Chapter 55: Is she crying? No, she's just cutting onions
When Wen Jiming rushed to the official office, Wu Jun was questioning his men, "...She didn't say she wanted to see me?"
"No, she went straight there when she heard the prison was in the basement."
Wu Jun seemed unconvinced, "She didn't explain anything to you?"
"No."
"Have you checked her belongings to see if she has any weapons?"
"I checked and found no weapons... and she seemed quite happy."
"Happy?" Wu Jun frowned.
I thought that after catching this woman, she would be eager to see me.
But she actually ran to the prison happily... This is a bit unreasonable.
After Wen Jiming came in, he asked Wu Jun about Yao Tao.
"That woman went to jail, and I heard she was quite happy." Wu Jun snorted coldly.
Wen Jiming was sweating profusely, "Captain Wu, I'm here to admit my mistake."
"Hmm?" Wu Jun looked up at Wen Jiming in confusion. "What did you do wrong? I thought you would plead for that woman."
"Captain Wu, listen to me first. Yao Tao and I met just before the last major mutation outbreak in the apocalypse. Meng Bao, Hagrid, and I were trapped on the beach. She helped us return to the city and told me about forming a team..."
He told Wu Jun everything about his encounter with Yao Tao.
Wu Jun listened with disdain at first.
But later, the more he listened, the tighter his brows furrowed.
Especially when Wen Jiming mentioned that Yao Tao taught them how to eat the meat of mutant animals, he couldn't help but interrupt Wen Jiming and said, "You said that to save her, right?"
Wen Jiming said solemnly, "I'm telling the truth. We took the credit in order to gain official recognition. If it weren't for Yao Tao, we would have died of starvation from eating mutant animal flesh and being poisoned."
Wu Jun pondered, "Even if you are telling the truth, but she spreads rumors..."
"What she said might not be a rumor," Wen Jiming retorted. "Have you ever considered that maybe what she said was true?"
"Have you ever seen a bat attack a human?"
"Just because it didn't exist before doesn't mean it doesn't exist now. All living things have mutated, and I can find evidence to prove that what Yao Tao said is true."
"Do you have evidence?" Wu Jun was surprised.
"I will find it." Wen Jiming remembered that Yao Tao had mentioned to him that there were mutant bats sitting on the trees outside the resettlement site.
Bats roost in dark caves during the day, so he just needs to find evidence of a large number of bats roosting nearby.
"Alright, I'll give you three days. If you can't find evidence within three days, don't blame me for being rude. I absolutely cannot allow anyone to spread rumors and shake people's hearts on my territory."
Wen Jiming nodded, "I will definitely find her, but can I go see her first?"
He was a little worried about Yao Tao in prison, and he wanted to explain the matter to her in person.
Wu Jun stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
The two came to the basement.
Through an iron door, a long basement corridor appeared before them.
The guard at the door took the key and led them to a cell, "Yao Tao, someone is here to see you."
Wen Jiming came to the door and saw Yao Tao sitting with her back to the door through the iron cage, lowering her head and wiping her eyes.
Wen Jiming couldn't help feeling very sad.
No matter how powerful or capable she is, she is just a girl.
Being misunderstood and arrested, she must feel very wronged, right?
"Yao Tao..." He didn't know how to start.
Yao Tao turned around, wiping her slightly red eyes with one hand.
In front of her was a small chopping board piled with diced onions and diced mushrooms...
Wu Jun: “…”
Wen Jiming: "...what...are you doing?"
"Cook dinner. There's no food in the prison. Your team's barbecue at night is terrible." Yao Tao wiped her eyes again. "This onion is really spicy."
Wen Jiming: “…”
Suddenly... not so sad anymore.
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