Su Tao turned around and went back to put the millet away, saying:
"Boss Gu is really well-informed."
Gu Mingchi ignored her hint that he was planting spies and asked:
"Why are you following them on this mission? Are you afraid of losing your life? I heard that the pioneer army's mission this time is very important and the risk factor is doubled. We also have to go north to Changjing, and the longer the journey, the more dangerous it is."
Su Tao said with a mixture of truth and falsehood: "Come with me to find building materials."
Gu Mingchi laughed out loud and said bluntly:
"You? You're the one holding back the pioneer army, but why?"
Seeing that he was asking questions, Su Tao's tone suddenly turned cold:
"Boss Gu, what is our relationship? Why should I tell you, as a partner, whether you have crossed the line?"
Gu Mingchi's brows twitched slightly, and he squeezed out a sentence:
"It's because we're partners that I care about your safety. If you die, who will supply water to my East District? It doesn't matter if you die, my three thousand men are still waiting for water."
Every time Mr. Gu speaks, it’s so irritating!
Su Tao said, "When I die, you and your three thousand men will be buried with me!"
After saying that, he hung up immediately.
Su Tao pulled up the quilt, turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Xue Dao, who was lying at the foot of the bed, looked up at the angry hostess, nudged her quilt with his nose to comfort her, and then lay down to sleep with her.
The next day, which was also the last day before departure, Shi Zijin drove Lin Fangzhi, who had the chip implanted, to come.
When Su Tao went to pick someone up, she saw a boy standing at the gate with a confused look on his face.
Shi Zijin took the person away and was about to leave:
"You take care of the rest. I have to hurry back to help transport the 'bone wings' out of the research institute. I'll be home later."
Su Tao nodded, then led Lin Fangzhi to the office building.
The boy walked very carefully, as if he had never seen the building in front of him and the tiled fountain park not far away. He was confused and alert.
He was very thin, and even the slightest breeze could outline his emaciated figure through his clothes. His exposed arms were slender but bony.
Su Tao couldn't help but ask: "Did you have lunch when you came here?"
Lin Fangzhi nodded.
"What to eat?" The poor child looked like a refugee.
Lin Fangzhi looked confused again, probably not knowing how to describe what he had eaten. After thinking for a long time, he uttered a single word: "Bread."
Su Tao found that he might have some speech expression problems, so she simply stopped asking him and turned around and went straight to the cafeteria.
Lin Fangzhi watched her take the bowl out of the strange machine like a primitive man.
When he opened the bowl, he found food he had never seen before, emitting a tempting aroma.
Su Tao asked him to sit down and eat, and went to get him some milk.
Lin Fangzhi stared at the bento for a long time before he looked up and pointed at the two things inside. His little deer eyes finally lit up:
"Rice and cauliflower, right?"
Like an ignorant toddler eager to get affirmation from his teacher.
Su Tao subconsciously praised Chen Xi and Chen Yang in a coaxing tone: "Yes, you are really smart."
Lin Fangzhi's reaction was the same as that of a child, and he showed his first smile after receiving praise.
He took out an old, tattered picture book for preschool children from his pocket. It was obvious that he often took it out to read.
He turned to the rice page, then to the cauliflower page, and happily pointed to Su Tao:
"My mother taught me."
Su Tao subconsciously asked: "Where is your mother?"
The light in Lin Fangzhi's eyes quickly faded, and he returned to his initial alertness, even a hint of indifference.
“Eat it.”
At that moment, Su Tao suddenly choked up and couldn't speak.
It's almost unnecessary to guess that Lin Fangzhi's mother was eaten by zombies in front of him when he was very young, still at the stage where he could speak and read.
The only relic left behind was a children's book.
No one taught him how to speak or recognize pictures, so his cognitive and expressive abilities are so limited.
She immediately turned around to hide her emotions, took a moment to open the milk bottle, placed it in front of him, and asked softly:
"This one, do you recognize it?"
Lin Fangzhi shook his head.
"Come and try it."
Lin Fangzhi inexplicably felt that she was trustworthy, and took a sip without thinking.
The unfamiliar taste in his mouth frightened him and he wanted to vomit, but years of not having enough food made him reluctant to do so.
He just stood there like a bun with his mouth puffed out.
Su Tao was also stunned, and then she reacted and asked him:
"Never tasted anything sweet?"
Lin Fangzhi's understanding of "sweetness" is still limited to small round candies.
My mother told me that sugar is sweet. Sugar is delicious and children like it.
I also promised to find a candy for him to try.
But until his mother was eaten and disappeared, he didn't know what candy tasted like.
I didn't know that there are other sweet things in the world besides sugar.
Su Tao patted his back and said softly:
"It's okay, just swallow it slowly, you'll like the taste."
It took Lin Fangzhi a long time to swallow it, and he seemed to taste the sweetness.
But he couldn't bear to drink it after taking a sip, so he tightened the bottle cap and it disappeared from his hand in an instant.
The same goes for the bento. After taking a few bites, I cover it up and it disappears with the other lunchbox.
Su Tao blinked: "Put it away?"
Lin Fangzhi nodded and asked cautiously, "Is it okay?"
"You can eat it all, there's still plenty left, no need to save it for next time."
Lin Fangzhi was probably afraid of being hungry, and he couldn't change his habit of hiding leftovers for the time being. No matter how Su Tao tried to persuade him, it was useless, so she just let him do what he wanted.
I left the cafeteria and took him to the office building. As soon as I entered, I ran into Zhuang Wan.
When Zhuang Wan saw that she brought a strange boy, she knew that he was the space-ability user from the logistics department mentioned yesterday.
Just as she was about to speak, Lin Fangzhi slipped and hid behind Su Tao, looking at her warily with his deer eyes.
He has a natural fear and wariness of adults.
Zhuang Wan didn't mind it. Instead, seeing that he was so weak and young, she felt so soft-hearted that she muttered:
"What a damned world! These clothes don't look like they fit him. I'll go find him a couple of changes of clothes. You guys go pack your things quickly so you can get ready and get some rest."
Lin Fangzhi's space should be quite large. After packing all the supplies that Su Tao had piled up in the living room, there was still some space left.
"How much more can it hold?" Su Tao asked in surprise.
Lin Fangzhi didn't know how to describe it. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly said:
"Hold hands."
Su Tao: “?”
But seeing the boy's anxious look, she still reached out and held his hand.
The boy's hands were thin and rough, and it hurt a little when he scratched her.
But the next second, a picture suddenly appeared in her mind——
It was a dimly lit space of about 80 square meters, with the supplies that had just been collected piled up in a disorderly manner in the middle.
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