Wang Weihu stammered, unsure how to answer. The honest man was in a real bind.
Bai Shu cleared his throat. "Picking something up."
Qin Luo was even more puzzled. "What needs all three of you to pick it up? Are you elementary school kids holding hands to go to the bathroom?"
Chen Xiaofei was more direct. He craned his neck, trying to peek inside. "Brother Qin, you didn't yell at Little Class Monitor, did you?"
Qin Luo understood.
So they had come to check whether he had punished Xu Duoduo. His face darkened instantly at the thought.
Right! I was supposed to teach that little zombie Xu Duoduo a lesson for not knowing her limits! How did I end up holding her and soothing her instead?
Of course Qin Luo couldn't tell the three of them something so embarrassing. Where would his authority as captain go? He cleared his throat and said, "I gave her a stern talking-to! None of you are allowed to comfort her! Let her reflect on what she did!"
With that, he got out of the vehicle.
There were still plenty of mutant yaks they hadn't stored away. They needed to discuss what to do once they used up their Space Cards.
Bai Shu and Wang Weihu said nothing.
Chen Xiaofei slipped inside for a peek. Little Class Monitor was sleeping, wrapped in a blanket. "Old Bai, Old Wang, how do you think Brother Qin punished Little Class Monitor? She's been punished right to sleep. When we got punished, it was at least a hundred push-ups or a five-kilometer cross-country run. How come Little Class Monitor gets to sleep?"
Bai Shu told him to mind his own business. "You talk so much. If you wake Little Class Monitor up, you can soothe her yourself. Then see