The puzzle game is basically over at this point.

Simply bring it home, plug it into your computer, and you'll know the whole story.

However, Liu Kai couldn't help but hesitate.

Because all he wanted to do was be a lazy bum.

Even when he kills Japanese soldiers or punishes drug addicts, it's all just because of the sense of justice in his heart.

Judging from some of the information revealed by Qin Luofei, this matter seems to be more complicated than it appears.

It might even involve factional infighting or something.

Getting caught up in this vortex is not a wise choice.

But...

That damned curiosity started acting up again, making Liu Kai feel like ants were crawling all over his body.

The secret was right in front of him; he couldn't pretend nothing had happened.

"It's not illegal to take a look, is it? And just looking doesn't mean I have to do anything for you. Yes, I'll just take a look!"

Liu Kai convinced himself of this.

However, he failed to notice one thing.

A picture always lingers deep in his mind.

It was on the drilling platform that day.

He and Qin Luofei leaned against the railing, gazing at the frozen sea.

The chilly sea breeze swept across Qin Luofei's flushed face, lifting her hair and revealing a radiant smile.

Put away the snowmobile and take Blackie and Whitey back to the bunker they haven't seen for many days.

The bunker is buried very deep.

Even though the air conditioners and heaters have been off for a few days, the temperature is still not low.

With their current size, their original little nest is no longer big enough.

They stood in front of their respective nests, looking pitifully at Liu Kai.

But Liu Kai's mind is now filled with the contents of that USB drive.

Ignoring them both, I rushed into the study and turned on the computer.

He didn't know if the USB drive might contain viruses or something similar.

So they took the entertainment computer that didn't have any hacking software installed and used it for the experiment.

I unplugged the network cable from the back of the computer before slowly inserting the USB drive into the port.

Fortunately, there was no virus inside.

There was only one video and a folder full of photos.

The video played, and Qin Luofei appeared on the screen.

The video was recorded in a dimly lit location, which looked like an abandoned house.

In the picture, Qin Luofei's brows are furrowed, and she looks preoccupied.

"Liu Kai, by the time you see this video, I should have already been transferred out of Fenghai City."

Please forgive my intrusion, but I really don't know who to trust.

"Your identity is rather unique, existing somewhere between an official and a citizen."

"So I've decided to tell you something."

"Of course, I won't force you to do anything you don't like, but if you choose not to help, please keep it a secret..."

For the next ten minutes or so, Liu Kai stared intently at the screen.

Listen quietly as Qin Luofei finishes speaking.

But the more he listened, the more his head ached.

This matter is indeed not simple.

...

It all started when he was attacked by Japanese soldiers in the north of the city.

At that time, he not only extracted information about "people and goods" and "hard labor" from the drug addict, but also managed to extract such information from him.

They also took the opportunity to destroy the Japanese stronghold and capture a Japanese officer alive.

Following this lead, Qin Luofei continued to investigate.

Soon, some of the blame was directed at the rising mutual aid society.

The Japanese officer was very stubborn; you couldn't pry him open.

Qin Luofei had no choice but to violate the rules and resort to drugs and electroencephalography (EEG).

Only then did they catch a few words from the dazed Japanese officer.

One of the names in it is: Ma Yongxing.

This person is Mr. Ji's friend and one of the founders of the mutual aid society.

He is currently the third-in-command of the mutual aid association, holding the position of vice president.

Immediately afterwards, she sent a soldier to infiltrate the mutual aid society disguised as an ordinary survivor.

However, just three days later, the soldier was killed.

Ultimately, only a shaky, blurry, and noisy secretly filmed video was transmitted back through internal channels.

The location is unknown, but it can be seen that the interior resembles an indoor stadium.

This stadium is extremely large, roughly 100,000 square meters at a glance.

Its enormous size even surpasses that of the "Bird's Nest" stadium in the capital!

Ma Yongxing's figure can be vaguely seen in the video.

Inside the control room high up in the stadium.

Through the glass of the control room, it could be vaguely seen that he was not wearing the Mutual Aid Society's iconic clothing with the shield logo.

Instead, he was dressed in a completely black leather outfit.

There are other gunmen in the footage, all dressed in black leather and looking extremely fierce.

They suspected it was sent by the Japanese.

The factory was brightly lit, but the scene inside was horrific!

The spacious area below is divided into three sections.

The center is the largest area, occupying two-thirds of the entire stadium.

It was surrounded by high-powered electric heaters.

It's very hot here because everyone inside is wearing short sleeves and sweating profusely.

The ground was covered with fertile soil, a rarity in the midst of this apocalyptic cold wave!

Half of the land is planted with the new generation of high-yield wheat.

This type of wheat doesn't taste good, but it has a high yield and a short growing season.

The growth looks promising; it won't be long before it's ready for harvest.

And the other half.

They were growing large fields of poppies!

The flowers are in full bloom, and the poisonous fruit buds are about to open.

Look closely at those people wearing short sleeves, sweating profusely in the fields; they are pale, thin, and covered in dirt.

This perfectly matches the characteristics of a survivor of "hard labor"!

These laborers, while working, also gazed eagerly at the second area next to them.

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