With Xie Chiyuan around, it's inconvenient for them to do anything.
"Doctor, shouldn't we inform the East District?"
Yan Meng lowered her voice a little: "There's A01 in the East District. If he can come, we might be able to get rid of Xie Chiyuan, this troublesome guy."
Upon hearing this, Ying Jian sneered, "A01... Haven't you figured it out yet? For some reason, these aberrations of the A sequence are all as loyal to Yu An as dogs."
"Not necessarily."
Yan Meng offered a different perspective: "If A01 really listens to Yu An, and now that Yu An is with Xie Chiyuan, why should A01 stay in the East District? Besides, the East District is now openly challenging the West District."
Ying Jian said calmly, "A01 is at odds with the West District, but that doesn't mean he has broken ties with Yu An."
Yan Meng didn't quite understand.
Ying Jian was too lazy to explain much to her. He only asked, "Have the nutritional paste and other items we supplied to the East District been delivered?"
"The first batch of goods has already been delivered."
After answering, Yan Meng continued, "Doctor, apart from the large orders placed in the East District, our nutritional paste doesn't sell very well in other places. Even the individual mutant residents in the East District don't buy our nutritional paste."
The number of aberrations is neither large nor small.
Moreover, nutritional paste is like a staple food for them, so theoretically, their demand should be very high.
But they would rather buy the fancy nutritional pastes made by Ruan Ke in the West District than buy their traditional nutritional pastes.
It's clear that they only become stronger after consuming their nutritional supplements.
Ying Jian had noticed the problem Yan Meng mentioned long ago, but he hadn't yet found a solution. He was capable of developing many things; he was a genius in the lab, the kind of student Ai Nan would hire regardless of the consequences.
But he doesn't know how to sell things.
"Don't worry about these things." Ying Jian said with a stern face, "What Ruan Ke is doing now is all impractical. The mutants should pursue becoming stronger, not pursuing their appetites."
"Right now, people with aberrations are just looking for something new and are temporarily blinded by these tricks. Once they realize what's going on, they'll still choose our products."
Ying Jian's tone was full of disdain for the new nutritional paste, but as Yan Meng listened, she inexplicably felt that the doctor seemed to be trying to save face...
The thought vanished in an instant.
Yan Meng stopped herself from continuing to think about such outrageous things.
The topic of products not selling well was something Ying Jian didn't want to discuss. He glanced out the window and asked about something else: "How many of those people in the West District have died?"
"According to the detector, there are only a few survivors left, and some of them... are quite resilient."
"Keep an eye on it."
"yes."
The arrival of Yu An and her family added two more wrinkles to Ying Jian's eyes.
The night is long.
Yu An and Xie Chiyuan were asleep when suddenly, Yu An's leg was kicked. Before he could wake up, the octopus sleeping on his outside fell to the ground with a thud.
The grumpy little octopus was thrown hard, and he was furious, flailing his little tentacles wildly.
Yu An was startled awake by the noise and turned on the light.
The moment the light shone, Yu An caught a glimpse of Qiu Qiu, half of her body already outside the window. He scooped Qiu Qiu back up and then looked at Ba Zai on the ground.
"What's wrong?"
Yu An asked in bewilderment, "Bastard, how did you fall to the ground?"
Eighth Child angrily shouted, "Seventh Child, kick me!"
The accused Seven: "Hoo hoo hoo."
She was still sleeping soundly.
Yu An: "..."
Yu An observed for a while, and then realized with a heavy heart that his baby, who used to sleep so well, seemed to have changed.
After Xie Chiyuan was also kicked, everyone woke up except for Qiuqiu.
Under everyone's gaze, Qi Zai, with his eyes closed and mouth slightly open, sprawled out, occupying his spot. He would even roll over while occupying it.
Not only did it roll over, it also kicked people!
Yu An murmured, "What happened to Qi Zai? He's sleeping like this, did someone really bully him last night?"
Who can bully this guy?
He still vividly remembered what Qizai had told him before bed. Qizai said that a man was pursuing him intensely and that the man was bullying him.
He had a terrible time.
In Yu An's knowledge, none of his children were dating. The fact that Seventh Child was with someone... made Yu An fall silent for a moment when he heard it.
But it's obvious that Qi Zai doesn't want to be in a relationship right now. As the eldest brother, he naturally has to protect Zai Zai and not let Zai Zai be forced into love.
But right now—
"well."
Yu An rubbed his face, looked at the sleeping Qi Zai, and finally could only make a separate quilt for Qi Zai.
Xie Chiyuan went even further; he simply wrapped Qi Zai up in a blanket.
Seven was wrapped up tightly, and Yu An was worried that he wouldn't be used to it. But to his surprise, Seven kicked his legs, but after realizing he couldn't kick anymore, he stopped and didn't even wake up.
Time passed little by little.
Yu An glanced at it and announced, "Alright, go back to sleep."
After adjusting, everyone finally got a good night's sleep.
The next day.
When Qi Zai woke up, he had no recollection of what had happened the night before. Yu An asked him a couple of questions, but got no answers and didn't ask any further.
"never mind."
He whispered to Xie Chiyuan, "Don't ask him anymore, he won't know either."
They didn't sleep well that night, and Ying Jian didn't seem to sleep well either. However, Ying Jian probably made some decisions that night.
With Xie Chiyuan, an unstable element, in mind, Ying Jian continued to maintain the original route.
The original route led to one of Gu Ainan's residences. He was a workaholic, and his residence was also used as a studio.
Yu An originally had a bold idea: he thought Ying Jian would take him to Mi Dun.
"An'an. Do you know this place?"
"have no idea."
Yu An shook his head; he genuinely didn't know where his father lived. He lived in the research institute, and his father usually visited him.
The residence is password protected; it should be impossible to open.
He glanced at Yu An instinctively. Yu An checked the password and walked over. His first thought was that he had entered his mother's birthday.
wrong.
He thought for a moment: "It might be my parents' anniversary."
Input failed.
We've already failed twice. If we fail again, this door will never be able to open.
Ying Jian was already starting to lose his composure.
Yu An's palms were sweating. He stared intently at the combination lock, completely resigned to his fate: "I, I'll try again."
For the last time, he lost on his own birthday.
Input complete——
success.
Chapter 112
The password was successful, and the door that had been closed for so long was opened.
Yu An stood there, still staring at the door lock. He knew his father loved him, but he assumed his father would only set the combination lock to numbers associated with his mother.
"An'an, go inside."
Xie Chiyuan squeezed his palm, reminding him, "Ying Jian has already gone in."
Gu Ainan's house doesn't look luxurious. He has many enviable titles, and his annual salary is said to be as high as nine figures.
But when you arrive at his residence, there isn't a single luxury item inside.
"Your father is... a rather simple person."
Xie Chiyuan surveyed the room's furnishings for a while before coming to this conclusion. He had originally wanted to see if there were any photos of Xiao Yu'an in the room, but unfortunately, there were none.
Yu An also looked around the room.
He opened the closet, but his father wasn't there. He opened the bathroom door, but his father still wasn't there. His father was nowhere to be found, no matter where he could hide.
Qi Zai and Qiu Qiu came over and sat down next to Yu An.
"Big brother, do you miss Dad?"
"Yes, I've thought about it."
While the others searched the room, Yu An sat quietly on the bed, watching. His eyes were slightly glazed over, as if he were thinking of his father.
Seeing that Yu An had the children with her, Xie Chiyuan turned his attention to Ying Jian.
Ying Jian is searching for traces left by Gu Ainan.
"Dr. Ying."
Xie Chiyuan followed behind Ying Jian and said to him, "Have you found any clues? Dr. Gu isn't here. Where do you think he might have gone?"
Ying Jian frowned, glancing around at his surroundings.