"Of course you can come back! You can come back anytime!"
Xiao Shan nodded: "Okay! I'll go with you!"
So, Lu Yuan, along with Xiao Shan, Mi Tingting, and Chen Ling, snapped their fingers again and disappeared from the spot.
When Xiao Shan appeared in the parking lot, a look of fear appeared on her face, and she involuntarily moved closer to Lu Yuan.
"Where...where is this? Did we used to live here?"
Lu Yuan shook his head: "No! The place where we used to live was worse than here! But life there was safer than here!"
"Wow...the buildings here are so tall!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Yes! This is a fortress built after the apocalypse! This is just one part of it!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan pointed to the industrial area in the distance and said, "That's where we used to live. Before that, we lived in another place, on the surface! What I'm going to do next is to take you and these survivors back to where we used to live!"
Xiao Shan nodded, seemingly understanding, "Then... was the place we lived before better than here?"
"Of course! Life there wasn't as chaotic and polluted as it is now. The sun was much brighter back then, the roads were very smooth, and they weren't built inside buildings! There were shady trees, schools, parks, and playgrounds where children and adults could play to their hearts' content!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Xiao Shan's eyes brightened, as if she had already imagined a completely new scene based on what Lu Yuan had said.
Then, Lu Yuan looked at Chen Ling and Mi Tingting: "I'm leaving things here to you! Be sure to stay safe! If any problems arise, notify me immediately!"
Chen Ling nodded, then looked at Lu Yuan with a smile: "Don't worry! I've already entrusted all my assets to you! Of course you have to take responsibility for me!"
Lu Yuan sighed upon hearing this, but fortunately, Xiao Shan beside him did not react at all, her attention still focused on the surrounding buildings.
Mi Tingting glanced at the time and said, "It's getting late! I need to persuade more mutants to join as soon as possible! Otherwise, if these mutants are expelled, I won't have another chance!"
"Okay! Be careful!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan handed the other party a business card: "This is Hei Zi's phone number. If you need anything, just contact him! He'll help you handle it!"
"OK!"
Then Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Shan and said, "Next, I'm going to take you to a place where life is better than here, and there are more schools and children. What we need to do now is to rescue these children!"
Upon hearing that the children needed to be saved, Xiaoshan immediately perked up: "What? We need to save children? What happened to these children?"
Lu Yuan sighed and said, "A group of bad people kidnapped these children to carry out their own schemes! These children are all very scared, so I brought you along hoping you could reform them, because my appearance might frighten them!"
Xiao Shan immediately said anxiously, "There's no time to lose, let's hurry and go save them!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then waved to Chen Ling and Mi Tingting, before taking Xiao Shan into the car and driving towards the middle level.
Upon reaching the middle level, Lu Yuan immediately took Xiao Shan to Hei Zi's office.
The other person was currently writing and drawing on a map whose ink was not yet dry, and did not look up when he saw Lu Yuan arrive.
"I just found the housing for these detained children through some connections, but there are several places! So let's see which one to enter from first!"
"Okay! Thanks for your hard work! By the way! Don't worry about anything else, just use the simplest method. I can handle the guards over there! You just need to help me with some access control!"
"Yes! The lock-picking expert and hacker are already on their way! We can set off immediately once they arrive!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then took Xiao Shan to his office for a while.
Xiao Shan was no longer in the mood to appreciate the flowers and plants; she kept pacing back and forth in the office.
Looking at Xiao Shan's appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Shan, if you're in a hurry, I'll send you back to your space first, and then I'll bring you back after I find the child."
Xiao Shan looked up at Lu Yuan and said, "I...I'm fine!"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but look at Xiao Shan's stomach: "Are you... are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Shan followed Lu Yuan's gaze to her stomach, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it: "Why do I always feel a strange sensation in my stomach?"
Lu Yuan smiled slightly: "Well... you'll find out later! But I think it's better to send you back! Originally, I planned to let you have some fun here! But now it seems you're not really in the mood!"
"Hmm! Right now, all I can think about is the child. Forget it, you should take me back. I feel so unsettled here."
Lu Yuan nodded, snapped his fingers, and Xiao Shan returned to the golden fruit tree.
A short while later, hurried footsteps came from next door.
Lu Yuan opened the door and saw a young man wearing a black hoodie and a disheveled man.
At this moment, the door to the next room opened, and Hei Zi, with bloodshot eyes, looked at the two people outside the door, then at Lu Yuan.
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