Translator: Deyonna
Jon was directly stunned by the clear analysis, and his honey-colored eyes brimmed with admiration for Chen Xinyue.
“So it’s like that…”
He grinned, revealing a set of eight teeth, and he smiled brightly, like the sunshine.
“Captain, rest assured, I guarantee that I will successfully complete the mission!”
Four hours later—
Jon’s smiling face fell.
He sat alone on the cracked concrete roadside, like an abandoned child.
To ensure that Jon wouldn’t be discovered by some people with ill intentions, Chen Xinyue deliberately took a detour and dropped him off in a more distant location.
At this time, the summer is scorching, with the sun shining high in the sky.
Jon crouched behind a dilapidated billboard, looking like a salted fish about to be dried under the sun. He looked behind at nothing and then looked ahead at nothing.
At present, in his field of vision, besides the rugged and cracked road in front of him, as well as various debris and rocks on the roadside, there was nothing else.
After waiting for more than four hours, Jon somewhat began to doubt the captain’s judgment, but he quickly shook his head.
“No! How could the captain’s judgment be wrong?! It must be because I haven’t worked hard enough!”
The curly-haired puppy made a fist, encouraging himself in his heart.
“I will work hard to complete the mission! Just wait a bit more!”
And so, after another hour of waiting, the curly-haired puppy finally caught sight of a person. The small figure appeared in the blistering hot air, almost distorted by the heat.
He immediately stood up with joy in his heart, looking into the distance. But in just a second, Jon’s excitement faded, and his face fell once again.
Because the person who arrived was not a mysterious and powerful decontamination officer, but just a middle-aged uncle that is half-dead from exhaustion.
The person was wearing a dirty polo shirt and floral underpants and had an unkempt beard. He walked unsteadily, as if he were about to stumble and faint at any moment.
And at that moment, the middle-aged uncle also caught sight of Jon, dressed in his military investigator’s combat uniform. His eyes instantly lit up, and a feeble shout came from his throat.
“Hey~”
Jon extremely wanted to pretend that he didn’t hear, but the other person staggered straight towards him. Every time the uncle took a breath, it sounded like a broken bellows being pulled.
“You, you’re a military investigator, right? I… I came to provide support…”
Support?
Jon’s expression turned strange and puzzled. He was about to ask for clarification.
But the next second—
Bang!
The uncle suddenly hugged Jon tightly, unexpectedly pressing down on his body.
“Hurry… Hurry, take me to the supply station…”
“Hey! What are you…!”
Before Jon could finish his sentence, the uncle hanging onto him suddenly fainted.
“???”
Jon was shocked and panicked.
“Hey! Hey! You wake up!”
But the other person showed no response. Jon was both anxious and uncertain of what to do. While he had received training in battlefield first aid, it primarily focused on treating external injuries. He had never learned how to treat illnesses!
The anxious, curly-haired puppy began to feel tangled. He had been waiting here for almost five hours, yet there was still no sign of the decontamination officer’s arrival. In addition, there is no news on his captain’s side.
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Could it be that the decontamination officer took a different route to expedite their arrival? That’s why he’s waiting until now?
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Although he may not be strong in terms of combat and not very quick-witted, he possessed remarkable endurance and the ability to endure hardships.
It was precisely because of this that Chen Xinyue chose him in the first place, as he was average in all aspects.
The side path is rugged and very difficult to walk on, but it serves as a shortcut. While it took Jon an hour to get here by car, it only took him half an hour to walk back.
He planned to take the unconscious guy to see Doctor Xu first, and then find Officer Yuan Ye to explain the situation.
As the only person at the supply station who knew medical skills, Old Man Xu continued to fulfill his duties as a doctor, even though the clinic was sealed off.
He renovated his own home and turned it into a temporary clinic.
However, when Jon found Doctor Xu’s residence and hurriedly handed the guy over to the junior apprentice, he unexpectedly discovered that Yuan Ye and his captain were also in the place.
“Captain?! Officer Yuan Ye?! Why are you both here?”
Jon carried the uncle on his back under the scorching sun for over half an hour. His whole body was drenched in sweat, and his hair was completely wet, making him look like a puppy that had fallen into the water.
“En, you’re back?”
Chen Xinyue was also surprised. She had just planned to drive and pick him up.
“I found the person, but he wasn’t very cooperative. He attempted to escape in his car, so I had to use some extreme measures and directly overturned his car. Afterward, I brought him here to catch his breath before proceeding with the interrogation.”
As she spoke, the woman glanced and gestured towards the man next to her, who was bundled up like a rice dumpling. Jon followed her gaze and noticed that the other person’s distinctive triangular eyes were swollen to the point where only a narrow slit remained.
“……”
For some reason, at that moment, Jon felt an additional layer of awe towards his captain.
As for why Yuan Ye was here—
Last night, he accidentally damaged someone’s house, so he came here to compensate for the damages.
“No need, no need!”
The old man waved his hand repeatedly, and the laugh lines on his face wrinkled together.
“That house, I had originally promised to give it to you. If it weren’t for you, Xiaoyuan, this old man’s life would have been long gone. Not to mention that night with the king creature’s invasion… Anyway, it is us who should be thanking you.”
Yuan Ye didn’t know how to respond to such excessive enthusiasm, so in the end, he simply squeezed out the words.
“…Up to you.”
“Oh, right, Xiaoyuan, how is your injury? I specifically prepared some new medicine for you, all neatly packaged. You…”
“Don’t bother.”
Yuan Ye’s tone was very flat.
He indeed didn’t need those bitter and astringent concoctions that required boiling and were quite troublesome. Besides, his own healing speed was faster than any of those.
Moreover, this guy grew his own herbs, harvested them, and even processed them. After all the hard work for several months, he only managed to obtain such a small amount. Why waste it on himself?
Yuan Ye didn’t bother to mention all those reasons. He simply said the words.
“It’s of no use to me.”
“Oh, oh, okay…”
Old Man Xu’s face suddenly became sad and disappointed. He is actually not a professionally trained doctor. He came from a humble background and relied on his own exploration and accumulated experience to gradually reach where he is today.
So when faced with others’ doubts, Old Man Xu actually lacks confidence.
From an outsider’s perspective, at this moment, Yuan Ye may seem like a very arrogant, cold-hearted, and unkind person.
The little octopus squatting on Yuan Ye’s shoulder sighed. This terrible way of handling interpersonal relationships really gave the octopus a headache.
The little octopus thought for a moment, then suddenly hooked onto the young man’s ear and crawled on top of his head.
At that moment, Yuan Ye’s entire body seemed to be under a petrification spell, frozen in place, and he dared not move.
And at this moment, Doctor Xu’s gaze was suddenly drawn to the small octopus on the top of the youth’s head.
Ye Yunfan didn’t know how to express thank you in sign language, so he simply extended two small tentacles and pointed toward Yuan Ye, then made a big heart sign towards the old doctor.
The person stood there in a daze, and his sad expression instantly dissipated, replaced by a smile.
“Xiaoyuan, your ‘little jellyfish’ is truly smart and cute.”
Many wealthy aristocrats in the main city would raise some evolved species as pets. Obviously, Old Man Xu also thinks the same is true for Yuan Ye.
[Smart!]
[We are smart!]
[Uh-huh! He has very good eyes!]
The little tentacles are very proud.
Ye Yunfan’s emotions resonated with the little tentacles, and he suddenly started to feel unreasonably proud as well, even wanting to strike a pose.
But soon, Ye Yunfan remembered that he was actually an adult, so he felt a little embarrassed about his behavior.
Yuan Ye immediately shifted his attention, and the stiffness and coldness in his eyebrows and eyes dissipated a lot.
“You think it’s smart?”
As being cute, Yuan Ye didn’t question it.
“Of course!”
Old Man Xu clearly has a ten-level benefactor filter towards Yuan Ye and so he continues to praise it.
“I’ve lived by the seaside for decades and have never seen such cute and intelligent evolved species.”
If it were to be sold on the black market, it could fetch a sky-high price.
But Old Man Xu did not say these words out loud. He is very good at reading people and knows how to conduct himself. So, even though Yuan Ye often said things that sounded cold, the old man did not take them to heart.
Seeing Yuan Ye’s interest in this topic, Old Man Xu continues to smile and say.
“And some evolved species have high intelligence, equivalent to a child of a few years old. If you patiently teach it, it might become smarter in the future.”
“Oh, I see.”
Only has the intelligence of a child of a few years old. No wonder it’s so stupid. When injured, it doesn’t know where to run.
Yuan Ye nodded thoughtfully, absorbing this suggestion.
“That’s a good idea. I’ll teach it.”
Watching the two of them chatting happily, Ye Yunfan finally felt relieved. However, he did not take Yuan Ye’s words of “I’ll teach it” to heart.
At this time, Yuan Ye suddenly said, “I remember you found a lot of surgical knives in the occupied area. I want a few of them.”
The reason why Yuan Ye knew this was because he was the one who rescued Old Man Xu from the occupied area.
He didn’t say he would buy them because he was afraid that the other party would say some warm and polite words that would make it difficult for him to respond.
“Okay! Okay! No problem!”
Compared to medicine, surgical knives are not considered a rare thing.
Old Man Xu quickly handed him a few.
The little octopus no longer paid attention to the conversation between the two. He jumped off the young man’s head and reattached himself to his metal shoulder guard.
Ye Yunfan was seriously contemplating at the moment: If this place becomes his exclusive domain in the future, should he ask Yuan Ye to arrange a parasol for him?
Ye Yunfan was deep in thought at that moment. In the future, if this place were to become his exclusive domain, should he ask Yuan Ye to arrange a parasol for him?
Without air conditioning in the summer, having to run around outdoors is really unbearable.
The little octopus patted the metal shoulder guard, and his beautiful blue eyes seemed to have lost their luster.
“Master! Master!”
Just then, a terrified scream from the junior apprentice echoed through the house, and soon a youth who looked about the same age as Jon ran out in a panic.
For a moment, everyone turned their heads toward the sound.
“He… he…”
The junior apprentice pointed at Jon with a horrified look on his face.
“The man he brought… buried himself.”
Jon: “……?”
Huh???
For a moment, everyone stood blankly in place.
Captain Chen was the first to react and swiftly pulled Jon into the house. Old Man Xu was also stunned and bewildered and hurriedly followed behind to see what was going on.
As soon as they entered the house, they indeed saw a human-shaped mound of soil.
So, in an instant, everyone in the room turned their gaze towards Jon.
“I, I didn’t, I haven’t, I don’t know him!”
Jon spoke incoherently, almost biting off his tongue. Chen Xinyue frowned and gave the curly-haired puppy a hard slap on the back.
Slap—
“Straighten out your tongue and speak properly!”
The captain’s majesty was quite intimidating to Jon, so he immediately became more organized with his words.
“He… he fainted on me, and asked me to take him back to the supply station. After that, I carried him back. I really don’t know him.”
Yuan Ye, on the contrary, didn’t look at Jon, and didn’t even enter the room. He just stared at Old Man Xu’s junior apprentice, who ran out, looking pensive.
This description sounds somewhat familiar.
At that moment, there was a movement from the mound of soil. Everyone in the room held their breath and stared at it with an intense gaze.
Chen Xinyue silently reached for her gun. She had never encountered such a strange situation before, and her first reaction was to suspect that the other person might be contaminated by otherworldly creatures.
Otherwise, how could a normal person bury himself?
Crack—
The mound of soil broke open, and a dirty middle-aged uncle suddenly sat up as if rising back from the dead.
“Water… hurry, give me a glass of water…”
He seemed as if he had just finished running a 1500-meter race, gasping for breath. The sound coming from his lungs was like a broken bellows.
Click.
However, what responded to him was the sound of a gun being cocked. Chen Xinyue’s face darkened, emanating a murderous and biting cold aura.
“Who are you?”
“I… I am a decontamination officer… here to support the supply station.”
As soon as this answer came out, Jon’s face suddenly went blank.
…ah?
He couldn’t help but ask again.
“You say it again. What are you?”
The middle-aged uncle: “…A decontamination officer.”
Translator’s Corner: Please forgive me for the late update! I encountered a problem at work and was super tired, so I wasn’t able to update yesterday. By the way, I’ll be working overtime for the next two weeks, so I think I should take a break. I’ll probably be back on the 8th of April.
Also, I have just exhausted my stockpile, which is why the updates are late. I had planned to translate 2-4 chapters for the stockpile if I have enough energy after working overtime.
Thanks for the chapter and take care of yourself!
Rest up~ don’t push yourself too much but thankyou for the chapter!
Thank you for the update and good luck with your work! Make sure to take some rest❤
Thank you for the chapter❤️❤️. Hope you don’t don’t overwork yourself and get enough rest.
Thanks for the chapter and take care of yourself
Our new friend seems to be struggling😂 are we gonna have a ninja octopus, each limb holds a different scalpel? That would be so funny😁
Thank you for the chapter!!🩷
Good luck at work!! (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b
Thank you for the update 🤣❤️🐙
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
Thank you for the update! I hope you’re okay, overtime is always the worst.
I love how Ye Yunfan has decided to become Yuan Yue’s emotion ambassador (the imagine of an octopus sitting on his head making a heart sign is adorable!!!)
Girlie, stop apologizing for late updates every chapter, no one is blaming you
Don’t push yourself and please choose health over deadlines, chill