Chapter 18

Facing the gaze of this pair of vertical pupils, Su Ci felt a little oppressive, of course, this oppression did not cause him any discomfort.

He looked at Yan Ping's eyes with interest.

[Eye of Truth: It is said that the eyes can see all truths, and the false will have no place to hide in front of it]

The explanation of this pair of eyes emerged in Su Ci's mind.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling that things seemed to be getting more and more interesting-the man in front of him who did not look strong actually possessed such a rare ability.

Unfortunately, his ability was just a fake, and "it is said"... was just a rumor.

Sure enough, Yan Ping could not see through Su Ci's true self. After some investigation, he did not get any useful information, and his eyes soon returned to normal.

He stared at Su Ci with a strange look in his eyes for several times, and finally he could only look away and whispered to Guan Zhishu to continue playing the video.

Yan Ping focused on observing Su Ci's reaction.

Although the subsequent filming was unstable, it can still be seen that even when the alarm was damaged by the silk thread and made an abnormally sharp sound, Su Ci watched quietly without any fear.

Watching the image go black again, Sun Si from the administrative department next to him couldn't help asking: "Captain Yan, why did the giant spider only attack Luo Shengfei but not Su Ci?"

She was not targeting Su Ci, but she couldn't help feeling confused. It couldn't be that the giant spider attacked Luo Shengfei because he looked more delicious, right?

According to the hunting habits of animals, this keeper is so thin, it should be easier to start, and more vulnerable to monster attacks, right?

Yan Ping did not answer her, but looked at Luo Shengfei and said: "Xiao Luo, answer this question yourself."

Luo Shengfei was stunned when he heard his name, he is now a wounded person!

"Because of the characteristics of the giant spider."

Luo Shengfei answered weakly. Although he is a member of the maintenance team and does not participate in combat, but because he often works outdoors, these monster characteristics are also information that needs to be remembered carefully, which can save lives at critical moments.

It's just... Looking at my performance in the video, it's really too embarrassing.

But before he finished speaking, Sun Si had already recited it. Obviously, she also seriously abided by the regulations of the base safety manual, but it only remained at the theoretical level.

"Giant spiders love to eat blood. Their silk can harden and can be used to tie up prey. They can also... sense sounds?"

She suddenly stopped and looked up at the video of Luo Shengfei crying on the ground. Then she looked at Su Ci who seemed to be mentally retarded. She felt that she understood the truth.

Yan Ping shrugged.

When facing a giant spider, staying as quiet as possible was indeed the key point of the battle summarized by the Operations Department. But she didn't expect that the new trainee breeder would be so courageous.

So is this why the Human Resources Department hired him?

Yan Ping looked at the darkening light curtain, frowned and thought, and continued to analyze: "We arrived later and fought with the giant spider... This should be how we forced it to retreat and let it abandon Xiao Luo and escape..."

"There may be some discrepancies in the details, but this is roughly the context of the matter." He looked at Luo Shengfei, "You kid, your luck is pretty good."

Su Ci beside him nodded and couldn't help but applaud Captain Yan. This analysis was reasonable and perfectly picked him out.

Number One standing next to him pouted, feeling a little indignant for Su Ci.

Luo Shengfei looked at himself covered in wounds, not knowing whether to cry or laugh. He looked at Su Ci strangely, then thought of something and asked, "Who controls me? Is it a monster too?"

Yan Ping seemed to have a clue about this. He looked at the light screen, asked Guan Zhishu to return to the home page, and then entered another camera.

It was the picture of the entrance of the hall. The four of them rushed in from outside, and then Luo Shengfei and the other two took off their raincoats and threw them into the pollutant treatment device.

Yan Ping suddenly spoke up and asked Guan Zhishu to pause the picture, and then zoomed in.

In the picture, Su Ci's image was adjusted to the center, and after slightly rewinding, it continued to play. Everyone was confused, but Su Ci's brows wrinkled slightly.

"Captain Yan, is there something wrong with Su the breeder?" Luo Shengfei asked doubtfully.

Yan Ping shook his head, rewound the image again, and then circled the floor at Su Ci's feet with his fingers. Everyone was attracted by his movements and stared at him.

Then, under such careful attention, everyone finally saw the light red shoe prints that appeared at Su Ci's feet when he put down the work manual he was holding high.

A very small pair of shoes, like a child's, appeared out of thin air and followed Su Ci.

Everyone couldn't help but feel creepy.

And Yan Ping continued to mobilize other camera images, and several of them could see the appearance of the pair of children's shoe prints, and then as time passed, the shoe prints gradually faded until they disappeared.

Su Ci lowered his head. Others thought he was looking at the shoe prints, but he was actually looking at number one.

The child was very calm.

Even if he was discovered, it would not have any impact on him, not to mention that the water stains on the soles of his shoes had dried up long ago, and there were no footprints when he stood next to Su Ci.

Shi Yijiang and others sorted out the messy shoe prints on the ground. Sure enough, among a pile of adult footprints, they found several complete children's shoe prints one after another.

Guan Zhishu immediately stepped forward and took pictures of these shoe prints.

"Captain Yan, I remember now!" Luo Shengfei suddenly said, "I remember I heard the children's laughter, Su Ci, you heard it too, right?"

Su Ci paused, but finally nodded, "Yeah."

"This shoe print looks like the shoes of the cubs in the nursery." Next to him, Shi Yjiang observed the footprints of the children and said, "It should be the smallest size. I saw it when I was sorting out supplies before."

He was in the supplies management group of the logistics department and had an impression of everything he had handled.

"Could it be..."

Xia Jingming started to speak, and seeing everyone looking over, he swallowed and whispered his own judgment, "It's the nursery... the legendary little monster?"

Everyone was a little confused at first, but soon remembered something and their faces changed.

"You mean..." Sun Si lowered his voice unconsciously, "Number One?"

Number One is the most mysterious existence in Base 24. It is rumored that this cub has been assimilated like the monster. His figure can only be seen when the red mist is everywhere.

Luo Shengfei was puzzled, "Number One? But why did he want to harm me?"

Luo Shengfei, who often went to the nursery, was one of the few people who had seen the "child in the red mist". He did not think that Number One had been assimilated into a monster before, because he always saw the figure of the child inside the nursery building.

But...

Luo Shengfei looked at the child's footprints. If he had not fallen into the illusion at that time, he might have escaped to the underground warehouse with Su Ci. Even if he did not run away, he did not think that he would be as miserable as shown in the video, and he was almost kidnapped by the giant spider.

If he was really kidnapped... His face turned pale, and he was once again grateful and scared for surviving a disaster.

Number One listened to their discussion about himself.

When Su Ci's contribution was erased, he was indignant. Now it was his turn to be wronged, and the child was unusually calm, as if he was not surprised.

He was the "ghost" of the 24th Base. Others could not see him, and he could not defend himself, so some things that he did not do at all would be pushed onto him. He was used to it.

"It's not him."

However, at this time, a warm and peaceful voice sounded, and No. 1's head, which had drooped, suddenly lifted up.

Because of the height difference, from his angle he could only see the young man's delicate and beautiful chin and the beautiful jawline, but could not see the expression on the young man's face very well.

No. 1 blinked, and for some reason he suddenly felt his nose sour. He lowered his head again and quietly moved to the side of the keeper.

Just as he thought, the keeper's words were not taken seriously.

"Su Ci, you just started working, you may not understand some of the conditions in the nursery, you will understand in the future."

Others did not believe it, and Su Ci did not continue to argue.

Number One is too weak now, and continuing to be an invisible man is actually the best protection for him. Of course, he cannot tolerate that the children he is taking care of are misunderstood and wronged in this way.

He looked at Captain Yan Ping.

The captain frowned tightly, and did not participate in the discussion from beginning to end. It is unknown what he was thinking.

Yan Ping noticed Su Ci's gaze.

Now the matter has been preliminarily sorted out. At least there is nothing suspicious about this keeper Su - even if it is really No. 1 who followed him to the logistics building, as a keeper of the brooding house, this is not surprising.

"This matter is already clear."

So Yan Ping said: "Keeper Su, I'm sorry, just now it was just a routine matter. I will record the details of this incident in the report, and I will also mention your performance." "

Those mumbling and laughter should be a kind of mental attack. It may be a new feature of the giant spider, or it may be an unknown monster that has not been recorded." "

Being able to withstand such mental attacks proves that your mental resistance is good."

At least better than Luo Shengfei.

"Besides, you have such courage when facing a giant spider for the first time, which is better than many newcomers in our department. In the future...if you can't pass the probation period in the nursery, you can try to apply for other positions in the base."

Number One, who had no reaction at first, suddenly raised his head and glared at him after hearing this, with a fierce and alert expression, and Su Ci also felt that his hand hanging by his side was tightly grasped by the child.

He felt the unstable breath

of the child, thought for a while, looked at Yan Ping and said: "Captain Yan, I want to talk to you alone." When hearing Yan Ping apologize to Su Ci and express his appreciation for him, Xia Jingming and others who had just doubted Su Ci looked a little embarrassed.

But then, they heard Su Ci say that he wanted to talk to Yan Ping alone, and their expressions became strange.

Yan Ping didn't say anything special. He nodded and walked away with Su Ci, and finally stopped beside a pillar in the corner of the hall to talk.

Looking at this scene, the few people who stayed behind couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. Is there something that must be said alone? Is it a complaint? Just now, apart from suspecting that he had a problem, they should not have done anything bad, right?

Yan Ping was also thinking about what the new trainee breeder in front of him had to say that he needed to talk to him alone.

"What do you want to say to me?" he asked.

Captain Yan Ping has black hair and brown eyes, and is about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. Although his facial features are not handsome, he has an unusually calm temperament that makes people trust him.

Su Ci looked at the pure and upright aura lingering around him - he has the ability of "Eye of Truth", so even if he is a fake, his character is not bad.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Luo Shengfei in the distance and said directly: "The child's footprints that just appeared in the video are indeed those of Number One, but it was not him who controlled Luo Shengfei and almost got him caught by the giant spider."

Number One, who followed Su Ci, looked up at him when he heard his words, and his eyes became sparkling.

Yan Ping raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Xiao Su, is it okay for me to call you that?"

Su Ci did not respond.

Yan Ping continued, "You have just arrived at the nursery, and you don't understand many things. You will slowly learn about it in the future. You don't need to worry about this matter."

Even if they determined that this incident was done by No. 1, they could not take any action against this cub...

No. 1's information is a top-secret file, and few people in the base have the authority to view it. Moreover, this cub has special abilities, and no one has really seen his true appearance so far.

There are many speculations in the base, including the action team, that this cub may have been assimilated by the red mist a long time ago and turned into an existence similar to the monster in the red mist...

However, there is no need to let Su Ci, who is still in the probation period, know this.

Yan Ping had his own considerations in mind, but then he heard the overly beautiful keeper in front of him whisper, "Maybe there are still many things I don't understand, but I know more about No. 1 than you do."

Yan Ping just frowned when he heard Su Ci say something shocking.

"Because this kid is standing next to me now."

In the corner of the hall, as Su Ci finished speaking, the atmosphere became stagnant.

Yan Ping suspected that he had heard it wrong, and he subconsciously lowered his head, his eyes wandering around the position next to Su Ci, but he didn't see anything wrong.

Thinking of the bloody footprints that followed Su Ci before the traces of rain had disappeared in the video, and looking at the expression on Su Ci's face, Yan Ping had a feeling that this new keeper was not lying.

He took a step back, holding the gun tightly in both hands.

"You don't have to be afraid." Facing Yan Ping's vigilance, Su Ci said calmly, "At present, except for invisibility, he has no special abilities."

Looking at Su Ci's unusual calm expression, Yan Ping couldn't help but sigh that this Su breeder's psychological quality is really strong. With this kind of mentality, even if he is not physically fit, he may have a good way out in Hell Star.

And Su Ci, under the cover of the pillar, took the little hand of No. 1, and then gestured to Yan Ping.

In fact, Su Ci also felt strange. Spirits are born and raised naturally, and they should not have parents. Why is there No. 1 in the nursery used by Hell Star to accommodate the offspring of criminals?

Su Ci didn't understand it yet, but the spirit is the crystallization between heaven and earth, and is the most special kind of living being. The newborn spirit has not yet been determined. If it suffers from malicious injustice for a long time, it is easy to go astray and eventually bring disaster to the world.

It was fine before, everything in the world has a destiny, and Su Ci would not interfere too much, but now...

he will not allow the child to become an evil spirit.

And the man in front of him, named Yan Ping, has a righteous aura around him. He is a rare and upright person. It is good for the child to have more contact with such people.

Looking at Su Ci's actions, Yan Ping's body froze, but after a slight pause, he still put down the gun in his hand and stretched out his left hand.

Of course, the other hand did not relax.

In the lobby on the first floor of the logistics department, under the dim light next to the stone pillar, Su Ci took No. 1's hand and gently but irresistibly placed his palm on Yan Ping's hand.

When the little hand fell into Yan Ping's palm, Yan Ping's pupils shrank, and he seemed to see a young child standing in front of him.

He had a pair of black and red eyes, and looked only three or four years old. He was very thin and small. He was wearing the smallest cub clothes but still looked loose. He was smaller than any cub of this age he had seen.

Yan Ping had never thought that No. 1 would be such an image...

He couldn't help but shudder in his heart, and then the child suddenly disappeared in front of him.

Yan Ping blinked hard, but there was still nothing in front of him. He subconsciously clenched his palms, and then he clearly felt the little hand he was holding.

It was soft, fragile, and bony, as if he could break it with a little force.

Before Yan Ping could react, the little hand had quickly retracted. He seemed to see a child, like a young animal that sensed danger, who retracted his hand, hid behind the keeper, and looked at him with vigilant eyes.

When he looked closely, the child had disappeared again.

Yan Ping took a deep breath. Such a child... It was really difficult for him to connect the little monster in the legend with the cub in front of him.

However, this did not absolve him of suspicion in this incident.

Yan Ping knew that the cubs in the nursery were very special, and their abilities could not be measured by appearance. The child in front of him was an existence that even his true eyes could not see through.

The captain of the action team pursed his lips slightly, glanced in the direction of Luo Shengfei and the others, and then said: "Stay tuned, Su, thank you for your trust and willingness to tell me such an important thing."

He lowered his voice, "Besides me, have you told anyone else about the fact that you can see No. 1?"

Su Ci shook his head, "No."

No. 1 is still too weak to be known by too many people.

Yan Ping obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and he continued to lower his voice and said: "Don't tell anyone about this for the time being, especially those from the research institute."

So he was just looking at that Xia Jingming? Su Ci thought of the sedative that the base had used on No. 8 before, which should have been made by the research institute.

Su Ci nodded, "I understand."

"Well, as for what you just said..."

Yan Ping glanced at Su Ci's empty feet and continued, "You and Luo Shengfei did hear the laughter of a child. The one who controlled Luo Shengfei was not No. 1, but other cubs in the nursery."

Of course, it may also be a monster with cub characteristics. "Anyway, I will continue to investigate and restore the truth."

"Okay." Su Ci nodded, no objection.

And No. 1 stood beside Su Ci obediently, with the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

He actually didn't think it was a big deal, since he had been wronged before, but he found that it was really good to have someone defend him and help him out...

"So, did you find anything else?"

Yan Ping lowered his head and looked at Su Ci's side again, probably looking at No. 1. Su Ci didn't have the heart to tell him that No. 1 was actually standing on the other side of him.

"That kid's laughter... have you heard it somewhere?" Yan Ping continued to ask.

"No." Su Ci shook his head. He really hadn't heard that kind of laughter. After all, it had been less than a day and a night since he woke up and came to Base 24.

Seeing Yan Ping staring at his feet, he had to explain: "Number One can't speak for the time being."

After a pause, he added, "He probably can't write either."

Yan Ping suddenly realized something and asked, "So, his invisibility is also uncontrollable?"

"Yeah."

"No wonder..." If that's the case, then many things he couldn't figure out before have a reasonable explanation.

Yan Ping recalled the thin appearance of Number One and couldn't help looking at Su Ci. He wanted to remind him, but swallowed the words back.

This breeder just joined the job yesterday and discovered the existence of Number One. Not only did he win the child's love and trust, he was also willing to stand up for him at this time...

maybe he doesn't need to be reminded.

Yan Ping looked at Su Ci and admired him more and more. The breeder recruited by the Human Resources Department this time has something.

"In that case, there is nothing we can do. If you find anything else, please contact me at any time."

Yan Ping exchanged contact numbers with Su Ci. Seeing the calm and composed look of the young man, he could not help but say, "I now think that you may be able to do the job of a breeder."