What happened to the Delta Force? It turned into Arknights!

The sound was crisp and melodious, very pleasant to hear.

Talulah was dumbfounded. She stared intently at the card in Han Fei's hand and asked with a hint of disbelief, "You mean, this card was taken from my coat?"

Volume 1: Chapter 8 Whose Child?

"Yes."

Han Fei sat back down in his chair and fiddled with the key card in his hand.

Talulah's curiosity grew stronger. She was quite certain that the card wasn't in her coat, at least not before she took it off and hung it on the wall!

Thinking of this, Talulah suddenly spoke up: "Can I see this card in your hand?"

"can."

Han Fei reached out and handed over the key card in his hand.

Talulah took the key card, examined it from both sides, and said, "I've never seen a card like this before."

She paused, then added, "And this doesn't seem like something you'd expect from the tundra."

Talulah couldn't identify the material of the card, but she was certain it couldn't have been made in this barren land; it might have been more likely to have been made in Colombia.

Talulah looked up, handed the card to Han Fei, and said, "This card couldn't possibly be from my clothes; it must be yours."

"No, I really found it in your clothes." Han Fei shrugged. "If it were mine, why would I go to all this trouble?"

"is it?"

Talulah raised a delicate eyebrow, then suddenly hooked the card back with two fingers, saying, "Since you took it from my clothes, I'm not giving it to you."

"Uh……"

Han Fei hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "If you want it, it's not impossible."

Han Fei didn't really care about a card for the West Building Medical Center. Even though he was a scalper at the moment, he didn't really need a card for the medical center.

The reason is simple: this card is produced in too many cases, so it's really worthless.

It's the kind of card that's better to sell at the supply depot than at the trading post.

100,000 Haff coins? You can earn that back by picking up some trendy junk.

"just kidding."

Talulah stretched out two fingers and handed the card back to Han Fei, saying, "This thing is useless to me, but judging from how happy you were just now, it should be very helpful to you."

"It wouldn't be accurate to call it helping, but this thing is worth some money."

Han Fei took the key card and casually put it into his backpack. He had just taken out an apple, and there was just enough space in the backpack to put the card in.

"Then keep it."

Talulah withdrew her hand and said, "You've just gotten back, you must be hungry. Eat something first, and then I'll have someone arrange accommodations for you."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Han Fei said. "I won't stay and eat for free. If you need anything these next few days, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help."

Talulah didn't mince words and agreed, "Okay, I'll let you know if I need anything."

Alina stood up, walked to the side and tied an apron around herself, saying, "I was so busy chatting that I forgot it was getting late. Please wait a moment while I go cook."

"I'm in no hurry."

Han Fei casually remarked, watching Alina go to the fireplace to get busy.

Before long, Alina brought the warm dishes to the table.

She arranged the food and said to Han Fei, "The meal is a bit simple, I hope you don't mind."

"It's alright, it's quite a feast," Han Fei said.

In this barren tundra, there were naturally no delicacies to be found. The bowls and plates were filled with vegetable stews that Han Fei couldn't name, and there wasn't even a trace of meat in sight.

However, Han Fei didn't care about those things. It was good to have something hot to eat, and there was no need to be picky.

"If that's not enough, there's more in the pot," Alina said with a smile. "Don't be shy, just make yourself at home here."

The crackling sound of pine resin popping in the fireplace, mixed with the bubbling sound of the casserole, pushed the howling wind and snow into a blurry background noise.

Han Fei blinked and said, "I feel pretty relaxed."

"That's true."

Alina covered her mouth and chuckled, "You didn't seem nervous at all from beginning to end."

"Because there's no need to be nervous."

As Han Fei spoke, he scooped a spoonful of stew into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then gave Alina a thumbs up, saying, "Your cooking is really great."

"you flatter me."

Alina pulled out a chair and sat between Han Fei and Talulah.

Soon, there was no more sound from the wooden table except for the slight noise of people eating.

The howling of the north wind gnawing at the tundra came from outside the window cracks, but the smoky aroma and warmth of burning pine resin had permeated every grain of the wood, keeping the chill of the tundra outside the wooden house.

There's no nightlife on the tundra, so after dinner and a little chatting, it's time to rest.

Talulah led Han Fei to the outside of a wooden house and said, "There is limited accommodation, so you can rest here tonight. There are two other children in this house besides you, so you should get along well."

Han Fei said, "I have no objection, but do I really need to share a bed with them?"

"That's not necessary."

Talulah shook her head and said, "There are extra beds inside."

"That's good."

Han Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Although he wasn't picky about his living environment, he would rather sleep on the floor than share a bed with a stranger.

Perhaps hearing the voices outside, the wooden door was suddenly opened from the inside, and a little boy peeked out, just in time to see the two people standing in the doorway.

"Sister Tallulah."

Good evening, Sasha.

Talulah bent down and said to the little boy Sasha, "This is our guest. He will be staying with you tonight. Would you like to squeeze in with Ino?"

Sasha readily agreed, saying, "I'm fine with it, sister."

"That's good."

Talulah stood up and said to Han Fei, "Then I won't disturb your rest. Go to sleep early, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Han Fei waved goodbye to Talulah and then went inside.

Inside the house was a little boy, Ino, whom Talulah had mentioned, who was curiously looking at Han Fei.

Sasha closed the wooden door, walked to Ino's side, and quietly explained why Han Fei had come.

Ino nodded as if she understood, but the curiosity in her eyes did not diminish much.

Han Fei was a man of principle. He pulled out a chair and sat down, then took out a can of Coke he had picked up during the day from his bag and handed it to the two little boys, saying, "It's our first meeting, and I don't have anything to give you, so please accept this can of Coke. You can share it."

Ino was clearly a little shy and looked timid. Faced with Han Fei's kindness, he simply shrank behind Sasha.

"Thank you for your kindness, big brother."

Sasha stepped forward and declined, saying, "However, we don't need the gift, please accept it."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a click, followed by a hissing sound of bubbles rising.

Sasha then noticed that Han Fei had opened the can of Coke while he was speaking.

"It's too late to say that."

Han Fei, holding the already opened can of cola, said to the two, "I've already opened it. Once opened, this stuff will spoil if it's not drunk within a day. Are you going to find some cups to share this can of cola with me, or wait for it to spoil?"

Book 1: Chapter 9 Night

The two children looked at each other, seemingly bewildered by Han Fei's sudden action.

After a while, Sasha suddenly got up, went to find two cups, walked up to Han Fei, and said, "Thank you."

"Why are you being polite to me?"

Han Fei poured the can of cola into individual cups and said, "Okay, go share it with your friends."

"Ah."

Sasha responded, turned around, and handed a glass of cola to Ino.

Looking at the two children sipping their cola, Han Fei felt they looked vaguely familiar, so he said, "Your names are Sasha and Ino, right? I'm Han Fei."

"Brother Han Fei."

Sasha was very polite and introduced herself: "I am Sasha, and this is my best friend, Ino."

Ino was a little shy, so she shrank back behind Sasha and peered at Han Fei with curiosity.

"take it easy."

Han Fei smiled at Yi Nuo and said softly, "I'm not a bad person. Is Coke delicious?"

Ino paused for a moment, then said timidly, "It's delicious."

Finally, seemingly feeling that such a description was too general, he added, "Very sweet."

"That's good."

Han Fei casually tossed the Coke can into the trash can. The two kids looked more and more familiar to him, and he felt that they must be some kind of character in the porridge.

Han Fei couldn't remember who those two were, guessing they weren't popular characters.

Noticing Han Fei's gaze, Sasha asked, "Is something the matter?"

"No."

Han Fei waved his hand and said, "I just felt that you looked somewhat familiar."

"Us?"

Sasha and Ino exchanged a glance, and the latter shook his head. Sasha then said, "But we are certain that we have never seen you."

“It’s normal not to have seen it,” Han Fei said.

It's understandable that these two kids haven't seen him before; it would be strange if they had. He's a time traveler.

Han Fei didn't want to dwell on the matter, and said, "Just pretend I didn't say anything, don't worry about it."

"Oh."

Sasha nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Han Fei stood up, stretched, and said, "Alright, it's getting late, let's get some rest."

The cabin's bedroom wasn't spacious, and with two beds placed inside, it felt even more cramped.

Moonlight seeped through the gaps in the wooden planks, weaving silver threads onto Sasha's deerskin blanket, bringing a little light to the small room.

The two children huddled together on the wooden bed by the door. Ino clutched the hem of her clothes and shrank into the shadows, while Sasha hooked the corner of the blanket with her frostbitten toes. The two were close together like a closed pine cone.

After washing up, Han Fei tiptoed into the bedroom. He moved very quietly, afraid of disturbing the two children's rest. But the moment his back touched the straw mat, he heard the bed board make a creaking sound like ice cracking.

The wooden bed wasn't very comfortable; even with some hay underneath, it still wasn't very soft.

Straw fragments poked at his side through the coarse linen clothing. Han Fei turned over, and the moonlight from the window just happened to brush against his eyelashes.

In fact, Han Fei hadn't gone to bed early for a long time—he stayed up all night waiting for the new season of Delta to start, which didn't seem like someone who would go to bed early and get up early.

Due to his biological clock, even though he was in bed now, Han Fei still couldn't fall asleep at all and wasn't sleepy at all.

There was a rustling sound coming from the bed next door.

Ino quietly lifted the corner of the blanket to peek at this adult who was completely different from them.

Han Fei suddenly winked at him, startling the child so much that he immediately shrank back behind Sasha, holding his breath.

"Big brother, aren't you going to sleep?"

Sasha noticed the commotion, turned her head to look at Han Fei, and said, "It's getting late."

"Can't sleep."

Han Fei grinned and said, "I haven't gone to bed early and woken up early in a long time."