Chapter 148 Polygraph.

There were quite a few compressed biscuits, about 5,000 boxes. The people at the base formed a long queue and carried the biscuits away box by box.

Xu Yang thought that everyone looked like they had been hungry for a long time, and they were so weak when moving food.

However, in Shu Lan's eyes, the poor acting skills of the extras in the base who had developed a picky taste and had no interest in compressed biscuits really disappointed her.

She took out the intercom from her pocket and said, "Ji Lan, please send some boiled water and clean cups to the largest conference room."

"Okay, Commander."

Then he turned around, his face filled with joy, and shouted to attract the soldiers' attention: "Thank you very much, this is finally a solution to our urgent problem. It must be hard for you to come all the way here. It's hot outside. Everyone, come with me to the conference room and have a drink of water before going back."

Xu Yang and his men followed her and explained, "Commander Qin, we will stay here for a while and report the situation in District 9 in detail. Then the Central Control Center will formulate a strategy for maintaining the long-term survival of the two districts. After all, once these compressed biscuits are eaten, you will face the crisis of famine again."

Shu Lan had long guessed that their main purpose for coming was to find out information about District 9 and her, the Zombie King's traitor. She nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, you're right. This is exactly what I want to discuss in detail with the leaders of District 1."

"We have brought three professional agricultural guidance experts, as well as some high-yield and easy-to-survive seeds. You can lead everyone in planting the land."

Shu Lan hesitated and said, "But the meteorite is less than ten years away. If people here spend most of their time farming, the underground shelter won't be completed in time."

"A meteorite is falling?"

"That's right. Before his death, an old man with precognitive abilities told me that in about eight years, a massive meteor shower covering the entire planet will descend upon Blue Planet. The living environment above the surface will become extremely harsh, and remaining on the surface will mean certain death."

The person next to Xu Yang suddenly interrupted: "Such important information, why didn't you tell me before?"

If Shu Lan didn't have to stick to her character, she would have rolled her eyes on the spot.

Didn’t she say it?!

She had said this more than once in the public communication channel. Before Anselin silenced the other districts, whenever she spoke, she was met with either ridicule or abuse, and no one ever took her words seriously.

It turns out that you still have to stand high enough so that someone can hear the sound you make.

"Because I was the only one who heard the prophecy, that's why I chose to surrender and made building an underground shelter my top priority. Regarding the food problem, I'd like to ask District One to directly solve it. The prophetic psychic also said that in the future, District Nine will be the only location in the country that won't be the meteorite's landing point. Once the underground base is built, the people of District One will also have to come here for refuge. Only by everyone doing their part can we overcome this together."

Shu Lan led them to the upstairs conference room. Ji Lan stood in front of the door and said respectfully, "Commander, new cups and water have been delivered to the office."

Shu Lan nodded. "These leaders who have come from afar need to stay with us for a while. There are forty-two of them, six women and thirty-six men. Please arrange accommodations for them."

"OK."

Xu Yang looked down at the boy who had been following them quietly, and said to Ji Lan, "Take the child with you."

Ji Lan pretended not to hear and walked quickly downstairs.

Xu Yang frowned, a little unhappy: "What does she mean?"

Shu Lan said calmly, "The people in my base only follow my orders. Please don't take it too seriously, Lieutenant."

"We are discussing a serious matter. This child is not fit to be here. Let him go play somewhere else."

Shu Lan looked at Xu Yang, her expression still gentle and good-tempered with a faint smile, but her tone was now a bit more assertive and unquestionable: "Whether it's appropriate or not should be decided by me, right, Lieutenant Xu?"

Xu Yang felt a chill inexplicably on his back, but he didn't object any further: "Yes, I overstepped my bounds."

After drinking some cold water, Shu Lan casually glanced at a small piece of orange peel in the trash can under the table. She kicked it in and said with a guilty look on her face, "Our conditions are limited. We only have water. I hope you don't mind if my hospitality is not good enough."

"It's okay, you're welcome."

Xu Yang was just about to take off his gun so that he could sit more comfortably when the person next to him reached out and stopped him.

Xu Yang's eyes changed, he retracted the action of unhooking the gun, and his finger touched the trigger again.

Shu Lan asked curiously, "Don't you feel stuffy and hot all covered up like this? You'll end up with a lot of heat rash."

"No, Commander Qin, let's continue with the previous topic. You said you hope District One can be responsible for providing food for nearly 100,000 people. This request is excessive for us."

"What about the fifty thousand?"

"This... is impossible. The population of District 1 is no less than here. It currently has the largest number of survivors in the country. We are under great pressure."

Shu Lan said disappointedly, "What should we do with the shelter? We can't make them work and not feed them."

The man next to Xu Yang said, "Perhaps that prophecy was just a lie made up casually, just like the Mayan prediction of the end of the world."

Shu Lan pointed at the box he placed on the table and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the people in Area 1 were listening to our entire conversation?"

The man couldn't deny that the black box was indeed conspicuous: "Yes."

Shu Lan nodded. "Alright, the prediction of the meteorite coming is absolutely true. You should have heard it clearly this time. Don't wait until you see a meteorite falling in Area 1 and are about to die, and then blame me for not telling you."

Everyone present looked at the man holding the box, and the person being watched whispered, "This is true."

Everyone looked shocked: "What should we do then?"

"Doesn't that mean we have to move here too?"

This wasn't her reaction before. A flash of doubt crossed Shu Lan's mind. She stood up and said awkwardly, "Sorry, you guys take a break here for a while. I have to go to the bathroom. It's just around the corner. I'll be right back."

People have three urgent needs, and they didn't suspect her: "Okay."

As soon as Shu Lan left her seat, Shu Maomao immediately stood up, pushed the chair away and followed her, as if she was a shadow behind her.

Shu Lan, who had just walked out of the conference room, whispered, "Break that box."

Shu Maomao narrowed his eyes slightly behind his sunglasses, and the flashing indicator light in the black box on the conference room table dimmed silently.

When they got to the bathroom and there was no one around, he took Shu Lan's hand and used his sensory ability: "Mommy, you will hear what I hear."

For a moment, Shu Lan's ears were filled with a lot of sounds, most of which were background noises. If she listened carefully, she could tell that it was the people in her base talking. The clearest sound was the sound of people sitting in the conference room communicating with each other.

"The communication station is not responding. I am really impressed by those technicians. They knew we were going on a mission, but they still gave us a communication station of such poor quality."

"Are there any spares?"

"The spare is on the plane. Forget it, we'll disassemble it and reassemble it later. Lieutenant, don't put down your guns. Everyone should be careful. From the moment we met, 90% of what that woman Qin Xiaoshuang said was lies. Only the one about the meteorite was true."

Shu Lan turned her head and met Shu Maomao's eyes through her sunglasses.

"Mommy, this person's ability..."

"It's a lie detector test."