Chapter 143 Should we go find Chu Bai?
K's reply came quickly and efficiently, but it was useless. "I thought you were searching for Chu Bai in your contacts. Access is restricted and you cannot contact him."
Upon hearing this, Lu An's expectations were dashed once again.
Yu Miaomiao quickly comforted her, "Don't be sad. This at least proves that you can still contact them. It's just that you don't have permission for the time being. Permissions are something that can be negotiated."
As she spoke, Yu Miaomiao playfully stuck out her tongue at Lu An, "Don't worry, I've got this covered. I'll definitely get you the necessary permissions."
"K, then please contact Director Yang Silu for me."
"Okay, please wait, communication busy... in queue."
After waiting for more than half an hour, the waiting time seemed to stretch on endlessly, and the air inside the car became heavy. The two of them went from staring intently at the bracelet to doing their own things and occasionally glancing at the bracelet. In the end, Yu Miaomiaowas speechless. This was even harder to call the customer service hotline than before.
"What a rip-off..."
Finally, after waiting for another ten minutes or so, K's message popped up again: "Connection signal received, waiting to be connected."
Yu Miaomiao's bracelet received a message from YSL.
" Miss Yu, what made you call me? K has already relayed the news that you successfully rescuedYe Jian. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Director Yang Silu's slightly hoarse voice came through, indicating that he had been working very hard lately, not only considering the survival of everyone in Underground City but also traveling extensively.
" Chief Yang, you sound very tired. Please take care of yourself. I'm fine..."
"Since there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. You silly girl, I'm busy here. Don't call me unless it's important. I don't have time for idle chatter."Director Yang Silu was a little angry and was about to hang up.
"Wait, why can't we wait until everyone's finished exchanging pleasantries! I need to get in touch with Chu Bai as payment for bringing backDr. Ye for you." Yu Miaomiao spoke her mind, afraid that the person would really hang up. If they did hang up, she would have to wait another half hour for a replay... and her impatient nature simply couldn't wait that long.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, as if they were considering Yu Miaomiao's request.
"You mean you want to establish direct contact with Chu Bai? This involves the ongoing mission and security protocols, and I can't easily open that door. However, considering your special contributions, I will try to coordinate something, but I can't guarantee it for now."
The fact that Director Yang Silu didn't rule it out means there's still hope.
Upon hearing this, Lu An and Yu Miaomiao both breathed a sigh of relief, at least the other party hadn't given up outright.
"Then we'll leave it to you, Chief Yang. We just want to ensure Chu Bai's safety, after all, he's our friend and Lu An's brother."
"Alright, that's enough. Don't say anything important over the phone, remember. I have a lot of things to do. I'll have K relay any news. Please wait patiently for the news. Right now, your most important thing is to ensure your own safety and Ye Jian's safety."
Director Yang Silu hung up the phone without hesitation after speaking.
"Actually, although this old man seems cold and serious on the surface, he always cares about us." Lu An felt that Director Yang Silu was kind-hearted despite his cold exterior, and was a good person.
"Come on, you've forgotten when you made us risk our lives. You were ruthless when you sent us on assassin missions. All I can say is that he's a good leader; he's very clear about right and wrong, rewards and punishments."
Yu Miaomiao has a more diverse perspective on people because she has seen too many different kinds of people in her previous life, and she doesn't find it so easy to judge whether someone is good or bad.
In her view, good people can do bad things, and bad people don't necessarily do all evil things.
Over the next few days, they kept traveling, and Zhang Yuan gradually got used to their way of doing things.
There was no bed for Zhang Yuan on the vehicle, so they would camp out every night. Ji Mu andHe Liang would help Zhang Yuan set up a tent, and sometimes Ji Mu would sleep in the tentwith Zhang Yuan.
"Uncle Zhang, it's so good that you're with us. Don't worry, everyone is kind-hearted despite their cold exteriors. Once you get to know them, you'll find that they're all very nice, and they'll accept you too."
"What are you saying... You've been so good to me, giving me a tent to stay in and food to eat. I should be thanking you!" Zhang Yuan wasn't saying this to Ji Mu, but to He Liang, who was tidying up the corners of the tent.
He Liang just gave a dry laugh. This man namedZhang Yuan looked very slick. Ji Mu, a young boy, was completely fooled by him, but they weren't stupid.
Ji Feng watched his younger brother getting close to this unfamiliar middle-aged man, but felt a vague unease in his heart.
Lu An brought a glass of water, sat down next to Ji Feng, and whispered a few words in his ear. Ji Feng's eyes grew even deeper, and he would occasionally sweep his sharp gaze over Ji Muand Zhang Yuan, who were chatting and laughing outside the car.
"I agree with your opinion, but Xiao Mu is probably going to be heartbroken this time."
"It's just a possibility. For the time being, Zhang Yuan hasn't shown any signs, nor has he been found to be sending messages out."
"Okay, I understand. I won't interfere. I'm in this state anyway, so I'm powerless to interfere." Ji Feng smiled bitterly. Several more days passed, and he still couldn't stand up.
Although sometimes my legs feel slightly numb, like I have some kind of intuition, I just can't stand up.
" Lu An, I noticed Zhang Yuan talking to someone secretly today, but strangely, we couldn't find any communication devices on him. We checked that strange ring-shaped object K and they said it doesn't have any external communication capabilities…"
He Liang walked up to the two of them and said, "Brother Feng, do you know anything about this? After all, this person might be an undercover agent sent by He Qing."
Ji Feng knew that the ring was designed by He Qing to control disobedient workers. Once someone wore it, their life or death was in He Qing's hands. She had a special controller that could take their lives at any time. The workers called it the "death collar."
"If it can't be found, it might be inside the body. We need to scan his brain, but once this thing is implanted, it can't be removed unless we open his brain."
Ji Feng's words surprised everyone.
"Their methods are truly ruthless and precise. Are they this cruel to their own people too?" Lu An peeled another apple for Ji Feng and handed it to him. "Eat more apples, and you'll get sick less often."
"Uh... thank you. If that's the case, then this person isn't exactly one of us. He must have some kind of leverage over him that He Qing has to use against him. I'm quite curious about what kind of leverage he has that makes him do this."
"It's also possible that he had something on him before, but now he's afraid of dying." He Lianggestured toward the collar. "What's the difference between wearing that thing around your neck and having a knife hanging over your head every day?"
"We are no different from him in the apocalypse."
"Hey, Sister Miao, what brings you down here? Are you hungry?" He Liang had been hanging out with them these past few days and noticed that Yu Miaomiao only came down to the first floor of the RV when she was eating and drinking; otherwise, he rarely saw her.
"You know too much! I'll kill you!" Yu Miaomiaopretended to be angry, waving her fist andtaking a banana from the fruit plate next to Lu An. "It's time for dinner. What does everyone want to eat today?"