If I remember correctly, I made this suggestion to you when I first came to you."
Zhou Bai lowered his head and looked at Aunt Wang's similarly illusory figure.
"You should know that to people in this world right now, we are just weird.
I let a group of weirdos surround my parents every day to protect them?
Why don't you let a group of dogs protect two meat buns?"
Zhou Bai's words were stating a fact, but no matter how Aunt Wang listened, she felt like she was being scolded.
"How can you say that?
This is different.
Look at us, don’t we all still have correct perceptions and clear minds?”
Zhou Bai sneered.
"Is that the long-necked monster whose arm I broke is not clear-headed?
Or is the fish-headed monster whose scales I pulled off still unconscious?
They originally lived in the same world as you.
They were once as sane as you."
Aunt Wang paused, not knowing how to answer.
"You are now wandering around like souls with no fixed abode.
Only when this world becomes chaotic enough will you have the opportunity to rob this place so that you can have a place to live.
And during this period, every time they violate the rules, it is an opportunity for you."
Aunt Wang remained silent and didn't speak. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Bai, trying to see some emotional fluctuations on his face.
It's a pity that Zhou Bai doesn't have any expression now.
He seemed extremely calm.
When I say these words, it is like discussing a very common issue with my colleagues at work.
Aunt Wang felt a little frightened.
She even felt that she was about to be seen through.
A little panicked, she began to feel that she might need to pay more attention to this conversation.
“But this result is not what we want after all.
We've been through what they're going through.
We want a better result, and that's why I came to you."
While they were talking, a woman with long hair happened to be walking out of the corridor in a residential building near them, looking nervous.
Aunt Wang saw her and turned sideways. After she walked away, the two of them continued their conversation.
"I have never doubted your purpose of coming to me.
I just don't believe in human nature.
You have gone from being a victim to being a perpetrator.
Although you can still remain sober now, driven by interests, I don’t believe you can stay true to your original intentions forever.”
Aunt Wang sighed helplessly.
"You have said this, so what else can I do?
Then tell me, what request do you want me to grant you?
Just tell me, if I can do it, I will definitely do it."
Zhou Bai smiled: "I want you to find someone to protect my parents."
When Aunt Wang heard this, she immediately laughed angrily.
"So you just said so many words just to make me happy?"
Zhou Bai smiled and did not deny it: "You should call the people over first."
Aunt Wang wanted to hit someone now, but she still resisted the urge very rationally.
"Wait."
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the street in the distance.
Zhou Bai took out a pen and a piece of paper with writing on it from his pocket.
He used a pen to make a big cross on these contents, then turned the paper over and started writing in the blank space.
When he almost finished writing, Aunt Wang happened to lead a group of people with various physical disabilities, holding a butcher's knife in his hand, and his illusory body passed through the nearby obstacles and walked towards them.
"The most determined people in the whole slaughterhouse have been found for you. Now you can rest assured, right?"
Zhou Bai looked at the butcher's knives in each of their hands and couldn't help but smile.
Then he handed the note in his hand to Aunt Wang.
[Rose Community Management Code]
[1. Community management personnel must implement a 24-hour shift system. No weird things are allowed to appear in the community, including yourselves.]
【2. Please keep at least five meters away from people living in the community.】
[3. The nearby material distribution points are also places that you need to focus on management. Please take safety measures in advance to prevent residents from being in danger on the way to collect supplies. 】
[4. All community managers must recite the code of conduct of the Blackbeard Organization once a day. If you find that a companion cannot recite it, please take him away from the Rose Community immediately and never appear in the vicinity again. 】
There were only four rules in total. After Aunt Wang quickly read them, she passed the note to a strong man behind her who also held a butcher's knife.
"You are indeed more thoughtful than me.
Don’t worry, I will make them all abide by the rules.”
After she finished speaking, Zhou Bai turned around and looked at the gate of the community behind him.
"Give me a little more time."
Aunt Wang continued to say nothing, but turned around and began to discuss the next work arrangements with the people she brought.
Zhou Bai, on the other hand, passed through the wall of the community, passed through the window of his home in mid-air, and came to his parents again.
Zhou's father and Zhou's mother had already finished breakfast and were sitting on the sofa, but they still held a piece of paper filled with rules in their hands.
"Turn on the TV and let's take a look at today's news."
Illusive beauty cannot last long after all.
Dad Zhou knew that he would become uneasy and anxious after watching the news, but he decided to face reality.
Zhou Bai sat on the sofa next to them and watched TV with them for a while.
On the TV, a dignified-looking woman was broadcasting the news.
"The Free Nation united ten countries to launch a war against the Great Xia Kingdom. Due to the delay in achieving victory, divisions have begun to appear in the alliance."
"The Iron Tower Kingdom has taken the lead in announcing its withdrawal due to the serious strange invasion."
"Kimchi Country and Sakura Country have been experiencing constant friction recently due to their disagreement. There is a strong tendency for the two countries to turn against each other."
"Next, I will give you the latest statistics on the daily death toll in various countries around the world."
…
Mother Zhou could not help but shudder as she looked at the cold numbers on the TV screen.
When Zhou Bai looked at those numbers, the expression on his face became more serious.
He took out a piece of paper again from his pocket, turned it to the back, and wrote on it with a pen:
"I'm safe, please don't worry about me."
After he finished writing, he placed the note on the coffee table, which his parents might never see.
I gave them one last look before turning around and leaving the house.
On the street outside the community, Aunt Wang had finished explaining her work to others.
At this moment, the people holding the butcher's knives in their hands had spread out and started patrolling back and forth around the perimeter of the community.
"Let's go." Aunt Wang saw Zhou Bai coming back and said to him, then turned around and prepared to take him away.
Zhou Bai followed over, thought about it, and suddenly said to her.
"Aunt Wang, I don't know why, but when I see you this time, I feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.