maid?

Zhuo Dai shielded Zhuo Pu behind her and retreated step by step: "You speak so well, but you sound like a liar."

Zhuo Pu nodded vigorously: "That's right. Our teachers have taught us that if a stranger suddenly becomes nice to us, he must have ulterior motives. He's either going to sell us out or trick us into having our organs harvested."

The man was surprised by how alert the two thin, pale-faced children were. Amused, he conjured two steamed buns in his hand. The buns were still steaming, and the aroma of meat wafted towards the Zhuo siblings, making their stomachs rumble.

The man chuckled, "There's nothing about you that I'd bother to deceive. The reason I've chosen you is because I need to find people I click with. Want some fresh meat buns?"

As she spoke, she handed them the meat buns, a gesture that startled the siblings so much that they turned and ran away.

Suddenly producing steaming hot meat buns is definitely suspicious, and very suspiciously.

This person is either after their organs or their lives, so run!

The man, Qi Yun, watched the two children run off into the distance and raised an eyebrow: "Are the people here all this vigilant?"

He didn't believe it and went to find other children. Eight out of ten were very vigilant, but when they saw him take out the meat buns, half of them lowered their guard for the sake of the meat buns.

But he didn't like any of these children; he still preferred those two.

Zhuo Dai led Zhuo Pu back to their small house made of tarpaulin. After they went inside, Zhuo Dai peeled a potato and handed it to Zhuo Pu. She ate one herself and said, "There are a lot of bad people now, especially people like that. We have to be careful."

Zhuo Pu, biting into a potato, whispered, "Second sister, last night I heard someone say that people here eat children, like us who don't have parents. They catch us, take us back, and cook and eat us."

I heard that the meat bun shop sells meat made from human flesh; some people have even found fingernails in their buns.

As Zhuo Pu finished speaking, his body trembled slightly. He stared at the door and whispered, "The meat bun that uncle was holding just now might have been a human-meat bun."

Look at him, he's so clean, you can tell he lives a good life. Who can be as clean as him these days? Only those kinds of people.

Zhuo Dai had a fever all day, so she didn't know what Zhuo Pu was talking about, but she still smiled and touched her dry, messy hair: "It's good that you know. Eat quickly, and after you finish eating, take those things back, and then go to the ability registration office. I want to join the ability team."

Zhuo Pu suddenly said, "Second sister, strange insects have appeared in our base too. Many people have been bitten to death by them, especially here. People are being bitten to death from time to time."

Zhuo Dai was startled: "The strange insects have gotten into the base?"

"You live here? Is this a place for humans to live?"

Qi Yun's voice came from outside, scaring the two children to death.

Qi Yun squatted down at their door, used a clean twig to push aside the oilcloth, and looked at the two of them: "You can suspect that the buns are human flesh buns. Although it makes me feel disgusted, I don't blame you. It's right to be suspicious in this environment."

"So, do you also suspect this one is fake?"

He conjured up a golden, fragrant roast chicken as if by magic, and the next second the roast chicken was on a book on the old, dirty little table in front of the siblings.

"Eat without worry. I wouldn't stoop to using despicable means to deceive a child. After you're done eating, take me somewhere."

He put down the oilcloth and stopped looking at the two of them, instead standing outside observing his surroundings.

Zhuo Pu's eyes were uncontrollably drawn to the roast chicken, and his mouth watered uncontrollably.

They haven't eaten meat in far too long, let alone roast chicken.

Just as they hesitated, Qi Yun outside reminded them, "My patience is limited. Whether you eat or not, you can't escape. You're smart people; you know what to do."

The siblings shuddered. Zhuo Dai knew they were being watched. In order not to starve to death, she made up her mind and said to Zhuo Pu, "Eat, it's a waste not to eat."

However, she still followed what she learned from TV, found a silver needle and pricked the roast chicken. Finding that the silver needle did not change color, they ate it without hesitation.

*

Ye Ling and the others landed three kilometers away from the base, and after storing the helicopter, they walked towards the base.

The closer Ye Ling got to the base, the stronger her senses became.

The Heart of Water is located within the base.

Upon arriving at the base gate, You Ziming took out his identification, and the guards quickly saluted. Then, he excitedly said, "Commander, are you here to support us? We thought the news hadn't gotten out yet."

Seeing that their eyes were slightly red with excitement, You Ziming said in a deep voice, "Tell me what happened."

"This way, please."

Several people were led to a room behind the registration desk. After a while, the captain, who called himself Captain Wu, ran over, bowed to You Ziming, and then grabbed You Ziming's hand, saying, "We've finally got the organization's support. Are they doctors? Are they treatment doctors?"

You Ziming frowned slightly. Healing-type superpowers; it seemed the situation here was rather tricky.

He glanced at Ye Ling, who nodded slightly to him, and then released his divine sense to cover the entire base.

You Ziming asked Captain Wu, "Sit down and talk slowly."

Team Leader Wu gestured for everyone to sit down, and then he said to You Ziming, "Comrade, to tell you the truth, we urgently need a doctor specializing in treatment."

We have enough supplies to last the base for about a year and a half. Our people are still collecting supplies, but that's not the most urgent thing.

Our biggest problems right now are the Strange Bugs and Strange Rats. The Strange Rats are large, so we can detect and deal with them in advance. But the Strange Bugs can not only fly, they can also hide. Tens of thousands of people in our base have already been killed by them.

We've tried everything, but nothing works. One bite from that weird insect is enough to kill you.

You Ziming's expression immediately turned serious: "Are there any in the base?"

Team Leader Wu: "There are some in the base, but not many. We disinfect every day, but people are still being bitten to death, so we continue to treat the veterinarians because ordinary doctors simply cannot cure them."