They cleaned out a nest of criminals.
Lin Shuangshuang confiscated a large batch of supplies from their vehicles. These people were not stupid—the food they stockpiled was surprisingly well preserved. Everything was sealed in airtight bags, and anything without sealing bags was wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.
Staples:
Meat:
Vegetables:
Others:
As expected, fresh leafy vegetables and raw meat were hard to preserve, so this group had mostly stockpiled long-lasting vegetables and canned food.
Only after obtaining these supplies did Lin Shuangshuang feel a bit more at ease. At least their short-term food supply was secured, and some of these vegetable seeds could even be planted.
The rooftop of the mobile fortress was a greenhouse. The vegetables up there had only just been planted not long ago. As long as the seeds were preserved well, they wouldn’t have to worry about running out of vegetables.
Feeling in a good mood, Lin Shuangshuang walked back. These people were all criminals—killing them was just justice in her eyes. She felt quite satisfied.
Then the sky suddenly darkened.
Thick clouds gathered overhead.
She looked up—dark storm clouds from the northwest were rapidly approaching.
The next second, her communicator rang.
Huo Ling’s sharp voice came through:“Everyone return to base. Heavy rain is coming. Return immediately.”
She responded at once:“Yes.”
And immediately sped back. This time, she was even faster than before.
On the team channel, Luo Na and Wu Zhe were shouting:
“What? Why is there suddenly a storm?”“It was only 2 PM—why is it already dark?!”“Boss Huo, we’ve packed everything! We’re coming back now! No more supplies here!”
They had already finished searching the entire commercial street.
Huo Ling responded calmly:“Move faster. You have about… 20 minutes.”
As a psychic-type ability user, he had extremely strong environmental perception. He could predict extreme weather and sense danger.
But right now, his perception told him something unsettling—
Lin Shuangshuang was far away, almost beyond his sensing range. For a moment, he nearly couldn’t sit still.
Luckily, she hadn’t gone any farther.
She was still near the boundary area, likely having just finished a fight.
Because of the distance, his perception wasn’t precise—but at least he could confirm she was not in danger.
“Lin Shuangshuang, move faster. Forget it—I’ll pick you up.”
He told Gao Lei to handle the remaining supplies and went to retrieve her.
Gao Lei nodded. “Go ahead, Brother Huo.”
Huo Ling spun the key in his hand once to ease his tension, then mounted the hover motorcycle and shot out at full speed.
Lin Shuangshuang barely had time to react before she saw him arrive, drifting the vehicle in a sharp turn.
“Get on.”
She obediently climbed onto the seat.
Both of them were wearing combat uniforms stained with blood.
“What kind of trouble did you get into?” Huo Ling asked flatly.
She flinched slightly but didn’t reveal the truth.
“I didn’t do bad things. I did good things.”
He asked what “good things” she did.
Lin Shuangshuang vaguely replied that she had dealt with a group of criminals and taken their supplies.
She sounded quite proud.
Huo Ling chuckled. “That impressive?”
She hugged his waist and leaned against his back. “Mm!”
That’s right—she was that impressive.
She didn’t think there was any need to explain in detail how she handled them. A normal girl wouldn’t be able to do something that brutal anyway.
It was her secret.
Especially from Huo Ling—he was just a fragile human. What if he got scared?
No, that wouldn’t do.
Huo Ling could tell she was hiding something. His expression darkened slightly.
“When are you going to be more honest with me?”
Lin Shuangshuang panicked and tried to argue, but they had already reached the rendezvous point.
“Get off,” he said coldly.
She got off the hover motorcycle, pouting. “You’re so mean. I didn’t hide anything.”
He looked at her. “Dare to look me in the eyes and say that again?”
Her eyes immediately darted away.
Huo Ling’s heart sank. “Still lying… you’re asking for trouble.”
Lin Shuangshuang quickly ran away.
Huo Ling almost laughed from anger.
How is this thing so hard to deal with?
At the same time, Lin Shuangshuang also complained inwardly:
This human is really hard to deal with. Such a bad temper.
But then she secretly turned back to look at him.
He was still frowning, but carefully coordinating the team with a serious and responsible expression.
He really was good.
The best, and the kindest person she had ever met.
Just a bit bad-tempered.
But with that face of his, she decided she could tolerate it.
After all, she liked him. As a monster, she should be generous.
So she quickly adjusted her mood again, returning to her usual cheerful self.
Luo Na and Wu Zhe returned with smiles:
“We each brought back two big bags of food!”“And over twenty bags of hotpot base ingredients!”
Their motorcycles were loaded with sacks.
Gao Lei also reported:“We found quite a lot too. Some items I don’t understand, but Boss Huo said they’re useful, so they must be.”
Everything had already been pre-packed into bags, ready for storage into Lin Shuangshuang’s space card.
This showed how meticulous Huo Ling really was.
They all hurried back.
Zhao Pingsheng and Zhang Dapeng kept urging them on—the cloud density looked very ominous.
They arrived home just in time.
The moment they stepped inside, strong winds erupted outside, followed by heavy rain pounding down like bullets.
Wu Zhe exclaimed, “That was close!”
The small robots Xiao San and Xiao Si were already moving the hover motorcycles for cleaning.
Hearing this, they also expressed relief:
【Yes, yes! We detected a rapid increase in sulfur dioxide and nitric compounds in the air! pH levels are dropping sharply—highly corrosive acid rain has arrived!】【You are extremely, extremely lucky!!】