Qu Shiheng's smile faded slightly. Looking at Gong Yi and Hua Mi, he said, "Don't rush off. Stay and see how we survivors are doing under your leadership."
After much persuasion, Gong Yi and Hua Mi finally agreed to stay, even though it was only for one night. What exactly was Qu Shiheng up to?
Qu Shiheng hurriedly arranged accommodations for Gong Yi and Hua Mi. Zhang Chuchu's ex-boyfriend leaned over and asked in a low voice,
"How could this couple be so ungrateful? We saved their daughter, and they just took the child and left without even giving us a small gift?"
"It does defy common sense."
Qu Shiheng hadn't expected it to turn out this way. Perhaps the couple had gotten used to their high positions and felt that everything others did for them was their due.
Needless to say, Qu Shiheng used to be this kind of person too, quite annoying.
"So what should we do now? Commander, we can't just let them leave like this. If they just leave, wouldn't we have killed Chu Chu and the others for nothing?"
Qu Shiheng said, "Don't worry, they just lost a son, right? They must be very sad. We need to start from that point."
Zhang Chuchu's ex-boyfriend thought it was a great idea. He specially invited two women to bring their sons to loiter around Hua Mi and Gong Yi's door, occasionally making the two sons laugh heartily.
This is quite a vicious trick. If Hua Mi and Gong Yi's son really died, hearing this little boy's laughter would probably be more painful than being pricked by needles.
But now the two of them were just puzzled, wondering what Qu Shiheng was up to. Why was he deliberately having a few boys laugh outside their room in the middle of the night? It was creepy.
Just then, Qu Shiheng brought Hua Xiuning a princess tutu, pretty hair clips, and several exquisite Barbie dolls for little girls.
"Xiu Ning, look what your uncle brought you."
Hua Mi coldly watched Qu Shiheng standing a meter away, and tried her best to put on a kind and friendly smile towards Hua Xiu Ning.
She finally whispered to Gong Yi with certainty, "This person probably wants to come with us to the Xiangcheng base. He wants to climb the ranks, and the way he's trying to show us is to remind us not to forget the kindness he showed in saving Hua Xiu Ning."
A hint of coldness appeared on Gong Yi's face as he suppressed his disgust. "We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning, take my sister back, and then we'll clean up this place."
He didn't want his daughter to see those dirty things. At this moment, Gong Yi had already clearly seen the inside and outside of Qu Shiheng's settlement in his mind.
Compared to Captain Zhao's gathering place, it was relatively conventional and basically met the requirements of the safe zone.
Qu Shiheng's gathering place has already met the criteria for being wiped out.
Here, women and children are not properly cared for at all; whoever has the power can rule the community.
This has led to many instances of bullying that should not exist.
Now that Hua Xiu Ning is here, Gong Yi doesn't want to kill anyone. He's not like his beautiful little princess daughter, who would want to see such a bloody scene.
That night, Hua Mi coaxed Hua Xiu Ning to sleep, then stood alone outside her house, arms crossed, looking at this place that Gong Yi called an evil gathering place.
"Is Xiu Ning asleep?"
Qu Shiheng's voice rang out. He deliberately stood a meter away from Hua Mi, seemingly wanting to leave a good impression on her.
Hua Mi looked at the scars on Qu Shiheng's face and nodded, "She went to sleep with her father first; children go to bed early."
"That's good. There's something I need to trouble you with."
Qu Shiheng pointed to a certain spot in the gathering place. Hua Mi looked over and saw that it was pitch black, and it was impossible to see with the naked eye what was in that thick black mass.
"I just heard from my men that they've discovered mutated plants over there. Should we go check it out? Or should we wake Commander Gong and go together?"
Originally, Qu Shiheng was asking Hua Mi for her opinion, but then Qu Shiheng added,
"Let's call him Commander Uemura now. I'll go find someone to take care of my sister."
What could Hua Mi say? Hua Mi shook her head, "Commander Gong wants to take Xiu Ning to sleep, let me go with you to take a look."
She turned and walked towards the thick blackness, where Zhang Chuchu's ex-boyfriend and a group of men were waiting on the road.
Upon seeing Hua Mi arrive, the group exchanged dismissive smiles. They had never witnessed Hua Mi's abilities, but based on what they heard from others, they concluded that Hua Mi was merely a spatial ability user.
It is very likely that Hua Mi's spatial ability is many times larger than that of ordinary spatial ability users, which is why Hua Mi was able to stockpile so many supplies in the early stages of the apocalypse.
However, all spatial ability users are very weak. Moreover, now that so many years have passed since the apocalypse, ability users are becoming stronger every day. People who could be easily defeated by Hua Mi with her fists and feet back then can now smash Hua Mi into a meat patty with one hand.
Zhang Chuchu's ex-boyfriend stepped forward and pretended to be anxious, saying to Hua Mi, "Hurry up, a few women just passed by. We couldn't stop them even when we called them. They just went ahead. Thank you for coming to check. Let's go, that way."
They let Hua Mi walk ahead alone. Hua Mi kept a cold face, remained silent, and did not show any questions.
Behind Hua Mi, her ex-boyfriend and Qu Shiheng exchanged a knowing glance. They followed Hua Mi for a while, and after confirming that Gong Yi wouldn't hear them, they quietly quickened their pace, surrounding Hua Mi.
There's something I find quite strange.
Hua Mi stood still, surrounded by deep blackness. She looked up at the sky, but there wasn't a single star in sight, only a faint moon. It was a dark and stormy night, perfect for murder.
"What? What's so strange about it?" Qu Shiheng asked Hua Mi.
Hua Mi casually found a rock to sit on, crossed one leg over the other, and rested her chin on her hand, asking:
"At first, I thought your goal was to get into the Xiangcheng base. You went through all this trouble, making my husband and I treat you like an honored guest, and we were very grateful to you. But now it seems your plan also includes killing me?"
Qu Shiheng nodded with a smile, "That's right, don't you think you're a very superfluous person right now?"
"Where is it superfluous?" Hua Mi looked a little hurt.
How is she superfluous? Without her, even more people would die in the apocalypse.
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