Chapter 216 Undercover

I looked at the base commander with a questioning gaze.

The base commander nodded: "That's right, that's exactly the point."

This old man is really shrewd. Others probably wouldn't have thought of such a deep level of thinking. After all, it's normal for people to want food when they're hungry.

However, now that he says it, there really is a problem.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find someone to guide you.

The base commander looked at me: "We need to find them before they do anything worse. Do you have any ideas?"

I had a pretty good idea of ​​what the base commander wanted me to do, but I still went along with the old man's words and replied, "Isn't the solution simple? Just find someone to infiltrate and observe for a couple of days... You must have thought of that solution too, right?"

The base commander nodded again: "That little girl is really clever. That's exactly what I was thinking, that's right..."

I interrupted the base commander, laughing as I said, "Is it because there aren't any suitable candidates?"

The base commander chuckled awkwardly twice; I rarely saw an embarrassed expression on his face.

The base commander said, "There's really no way to deal with this. All the smart guys in the base have shown their faces, and I don't dare let the rest of the idiots go. They'll either give themselves away or we won't be able to tell anything at all."

I nodded, remained silent, and pondered the feasibility.

The base commander has been good to me, so helping him with this isn't out of the question.

There's just not enough room at home...

After thinking for a moment, I said to the base leader, "I can do this, but my family isn't doing so well. I have to feed pigs and chickens at home."

When the base commander saw that I said it would work, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said easily, "Don't worry about your family. Just find someone to go and take care of them for you. Don't you trust that guy surnamed Liu? Let him go and feed the pigs for you. You don't even need to open the door to your house. Let him bring the feed directly from the base to feed them. How about that?"

The base commander is quite thoughtful; if the family issues are handled the way he suggested, it wouldn't be bad.

I nodded as if I had made up my mind: "Then let's do it this way!"

The base commander's eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled: "Thank you so much, girl. Don't worry, I won't let you down."

I thought to myself, of course I know you won't treat me unfairly, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess.

On the surface, he said, "Is there anything I should be careful about?"

The base commander thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be anything special to pay attention to. I trust you. Just handle it yourself."

The base commander continued, "Go to the warehouse and pick out some things to pretend they're luggage, then change your clothes. Have Taozi lead you to the refugee base. Pick a place to stay yourself. If you have any problems, talk to Taozi. He should be there the whole time."

I stood up from the sofa: "Okay, then I'll get ready and head over."

As she reached the door, the base commander's voice rang out from behind her: "Be careful, girl. But don't be afraid, I'll have Taozi keep an eye on you. There won't be any major danger."

I turned around, smiled, and replied, "Okay," before walking out of the base commander's office.

With prior arrangements made by the base commander and the warehouse guards, I was able to enter the clothing and bedding warehouse without any hindrance.

The warehouse was dark, with rows of huge shelves filled with various sheets, blankets, and clothes.

It is divided into two areas: one is a brand new area, and the other is a second-hand area.

Looking at the clothes and quilts piled up inside, it's clear that when the first extreme cold ended, the base elders sent out a lot of people to find supplies. How many people would it take to use up all these clothes and quilts?

Pretending to be a refugee, I can forget about getting brand-new clothes; I can only find some second-hand ones to wear.

But I don't know whose these secondhand clothes are, and they look a bit off-putting. To be honest, I don't really want to wear them.

I wandered over to the brand-new clothes rack and picked up two brand-new sets of cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded trousers, and sweaters and woolen trousers.

He found a new quilt and a new pillow, wrapped them in rags, and left the warehouse.

The warehouse keeper registered the supplies I took and prepared to hand them over to the base manager.

I don't care what the base commander thinks. If he trusts me, he won't question me even if he sees that I have brand new clothes.

Carrying a large bundle of clothes, I went to Aunt Liu's house. Aunt Liu was washing clothes in the open space of the kitchen.

It's probably because Aunt Liu was afraid that the dogs would run out and get into danger, so she kept them at home and let them play inside.

"Sister Liu!"

I called out "Sister Liu," which startled her.

"Oh dear, why are you walking so quietly? You scared me!"

Aunt Liu stood up with a smile and wiped her hands on her apron.

"Look what good stuff I brought you!"

When Aunt Liu heard that it was something good, she immediately perked up.

"Let's go! We'll talk on the kang (heated brick bed) on the way."

Aunt Liu took the large package from her hands and carried it to the kang (a heated brick bed).

I opened the package, revealing brand new clothes and blankets inside.

Aunt Liu couldn't help but be surprised, but she lowered her voice and screamed in a low voice, "Ah!! Where did you come from, sister? This is brand new!"

I wasn't as guilty as Aunt Liu, and my voice remained normal: "Hahaha, I took it from your base's warehouse."

"Did the base commander give it to you?"

"I guess so?" I thought for a moment and said, "I guess so!"

Aunt Liu touched the new cotton-padded coat with delight and exclaimed, "That's really nice!"

"I need to discuss something with you, sister-in-law."

Aunt Liu looked up at me and asked, "What's wrong?"

"These new clothes are all for you. Can you find me a couple of your old clothes? We're about the same size, so I should be able to fit into them."

Aunt Liu was puzzled when she heard this: "Huh? Why do you want old clothes when you have new ones to wear?"

"Well... it's a long story. Anyway, give me two sets of your old clothes, the older the better, and a quilt. Then you can have all these new clothes. Consider it an exchange."

Aunt Liu understood what I meant, but she shook her head: "Oh dear, if you want clothes, I'll give you two sets, but I won't accept these new clothes. Otherwise, I'd be taking advantage of you."

They finally managed to squeeze some money out of Liu Sao from the base manager, but she refused it. All this politeness was exhausting: "Let's not be so polite. I don't need any clothes. You can keep these."

Aunt Liu turned and walked towards the wardrobe, saying, "Alright, alright, I've benefited from your good fortune all day."

My sister-in-law found two pieces of clothing, but I felt they weren't worn enough, so I asked her to rummage through them some more. In the end, she found two tattered pieces of clothing that had been stored away for ages, and I was quite satisfied with them.

Although the clothes were worn out, they were winter clothes after all. Aunt Liu had washed them a while ago, so they didn't smell bad.

I found another quilt, with a few patches on it, and I was extremely satisfied with it.

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Then I realized I hadn't seen Mancang. I looked out the window and asked, "Where's that kid Mancang?"