Testing the Waters

Chapter 792: Testing the Waters

Xu Huo could tell she wasn't full, but she still put down her chopsticks at his gesture. "Thank you, Uncle. That was the best meal I've ever had!"

"This city was abandoned for several years. Where did you come from?" he asked.

"I've always lived here," Xiao Yuan said. "Grandma and I were both born here. After all my family died, Grandma took me in. But she died two years ago, so now I'm all alone."

"Have you never thought about going to another city?" Xu Huo asked. "Other cities have policies to protect children and teenagers. You'd be better off there than here."

"There's no good place to go." Xiao Yuan lowered her head. "Everyone who left died. I saw their bodies in the trash."

The garbage dumps in small cities usually held household waste brought in from other cities. Bodies were rarely dumped there. Both the government and player organizations had to consider the risk of disease spreading. If bodies were still being mixed in with the trash, they must have come through some unsavory channels.

After chatting casually for a couple more minutes, Xu Huo gave her ten yuan and sent her on her way.

Before leaving, Xiao Yuan asked, "Do you want me to buy you another meal later?"

"Come get the money yourself when it's time," Xu Huo said.

"Thank you, Uncle. You're such a good person!" Xiao Yuan left happily.

Xu Huo turned his wheelchair toward the window, then fastened the Whispering Ball to a button.

About five minutes later, someone kicked the hotel room door open from outside. A gruff voice barked, "Resist arrest and you die!"

As the voice rang out, two sets of quiet footsteps entered the room, closing in on Xu Huo from either side.