The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 49 Secret Investigation
"So what do you plan to do now? Destroy it?" Chang'e asked.

"No, no, no. They're just after money, they didn't kill anyone, so let's just turn a blind eye."

Furthermore, objectively speaking, the existence of a place like Changlin can help buffer some of the world's disputes.

This just made me happy for nothing. I thought I'd run into someone like me here.

Yao Dan said, "It's boring. I thought we were going to have a big event."

"You just love making things worse. You've already forgotten the lesson from Gushe. Let's try not to cause any more trouble."

Daji said, "They're just bored and have nothing better to do..."

Yu Qing laughed and said, "That's true. I'm also a little curious and want to know who's behind all this. My dear friend, would you be willing to help me investigate?"

"Of course I'd like to, but isn't this too difficult? It's almost like they're deliberately making things difficult for me..."

"It's as simple as taking something out of a bag."

Yao Dan said with a smirk, "Go ahead, go ahead, I'll go."

Yu Qing asked Chang'e, "Did you buy a really cool pair of glasses? Does it have a memory function?"

"My lord, here it is, it can preserve six months' worth of memories."

"Yaodan, take Erlang with you, tie the glasses to its head, and let it sneak into that courtyard. Go inside and out, day and night, and even the shortest fox tail won't be able to hide. How about it, thank you for your trouble?"

"Okay. I'm so bored staying in my room."

"Anyone else feeling down? Go with her."

Yan'er said, "I..."

"Then you all go together. No fighting among yourselves, or when you get back, Furong will sit on you and kill you!"

After Yao Dan left with Erlang and Yan'er one after the other, Yu Qing asked Chang'e to plan the rest of the trip.

He was considering whether there was a way to bypass the four locust trees. He wanted to avoid all risks and reach the Second Paradise as soon as possible.

But no matter how Chang'e planned, she couldn't jump over the four locust trees.

Yu Qing asked, "It's only 510 kilometers from Changlin to Sikehuai. We've made the route as close to the ground as possible. Is the range of our vehicle really that bad?"

“My lord, there is a 1200-kilometer desert between Four Locust Trees and Tianqing City! We must replenish all our supplies at Four Locust Trees before we can set off.”

Daji chimed in, "My dear, we don't need to rush. As the saying goes, haste makes waste."

“That’s not why I wanted to skip the Four Locust Trees. None of us know anything about the situation there, and we don’t have any information about it. The risk is too great. As the saying goes, ‘Don’t enter a dangerous country.’ If we end up in a wolf’s den, it will be too late to regret it.”

Chang'e said, "How about we use the same method you used to enter Changlin a few days ago? I'll go there and scout it out first."

Yu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Alright. I think you should set off now. But regarding the meeting place, should we wait here, or..."

"It's safer to wait here."

"One person won't do, you should bring someone with you, just take Third Sister with you."

"Then I'll go with Furong."

Chang'e was quick and efficient, and soon everything was ready. Furong, on the other hand, was slow and methodical, telling Daji what to eat and how much water there was.

"Alright, Daji knows how to arrange things herself, you don't need to nag her."

So Chang'e and Furong left like a gust of wind.

Yu Qing let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Finally, it's a bit quieter."

Unexpectedly, Daji ran over and plopped down on him, saying in a coquettish voice, "Darling, if you can't have some peace and quiet, I'm here for you!" Yu Qing laughed and said, "So this is the moment you've been waiting for!"

"Is that not okay? I'll wait..."

"I have something I need you to do, you go ahead..."

Daji covered his mouth and said, "I won't listen, I'm on strike."

Yu Qing could only smile and cuddle with her.

But recently he's been having trouble sleeping, so he's feeling quite exhausted.

The first thing that comes to mind when he opens his eyes every day is the Second Paradise, as if someone is waiting for him there. Lately, he's also been inexplicably worried that Daji and her gang have kidnapped him…

He actually had such a dream a couple of days ago. They forcibly took him to a deserted island and made him pedal a human-powered generator for them every day... Even he himself found it absurd and ridiculous.

This may stem from some kind of inner anxiety. Daji and the others have become increasingly proactive in their interactions with him.

This shows that their competition is driving them to learn and improve, and to become more and more like human beings.

Even more absurdly, Yu Qing finds himself particularly enjoying showing off his intelligence to them in order to gain their admiration. Isn't this a case of role confusion?

At this moment, Yu Qing hoped that Yao Dan and the others would return soon. He felt that he couldn't take it anymore after spending so much time alone with Daji.

He had to lie and say that his back was extremely itchy, and lay on the bed so she could gently scratch it.

Then he claimed that his feet were itchy, and that his whole body was itchy, and he blamed it on Daji's new clothes.

He said, "Does your new clothes have a virus on them?"

Daji wasn't afraid of viruses, but she knew humans were terrified of them, sometimes even fatally, so she hurriedly asked, "What can we do then...?"

Yu Qing casually said, "You should quickly soak yourself in 100°C boiling water for two to three hours, that way the virus will be killed."

Daji said, "You're pregnant now too, let's go to a bar together."

Yu Qing slammed his hand on the bed and said, "Are you trying to kill me?! Can a person soak in 100°C water?"

"I forgot... What will you do then?"

"Soak them, let them dry, and then catch them one by one for me."

Daji suddenly became alert and said, "My dear, are you playing a trick on me? How am I supposed to catch them one by one? I can't see them at all."

Yu Qing realized he had let something slip and quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "At least if you get rid of the virus completely and reduce the source of infection, I won't be repeatedly infected, right?"

"That's true. I'll go soak first then."

Yu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief after Daji went to the bathroom.

However, to Yu Qing's surprise, Daji, after soaking in the hot water for a long time, automatically entered a deep hibernation. He also drifted off to sleep and didn't wake up until Yao Dan and the others kept knocking on the door early the next morning.

After Yu Qing opened the door and let them in, Yao Dan saw that he was the only one there. She looked around and asked, "Why are you all alone? Where are they?"

"Chang'e and Furong went to Tianqing City to scout ahead yesterday. Daji...where's Daji? Wow, is she still in the bathtub?"

Yao Dan said, "You guys are so romantic. We're out here braving the wind and rain..."

"Don't get the wrong idea. She thinks the new clothes have viruses, so she's soaking them in 100°C water to disinfect them."

"How ignorant. It would definitely go into hibernation if it stayed at 100°C for more than two hours."

(End of this chapter)