stood with his hands behind his back. “This is something I learned from your physical condition; it’s easy to prove whether I’m lying or not just by having your body checked.”
As he spoke, Qing shui raised his hands up high indicating that he wouldn’t revolt against the military. At first, the captain was stunned, but then he ordered two soldiers to detain Qing shui from the room.
The other two soldiers loosened their guard as the captain left the room; as long as there was no organization or personnel that could stand against the military, the control of the military was immovable.
Therefore, those two soldiers removed their concealment and acted eagerly as they greedily stared at the barrels behind Chang’s back. Their Adam’s apples bobbed up and down and their faces were twisted with hunger.
“Hey bro, it seems like you’re quite capable to get this much meat,” The two soldiers implied.
“But it’s a pity that the meat isn’t valuable to us anymore, I don’t even know where I’ll be soon.” Chang understood their implication, so he removed two pieces of frog meat from the barrel and handed it to the soldiers and said, “It must not be easy for you these days; I heard that you guys only have one meal a day. Make yourselves comfortable, I probably won’t be able to bring these with me anyways.”
“Thanks mate!” Their fingers were trembling when they received food from Chang’s hands. “Although we have fixed meals every day, that small piece of biscuit isn’t enough at all! We felt like fainting all the time. You’re really generous, mate!”
“You’re welcome; my friend will be safe with the captain, won’t he?”
“He…. he will be fine!” As if they were afraid of being discovered by the captain, they devoured the piece as soon as it was handed to them. Of course, they didn’t forget about divulging the information that they traded with.
“Let me tell you, if that man is an EM, he will be treated like a treasure. We just got in touch with the military division in the capital city, and we only received three priority orders from above. The first is to maintain the stability in the base, the second is to attempt to grow mutated crops, and last but not least, is about EMs. They really care about these people and I heard from one of my folks from the provincial research inst.i.tute that an EM has power equal to that of a military base. Man, I don’t know if this information is a rumor or not, but your friend will definitely be safe,” The soldiers explained as they tucked into the frog meat hungrily.
“Good to hear that,” Chang relieved with a long sigh. He pulled Jing over from the doorway and glanced at the doctor who reported them; they all stood quietly in the room to wait for the judgment of their fates.
Time pa.s.sed in silence, and after Chang waited for three or four hours, Qing shui returned. But this time, not only did the captain and two soldiers accompanied him, but also a middle-age man who appeared to have higher rank than any of the others. Chang squinted to count the stars on the man’s epaulet, and he soon learned that this man was a colonel.
Kaifeng was such a small city that a colonel was the highest commander in this military base.
The colonel was skin-headed and his hair showed traces of gray. His face was tanned and expressionless. He had a small belly, but overall he seemed healthy and energetic.
“Are they your companions that you told me?” The colonel pointed at Chang and others.