Chapter 572: Someone Is Commanding Behind the Scenes

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After Zhang Hui finished speaking, she turned around and went to Shen Teng’s side. Du Yue and the other two’s eyes followed her footsteps. Shen Teng was making noodles with egg sauce. He Xing had taught him how to make noodles before. Shen Teng learned very quickly. After two tries, he was able to do it well.

The five of them sat around a circle, and they all scooped themselves a bowl of noodles to eat. There were also shredded potato pancakes. It took a little effort to make the potato pancakes, but they were chewy and tasted good. The few of them liked the combination of the two. During the meal, they would chat from time to time. Most of the time, Shen Teng would talk about the process of him and Zhang Hui getting to know each other and falling in love. Du Yue and the other two listened attentively and would occasionally exchange a few words.

After this meal, it was almost time to sleep. After Du Yue and the other two helped Shen Teng clean up the dishes, they bid farewell and left. It was not until the three of them had walked some distance away from Shen Teng’s courtyard that Xia Ju opened her mouth and said, “The two of them are acting. They’re acting as a very loving couple.”

“How do you know they’re acting?” Du Yue asked curiously.

Xia Ju pouted at Du Yue and He Xing. “Couples who are truly in love should be like you two, bickering and quarreling. But they’re different. They seem to be trying their best to act as a loving couple. What’s even stranger is that they’re not acting for us but for each other. So I’m curious. Why are they doing this?”

In this world, it was already not easy for two people to help each other live together. Since they had chosen each other and felt that the other party was the one who was suitable to live together with them, it did not matter even if they were not as loving and sweet. After all, love was not the only thing in an adult’s life. The most common thing was daily necessities.

However, those two were different. They seemed to be using the acting skills they had learned in their lives to let the other party see their love for each other. The three of them, who were outsiders, could tell that something was wrong with just a meal. How could Shen Teng and Zhang Hui, who were in the middle of it, not know? They had a tacit understanding of each other and were just avoiding talking about it.

Du Yue recalled the two of them deliberately showing that they loved each other and felt like laughing. She did not know what they were doing, but it looked quite interesting to outsiders. “Forget it. Let the two of them settle their own matters. Outsiders like us shouldn’t interfere,” Du Yue said.

Xia Ju nodded nonchalantly. “I don’t intend to interfere. I just feel that they’re a little strange.”

While they were talking, they had already reached the entrance of the small courtyard. It was now nine o’clock in the evening, but ever since the Eternal Night descended, people were used to living a life where they could not see the light from day to night. Thus, no one cared about the time. Therefore, the people who were plucking grass at the entrance of the small courtyard had not left yet. Du Yue could clearly see the path under her feet with the help of the flashlight.

After these people plucked the grass day and night, the originally lush lawn was only left with a thin layer of grass. Du Yue moved the flashlight in her hand and shone it at the people plucking the grass. Du Yue had a good memory. She realized that the people plucking the grass had changed. They were not the same people as when they left. Those people were suddenly illuminated by the strong light and subconsciously raised their heads. When they saw that the owners of the courtyard had returned, some of them had calm expressions without the slightest fear. Their hands did not stop moving either. Some of them were a little flustered at first, but they quickly calmed down.

Each of them reacted differently, but there was one thing that was the same.

That was, everyone was deliberately acting as if they were plucking the grass, but in fact, they were secretly hiding the fact that they were digging a hole. Du Yue did not say anything and put away the flashlight.

The three of them quickly returned to the small courtyard and closed the door. When they returned to the RV, Du Yue said, “This is a planned operation. These people come in batches to dig the hole at different times. It shouldn’t be just a spontaneous action. I’m guessing someone is guiding them behind the scenes.”

Xia Ju nodded. “Why don’t we wait for Captain Zuo to come the next time and ask him to help investigate?”

Du Yue thought for a moment and shook her head. “No need for that. When those people continue digging and hit the steel plates, the person behind them will definitely not be able to sit still. Let’s wait and see.”

It would be troublesome and tiring to investigate and find the person behind the scenes by themselves. It was better to wait quietly for that person to appear on their own..