CHAPTER 550: 454 PARENT-CHILD ACTIVITIES

Under Qu Shiheng’s command, several parents who had children couldn’t help but smile as if a flower had bloomed on their faces.

It had been with great difficulty that they managed to raise their children in this harsh world, not wanting to part with them even for a moment.

Little did they expect that one day, they could rise to power through their own children.

Could they not be overjoyed to the point of levitation?

"The person who made contact with Zhang Chuchu was her ex-boyfriend, who currently works under that Captain Qu in the safety zone."

Gong Yi acted swiftly—after all, it concerned the safety of his two children. As soon as Hua Mi brought it up, he had dug up all of Zhang Chuchu’s personal connections.

He soon had the details of Zhang Chuchu’s communications with her ex-boyfriend completely figured out.

He had a bill in his hand and handed it over to Hua Mi,

"Thank the existence of the Crystal Core Recharge Card at Xiang City Base; this is Zhang Chuchu’s previous expense statement, along with the one after she reestablished contact with her ex-boyfriend."

Hua Mi examined these two bills carefully.

Previously, Zhang Chuchu lived within Xiang City Base, subsisting on the base’s meager humanitarian aid, so her life was quite strained. She had no extra Crystal Cores to spend on this or that within Xiang City Base.

There was even a time when Zhang Chuchu had engaged in the flesh trade within Xiang City Base.

With the money she earned from selling her body, she reinvented herself and then got in touch with Qin Zhen.

"She’s a scheming person."

Hua Mi looked at the bill and then pointed to Zhang Chuchu’s recent expenses.

She had bought all kinds of cosmetics, jewelry, and beautiful clothes. If it weren’t for the fact that these items became very cheap after the apocalypse, following her spending pattern, even the many Crystal Cores provided by her ex-boyfriend wouldn’t be enough for her expenditures.

Gong Yi passed Hua Mi a few photos, "This is the person who brings Crystal Cores to Zhang Chuchu regularly and has also taken on the job of transporting goods out of Xiang City."

Because the supplies in Xiang City Base were much cheaper than outside, a business of transporting goods has sprung up inside the base.

"After they accept the task from the mission center, they will make contact with Captain Qu’s team. Captain Qu will help them complete the tasks quickly, allowing them to accelerate their return journey and then take on some not-so-difficult tasks."

"They cycle like this, invisibly strengthening the internal ties between Captain Qu and Xiang City."

"And these few people in Xiang City Base also have their own teams; all are part of the business of transporting goods."

Considering the surplus of supplies in Xiang City Base, Hua Mi had always turned a blind eye to this kind of trafficking business.

Now, however, it had become an issue that urgently needed control.

Hua Mi touched her mobile phone and sent a message to Qin Zhen, summarizing the problem.

"Looking at this, someone in the safety zone seems to have quite the ambition, slowly extending their reach into Xiang City Base."

After sending the message, Hua Mi flipped through the information Gong Yi had compiled page by page and suddenly asked:

"Isn’t your son and daughter’s school holding a practical activity in a few days? Many student parents will also participate, right?"

Gong Yi nodded solemnly, "I’ve already signed up. This parent-child activity only requires one spot. You’ll have to wait until next time."

Because the school takes into account that in this post-apocalyptic world, some children might be orphans, some might have only a father or mother, and some might have both parents but they are too busy to attend, the school only requires one adult from each family to participate in the practical activity.

Gong Yi rushed to register the name, leaving no chance for Hua Mi.

Hua Mi gave Gong Yi a sideways glance, "You go, you go, just go, with that attitude of yours, it seems like you’d sign up for any event the school organizes for your kids."

Hua Mi was happy not to fight with Gong Yi over this kind of event, she would rather save herself the worry.

Hua Mi, tossing around the materials Gong Yi had found, said, "You take care of the kids, I’ll go and have a chat with those vendors inside the Xiang City Base."

Eating her food, drinking her drinks, each one of them was figuring out how to harm her children, Hua Mi naturally wouldn’t let these people off the hook.

First, she sought out Yang Honglin and took control of all those who had made contact with the outside world and had brought Crystal Cores to Zhang Chuchu, then one by one, she pried out her own contacts from their mouths.

Those whose offenses were less severe were sent out on missions, and after they were completed, they found that their papers to reenter Xiang City had issues, they no longer had the qualifications to enter Xiang City.

As for some survivors with more serious offenses, they were directly taken into custody by Yang Honglin, who planned to gather a sufficient number of heads before transporting them to a place far from Xiang City Base and abandoning them there.

Whether they could survive was up to them now.

While Hua Mi was busily managing, Gong Yi’s parent-child practice activities had already started.

He packed his son and daughter’s small backpacks, kissed his daughter’s little face, then turned to his son, wanting to give him a kiss.

But Boss Gong frowned slightly and dodged the love from his father.

A look of disgust appeared on his pretty little face, seeming to find Gong Yi’s gesture way too clingy.

Gong Yi felt a little hurt, though he doted on his daughter a bit more usually, he hadn’t neglected his son, right? He actually loved both his son and daughter the same.

It’s just that his daughter was soft and cuddly, like a cute little princess, which made Gong Yi act especially sticky.

Why had his son become so distant from him now? The old father felt somewhat sad.

"Let’s go, we’re going to be late for the practice activity."

The old father picked up his daughter and then looked at Boss Gong, who had already strapped on his small backpack and was striding ahead with a confident posture.

Once in the car, Gong Yi intended to talk about man-to-man topics with his son, asking the son who was sitting in the back,

"How is school going recently? Is anyone bullying you?"

Two-year-old Boss Gong looked down at the child’s watch on his wrist.

This children’s watch was said to be the latest improved model, equipped with a universal communication device.

"Just drive properly, we’re going to be late."

The aloof child sat in the booster seat with a stone-faced expression, eyes closed in repose, like a little CEO.

Gong Yi felt deeply hurt and, seeking comfort, looked at his daughter in the rearview mirror again.

The little princess was extremely cute, smiling so sweetly at Gong Yi, instantly healing his wounded heart—his daughter was definitely cuter.

Upon arriving at school, several kids quickly surrounded them, and before long, Boss Gong ran off with Qin Jianqiang’s group of kids, dragging his sister along with him.

This left the old father, who had purposely dressed in matching parent-child outfits for the experience, standing in the wind, staring blankly.

What was he doing here?

Had he already become an unneeded empty-nester?