The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

Nighttime is Ye Xiao's working time. After many night shifts, he has become accustomed to working day and night in reverse.

However, in this underground base, it's difficult to distinguish between day and night.

According to Dr. Liao's arrangement, Tang Lian needs to undergo an examination first. Once it is confirmed that there are no problems, they can arrange to carry out the breeding operation.

However, because of the escape of the deformed fetus, Dr. Liao has been busy examining several pregnant women these past two days, so the reproductive arrangements will have to be postponed for a few days.

It has to be said that this greatly relieved Ye Xiao.

These days, in addition to the usual patrols and inspections, Ye Xiao and his team also need to carefully check each sewer opening to confirm if there are any abnormalities.

After circling around, Ye Xiao returned to the "pregnant women's room." Zhao Huai seemed to have heard about Ye Xiao from the older woman, and he winked at Ye Xiao.

"Hey, why don't you go check the restrooms inside? You were just looking to network with that guy, weren't you?"

As he spoke, Zhao Huai winked at Ye Xiao in a lewd manner, and then he and the old lady dragged each other into the now-empty cubicle number 2.

Ye Xiao twitched his eye. This shameless guy, he doesn't even hide it from people now, does he?

However, he guessed that Zhao Huai was actually afraid of inspecting the restrooms, because he had pushed the task of inspecting the restrooms in the workshop area onto Ye Xiao.

"What a coward," Ye Xiao thought to himself.

Holding a flashlight, I made my way to the bathroom in the "maternity ward," which was located at the very back of the ward, behind a small door.

The red wooden door, set against the off-white wall, was easily visible and was tightly closed at the moment.

Ye Xiao stepped forward, and just as his hand grasped the doorknob, the door clicked open from the inside.

Who?

Ye Xiao paused for a moment, his brows furrowing immediately. He had clearly instructed everyone here yesterday not to use the restroom, so why was someone still in the restroom?

The door was pulled open inward, revealing Tang Lian's figure. Upon seeing Ye Xiao behind the door, her body visibly tensed for a moment.

Ye Xiao frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you? We can't use the restroom?"

Tang Lian twitched the corner of her mouth. "Oh, I just wanted to wash my hands."

With that, she walked past Ye Xiao and coldly headed towards her cubicle.

handwashing?

Ye Xiao stepped into the bathroom. Although the reason was indeed plausible, Tang Lian's answer was too much of a cover-up.

Ye Xiao felt something was off and turned his gaze toward the bathroom.

The bathroom is spacious, and a dim wall lamp prevents it from being completely dark.

There is a shower room and a toilet room inside, and the sink is located at the entrance.

Ye Xiao shone his flashlight on the sink to one side. The sink was dry. He reached out and touched the inside of the sink uncertainly, but there was no sign of water.

Ye Xiao frowned, feeling a little strange. Didn't Tang Lian say to wash her hands?

What on earth is she doing?

The drain outlet of the washbasin is a small, closed, flipped-over opening.

As if possessed, Ye Xiao reached out and poked it, causing the seal to flip up and stand upright, revealing a dark, gaping drainpipe.

The flashlight beam swept across, and a bright red spot stood out starkly against the white light.

Ye Xiao paused, then quickly leaned closer and focused the flashlight beam on the tiny patch of crimson.

A drop of crimson blood hung at the entrance of the sewer pipe, the vivid red leaving a mark on the inside.

Ye Xiao's pupils contracted. Blood?

And it's very fresh!

There were no water stains or bloodstains on the inner wall of the pool, so it can be inferred that the blood dripped from the hole.

The drain outlet of the flipper is very small, and it is impossible for it to drip exactly into the pipe without precise control.

In other words, someone deliberately dripped blood into the sewer pipes.

The person who just left was Tang Lian, and recalling the wound on Tang Lian's palm yesterday...

Ye Xiao suddenly had a guess, but he stroked his chin with some doubt.

“Yesterday I felt that Tang Lian’s wound on her palm was strange. If it was self-harm, she would never choose a place like her palm. So it seems that the wound was probably for dripping blood into the sewer.”

"But why did she do this? What is she trying to do?"

But whatever the reason, Ye Xiao had a premonition that it was definitely not a good thing.

He took a deep breath and silently resealed the drain opening.

"I need to test Tang Lian. If she's planning something dangerous, I can stop her in time, but..."

Ye Xiao suddenly hesitated and sighed softly, "I can only hope it's not what I think."

After checking the bathroom, I found that all the drains were blocked, except for the seal inside the sink.

He slowly walked out of the restroom and stopped in front of Tang Lian's stall.

From cubicle number 2 in the distance, came a series of moaning sounds. The people in the other cubicles remained unmoved. Ye Xiao rolled his eyes and turned his gaze to the heavy curtain on one side.

He hesitated for a few seconds, then reached out and lifted the curtain.

Tang Lian was already lying in bed, but from the way she turned her head to look at Ye Xiao, it was clear that she wasn't asleep at all.

Ye Xiao composed himself, took a few steps forward, pulled over a low stool, and sat down near the foot of the bed, saying:

"Um, I'd like to have a talk with you."

Tang Lian slowly sat up on the bed, but looked at him blankly and coldly without saying a word.

Ye Xiao, who had originally planned to test the waters indirectly, changed his mind and decided not to go through with it anymore.

He lowered his voice and said, "Tang Lian, if you need any help, I will try my best to help, but I don't want you to do anything foolish."

Seeing that Tang Lian still didn't answer, Ye Xiao took a deep breath and asked softly:

"Why are you dripping blood into the sewer? What are you planning to do? You should know that blood can attract dangerous things. Are you doing this on purpose?"

Tang Lian on the bed did not show any nervousness despite Ye Xiao's questioning; only her wooden eyes became increasingly cold.

She didn't answer Ye Xiao's question, but instead asked:

Are you going to report me?

Ye Xiao was momentarily speechless. Report her? By what identity? From what standpoint?

Reporting her would inevitably plunge her into an even deeper hell. In that case, what difference would there be between him and those guys like Dr. Liao?

He can't do it!

However, Ye Xiao was also worried that Tang Lian was plotting something dangerous.

“I won’t, but I want to know what you’re planning to do. After all, I’m here too, and this might jeopardize my safety.”

Tang Lian didn't seem to trust Ye Xiao's words, a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"You won't? Aren't you afraid that I'll ruin this paradise here and bring it all to an end?"