Chapter 76
"You can come with us." Shen Cong suggested.
As she spoke, she went downstairs and sat next to her husband.
"That's what I mean. You are Cancan's only guardian now. You must follow Cancan wherever he goes."
Seeing Shi Chen's hesitation, Gu Kai sighed: "You don't have to give us an answer immediately. Think about it carefully. If it doesn't work, you can go with us to the group to meet with Liu Tuan tomorrow, and then make a decision.
There is just one thing, Shi Chen, you have to be mentally prepared. Cancan cannot be kept secret. You want to keep it a secret and let your sister stay at home quietly like before, but this is unlikely."
Shi Chen nodded.
It was obvious that what happened tonight had a great impact on him, and the young man was unable to make a decision for a while.
Chen Cong could understand Shi Chen's thoughts. After all, Cancan was only five years old. Even if she trusted him and his wife, they were not a family after all.
How could he make up his mind so quickly to entrust his sister and his future to someone else?
But now that Cancan's special ability has appeared, many things cannot be decided based on personal ideas.
"You can sleep here tonight, in Jiashu's room or in another guest bedroom." Chen Cong patted Shi Chen's shoulder.
"No." Shi Chen was about to refuse immediately.
"Sleep here. Don't let Cancan go back tonight. The spiritual power here is stronger, which is good for her health. If you leave, she will look for you at night. How about you go up and stay in the same room with her?"
"Forget it, I'll sleep in Brother Jiashu's room."
Hearing that it would be good for his sister's health, Shi Chen did not insist.
Chen Cong and Gu Kai did not return to their own room, but gave the room with the strongest spiritual power to Cancan.
They lived in the bedroom opposite.
This house was renovated for the purpose of accommodating a large family in the future, so practicality was the priority. Therefore, all four bedrooms were dutifully equipped with beds, and were all arranged as bedrooms.
The bedding is also fully prepared and you can move in at any time.
After entering the room, Chen Cong closed the door, then took out the formation plate and placed it beside the bed.
Asked Gu Kai: "Are you okay just now?"
Gu Kai knew what she was asking and answered, "It's okay. I feel that if I just make a seed germinate, I don't need to use much mental energy, so it won't have much impact on my body."
"That's something you have to pay attention to. If you really go around everywhere as Liu Tuan said, there will definitely be no chance for you to produce only one seed."
That must be hundreds or thousands of seeds coming together.
Gu Kai naturally understood as well.
"Well, I'll practice more recently."
"I don't know where Wei Yan is now?" Shen Cong sighed.
If Wei Yan brought the book to the military headquarters, it would definitely attract the attention of the top leaders.
The energy of a big leader is naturally many times higher than theirs.
With the intervention of a leader, the techniques and formations at the back of the book would definitely be deciphered much earlier.
Chen Cong couldn't explain why, she was just a little worried, and always felt that the current timeline seemed completely messed up.
Since the appearance of people with special powers will come earlier, what about the insect plague?
Will it be earlier too?
With their current capabilities, they may be able to do their part to boost production, but their abilities are limited when dealing with large-scale insect outbreaks.
She really hopes that humans can find a solution as soon as possible before the natural disaster strikes.
How wonderful it would be if such horrible days could be avoided!
Gu Kai didn't know that his wife had thought of so much in an instant.
When asked about Wei Yan, he shook his head and said, "It will probably take some time. Elder Zhao said it took them about twenty days to get here from the capital, and that's because their expert group is of a high level and they were escorted by military vehicles all the way. It will probably take Wei Yan longer to get back than it will take Elder Zhao."
Chen Cong also thought of this.
That’s still good!
If you travel from Bac Ninh to the capital, you won’t be able to go back if you don’t pass by the sea.
It took her almost two years to return to Bac Ninh from Nan'an!
Basically it went around half the country.
"I don't know how long I'll have to wait for Wei Yan to come back." She sighed.
"Not necessarily. It depends on how seriously the top leaders take this matter. If they really take it seriously, they can still use helicopters."
"Too."
Although he answered like this, Chen Cong didn't hold out much hope.
Energy is so scarce now, it would be a huge deal to use a helicopter, right?
The two chatted for a few more minutes before going to sleep.
Because they had to go back to the regiment headquarters today, Chen Cong and the others got up early in the morning. It was just a little after six when they got up.
What they didn't expect was that Shi Chen not only brought up all the water, but was already watering the flowers upstairs.
Seeing him, Chen Cong complained: "Do you get up so early every day? Why don't you sleep a little longer? It will be in time for us to get up and fetch water together!"
After coming back twice, they already knew that the water delivery truck started at six in the morning every day, ran once an hour, and ended at eight in the morning.
I will also make three trips in the afternoon.
If he wanted to bring up the water a little after six o'clock, it meant that Shi Chen had to go downstairs to queue up before six o'clock.
He worked all day yesterday and slept so late last night. If he continues like this, his body will definitely not be able to bear it.
Shi Chen smiled and said, "I don't usually get up so early. This morning... I couldn't sleep."
Hearing him say this, Shen Cong said nothing.
Gu Kai went over and put his arm around his shoulders, saying, "Don't think too much. You and Cancan will come with us later and we'll talk about it after we meet Liu Tuan.
Actually, it doesn't mean that you won't be allowed to go home. I told you those things yesterday just to prepare you mentally. After all, Cancan is so young, and no one will let her do anything.
Don’t overthink it, this is a good thing in every way.”
Shi Chen nodded.
He knew that Uncle Gu was not a talkative person, and he was willing to tell him all this for the sake of him and his sister.
Shi Chen was very grateful.
Seeing that he understood everything, Gu Kai stopped talking and picked up the bucket to start watering the vegetables with him.
At this time, Chen Cong went downstairs to open the door for Zhou Ying.
Neither of the two children went home last night, but Shi Chen had informed them in advance that he was coming over, so Zhou Ying and the others were not worried.
I just got up early, prepared the food and brought it over.
Chen Cong didn't expect Zhou Ying to bring him breakfast. He was very surprised and felt very embarrassed.
But now that it’s been delivered, I can’t refuse it.
She had no choice but to tell Zhou Ying that she would take Shi Chen and the other two away today, and asked her not to prepare meals for the two children, and to tell her when he would be back.
Zhou Ying was surprised: "Where are you taking them?"
"Take her home to stay for a few days." Chen Cong smiled and said, "My mother has been talking about it for a long time, saying that she wants to meet Cancan."
Hearing her say this, Zhou Ying also laughed.
While laughing, he waved his hands: "Don't let Xiaoyu hear this. If that kid knows, he will definitely make trouble with me! He has said a hundred times that he wants to go play with Tongtong, but we can't leave now!"
"Are you willing to do so? If so, I will take your son back with me?" Shen Cong joked with her.
"Forget it, he's just a crazy person. If you bring him along, with four children together, your family won't be able to live like this. Wouldn't there be chaos?
No, I'll take him to see his uncle and aunt when I'm done with my work."
After Zhou Ying said this, Chen Cong naturally stopped trying to persuade her.
She just gave Zhou Ying a spare key to the house and asked her to come and help look after it before anyone else came back.
Zhou Ying agreed readily.
Breakfast is simple, steamed multi-grain buns and boiled green vegetables.
Although it is simple, you can tell at a glance that it is made with great care.
The multi-grain steamed buns obviously contain more white flour. Although they are very grainy, they are not difficult to swallow.
Although the green vegetables were only seasoned with a little salt, they were finally poured with hot oil and smelled very fragrant.
After waking up Cancan, the four of them had breakfast and left Fulin together.
This time, Chen Cong and his friends still chose to take the same old path as before.
Seeing them wandering around in the ruins, Shi Chen was puzzled: "Uncle and aunt, why are you going here? People in our community usually don't go here.
Not only is the road here bad, it’s also unsafe.”
He looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "There is a gang here, they are very bad. They knocked on the doors of every floor above us, and when they saw an empty house, they broke the lock and moved in.
Later, many old residents returned, but they refused to vacate their houses and drove the owners away. If they couldn’t drive them away, they started beating them, injuring many people.”
"What happened next?" Chen Cong asked.
"Later, someone reported it to the government, and the army came out to drive them out. Then they moved here. This is a dangerous building, and the previous residents had moved away, so no one drove them out."
Shi Chen seemed to be very afraid of those people. Even though the surroundings were empty at this moment and there was no one in sight, the young man was still a little nervous.
He lowered his voice even more: "They hate the people in our community. If one of our people passes by here and is encountered by them, nothing good will happen to them.
A man from Building 3 was beaten by them and became half paralyzed. He said he never found the person who beat him and could only blame himself for his bad luck.
After that, he pulled his sister closer to him and suggested, "Uncle and aunt, next time you go back to the community, you should enter from the south. Although it's a bit of a detour, it's still safer."
"Okay." Shen Cong nodded.
She knew she could pass through from the south, but the key was that she forgot how to get there when she was driving yesterday.
Of course the most important thing is that they don’t know that there are bullies lurking here.
After hearing Shi Chen's words, she subconsciously looked at Gu Kai, and sure enough, she saw that Gu Kai had a cold face and a very serious expression.
You can tell at a glance that he's thinking about something.
Chen Cong knew that he must have thought of the same thing as himself, and was thinking of Xu Bin whom he had met before.
When they met Xu Bin, he was holding half a basin of water in his hand, and it was obvious from his appearance that he lived nearby.
And he also said that he is very familiar with this place.
Could it be possible that he still has some connection with that gang?
"Don't worry about him." Gu Kai said suddenly.
"Yeah." Shen Cong nodded and followed him.
After leaving the ruins, Chen Cong asked Gu Kai and the two children to wait on the side. He made up an excuse, saying that he had parked the car nearby and was going to pick it up, and then walked to a secluded place.
There are almost no residents in this non-residential area, and there is no surveillance.
It is easy to find a place where you won't be discovered.
She found a place sheltered by an abandoned building, took out the car, and drove to pick up the three people and returned to the regiment headquarters together.
When they arrived at the regiment headquarters, the old man, Tuan Liu and Mr. Zhao had already finished their meal and were now sitting in the old man's room talking.
Because this room is arranged in a circle, it is cooler and more comfortable than other places.
Once those two came in, they didn't want to leave.
When they heard that Chen Cong and the others had returned, the three of them went out to greet them.
When they saw the brother and sister, all three of them were very surprised.
Liu Tuan looked at Gu Kai curiously and asked, "Is this your brother? I haven't heard that you have such a young brother?"
The old man guessed it right away and called out with a smile: "Shi Chen, Cancan?"
The two children quickly agreed.
Although they had never met before, they all knew each other and could be considered acquaintances.
Everyone in the Shen family knew about these two siblings, and Shi Chen had heard Jiashu talk about his uncle countless times.
So once we met, we felt very familiar with each other and there was no sense of strangeness between us.
Gu Kai introduced them to each other.
Liu Tuan didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that the young couple was just bringing their good neighbor over to play.
It's not a big deal, so he naturally doesn't care.
But soon, Gu Kai pulled him aside and told him about Cancan's situation.
Liu Tuan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth!
"You, you said that kid has superpowers?" Liu Tuan even stuttered while speaking, not having the demeanor of a general who could remain calm in times of crisis at all.
"Yes, we just found out about it yesterday. The little girl's fingers can produce water, so it should be a water-related ability.
Shen Cong and I discussed that we don’t know how long the drought will last, so it is extremely important to have people who can possess water-related abilities.
The child is too young, and her brother is also young. We don’t feel comfortable leaving them at home. We’re afraid that someone might have bad intentions…”
"Yes, you are right. We should bring these two children back." After hearing Gu Kai's words, Liu Tuan's expression became serious.
He also immediately realized the importance of this matter.
Seeing him like this, Gu Kai quickly said, "Liu Tuan, control your expression and don't scare the child.
Her brother didn't know what was going on before, and was afraid that the child would say something, so he scared her many times.
The little girl was terrified and now doesn't dare tell anyone that her fingers can produce water.
Don't go over there with a stern face, or I won't be able to get you back if you scare me away."
After a few days of getting to know Liu Tuan, everyone got to know his personality. They knew that he was a carefree person who didn't care about things.
So even Gu Kai dared to joke with him a little.
After hearing what Gu Kai said, Liu Tuan finally relaxed his tense face.
Even after relaxing, he was still unconfident and rubbed his hands on his face, asking, "Is this OK for me? Will it scare the children?"
After saying this, he sighed and said worriedly: "I have such a face, what can I do?
I tell you, when my son was young, he would cry whenever he saw me again if he hadn't seen me for a while. He cried as if I wasn't his father.
Alas, I have such an unpopular face, and there is nothing I can do about it!"
Gu Kai almost burst out laughing.
But in fact, if Liu Tuan really wants to comfort the children, it won’t be that scary.
Especially after he went to the cafeteria to get two tomatoes and gave them to Cancan and Shichen, the little girl gave him a smile.
She said softly, "Thank you, uncle."
Liu Tuan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
Originally, they wanted to wait for the couple to come back this morning and then go to the regiment’s own experimental field together.
As he had not received orders from above, Liu Tuan was not brave enough to announce the formation easily.
So I took the old man to the Agricultural University yesterday and just took a look, but didn't set up any troops there.
But it’s different for the fields in one’s own regiment, because here, Captain Liu has the final say.
He also has the ability to prevent any news that shouldn't be spread from being spread.
But no one expected that Gu Kai and the others would bring Cancan with them.
I never expected that this little girl would be another great surprise.
So everyone discussed it and temporarily changed their mind, deciding to take the two children around the regiment headquarters in the morning.
If the little girl is in a good mood, it would be best to let her show everyone her special abilities.
As for going to the experimental field, it belongs to my unit anyway, so I can go in the afternoon or tomorrow.
Both Shi Chen and Chen Cong are the closest people to Cancan.
With them accompanying her and taking her to watch the military uncles do exercises, the little girl was very happy to see the uncles training.
I feel like this is a family hanging out together.
After watching the uncles' training "performance", when Gu Kai again asked her to perform a show, the little girl agreed readily.
In fact, Cancan is a very smart child. Since yesterday, she already knew that her uncle and aunt were very concerned about the fact that her fingers were wet.
I also felt from their attitude that this was a good thing. It was not a disease, nor was it something particularly scary that should not be known to anyone.
So since her uncle brought it up, she performed it openly.
When clear water really flowed out of her fingers, Liu Tuan and Zhao Lao did not say a word for a long time.
Especially Mr. Zhao, although he had prepared himself mentally in advance, when he saw it with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but cover his chest.
The expression on his face was filled with excitement, excitement, and complete joy.
A group of adults played with a little child for the entire morning. It was not until Cancan finished lunch and went back to his room to sleep contentedly that the group sat down and seriously discussed the matter.
Liu Tuan was the first to speak, and he started by asking what he was most concerned about: "Xiao Shen, you said these two kids are your neighbors, neighbors of your house in the city? Have they also come into contact with the formation?"
Chen Cong nodded: "Yes. Because our house is now temporarily occupied by Gu Kai's cousin, so in order to allow him to grow vegetables on the roof, we set up a formation on it."
Then Chen Cong told the story of how he recognized the two children before and how he invited them to grow vegetables together in order to help them.
Of course, the emphasis was on the approximate time they spent on the top floor every day, as well as the distance between their residence and the formation plate, which were the data that Liu Tuan was most concerned about.
Liu Tuan was amazed as he listened, and kept saying that the two kids were so lucky to have encountered such a good thing.
Chen Cong couldn't help but explain: "It's because these two kids are good. If they were two naughty kids, do you think we would take care of them?"
Liu Tuan laughed out loud when he heard this.
After a few people talked for a while, Chen Cong couldn't help but ask, "Liu Tuan, what do you think of Cancan and Shichen? Do you have any plans?"
Liu Tuan did not answer but asked: "What do you think? You two must have discussed it before bringing them here, right?"
Chen Cong said nothing, but looked at her husband and let him talk.
Gu Kai replied: "Yes, we did think about it a little bit, but we don't know what the leaders think about their stay or departure, and what decision they will make. We can only say that this is our suggestion."
Liu Tuan gestured with his hand: "Don't be polite, just say it directly."
Gu Kai did not refuse anymore, but expressed their thoughts.
"We feel that Cancan is too young, and her current ability level is also very low. It is unrealistic to expect her to do anything.
In this case, it is better to raise her well. "
"How do you think we should raise it?" Liu Tuan asked.
"There's no need to raise them. The child is familiar with us, so let them live with us from now on.
With my dad around, both of my children can learn the breathing method.
We have also set up a formation at home, so even if you are not at home, we can absorb your spiritual energy at any time.
Cancan used to live in her own home, which was quite far away from our rooftop. Even in this situation, she was able to develop her supernatural powers. If she were to move to a more suitable environment, the girl’s supernatural powers would be enhanced in no time.”
Liu Tuan nodded: "Go on."
Gu Kai smiled and looked at him: "There's nothing more to say. We just want to say that we don't want to force the issue. The child is too young."
Liu Tuan sighed and said: "I understand what you mean. I am also a father, how can I not understand what you are thinking?
Don't worry, what can we let such a young child do? Protecting her and letting her grow up healthy and unaffected is the most important thing we can do. "
After Liu Tuan said this, Shen Cong and Gu Kai both felt relieved.
The two smiled at each other, and just when they thought they could give Shi Chen an explanation, Liu Tuan suddenly came over.
He asked mysteriously, "Gu Kai, I just heard that your cousin is the only one living in your house now?
Oh, by the way, your cousin probably doesn't live there now, right? I remember you said before that he went to your community to dig a well. So this house in the city is empty now, right?"
Liu Tuan's expression and question were too suspicious. Chen Cong immediately became alert: "Why are you asking this?"
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