Jiang Wan frowned subconsciously; this person was really rude!
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in military uniform, a member of the city guard. He had a slight smile on his face, but he had a very imposing presence. There were several soldiers standing behind him, so he seemed to be a fairly high-ranking officer.
She frowned, followed his gaze, and said calmly, "Don't dig."
She said it was not possible to dig, not that it was impossible to dig.
But Yu Tongguang clearly didn't understand the deeper meaning in her words. He was first surprised by the woman's beauty, which, combined with her aloof and cool temperament, made her stand out among the crowd of people who looked like refugees, and caught his eye.
He was just passing by today and casually helped these city guards eliminate a group of escapees. He never expected such an unexpected gain.
But soon, his gaze swept over the two children she was holding hands with, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Tsk, what a pity.
He chuckled softly, "Yes, I didn't think it through." He assumed she was a weak woman and wouldn't have the strength to dig.
Then he shouted to the other strong men, “You guys come and dig, be careful not to damage their roots.”
The people who were called immediately looked at each other, hesitant and afraid, unwilling to step forward.
They had just witnessed this mutated plant devour several of their companions!
Yu Tongguang's face suddenly darkened, and he impatiently shook his leg.
Cao Jin, who was standing next to him, immediately observed his expression and said, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up! These are normal plants, not mutated ones. Dig them up quickly. There's a shortage of plants in the city these days! Do you still want to breathe fresh oxygen at home? If you don't want to suffocate to death in your sleep at night, then hurry up and dig them up!"
He simply got down and shoved the men, saying, "Are you all illiterate? Plants can photosynthesize and produce oxygen, haven't you all learned that? Do you want me to give you a lesson right now?"
As he spoke, he reached for a gun hanging at his waist. Clearly, his "going to class" was not just a literal interpretation.
The men were all frightened and had no choice but to grit their teeth and squat down to dig.
Jiang Wan watched coldly for a while, until she saw them digging out the continuous roots, before she spoke again: "This is Canadian goldenrod. If you really want more plants to survive, you'd better kill it all."
Her voice wasn't loud, but her clear and cool tone made it impossible for anyone who heard it to ignore it.
Yu Tongguang narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you recognize this plant?"
"Hmm." Jiang Wan looked directly at him, her posture upright, and spoke fluently.
"Canada goldenrod, a plant of the Asteraceae family in the order Asterales, also known as goldenrod or goldenrod, was probably extinct about fifty years ago. It was beautiful and could be used as a filler flower in flower arrangements, but it was extremely resilient. Its rhizomes were very developed, and it reproduced both sexually and asexually. It spread very quickly and left nothing but desolation in its wake, so it was also known as an ecological killer."
"It also has another name, the Queen of the Night Flower."
Those around were stunned and then fell silent in unison.
Cao Jin glanced at the captain's face, then suddenly jumped up, pointed at her, and yelled, "Who are you? Our captain is handling business here. Who gives a crazy woman like you the right to interrupt?"
He reached out to push her, yelling, "You're just spreading fear! Don't you know what's most important in this oxygen-deprived apocalypse? If you dare to spread these rumors again, believe me, I'll arrest you!"
The twins immediately shielded their mother, and Jiang Xiaoxin spread her arms wide, shouting, "My mother wasn't wrong! You can't scare my mother, you bad person!"
Hey!
In this oxygen-deprived apocalypse, who wouldn't respect and support their city guard?
This little brat actually dared to insult him?!
Cao Jin's face darkened, and he raised his hand to hit someone, a hint of suspicion flashing through his mind: why do these two children look so familiar?
He couldn't immediately recall who they looked like, so he decided to pull off their oxygen masks to get a better look.
But Yu Tongguang stopped him, then looked at Jiang Wan and asked, "Excuse me, what's your name? Have you studied botany?"
Jiang Xiaoxin had just been frightened by Cao Jin's momentary ferocity, but now that he had been stopped, her courage swelled, and the bold little girl retorted on behalf of her mother: "None of your business!"
Jiang Wan didn't have a good impression of these people, and she was always aloof. If she hadn't known how serious the harm caused by Canadian goldenrod was, she wouldn't have said anything today. Now that she had said what she needed to say, she felt there was no need to deal with them anymore, so she took one child in each hand and turned to leave.
Cao Jin was furious: "Captain! This woman is so arrogant!"
Yu Tongguang did not respond, his face still bearing a slight smile as always, but his eyes were deep. After a long while, he said, "Go and investigate."
Cao Jin quickly understood what the captain wanted him to investigate, and excitedly replied, then asked, "Should we still dig these out?"
Yu Tongguang looked at him like he was an idiot and said, "This is an ecological killer, why would I dig it up?"
Although he was still smiling, Cao Jin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He mumbled a reply, stood aside, and followed him back to the city, never mentioning it again.
On the bus back to the city, three seats were empty, so the twins no longer had to squeeze into one seat, leaving their mother standing in the aisle.
These three people were the ones who had tried to steal their oxygen masks, but were ultimately eaten by the mutated plant.
Even though Jiang Wan had removed their oxygen masks, they could still feel the subtle gazes from all around them.
Behind them sat the old lady from the 18th floor. She seemed very kind and coaxed the twins, asking, "How many crystals did you dig up today?"
Jiang Xiaoshu remained silent, but her younger sister Jiang Xiaoxin, being rather naive, noticed that only this old lady was talking to her, so she happily replied, "We didn't find anything."
She and her brother really didn't find a single crystal!
Jiang Xiaoshu glanced at her younger sister with an approving look.
Jiang Xiaoxin was even happier, sitting in her seat shaking her head.
The old lady sighed in surprise, "You didn't find anything? You've used up so much oxygen today, that's a waste!"
She shook her head repeatedly as she spoke, "Oh dear, you're so young and naive! These days, such a small oxygen cylinder costs five crystals to exchange for! And you have to queue up to buy it; you can't just buy it whenever you want!"
As she exclaimed, the people around her looked at Jiang Wan and the others with more schadenfreude.
Jiang Xiaoxin opened her mouth as if to speak: They didn't use much oxygen. Mom said she turned it on to the lowest setting to save it!
But her brother quickly covered her mouth.
Jiang Xiaoxin blinked her eyes pitifully: Waaah, my brother won't talk to me again!
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