Chapter 141 Explosion on the Spot
Mo Huaiyu picked up the conversation with perfect understanding: "It's strange, I did scan that house very carefully. At first, I didn't find anyone there."
“But after the explosion, I was able to scan and sense that person.” He explained, “Because I had been consuming my powers, after making the final confirmation, I withdrew my powers and did not continue to probe the house. That was my mistake.”
He sincerely acknowledged his mistake, but there wasn't excessive guilt in his tone, because he had done his duty. Therefore, he was more surprised at how those three people had evaded his ability scan.
Mu Qingyu knew that this was the biggest difference between Mo Huaiyu and Mu Qingrong. He was more suited to the post-apocalyptic environment.
If it were Mu Qingrong, she might return with guilt and blame herself for a long time. The more emotional a person is, the more likely they are to make mistakes, which is extremely dangerous in the apocalypse.
Mu Qingyu naturally didn't think it was Mo Huaiyu's fault. They were all human, not gods, and everyone makes mistakes. Moreover, judging from the situation, it was likely not a mistake, but rather an abnormal situation that had indeed occurred.
"But after the explosion, I quickly activated my powers again and was able to clearly sense the presence of those three people. Sister Xiaoyu, under what circumstances would a psychic ability user fail to detect the presence of another person?" Mo Huaiyu asked Mu Qingyu in confusion.
Mu Qingyu gently shook her head and said, "I only know one situation: when two people with the same mental ability meet, if the one with the higher level wants to hide, the one with the lower level will not be able to detect the other's presence."
“But based on your description, those three people don’t seem to be psychic ability users. Besides, psychic abilities are extremely rare, and the possibility of three psychic users suddenly appearing in one village is not high…”
"Could it be that one of them is a psychic, and helped cover up the whereabouts of the other two?" Mu Qingrong interjected at this moment.
“It’s not impossible. However, I just have a gut feeling that, based on the scenario you described, such a choice doesn’t seem like something a psychic would make. But it’s just my intuition.” Mu Qingyu pondered.
"I don't know much about psychic ability users either. There may be other situations that we don't know about. We can only explore them slowly in the future."
Mo Huaiyu nodded slightly upon hearing this. It seemed that the field of mental energy was indeed very deep, and he needed to work harder to explore it.
"Did you find anything unusual or strange in that tallest house?" Mu Qingyu continued to ask.
Mu Qingrong shook her head: "No. That house is the same as the other houses in the village, only taller and bigger."
"If I had to say what's different, it's that this house has a much richer supply of goods."
"Alright." Mu Qingyu couldn't figure it out either, so she could only say, "If there's a chance next time, I'd be willing to go and take a look."
The topic of houses came to an end, and Mu Qingrong continued with the rest of the story.
After Mo Huaiyu arrived, he clearly reported the coordinates of the person who had fled and the direction in which he had run away.
Mu Qingrong was caught up in the moment and didn't think things through. All she could think about was "not letting that person get away," so she did as Mo Huaiyu told her and chased after him alone.
It happened so fast that no one else had time to react.
Mu Qingrong followed the direction pointed out by Mo Huaiyu and arrived directly at the village entrance.
The man actually got on their bus and was trying to start it—he wanted to leave in their vehicle!
Mu Qingrong was unwilling to agree. However, the bus doors were locked. This used to be a school bus, and the windows were bulletproof to protect the children.
Mu Qingrong couldn't break the car, and seeing that the man was about to start the car smoothly, he gritted his teeth and used the Molotov cocktail that Mu Qingyu had wrapped up for him to protect himself to blow up the car's fuel tank.
The Molotov cocktail successfully detonated the fuel tank, and the entire bus was blown to pieces.
Mu Qingrong's face was scratched by flying shards at that time.
By the time the others caught up, the person who had fled was almost completely burned, along with his vehicle.
"A bus explosion could have such power?" Mu Qingyu frowned. It shouldn't be like that, especially since those kinds of vehicles usually come with some kind of protective measures.
Mu Qingrong shook her head: "No, the fuel tank alone couldn't have caused that kind of explosion, and the fuel tank wasn't full at the time. The reason it had such a powerful effect is that the person was carrying explosives on his person when he ran away, and the car explosion ignited the explosives on his person, which is why it ended up like that."
"I thought I ran far enough, but I almost got deafened by the explosion," Mu Qingrong complained.
Mu Qingyu angrily grabbed his hair: "Why are you so reckless, you brat? What makes you think you can chase after someone alone? What if they're a superhuman and turn around to attack you? What can you possibly do?"
"You dare to blow up a car! Why don't you just fly to the sky?" Mu Qingyu said, poking the injury on Mu Qingrong's face with her finger.
Mu Qingrong screamed in pain, but Mo Huaiyu quickly came to her rescue.
"Sister Xiaoyu, don't blame him. We really can't let that person get away. Xiaorong just reacts faster than others. The injury on her face hasn't been treated yet, and poking it again will leave a scar!" Mo Huaiyu blocked Mu Qingyu's hand.
"He deserves it!" Mu Qingyu said angrily.
Despite her anger, Mu Qingyu still took out a bunch of things like alcohol and gauze, trying to find something useful to help Mu Qingrong treat the condition carefully.
"Why didn't you ask Jing Chen for help?" Mu Qingyu asked while rummaging through the things.
"Back then, everyone had injuries of various kinds. Dr. Jing was trying to save Old Jiang... He was exhausted at the time... As for my minor injury, I stopped the bleeding myself and that was it..."
As Mu Qingrong answered, he noticed Mu Qingyu pulling out tweezers, suture needles, and other items, which terrified him. He quickly added, "Sister, don't bother. Dr. Jing said he'll treat me after I've rested. He can treat this minor injury with a wave of his hand... You... you don't need to keep looking..."
He also saw Mu Qingyu pick up a syringe...
Mo Huaiyu was also afraid that Mu Qingyu would mess around and hurt Mu Qingrong's face, so he quickly helped Mu Qingyu pack her things: "Sister Xiaoyu, please put these things away. Dr. Jing really said it's a minor injury, it will be fine after a little treatment, and there won't be any scars. Don't waste these things, please put them away quickly."
Mu Qingyu glanced at the two of them sideways and thought to herself: Ha, two brats!
The items were finally put back into the space, and the two boys secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
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