Chapter 49 He Liang on Vacation
After seeing the patrol team off and closing the door, Yu Miaomiao stopped her affected tears and released Lu An and the three little ones, who were looking completely bewildered inside the space.
He explained to Lu An what had just happened in detail.
Instead of receiving praise from Lu An, Yu Miaomiao was met with a barrage of criticism. Lu An blamed her for being too adventurous and overconfident. Since the natural disaster, they had been sailing smoothly, but that didn't mean she could always act directly. Sometimes, knowing how to avoid risks was more important.
Yu Miaomiao's smug little face instantly fell, but she also felt that Lu An was right.
I was indeed very reckless this time; it would have been safer to hide in the space.
There wasn't much of value in the villa to begin with; she had only taken out some everyday items from her storage space. The villa was burgled, and the final loss was: a banana.
Bananas are incredibly expensive even in the apocalypse.
But she didn't care about any of that; all she knew was how could her best friend be so mean to her?
Yu Miaomiao felt that she had been reborn, but she was becoming more and more like a child.
Perhaps it was Lu An's sisterly care and concern that softened her heart, which had been tormented by the apocalypse in her previous life.
"I was wrong! I promise I won't act rashly or hit anyone next time. However, if we don't teach this uninvited guy a lesson this time, there will be a next time."
Seeing her looking so wronged and about to cry, Lu An couldn't bear to say anything more.
This guy always uses cutesy and pitiful tactics.
But Lu An herself is very responsive to gentle persuasion but not to force; alas, there's nothing we can do about her.
"Will the base arrest that person and lock him up? Wouldn't that just be keeping a criminal on the base for nothing?"
Lu An was a little curious. In the apocalypse, there shouldn't be any prisons anymore, right?
"You're overthinking it. It's the apocalypse, where would there be prisons? If the base had prisons, wouldn't everyone just try to commit crimes and then wait to go to jail? It's much better than having to live a life of hardship."
His offense isn't considered serious; stealing a banana isn't a big deal, but trespassing in a villa area might be a more serious issue. As for whether he has other offenses to be punished, we don't know.
They'll likely be escorted by the base's military to work on the base, doing hard labor. I heard there are still several entrances to the underground city that haven't been fully excavated, so they'll need a lot of manpower. Those with serious offenses will be expelled from the underground city or sentenced to death.
Yu Miaomiao picked up the banana peel from the ground and threw it into the trash can. What a bargain for that thief! The banana was from a tropical country and was considered an imported food.
The patrol team's private interrogation room for superhumans.
This interrogation room can shield against all supernatural effects; it's also a new invention of the research institute.
It effectively prevents superhuman criminals from escaping, but the materials are hard to find, and there are only three such rooms in the entire base.
"I make a living by petty theft. I've never done anything like murder or arson. I'm a victim too, comrade. Look at how badly I've been beaten. Do I even look human anymore?"
"Stop talking nonsense and explain the problem."
"I just stole one of her bananas."
"Nothing else? A banana... A banana is serious too. It's been so long since the apocalypse, do you know how hard it was for them to get that banana? Besides stealing from this family, do you have any other criminal records?"
She had a bunch of bananas, so I stole one.
Upon hearing this, the thief received a cold look from He Liang and immediately changed his tune. "I was wrong. I just use my time-stopping ability to steal bracelets and the like, and occasionally I go to villas and mansions to steal food and drinks. That's all. Comrades, thank you for taking me away and giving me a chance to reform and start anew."
"Alright, everything's been explained." He Liang finished taking notes and had the thief escorted to the base construction project.
Recently, there have been frequent reports of lost or stolen bracelets to the patrol team, and they have long suspected that these are crimes committed by people with superpowers.
By sheer accident, Yu Miaomiao had actually done a good deed. The patrol team also decided not to pursue the matter of her assault.
For two or three days in a row, Yu Miaomiao and Lu An lived a life of idleness, never leaving their homes.
It's just too comfortable inside the base, and there's no need to work.
Every day, Lu An would go to the villa's courtyard to grow vegetables, read books, and study recipes.
Yu Miaomiao was even happier. Ever since she awakened her mind control ability, she had never walked normally. Whatever she wanted, she could get it with just a thought.
Aside from eating, sleeping, and using the toilet, you don't have to leave the bed or sofa for anything else.
Even stranger, she has recently started experiencing auditory hallucinations, often hearing strange conversations.
"Brother, do you think those two are useless? They just lie around all day, doing nothing, not even going out to hunt. If they don't work hard, we won't have anything to eat."
"Shh, I've been feeling really creeped out lately when we chat, like there's a pair of eyes watching me. I wonder if they overheard us talking about them."
Yu Miaomiao stared at the two cats. She could hear their meows and their strange conversations.
Could it be that the superpower of mind control, besides manipulating thoughts and controlling objects, can also understand cat language?
No, that's not right either; she also heard some dog talk.
"Master, Master, will you take me for a walk today?"
"Master, master, what are you doing? Play with me!"
"Master, master..."
Every day, the sesame sauce is full of enthusiasm and energy, but deep down, it's a real chatterbox.
Yu Miaomiao was thoroughly annoyed by Ma Jiang's incessant chatter. She tried hard for several days to control herself from listening, and on the third day, she finally achieved great success and her ears were finally at peace.
She also realized that she could understand not only cat talk but also heart sounds, which was amazing.
However, apart from cats and dogs, she had never heard Lu An's inner thoughts. It seemed that she could only hear the inner thoughts of animals. That was fine, as she didn't want to know other people's inner secrets.
There are always some private spaces between people.
"bite..."
After a week of this stagnation, the doorbell rang.
Seeing through the peephole that it was He Liang standing outside the yard, Lu An felt relieved and opened the gate to let him in.
He Liang worked tirelessly for over a week after joining the patrol team, and finally got his first vacation.
He felt that these days were even harder than when he was a programmer, so he took advantage of his vacation to come and complain to Lu An and Yu Miaomiao.
He said he came to complain, but every word he said was actually a testament to his sense of identity and accomplishment. He genuinely felt that he was doing something meaningful.
Mainly, he wanted to see if he could get a free meal. Before he parted ways with Yu Miaomiao and the others, he had entrusted all the mutated wild chickens he had caught last time to Yu Miaomiao's care. He had been eating in the cafeteria every day and had been craving meat for many days.
Mutant Wild Pheasant: I was just a peaceful little wild pheasant on the hillside, but now people are eyeing me and wanting to eat me every day. This is too hard for me.
"Have you heard? The base is going to set up a school."
From the moment He Liang entered, he shared his experiences of the past few days with Lu An, and together they went through the ups and downs on the way to the capital. The He Liang of today is completely different from the aloof and gloomy person he gave off when they first met.
Some people may appear aloof and handsome on the surface, but are actually talkative and goofy on the inside.
"I remember there was a school on the map a long time ago, right next to the public square. I even heard the school bell when I passed by last time."
Lu An didn't care. The school had absolutely nothing to do with the two single girls.
"No, it's a training school for mutant animals."
"What? Being a kitten or puppy isn't easy these days. You have to cater to your owner's every whim, and you're even forced to go to school?"
Lying on the sofa, Yu Miaomiao looked completely unkempt, wearing a Pikachu-themed bathrobe, her hair casually tied into a bun. She mentally commanded a broom and mop to clean the floor at the same time, while she crunched on a Langweixian cigarette.
She's heard so much from the three of them lately that she even feels a bit of empathy for them.
So much so that I've been feeding them canned food more frequently lately. I hear their longing for it from morning till night, and it's impossible for me to remain unmoved.
"It seems to be semi-mandatory. If your mutated pet is well-socialized, then it only needs to go to school every day to show its face. However, if your mutated pet is very aggressive, or is a ferocious beast or bird of prey, then it must be sent to school on time to receive base-style military dog training."
He Liang stroked Ma Jiang's head and said, "Our Ma Jiang is such a well-behaved dog, she must be a top student at school."
"How do you determine that?"
Yu Miaomiao was somewhat worried about her two big fat cats.
The dog is a social animal, while the two cats prefer to stay at home.
Sending them to school is making things difficult for the kittens, isn't it?
I should have kept it secretly instead of registering it at the shelter. Cats, of course, prefer to laze around at home.
Now, she has to take several of them to school every day, and it seems that her lazy lifestyle is also saying goodbye to her.
"I don't know for sure. I guess your bracelets will receive the admission notice soon. Why don't you go and take a look? Our patrol team also has a big white Samoyed that we're sending to school. Maybe it can even become friends with Ma Jiang."
Alright, we'll deal with it as it comes. If the cats don't want to go to school, she'll definitely protect them. In that case, she'll hide them in her space and claim they're lost.