He pointed to Xie Chiyuan's screen, then said, enunciating each word clearly, "This is my only son, and the main force humanity is currently fighting against zombies and mutants. Your Northern District brazenly sent an A-sequence mutant to attack him—"
You didn't step on my face?
Yin Qin's questioning left Xin Yao with a somber expression, unable to utter a word.
Li Zhen is still alive, and he'll say anything to survive.
The people in the joint organization were fully confident enough to investigate and collect evidence in the North District. However, no one was willing to let outsiders into their core area.
Even at the very end of the video, Xin Yao still didn't budge.
But Yin Tan only informed him, instead of discussing it with him.
After the three-person video call ended, Yin Qin called Xie Chiyuan alone. Xie Chiyuan was worried that Yu An might get bored listening in, so he opened a carton of milk for Yu An and let him drink it slowly by biting on the straw.
The atmosphere between the father and son was noticeably better than before.
Yin Qin inquired about Xie Chiyuan's situation, but Xie Chiyuan glanced at Yu An out of the corner of his eye and did not tell her everything that had happened on the ship.
"Chi Yuan, the joint organization is going to the North District to investigate this time, and we'll definitely need to bring a team to act as bodyguards. Are you planning to go?"
Before Xie Chiyuan could answer, Yu An gently tugged at his sleeve.
He turned his head slightly and met Yu An's eyes, which were filled with longing.
Her eyes were still a little red, as if she had been crying secretly.
As if possessed, Xie Chiyuan slightly raised his hand, wanting to wipe the corners of his red eyes.
Before he could actually reach out his hand, Yin Qin's voice rang out again: "Xiao Yuan, are you daydreaming? Or is someone next to you?"
"without."
Xie Chiyuan sat up straight and answered Yin Qin, "I plan to go. If the North District really does harbor the variant A10, the joint organization might run into trouble if they go there rashly."
Yin Qin hummed in agreement and told him the time.
"The search warrant will likely be issued in the next few days. Be prepared to leave at any time."
"good."
After a brief conversation, Yin Qin hung up the video call. Neither father nor son were the type to enjoy chatting, and they didn't have much to talk about while the video call was on.
Yu An hadn't finished his milk yet. He swallowed the milk in his mouth and nervously stared at Xie Chiyuan.
He had been a little out of control of his emotions, so he hadn't paid much attention to Xie Chiyuan.
Now, he's here to get a feel for things.
“My father wants to introduce a new order that all four districts can comply with.”
Xie Chiyuan seemed oblivious to the tension and unease in Yu An's eyes, making no mention of what happened on the ship. He simply recounted the day's interrogation results to Yu An, along with the video footage they had just watched.
After saying that, he asked, "We're going to the North District in a few days, do you want to come?"
Yu An nodded without hesitation.
After nodding, the air seemed to quiet down again.
Yu An used to try to find topics to talk about with Xie Chiyuan, but today, he couldn't find a single topic.
The two maintained a subtle and eerie silence.
A few minutes later.
Xie Chiyuan sighed softly. He raised his hand and ruffled the lifeless tuft of hair on the boy's head: "An'an, be good."
Yu An remained silent.
Just when Xie Chiyuan thought he wouldn't speak, he suddenly whispered, "I've always been very well-behaved."
After leaving the laboratory, he was very well-behaved.
He and the mutant babies he found were all very well-behaved.
Xie Chiyuan looked down at him, his dark eyes revealing an unreadable emotion.
Yu An came out of Xie Chiyuan's room carrying several pieces of clothing, including shirts and pants, with a cartoon pattern sewn onto the shirt.
So cute.
Back in her room, Xiao Jiu watched Yu An try on his new clothes and leaned over to take a look: "Big brother, these clothes are really nice. Did Dr. Ruan give them to you?"
Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu, who were being nourished by Dr. Ruan's nutritional paste, both had a good impression of him.
Yu An shook his head. He looked down and touched the pattern on his clothes. The pattern was a cartoon bird.
"Xie Chiyuan did it himself."
After trying on the clothes, Yu An folded them neatly: "He had a lot of casual clothes that he had never worn, so he altered them to fit me."
As for the little bird on the clothes, Xie Chiyuan said he sewed it on a whim.
The two kids, who were about to praise the clothes again, suddenly fell silent.
The next day.
Yin Qin was very efficient; he obtained the search warrant.
A plane is coming to pick me up.
Before leaving, Yu An went to see Song Jun.
Yesterday, when they were at sea, Song Jun's body showed abnormalities, and the temperature around him was frighteningly low.
Ruan Ke and Tang Yi are currently observing his condition.
"You can go now. By the time you return, Song Jun should be fully recovered."
Ruan Ke instructed them, "Be careful on the road. Chi Yuan, you need to keep a close eye on An An."
Xie Chiyuan responded with an "okay".
His eyes were dark and bluish, a result of not sleeping all night.
Duo Duo went missing in town. Although Xie Chiyuan was convinced that the girl was brought back from the North District, he still went to look for her himself.
They searched until morning, but returned empty-handed.
This time, they took Chongchong with them on their way to the North District. With Chongchong there, once Duoduo activates his special ability, Chongchong can find him immediately.
Just as Xie Chiyuan and his group set off, Duoduo, who had been searched for all night, was cowering fearfully under a chair.
The man who brought him back was also stamping his feet: "Damn it, what bad luck! What were you doing out with them, you useless little deformity?!"
The man who had grabbed the wrong person was furious. He wanted to take away the worm variant, not this pathetic Dodo variant.
Duoduo was so badly ignored that even the little good-for-nothing didn't dare to speak.
He just held back his tears and tried his best to hide himself in the chair.
After an unknown amount of time, the man finally calmed down a bit after he had finished cursing. He raised his eyelids, as if he had remembered something, and suddenly asked, "I heard that you mutants can also evolve."
"You little piece of trash, can't you evolve?"
Duo Duo buried her head in her lap, refusing to look, listen, or answer.
His resistance only fueled the man's interest. He even poked the little good-for-nothing's arm, probing, "Is your method of evolution... cannibalism?"
"How about I get you some trash to eat? Small trash among the mutants eating big trash among humans, hahaha, the result might be quite interesting."
Upon hearing this, Duoduo hurriedly covered her mouth.
Uncle said that Duoduo shouldn't eat random things!
Before the man could put his plan into action, someone called him away. When he returned, Duoduo had been taken away by someone else.
He was taken back to his familiar little apartment in the North District, but this time, no Chongchong was with him, and no uncle came to see him before bed.
Duoduo crawled under the bed and curled up to sleep.
He reached out his little hand and gently patted his back, murmuring, "Don't be afraid, Duoduo, don't be afraid."
Chongchong said she would always take care of this little burden.
And there's his uncle, who will take him to kindergarten.
Duoduo will definitely be picked up.
Meanwhile, on the plane, Yu An was also sleeping. His head was resting on Xie Chiyuan's shoulder, and he looked quite handsome even while sleeping.
Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu were both in Yu An's pocket.
This time, both kids insisted on coming along.
No one disturbed them on the plane; Xie Chiyuan and Yu An were all seated nearby. The two sat close together, their breaths almost mingling.
Yu An wondered if it was because she had been too stressed lately, because she kept having nightmares while she was sleeping.
All sorts of nightmares, one after another.
By the end, he was so tired that his stomach was growling.
"Big Head".
Hungry, Yu An closed his eyes and searched for a scent. Unfortunately, Xie Chiyuan had cut his hand yesterday and hadn't bandaged it.
Yu An, like a greedy kitten, touched his hand and then bit it.
His little fangs aren't sharp, so when he bites like that, it doesn't hurt at first. It's more like a kitten licking a can of food, its tongue gently licking it.
The kitten has barbs on its tongue, and it hurts when you lick it.
Yu An's tongue didn't have any thorns, but after licking it for a long time, it couldn't be said that it didn't hurt at all.
"Big Head".
In his dream, Yu An finally got to eat a big head of meat; he was so satisfied that he radiated a blissful aura.
Xie Chiyuan indulged him, letting him hold his hand in his mouth as if it were just for fun.
He could tell that Yu An was dreaming. It's quite common to dream about eating or gnawing on bones.
Xie Chiyuan did not stop him.
Even if Yu An accidentally touched the injured spot.
Time passed little by little.