Chapter 83 Probation Period
"So who is that person? You don't even know your own neighbor's name?"
"Nonsense, I'm just renting a place, why would I need to investigate my neighbors' household registrations?"
Li Yi was speechless. These days, neighbors hardly interact with each other, so who would know about these things?
Another blow.
Li Yi thought to himself, "Why haven't I been knocked unconscious yet... Oh my god!"
"I was so focused on that bottle of Coke at the time. Now, when I think back, all I remember is that the man had slender, thin fingers and a shallow, round scar on his wrist, like it was from a cigarette burn."
Li Yi was so anxious that he spoke his mind faster and faster.
"I've said all I can say. Can you please put the hammer away now?"
He felt like his head was smoking, and he tried to shrink his neck and keep moving his body to keep his distance from the hammer.
Who is this person? They're so unfriendly to monsters.
"Who told you to be dishonest?"
Yu Miaomiao didn't waste any time. She put away the hammer and replaced it with a thick and long syringe needle.
It seems the hammer can't crack open Li Yi's skull.
"If that's all there is to it, why are you being so secretive? If that's all there is to it, why don't you just reveal your identity as a victim directly? I wonder if you've ever experienced what it feels like to be stabbed by Rong Momo?"
Yu Miaomiao fiddled with the needle; its length and thickness made it easy to pierce the spine. She had listened to Li Yi's ramblings for a while, but naturally, she wouldn't be fooled; Li Yi's ability to fabricate lies was rather poor.
They thought their plan was flawless, but in reality it was full of loopholes.
Given Li Yi's personality, half a month after the apocalypse, he would easily open the door for others, either because he was genuinely familiar with them or because he felt he could completely crush them.
He said he didn't know or had never seen this person, which is complete nonsense.
This Li Yi was telling her a story that was half true and half false, with the aim of misleading her.
Yu Miaomiao was a little worried, not knowing how to discern the truth behind Li Yi's words.
If only I could use my mental power to make people only tell the truth.
While he was thinking this, Li Yi suddenly seemed to be possessed.
"He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and also holds a position in the military."
Li Yi covered his mouth in shock. How could he have spoken and revealed the truth?
"Miaomiao, it's time to go."
Lu An's voice came from outside the space, so Yu Miaomiao had no choice but to put away the syringe. Before leaving the space, Yu Miaomiao gave Li Yi some food—some scrap metal.
It would be a real problem if they actually starved to death.
"Think about it carefully. Next time, I'll play Rongmomo Zha Ziwei with you again. Also, thank you for your answer."
Li Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, grabbed a piece of iron from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth. His mouth was full, and his fangs made a crunching sound as he chewed the scrap iron.
"Waaah, I really don't know anything else. Every time we meet, he's completely armed from head to toe, but I told him he has a cigarette burn on his wrist, and I didn't make that up."
"Stitched up? How did you come back to life?"
"He has a superhuman protecting him at all times. That person's superpower is much stronger than mine. That person can reverse life."
"Reversal?" Yu Miaomiao was somewhat surprised. This was a superpower that should not exist at all, just as unscientific as Yu Miaomiao's rebirth.
"It means taking one person's life and extending it into another person."
If Li Yi's superpower was extracted from mutated animals, then there would be some clues to follow, but reversing life is something Yu Miaomiao has never heard of before.
Filled with doubt, she left the space and went out with Lu An to meet Chu Bai at the training ground.
As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw Ji Mu and Raymond removing insects in the yard. Ji Mu looked up and saw Yu Miaomiao, and forced a bright smile.
However, Yu Miaomiao's attention was completely drawn to the tiny dog. Despite being only the size of a palm, it diligently followed behind Ji Mu, carrying a small shovel almost as long as its body in its mouth.
It seems like she's already going out to work before she's even a month old.
"Why are you still here?" I became a little wary instantly. How did this person manage to stay here, and why did he even come from the backyard to the front yard?
"I'm the one who put him here."
Lu An spoke first.
"We've been busy with our mission lately. Weiwei's at school, and we need someone to look after the fields. You see, the pest infestation is pretty bad lately, so we need someone to regularly remove the pests. I also want to clear some land from the fields next door. I think this kid is pretty diligent; this morning I saw he'd cleaned up all the debris in our backyard. How about we give him a trial period and let him work in the yard for a bit?"
"So, if he satisfies us all within three days, and he has to pass the selection of superhumans to obtain official status in the dungeon, then we'll keep him as a helper."
Yu Miaomiao was very cautious in her selection of team members, and Ji Mu was not in her plans at all.
Once they have official status, they won't care if the Ni family finds out about them again.
"OK."
Lu An was focused on Ji Mu's pest control efforts. For some reason, the underground city had recently been plagued by pests. If the seedlings weren't treated, more than half of them would be eaten by insects.
"Little Wood, you must take good care of this vegetable garden, the harvest will determine whether you have enough to eat."
"I am not the 'wood' of 'wood', but the 'harmony' of 'harmony'."
"Okay, Xiao Mu, do a good job. Your sister Miao Miao and I are going out for a bit. If the little girl inside wakes up, tell her we're going to see Chu Bai."
"OK".
When the two arrived at the training ground, Chu Bai was already waiting.
Yu Miaomiao informed Chu Bai of the information she already knew: the academician of the research institute, who still held a position in the military, was almost certain to be revealed.
"I will consider this information as appropriate. Today's goal is to get you gun licenses first."
Chu Bai led them directly to a shooting range.
"To achieve 40 rings out of 5 shots is considered passing."
Yu Miaomiao and Lu An looked at each other, wondering if this was an assessment before they started training.
The two put on goggles and earmuffs and completed the shooting training according to instructions.
Chu Bai then left the firing range and stood in the observation room outside the range. The observation room had a one-way glass panel, which allowed him to see the situation inside the firing range in real time.
Upon hearing the command, Yu Miaomiao calmly and quickly gripped her gun, steadily firing with her elbow, completing all the firing actions in a swift and efficient manner.
"5 shots, 49 rings."
"This, Captain Chu, you call this a basic beginner level?" The trainer in the observation room was astonished. This level was no longer that of an ordinary amateur. This was definitely the level achieved by someone who had undergone professional training and had been using a gun for a long time.
"It's probably just luck."
Chu Bai was also somewhat surprised. He knew that both of them knew how to use it. The bullet holes outside the provincial capital were clean and neat, and those gun holes looked like they were from close-range shots. He had always thought that Lu An had done it.
Now it seems that this woman was behind it. Only someone with spatial abilities could have acted so quietly and unnoticed while close to someone else.
"5 shots, 45 rings."
Lu An also completed all the shooting actions according to the instructions. Although he was not as skilled as Yu Miaomiao in using a gun, he was not inferior to her. Given time, Yu Miaomiao felt that Lu An's level would definitely surpass hers.