really.
Upon receiving the video, Jiu Zai's eyes lit up instantly.
He's stirring things up again!
After taking a thorough beating, the little rascal was so dehydrated from crying that he was practically crying himself to death.
He yelled, "My little tentacles can grow back, why are you hitting me!"
Yu An was so angry she felt dizzy: "The mutants have the ability to heal themselves, but self-healing takes time!"
"You've become addicted to making barbecue. If you keep doing this, you'll die!"
Yu An became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and wanted to beat him up again.
Bazai: "..."
The little brat, crying like a pig, finally chickened out when he saw his older brother still wanting to fight.
He wiped away his tears and wrote a guarantee for his older brother.
The words on the guarantee were crooked, but the overall meaning was still clearly expressed.
"I will never stick my tentacles on myself again."
"Next time you make barbecue, you should tell your older brother in advance."
After receiving Ba Zai's guarantee, Yu An also showed it to Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the guarantee.
His original low mood was also abruptly dispelled.
"An'an, let's go to the West District."
They are already near the West District and can enter the West District at any time.
Seeing that his mood had improved, Yu An nodded vigorously.
soon.
They took the children back to the West District. The gates of the West District opened, and Yin Qin and the others, having received the news, called them over.
Yu An told the children they could disperse freely, while he and Xie Chiyuan went to the laboratory.
Several elders were in the laboratory.
As soon as Yu An entered, he heard good news coming from the laboratory.
"We did it! We finally succeeded!"
On the very day Yu An and Xie Chiyuan returned, the new vaccine was successfully developed.
Even if zombies are injected with the drug, it doesn't matter. They've already developed a new type of vaccine.
There were only 50 vials to begin with, and the whereabouts of most of them are clear. Only a few vials are scattered around.
Yu An's eyes lit up when he heard the good news as soon as he entered.
He glanced at his father, who was surrounded by people, and rushed over.
"Dad, Xie Chiyuan and I are back!"
Gu Ainan hugged her son, and after hugging him, she checked him over from head to toe.
After confirming that his son was not injured, he then turned his attention to Xie Chiyuan.
"Xiao Xie, you must be tired from your trip. You can take care of things at the base tomorrow."
After showing concern for her son, Gu Ainan casually asked him a question.
Xie Chiyuan nodded, not refusing his kindness.
Good news kept coming from the laboratory: new vaccines were being developed, and even newly infected humans could use blocking agents to prevent themselves from being fully infected.
Gu Ainan, through her own efforts, brought hope of survival to many more people.
Yu An also thinks her father is amazing.
But he didn't know that his father was rushing to finish the project so that they could return to the town as soon as possible.
Yu An's maternal grandmother still lived in the small town, and Gu Ainan dared not leave her alone for too long.
After spending quite a while in the lab, Xie Chiyuan was even taken by Yu An to pet the three little monsters.
The third child is arguably the one who lives the most carefree life among all the children.
His daily routine consists of eating, drinking, and sleeping, which attracts a lot of people who swoon over him.
Sanzai even tried rolling his eyes at these humans because they were always staring at him.
Unexpectedly, after rolling his eyes, the human was not chased away. Instead, he clutched his chest and muttered something about being cute, saying, "I'm going to die, I want to pet him bald."
He tried making shooing noises, grunting and groaning, but he still couldn't drive the people away. Instead, he attracted even more people.
The third child was tired.
He's completely given up now, and he can look at these people however he wants.
When Xie Chiyuan came over to pet him, he would only glance at his older brother, then casually touch him, not caring what he did.
After finishing with the panda, Xie Chiyuan's emotions completely calmed down.
He went to the office with Yin Qin.
Yin Qin immediately noticed something was wrong with him: "What happened? You haven't looked well since you came back."
Xie Chiyuan raised his eyes and looked directly at Yin Qin.
Their eyes met in mid-air. Without any preamble, Xie Chiyuan went straight to the point and asked, "Will you kill me?"
Upon hearing this question, Yin Qin's heart clenched instantly.
His lips moved, he had many questions he wanted to ask, but looking into Xie Chiyuan's eyes, he only answered—
"No, I will never kill you."
Yin Qin's answer was firm, without a trace of perfunctoriness.
Xie Chiyuan chuckled and said, "It seems the contract for District Four is real."
A ruthless glint flashed in Yin Qin's eyes. This ruthlessness was not directed at Xie Chiyuan, but at the person who told Xie Chiyuan about this.
He's kept the Fourth District contract a secret all this time. Who's courting death... daring to touch his sore spot!
Yin Qin suppressed the various thoughts in his mind and continued to focus his attention on Xie Chiyuan.
He had raised Xie Chiyuan for so many years, and he knew Xie Chiyuan's personality better than anyone else.
This child is often described by outsiders as cold-blooded and cruel, but in reality, he is very sensitive.
If he were to find out about this suddenly, he would definitely start to doubt everyone around him. He would wonder if everyone was being insincere with him.
"Chi Yuan".
Yin Qin stared unblinkingly at Xie Chiyuan and said in a deep voice, "Before I took you in, I don't deny that I was prepared to kill you in the future."
“But from the moment you called me Dad, I thought that even if I died, I would never let anyone touch my son.”
Chapter 157
After Yin Qin finished speaking, Xie Chiyuan remained silent for a long time.
The atmosphere in the office seemed to freeze. The father and son stared at each other, one scrutinizing, the other facing the scrutiny with composure.
I don't know how much time passed.
Xie Chiyuan finally spoke, asking Yin Qin, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Why should he hear this from someone else?
Yin Qin's face tightened. He gripped the chair he was sitting on and said in a deep voice, "I thought you wouldn't know about this. Telling you will only affect your mood."
The ruler of the East District has changed, and the North and South Districts have never dared to offend them. He thought he could keep this contract in check.
Yin Tan explained everything clearly, and Xie Chiyuan wasn't one to dwell on things stubbornly.
He simply asked, "Are you really my father?"
Yin Qin stood up, walked up to him, raised his hand and ruffled his hair, and replied, "Yes, that's me."
His current identities are: the retired ruler of the West District, Ruan Ke's husband, and Xie Chiyuan's father.
Xie Chiyuan felt Yin Qin gently rubbing his hair, a gesture that was like comforting a child. Since becoming an adult, Yin Qin had rarely done this to him.
Neither the father nor the son are people who are good at showing their emotions outwardly. They can be sentimental in front of their partners, but they are always a little reserved in front of people other than their partners.
Xie Chiyuan turned his face away, not letting him continue to rub his hair.
"Dad, can I hear about the contract for District Four?"
When Yin Qin picked him up, he was covered in wounds, and it didn't seem like he deserved a four-district contract.
Yin Tan asked him to sit down and, for the first time, told him about the origins of the Fourth District Contract.
"When I met you, you were in a very bad mental state."
"But you were vicious; you killed several adult mutants. It's just that after killing them, you fell into a coma and don't remember the experience."
"The first person to notice you was the current ruler of the South District. He gave you a test, and the results were astonishing."
Yin Qin did not present specific test data, but he simply said, "At that time, there was no cure for the mutants among humans. And we thought you would be the first."
As it turned out, their speculation was correct.
After discussions, District Four formulated a plan to cultivate "human weapons".
After making the plan, Yin Qin looked at the child lying on the hospital bed. His gaze lingered for a few seconds before he said, "I will raise him."
"Sure."
No one else had any objections. Yin Qin was a strict person and a former soldier, so he was the most suitable person to raise the child.
After explaining how he obtained custody, Yin Qin looked at Xie Chiyuan in front of him and continued, "Back then, we felt that you were a gift from heaven to mankind, so we gave you the surname Xie."