She wandered around for a long time before finally finding an old lady selling vegetables who was willing to show her the way.
"Girl, you want to go to the South Courtyard? That's where the base's water dungeon is located. They hold all the criminals there, and I heard there are quite a few serious murderers! What are you, a girl, doing there?"
Pei Xiqing: "Water prison?"
Isn’t this the place that Ling Lang and the others mentioned before?
"Yes, it's a water dungeon. Every base has one. They didn't exist before, but in the last few years since the end of the world, things have gotten much calmer in the bases. A lot of people have started committing crimes, murder and arson being the least of their worries."
"What else do you know?"
"If you ask others, they probably don't know as much as I do. My son works in the water dungeon. He's the captain of the prison patrol. He's told me more than once about the South Yard water dungeon. It's divided into three floors. The first and second floors hold less serious criminals, while the third floor is truly terrifying."
As she spoke, the old woman carefully glanced around. After making sure no one was around, she leaned in closer and said, "These are all powerful psychics who have been caught committing crimes. These days, many people rely on their powers to do whatever they want. Fortunately, there's someone who can control them, that... Farlane. Otherwise, the entire base would be in chaos."
"Why do you say that?"
"Isn't that simple? Once a person becomes stronger, don't their desires and needs also increase? There are more and more people with special abilities in the base, and there must be more and more people who don't obey discipline. Before Franlon appeared, what kind of life did ordinary people like us who don't have special abilities live? You, kid, have definitely never experienced it."
Speaking of this, the old man's gray eyes looked into the distance with a dull look, and he sighed and said, "If there is no order, we are all the same as those people in the cage."
After Pei Xiqing knew what happened, he thanked him and went to the South Courtyard alone.
Unexpectedly, it took her more than an hour to get all the way to the South Courtyard.
This shows how complex and vast the interior of this base is.
Out of curiosity, Pei Xiqing originally thought that since it was a water dungeon, she, an outsider, could just take a look from the outside.
But when I got there, I saw a group of people gathered in one place in front of me. They were so crowded that it was impossible to move around and even passing through became a problem.
She had no intention of going in at first, but as more and more people gathered around her, she was forced into the crowd.
I couldn't help but follow them along the way, stopping and starting, and felt that there were more and more people around me.
Pei Xiqing zipped up his jacket to the top, leaving only his eyes exposed, gradually isolating himself from the curious gazes around him.
Someone nearby started talking, and Pei Xiqing was caught in the middle.
"This Franlun is really trying to cover up everything. He just executed those people in front of everyone. I heard they were powerful people with quite a strong background, but Franlun killed them without hesitation."
"Killing them would be satisfying, but they don't even see what they've done. The external enemies haven't even been contained yet, and yet so many termites have grown inside our base. If we don't clean them out quickly to prevent future trouble, I'm afraid all of us will become their puppets."
"But Franlon's methods are as decisive and brutal as ever, showing no mercy. Did you see the blood in front? They were literally hacked to death. Even those with supernatural powers couldn't resist. Just thinking about it makes my back cold. The blood is even flowing to my feet."
…
Pei Xiqing lowered his head and saw blood on the soles of his shoes.
She hurriedly squeezed forward through the crowd, wanting to see what was going on ahead, but there were simply too many people. She probably wanted to give everyone a warning by deliberately having so many people come to watch, but she really couldn't squeeze in.
"What are you pushing for, girl?"
"Excuse me, let me go to the front and take a look..."
She apologized as she walked forward. When she finally managed to squeeze her head out, she saw blood all over the floor before someone stopped her.
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