Chapter 21
For those working in the black market, being well-informed is essential, not to mention that the news of Shi Liheng's death last night has already spread all over the Internet.
The day after the death of the general in District 1, someone brought his weapons collection to the black market to sell. It was not normal no matter how you looked at it.
Crucially, the weapons Xiyue brought were just like the salvaged items from the previous time, without a trace of contamination. In other words, she hadn't picked them up during the pollution outbreak, but had already obtained them before it happened.
Is it possible?
That’s the general’s mansion!
Old Wei, after all, was much calmer than the clerk, as he was much more experienced. Facing Xi Yue's questioning, he put down the gun in the clerk's hand and said with a smile, "Miss, don't be nervous. We hesitated because we had our own considerations. I can't make the final decision on this transaction. Please wait a moment, Miss."
He didn't shy away from Xiyue and directly raised his laptop to send a message. However, since the screen was not projected, Xiyue couldn't see what he was sending.
There are two possibilities: 1. Notify the public security office or the garrison and rush over to arrest the person; 2. There is indeed another boss behind Yi Bu and Lao Wei needs to ask the other party for instructions.
For Xiyue, which possibility she prefers is a matter of life and death.
However, she was not completely helpless, because after the third-level pollution was detonated, the countdown of the remote control was only greatly shortened, and it did not disappear.
And it's in the backpack now.
Level 5 pollution may not kill Lao Wei and the store clerk, but it can provide her with a way to survive.
Elsewhere, Lao Wei stared at the message on the screen, uncertainly asking, "Boss, are you really going to take them? These weapons are registered to General Shi Shang and are very valuable. If they disappear unexplained, the central government might investigate."
However, after he waited for a while, the other party only replied with one word: "Received".
Just as Xiyue's hand quietly reached into the backpack, Lao Wei raised his eyes from the light screen and forced out a smile like a chrysanthemum.
"Miss, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Xi Yue remained calm and raised her other hand to shake his. "It's a pleasure working with you. What about next time?"
There will be a next time?
Lao Wei couldn't help but look at her with admiration again, but he hid his surprise in his heart.
He laughed and said, "If Yi Bu doesn't want the recyclables, I'm afraid no store would dare to accept them."
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Until she boarded the starship, Xiyue was still thinking about what Lao Wei said.
No matter how I think about it, it seems ambiguous.
She would definitely continue this way of making money, but should she accept it or not?
If they didn't accept it, she would have to find another place to sell the spoils. But Lao Wei said no one would dare to accept it, and Xiyue didn't doubt it.
If that were to happen, things would become a bit troublesome.
Just as she was lost in thought, Xiyao pushed her shoulder: "Sister!"
Xiyue looked in the direction she pointed and suddenly saw the familiar figure squatting next to a thick stone pillar at the anchorage, making his small body look even more helpless.
Before the starship came to a complete stop, Shi Hanyi stood up. When Xi Yue walked out of the cabin, his dark eyes lit up again.
It was just that the expression in his eyes was somewhat disconnected from the rest of his facial features. At least to Xiyue, his expression remained calm and composed.
Xi Yue pretended not to see him, but Shi Hanyi went upstream from the crowd and reached out to her again.
For some reason, Xiyue did not dodge away immediately and felt the coldness in the child's palm.
Could it be that he stayed here all night?
This conjecture touched Xiyue inexplicably, but also made her feel a little terrified.
The reason was simple: the little boy had followed them to the anchorage last night, and that was why he chose to wait there. She, and even Xipo, who had learned counter-reconnaissance at school, had no idea they were being followed.
"Big sister..."
Xiyao's voice brought Xiyue back to her senses. Xiyue immediately raised her hand and shouted to the security guard in the distance: "Sir, there's a child missing here!"
Two security guards came over quickly.
Although the boy only looked at Xiyue and ignored their questions, in the interstellar age, it was easy to identify the identity information of missing children.
The security guard took off his light computer and put it on Shi Han's hand. The biological collector immediately recognized the result and retrieved the identity information.
"Shi Hanyi?"
The two security guards had complicated expressions and tones. They walked aside and talked in a low voice for a while, then waved to Xiyue.
Xi Yao looked at Shi Hanyi, Xi Yue and Xi Po walked over.
"Sir, have you identified him?" Xi Yue asked knowingly. "Any questions?"
The security guard handed the laptop over directly.
"There's no problem with his identity, but we can't do anything about it. His father is dead, and his mother applied for abandonment last night, which was approved this morning. So, he's now a homeless, garbage citizen."
"Abandoned?" Xi Yue frowned and looked at her mother's name in the message again.
"Birth mother: Bai Li (third-class citizen)"
"Yes, this kind of thing happens a lot." The security guard's tone reminded Xiyue of the netizens' arguments. "He's already 8 years old. The system has records of his mental strength tests every year since he was 5 years old. Of course, the results are always 0."
It's common knowledge that the older you get, the lower your chances of awakening your spiritual power. This was undoubtedly the reason Bai Li chose to abandon the child.
Xiyue could understand it rationally, but emotionally, she just felt it was absurd.
"Such a young child, just left outside to fend for himself?"
The two security guards thought her words were a little ridiculous, but they managed to hold back their laughter and waved to Xiyao. Xiyao and Shi Han came over.
The security guard looked down at Shi Hanyi and said, "From now on, on the first of every month, you can go to any security station and receive 500 star coins. This amount of money is enough for you to eat well. Do you understand?"
Shi Hanyi's calm, almost dull eyes just glanced at him, then he reached out to pull Xiyue's hand again: "Mom."
The two security guards were stunned, looked at each other, and then burst into laughter.
"It seems like you and him...are quite compatible. Would you consider adopting him? I see you have a computer, so your living conditions should be good. The procedure is very simple, you can apply on the computer."
Without waiting for Xiyue's answer, they left chatting and laughing.
Xi Yue looked at the backs of the two men, then at Shi Hanyi, and felt that this broken world was absurd and unrealistic.
"Big sister," Xiyao had actually softened her heart a long time ago, "Why don't we take Han Yi back with us? After all... it's just a matter of having one more mouth to feed."
If it were any other trash citizen, they would have a hard time supporting themselves. But with my eldest sister's ability, supporting a child is no problem.
Besides, Han Yi looks gentle and quiet, and is obviously an obedient child.
Xiyue tapped a few times on the light screen, and her younger brother and sister received the message together.
"Ji Mingshu: He is Shi Liheng's son!"
Then he looked at his younger brother and sister-in-law, and although Xipo looked troubled, he did not express any objection.
Xi Yao hesitated and said, "...it doesn't matter."
Five minutes later, at the same stop, the starship changed its route and set off again.
The manned starship had two rows of seats, each with two people. Xiyue and Xipo sat together. Xiyao liked Shi Hanyi, so she asked her to sit with him.
Xiyao's voice coaxing the child could be heard from the back row.
"Han Yi, are you hungry? I have some bread here. It's ten thousand times more delicious than compressed food!"
"Are you cold? Why are you only wearing one piece of clothing? Luckily, I brought a coat. Here, let me put it on you first."
"I'll buy you a new set when we get to the wholesale market."
However, Shi Hanyi kept leaning forward, with his little head tilted up, staring at Xiyue's long silver hair without blinking.
Xiyao: "Han Yi, from now on I will be your second sister, he is your eldest brother, and the eldest sister is also your eldest sister."
Shi Han turned his head and glanced at her, then returned his gaze to Xi Yue, still uttering the same two words: "Mom."
Xiyue couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply wrapped herself in her coat and hat, concentrated her mind, and began to think about what to do next.
The funds have been obtained, and she is going to the 28th star zone to purchase survival barriers.
With the survival barrier, Sector 29 had the conditions for planting. As for how much crops could be harvested and whether the input and output could break even, Xiyue didn't care.
She just needed a base for long-term combat, on which to ignite the first flame that would burn the entire galaxy.
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If you were to ask what the most expensive thing you can buy in Sector 28 is, it would definitely be the survival barrier.
The things that sell the slowest are also the barriers to survival.
In the eyes of many people, small survival barriers are useless things, especially those suitable for planting.
First, most agricultural areas have complete survival barriers covering the entire star area. They operate normally, maintain constant temperature and humidity, and do not require additional assistance from small barriers.
The additional functions it can bring, such as small-scale rainfall and drying, can be solved by other means, and at a lower cost.
Second, small barriers are most widely used, often among the wealthy and powerful.
In a building, a square, or even a room, a rich and colorful virtual environment is created for wealthy sponsors to show off their wealth and enhance the atmosphere of the entertainment venue...
Simply put, it is a toy for the wealthy.
Moreover, under the legal provisions that "all things are lost after death", the idea that one should enjoy life to the fullest has taken root in people's minds, and small screens are also quite popular among the wealthy class.
But that is a product sold at another distribution station and has nothing to do with Sector 28, which is famous for its food.
So most of the time, Guanghe Technology's No. 28 distribution station was deserted, with customers unlikely to show up from dawn to dusk. The number of sales representatives also dwindled, until now, there were only two left.
Ge Sheng was one of them. He was lying on the table bored, staring blankly at the rain outside the glass wall.
He suddenly remembered that when the couple left a few days ago, the rooftop survival barrier happened to be circulated with heavy rain, soaking them like drowned rats.
The image that appeared in his mind made him feel better. He snorted, "Poor bastard."
The greater the hope a customer brings to him, the greater the blow it is to him when he finds out that the other party is poor.
"This crappy distribution station can't even sell a single product in a year. We need to close it right away!"
Not far behind him, his colleague, another salesman named Shan Zhuang, was grunting as he cleaned the windows. Hearing this, he hummed, "That won't do. Brother Sheng, you're so eloquent. If you withdraw, you can be transferred to another star region. I'm so dumb with my words, I'll definitely be fired..."
I don’t care if you die.
Ge Sheng turned over and continued to lie down.
Shan Zhuang suddenly threw down the rag and said, "Brother Sheng, there are guests coming!"
Ge Sheng jumped up: "Where is it?!"
After catching a glimpse of a man and a woman outside the glass wall, he glared at Shan Zhuang with disgust.
He actually lay down on the table again, pretending to be asleep.
“Brother Sheng, you’re not going to entertain me?”
"We're just two poor idiots who can't afford anything. Whoever wants to entertain us can do so."
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