Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups-Chapter 1158 - 563_2

Fang Cheng glanced at her and went straight to the point:

"I want to know, during the time the Bloodthorn Mercenary Corps captured and imprisoned you, how did they contact the military for transactions? Did anyone else come to inspect the goods?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned, thought for a moment, and then shook her head:

"No."

"After we were captured by Bloodthorn, we were kept in a small dark room in the basement, completely unaware of the outside situation, and we didn’t see anyone other than those Bloodthorn members.

"It wasn’t until last night that we were secretly moved to the roof terrace in preparation for the transaction."

As she said this, a look of lingering fear appeared on her face:

"At that time, I heard that black-skinned dwarf talking to the masked man, saying they were preparing to package us and sell us to someone in the military. It seemed... we were to be sent to the laboratory as materials."

"What about your identity information?"

Fang Cheng stared intently at her and continued to ask:

"Didn’t the military have any records?"

"Absolutely not, I can guarantee it."

Jiang Yun realized something and answered with great certainty.

To prove she was not lying, she straightened her back eagerly, looking directly at Fang Cheng.

"Why?"

Fang Cheng asked in a deep voice. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Jiang Yun’s expression darkened. She instinctively glanced at Xu Kuan beside her and only spoke bitterly when she saw Xu Kuan giving her an encouraging look:

"Because both Brother Kuan and I... have experienced some not-so-good things."

"To completely cut ties with the past, we both chose to leave our hometown, spent all our savings to buy brand new fake identities, and lived in East Capital."

"We lived cautiously, only looking for jobs in small workshops, and renting in city villages where ID registration wasn’t required. We rarely interacted with colleagues, fearing others would discover our abnormalities."

At this moment, Xu Kuan took the initiative to reach out and tightly grasped Jiang Yun’s slightly cold hand.

Jiang Yun smiled at him, and a trace of gentle memory flashed in her eyes:

"Later, through a chance encounter, Brother Kuan helped me... and we realized that we were both mutants with special abilities."

"In this unfamiliar city, danger lurked everywhere. We had personally witnessed mutants exposing their identities being captured by the authorities or harmed by so-called kindred."

"The two of us were very lucky, but we dared not trust anyone, only clung to each other for warmth, like two mice hiding in the sewers, carefully avoiding all the light, fearing exposure would lead to death."

As she said this, she paused, her gaze shifting to the child curled up in the corner:

"As for Bean, she’s an orphan, she doesn’t even have a full name."

"Unless the Bloodthorn people are prophetic immortals, they definitely have no idea where she comes from."

Fang Cheng nodded slightly upon hearing her, coming to terms with the situation.

The situation seemed better than expected.

Bloodthorn captured mutants to use as commodities in transactions with the military, focusing on their "mutant" attributes rather than their real registered identities.

And since it’s a black market deal that can’t see the light of day, it definitely won’t follow proper procedures.

After all, trafficking in human lives is no small crime.

The words of the woman in front of him sounded very credible, and for now, there shouldn’t be any concern about the military tracing them here.

At least, besides members of the Illuminati, all those who had seen them, whether from the Bloodthorn Mercenary Corps, military contacts, or the thugs from the Flying Crane Gang, were now just corpses.

No,

there’s still a red-haired foreigner lying on the operating table.

This thought flashed through Fang Cheng’s mind swiftly, his expression unchanged, and then he asked:

"Do you have any plans for the future?"

As soon as he asked this question, the air in the room became heavier once again.

Xu Kuan and Jiang Yun exchanged a glance, seeing the confusion and deep worry in each other’s eyes.

Plans?

After what happened last night, they didn’t have any plans anymore.

"We... don’t know."

Xu Kuan lowered his head, his voice dry and hoarse, his hands painfully clutching his hair:

"We definitely can’t go back to where we lived before, we’ve lost our jobs, and who knows if we’ll encounter evil people like Bloodthorn again... we really don’t know where else to go."

Even though they had escaped the Demon Cave, there seemed to be no place for them in this vast world.

At this time, the Professor, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward and said with a serious tone:

"Although your identities are not exposed for the moment, for safety’s sake, I recommend that you stay here for the time being and not go anywhere."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun and Xu Kuan’s bodies instantly tensed, a hint of suspicion flashed in their eyes.

The Professor seemed oblivious to their reactions and continued to analyze calmly:

"The battle last night took place in the city center. The commotion was too great and the impact extremely negative, especially with the crash of the armed helicopter and the death of an entire squad of special operations personnel. It was a monumental disgrace for the military."

"Based on the information we’ve gathered, the military has now sealed off all entry and exit points in East Capital and is conducting a massive manhunt for suspicious individuals throughout the city."

The Professor paused and glanced over at both of them:

"East Capital is now a giant inescapable net. Once you step out of this door, you will very likely be detected for anomalies and captured again."

This was no alarmist talk.

The faces of Jiang Yun and Xu Kuan instantly turned deathly pale.

Bean shrank further, burying her head deep in her knees, not daring to move.

As if there were beasts just outside.

It took a while before Xu Kuan suddenly spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse:

"Then... do we have freedom of movement while living here? Can we leave at any time?"