——You are very brave, kid.
Bai Lingyu once helped Baizhu, who was scarred when he was young, and commented with a smile.
He took her out of the barren orphanage, discovered her talents and taught her the mantle, and she grew up with her as a teacher and father, until the old lion died for his country and the young lion king took power and gave orders.
Now that the flow of time has started again, it is still this person who lends a helping hand and becomes a key link in the rotation of the gears of fate.
"Why don't you speak?"
Bai Lingyu twisted the blood stains on his gloves and said, "Are you mute or do you dare not speak?"
Bai Zhu seemed to have just come to his senses. He shrank his shoulders in response and tightened his lips. He was a little afraid of strangers: "My mother said, don't talk to weird people."
Bai Lingyu raised his eyebrows with a "?" question, looked at her carefully for a few seconds and then laughed. When he stood up, he took off his gloves and touched Baizhu's head:
"Okay, good boy."
He looked at Fatty Liu and the others who were waiting with bated breath, "It's okay, take care of me...kid, what's your name?"
"Baizhu."
"Atractylodes? The name of the medicinal material." Bai Lingyu nodded in approval, "Okay, take care of this Atractylodes kid - the emperor insect has been captured, and we will take this body to the control center. The blood test is fine, your hunter team can return to the city ”
After he finished speaking, he put his two fingers together and made a move in the air, "Close the team."
The soldiers who were on alert put away their weapons and boarded the aircraft together with the military doctor.
Bai Shu watched Bai Lingyu leave and heaved a sigh of relief.
The voice of a 12- or 13-year-old child is very distinctive, with a bit of youthfulness and a high pitch.
When Bai Shu and Bai Lingyu talked on the phone, they deliberately changed their voices to create a believable sense of stability. At first glance, they sounded more like adult women, but if you listen carefully, you will feel that they are younger, around seventeen or eighteen years old.
The old man was vigilant, but not suspicious, and he got through the round of testing just now.
Since she can't tell the truth, now is not a good time for a relationship.
"French fries! Are you okay, fries?" Fatty Liu hurried forward, grabbed Baizhu's shoulders and checked back and forth, "Are you injured? Are you scared? It's Brother Liu's fault. He didn't notice. I'll make something delicious for you when I go back. It’s overwhelming.”
"I'm fine," Bai Zhu forced a smile, "I'm just a little tired."
"It's okay," Feng Jinyun said with relief, "You can get in the car and rest first. We'll set off back to the city in twenty minutes."
Bai Shu nodded, and when she turned around, she passed Lao An's body bag. She paused and watched it being carried to the two aircraft that landed not far away.
"..."
Severe pollution will inevitably lead to death, absconding will lead to a narrow escape, and absconding in the hands of Bai Lingyu is a fantasy.
Bai Shu had no intention of intervening.
Just because Lao An "helped" destroy the serum loophole, he cooperated with the kidnapping.
But when she heard the other party's humble begging, "Just one more look," she was suddenly pricked in her heart. It was very slight, but she squeezed out a trace of sympathy from the numb nerves that were used to seeing life and death, parting and dying struggle. , helped Lao An avoid sniper bullets.
But that's all.
In the end, Lao An did not see his beloved family. This was just the most ordinary day in the Red Moon Era, so ordinary that it was numbing.
Bai Shu narrowed his eyes, turned around and got into the car.
The wind picked up and the aircraft left.
Twenty minutes later, the hunter convoy rushed towards the city.
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"Colonel."
On the aircraft, a female soldier carrying a sniper rifle and wearing camouflage on her face performed a military salute and followed Bai Lingyu.
"Why the mistake?"
Bai Lingyu walked into the office and got straight to the point.
"Everything is business as usual. I didn't take it lightly. I was noticed by the polluter the moment I fired."
"A hunter who hasn't evolved into an alien yet, can detect when you shoot?" Bai Lingyu raised his eyebrows in surprise, "This shouldn't be the case."
"Yes," the sniper looked solemn, "and he didn't have any reaction to being targeted."
"Is that so..." Bo Lingyu sat behind his desk and pondered a little, "Where is that girl?"
"Girl? You mean the one who was held hostage?"
Seeing Bai Lingyu nod, the sniper shook his head hesitantly, "I don't know. I only ensured that she would not be accidentally injured, and did not observe carefully, but she was just a half-grown child."
"You were only fifteen years old when you won the imperial sniper championship." Bai Lingyu chuckled and waved the female soldier who still wanted to argue to go down, "Call Adjutant Xu to come in."
"……yes."
The sniper went out and Adjutant Xu entered with the documents:
"Colonel, I followed your instructions to check the caller number. It is an anonymous card on the black market. It is mostly used by hunters and smugglers. Nowadays, the arms trade accounts for the majority. This kind of anonymous phone card is extremely popular."
"Anonymous card? I know this. The captain next door also used this thing when recruiting prostitutes, but during the transaction, his wife chopped off the crime tool."
Bai Lingyu relaxed and leaned back, touching the stubble on his chin:
"Did you find anything at the scene? The leader of the hunter team asked me to help find the savior, saying that the other person was attacked by an alien. Is there no blood left behind?"
"Yes, there are residues on the alien tentacles, and we have extracted them." Adjutant Xu nodded, "When I go back, I will give it to the researcher to compare it in the gene bank and the results will be... It will be out at noon tomorrow."
"Okay, tell me then."
Bai Lingyu rubbed his eyebrows and said, "By the way, how is it at the survey station? Has the pollution value changed?"
"I was just about to report this to you."
Adjutant Xu unfolded the folder in his hand and handed it to Bai Lingyu, "This is the pollution value change chart sent by the survey station. It increased significantly after the full moon appeared last night. The pollution value of Lost Forest exceeded the previous twenty years. record, but fell back to normal values after daybreak."
"It rose and then fell again?" Bai Lingyu opened the data and frowned, "Let the survey station continue to pay attention. This pollution is not long-lasting, and it is estimated that the sage will not last long."
"..." Lieutenant Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he automatically filtered his superior's color sentences and turned them into normal orders, "Yes, I will immediately notify the survey station to monitor closely. Will there be a curfew in the city?"
"No, don't act rashly and cause panic. I still have to discuss this matter with the gang in the inner city and make preparations for evacuation and support."
"Evacuate?" The adjutant was surprised, "Will it be so serious?"
"It's not clear yet, but who makes me a pessimist? Prepare for the worst. First of all... Oh, yes, there is one more thing."
Bai Lingyu suddenly remembered, "Go and check the identity database in the outer city to see if there is a child named 'Baizhu'. I want all her information."
"Child?" Adjutant Xu was stunned for a moment.
"Yeah." Bai Lingyu noticed something was wrong and looked at the hesitant adjutant, "What's wrong? It's not like you're investigating your boss's illegitimate child. Why do you look like this?"
……illegitimate child?
Do you have a baby with a wine bottle?
The adjutant tolerated his complaints and remained professional:
"Colonel, if it is a child under twenty years old, there is a 30% chance that it will not be found, especially in our outer city."
"Can't find it?"
Bai Lingyu subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"——Because there are many shady households in the outer city."
In the bumpy off-road vehicle, Feng Jinyun looked at Baizhu and said in a calm voice:
"Firstly, after the red moon pollution, many children of survivors did not have time to apply for IDs; secondly, because there are too many poor people in outer cities, black households can pay less resident tax. But legal status is always more convenient than black households, at least going to school, taking a bus, and seeking medical treatment There will be no identity issues with these.
"The outer city encourages ID re-registration. We can help you apply, but the prerequisite is that you must join the hunter club and obtain legal certificates."
She paused and her tone became more serious:
"That's what I mentioned to you before, the adoption thing."
