Chapter 64 The Joy of Reunion
In the isolation room, they ate some hard bread every day. There were no vegetables, let alone meat. There was not even a speck of meat. Qu Yanbai was used to the rich meals every day. After eating the food in the isolation room, there was no taste in his mouth. The water here also had a strange taste.
"When Wu You was still growing, he didn't know what to eat. Look how hungry he is, his eyes are shining." Qu Yanbai couldn't help but complain.
I thought Qin Muxue and Ding Manman would live a hard life like them, but I didn't expect that they both had rosy complexions and didn't look like they were starving at all.
"Why are you all so hungry? Are you trying to lose weight?" Ding Manman was puzzled. Their meals were obviously very good, with each meal being different and the food was considered good.
Qin Muxue touched Wu You's head and found that the child was indeed thinner. "Is the food in your isolation room not good?"
Wu You said dejectedly, "I'm almost out of strength. I've only been eating bread, and only a small piece at that. Brother Shi Yan even gave us his, but we still can't eat enough."
Lei Yangzhou is so petty. He treats their teammates in such a way. It's completely different.
Moreover, since they hadn't showered for a long time, they had a strange smell on their bodies. "No matter what, you should maintain your normal diet."
Qu Yanbai looked at Qin Muxue, his eyes almost glowing green, "You don't know, I miss you so much..." Space.
Before he could finish his words, Qin Muxue coughed a few times, signaling him not to say more. Qu Yanbai looked around vigilantly. This place was so barren, but there were quite a lot of surveillance cameras installed.
Shi Yan just stood quietly beside Qin Muxue and asked, "They didn't treat you badly, did they?"
Qin Muxue shook her head. "No, we are doing fine. We eat well, sleep well, and live well. It's just that you are suffering."
In fact, Shi Yan knew all of this. The so-called isolation room could not hold him at all. At night, when everyone was asleep, he came out and found the two people's room. Seeing that they were treated just as well, he returned to the isolation room as if nothing had happened and was not discovered by anyone.
As for food, he can actually sustain his life whether he eats or not. He has a special concentrated nutrient solution. As long as he takes one pill, he won't feel hungry for the whole day. It's just that most people can't resist the temptation of food, but he is the only one who has no desires except Qin Muxue.
At Ding Manman's request, Qu Yanbai and the other two finally took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and had a full meal. "I even think now that Commander Lei is targeting us. Why are your conditions so good? We feel like we've gone to a refugee camp."
Qin Muxue naturally wouldn't tell him the reason. "Well, this is a shelter after all, not a luxury hotel. Don't worry, I will never let you eat those foods again."
After eating and drinking, Qu Yanbai’s biggest wish is to see Grandma Qu. They couldn’t wait to come to the fourth floor of the shelter, but only Captain Huang was there.
"Captain Huang, why are you alone here? Where are the others?" Ding Manman looked around.
Captain Huang was also a little excited. "I haven't heard from you for a long time. I thought you were killed. Fortunately, you found this place. Don't worry, everyone is safe. It's just that they don't live with me. They live on the third floor. Come on! I'll take you to see them."
They took the elevator to the third floor. The decoration here was completely different from that of the ground floor. It was more like it had not been decorated at all. It could only be considered barely livable, and the temperature was not comparable to that of the lower floors. Fortunately, they had put on a few more layers of clothes.
Captain Huang was allowed to enter the residential area only after he showed his ID.
Qu Yanbai followed behind Captain Huang, looking around impatiently, hoping to see Grandma Qu.
After seeing the white-haired Grandma Qu again, Qu Yanbai couldn't help but burst into tears, "Grandma! I'm back!"
Grandma Qu stood up from her hunched back. When she saw Qu Yanbai, she approached him in disbelief and stroked his face. "Yanbai, you're really okay. You're back. And Xiaoqin and Xiaoding, you're all safe too. It's great. God bless you. My children are all safe."
Afterwards, Grandma Qu continued to check him over and over. Qu Yanbai shook his head and said, "Grandma, I am not missing any limbs, nor am I injured. My previous injuries have healed."
"That's good. That's good."
But Grandma Qu seemed to have aged a lot, and the environment here didn't seem to be very good. There was no separate room, just a curtain that separated it slightly, and there was a strange smell.
No wonder, there are no windows here and no way to ventilate the air.
The facilities were very poor. Grandma Qu was old, and people often competed with her for food. She was always thinking about Qu Yanbai and the others, and she was exhausted and had no appetite.
Wu You saw it and also saw Grandma Wu. He threw himself into Grandma Wu's arms. Grandma Wu was so excited that she shed tears, "You You, kid, you have lost a lot of weight."
If it weren't for coming to the shelter, Wu You wouldn't have lost weight. It was because the environment here was too bad. But he only saw his grandmother and didn't see Wu Yong. "Where's Dad? Where did Dad go?"
Grandma Wu sighed, and Captain Huang explained: "Although they can enter the shelter, they need to work to enter the shelter. Now is working time, your father should be assigned to work. Such a shelter also requires all kinds of people to run."
Wu You nodded in understanding, "What does my father do here?"
Captain Huang did not speak again. He did not have that much power. Although he brought them here, he had no way to protect them. He could only get as much food as possible to support them.
Besides, he has a wife and daughter, so he can't help them wholeheartedly.
At this time, Qin Muxue couldn't see Qian Xinran anywhere. "Captain Huang, where is Xinran? Where did she go?"
"Qian Yan was detected to be a fire mutant, so they are not on this level. Fire mutants are relatively rare, and the child is quite special. He refuses to be taken care of by others, so his mother is the only one who can take care of him. Don't worry, they have everything they need, and they won't starve."
Qin Muxue recalled that this was indeed the case in her previous life. Newborn babies were more likely to develop superpowers, so they would be taken away and taken care of by others as soon as they were born.
People with fire-related abilities like Qian Yan are extremely rare, so they must be the focus of protection. As for how to train young people with abilities, Qin Muxue knew nothing about it. After all, the people she had come into contact with before were adults, who already had extremely strong control abilities.
Qin Muxue looked around and found that people living in this place often fought over food. It was hard to imagine how the two elderly people, Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu, had survived here before, but fortunately they were safe and sound now.
Captain Huang looked at the huge clock on the wall and said, "I have something else to do. You guys can chat first. I still have patrol work to do."
"Okay, Captain Huang, thank you."
Qin Muxue looked at the surrounding environment. There was a strange smell everywhere. This was the shelter in her impression. The conditions on the first and third floors were so different.
Grandma Qu held Ding Manman's hand and asked her to sit down. "Girls, you have suffered so much. Grandma thinks about you every day. I want to see you once before I die." As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears again.
Saying this definitely means that they are not living very well here.
Qin Muxue looked at Shi Yan standing beside her and hurriedly introduced him: "Let me introduce you to our new teammate, Shi Yan, who was our former classmate."
Grandma Qu looked at Shi Yan and suddenly felt that he looked familiar. After thinking for a long time, she remembered that she seemed to have seen him somewhere before. "It's him. He seemed to have come here to ask for directions and said he was looking for you. It turns out that he really found you."
I had some doubts about this man, but now it seems that what he said is true.
"Grandma Qu, thank you for pouring me a cup of tea."
"You're welcome, you're welcome, young man. Please accept my condolences. By the way, do you have a partner?"
"Grandma Qu, it's already this late, and you're still asking me if I have a boyfriend or not."
"That's true. There are not many women here. Most of them are men. Women live on this side, and men live on the other side. If you are a couple, you can live on the fourth floor."
Now, there are only a few elderly women living in the place where Grandma Qu and others live. The other women should have gone to work. She is also clear about the arrangements here. The shelter does not keep freeloaders. It is estimated that Captain Huang has also spent a lot of human-machine relationships to allow Grandma Qu and Grandma Wu to live here.
At this time, two people in clean grey suits came over and walked in, covering their noses. "The smell here is too bad."
"I can't stay here any longer."
"Hurry up and finish the task and leave here."
"Hey, is there anyone named Ding Manman here?"
Ding Manman stood up and said, "It's me. What's wrong? What do you want to talk to me about?"
"You come with us. The new woman can live here. And the men over there, say something nice and leave here quickly! Men can't stay here forever."
This is much more humane than the situation in the shelter in the previous life. Before, men and women lived together, so women were often insulted. If they were separated, all this could be avoided to the greatest extent.
"Am I alone? Aren't they going with me?"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? The order from above only asked us to arrange a room for you alone. It didn't say anything about other people. I just listened to the requirements from above." The woman said impatiently. What she hated most was coming to this place to carry out missions.
"If they all live here, I'll live here too!" Ding Manman rejected them without hesitation.
Another woman tried to persuade him kindly: "The environment here is so bad, why don't you go back with us to the room we have arranged for you? At least the smell is not so strong."
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