Chapter 14
The survival barrier in Sector 28 was fully functional. By noon, the golden sun had already crested above the people's heads. With the constant temperature functioning, they didn't feel hot.
Before boarding the starship, Xiyue looked up at the golden sun.
Soon, she will have it too.
They were still in the 31st star zone when they returned. Half an hour later, they returned to the dark and cold garbage star zone.
Returning with a full load, they naturally attracted a lot of secret stares, and Xipo glared back at them fiercely. However, nothing happened from the anchorage to home.
However, before they opened the door, they heard sobbing coming from inside.
Xipo quickly put down the sack and kicked the door open: "Yaoyao, what happened?!"
Xiyao immediately rushed to Xiyue and said, "Sister, my laptop was stolen!"
Xiyue's face darkened and she patted her on the back: "Don't cry, talk slowly."
To sum up, the people who stole Xi Yaoguang's brain were the parents of Yaya, the friend of Fernhead.
Fernhead got half a bag of compressed vegetables from Xiyao and said he wanted to share it with Yaya, then ran out the door excitedly. Perhaps the little one had let something slip, because Yaya's parents soon showed up. They said they were there to meet the new neighbors, but when Xiyao wasn't paying attention, they grabbed her and stole her laptop.
Fortunately, Xiyao was standing at the door at the time, so they didn't see the supplies inside. Fortunately, Xiyao had trained in physical fitness and combat at the Mecha Academy, so her skills were mediocre, but she broke free from the other party in time and took out the pistol Xiyue left for her.
The other party was frightened and ran away.
Xi Yao wanted to chase after him but didn't dare to. Firstly, her fighting skills were so poor that she couldn't beat the other person if they really fought. Secondly, she was worried that the supplies in the inner room would be stolen, so she could only watch over the house and cry.
Now that her brothers and sisters were back, Xiyao stopped sobbing and looked at Xiyue cautiously: "Sister, I'm sorry..."
My elder sister had clearly told me repeatedly that this optical computer was too special and must not be lent to others, let alone lost.
Xiyue patted her head and said, "It's okay. After all, it was my light brain that was seen by Fernhead first. Do you know where they live?"
"I, I don't dare to chase them. I don't know... But they must not be neighbors. I have never seen them!"
"Okay, I got it." Xiyue took the gun from her and told Xipo, "You guys take good care of the stuff. I'll go get the laptop back."
Xipo: "No, I'll go too. In case they're not scared by the pistol..."
His worries were not unfounded, as the T35 had long been scrapped. Xiyue saw it on the hard-pressed workbench. Although the clerk said the barrel had exploded and the inside was a mess, Xiyue bought it anyway.
Her intention was just to scare people, as long as her appearance was acceptable.
She smiled and said, "I've already met you twice. Do you still need to worry about me? I can go alone. You can accompany my little sister."
Before leaving, Xiyue returned to the inner room and grabbed a few packets of compressed food. After closing the door, she tucked her gun behind her waist and took the remote control from her pocket.
"Contamination level, level 4, open (press again to confirm)"
Perhaps it wasn't time for the pollution level to continue rising. But in the worst-case scenario, it would be more than enough to deal with the garbage citizens.
Compared with level 5, the concentration and range of level 4 pollution areas have soared exponentially. After the polluted gas is completely settled, the coverage area can reach up to 10,000 square meters, and the volume can reach millions of cubic meters.
This is just theoretical data on flat ground. Given the narrow gully terrain of the underground shelter, if the polluted gas spreads in it, I am afraid that half of the southern region will not be spared.
Then... I hope the other party will listen to my advice.
Xiyue made up her mind and went to knock on the door opposite. It was quiet inside and Fentou was not at home.
This child may seem noisy, but he actually has a cautious nature that matches his upbringing. Without his parents around, he won't be able to move around very far. Since Yaya can be his little friend, it means that Yaya's residence is not too far from here.
Xiyue walked slowly along the ravine, and sure enough, at a small fork that she had never been to before, she heard the sound of Fern Head.
The little fellow yelled until his voice was hoarse: "Let me out! You two bad guys! Don't you know that stealing other people's things is illegal?! The security guards will be here to arrest you soon, and then Yaya will be left without parents and will starve to death!"
In front of him was a stone-framed door, even more dilapidated than Old Man Li's door. The door panel was covered with only a layer of tattered transparent plastic bag, revealing many black holes.
The light in the room was dim, and nothing could be seen through the hole, but Fernhead's voice was indeed coming from inside.
"Do you want Yaya to starve to death?! What if she awakens her spiritual power soon? Let me go quickly, so that when I awaken later, I can still send you some food for Yaya's sake!"
"Shut up! You, a piece of scum, still want to awaken? Have you detected your mental power last year or this year, huh?"
"Just because it didn't happen last year or this year doesn't mean it won't happen in the future!"
"Later? Haha, by the time you wake up, our whole family will starve to death..."
"Shh!"
Suddenly a voice interrupted, and then there was a slight movement on the wall next to him.
Xiyue looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that the place was covered with a palm-sized wooden board, which was the "window" unique to the underground shelter.
The people inside saw her.
The man who was arguing with Fernhead was a man, so he should be Yaya's father. Then the one who found her... should be Yaya's mother.
Xiyue didn't rush to push the door, but pulled out the gun from his waist, put it on his index finger, and turned it around again and again.
"Hahahaha, I told you the police were here to arrest us!" Fernhead shouted triumphantly, "You two robbers will soon be sent to the contaminated area to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl's crying rang out.
Fernhead's voice was panicked: "Yaya, Yaya, don't cry, I was just talking nonsense, Yaya..."
Squeak——
The broken door was opened, and a little girl with dry yellow hair stood inside. She rubbed her eyes hard with her dirty hands: "Don't send them to the contaminated area, don't send my parents to the contaminated area..."
Xiyue's rotating hand gun stopped.
With the dim light coming in from outside the door, she saw a disheveled couple huddled in the dark corner, both holding a broken piece of wood and pointing it at her as if they were facing a great enemy.
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Xipo paced restlessly outside the door, sometimes looking inside, sometimes looking at the increasingly dark ravine.
Suddenly, several figures walked out from the fork in the road not far away.
Xipo recognized Xi Yue, who was in the front, and hurried to meet her. Before she could speak, her eyes stopped on the person behind her.
Xi Yue shook her head at him and said with a smile, "It's a good opportunity to introduce them. Zhu Yuanfu and Wang Bifang are the new employees I hired for our planting company. Yaya is their daughter, oh, this is her."
As she spoke, she stepped aside, revealing a six-year-old girl behind her. Yaya clutched Fernhead's clothes tightly, and when she saw the tall figure of Xipo, she looked timid.
"Ya Ya," the fern-headed ghost whispered in her ear, "Call me Second Brother."
Then he ate Xiyue's chestnut and said, "What kind of relationship are you making? Call me Second Boss."
Fernhead curled his lips, but Yaya's parents nodded and said first: "Second Boss."
Xipo's expression was inexplicable.
Xi Yue said to the two of them, "Okay, now that you've met the second boss, you can go back first. Don't forget to come to work early tomorrow morning."
Fernhead shouted, "And don't forget that the bag of compressed chicken and the bag of compressed vegetables are Yaya's!"
After the people left, he began to feel uneasy and annoyed: "I should have kept it for Yaya..."
As he was about to follow, Xiyue grabbed him from behind.
"She has a father and a mother, you are being too nosy."
Fernhead curled his lips again, apparently listening carefully. He then said happily, "Don't worry, Boss! As soon as my parents come back, I'll do some ideological work for them and ensure the mission is completed!"
After saying that, he ran home in a hurry.
"Ideological work?" Xipo asked.
"Well, since we've decided to start with planting, why not expand the scale and let both children's parents help out?" Xi Yue said, "You don't agree?"
"No, it's just..." Xipo looked at Xiyue's hand, but didn't see the gun on it.
Xiyue smiled and took out the laptop from her pocket. "They stole Xiyao's laptop, but they were so brave. When they saw me coming, they hid in the corner and didn't dare to move. I only used a few packets of compressed food to get the laptop back. To them, food is much more important than these high-tech things."
Xi Pu took the laptop, looked at her several times, and believed what Xi Yue said.
Before going home, Xiyue looked back at the fork in the road leading to Yaya's house.
She really wasn't telling the truth.
In fact, if the optical computer had not been set up with fingerprint unlocking and the screen could not even light up, making Yaya's parents confused about whether the device was valuable, they would have sold it long ago.
However, the family didn't even have any surplus food, and they had to eat one meal at a time... Yaya, who was severely malnourished, reminded Xiyue of her past self.
The next day, a faint light came through the hole in the door, and Xiyue got up yawning.
I was stunned when I opened the door: there were four people standing in a row outside the door, Yaya's parents and Fernhead's parents, neatly arranged.
"Good morning, boss!" A clear child's voice suddenly sounded at the door, and Fern Head rushed out.
The four adults looked at each other for a moment and said in unison: "Good morning, big boss."
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