Lin Man had the impression that Zhang Chengtao was a very serious person, but his wife was very gentle and generous, and took good care of the elderly and the weak in the base, but that care was limited to small favors.
For example, the things that Mrs. Zhang gave to others were really worn and old, just like the pile of rags that the Zhang family sent before leaving the base. These were things that the Zhang family could never use again.
In addition, the base often subsidizes the poorest group of people with some food and supplies. Mrs. Zhang is in charge of this aspect. She will not take those things for herself, but her words and deeds always give people the feeling that those things are saved by the Zhang family by tightening their belts.
Most people who received gifts from the Zhang family would repay them by doing work for them, so the Zhang family always had a lot of free labor. Some people would work hard to get some food and would give some back. This was what Lin Man and Lin's mother did.
Those who fail to do so will be accused of being ungrateful, and their situation will become even more difficult.
Lin Man had not thought deeply about it before, but now he has tasted the meaning, so it is naturally difficult for him to have a good impression of the Zhang couple.
But then again, it turns out that Zhang Chengtao came to the Nanming base, so what about the others?
She followed Zhang Chengtao for a few steps and saw that although his clothes were better than those at the Peace Base, at least they were not patched, he still looked like he was not doing well here.
He sat down to clean, peeking upstairs. When he saw Lin Cheng and his companions coming down, he seemed a little excited. He wanted to go forward but hesitated, not daring to do so. When they were almost gone, he gritted his teeth and chased after them: "Mr. Lin!"
Lin Cheng realized that he was calling him and stopped. Zhang Chengtao said something excitedly and nervously. Lin Cheng looked calm. He nodded slightly, said something to Zhang Chengtao and left. Zhang Chengtao stood there looking very excited.
Because they spoke softly, were a little far away, and the environment was a little noisy, Lin Man did not hear the content of their conversation. She was a little confused. What was the connection between these two people?
Zhang Chengtao straightened his clothes and continued cleaning with an arrogant look. A short man working with him spat at his back with a look of disdain and walked away in another direction.
Lin Man touched his chin and followed.
"Lin Man, you're going in the wrong direction!" Guan Guan shouted. The place where the superpower competition was held was on the other side.
"Wait a moment, I have something to do."
Cai Wenbao is twenty years old this year. He has a not-so-big backer in the Nanming base. He also had a hard time when he was a child. Due to malnutrition, he is only about 1.6 meters tall and thin. His biggest wish in life is to have a stable job and be able to eat and dress warmly.
In order to be able to work in the Center for People with Special Abilities, he had no idea how much effort he had put in. However, the man named Zhang Chengtao had only been at the base for a few days and was able to easily enter the Center for People with Special Abilities because he brought a few people to join the base and contributed a few cars and some gasoline.
That would be fine, but Zhang Chengtao always loves to tell people how he used to be the leader of a base, commanding countless people and looking so powerful. Cai Wenbao is completely dismissive of this. He says, "No matter how powerful you are, you're just a sweeper now. We're all sweepers, so who's superior?" It's just that he doesn't work hard every day, always thinking about clinging to that superpowered person and soaring to fame and fortune.
But this old guy is really lucky. No one in their base looks up to him, but he actually got on the path of the strong man in the northern base. Is he really going to soar to the sky?
Cai Wenbao felt jealous.
"Why!"
Suddenly, a voice sounded from the front. He didn't pay attention to it and was sweeping the floor absentmindedly. Then, someone tapped his shoulder: "I'm calling you."
He looked up and saw a girl who was taller than him and quite pretty.
He was suddenly at a loss: "Hey, hey!"
Seeing his silly look, Lin Man waved him aside. The sweet potato in his hand, which he had been holding but had nowhere to throw it, finally found a use for it: "Do you want to eat this?"
Cai Wenbao's eyes widened: "I want to, I want to!"
"Then tell me, the person sweeping the floor with you just now called out to that..." Lin Man couldn't bring himself to say Lin Cheng's name directly, so he said, "There were several people following him. What did the tall man say?"
"I know, I know. I heard it all." Cai Wenbao said quickly, "That man is from the Northern Base, and Zhang wants to curry his favor!"
His eyes were glued to the sweet potato, and Lin Man handed it to him: "Tell me more details."
Cai Wenbao sniffed the sweet potato, licked it, and smiled until his eyes narrowed. Then he took a bite and said mysteriously as he ate, "That man, his surname is Lin, but I don't know his other name. Everyone calls him Mr. Lin or Captain Lin. He's a guest that our leader values very much. He seemed to be trying to find out how many new people have come to our base recently, so he asked some people to question him. The one named Zhang is the new one. He was said to be the leader of a small base in the past... But he was at most second in command. It was their leader who went to question him. Zhang felt he had missed a good opportunity, so he just found his chance and came up to him."
Lin Man frowned slightly: "That's it?"
"He said he could take dozens of his men with him and follow the man. He also said something about how he would definitely be loyal. The man didn't seem happy or unhappy. He just told him to wait a moment, saying he had something to do and would see Zhang later."
It didn't sound like anything special. Could it be that she was being overly suspicious?
But the fact that someone who had targeted her was meeting with her former base leader was something that one couldn't help but be concerned about.
Cai Wenbao was chewing on the sweet potato which was already cold but still delicious. He wanted to swallow his tongue. Oh my god, this sweet potato was so delicious and sweet!
There was unconcealable desire in his eyes, and he said in a flattering manner: "Whatever you want to know, I can find out for you. I am very familiar with everyone and everything here! Just give me something to eat." Of course, it would be best if it was sweet potatoes.
Lin Man asked, "Then do you know what Mr. Lin asked those people?"
"Nothing much, just where they came from, how many people there were, how many men, women, and children were there, and if anyone was left there now." Cai Wenbao scratched his head and thought, "As you know, several bases in the north have been recruiting recently, hoping to bring people from the south over there."
That's right, but Lin Man frowned.
So, doesn't Lin Cheng have information about many small bases or gathering places for survivors? He may even know the location of the Peace Base.
Over the years, almost no one at the Peace Base had left the mountains, so it was naturally very secretive. But now...
"Lin Man, spiritual energy, spiritual energy!" Guan Guan couldn't help but urge.
"Oh." If the opportunity to absorb spiritual energy is missed, it will probably be difficult to do so. Lin Man thought for a moment and said a few words to Cai Wenbao, then said, "I will reward you."
Cai Wenbao happily responded: "I will definitely do it."
Lin Man went to the competition stands and found a relatively secluded spot to stand, letting Guan Guan continue to absorb spiritual energy. After a while, Cai Wenbao ran over again, pretending to sweep the floor and looking all the way to Lin Man. "Zhang Chengtao was called away by a man named Mr. Lu!"
Mr. Lu? "Lu Youjie?"
"It seems to be this name." Cai Wenbao was very envious. Being able to call those big figures in the north by their full names, he must be a big figure too, right?
"I couldn't find out what they said, but Zhang Chengtao was very excited after he came out. He even quit his job and said he was going back to pack up his things. I heard that he was going to leave with Mr. Lu and his men."
Lin Man was speechless: "What about Mr. Lin?"
"Of course, they don't care. Zhang just wants to find a backer, no matter if he's surnamed Lin or Lu. Mr. Lin's case is still unfinished, but this side is already set in stone. Is there any need to choose?"
That seemed to be true. Lin Man didn't know whether Zhang Chengtao running to Lu Youjie was a good thing or a worse thing, and what it would cause. She simply let it go for the time being.
She looked at Cai Wenbao, took him to the side, and pretended to take out a cold roasted sweet potato from her torn pocket, but actually took it out from the space and gave it to him. Cai Wenbao was so excited that he was afraid that the aroma would overflow, so he quickly stuffed it into his arms.
Lin Man asked him, "Don't you know a lot of things? Let me ask you, do you know anything about nerve repair medicine?"
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The competition was coming to an end, and Lin Cheng also left the Center for Special Abilities. His tall and thin follower whispered, "Boss, that Zhang Chengtao has been recruited by Lu Youjie."
Lin Cheng said: "It doesn't matter. I don't want this Zhang Chengtao anyway."
After returning to his residence and asking someone to guard the door, Lin Cheng took out a chip from his watch and inserted it into a computer-like machine. Soon a bunch of data appeared on it. He dealt with the leader of the Nanming base and often talked for a long time just to get this information. Lin Cheng didn't care about anything else. What he needed was the list of base personnel.
Finally, he found a list of all the personnel in the base. After searching, he found a person named "Lin Man", but the note behind it was that he was a twelve-year-old boy.
He changed the search criteria and found a very small list of seventeen-year-old women. In a base with a population of two hundred thousand, there were less than four hundred seventeen-year-old women. Lin Man's name was not on the list, and judging from the information in the notes, no one met the criteria.
There is no such person in Nanming Base.
This list was obtained from the core database of the Nanming base, so there can't be any mistakes.
The tall and thin man said, "The new recruits haven't been entered into the roster yet."
"There are less than a thousand new recruits who haven't been entered yet. We've tried every way to see them over the past few days, and none of them meet the target criteria."
It is not easy to find a needle in a haystack. It would be much easier if Chen Huaan or Min Jian, two people who have seen the target, could help find it. However, this matter must be kept secret. Chen and Min were originally from the Dongyang base, so their credibility remains to be seen.
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