Wei Shishi’s words made Xu Ying and Li Wenxi stunned for two seconds, and then they looked at each other.
On the other end of the voice line, Wei Shishi didn't say anything else.
"Um, you mean Wei Bo...his temperament changed drastically and he also lost his memory?" Xu Ying asked cautiously, her throat rolling.
“… No, I was wrong.” Wei Shishi suddenly changed her words, “Grandpa was indeed depressed for a while, and his temperament changed drastically, but that was because of the death of my parents. There was a reason for Grandpa’s change.”
"Your parents..." Xu Ying opened her mouth.
"I'm sorry for reminding you of sad things." Li Wenxi said apologetically.
"It's been a long time. I was only five years old at the time." Wei Shishi's voice did not contain any sadness. "My parents' faces are already blurred in my memory."
Xu Ying suddenly realized.
No wonder…
She also found it strange why Wei Bo, a man in his seventies or eighties, abdicated.
You know, the Wei family is a family that controls the main military force, and the head of the Wei family has heavy responsibilities and a lot of work to do.
As a result, Wei Bo, an old man in his seventies or eighties, is still in office. He is truly too dedicated.
Moreover, when he met with her to discuss business, he had to bring along his granddaughter, who was only in her twenties.
It turns out that it’s because…
The next generation heir died
"Grandpa had only one son, my father. The death of my parents was a big blow to him, so it was normal for his temperament to change drastically at that time." Wei Shishi said softly.
"Yes, it is." Xu Ying also felt that Wei Bai should be fine.
She had met Wei Bo face to face at that time, and from her point of view, Wei Bo was an absolutely normal person.
He is not a mutant or genetically modified human, and his physical abilities are within the range of normal humans.
but…
Some things cannot be taken lightly.
Although Xu Ying didn't think there was anything wrong with Wei Bai, she still needed to confirm it.
Well, let’s go talk to Wei Bo about what happened fifty years ago and see how much he still remembers.
However, she was somewhat concerned about the matter concerning Wei Shishi's parents.
"Um..." Xu Ying hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Can I ask how your parents died? According to what you said before, mutant creatures will not attack human settlements in the past few decades, so you should be in no danger..."
"It's just that there is no invasion from foreign enemies." Wei Shishi's tone remained calm. "When there are no foreign enemies, the greatest enemy of mankind is mankind itself."
"Ah, so that's it..."
This is indeed true.
Thousands of years ago, when humans were the absolute rulers of the earth, when other creatures were basically unable to cause harm to humans, humans' greatest enemies were indeed their own kind.
From personal grudges to national interests, abnormal deaths are very common.
"this… "
Xu Ying wanted to ask for more details.
You know, Wei Shishi’s parents should be the successor heads of the Wei family.
Forget ordinary people. The successor of the Wei family has a superior status in the entire underground human base, and the protection is very strict. If they die, it is basically not due to accidents, but someone...
Premeditated murder
However, just as she was about to ask some details, Wei Shishi spoke up.
"I have already marked the area you mentioned. Our people are already heading there. I will be there soon."
Wei Shishi did not continue talking about what happened just now. Instead, her voice became cold and she started to deal with business.
"Oh, okay. You're coming too? You probably didn't get any rest tonight, did you?" Xu Ying asked.
"I've slept for an hour, which is long enough. Let's confirm your findings first." As he spoke, a dead tone came from the other end of the voice line.
Xu Ying and Li Wenxi looked at each other.
"You hung up so quickly." Xu Ying curled her lips.
Forget it. It always feels bad to ask that kind of thing over the voice.
After we meet, I'll find a chance to ask him in person.
"That grandpa, is there really something wrong with him?" Li Wenxi asked with some concern.
"As for him... I don't see what's wrong with him." Xu Ying told the truth.
Wei Bo's personality is indeed very different from what it was back then.
But it's not an unusual change.
After all, it has been fifty years.
He was young and frivolous back then, but fifty years later he became mature and steady. In Xu Ying's eyes, this was a very normal thing.
Moreover, in the conversation with him, I can still feel the temperament he had back then.
So, she felt that there should be no problem with Wei Bo.
But the death of the successor of the Wei family...
There must be something fishy going on here!
Maybe it has something to do with those running dogs, and maybe Wei Bo knows something.
Wait a moment…
From this point of view, Wei Bo might have some connection with those lackeys
"Oh my, my head is going to explode!" Xu Ying rubbed her head in distress. She was not good at analyzing these things. "Let's go over there and meet up with Wei Shishi first."
"good."
When the two women arrived at the area, the neighborhood had already been blocked.
"That's so fast." Li Wenxi said in surprise.
At the same time, she also saw Wei Shishi.
The two women walked over and were not stopped.
Wei Shishi had just finished assigning tasks to the last team, and then the group of fully armed people with professional tools dispersed.
"The teleportation decoration you mentioned is definitely made of metal, right?" Wei Shishi asked Xu Ying directly when she saw the two women coming.
"I think so..."
"What do you mean by 'should'?" Wei Shishi frowned immediately, "You don't know either?"
"I know! I was indeed a metal pillar at the beginning, but... I don't know if it is still the same now." Xu Ying looked at the people around who were conducting exploration. "If it hasn't changed much since I was there, then it should be made of metal."
Wei Shishi nodded slightly, then looked at Li Wenxi who was looking around: "Li Wenxi, you can find metal ores, but you can't find finished metal tools?"
"Not that I can't." Li Wenxi continued to observe the surroundings. "The locations of metal minerals are relatively clearer, while the perception of finished metal products is much weaker. They probably don't want me to misjudge finished metal products as mineral resources. However, I can still sense them, although they are a bit hazy."
"Oh?" Xu Ying looked at Li Wenxi and asked in surprise, "Sister-in-law, your ability can also sense metal products? I didn't even know..."
"Well, but..." Li Wenxi stopped looking around and shook his head. "At least I can't feel the huge metal pillars you mentioned. If they are really that big and close to the ground, I should be able to notice them."
"Let's do a carpet search first." Wei Shishi said, "The perception is very vague, so it can't be considered accurate. Regarding what Xu Ying said, I must get a clear answer."
"You seem... very concerned about this?" Xu Ying looked at her and asked, "I was actually worried that if you thought I was talking nonsense and ignored me, what would I do? I didn't expect you didn't even doubt it."
Wei Shishi's expression changed slightly.
"Do you... already have some clues?" Xu Ying and Wei Shishi looked at each other face to face, "Did you discover something before?"
Xu Ying just told Wei Shishi a hypothesis. Is it necessary to call so many people to dig deep into the ground when everyone is sleeping
All the team members looked a little listless, obviously having been woken up from their sleep.
She took it so seriously, she must have thought of something and felt that what Xu Ying said was possible, which was why she wanted to verify it so urgently.
“… Let’s verify the authenticity of what you said first.”
Xu Ying came close to her: "Is it related to your parents... I was wrong, don't look at me like that, it's scary..."
Seeing the coldness in Wei Shishi's eyes, Xu Ying immediately raised her hands in surrender and took two steps back. Finally, she said, "This matter concerns the fate of the entire human race. I hope you can think it through and it's best not to hide anything."
Wei Shishi didn't say anything.
Time passed by minute by minute. About half an hour later, hundreds of team members completed their tasks and gathered again.
There were no findings.
"It seems that your guess is not true." Wei Shishi looked at Xu Ying, and her expression became much more relaxed.
"...Are you sure there are no omissions in your detection?" Xu Ying frowned.
"Although our Wei family is not specifically responsible for resource collection, the tools we have are capable of detecting metals about ten meters below the ground. In order to avoid any mistakes, I asked them to detect this area three times."
Xu Ying had just tried the detection tool and it was indeed effective.
"If that's the case... then maybe I really made a mistake?" Xu Ying asked doubtfully, "But... if it's not a teleportation device, then what's going on with this contaminated area? Could it be because of mutant creatures?"
As she spoke, she looked at Li Wenxi, who had been silent, and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"
At this moment, Li Wenxi indeed looked up at the dome of the underground world.
"Is there anything up there... Ah!" Xu Ying clapped her hands, "Right above here, it's near the mining site!"
Wei Shishi also looked up.
At this moment, on the dome directly above, there were countless crystal minerals emitting bright white light arranged in a disorderly manner.
It looks no different from other areas.
But this place is indeed very close to the mining spot that Li Wenxi pointed out!
Very close!
"It's the mining site." Li Wenxi said thoughtfully, "The mining site on the dome is a whole piece, occupying a large area, and right above here, it's near the edge of the mining area."
"Tell me, is it possible that... the transmission device you mentioned is not underground, but in..."
Li Wenxi looked at the two women and pointed upwards: "In the sky?"
"… Very likely!" Xu Ying immediately gave a clear answer, "It's even more likely than being underground!"
"Why?" Wei Shishi turned her head and looked at her and asked.
"Because this is already an underground world, it is already separated from the ground by this barrier." Xu Ying pointed to the dome, "If we bury the transmission device underground in the underground world, then the transmission device may... have poor reception."
"But if it is embedded in the dome... maybe these problems can be solved." Xu Ying looked up again, squinting slightly at the dome two or three thousand meters away, "After all... your dome is their ground."
"I just had the same thought." Li Wenxi nodded, and then raised his doubts, "But if that's the case, how do you explain the contaminated soil?"
Could the teleportation device in the dome also contaminate the soil below
In what method
Could it be...
"The waste from the conveyor is liquid. If it drips down, it can also pollute the soil." Xu Ying explained, "In short, it is indeed possible."
There is basically no wind in the underground base, and the air flows slowly. Liquid falling from a high altitude will not be blown away, and it is possible for it to drip right below.
"I see." Wei Shishi's face was a little solemn. "It seems that the mining above will start immediately. It's just... I can't help much."
"Why?" Xu Ying looked at her.
"Our Wei family is not responsible for the mining of ore. It is the Yuan family that is responsible for resource mining."
The Yuan family, another of the three families, is mainly responsible for the mining, storage and utilization of various resources, and is responsible for managing the economy of the entire human settlement.
Simply put, it is the family that controls resources and the economy.
The same tradition has been passed down for thousands of years.
Although Xu Xin shuffled the cards several times during this period.
"Yuan family..." Xu Ying hesitated, "Should I go look for them?"
"Grandpa should be talking to the head of the Yuan family now." Wei Shishi looked towards the city, towards the three tallest buildings.
"The Yuan family is different from our Wei family. We feel that tall buildings are too conspicuous and easy to destroy. If something unexpected happens, we will put ourselves in danger. Therefore, our building is basically only used as a special watchtower. After all, the height is there."
"But most of the Yuan family live directly in their high-rise building, and their head of the family lives on the top three floors, where he can overlook the entire city at any time. Grandpa may be in their high-rise building right now."
Li Wenxi said with some concern: "If there is any problem with the Yuan family, won't your old man be in danger?"
"Don't worry about that." Wei Shishi shook her head. "It's impossible for the three of us to attack each other. With my grandfather personally taking action, we should be able to start work today. When the time comes, you can all..."
At this time, Wei Shishi's expression changed slightly and she clicked the earphones in her ears.
It was the same one she had given to Li Wenxi before.
"Grandpa, on your side... what? The other party disagrees? Why?"
"Okay, I understand."
Wei Shishi tapped the headset again, then frowned: "The conversation... failed."
Xu Ying looked at the building in the distance: "No mining?"
"Yes." Wei Shishi nodded, "The other party said that mining the dome might cause large-scale collapse. Their technology is not yet sufficient for safe mining, which might cause hidden dangers to the safety of the city. So they rejected Grandpa's proposal."
"This reason is really... irrefutable." Xu Ying was somewhat helpless.
Indeed, if the sky really fell, a lot of people would probably die.
Li Wenxi looked up at the dome again: "There is something, I don't know if it's my illusion."
"What?" Both girls turned to look at her.
"Well... When I first saw the mining area above, I had a feeling that it was a half-mined mining area."
Li Wenxi's words surprised both women.
“… If the alien invaders hadn’t mined it themselves, the only one capable of mining underground would be the Yuan family.” Wei Shishi said in a deep voice.
"So they said they don't have the ability to mine because they don't have the technology." Xu Ying said softly, and at the same time she began to think, "Could it be that they want to hide something?"
Li Wenxi stopped looking up at the sky and rubbed his neck. He guessed, "For example, was that teleportation device put there by them?"
"If that's true..." Xu Ying looked at the buildings in the city and sighed, "Then the Yuan family is really amazing."
"Don't be prejudiced." Wei Shishi's expression was also a little ugly, but she still said rationally, "It needs to be investigated."