For some reason, Xu Zhi had a premonition: perhaps this search had something to do with her.
No, more accurately, with the Federation.
Her expression remained unchanged. Although the guest had seen her and Qi Yanxin enter, he did not stop talking to Zhuang Xu. Apparently, this news was not particularly confidential, and his source was probably just hearsay.
"You'd better hide your contraband well," the guest reminded Zhuang Xu.
Zhuang Xu gave a dry laugh. "What contraband could I possibly have? I'm a model citizen!"
"But then again, when will the search party reach the Plain District?"
The guest shook his head again, clearly knowing nothing. "No idea, but at least half a month."
"I heard they're going to search the entire lower levels. It'll take time before they get to the Plain District."
"Whoa!" Doctor Zhuang let out another strange cry. "Search everything? That's a huge undertaking. What happened for them to make such a fuss?"
Even Nurse Xiao Man, who was usually absorbed in games, looked up from her phone to look their way.
The guest looked a little embarrassed. "H-How would I know?"
Zhuang Xu smiled. "True. If you knew even something like that, you wouldn't be stuck here."
"Alright, move aside. My patient is here."
Doctor Zhuang waved him away. As the guest got up, he muttered something about being tossed aside after being used. Then he turned to look at Xu Zhi. He had only glanced at her earlier without getting a good look, but now that she was closer, he finally saw her clearly and imitated Doctor Zhuang with a "Whoa."
"Why are you in a wheelchair? Why not just get prosthetics installed?"
Only after he stood did Xu Zhi notice that his legs did not look quite like ordinary human legs. The