Old Zheng, with his gray hair, didn't even lift his eyelids, his expression indifferent. "I have other tasks to assign them. What? Do you need them for something?"
The man quickly shook his head, "No, no, I wouldn't dare."
He shrank back, and another headless monster whispered, "Sister Xu, these outsiders are still sitting there like idiots. Are they going to keep going on blind dates for years? The breeding program can't go on forever..."
Cheng Shuang glanced at Old Zheng with feigned concern, then gave the man a look, "Wait one more day, and I will keep my promise to you."
The girl deliberately feigned a low, hoarse, and aged voice, causing her companions inside the glass window to tense up, fearing that the girl's true colors would be completely exposed and she would be in danger.
Fortunately, Du Lanshan's skill had been upgraded to the point where he could issue commands through his mind without speaking. He secretly ordered Old Zheng to take over the topic.
Old Zheng immediately put on a stern face and snorted coldly in displeasure. The human-headed fish, on the other hand, were exceptionally happy. It seemed that they did not appreciate the so-called breeding plan at all. However, due to Old Zheng's attitude, they finally refrained from asking any more questions.
The woman in formal attire spoke up at the opportune moment, reminding everyone, "The situation here is normal; everyone should return to their respective work stations."
After everyone left the top floor, Liao Yuewei and Du Lanshan swiftly and efficiently dealt with the four "tool-headed fish," cleaned up their corpses, and made sure their clothes were intact.
The government building staff's formal attire resembled neat work uniforms, giving them a distinctly Black-Clad Men vibe. Si Hai and Sun Han picked out three pieces of clothing from the corpses that hadn't been destroyed by weapons, sprayed them with cleaning agent to remove dirt and blood, and had Du Jun, Du Lushui, and 'Feng Jiakang' put them on to impersonate staff and act as needed.
Liao Yuewei had the best figure and was about the same height as the woman in formal attire, so she wore the woman's clothes.
The four people went first, choosing to take the safety exit.
The human-headed fish didn't have a smoking habit, and there were no human-headed fish sneaking around in the hallway; they all made their way smoothly.
While going downstairs, Cheng Shuang briefly recounted her experience at the government building the previous night.
Sun Han and Si Hai, who were behind, exchanged a glance and simultaneously considered a possibility.
"The elevator buttons are based on day and night," Sun Han said softly. "During the day, it goes to the normal 20th floor. At night, it goes in another direction."
Cheng Shuang shook her head. "Impossible! I flew around the rooftop a few times, and the government building's footprint and appearance looked exactly the same." If the elevator were to go in another direction, there would need to be at least enough space to make it possible.
"Then..." Sihai pointed his index finger downwards, "horizontal expansion is unrealistic, so what about vertical expansion!"
Cheng Shuang was slightly taken aback, "Underground?"
She gasped, immediately understanding what Sun Han and Si Hai meant: "That is to say, there are another 20 layers of the world underground, so those green vine-like creatures have been living underground all along."
“We haven’t been idle these past three days. We’ve explored the entire town,” Du Lushui said. “The town’s layout is very interconnected. Logically, being near a water source and with such a hot temperature, it should be windy and rainy. But over the past few days, even the sunrise and sunset times have been exactly the same, not to mention the wind.”
"No clouds during the day, no stars at night." Sihai laughed. "What kind of world can so precisely control the emotions of the heavens?"
“We fell into a deep sleep after eating the food prepared by the guesthouse owner,” April scoffed. “We sensed something was wrong, so we took the opportunity to infiltrate their ranks.”
Sihai sighed, "Don't try to make it sound so nice. It's obvious that you guys were so eager to regain your memories that you ate the cool mint candies beforehand, which is why you were carried over without even realizing it."
At that time, only Sihai and Dujun, who had regained their memories, used the cooling mint candy to relieve the danger of unconsciousness. However, the effect of the candy was not immediate, and Liu Juan was an exception who did not experience any abnormalities after eating.
Unaware that two of her companions were struggling between fainting and disorientation, she resisted fiercely, wanting to protect everyone. She even used her skill—sticky notes—to leverage the tag's properties and turn the two largest human-headed fish to the side of the weak, believing herself to be the world's hero.
Unfortunately, Liu Juan's skill with fish tails was far inferior to that of the man-headed fish, and she was eventually taken away in a pack. The two large man-headed fish, unable to become saviors, were knocked unconscious by their own kind, each with a brick, and dragged away.
The dizzy Sun Han and the Du brothers saw Liu Juan injured, which stimulated them to regain their memories, but at that moment they could not resist the effects of the drug and fell into a complete coma.
Fortunately, Liu Juan's performance completely misled the man-headed fish, making them think that these outsiders were powerless to continue. Therefore, when they were imprisoned, they did not go to great lengths, but simply threw them into iron cages in pairs.
Du Jun was the only one who enjoyed the perk of a private room because he looked young.
Later, through a conversation between the gray-haired man-headed fish, Old Zheng, and his subordinates, they learned that the man-headed fish, seeing so many outsiders, had the idea of breeding on its own. That's why they kept them in pairs, trying to create more fresh ingredients.
Although they exhibit human-like social behavior during the day, their thinking is actually more like that of wild animals—simple and brutal. They believe that two people, a man and a woman, can inevitably raise a child, which is why Sihai and Sun Han exploited this loophole and proposed concepts such as arranged marriages.
This is why when Cheng Shuang met her friends, they sat there awkwardly, looking at each other.
Most importantly, they anticipated that Cheng Shuang would find this place sooner or later, so they decided to wait patiently to avoid the two sides missing each other again.
The group followed the emergency exit to the first floor and hid behind the stairwell door. The people inside the government building were still unaware that the maintenance workers had escaped. They had plenty of time, and the most dangerous place was undoubtedly the safest.
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