The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 51 Faults
Yao Dan had actually revived the idea of ​​ruining that courtyard; the thing she really wanted to do had come to pass.

However, Yu Qing had anticipated this and, upon noticing a hint of trouble, instructed her not to act rashly.

Yu Qing believed that destroying a dilapidated courtyard was pointless and might even bring trouble upon himself. They had plenty of resources to rebuild several more courtyards or even a city like Changlin.

Besides, if we really want to mess with them, we might as well spread the video that Erlang got; that might be more effective.

But his current focus is on getting to the second amusement park as soon as possible, and he's ignoring everything else.

Yao Dan didn't say much, so she went to play with Erlang. It was lying on the ground, looking at them with a blank, adorable expression. It had been crawling through so many ditches and caves these past two days that it was covered in dirt.

Yu Qing laughed and said, "You lazybones! Why don't you take our hero to get a proper bath? It looks like a stray dog."

Yao Dan called out, "Er Lang, come here, come with me to pee in your husband's bathtub, let's smear this laziest guy to death."

"Go ahead and waste it, I don't need it anymore anyway. Besides, can it even pee, you rascal? At most, it'll drool a little like you do."

When Erlang followed Yaodan to the bathroom, he left a series of rose-shaped hoof prints on the ground.

Yao Dan pointed at the footprints and laughed, "Hehe, look at our Erlang, every step he takes is like a lotus flower!"

Yu Qing was about to offer some praise when his expression suddenly changed drastically.

He shouted, "Yaodan, stop washing! Quickly pack your most important things and get out of here! Now!"

"Husband, why? What's wrong with you? Daji and the others haven't returned yet!"

Yu Qing stamped his foot and said, "What do you know? Erlang walked back like this, wouldn't he leave such footprints all the way?"
Doesn't this mean we've exposed our whereabouts to the people at Shengdi Company?
If they discover anything amiss, we'll be doomed! Let's get out of here first.

Yao Dan was taken aback, hurriedly packed some belongings, slung her bag over her shoulder, and prepared to leave.

Then she suddenly remembered something and said, "When we were almost at the inn, Yan'er carried Erlang in. So our room hasn't been exposed yet, right?"

Yu Qing said, "But they can also easily pinpoint this area. So, if things are urgent, you block Daji and the others at the entrance of the inn, and I'll go out of the city first and wait for you in the carriage."

Oh, and while you're at it, take Erlang to where Yan'er picked him up, then let Erlang run around the street a few times, understand?

"I understand, let Erlang go around them. But you're all alone."

"So what if we're being watched? We can decide life and death in a second these days. Stop talking nonsense and act now!"

After Yu Qing finished speaking, he walked directly towards the outside of the city.

At this moment, he was genuinely afraid. If the people at Shengdi Company found out that he had discovered their secrets, they would spare no effort to kill him. He had to make his escape before being discovered.

He dared not walk too fast and attract attention, so he could only pretend to stroll leisurely towards the outskirts of the city.

He was used to having company, and he wasn't quite used to being alone like this.

Finally, he reached the edge of the city and couldn't help but look back to see if anyone was following him. Confirming there were no tails, he jogged to the car, knocked on the door, and said, "Second Sister, open the door!" He got into the car and calmed down a little. He thought he might be overthinking things; at least Shengdi Company wouldn't be tracking him so quickly.

It takes time to react from the moment they discover they've been spied on to the moment they find out who spied on them.

He is now anxiously waiting in his car for Yao Dan and the others to arrive and join him.

As for their original plan to meet Chang'e at the hotel, they had to abandon it. They agreed on a second emergency meeting place, where Chang'e would go if she returned to find her car gone.

According to Chang'e, that place was called Haiqing City, about 30 kilometers from Tianqing City, and it was destroyed in the Sixth World War in 2B69. After that war, all the small and medium-sized countries on Earth ceased to exist, forming a unified large Earth.

While people are celebrating the end of war on Earth, ideological conflicts within humanity have resurfaced, plunging society into a deep division that even affects every family.

Data shows that in the following 50 years, 99.7% of families broke up. For example, in one family of three, the father transitioned into a lion-man, the mother chose to become a panda-man, and the son grew wings and could fly freely.

Yu Qing chose Haiqing City as the emergency rendezvous point because it was a barren land, almost deserted, far from the strife of the world, and therefore relatively safe.

Of course, if Chang'e and the others happen to return at this time, then there's no need to go anywhere else; the three groups can gather right here, which would be the perfect outcome.

But now he can only wait here all alone.

Cars started leaving the spot where he had parked, and the area around his car was completely empty. He felt like the only louse on a bald head.

Just as he was anxiously looking at the road out of the city, hoping that Daji and the others would appear there soon, seven or eight ox-headed and horse-faced creatures suddenly appeared out of nowhere and walked towards his carriage. His heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would jump out of his chest.

His hand instinctively searched for his dagger. But he quickly realized there was no chance of winning. Perhaps it would be safer to just stay in the car and do nothing. He stammered, "Second Sister, listen to my instructions, prepare..."

Just then, one of the people said, "Hey, no, our car is parked over there!"

Yu Qing breathed a sigh of relief; it was just a false alarm. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, why did I run around like that!"

He waited anxiously for almost two more hours before finally seeing Yao Dan and the others walking towards him. As they drew nearer, he rolled down the car window and cursed, "Slower than a tortoise crawling. I thought you'd been taken away to dismantle parts."

Daji said, "How could we have known that the situation would change so suddenly? If we weren't worried that you were hungry, we might have wandered around a few more times."

"Stop talking nonsense and get on the bus quickly."

Yao Dan and the others insisted on squeezing into one seat, and none of them were willing to crawl into the luggage compartment.

"Husband, shall we set off now? What about Chang'e and the others?"

"We've agreed on a place to meet in case of emergency. Let's go there first. We've only had two peaceful days, and now we're going to be on the run like fugitives again."

Yu Qing took two bites of the white flour cake that Daji handed him and said in a muffled voice, "Second Sister, take off for Haiqing City."

(End of this chapter)