Chapter 1771 - 962: Rain Curtain, Is There a Mole in the Inner City?

After speaking, Li Yu started walking outside.

Along with him was Uncle.

Uncle and Li Yu arrived outside the building, where the eaves overhead shielded them from the storm, but rainwater still drifted over at an angle.

"Where’s your Second Uncle? Why didn’t he come?" Uncle asked.

Li Yu wrung out the rainwater from his clothes and replied, "He’s sleeping, he was very busy during the day, so I didn’t wake him.

"Okay, Xiao Yu, I’ll head back to the duty room. You should go back and rest early too. Luo and the others are here, if anything comes up, they’ll handle it. You don’t have to come hungry, I’ll deal with it then." Uncle said.

Li Yu nodded, watching as Uncle walked into the night with an umbrella.

The streetlights were bright, but the rain shrouded things too far away.

The rain threads were dizzy, the light veiled by rain, looking like it was capped with a layer.

He was drenched, his clothes sticking uncomfortably to his skin.

Just as he was about to step out from under the eaves to return to the Inner City, he noticed a figure walking towards him in the rain.

Hmm?

There’s rarely anyone that comes to the Third Outer City; typically, entering requires approval.

Aside from people like Li Yu, Second Uncle, and An Ya from the Inner City, other people need to report in advance to enter.

Could it be Second Uncle? Li Yu wondered.

He couldn’t clearly see the figure from afar, but as the figure came closer he recognized it.

"Dad, why are you here?" Li Yu asked, surprised.

Father Li, in a raincoat, seemed to have been in the rain for a while; although the raincoat offered some protection, Father Li’s clothes were still quite wet.

Li Hongyuan saw Li Yu and said, panting:

"I’ve been looking for you for a long time, went to the duty room first, then met Haoxian who said you might be here."

"Dad, what are you looking for me for? In such heavy rain, go back quickly. Don’t catch a cold."

As he spoke, Li Yu took his father’s arm, heading towards the Inner City.

Father Li hurriedly asked, "What’s going on? Is Xiao Hang here too?"

"He’s helping inside, not a big deal, let’s just go back." Li Yu said decisively, leading his father towards the Inner City.

"Oh? But..."

"Come on, come on."

"What exactly happened?"

"The Zombie Generator short-circuited, I got He Bing and the others to fix it. It’ll be okay by tomorrow."

"Alright then." Li Hongyuan nodded, not insisting on going over to check, nor asking further.

...

Li Hongyuan used to be somewhat domineering, strict with Li Yu and Li Hang.

Yet in these past three years, somehow at some point he began feeling old and stopped being forceful, instead starting to listen to Li Yu.

In a subtle way, he began to rely a little on his son.

He had already passed fifty, people often say before age twenty, they look up to their father; after twenty, they rely on themselves; after fifty, they rely on their children.

He wasn’t as overbearing anymore, yet the son became domineering.

Thinking of this, Li Hongyuan couldn’t help but smile.

.....

Upon reaching the Inner City, Li Yu suddenly asked, "Was it mom who sent you?"

Li Hongyuan nodded and replied, "Yes, she was sleeping soundly and suddenly uncovered my quilt in the middle of the night. I kept saying you can handle it, but she insisted I check."

Li Yu felt a warmth in his heart, a slight smile exposed on his lips.

He said, "It’s okay, let’s go, get back to sleep once we return, I’m also a bit tired."

The two walked through the Inner City in the rain, and after a few steps, Li Yu suddenly saw a figure sneaking out of the residential area.

In the rain, the human vision was very limited.

Li Hongyuan didn’t see the figure, and it seemed like that person also didn’t notice Li Yu and his father.

But ever since Li Yu revived, his senses of sight, smell, touch, and so on had greatly enhanced.

Thus, he was able to perceive the existence of that figure.

Li Yu’s heart moved, he said to his father, "Dad, you go back first, I just remembered I have something unresolved."

"Ah? How will I explain to your mother then?"

"I’m grown up now, I won’t get lost."

"Uh...okay then."

Father Li nodded, and then headed towards the villa area.

Seeing his father entering the villa area, Li Yu quickly rushed toward that distant figure.

Soon.

He caught up with the figure, and in the cover of rain, his footsteps did not alert the person ahead.

As he approached, Li Yu saw who the person was.

Recalling some rumors from the base, coupled with the fact that this person was out so late, he figured out who it was.

"Where are you going?!" Li Yu pressed close to the person, shouting from less than thirty centimeters away from his ear.

Plop!

The person shivered all over, left foot tangled with his right, falling into the puddle.

Clang!

An aluminum box fell open, revealing two fruit cans and a pink hair tie.

This person turned his head in shock to look behind him.

Because he fell to the ground, his eyes couldn’t open due to the rain, compounded by the inability to see clearly in the dark.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed by, and he saw a familiar face looking down at him.

"Oh my god!!"

"Director Li, you’re going to scare someone to death!!"

"You scared me to death! You really scared me to death."

The person stammered, his legs trembling so much he couldn’t stand.

He looked at Li Yu with eyes full of resentment and grievance.

Especially when he saw the pink hairband from his aluminum box drop into the muddy water, he felt heartache, and his gaze at Li Yu became even more resentful.

Li Yu saw the pink hairband and understood everything.

These two boxes of canned fruit were probably from the welfare distribution at the base, where he couldn’t bear to eat them and stored them himself.

At the Big Camphor Tree Base, everyone knew there was someone secretly in love with Shen Xiaoxiao, but he never admitted it, though every time he saw Shen Xiaoxiao, he’d blush terribly.

Shen Xiaoxiao is also a steel straight woman.

So until now, these two were still in a subtle relationship.

Li Yu smirked, intending to tease him.

So he said to the man sitting on the ground:

"Why are you sneaky and not sleeping in the middle of the night? And still running out in the rainy late hours, tell me! Are you a traitor, carrying base secrets trying to betray us?"

The man froze at the words, and quickly turned on the flashlight in his arms. He didn’t want to be seen, so he hadn’t turned on the flashlight, but now he was desperate.

"Wronged..." he shouted like a pig howling.

"I..... I was going to the Outer City to meet someone..."

"Who?"

"..."

"Humph, confess for leniency, resist for severity." Li Yu nearly couldn’t hold back his laughter after saying this.

"Shen Xiaoxiao." A whisper.

"Hmm? Why do you want to see her?"

"Ah this..... too embarrassing."

"Speak, or I’ll arrest you!" Li Yu suddenly snapped.

"I I I..... like her, this hairband was swapped by me, the canned fruits were stored from my welfare before."

"Oh? Really?"

"Yes!" The man said as he suddenly stood up, no longer trembling.

"Do you dare tell her? Do you have the guts?"

"Dare!"

"And if you don’t dare?"

"Then I am a traitor!"

"Alright, go now." Li Yu said.

"Ah? Now? Ah ah?"

"Go." Li Yu directly pulled him up.

The two walked in the rain towards the Outer City.

Halfway there, he realized the situation, speaking with a hint of resentment to Li Yu: "Director Li, were you just teasing me?"

"Only a traitor is timid, unable to face their own feelings. Why are you so cowardly?"

"I’m not!" He screamed.

"You broke your voice."

"....."

Seeing they were getting closer to the Outer City, the man clearly wasn’t ready yet.

His pace slowed down significantly, asking Li Yu, "Director Li, how do I confess to her?"

"Just say it, I’ve got your back, don’t worry, with me here she won’t dare hit you."

"Ah this."

"Weiguo, some love exists even without being spoken; not speaking clearly will only leave regret."

"I understand."

"Hmm."

"Let’s go."

"Isn’t it too direct?"

"Nima, are we going or not!"

Li Yu kicked Zhou Weiguo’s butt, leaving a muddy shoe print.

Zhou Weiguo, the farm manager, why is he so cowardly, Li Yu didn’t understand.

"Hurry up! Do it quickly!"

"Boohoo.... Director Li you’re so cruel..... impressive!" Zhou Weiguo spoke halfway, seeing Li Yu about to throw a second kick, quickly raised his thumb.

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