The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 50 The truth comes out
After Yao Dan finished speaking, she went to the bathtub and pulled Daji out. She teased, "Husband, look at her, isn't she so lovely, like a lotus emerging from the water? You two spent the whole night alone together, didn't you feel any passion?"

Yu Qing slapped Yao Dan and said, "You should also go soak for a few hours! Hurry up and wake Daji up."

"She'll probably wake up automatically once she's dried. Once the conditions for automatic hibernation are removed, she'll return to normal."

"Alright, let's talk about what you've gained. Have you made any major discoveries?" Yu Qing asked.

"It's disgusting. I don't want to talk about it. See for yourself." Yao Dan handed him the glasses.

"You've all learned to throw tantrums at me, haven't you? I think so."

However, the footage was indeed quite chaotic. Jiro was jumping around a lot, so what he recorded was scattered and shaky. Before most of the things were clearly visible, the camera would move on to something else.

After looking at it for a while, Yu Qing finally found a useful clue. He looked at it several times and felt that there was a structural symbol that seemed vaguely familiar.

He handed the glasses back to Yao Dan and said, "Have we seen this symbol somewhere before? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before! I just can't remember where."

Yao Dan took the glasses and examined them carefully for a while before exclaiming, "I remember now! Isn't this the logo of Shengdi Company?!"

Are you sure you're not mistaken?

“That’s right. There are three arrow-like things pointing to the sky in its design, implying that ‘Shengtian Company’ will be shot down. The feature is too obvious.”

"So, Changlin was created by Shengdi Company, or at least they were involved in creating it. These guys really went to great lengths to make money."

Yao Dan returned the glasses to Yu Qing and said, "There's more to come, keep reading."

Yu Qing watched for a while longer, but there was nothing new to see, and he was almost dozing off. After watching for a few more minutes, Erlang ran into a workshop, where a lifeless humanoid corpse was being dismantled into parts by a machine, which were neatly piled up in different places.

No wonder Yao Dan said "disgusting"; it was a feeling of shared sorrow for the fallen.

The next scene shows a robotic arm selecting usable parts from the remaining components and tossing them onto a conveyor belt. At the other end, several more robotic arms reassemble the parts, even filling in some gaps with a mud-like substance.

Yu Qing thought, "This must be the prop-like humanoid figures that perform on the streets at night. No wonder it collapsed and was ruined. Shengdi Company has truly taken waste utilization to the extreme."

Yu Qing took off his glasses and stopped looking.

Yan'er said, "Really? You're not going to watch the important parts?"

How do you know I didn't see it?

"If I had seen it, this shouldn't be my reaction..."

Yu Qing picked up his glasses again and looked for a long time, but found nothing of value. Just as he was about to scold Yan'er for talking nonsense, a scene suddenly caught his eye, making him shudder. They were cutting up the corpses of Gu She and several others into pieces…

Yu Qing paused, hesitating whether to continue watching. Ultimately, he overcame his fear and watched on. He saw the robotic arms accurately slicing different parts into strips and packing them into various boxes.

At this moment, Yu Qing gagged a few times and took off his glasses. He didn't want to look anymore.

Yao Dan quickly patted his back gently to help him spit out the water. While patting him, she asked, "Did you see...that scene?"

Yu Qing nodded.

At this moment, Yan'er blurted out, "You still don't know where those things ended up, do you? Yao Dan and I followed them later..."

Yao Dan quickly stopped Yan'er from continuing. Yu Qing urged, "Yan'er, don't listen to Yao Dan, just say what you're saying, I'm fine."

Yan'er hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "The meat has all been sent to the dining area..."

Yu Qing, who had been ignoring the warning, now felt his stomach churning violently, and he felt like he wanted to vomit his intestines out. He quickly ran to the bathroom and threw himself onto the toilet.

Yao Dan and Yan'er hurriedly followed, one patting his back and the other wiping his mouth with her sleeve. At this moment, Daji also woke up and ran in, asking in confusion, "Has the virus flared up? What should we do…?"

Yao Dan interrupted her, yelling, "Virus my foot!"

Yan'er whispered the reason to Daji in her ear.

Yu Qing felt a little better and raised his head, saying, "Daji is awake? I want you and Yan'er to do something for me."

"Tell me, and we'll get right on it."

"Go and take the meat pies you bought that day, along with the box, and carry them outside the city to be thrown away."

"The box was lost too?"

"The boxes are lost too. You can buy some new boxes elsewhere after this is over. I will never eat meat again starting today. Buy some vegetarian food you see on the street, and preferably try to find synthetic food, like fruit."

"Then we'll get on it right away."

"Go early and come back early. It's safer to come back before dark."

After Daji and Yan'er left, Yu Qing rinsed his mouth with some water, then lay down on the bed without saying a word. Yao Dan sat on the edge of the bed and comforted him, "What you ate that day might not have been a problem, after all, there are so many places to eat here."

"Please, please don't bring this up again."

"Okay, let's talk about something else."

Yu Qing said angrily, "How much money can they save? They already own the entire ocean, and they still want to wipe a single drop of water off the rocks!"

Yao Dan didn't dare to reply and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Are we leaving here tomorrow?"

Yu Qing softened his tone and said, "Let's wait until Chang'e has figured out the situation in Qingtian City and returns before making a decision. The key is that we agreed to wait for her here."

"What was wrong with Daji just now? She actually thought of soaking herself in 100°C water!"

Yu Qing made a face and said, "You don't know, she kept pestering me, so I tricked her into disinfecting it in boiling water. I only knew that a hundred or two hundred degrees wouldn't hurt you, I never knew something like this would happen."

Yao Dan laughed loudly, "Husband, you're so naughty! When Daji comes back, I'll tell her and make her settle accounts with you."

Yu Qing grabbed Yao Dan's hand and pleaded, "Please don't tell Daji! I only told you this because I trust you, understand?"

Yao Dan hugged Yu Qing tightly and said, "Now it's my turn to pester you. You better come up with a plan to trick me, or I'll eat you alive."

Yu Qing panicked and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Yao Dan chuckled and said, "Alright, I forgive your inaction."

(End of this chapter)