He picked out the key information and asked Xie Chiyuan to look at it carefully: "You should know Gu Ainan's identity. Currently, Gu Ainan's whereabouts are unknown, and most of the people related to him have also disappeared."
“This Ying Jian is Gu Ainan’s youngest student. We don’t have much information, just these few pictures. You can take a good look at his photos.”
Ruan Ke was introducing Ying Jian's information to Xie Chiyuan, but it seemed that Ruan Ke didn't know much about Ying Jian either.
Yu An remained silent.
He stared intently at the thin sheets of paper; the photos on them weren't very clear. But even without the photos, he knew what Uncle Ying looked like.
“Chi Yuan, traditional nutritional pastes must never be allowed to be produced.”
Ruan Ke emphasized seriously: "While traditional nutritional pastes may make the mutants stronger, they are not good for their long-term physical development."
With the emergence of new types of nutritional pastes, Ruan Ke no longer wants traditional nutritional pastes to appear.
Their conversation was not kept secret from Yu An. In the conversation, Ruan Ke's meaning was very clear: "Find Ying Jian and control him."
Xie Chiyuan accepted the order without hesitation.
After listening to their conversation, Yu An couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Ruan, is this... something I should be listening to?"
After explaining the situation, Ruan Ke's mood was no longer as heavy as before. He smiled and said gently, "An'an, you're not an outsider, so it's okay if you heard it."
Yu An was stunned for a moment. He repeated Ruan Ke's words and asked, "Am I...am I not an outsider?"
After leaving the laboratory, his only goal was to find Zai Zai; he himself was unsure of his own future.
This was the first time he had ever heard someone tell him that he was not an outsider.
Looking at Yu An's dazed face, Ruan Ke's smile deepened: "You train and live on the island, and you even have Chi Yuan to take you out. You've never been an outsider."
Yu An listened to these words and remained silent for a long time.
Xie Chiyuan stood beside him, looking at his reddened ears, and almost wanted to reach out and crush them.
"An'an, you will continue training on the island from now on. Chi Yuan's missions are not easy, so try not to follow him in the future."
Ruan Ke kindly wanted to make things easier for Yu An.
Yu An shook his head seriously and emphasized, "Next time Xie Chiyuan goes out, I will go with him again."
Following Xie Chiyuan, a mutant killer, he felt that finding Zai Zai might be easier.
Xie Chiyuan didn't show it on his face, but he was secretly pleased with the little tail that had suddenly become so attached to him. He assured Ruan Ke, "Uncle Ruan, don't worry, with me taking care of him, he won't get into any trouble."
Yu An nodded in agreement, "Dr. Ruan, I'll go out with Xie Chiyuan, there won't be any danger."
"Alright."
Perhaps because Yu An had gone on several missions without getting injured or anything going wrong, Ruan Ke felt more at ease with him and reluctantly agreed to let him continue following Xie Chiyuan.
Ruan Ke has never advocated using force to coerce others into doing anything, but the current situation is special, and he has no choice but to let Xie Chiyuan find Ying Jian.
Yu An will not miss this opportunity.
Ying Jian was his father's student, and he seemed to be with his father quite often. If you want to find his father, you might get a lot of clues by contacting Ying Jian first.
I came out of the laboratory.
Yu An also packed a lot of nutritional paste; not only him, Xie Chiyuan also packed some.
Ruan Ke told them to pack more to take back to Duo Duo and Chong Chong.
"Yu An".
The two went back together, and Xie Chiyuan suddenly asked, "Don't you think it must be tiring to always go on missions with me?"
Infected individuals roam freely, and mutants are rampant.
Xie Chiyuan is rarely at peace. Except for recovering from serious injuries, he spends most of his time on the road.
Yu An shook his head, tugging at Xie Chiyuan's sleeve as he walked: "I'm not tired."
He was originally going to go outside.
Being able to go out with Xie Chiyuan was better for him than going out alone.
When they reached Xie Chiyuan's room, Xie Chiyuan went inside and picked up another bag of milk, which was in a black bag.
"for you."
Xie Chiyuan closed the door, preventing the insects inside, including Duoduo, from seeing anything.
The milk portion was small, and it was also troublesome to prepare. Yu An liked to drink it, so Xie Chiyuan gave him his entire portion, which was just right.
If the water is divided between the two children, Yu An won't have enough to drink.
Xie Chiyuan wasn't too cold-blooded towards the two kids. He had someone buy regular children's milk and put it in the house for Chongchong and Duoduo to drink.
Yu An accepted the milk, completely unaware of its preciousness.
"Remember, you can't give the milk to other people," Xie Chiyuan casually reminded him, then reached out and ruffled Yu An's hair a few times.
Yu An was already used to having his head rubbed.
He nodded obediently and took the milk back.
As soon as they got back, Yu An put down the milk and then took out the nutritional paste: "Xiao Jiu, you can come out and eat now!"
Little Nine excitedly crawled out.
Little Butterfly hadn't returned from Dr. Tang Yi's place yet, so Yu An opened the window, waiting for Little Butterfly to fly in.
"Big brother!"
Little Jiu, enjoying the new nutritional paste, squinted her eyes with happiness: "This nutritional paste tastes fruity! It's so much tastier than the old ones!"
Traditional nutritional pastes contain substances that stimulate the mutations, and researchers have not considered the taste of the mutations.
For them, this consideration is useless.
Seeing how much Xiao Jiu liked it, Yu An had an idea. He found Ruan Ke's number and dialed it: "Dr. Ruan, are you busy right now?"
"I'm not busy, what's up?"
"I'd like to talk to you about the nutritional paste."
Yu An nervously gripped his phone and brought up the issue of the nutritional paste's taste with Ruan Ke. He offered his suggestions hesitantly: "I think if we want the mutants to accept it, perhaps we can make some changes to the texture and flavor."
"Just like we humans enjoy eating delicious food, mutants should do the same."
Yu An has some knowledge of traditional nutritional pastes. In order not to destroy the nutrients in them, traditional nutritional pastes do not add any extra ingredients.
This also resulted in traditional nutritional pastes having a monotonous flavor and being quite unpalatable.
Ruan Ke listened attentively to Yu An's suggestion.
After listening, Ruan Ke thanked Yu An: "An'an, thank you for your suggestion, I will take it into consideration. When the new flavor of nutritional paste is made, come to the lab and take some back."
"Um!"
The gentle Dr. Ruan Ke made Yu An like him more and more the more she got to know him.
Only the little butterfly, after flying back, showed some doubt about all that nutritional paste.
He perched on Yu An's shoulder and asked, "Big brother, don't you think it's a bit strange that Dr. Ruan keeps giving you nutritional paste?"
Yu An looked bewildered: "What's strange about it? Xie Chiyuan also brought nutritional paste today."
Little Butterfly looked at Xiao Jiu, who was carefree and eating the nutritional paste, and said in a somber tone, "I think Dr. Ruan's behavior seems intentional. He may know that you need the nutritional paste."
Yu An: "..."
Yu An didn't believe it: "I don't think so."
If Dr. Ruan knew that there were deformed animals around him, how could he have kept quiet until now?
Yu An did not believe this speculation.
Little Butterfly is a sensitive person. He not only suspects that Dr. Ruan knows something, but he also suspects that Tang Yi is not as easy to fool as he seems.
The worried little butterfly looked up at her older brother, then at Xiao Jiu, and could only sigh with worry.
Night falls.
Yu An was sleeping with her two babies in her arms when Little Butterfly woke up in the middle of the night.
He flew to the window and stood there looking out.
The water in the distance shimmered under the moonlight, and patrol boats occasionally flashed by.
The little butterfly watched all this, remaining silent for a long time.
The next day.
Xie Chiyuan had many things to do, while Yu An continued to focus on training.
Chongchong and Duoduo sat hand in hand watching. The two pretty children looked on with admiration, while the older boys, who wanted to show off, trained with even more enthusiasm than before under such gazes.
Duo Duo blushed and clapped her hands as she watched.
Chongchong's eyes were fixed on Yu An, and no matter what Yu An did, he would excitedly cheer, "Brother is so great! Brother is so amazing!"
Thanks to the children's praise, today's training was highly effective.
During a break in training, Yu An sat down in front of the two children and chatted with them: "Aren't you bored sitting here?"
Chongchong and Duoduo both shook their heads at the same time: "Not boring!"
The people on the island were kind to them, and they would reach out and hug them whenever they saw them, which was a very exciting experience for the two children.
"Yu An, drink some water."
Yin Feng brought over some water and sat down beside him.
Yu An took the water and fed some to the two children.
"I heard you're going on a mission with Instructor Xie?" Yin Feng suddenly asked.
Yu An admitted, "Yes, going on a mission with Xie Chiyuan is not dangerous."
He thought Yin Feng was worried about his safety.
Yin Feng gripped the water bottle in his hand for a moment, then asked, "Yu An, do you like going on missions with me?"
Yu An was taken aback.
He thought for a moment and said, "I'm fine with anything, I can go on missions with anyone."