I looked around and realized I'd forgotten to take the food out before bed: "Sorry, I forgot to put the food out. Why didn't you wake me up?"
Ji Lin'an put down the controller, took the Coke, opened it, and took a sip: "I couldn't bear to wake you up because you were sleeping so soundly."
I looked at Ji Lin'an and chuckled foolishly twice: "Sorry, I'll see what good food I can find in my space."
After saying that, I went into the space and took a look around. I took two boxes of luncheon meat, two boxes of black bean fish, two boxes of self-heating hot pot, and three boxes of self-heating rice with shredded pork with garlic sauce. When I came out of the space, Ji Lin'an and Qianliyan had already put down their computers. When they saw me come out, they immediately came forward to take the food. Qianliyan's eyes lit up: "We ate such a sumptuous meal today. It was worth enduring hunger and letting you sleep for so long."
After handing the food to the two of them, I turned around and found a secluded spot to quickly wash up with water. Suddenly, I felt the urge to urinate. I looked around, but there was nowhere for me to relieve myself. Frustrated, I walked back to Ji Lin'an and looked at him pouting, "Haven't you two felt the urge to pee since yesterday?"
Perhaps I wasn't speaking quietly enough, because before Ji Lin'an could answer, Qianliyan interrupted me, saying, "Use a plastic bottle, you can do that too."
After hearing what Qianliyan said, my face flushed red and then darkened. Ji Lin'an noticed my predicament, looked around, patted my shoulder, and walked towards a corner of the warehouse. After a while, he came back and pulled me to where he had gone before. When we got to the corner, I saw a 10L plastic bottle of drinking water on the ground. The difference was that the top of the bottle had been cut off and placed aside. Ji Lin'an said to me in a low voice, "It's a special case. Just make do with this for now. I'll help you."
I looked at the plastic bottle, then at Ji Lin'an, and I could clearly feel my face turning red to the roots of my neck. I quickly pushed Ji Lin'an out, saying, "Go back, I can manage on my own."
Ji Lin'an wanted to turn around again: "Is it convenient for you? I'm afraid you'll fall."
I forcefully pushed Ji Lin'an a few steps in the direction we came from. Seeing that he couldn't resist me, Ji Lin'an had no choice but to go back. I embarrassedly took care of my urgent need to pee.
When I got back to them, the food was already prepared. Luncheon meat had been added to the self-heating hot pot, and the rice was heated up. When they saw me come back, Qianliyan couldn't wait to start eating and wolfed down the food in silence. My face was a little hot, and my mind was still replaying what had just happened. I had originally thought that this location was pretty good, secluded and safe, but now it seemed that just satisfying my physiological needs was embarrassing enough.
After eating and chatting for a while, it was almost four o'clock. There were still eight hours before the skill usage count would refresh. Actually, I had points that could be redeemed for usage counts, but our current situation was not safe. There was danger no matter where we went, so we might as well stay here and find a new shelter before going out.
Ji Lin'an and I thought the same thing. After resting for a while, we asked Qianliyan to find a safe place nearby. There were quite a few places to settle down in the area, but the chances of being discovered were high if we stayed in the city. The villa was relatively safer, but Zhu Chen was nearby. Thinking of this, we just wanted to get rid of Zhu Chen as soon as possible so that we could have a safe haven.
After discussing for a moment, Ji Lin'an said, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible."
Qianliyan gestured to Ji Lin'an, "Brother, you may speak."
Ji Lin'an glanced at me, thought for a few seconds, and then said, "Perhaps we can spare Zhu Chen. The original Flashers were ruthless, so we didn't plan to recruit them. But the current Flasher is Zhu Chen. Zhu Chen is cowardly and easy to bully. Rather than killing him directly, we might as well make good use of him and spare his life. It's better than him being recruited by the mysterious organization."
I smiled at Ji Lin'an: "Yeah, sure, as long as you can accept it. Killing him directly would be too easy on him. We're just short of a laborer, and I also want to know how he survived for so long, and where his wife went."
With an expression that suggested he was enjoying the spectacle, Qianliyan said, "Oh my, our Brother Ji is so magnanimous, he's even willing to keep his love rival by his side. I'm curious how you two are going to get along."
I turned and glared fiercely at Thousand-Mile Eyes: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
Qianliyan pursed his lips, but his eyes were so wide with laughter that you couldn't see his pupils. I threw a bottle of mineral water at him, and he nimbly dodged it.
Ji Lin'an smiled slightly: "If we want to fight against the mysterious organization, we can only strengthen our team. Skills alone are not enough. They are now missing Shunfeng'er and only have four people. If we recruit Zhu Chen, we will also have four people. At least we will be even in terms of numbers. No matter how many skills one person has, they cannot use them effectively. Fighting against the mysterious organization requires us to fight as a team and cooperate. So we can temporarily put aside Zhu Chen's identity."
I clapped my hands and looked at Ji Lin'an with admiration, saying, "My man is indeed extraordinary."
Qianliyan pouted: "Su Yi, you've really gone too far. Save those words for your bed."
Speaking of beds, we haven't even settled on a place to stay yet. I looked at Ji Lin'an and said, "If we decide to recruit Zhu Chen, we can still go back to the villa. It's safer there. Right now, we need to avoid a direct confrontation with the mysterious organization. We can't beat them. We should rest and recuperate and find an opportunity to form an alliance with some lucky people."
Ji Lin'an nodded: "Yes, our luggage is still at home, we need to think of a way to move our things out."
My eyes lit up: "The mysterious organization has been inside our house, but they didn't touch our supplies, which proves that they are not lacking in resources. They just want our skills. So we can use ourselves as bait to go back and openly pack our things."
Ji Lin'an smiled and looked at me: "How do you make bait?"
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