The man chuckled lightly, "No wonder they all say... Xu Qian is the benchmark of Hope Base. Now I understand."
With such ideological awareness and capabilities, who wouldn't be convinced?
"Boss, hurry into the car! We're leaving!"
"Coming."
Xu Qian returned to the car and opened the live map to check.
She frowned, trying hard to recall what other bases, besides Daying, were in such a dilapidated state.
Feiteng, Jiwang, and Xihu were all solid, so there was no need to worry.
Xu Qian thought through them all, and indeed, they were all quite solid.
Suddenly, she remembered the base that Wang Xingde had slaughtered, leaving only women and children.
What was that place called again?
Yuancheng Base.
At that time, she had instructed them to go to Hope Base. She wondered if they had made it.
Yanglian Base wasn't too far from Yuancheng, so she could go and take a look first, and then head to Daying Base along the way.
Ten minutes later, Xu Qian walked into the familiar apartment building.
The smell of blood seemed to linger forever.
The room where the corpses had been piled was now empty, with only dried, black blood on the floor.
Xu Qian opened the map and saw that the rooms upstairs were full of little green figures.
After so long, why were they still in that room?
As Xu Qian reached the third floor, an unusually putrid odor wafted towards her.
She frowned and continued to walk further in. One of the rooms was wide open, and the corpses were neatly arranged inside.
Each person had been cleaned thoroughly, without a single trace of blood.
Xu Qian pressed her temples; her head was throbbing.
What was going on?
Were the corpses being kept here to rot?
Didn't it smell bad?
Xu Qian raised her hand and knocked on the door, saying in a deep voice, "Open the door."
"Who is it?"
"Someone who used to bring you ice."
With a "click," the door opened.
A woman with a sallow complexion peered out cautiously, with many other women and children behind her, resembling her.
Xu Qian looked them up and down and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you to go to Hope Base? Why are you still here?"
Xu Qian truly couldn't comprehend why they would choose to live in such an environment.
And for several months?
The woman was taken aback, lowered her head, and mumbled, "We discussed it and none of us wanted to leave. Besides, we still have stored food."
Xu Qian: ...
"So you want to stare at these smelly corpses every day?"
The woman hurriedly said, "We couldn't find a good place to bury them, so we had to keep them here."
"Everyone's okay with it, right?"
The crowd responded in agreement.
Xu Qian secretly shook her head, truly beyond help.
If it weren't for wanting to help Guan Weiyun, she wouldn't bother with such troubles.
"I can help you take these people to be buried near Hope Base, and I can also take your food with me."
"This way, do you agree to relocate to Hope Base?"
The crowd exchanged glances, many of them unwilling to believe her.
Why was this person helping them so much for no reason?
She brought ice, helped them move, and now she was offering to help with burials.
The woman hesitated, "How can you prove you can do it?"
What if she just dumped the bodies here?
Hearing her thoughts, Xu Qian couldn't help but smile.
"Don't you think that question is ridiculous?"
The woman's expression became awkward. If she could bring unfrozen ice, then moving things should be easy for her.
"I can store the bodies in my space, and when you arrive at the base, I'll return in three days to help you bury them."
"With so many children staying here, are you sure their psychological health is okay?"
"Hope Base is a large base. Going there will only bring you benefits, not drawbacks."
The woman was persuaded, her mind reeling. She looked back at the women behind her.
They all nodded.
This person had brought them ice for free, and she didn't seem like a bad person. Going to Hope Base seemed like a good idea.
"Okay, we agree, but those corpses and the food..."
Xu Qian felt dizzy from the stench of the corpses. She pressed her temples and said lightly, "Where is the food?"
The woman glanced at her, a glint flashing in her eyes.
She said cautiously, "I'll take you."