Doomsday group favorite: I will win with my three brothers

Chapter 279 The Eldest Young Master of the Xue Family

Upon entering the base, it was discovered that a huge net had been strung up on the perimeter wall, covering the entire base and keeping out all kinds of mosquitoes and other insects.

The netting appeared to have been specially treated, as not a single mosquito landed on it, thus not affecting the base's lighting.

The place in the base where ordinary survivor affairs are handled is called the Affairs Hall, and the place where survivors exchange resources is called the Exchange Hall. The two halls are not in the same direction.

Zhao Shikang didn't plan to linger here for too long. The four of them split into two groups. He and Gao Jue went to exchange gasoline and fresh water, while Zhao Lexi accompanied Xue Hua to inquire about the whereabouts of her relatives.

Whether there are dates or not, let's try our luck with a shot.

Zhao Shikang was a little worried: "Brother Gao, what if those two girls...?"

"Yes!" Gao Jue said without hesitation. One was a stunning beauty, the other a little girl, and both were unfamiliar faces. They were bound to cause trouble. "The bigger the commotion, the easier it will be to find them. Lele is not afraid of trouble."

The bigger the commotion, the more people will know about what happened at Jingshan Temple, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"That's true." Zhao Shikang felt relieved, thinking about his sister's abilities.

As Gao Jue had expected, the two women were stopped before they even reached the office.

This was a young man in a suit and tie, with fair skin and a pair of narrow eyes staring greedily at Xue Hua, as if not looking at her even once would be a loss.

The fact that he can afford to wear a suit in the apocalypse, and that he looks clean and tidy, suggests that he has some connections.

"You look familiar, young lady! Haven't we met before?"

Zhao Lexi disliked his gaze. She stood in front of Xue Hua, barely blocking the young man's eyes, and tilted her head slightly, saying, "Don't you have a mother? Why are you going around claiming relatives everywhere?"

Xue Hua didn't want to cause trouble, so she grabbed Zhao Lexi's hand and said, "I don't know you." She then turned to walk past him.

The young man gave Zhao Lexi a disapproving look, but because he was unsure of their relationship, he didn't immediately change his expression. However, he turned around and followed the two of them, saying, "Miss, once you're here, it's like you're at home. With me, Xue Zheng, protecting you, no one can bully you."

"Buzz buzz buzz, how annoying! Why didn't I throw you out of the net? Are you a spy sent by a fly?" Zhao Lexi said irritably.

"The beautiful girl already hates you, but you're still sticking to her like a leech. Xue Zheng, you really have no self-awareness." At this moment, a young man of similar age to Xue Zheng also came up. He was a bit darker than Xue Zheng, but he had regular features, a strong body, and looked more upright.

“Beautiful lady, my name is Li Hou. I am a member of the Li family. Our clan is the second largest family in the Jianghai Base. I am a direct descendant of the clan. I fell in love with you at first sight. I hope you will consider me.”

Xue Zheng was furious: "Li Hou, don't you know about the order of arrival?!"

"Love has no order of precedence." Li Hou didn't even look at Xue Zheng, only at Xue Hua. "Is this your first time at the Jianghai base, young lady? If you need anything, feel free to ask me. I'm willing to serve you faithfully."

“I’m willing too!” Xue Zheng immediately said. “Our Xue family is the number one family in the Jianghai base. Don’t be fooled by his sweet words, young lady. He already has three wives.”

Li Hou's smile remained unchanged: "Those three are my cousins, and they are temporarily staying at my home."

As they spoke, the four of them had already reached the entrance of the administration office.

Li Houdao: "I have a cousin who works here. Is the young lady facing some difficulties?"

Xue Hua spoke up: "I'm looking for someone." "Who?" the two asked in unison.

"My parents." Xue Hua led Zhao Lexi inside, ignoring the two people, and walked up to a staff member, asking, "Hello, what procedures do I need to go through to find someone?"

The staff member was a woman in her forties. When she saw Xue Hua's appearance, she was stunned for a moment. Then, looking at the two young men beside her, she understood what was going on. She rolled her eyes at them and smiled at Xue Hua, saying, "Little girl, what are their names? I'll look for them in the base for you."

"My dad's name is Xue Haifeng, and my mom's name is Liu Ying."

When Xue Zheng heard the name Xue Haifeng, he paused for a moment, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Li Hou, standing to the side, froze, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Something was definitely amiss. Zhao Lexi grabbed his arm and said, "Brother, don't rush off."

Li Hou struggled with all his might, but could not break free. He was secretly shocked. What kind of strength did this little girl have? Why could he, a level four evolved human, not break free?

He immediately realized that the girl was stronger than him.

Unable to escape and unwilling to turn against him, Li Hou remained silent, as if in deep meditation.

The staff member clicked the search button on the keyboard, but found no results. They could only regretfully tell Xue Hua, "I'm sorry, the survivors I have registered here are not the people you are looking for."

Xue Hua was already prepared, so she wasn't too upset. She took the opportunity to post a task to find someone with a large reward, noting that there would be a reward for providing clues, and then led Zhao Lexi out of the office.

Xue Zheng and Xue Hua were inseparable, but Li Hou had no choice but to follow them.

Standing at the door, Zhao Lexi looked at Li Hou: "Brother knows my sister's parents!"

Li Hou didn't speak, but he could feel the small hand on his arm tightening little by little, like a pair of pliers. After thinking for a moment, he felt that he really didn't need to ruin his arm to protect someone else's privacy, so he obediently said, "I wouldn't say I know him, I've just heard about him."

"Tell me about it."

Li Hou glanced at Xue Zheng and suddenly smiled: "Speaking of which, Miss Xue and Brother Zheng should be related by blood, probably within the fifth degree of kinship."

Zheng's younger brother.

Xue Zheng got goosebumps listening to this, but when he heard the part about "within the five degrees of kinship," he immediately retorted, "Impossible! How could I not know who my own relatives are..."

His voice suddenly grew softer and softer.

Li Hou knew he must have remembered too, so he spoke without any restraint: "Xue Zheng's grandfather had an older brother, who was the eldest son of the eldest branch of the family and one of the first college students after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He was one of the best in his generation in terms of both status and ability, so the family had high hopes for him and he was the only candidate to be the clan leader. However, not long after he returned from his studies, he was bewitched by an actress and insisted on marrying her."

"and after?"

"Later, they were separated." Li Hou spread his hands. "The Xue family was a prominent family, and it was impossible for them to let him marry an actress as their future clan leader's wife, so they thought of eloping. However, after leaving the family, because the actress was too beautiful, they got into trouble and had to return to seek the family's protection. The eldest son of the Xue family married a lady of equal social standing according to the clan's arrangement. At that time, the country had long been a monogamous society, so the eldest son of the Xue family could not take that actress as a concubine, so he kept her outside and occasionally brought her some food."

"After the actress became pregnant, her appetite became enormous, and she often ate until she vomited. The eldest son of the Xue family indulged her eating, and eventually, because the baby was too big, the actress suffered a massive hemorrhage and died. At the time, in order to save the actress, the eldest son of the Xue family invited almost all the obstetricians in the hospital, which caused a great uproar, so many people knew about this. Because this matter became widely known, he lost his qualification to be the clan leader, and Xue Zheng's grandfather became the clan leader."

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