Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: The Female Protagonist Has Become a God

Cang Xingyue, clutching the elimination liquid, appeared before her with a box as soon as she entered the space system.

"You came out pretty quickly."

"I didn't expect it either. I heard from Manxue that the guards were quite capable. I was worried that it would take some time to escape."

The system handed her the box.

"No matter how powerful you are, it depends on who you're arresting."

Cang Xingyue smiled as she took the box, checked its contents, and then put it into the cabinet in her spatial hut.

Room 01 in the Special Economic Zone at this time.

The study was quiet, and a sense of oppression filled the air.

Fang Yanqing stood by the window, her gaze falling through the glass onto the pitch-black window next door.

Chen Chen, who had just finished reporting what had happened, lowered his head and dared not breathe.

After a while, Fang Yanqing finally spoke.

"You guys aren't even as quick as a newcomer."

Chen Chen felt as if he had been granted a pardon and breathed a sigh of relief. If the base commander hadn't spoken up, he feared he would have suffocated from the oppressive atmosphere.

"I think the police department should recruit new people."

Chen Chen looked up in surprise, then asked in confusion, "But we just... a week ago..."

When their gaze fell upon Fang Yanqing's reflection in the windowpane, they suddenly stopped talking and looked in the same direction. It was the home of the unknown red-rank ability user who had captured the thief earlier that day to collect the reward.

A superpowered individual of the same class as the base chief was given special housing by the base chief as soon as he arrived. This man named Cang Yunyang's reputation spread throughout the base in just one day.

Based on the base chief's persistent gaze from next door and his suggestive words, Chen Chen roughly understood his meaning.

"The base commander is right. We should find a powerful superhuman to join the security department."

Fang Yan gave a light "hmm" and began to dismiss them: "If there's nothing else, go back."

The room next door, which had been completely dark, finally lit up. Fang Yanqing raised his hand to check the time on his wristwatch.

It was already 9 p.m., half an hour after Chen Chen reported that the spies had escaped.

After Chen Chen left, Fang Yanqing came down from the study on the second floor, left his own home and went to apartment 02 next door, where he pressed the doorbell.

Sousei Tsuki is rummaging through her house looking for a container to hold the fish.

Now that she has the base currency, she can pay the stall fee to sell fish. She's getting ready so she can take them to sell tomorrow morning.

Because it takes half an hour for the removal fluid to completely remove the tracking fluid, she used that time to catch some fish. Since she didn't have a container, she temporarily used her water ability to condense a bucket to hold them.

She stopped to open the door when she heard the doorbell ring.

"Base Commander? What brings you here?"

"Can't you come and visit your neighbor if there's nothing else to do?"

Fang Yanqing pushed up his glasses, looked at her, and said, "Aren't you going to invite me in?"

Cang Xingyue nodded and stepped aside.

"Please come in."

Fang Yanqing strode into the house, his long legs carrying him a casual glance around.

He walked straight to the sofa and sat down, elegantly crossing his legs, one hand on the armrest and the other on his lap.

He looked at Cang Xingyue and gestured to the empty sofa next to him.

"sit."

He acted as if he were the master of this place.

Cang Xingyue raised an eyebrow, closed the door, and sat down on the sofa opposite him.

"Just say what the base commander wants to say."

She didn't think the man in front of her was the type to enjoy chatting idly.

Fang Yanqing chuckled upon hearing this and casually picked up a teacup from the coffee table to play with.

"You don't like subtlety at all."

I prefer to be more direct.

Cang Xingyue picked up the teapot on the table and filled the teacup in his hand with water.

Fang Yanqing stared blankly at the full glass of water for a moment, then smiled, took a small sip, and put the glass back on the coffee table.

"I noticed you left yesterday morning and haven't come back all day. Where did you go?"

Cang Xingyue leaned back against the sofa.

He asked in a surprised tone, "So, the residents of the base are required to report their itinerary to the base chief every day?"

He continued with a look of shame, "As a newcomer, I am not familiar with the rules of the base. It is my fault for troubling the base commander to come and ask me."

This base commander can stay home all day without going out, and now he has time to question her about where she went. He really has nothing better to do than be idle.

Fang Yanqing understood the meaning behind her words, but she wasn't annoyed. She said calmly, "Since you've been missing since you arrived, I assumed that your assignment wasn't satisfactory and that you chose to transfer to another base."

"After all, no base would want to miss out on a powerful superhuman like you."

Cang Xingyue met Fang Yanqing's gaze, and then used her water-based abilities to pull the bucket of fish in front of Fang Yanqing.

"I went out and caught some fish to sell at the Pingwu Market. I'm new here and don't have a penny at the base. The base chief gave me some food a few days ago, and I plan to eat it for a week."

Fang Yanqing looked at the fish in the bucket; they were all large carp.

Knowing the hardships of fishing in the current environment, it's possible to spend a whole day there.

"I heard from Chen Chen that you caught a smuggler today to collect the reward. You shouldn't be short of money now, right?"

This base commander is quite well-informed.

"That's right, but it was quite a coincidence. I had just returned to the base to rest when this guy stole my fish while I wasn't looking. I caught him red-handed, and then I saw the bounty and took him to collect the reward."

Cang Xingyue made up a story off the cuff.

Hearing her confident words, Fang Yanqing's expression remained unchanged, but his gaze towards her held a deeper meaning.

"He escaped and there's no trace of him now. I was going to ask you if you had any clues about him, but it seems you won't be able to find him either."

Fang Yanqing casually picked up his teacup and took a sip of water.

"How would I know where he went? This time it was just pure luck."

Cang Xingyue poured herself a glass of water and drank it absentmindedly, her gaze fixed elsewhere.

Did the base commander sense something during his visit...?

Fang Yanqing put down his teacup and stood up.

"It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer."

Before leaving, he said to her, "If you have no food, you are welcome to come and have a meal with me."

After hearing this, Cang Xingyue joked, "The base commander is so good to me, aren't you worried that I, who am a 'male beauty enthusiast,' will fall for you?"

Fang Yanqing froze on the spot, his usually calm expression cracking as his lips twitched.

"You're joking."

Cang Xingyue ripped off the newly changed tablecloth, grabbed two fish, threw them in, and wrapped them up.

“I don’t have any clues, but I do have fish. Here, I’ll give you two as a thank you for your kindness.”

She carried the wrapped fish to Fang Yanqing and handed it to him.

"I hope the base commander won't find my gift too meager."

Fang Yanqing took the fish, said thank you, and fled from Cang Xingyue's house as if some ferocious beast was behind him.

Seeing him like this, Cang Xingyue felt a strong urge to tease him. Standing by the door, she called out to him, "Take care, Base Commander. I'll come to your house for a free meal another day."

After she finished speaking, Fang Yanqing quickened her pace as she left.