But he didn't recognize this red bird.
Xie Chiyuan leaned back, his long arm draped over the sofa, making it appear from behind that he was holding Yu An in his arms.
"I don't know."
Xie Chiyuan mimicked Yu An, lowering his voice to whisper, "Even if it's not a mutant, it's definitely a monster."
Yu An nodded in agreement.
They brought in Pei Si, whose lips twitched as she listened to the couple's "whisper."
With his normal hearing, he could hear the two of them clearly, not to mention the red bird sitting opposite him, who wasn't deaf either.
Red Bird's expression remained unchanged, as if he truly hadn't heard what the two were saying.
He slowly finished the tube of nutritional paste and said leisurely, "It tastes good, quite different from the nutritional paste I used to have."
Xie Chiyuan raised an eyebrow and began to introduce: "The nutritional paste made by Dr. Ruan is different from those nutritional pastes that shortened your lifespan before."
"This tube of nutritional paste contains many precious ingredients, and it even has a calming effect on the spirits of those with abnormalities."
Xie Chiyuan spared no effort in his attempts to discredit others, not only the nutritional paste but also other PhDs: "Looking around, besides Dr. Ruan, who else has the skill to make this stuff?"
Red Bird narrowed his eyes and brought up a person: "Gu Ainan."
He said slowly, "Dr. Gu is just missing, not dead. Do you think that if Dr. Gu comes out in the future, he can make a better nutritional paste than Dr. Ruan?"
"Dr. Gu is getting on in years, it's time for him to retire."
Xie Chiyuan did not have a good impression of Gu Ainan. Gu Ainan rarely appeared in public, and there were very few records about him.
If it weren't for Uncle Ruan in his family, Xie Chiyuan would probably know very little information.
As they talked, the conversation turned to Gu Ainan, and the two of them didn't notice Yu An sitting next to them, whose expression became increasingly strange.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Xie Chiyuan and Chi Niao began discussing the price of the nutritional paste.
Xie Chiyuan quoted a price without blinking. In addition to the monetary transaction, he also demanded that Chi Niao do things for him, and not just one or two things.
After a long silence, Chi Niao asked from the bottom of his heart, "Xie Chiyuan, are you really not going to care about your reputation anymore?"
The most common descriptions of Xie Chiyuan from the outside world are: aloof and bloodthirsty.
Surprisingly, no one has yet given him a word to describe him as shameless.
Xie Chiyuan calmly met Chi Niao's gaze. After a long while, Chi Niao narrowed his eyes and began to raise the price: "I can agree to your conditions, but—"
"I need a lot of nutritional paste, and you can't supply it to others until my needs are met."
What Red Bird wants is clearly a monopoly.
Xie Chiyuan nodded without hesitation: "Okay, deal."
He nodded so readily that Red Bird felt like he had fallen into a trap.
However, only the West District can provide nutritional paste at the moment, so to some extent, Red Bird doesn't have much of a choice.
A few minutes later.
Xie Chiyuan took out the prepared contract, which listed the quantity of nutritional paste and the "compensation" that Chi Niao needed to pay.
"Do you think this kind of contract is binding on us?" Red Bird asked Xie Chiyuan with interest as he flipped through the contract.
Xie Chiyuan said calmly, "I think so."
As an internationally renowned organization, the Red Bird Organization has been under close surveillance by all four districts. The West District already possessed information on the Red Bird Organization long before the outbreak of the infected.
However, at that time, what the West District planned to do was to eradicate this organization.
Needless to say, only Xie Chiyuan is qualified to carry out this order.
The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Xie Chiyuan had read Chi Niao's file and knew that Chi Niao had a strange personality.
He values contracts very much.
A signed contract is a contract that Red Bird will never renege on.
Sure enough, after a brief, awkward silence, Akatori picked up the pen and signed his name in the lower right corner.
The contract is now in effect.
Xie Chiyuan put the contract away and handed it to Yu An.
Yu An obediently put it away and even stuffed it into her clothes, afraid of losing it. Getting the Red Bird Organization to do something for them was a huge bargain for them!
Xie Chiyuan hadn't yet specified what Chi Niao should do. After putting the contract away, he got up, preparing to go back to rest.
"The nutritional paste is in the hotel; have someone come and get it."
Xie Chiyuan stood up, glanced at the person behind Chi Niao, and asked casually, "Isn't the Magician here? It's been a long time. I really miss him."
Red Bird didn't move. He raised his eyes and replied with a faint smile, "I will tell him how much you miss him. He's been busy lately, and I can't get him to come."
The magician's spatial re-creation and spatial reconstruction are both extremely powerful distortion abilities, while the Red Bird's abilities remain unknown to this day.
Many people wondered why the Red Bird took the leadership position between the two.
Although Xie Chiyuan also wanted to investigate, the answer wasn't important to him at the moment. As long as the Red Bird Organization could still work for him, he wouldn't bother with anything else.
As you step out of the central building, a gust of cold wind greets you.
Yu An couldn't help but shiver. The next second, Xie Chiyuan's coat, still warm from his body, was draped over his shoulders.
"Get dressed."
Aren't you cold?
Xie Chiyuan supervised him as he put on his coat before saying casually, "I'm not cold."
Pei Si glanced at her shirt and said quietly, "Brother Xie, I'm cold."
Xie Chiyuan: "?"
Xie Chiyuan stared at him coldly.
Pei Si swallowed hard, and before Yu An could speak, she quickly tried to salvage the situation: "I was just kidding. I'm not cold; in fact, I feel a little hot right now."
Yu An, who had originally intended to take off her coat and give it to Pei Si, blinked and didn't continue taking it off.
It was very late when they got back, and Yu An went straight to sleep.
Xie Chiyuan didn't need much sleep; he was still reporting the situation to Yin Qin.
Without his wife by his side, Yin Qin's nightlife was monotonous. He sat in a wicker chair by the window, wearing a slightly open-necked nightgown, listening to his son report on his work.
"Red Bird is to complete three missions for us, Father. Have you decided what he will do?"
"Three times...of course."
A calculating glint flashed in Yin Qin's eyes; he, too, had the mentality that "a fool wouldn't take advantage of a bargain." The Red Bird Organization always charged exorbitant prices, so naturally, he wanted to seize the opportunity to get something for free three times.
"The first thing we need is for them to provide us with information about the Saint Er Laboratory, and its current location."
Saint's Lab is the lab that created the insects and the many others.
This laboratory was not well-known. If they hadn't met Chongchong and Duoduo, they wouldn't even have known that the laboratory existed.
Xie Chiyuan frowned as he thought about the laboratory, "Is this laboratory worth having Red Bird look for?"
"worth."
Yin Qin possessed exceptional insight. He narrowed his eyes and added to his bargaining power: "Besides, the first thing I mentioned wasn't just about finding the Saint Er Laboratory. After the Red Birds find the laboratory's location, we'll have them cooperate with us to take control of it."
Xie Chiyuan didn't understand why his father cared so much about Sheng'er, but his father's decisions were rarely wrong.
He nodded and agreed.
After finishing their conversation about Saint Er, Xie Chiyuan noticed that his father wasn't too sleepy, so he had an idea and started talking about personal matters: "Dad, can I ask you a question?"
"Ask away."
Xie Chiyuan hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "How was the experience of dating and marrying my Uncle Ruan?"
When Yin Qin heard this question, his cold and hard expression softened abruptly, and he said gently, "Being able to marry your Uncle Ruan is the luckiest thing in my life."
Talking about this kind of topic with a man who dotes on his wife, Yin Qin instantly perked up.
He took a sip of tea and, in a drawn-out tone, began to tell Xie Chiyuan his love story again: "From the first moment I saw your Uncle Ruan, I knew she was my wife."
Xie Chiyuan was already numb to the love stories of his father's generation.
He hung up the phone indifferently, refusing to discuss this further with his lovestruck father late at night.
However, not saying it doesn't mean he doesn't think about it. Xie Chiyuan couldn't suppress his thoughts; at this moment, he really wanted to see Yu An, even though the other person was already asleep.
But after taking a few steps, before he even got close, Xie Chiyuan regained his senses.
Visiting Yu An in the middle of the night is a bit disrespectful.
Even though Yu An had a criminal record for stealing a kiss from him, that didn't mean he could go looking for him in the middle of the night.
Xie Chiyuan was a somewhat traditional person at heart. He stood there, his eyes dark as he looked in the direction where Yu An was resting.
He knew that Yu An had many little secrets, and he also knew that Yu An didn't dare to tell him yet.
It doesn't matter.
Yu An was still unclear about his feelings, which was why she held back.
Xie Chiyuan has thought about this a lot these past few days and weighed the pros and cons. Rationally speaking, he shouldn't rush into establishing a new relationship with Yu An before fully understanding Yu An's background.
But--
He could no longer maintain his rationality towards Yu An.
Inside the room, Yu An was completely unaware that Xie Chiyuan outside the door was preparing a confession in his heart. He was holding the babies and sleeping soundly.
As dawn was breaking, Yu An suddenly woke up.
He didn't know if it was a hallucination or the impact of a dream, but he vaguely heard Ba Zai's voice, and it was Ba Zai's angry roar.
The two babies beside her were still sleeping, so Yu An didn't wake them and prepared to get out of bed by herself.
Xiao Jiu jolted awake with a jolt, and asked blankly, "Big brother, what are you doing?"
Yu An pointed to the door and said softly, "I'll go outside and take a look."
Little Jiu spread out its mycelium and said in a sleepy, childish voice, "Big brother, I want to go too."