Xu Ye fell silent for a moment. He noticed that Chen Yu's mechanical arm seemed to have stopped working, hanging limply at her side. Clearly, it had run out of power.
It seemed life had been tight for the mother and daughter lately.
"About how many people have died?"
Supported by her daughter, Chen Yu leaned against the bed. Her face was pale, but her breathing had become much steadier. A sorrowful expression crossed her face. "I don't know how many. Heavy metal poisoning alone has affected tens of thousands, and there are countless people with cancer. Some entire families have died."
"Fortunately, I've always bought purified water for Little Yu to use, for the sake of her health."
"Hasn't anyone reported this? Hasn't anyone come to do something about it? You could hold protests and marches," Anderson said, growing a little agitated.
Chen Yu paused. "How could anyone possibly report something like this? We can't protest or march, either. Otherwise, we'll lose our status as refugees in Night Spirit City and have to scrape out a living in the Disaster Zone."
"It's even more chaotic there, and you're under constant threat from radiation."
It was a feeling of helplessness.
Like an ant facing a mountain.
Chen Yu coughed twice and forced a smile. "Little Ye, don't worry. I'm much better now. The cancer medicine is expensive, but it really does work. After selling the house, I managed to save a little money. Once I recover a bit more, we'll take a green train to the Land of Exiles..."
"We'll use the money we have left to buy the right to live there."
Xu Ye was taken aback. "You're going to the Land of Exiles? Didn't you say it was chaotic there?"
Chen Yu lowered her eyes. "However chaotic it