After having dinner at the Guard Department, Lu Xin quietly returned to his bedroom.
Their family lived in a two-bedroom apartment with a living room. It wasn't large, but it was cozy. Normally, Lu Xin slept in one of the smaller bedrooms, Mom occupied the master bedroom, and their father spent most of his time in the kitchen. As for Sister, she slept in the ceiling compartment near the entrance. Most of the time, however, she crouched on the sofa, hugging her teddy bear and watching cartoons all night long.
In the tiny bedroom, Lu Xin sat down quietly in the room that contained nothing more than a bed, a chair, and a desk. He switched on the desk lamp and silently reviewed the documents and materials related to special pollution that he had studied that day.
At the same time, he was waiting for Mom to return. It was time to find an opportunity to talk to her.
Ever since the factory incident, he had wanted to have a proper conversation with Mom, but he had never found the chance.
Recently, Mom's whereabouts had been somewhat strange. She often went out, saying that she had made some new friends.
"How to deal with secondary pollution sources..."
Under the desk lamp, which illuminated only a small patch of space, Lu Xin silently reviewed what he had learned that day. "The effects produced by secondary pollution sources... Carry out the will of the primary pollution source and influence the surrounding environment... Usually formed as compensation for emotional deficiencies in the consciousness of the primary pollution source... A small number of cases have confirmed that certain primary pollution sources possess the ability to split into two or more secondary pollution sources..."
"The abilities of secondary pollution sources are usually extensions of the