Chapter 243 Half a Footprint
Although Cheng Sinian looks lazy at ordinary times, he is extremely efficient when he really gets to work.
He brought back some information about Huayue's mother that night.
"Qiao Yu, the matter concerning Hua Yue's mother may not be as simple as we thought."
Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen had just returned from outside and went straight to Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu's room. Their faces were slightly solemn.
"Why?" Qiao Yu raised an eyebrow. "Is it complicated?"
Cheng Sinian sat down on a chair nearby, held Luo Zhenzhen in his arms and sat her on his lap, then nodded, "Indeed."
"And I suspect this incident is very likely related to the poisoning of the 331st Legion."
Qiao Yu immediately perked up when he heard this, and raised his chin slightly, "Tell me more about it."
Cheng Sinian pondered for a moment, as if weighing his words, and then said in a deep voice, "Zhenzhen and I just went to inquire about Huayue's biological mother's address. We found out that she currently lives near the Eastern Military Region."
"So we followed the clues and went to look near her home."
"Although the house she lived in was unremarkable and located in a remote area, and looked poor, when we looked inside through the window, we saw that the furniture she used was not as shabby as it looked from the outside."
"And there were two five-liter buckets of mineral water on the ground."
"Two five-liter buckets of mineral water?"
"Yes." Cheng Sinian nodded, "And it's still unopened."
Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, then this must be worth a lot of money indeed.
but……
"Then this only proves that she may have made some kind of deal with someone. Why do you think she's connected to the 331st Legion?"
"Because we found half a footprint at the door of her room." Cheng Sinian pursed his lips, his eyes darkening.
Footprints? Qiao Yu frowned and signaled him to continue with his eyes.
"When we were in Mingxia Mountain, Ah Chuan and I observed the mercenaries who followed us on missions. We discovered that although they all served under Commander Xie, the items they used were different."
"Whether it's weapons, clothing or combat boots, they're all different."
"We privately asked the leader at the time, and he said that all their armaments were distributed uniformly by the Eastern Military Region. However, due to the shortage of supplies in the apocalypse, there were indeed slight differences in the equipment styles between the various legions."
"But this also happens to be a good way to identify which legion the mercenary belongs to if the badge is lost."
Qiao Yu understood a little after hearing this. "So you're saying that the pattern on that half footprint is the style of the 331st Legion's military boots?"
Cheng Sinian curled the corners of his lips, "This child is teachable."
Qiao Yu didn't feel happy at all after hearing his praise, but only felt a chill down his spine.
If he is really a member of the 331st Legion, then what is his purpose?
First, he drugged the mercenaries of the 331st Legion, and then tried to contact Huayue's biological mother...
Although Qiao Yu couldn't be sure whether the two things were done by the same person.
But no matter what, these things happened around them, it was too much of a coincidence.
All these things made Qiao Yu feel that the other party seemed to be targeting them.
But what is the purpose?
They did not reveal their special abilities or the space they were in within the base.
Even though there were some issues with completing the task, it was not too unbelievable.
Why on earth were these people targeting them?
Is it just because they are too good-looking?
Seeing that Qiao Yu didn't say anything, Cheng Sinian continued, "After discovering the footprints, I went to the woman's neighbors and asked around. I discovered that she had indeed been in close contact with a man recently."
"But none of her neighbors had ever seen the man's full face because he always went there at night and covered his face."
"Hua Yue's biological mother also engaged in the flesh trade after the apocalypse. Although she was old and her looks had faded, her fees were low, so she managed to get a few customers."
"The neighbors all knew about her situation, so they didn't pay much attention to the man at first, thinking he was just her patron. But then they discovered that he had been coming over almost every day, and every time he came, he would carry a large bag. And when he left, the bag would be empty."
"Because the patrons who had previously approached that woman were all impoverished people, they had very few crystal cores or supplies, so this man stood out."
"Has anyone heard what they talked about?" Qiao Yu frowned, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.
Qiao Yu had seen the houses in that residential area. The quality of the houses was not good and the sound insulation was very poor.
If they had some conversation among themselves, there was a high chance that the neighbors would hear it.
But unfortunately, Cheng Sinian shook his head solemnly.
"Unfortunately, no."
"I asked almost all the neighbors around her, and no one heard them talking. Even when I walked past their door, I couldn't hear any movement inside the house."
"So I guess either that man is a psychic; or, just like when we were at Cao Yaba's place before, they communicate through sign language or writing."
Qiao Yu pursed his lips upon hearing this, and did not comment for the time being. Instead, he continued to ask, "Any other findings?"
"The rest of the news is nothing special." Cheng Sinian frowned and thought carefully, "It's just that the woman seems to have made a fortune recently and bought a lot of things at the market."
"It's those furniture and other things I just mentioned. I heard from the neighbors that she bought them these past two days..."
After hearing these words, Qiao Yu's expression became even more solemn.
Although this information may seem insignificant at first glance, it actually made Qiao Yu even more vigilant.
If the man had only sent Huayue's biological mother to keep an eye on her, he wouldn't have paid such a high reward.
But if they ask for something else, what exactly do they want?
Could it be that Huayue’s biological mother made some promise to that man... or told him some information that the man wanted?
Tsk.
What Qiao Yu is most annoyed about is the current situation where "the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light".
This would make her very uneasy.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Cheng Sinian couldn't help but feel confused when he saw Qiao Yu's face becoming increasingly gloomy.
Qiao Yu lowered his eyelashes and shook his head, "I just have a bad feeling."
After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Sinian again and asked doubtfully, "Can you really be sure that the half footprint you found came from the 331st Legion?"
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