"Okay, no more kissing."
Yu An felt the kiss getting increasingly intense and quickly stopped. If it continued like that, he wouldn't be able to listen to Xie Chiyuan's story.
“You, you just said you had something to tell me,” Yu An reminded him. “Tell me what it is first.”
Xie Chiyuan's face was pulled aside by Yu An, so he had no choice but to maintain this distance for the time being. The sofa was piled with toys for the kids, so he made a little space and sat down with Yu An.
"I wanted to discuss this with you."
Xie Chiyuan supported his waist and helped him sit comfortably on his lap: "The Zombie King has applied to form a zombie squad. He's currently the only usable zombie, and he says he gets tired."
In recent days, countless people have been saved by the zombie old man, and he has also saved a city that was originally besieged by zombies.
Xie Chiyuan and his father played the roles of good cop and bad cop, respectively. Yin Qin kept a close eye on the old man, and every time the old man went on a mission, a special ability user would watch over him.
Xie Chiyuan would occasionally contact the old man, and he would listen carefully to the old man's suggestions and say that he would consider them.
The old zombie has made this suggestion again, and Xie Chiyuan has not yet refused.
The things the old man is going to do do indeed carry some risk. But initially, cooperating with him also involved taking on risk. Currently, it seems the old man poses very little danger.
Yu An raised her hand and wrapped it around Xie Chiyuan's neck.
He tilted his head slightly and asked Xie Chiyuan, "Do you think this old man is trustworthy? I feel like he has some issues with Chief Yin."
“That’s normal. He applied to my dad, but my dad rejected him, so he’s not happy about it.”
Xie Chiyuan had long known that the old man and his father did not get along well, but he had mentioned this to his father before, and his father did not seem to care much.
"Xie Chiyuan."
Yu An suddenly had a bold idea: "Could it be that this old man was behind Chief Yin's incident?! He has a problem with Chief Yin, so he wants Chief Yin to step down."
Yu An's reasoning sounds somewhat reasonable.
However, Xie Chiyuan explained with a hint of helplessness, "He didn't do it. He only came back in the afternoon, and there were other people with superpowers watching him, so he couldn't do anything."
Yu An still frowned: "Alright, if it's not him, who else could it be?"
Yin Tan was never incompetent, and the Western District always developed very well under his leadership. While other districts relied on purchasing mutants to improve the base's security, Yin Tan insisted on raising and training troops.
The Western District's army has never slackened in the slightest, and its strength is visibly increasing through training and actual combat.
Who would want to kill such a good leader?
Yu An couldn't understand it, but Xie Chiyuan didn't seem to trust the people at the top. He rubbed Yu An's head and said, "No matter how well my dad does, there will still be people who want him dead. It's like that in every district; there are always ambitious people inside who want to seize power."
Yu An truly doesn't understand human ambition.
He rubbed Xie Chiyuan's palm, comforting him, "Once Chief Yin wakes up, we'll know who the murderer is. Didn't the hospital say today that Chief Yin's condition is improving?"
"Um."
Xie Chiyuan responded and returned to the main topic: "Baby, let's continue talking about the old man."
Yu An kept calling him "old man," successfully leading Xie Chiyuan astray. He pressed his forehead against Yu An's and told him his plan: "I want him to go on another mission, and then I'll grant his request."
"What mission?"
“Of course, it’s a mission that requires him to give it his all.” Xie Chiyuan always adhered to the principle that it’s a fool not to take advantage of a good deal, and he suggested a location.
"There's another group going this time; I'll ask them to keep an eye on the old man."
"The old man doesn't know about my relationship with him, and since I won't be sending any superhumans this time, he can do whatever he wants during the mission."
Xie Chiyuan's mission this time is a new test.
Yu An thought it was a good idea. Although he didn't like the old man, the old man had indeed done a lot for the West District. He couldn't judge the old man's character solely based on his own perspective.
Who are you talking about, this group of people?
Yu An asked curiously, "With these people around, wouldn't the old man still be on guard?"
Xie Chiyuan shook his head: "He won't doubt that this group won't appear in front of him. You know them too, they're from the Red Bird organization that Sixy used to be in."
The Red Bird Organization, under the guise of freedom, recruits people who are all capable of handling anything.
If Yu An had met Liu Zai any later, Liu Zai would probably have already become the second-in-command.
Yu An still remembered this organization. He said "Oh" and asked, "Will the Magician go? The Magician's space is very useful."
Although there are other spatial aberrations or superpowered individuals, Yu An is most impressed by the magician's spatial abilities.
In particular, he had seen a mirror in the magician's space, and in the mirror, he saw Xiao Xie Chiyuan and Xiao Yu'an.
"What missions are they all going to M City for?"
Yu An knew the location was M City, but M City wasn't part of the Western District. Yu An had a vague impression of this city; it seemed to be a highly infected area.
“A distress signal was sent from this place a few days ago, saying that there was the first infected person in M City.”
The first infected person is the beginning of everything. Finding the initial infected person would be extremely helpful for vaccine research.
Yu An was taken aback.
He was puzzled: "If there really is a first infected person in M City, shouldn't the other three districts send people? They should be taking it just as seriously."
Xie Chiyuan scoffed: "They think this news is a rumor."
"The infection in M City is too severe, much more severe than in S City back then. Even if people with superpowers go in, there is a high probability that they will perish inside. They don't want to take that risk."
All four districts had heard the news, but only the West District decided to go.
The West District places greater emphasis on vaccines than the other three districts. The other three districts are focused on developing mutants; having mutants in their ranks, they are no longer in such a hurry to eliminate all zombies.
In their view, mutants are far superior to zombies. As long as they buy more mutants, there will gradually be no more zombies on their land.
"We're going to find the source of the infection, what's Red Bird going to do?"
"Their destination is near M City. I contacted Red Bird and asked them to make this trip."
As for what the Red Bird was doing nearby, Xie Chiyuan didn't ask any further questions. After all, they hadn't reached the point where they could talk about anything before.
As the old man was about to be sent away, Yu An thought for a moment and asked to confirm, "Are we really not going to send anyone to follow him?"
Xie Chiyuan nodded.
Yu An leaned against him and said nothing more.
Xie Chiyuan has now taken over the West District, and all I need to do is agree to the decisions he makes.
Xie Chiyuan, having been taught by his father, knew somewhat how to manage the West District. Unlike him, who couldn't even become a class monitor when he was in kindergarten.
He can only manage his own child; he can't manage anything else.
After finishing our business.
Yu An hugged him for a while, then let go and whispered, "It's getting late, I need to put the kids to sleep. Sixth son is just recovering, he can't stay up all night."
After Yu An finished speaking, he observed Xie Chiyuan's mental state. After observing, he immediately added, "Sixth Brother said he wants me to sleep with him tonight. He's a sick baby, and I want to fulfill his wish."
Xie Chiyuan: "?"
Xie Chiyuan asked, "Isn't Sixth Child already better?"
When he came in, he saw the little butterfly flutter its wings twice.
Yu An lied through his teeth: "Although his body has recovered, he's still a mental patient. He suffered for so many days, he definitely needs to recover properly."
Yu An brought up Liu Zai, but that wasn't enough. He blinked and lifted up Qiu Qiu as well: "Qiu Qiu is the most clingy, you know that. I haven't slept with him for several days, and he's been a little down."
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan calmly said, "If you don't sleep with me tonight, I'll feel down."
The little one is feeling down, and so is the husband.
Between the two, Yu An chose the former without hesitation. It wasn't that she didn't want to pamper her husband, but rather that if she got rid of the children tonight, she felt—
She had to die in her husband's arms.
Xie Chiyuan has been a vegetarian for so many years, and he only ate meat once, which is quite remarkable considering he has been able to restrain himself for so long.
"Baby."
Xie Chiyuan, combining the children's strengths, followed up his smooth talk with a pitiful act: "Look under my eyes, don't you have dark circles?"
"When I suddenly took over the West District, many people tried to find ways to cause me trouble. It was really tiring to finally settle down."
"Baby, comfort me."
Xie Chiyuan's voice was deep as he deliberately brought his face extremely close to Yu An's as he showed her her dark circles. Such a close distance, such a magnified view of her handsome face…
Yu An's heart began to pound.
Xie Chiyuan seemed not to hear his heartbeat, and continued to whisper to him, "Baby, okay?"
Yu An was completely bewildered by the bewitching spell, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
The children who had been chased away were now prying at the door, listening to what was happening inside. Finally, Seventh Child, seemingly lost in thought, muttered, "Another scoundrel."
Xie Chiyuan's tone was lingering and ambiguous, but what he said didn't seem out of line on the surface. Qiuqiu and Xiaoba didn't understand at all.
Chiu Chiu was still puzzled: "Did Xie Chiyuan catch a cold? His voice is hoarse."
Seven came to his senses and said unhappily, "He doesn't have a cold. That's called a deep bass. Humph, pretentious. He doesn't sound like a respectable person at all."
Ba Zai rolled his eyes, showing some insight. He deliberately lowered his voice and expressed his opinion: "When Xie Chiyuan talks like that, it seems like Big Brother already agrees and even coaxes him. Little Jiu, do you think if I talk like that, will Big Brother treat me the same way?"
Xiao Jiu glanced at him and said coolly, "Stop dreaming."
When someone surnamed Xie talks to their older brother like that, it's called being charming. But if a brat talks to his older brother like that, he deserves a beating.
Xiao Liu perched on Qiu Qiu's shoulder, not participating in their conversation.
After a while.
Yu An and Xie Chiyuan walked over. Luckily, the kids scattered quickly, so they weren't caught red-handed. They faced their older brother and sister-in-law, waiting for their older brother to tell them about the room assignments.
really.
Yu An cleared her throat, her eyes looking a little unnatural: "I, I'll sleep at Xie Chiyuan's place tonight. You guys can sleep here, it won't be crowded."
The children are now free from confinement, and Seventh Child no longer lives here. He was still taken away by Tan Zhan as before.
Chiu Chiu glanced at her older brother with a hint of reluctance, then obediently walked into the bedroom with the little butterfly on her shoulder. The little butterfly didn't ask her older brother to sleep with her, unlike what Yu An had told Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan was in a good mood because the kids were so cooperative.