"Yu An, you come along too."
Urged urgently, Yu An subconsciously boarded the plane. After he got on, Xie Chiyuan raised an eyebrow with a smug look: "An'an, did you forget to bring the baby?"
Perfect, at least he can get rid of those brats for now.
Xie Chiyuan's joy didn't last three seconds. Suddenly, a chirping bird, its wings fluttering, rushed onto the plane with teary eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the plane door closed.
Yu An hugged Qiu Qiu, who rushed towards her, and stared at Xie Chiyuan, who was stunned.
Chapter 78
The plane took off immediately after the doors were closed. The pilot had received an emergency order and dared not delay for even a short time.
Yu An staggered slightly, then instinctively hugged Qiu Qiu and sat down in her seat.
Although Qiuqiu's condition has improved a little recently, she is still afraid of people. With so many people on the plane, Qiuqiu buried her face in Yu An's arms, her little wings trembling.
The others found it fascinating and weren't afraid of the trembling little chick, since the island had previously housed Bug and Dodo.
"An'an, what's this in your arms?"
“It’s my little chirp.”
Unable to hide it any longer, Yu An simply introduced Qiu Qiu: "Our Qiu Qiu has a very good personality, so don't be afraid of him."
The person asking the question laughed heartily: "Don't worry, we're not afraid of him. I think he's quite cute. Can I hold him?"
Yu An hugged Qiu Qiu without saying a word.
Xie Chiyuan frowned as he looked at Qiuqiu, who was surrounded. He suppressed his displeasure at their romantic getaway being ruined, took a few steps over, and shooed them away.
"Get out of here! There aren't any seats!"
Xie Chiyuan stood in front of Yu An, completely blocking the baby in his arms: "Can't you see my child is shy around strangers? Are you all deliberately asking for a beating?"
With Xie Chiyuan chasing after them, the group scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.
Yu An's surroundings became empty, and with the slightest movement, the chirping stopped trembling so badly.
Xie Chiyuan didn't sit too close to Yu An. He chose a spot that wasn't too far away and spoke to Yu An: "Where did this autistic little bird get the guts? How did it just run up here like that?"
Yu An patted Qiu Qiu's head, feeling sorry for her: "I guess Qiu Qiu came looking for me not long after I came out."
By sheer coincidence, they stumbled upon him boarding the plane.
Xie Chiyuan looked at Qiuqiu, his tone unconsciously becoming a little sour: "This little Qiuqiu occupies you day and night, I don't even want to be human anymore."
Yu An's eyes crinkled as she followed his words, saying, "Then you'll be my baby. If you're my baby, I'll coax you like this too."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chiyuan didn't hesitate and immediately lowered his voice, asking softly, "Brother An'an, how do you plan to coax me?"
Yu An's ears turned red from being called "Brother An An".
The kids all call him "Big Brother," and no one has ever called him "Brother An'an" before, which makes them feel quite embarrassed.
Xie Chiyuan didn't stop after calling out once. Relying on the fact that the autistic little chick never talks to anyone, he figured it wouldn't bother him for the time being. He went even further and asked, "Brother An'an, I'm sleepy, can you lull me to sleep? I want to be held and cuddled."
"Brother An'an, can you say something?"
Xie Chiyuan's teasing tone made Yu An blush and not know how to respond.
Just as Yu An was trying to find the right words, Qiu Qiu suddenly raised his little face. He looked at Yu An, who was blushing, and then at Xie Chiyuan, who had an improper expression.
The next second.
Chirp spread its wings and instantly shielded itself and Yu An under its wings, also keeping the suspected bully outside.
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan looked at the wings in front of him and poked them twice out of curiosity: "Chirp chirp, cover me up too, we're family."
Chiu Chiu doesn't even recognize the other cubs yet, so how could she possibly recognize Xie Chiyuan, who is supposed to be her sister-in-law?
Yu An looked down at Qiu Qiu's puffed-up face and understood what Qiu Qiu meant. He explained embarrassedly, "Qiu Qiu, Big Brother wasn't bullied, and Big Brother wasn't angry just now."
Chiu Chiu clutched her older brother's sleeve, saying nothing, her eyes glistening with tears.
Time passed by, bit by bit.
Yu An originally wanted to coax Qiu Qiu to sleep, but who knew that Qiu Qiu was shaking its wings and had tears welling up in its eyes.
He was anxious and confused, so he lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Chirp chirp, what's wrong?"
Chiu Chiu held back her tears and didn't say a word.
Yu Anxin had a sudden thought, and wings suddenly sprouted from his head, and then—
He then saw Xie Chiyuan pinching the tips of Qiuqiu's little wings!
"Xie Chiyuan!" Yu An was furious: "You still say others owe you something, but you yourself are incredibly indebted!"
Caught red-handed, Xie Chiyuan coughed twice and withdrew his hand. He tried to cover it up by saying, "I didn't mean to touch it. I was just checking if Qiuqiu's wings were healthy."
Yu Ancai did not believe this explanation.
He guessed correctly: "You're deliberately bullying Chiu Chiu, trying to make her put her wings back!"
Xie Chiyuan, having his thoughts exposed, decided to throw caution to the wind: "Who told this autistic little bird to drag you into being autistic too? I can't even look at you twice."
Yu An was still angry: "If you pinch Qiuqiu's wings again, I'll ignore you for three days."
After saying this, Chiu Chiu, who had been fluttering his wings and not wanting Xie Chiyuan to pinch them, suddenly stopped crying. Then, he carefully brought his wings closer to Xie Chiyuan, as if inviting him to pinch them again.
Xie Chiyuan: "?"
Xie Chiyuan narrowed his eyes and said coolly, "Give me a pinch so your older brother won't talk to me for three days."
He clicked his tongue and said, "So cunning."
Chirp, who was called a scheming little chirp, seemed not to hear him. Seeing that he didn't pinch her, she quickly retracted her wings.
Yu An found a blanket and used it to block out the seat, creating a small, enclosed space.
As soon as the space was sealed off, sure enough, Chirp folded its wings.
After shrinking its wings, Chirp deliberately came close to Yu An, opening its round, aggrieved eyes to let Yu An see its little wings.
Yu An was both amused and exasperated, and checked the little wings for him: "The wings weren't damaged, they're still very pretty."
Upon hearing this, Chiu Chiu calmed down.
The plane was still flying, and Yu An felt uneasy as he sat there. In his haste to board the plane, apart from Qiu Qiu who had come with him, all the other kittens were still left on the island.
The kids have always been inseparable from him, and this sudden separation will definitely make them harder to manage.
Yu An was still worried about her child when the people on the plane explained the mission: a riot had broken out at Base 5, the cause of which was related to people with superpowers.
Base No. 5 is in a special location, adjacent to the East District, so after the incident at this base, Yin Qin directly sent his son to handle it.
Xie Chiyuan frowned after listening.
He also had a file on a superhuman in his hand. The superhuman was Zhu Ling, 37 years old. He was bitten by a zombie a month and a half ago, but he didn't die and awakened the superhuman ability of lightning.
After awakening her superpowers, Zhu Ling went to Base 5. Nowadays, people with superpowers are highly sought after in various bases and even districts.
The people at Base 5 accepted Zhu Ling. Zhu Ling went out on missions with the base's squad and performed quite well, so he was promoted to the position of squad leader.
In the past two weeks, Zhu Ling's squads have frequently encountered zombies. Three days ago, Zhu Ling led another squad out, and they were all wiped out.
The day after the squad was wiped out, a large group of zombies went berserk and attacked Base 5, led by a high-level zombie with consciousness.
After reviewing the information, Xie Chiyuan looked up and asked, "I saw here that Zhu Ling has been to prison. What did he do to get in jail?"
"It's still unclear. His imprisonment was only discovered after he led his team to disappear. The East District is already restoring the cyber police system. Once the system is up and running, everyone who enters the base will have their background thoroughly investigated."
That's what they say, but right now, people with superpowers are few in number, and each one is incredibly useful. Even if a cyber police system were created, it wouldn't be of much use.
Xie Chiyuan was well aware of all these shady dealings. In recent years, apart from staying in the army, he had also spent the rest of his time with his elderly father.
He's seen it all.
"Brother Xie, we don't know if Zhu Ling is dead or not, but the bodies of some of the people he took out have been found. They were eaten by zombies."
"With the disappearance of the superhuman and the zombie attack on the base, one thing after another has piled up, which is why they asked you to come over."
Xie Chiyuan had no objection to going on the mission.
He raised an eyelid and asked a question: "How are Pei Si and Lu Chao doing now? Are they still at Base 5?"
Both of them were personally trained by Xie Chiyuan, and Xie Chiyuan is known for being protective of his own people, so it's normal for him to ask this question.
In the past, people would have already started exaggerating the situation between the two of them.
This time, Xie Chiyuan asked for a long time, and Yu An listened intently for a while, but there was still no answer.
Yu An pulled back the blanket curtain, and his gaze met Xie Chiyuan's. At the same time, they both had a bad feeling.
"say."
Xie Chiyuan sat up straight and asked in a cold voice, "Are they still at Base 5?"
"Thank you, Brother Xie."
The person who was supposed to meet Xie Chiyuan swallowed hard and forced a smile, saying, "Lu Chao is still at Base 5. He's becoming more and more capable. Base 5 was in chaos once, and it was thanks to Lu Chao that it was able to be stabilized."
Yu An had just put Qiu Qiu to sleep. He covered Qiu Qiu's ears with both hands, lowered his voice, and interrupted the speaker: "Don't just talk about Lu Chao, what about Pei Si?"
Yu An has not encountered many humans, and his emotions are rather slow to develop.
Up to now, among the few people Yu An cares about, Pei Si is one of them.
With both Yu An and Xie Chiyuan's eyes locked on him, it was clear that he couldn't escape this question.
“Pei Si… Pei Si…” The man opened his mouth, and after a long while, he said in a muffled voice, “Pei Si was among the people who followed Zhu Ling last time.”
After he said this, both Yu An and Xie Chiyuan's expressions turned ugly.
Xie Chiyuan's dark eyes were filled with coldness: "Say what you have to say."
Xie Chiyuan was clearly enraged, and at this moment, no one dared to provoke him.
“It’s normal to lose a few people occasionally on missions. But for some reason, Pei Si has his eye on Zhu Ling. He thinks there’s something wrong with Zhu Ling. On Zhu Ling’s last mission, Pei Si took another ability user from the base, along with a few ordinary people, and they left the base together.”