Chapter 18
As the name suggests, people with superpowers have abilities different from those of ordinary people. Jiang Fei quickly accepted this setting when she learned that Jason and Hill were both superpowers. After all, this world is already magical enough, and it is not too much to have some more superpowers.
In fact, it is not surprising that Jiang Fei does not know the existence of people with special abilities. Even the vast majority of residents in the underground city have only a vague concept of people with special abilities. The vast majority of people with special abilities will be recruited by the Sky City after awakening their abilities. In other words, nearly 90% of people with special abilities live in the Sky City, so some people use the term "people living in the sky" to describe people with special abilities.
Since Jason and Hill are people with special abilities, they could have joined Sky City or other developed bases. It seems that there is some special reason why they stayed here, contrary to their usual practice.
After nearly an hour of negotiation, Jason finally decided to stay here temporarily with his younger brother and sister. They asked Coin to keep the fact that they were superpowered people a secret and to reserve the right to leave at any time.
So the three siblings stayed in the base. Nona was the happiest among the three. She felt that although the D-3 base was a little small and a little shabby, the people were very friendly and the person in charge of the base was also very nice.
After the three people joined the base, Jiang Fei's system popped up a prompt.
【Base information has been updated】
Base Overview:
Population: 79
Quantity of supplies: 15 tons of drinking water; 5 tons of grain; 2,000 pieces of medicine
Base risk resistance: 5.5
Comprehensive evaluation: The first base you lit up surpassed 3% of all bases in the evaluation. Please keep up the good work!
After the last pollutant incident, Jiang Fei's reputation finally increased to the level where he could view the details of the supplies. At present, it seems that the drinking water and food are enough for everyone in the base to survive the two coldest months, and there is more than enough medicine. However, they cannot just sit back and enjoy the food. Jiang Fei is planning the next supply search.
But what surprised her was that Jason Hill and Nona's joining had actually increased the base's risk tolerance by 5. Was this the power of psychics? Sure enough, she had made the right decision to have them join the base.
The rooms of the three of them were right next to Jiang Fei, especially Nona's room, which was directly opposite hers. She would usually visit Nona, although she had a purpose. There was no other way, Jason and Hill both kept silent about their special abilities, so she could only use Nona as a breakthrough point.
Nona is quite talented in agricultural planting. According to her, she was originally responsible for plant planting in the base. It is difficult to grow plants in the underground city because most of the soil in this world is polluted, and the remaining unpolluted soil has also lost nutrients.
Jiang Fei had obtained some seeds among the supplies he had obtained when he went to the tower to answer questions last time, and now Nona was in charge of planting the crops.
"I'm going to the greenhouse again today. Do you want to come with me?" Nona loves her current job very much and stays in the greenhouse for more than ten hours a day.
Jiang Fei had just finished today's class. She first taught Leon to recognize all the words on the syllabus. As for the others, she let Leon teach them.
"That's fine." Jiang Fei put on a pair of comfortable sneakers and followed Nona out of the office building. The greenhouse was located behind the restaurant. In just a few days, Nona had become familiar with the aunties in the restaurant. When they saw Nona, they would find some snacks.
Today, they had a few cookies. The rich, buttery aroma whetted her appetite. Nona only took a small bite each time. When she reached the greenhouse, she still had a cookie in her hand. "In our old base, only the upper class could enjoy this kind of thing. The lower class could only eat leftovers every day to fill their stomachs."
This world has pushed the gap between the rich and the poor to the extreme. The Sky City and the Underground City are two extremes, and within the base of the Underground City there is a class gap.
Jiang Fei handed the remaining cookie to Nona, "You eat it."
"Really? This is made of butter, very precious." Nona opened her eyes wide.
Jiang Fei, who lives in modern society, often eats butter biscuits to the point that she is tired of them. She also deliberately gives up sweets to control her weight. The things that she is accustomed to are so precious to people in this world.
"Well, here you go."
"Thank you!" Nona smiled sweetly. She ate the two cookies in small bites and said casually, "It would be great if everyone could have cookies."
You need to swipe a card to enter the greenhouse. Jiang Fei also has the permission to enter. She swipes the card to open the door and hears Nona mutter, "But this must be difficult to achieve."
The greenhouse covers an area of about 30 square meters and is divided into three parts. Different varieties of plants are planted in each part, but now all you can see is brown soil, without any green at all. However, Nona excitedly introduced to Jiang Fei, "This is wheat, and next to it are potatoes and sweet potatoes." They are all staple foods that are easy to store.
"Potatoes seem to hold the best promise for success right now." Nona plucked up the soil from the potato patch, her expression gentle as if she were treating her own child. "This way, we can increase the food supply at the base."
Jiang Fei didn't forget the reason why she came to Nona. She asked, "Is this also your special ability?"
Nona shrugged, "I'm not a superpower, and I know what you want to ask. I can actually tell you."
Jiang Fei felt a little embarrassed after being exposed. She pursed her lips and said, "I just simply want to know."
"I also believe that you won't do anything to them. If you were a selfish person, you wouldn't have helped me escape from A-1 base." Nona's lips were still stained with cookie crumbs. She looked rather childish, with a bit of baby fat on her cheeks. "Speaking of which, I should thank you."
"No, actually I..."
"You're actually a very kind person. I know that some things can't be faked. You want to know about Jason and Hill's special abilities, right?" Nona said. "Actually, the explanation is very simple. Have you heard of telepathy between twins? Although it's a bit mysterious and has no clear scientific basis, there is indeed some kind of special connection between twins.
Their special ability is to take this telepathy to the extreme. One of them can even check the other's memory, sense the other's emotions, and read his inner thoughts, just like..."
"It's like a human communicator that can't be monitored." With them around, the confidentiality of the information being transmitted can be guaranteed. With this ability, it's no wonder they have reason to be proud.
"That's right, and it's absolutely confidential." Nona was recording data around the soil. "Both Jason and Hill are willing to sacrifice everything for their loved ones, even their lives. But this ability means that if one of them is in pain, the other will also feel the pain. At the last base—"
Nona paused, her expression sad, clearly recalling some unpleasant memories. She scribbled on the paper with her pen. "The last person in charge of the base took advantage of this and made them do things that made them very miserable. I thought everything would change after the old person in charge died, but the new one is even worse."
That's why... I escaped.
"But at least we are all happy now." Nona's voice became cheerful.
After leaving the greenhouse, Jiang Fei went to the training ground. In order to prevent the previous attack by pollutants from happening again, Anna ordered Jiang Fei to participate in the training. So Jiang Fei, a poor student in physical education who had always been on the edge of the passing line in physical examinations every year, had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to training.
"Oh, you're finally here. I thought you gave up and didn't come." Hill shouted to Jiang Fei from the other end of the training ground, causing others to turn around and look at Jiang Fei.
Jiang Fei trotted all the way to the other side of the training ground. "Can't you keep your voice down? I'm not deaf."
"Then I'm just curious to see you." The one training with Hill was Gru. Just as Lucian said, two straightforward people are really suitable to be friends. After just a few days, their relationship went from ordinary friends to close friends.
Gru also agreed with Hill's words, "I was worried that you would feel too tired and give up training."
In addition to the shooting range, there is also a playground in the training ground. Jiang Fei's warm-up exercise is to run five laps around the playground. You should know that one lap of the playground is 400 meters, which is equivalent to a 2,000-meter long-distance run right from the start. Although he slowed down in the middle, Jiang Fei still insisted on running to the end.
"Twelve minutes and one second, an improvement from last time." Jason, standing at the finish line, pressed the stopwatch. "You're improving every time."
"Well, at your speed, it's not much faster than walking, right?" Hill said with a smile.
Jiang Fei had just finished running 2,000 meters and was completely exhausted. Otherwise, she would have punched Hill anyway. "Didn't Lucian come to training?"
Gru said, "He's still teaching those little brats at this hour. You know, teachers just love to keep classes going. I saw her working overtime in her office yesterday."
Jason put away his stopwatch. "That's probably not due to overtime teaching. News of the A-1 base being attacked by pollutants has already reached Sky City. The base leader has threatened to capture the intruders and the pollutants. A-1 and Sky City have always had a close relationship, and Sky City's governor is new. To consolidate his position, he wouldn't proactively clash with the North District leader."
Jason spoke so quickly that Gru was confused, but Hill frowned. He understood what his brother Jason meant. "So they will definitely give A-1 Base a satisfactory answer."
The two brothers looked at each other, and Jason said, "Yes, I heard that Sky City has set up a special investigation team."
This time Gru finally understood. He raised his voice in anger, "Damn it! Are they going to find out about us?"
"Not really." Hill's brow was still furrowed, but his tone relaxed a bit. "We destroyed a week's worth of surveillance data from the A-1 base before we left. Without video evidence, it would be hard for them to find us."
"But...that's the Sky City investigation team." Jason sighed.
The Sky City investigation team is made up of the elites among the elites. They destroyed the surveillance footage so drastically, maybe they can really find something from the clues left behind.
"But that guy Bill was sent down to eliminate the pollutants, and now the pollutants have attacked the A-1 base. He will definitely be held accountable." Gru smiled gloatingly. He had long been unhappy with Bill's arrogant behavior. Now it was really karma.
At the end, Gru was in a very good mood, and he was full of energy when practicing boxing with Jiang Fei, which directly led to Jiang Fei's training intensity doubling.
*
At the same time, on the other side, as Gru said, Sky City sent an investigation team and also held Bill accountable.
The reconstruction of the A-1 base after the attack is proceeding in an orderly manner. The first thing to be repaired is the office building, which is the only one brightly lit in the ruins.
Kyle, the head of A-1 Base, stood at the entrance to the office building. Beside him stood other important staff members of the base. Joshua stood shoulder to shoulder with him. The blond boy unabashedly expressed his impatience for such situations. "How long do we have to wait?"
"Stand up straight! What's wrong with you?! The people coming soon are from Sky City's investigation team. You need to control your temper and don't cause me any trouble."
"It's not the first time I've gotten into trouble." And since his father always cleaned up the mess, Joshua became less and less concerned. "The Sky City investigation team, to put it bluntly, is just working for someone else, right?"
Kyle wanted to cover his son Joshua's mouth and said, "Stop talking!"
"But... the intruders destroyed all of our surveillance records from a week. Without these videos, what can they find out?" Joshua narrowed his eyes. He saw a group of people walking towards the gate from a distance. There were about three or five people, each wearing a uniform white uniform. The man in the lead was in his early twenties, with silver-white hair and violet eyes looking straight ahead. He exuded a cold temperament.
"There are people with special abilities in the investigation team who specialize in investigating cases." Kyle said concisely. Joshua concluded that the man in the lead was the person with special abilities his father was talking about.
Along with the investigation team came Bill's guards, who walked dejectedly behind them. Captain Bill's face was extremely grim. Joshua, who was also interested in watching the fun, said softly, "Now we're going to have a good show."
"Mr. Yann, welcome to you and your men." Before anyone even got close, Kyle shouted at the top of his voice. He then perfunctorily greeted Bill, "Of course, we welcome Captain Bill as well."
Bill's expression became even uglier, and Joshua almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
The man named Yan walked up to Kyle, bent his knees slightly, and saluted with his right hand over his left chest. "Mr. Kyle, on behalf of the Archon of Sky City, I greet you. Sky City deeply sympathizes with what happened at your base, and the Archon promises to give you a satisfactory outcome."
"My base and I have great trust in Sky City, and we know you'll definitely find the murderer." Kyle looked at Bill. "You won't be like some others who only care about taking credit and forget their own responsibilities."
Bill clenched his fists at his sides and glared at Kyle secretly. His movements were caught by Joshua, who looked at him with interest, as if he was watching a joke.
Bill clenched his fists tighter, his knuckles cracking slightly.
Kyle chatted with Yann for a while before seeming to remember Bill standing in front of him. He said belatedly, "Sorry, I almost forgot Captain Bill was here too. Okay, let's all stop standing and go sit in the conference room."
The conference room of the office building is located on the top floor. Unlike the office building of the D-3 base, the building of the A-1 base has more than ten floors. The group took the elevator to go up. The total number of people present was more than twenty, and one elevator definitely could not accommodate them all.
Yann naturally stood in the middle of the elevator. Seeing that the elevator was full of Yann's men, Bill's subordinate whispered, "Captain, why don't we wait for the next elevator?"
"Captain Bill, why don't you squeeze into the elevator with me?" Joshua didn't follow his father. Instead, he leaned against the wall of another elevator. "My place is pretty empty anyway."
Bill hesitated for a few seconds before finally getting into the same elevator with Joshua. After Bill got in, Joshua quickly closed the door, blocking his men out. The elevator began to slowly ascend. "How pitiful! How unpleasant it must have felt to be ignored just now."
"You called me here just to make fun of me?"
"Sarcasm? I was just saying it casually. If I were you, I would adjust my attitude. Even if you're the captain of the Sky City Guard, so what? Just one mission failure, and everything you once had will be gone. They can give you glory and status, but they can also take it back."
Bill frowned, his expression becoming increasingly sinister. "Just say whatever you want to say."
"Me? Hmm... let me think, maybe you can help me get rid of my father?" The boy discussed with others how to kill his father as if he was discussing the weather today.
"What did you say?"
"Hahahaha—your expression just now was hilarious. I was just kidding," Joshua continued. "I want you to help me find someone. As for photos, the entire base's database is down right now, so I don't have any. But she has beautiful eyes. Help me find her."
The elevator arrived, and Bill remained silent. He could see that this young master was a lunatic, and he didn't intend to take over this mess, lest he be bitten back by him later.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Bill walked out. Their elevator was a little slow, and Yann and Kyle had already reached the door of the conference room. Bill said to Joshua, "Excuse me, I refuse."
The door of the conference room opened, and Bill followed the group into the conference room. Joshua walked slowly behind him. He was always very patient when it came to collectibles. Although the man might have died in the attack, since no body was found, it meant there was still hope.
"Those are very beautiful eyes..." he muttered in a low voice with a strange tone.
*
Jiang Fei was sweating profusely after finishing her training. She collapsed on the artificial turf in the playground with her arms and legs spread out. It was no exaggeration to say that the amount of exercise she had done recently was greater than what she had done in the past ten years combined.
"If you didn't know, you would think there was a dead body lying here."
She felt a warm sensation on her forehead. With some effort, she tilted her head back and saw Lucian resting the bottle of hot cocoa on her forehead. He laughed. "It's really stable. It won't fall off."
"Teacher Lucian is finally done with get out of class?" Jiang Fei took the hot cocoa. Her arms felt so sore the slightest movement. She took a deep breath and made some mental preparation before she straightened her upper body and sat cross-legged.
"I even took half a lesson with Leon in between." Lucian was undoubtedly intelligent, but even then, learning a language, especially one so different from one's own, was a struggle. "I'm still having some problems."
Jiang Fei struggled to unscrew the bottle cap. The warm hot cocoa smelled delicious. She took a big sip. The aroma of cocoa mixed with sweetness made her narrow her eyes in satisfaction. "Is there anything you don't understand?"
Lucian recognized most of the words on the syllabus, but there was still a gap between recognizing the words and actually being able to answer the questions. It was like doing an English test paper. I knew every word, but when they were put together, I had no idea what they meant.
He found the photocopied syllabus and circled the parts he didn't understand. "These are the parts."
Jiang Fei looked at the copy paper with almost all the knowledge points circled.
…
Forget it, she should have taken back what she had said about Lucian being smart.
Let's just start from the beginning. At this time, Jiang Fei will be grateful to her high school political teacher who always asked students to explain the papers because he liked to be lazy, so she can cover all the knowledge points.
"Simply put, the people are the true creators of history. While outstanding figures in history also play an important role, they cannot dominate history." Jiang Fei paused. "This is the difference between the people's view of history and the heroic view of history."
"That's not the reality," Lucian said with a mocking smile. "Ordinary people have always been driven by the decisions of those in power. They are the price of history, not even participants, so how can they be considered creators?"
"That's because this world is distorted and wrong." If it were in modern society, it would be overturned in minutes.
"I'm curious about your past. What caused you to say such things?" Had her family protected her too well? She seemed to have grown up in an ideal world, untouched by hardship, always radiating hope. "You seem to belong to a different world."
In order to hide her awkwardness, Jiang Fei lowered her head and drank her hot cocoa. "Do you think I was wrong?"
"No, you're right, but no one is as direct as you." Everyone is feeling suffocated by this situation. People at the bottom of society cannot understand why they have been so miserable since birth. They have anger and pain but nowhere to vent, and they can't find a way to change.
"Only when you know the problem can you change the status quo." Jiang Fei drank the last sip of hot cocoa and pursed her lips. "I'm not a self-pitying person, nor do I want to be that kind of person." The fact that she was able to get out of a province with poor educational resources is enough to prove how strong her ability to take action is.
After resting for a while, her body temperature dropped as the sweat evaporated. She picked up her coat and put it on. The sticky feeling on her skin was still very uncomfortable, so she had to take a shower first.
She also studied the second pollutant she had recently captured, said hello to the others in the training ground, and left.
She returned to her room, took a shower and washed her hair first, and then she looked through the information about the human-faced hawk moth while blowing her hair.
Successfully recovered pollutant [Horphopoda sphenodonta]
Pollutant Collection Progress [2/99]
[Hawk Moth]: Danger Level B, Intelligence Level C, Overall Assessment B]
[Human-faced Hawkmoth] Skill: Mind Control
She thought it was just a simple illusion, but hallucinations and mind manipulation are two different things. If this skill is used well, she can even control important officials. Thinking of this, Jiang Fei couldn't wait to release the human-faced hawk moth.
Like the black cat, the size of the hawk moth becomes much smaller after being tamed, becoming the size of a normal moth, so it does not look as visually impactful. Compared with the black cat, the hawk moth has another advantage, which is that it can split into many copies.
Moreover, its small size makes it very convenient for collecting information. However, due to its low intelligence, the information it conveys is too complicated.
"Forget it, I'll just train slowly later." Jiang Fei touched the wings of the human-faced hawk moth with his fingers, and sure enough, his hands were covered with scale powder again.
*
At dinner time, Nona came back from the greenhouse and enthusiastically invited Jiang Fei to have dinner with them. At that time, Jiang Fei was smoothing the black cat's fur. It didn't know why its fur was always tangled.
"Jiang Fei, haven't you had dinner yet? Do you want to join us? Hill is cooking today." Nona pushed open the door and a furry head popped out. "His cooking skills are very good."
Jiang Fei stood up and changed her shoes. "Your brother can cook?"
"Yes, because Jason and I are both killers in the kitchen," Nona said seriously. "In order to prevent us from accidentally poisoning ourselves one day, Hill taught himself to cook, and his cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds!"
She really worries about her brother and sister.
As they reached the restaurant entrance, they heard lively conversation inside. Hill, still wearing an apron around her waist, held plates in both hands. "Hey, Gru, don't finish all the food! My sister hasn't even arrived yet!"
Gru's hand was slapped hard. He looked innocent and said, "That's because the food you cooked is so delicious! My mouth is watering!"
As Hill put the plate down, he saw Nona and Jiang Fei, waved to them with a bright smile, but when he lowered his head and spoke to Gru, his expression changed instantly, "If I find out you're cheating, you're done."
"Just one bite?" Gru was still bargaining.
"Not even a bite." Hill said firmly.
The temperature in the restaurant was several degrees higher than outside because of the large number of people. The air was filled with the aroma of food, which smelled like Chinese food. Jiang Fei was slightly surprised. It seemed that there was no distinction between cuisines in this world, but most of the meals were more Western. Two seats were reserved for Jiang Fei and Nona next to the long table.
Seeing Jiang Fei's surprised expression, Xier put one hand on his waist and said, "Why? You can question other things about me, but you can't question my cooking skills."
"Yeah, it smells delicious, and it tastes really good too." Gru had already used his knife and fork to scoop the sweet and sour pork ribs onto his plate.
Sitting next to Jiang Fei was Lucian. His slow and leisurely eating style was in stark contrast to Gru's voracious eating. Jiang Fei put two pieces of pork ribs and two steamed buns on her plate.
Lucian's meal was very light. Jiang Fei didn't see Anna at the long table. She asked, "Isn't Anna here?"
“Coin asked her to come over for something.” Lucian cut the poached chicken into small pieces with his knife and fork. “I guess you’ll ask what it is.”
Jiang Fei, who was actually predicted by him: ...
The texture of the siomai Hill had made was identical to the ones she'd eaten before, and the meat filling inside was tender and juicy, especially when dipped in vinegar. She heard Lucian say, "You might not know the origins of the head of the investigation team sent from Sky City."
"What's your background?" After almost a month in this world, she still had only a vague understanding of it. Thanks to Lucian, who answered her questions like an encyclopedic NPC in a game.
"He's also a psychic, and his abilities are incredibly powerful. There's no case he can't solve as long as he's around." Lucian took a sip of water. "Simply put, he can read the 'memories' of objects by touching them. For example, if he touches an item close to you, he'll be able to see the memories it witnessed."
"Is it so incredible!?" This is considered cheating!
"Of course there are restrictions."
"What conditions?" Jiang Fei tried desperately to recall whether she had left anything behind in the A-1 base. Fortunately, in order to avoid bringing in bacteria or viruses, everything on her body was destroyed when she entered the base. She didn't drop anything, which made her feel relieved.
"I'm not sure about that. Who would reveal the weakness of their trump card? Sky City doesn't keep his abilities secret in order to deter anyone who tries to rebel against Sky City." This is equivalent to telling all potential rebels invisibly, "My eyes are always watching you."
"So... that person is also known as the 'All-Seeing Eye' of Sky City," Lucian consoled. "But if they could find us, they would have come to our door long ago. Based on Sky City's style, they would have bombed our base directly. The fact that you've been able to survive until today proves that they haven't found any clues. It seems the so-called 'All-Seeing Eye' is nothing more than that." Lucian sometimes spoke with a bit of arrogance.
Putting aside this somewhat heavy topic, Jiang Fei was still very happy with the dinner. After all, she finally tasted the flavors of her hometown again after a month. After Xier finished the last dish, he squeezed in between his brother and sister, "Hey, make way, make way, give me a seat, everyone."
Nona was squeezed here and there, and she pointed, "Isn't there an empty seat over there?"
"How can this be the same! A family should be together and harmonious—" Hill made a face.
Gru's hearty laughter could be heard again, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles. Although it was the end of the world and no one knew what the future would be like, everyone present cherished the happy time of the moment without exception.
"Brother, take care of him!"
"Wow, you're already so old and you still need your big brother to do justice for you!"
"Hill, come and fight me! I've figured out how to break your trick!" "Hey, hey, hey, who's fighting in the cafeteria?"
*
There was a happy atmosphere in the D-3 base, and the A-1 base was still continuing its post-attack reconstruction work. Finding the invaders would not be accomplished in just a few days, so the base director Kyle specially prepared an office and room for Yann.
Bill's treatment was much worse than Yan's. Everyone could see that Sky City intended to punish Bill, and the bystanders who took advantage of the situation also took advantage of the situation.
The base had collected the items dropped at the scene long before the arrival of the investigation team, but the number of items was too large, and it was obviously unrealistic for Yann to touch them one by one to extract his memory. Yann's ability sounded almost flawless, but only a few people knew that powerful abilities also come with huge prices.
The amount of memory he can read in each period of time is limited, generally fixed at three items, and it takes ten days to fully recover. Moreover, it is more like exchanging memories than extracting memories, because the capacity of the memory palace is limited. A large influx of other unfamiliar memories in a short period of time will lead to the loss of the original memories. Even the governor of Sky City does not know this secret.
Yan's personal office is on the basement floor of the office building. It is surrounded by sealed walls and has only two vents for air circulation. Although Yan is the leader of the investigation team, he does not spend much time with the team members on weekdays. The team members are accustomed to his distant attitude, so no one will come to the office to find him unless there is something really important.
On his desk were the evidence from the scene that Kyle had collected, but unfortunately, the memory he extracted only showed the intruder's back as he left. The only thing he could confirm was his height, not even his gender.
The investigation has reached a deadlock, but Kyle is very casual. What he cares about is not catching the invader, but more importantly the attitude of the new governor towards the A-1 base. Sending Yaen now is enough to show how much he values it.
That's how politics is, sometimes the truth is not that important.
Boom boom boom——
There was a knock on the office door. Yan came back to his senses from his thoughts and glanced at the time. It was three o'clock in the morning. Who would come to see him at this time?
Dongdong——
The person outside the door took the initiative to speak, "It's me, Joshua, the son of the base leader. I have something to tell you."
"Come in." Yan recalled that he didn't have much contact with Joshua, and most of the time he worked directly with his father Kyle.
Joshua was wearing a loose white shirt with intricate lace trimmings at the cuffs. His blond hair was slightly longer, the ends hanging loosely at his neck. He was holding a bottle of red wine, and judging by its quality, it was clearly quite expensive. "Are you still working so late? Want some?"
"I don't drink."
"Well, then you've missed out on something great." Joshua pulled up a chair and sat down familiarly. "Why haven't we found the intruder yet? Forget about it. No one really cares who the intruder is."
“But there has to be a result.”
Joshua opened the wine and searched the room for it, only to find a short, fat glass. He smacked his lips and said, "This is more suitable for whiskey."
"You came to me just to drink? There are plenty of people in the base who can drink with you."
He poured the red wine into the glass, about half full. He placed the bottle on the desk, his five fingers resting on the rim of the glass. "Help me find someone."
As he spoke, he threw the sapphire brooch to him. The gem was pure and weighed about twenty to thirty grams. This brooch alone could be sold at a sky-high price in any market, but in his hands it was like a toy.
Yann took the brooch, "That's not my area of responsibility."
"Then just think of it as a piece of cake." Joshua took a sip of his wine and shrugged. "My collection is all destroyed, so I need to restock it, right?"
Yaen had heard about Joshua's perverted habits. In fact, the powerful people in Sky City were even more cruel than him, so Yaen was not surprised. "You don't have to answer right away. Anyway, you will definitely agree to it in the future. I promise."
Yan raised his head and saw Joshua looking at him with a smile that could easily make people shudder.
Suddenly, Joshua said something incoherently, "It's so fast, half of this winter is already over." Usually at this time of year, due to the extreme cold weather and shortage of supplies, the A-1 base would welcome batches of refugees. Although the quality of the refugees was uneven, he could barely find a few interesting collectibles among them.
But this year was different. The number of refugees had decreased, perhaps because of the news of the attack on the A-1 base. But this still made Joshua unhappy, especially every time he returned to the room and saw the empty walls, his anger reached its peak.
His fingers tapped the armrest of the chair unconsciously because of irritation. He forced a smile at Yan, "You should think carefully about what I said. If you can do it, then I owe you a favor."
Yann put the brooch aside without looking up. "Remember to close the door when you leave."
The fake smile on Joshua's face gradually disappeared. He walked out of the office and closed the door. A shadow fell on his expressionless face. He strode back to his room, contacting his assistant on the communicator on the way. "Last winter, there were 2,000 refugees coming to our base, but this year there are only 100. Are you kidding me with your statistics!?"
The assistant's voice was timid. "According to statistics, some refugees from the North District have gone to other small bases. But, they may have heard that our base was attacked. There's nothing we can do about it."
"Ha, going to a small base? Aren't you afraid we'll all die there together?" Joshua laughed in anger. "Are there really some idiots who want to take in refugees when they can't even survive themselves?!"
At this time, Jiang Fei, who was registering refugee information at the D-3 base, sneezed.
"Ha Qiu——!"
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