Human Resources

Zhao Yijiu ignored Yu Xing's targeted question and instead sat on his single bed, quietly looking at the tasks issued by the system for a while.

Initially, the deducers split into two paths based on their choices. He had stayed in the city for so long, but apart from stockpiling combat supplies, he hadn't gained much. Even after completing several stages of the mission, he still hadn't made any substantial progress in the plot.

This is already a very obvious hint—the main plot is not in the city, but inside Base 51.

Now that he's entered the base as an adjutant, his mission should theoretically change.

But the system remained silent, showing no change.

This indicates that a catalyst is still needed.

"Let's go see how the survivors are living." Zhao Yijiu brushed aside his bangs, revealing his eyebrows and eyes—he didn't usually care about that, but as an "adjutant," he was more concerned about his appearance.

In Yu Xing's absence, he had become accustomed to thinking and making decisions independently, and therefore did not realize how matter-of-fact his tone sounded.

Yu Xing rolled over on the bed and sighed, "You've grown up."

Zhao Yijiu: "...?"

"He's grown into a seasoned strategist who's become accustomed to using honey traps." As it turns out, ignoring Yu Xing Yu Xing doesn't prevent him from subtly steer the conversation away, quite unreasonably. "I missed out on Brother Jiu's growth, and I feel incredibly ashamed and heartbroken. I wonder if Zhao Mou would be willing to share some interesting things with me—"

"Female Ghost," Zhao Yijiu said blankly, his face expressionless. "The Female Ghost tried to use her beauty to seduce me, but Zhao Mou."

"How come your brother helped you kill him? Don't you have hands?" Yu Xing shouted deliberately.

Zhao Yijiu's patience with him had its limits, and she replied with her best temper one last time, "I don't care."

Then he grabbed Yu Xing and said, "Go outside and look for clues."

The two of them slipped away unnoticed.

Using the shadows to slip outside the small dormitory building, Yu Xing could see the people deliberately arranged to "water the flowers" under the dormitory building as soon as she turned around. It's quite remarkable that humans in the apocalypse can still leave behind flower seeds when they can't even get enough to eat or sleep. People with power and influence have even more leisure time to plant flowers where they can see them.

"Where is Brother Jiu planning to go?" Yu Xing asked leisurely, turning her gaze away.

"I thought you came to the base because you already had a target in mind." Zhao Yijiu walked towards the living quarters without turning her head.

He was indeed very familiar with the base, because the last time Yu Xing to find Carlos, he used his shadow form to explore almost the entire base.

During this time, he deliberately avoided the locations of several strategists to avoid drawing their attention to him and thus to the communication between Yu Xing and Carlos.

This time, he wanted to go to the living area first, which was where the survivors usually went, including dormitories, canteen, medical room and supply storage room.

The living area is the survivors' final destination every day. There is only one entrance and exit. Whether they want to go to their respective workstations or go out for a stroll, they have to pass through the mechanical corridor at the entrance of the living area.

His destination was the cafeteria.

At this hour, there shouldn't be many people in the canteen, but the cooks should be there. People in this position don't need to have deep contact with management, but they are closely related to most survivors. It's said that the canteen is the place where information is exchanged most frequently, so if you're willing to inquire, you should be able to find out a lot of useful information.

Yu Xing, however, wanted to find an opportunity to see his "old friend".

"You go to the cafeteria, I'll go to the personnel area and find the files of everyone who came to the base this time, and see what positions they've all been assigned to."

Zhao Yijiu's gaze suddenly darkened, and she turned to look at him with a somber expression. "Are you going to find the Lingren?"

"He's a madman, and you're a madman too, but..." He pursed his lips and said coldly, "Your injury is detrimental to our operation."

He seemed to deliberately ignore the fact that Yu Xing wouldn't be "hurt," simply because he also knew that Yu Xing's healing would come at a price.

However, Yu Xing and the Lingren have always been dedicated to making each other uncomfortable. If Yu Xing wants to make the Lingren suffer now, then his attention will inevitably be diverted to the actor.

Yu Xing sensed the concern in his words and immediately gave a reliable assurance. "He will come to me on his own. I naturally won't bother looking for him. I'm going to contact other people."

Zhao Yijiu never doubted him, and upon hearing this, she silently accepted it.

The air inside the base was clean, a stark contrast to the suffocating air in the city due to the pressure of the virus. The two walked out of the small dormitory building and parted ways at the third fork in the road.

They didn't leave the dormitory building normally just because they were annoyed by the people blocking the way downstairs. Once they came out, they no longer avoided the surveillance cameras, exuding an aura of "I'm perfectly aboveboard".

Even if the female officer or someone else saw their inconsistent behavior on the surveillance footage, it would be difficult for them to quickly come and stop them.

Yu Xing walked towards the personnel department, passing several patrol points. Unaware of the truth, the survivors stared at him, who was wearing a shirt, and then whispered among themselves, seemingly discussing who he was.

A well-informed editor and colleague explained, "This is the commander who just arrived at Base One today! I heard he's here to inspect our base..."

Similar comments have been circulating all along, and this is exactly the effect Yu Xing wanted. He wanted to maximize the advantages of this identity so that certain people would take the initiative to come to him.

Of course, not Lingren.

Rather, it's other deducers.

Before Yu Xing arrived, these strategists each had their own ideas. Zhao Yijiu and Carlos were also forced to separate in order to explore different routes. It was clear that most of them were acting on their own.

But now that he's here, he'll certainly change everything. He has a lot of connections, and in this type of scenario, only those with a wide range of information sources can gain an advantage.

For example, the person he was actually looking for today was Luo Jue.

Since the Luo family was also involved in this Yugi, they naturally had their own information channels. Yu Xing believed that he had a good relationship with that legal little girl. If he could regain his connections here, he would have another layer of protection in the base.

Walking confidently through various places, Yu Xing paused for a moment in a public restroom, then released his consciousness and floated towards the personnel department building, which was only a dozen meters away.

The building has only two floors, with most of the rooms used for storing files. Two office workers in suits are on duty.

Downstairs in the small building, a member of the cleanup team, dressed in combat gear, was on guard.

The situation is under control, and could even be said to be easy to handle.

Yu Xing's lips curled up, and a ghostly aura emanated from his body.

A gloomy fog enveloped him, and then he walked directly towards the personnel department building. In all the surveillance footage that captured him, there was only an inconspicuous wisp of wind, moving slowly.

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