Helpless, Yun Que'er had no choice but to follow the system's instructions and move forward around the garbage dump as slowly as a snail.
Finally, she arrived. But after looking around, she didn't notice anything strange.
"Don't tell me it's just playing tricks on me," Yun Que'er asked. "What on earth am I doing here?"
"Please look down, Mistress."
Yun Que'er lowered her head and suddenly caught sight of a pair of legs. She was so frightened that she jumped up and ran three meters away.
"What... what is this?"
Yun Que'er's heart trembled. Could it be a dead body?
Her face instantly turned as white as a sheet. What was going on? Was she specifically called here to deal with a corpse?
"Please pull him out, Mistress," the voice - activated customer service said.
"I won't!" Yun Que'er was full of resistance.
How could she dare to touch such a thing?
The voice - activated customer service mechanically repeated the instruction, "Please pull him out, Mistress."
"Enough already!" Yun Que'er got a bit angry.
What on earth was this all about?
Suddenly, the system flashed a red light. "Alarm! Alarm! Please complete the task within ten seconds, Mistress!"
Ten seconds? Were they crazy?
Forced into a corner, Yun Que'er had to rush forward. She grabbed the man's ankle and gave a hard tug, pulling his whole body out. Unable to control her strength, Yun Que'er plopped down on the ground, her buttocks hurting badly.
Then Yun Que'er suddenly realized that the skin she had touched was warm. This man should still be alive.
Yun Que'er quickly got up and rushed forward. She found that it was a middle - aged man with a pair of glasses on his nose, but one of the lenses was broken.
He was gaunt, his cheeks sunken. One couldn't tell how long he had been hungry. He was almost nothing but skin and bones.
There was something in his hand. Yun Que'er pried open his fingers, and a stronger stench hit her face, making it hard for her to open her eyes. She couldn't help retching twice.
It was pig food!
It should be the leftovers from the commune's pig - feeding. But it had been dumped there for a long time, and with the hot weather, it had turned sour and stinky.
Looking closer, she found that there was still a bit of pig - food residue at the corner of the man's mouth.
Yun Que'er finally understood. This man must have been so hungry that he had come to the garbage dump to look for something to eat.
But there was hardly anything left for people, so the only thing he could eat was this pig food.
The garbage heap was very high. It was estimated that while he was eating, the garbage on top had loosened and rolled down, burying him underneath.
So she had just saved his life? Yun Que'er thought to herself.
The system wasn't actually that bad this time. It wasn't all for nothing.
But the problem was, although she had pulled him out, the man couldn't wake up. What should she do now?
Yun Que'er tried to call him, but the man was probably so hungry that he was almost unconscious. No matter how loudly Yun Que'er shouted, his eyelids didn't even flutter, and his breathing became rather weak.
It seemed that just pulling him out of the garbage heap wasn't enough. She had to find a doctor for him.
But the clinic was still some distance away, and Yun Que'er alone couldn't drag him there.
Yun Que'er thought about it worriedly for a while. In the end, she had to leave the man there and go home first to get help.
She had just taken two steps forward when she came back.
The smell here was so strong, and the weather was so hot. The man would either be suffocated or sun - baked to death.
Helplessly, Yun Que'er took off her clean little undershirt and covered the man's face with it. Then she ran home in just a little spaghetti - strap vest.
Yun Fu Jin hadn't seen Yun Que'er for a long time. He was just about to go out to look for her when he saw Yun Que'er coming back. Her little outer jacket was gone.
Seeing her all dirty, he thought she had been bullied. He quickly ran up to her and bombarded her with questions.
"Where did you go? Were you bullied? Where's your clothes?"
Yun Que'er didn't have time to explain. She grabbed Yun Fu Jin and ran towards the door.
"I'll tell you later, Big Brother. Come with me first!"
"Hey, where are we going?"
"To save a life!"
As soon as Yun Jian Zhou stepped out of the door, he saw the siblings in a hurry. Curious, he followed them.
"Who? Who's dead?"
"Not dead yet!" Yun Que'er was out of breath from running. While answering Yun Jian Zhou, she dragged Yun Fu Jin along.
The three siblings quickly reached the garbage dump. By the time they got there, the man was foaming at the mouth. Fortunately, Yun Que'er had left a piece of clothing to cover his head before leaving. Otherwise, he would have been sun - baked to death by now.
Yun Fu Jin pulled the man over and was surprised.
"Isn't this Teacher Li from Dad's school?"
Yun Jian Zhou walked over and took a look. It really was. He immediately looked as if he was facing a great enemy.
"What Teacher Li? He's just a hooligan! Let's not bother with him!"
"A hooligan? What's going on?" Yun Que'er asked.
Yun Fu Jin blushed and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Don't... don't ask."
Yun Que'er became even more curious. How could a good teacher be labeled a hooligan?
"But are we really just going to leave him alone?" Yun Que'er asked. "I think he's been hungry for a long time. He probably came here to rummage for food and accidentally got buried. He fainted here. If we don't help him, he'll definitely be sun - baked to death."
"Oh, my dear little sister. Stop being so kind - hearted," Yun Jian Zhou grabbed Yun Que'er's hand. "This is not our business. Hurry up and get your clothes back... Forget it. Don't take it. Come on, let's go home."
Saying that, Yun Jian Zhou tried to drag Yun Que'er away.
Yun Que'er turned around anxiously. "But are we really just going to leave him like this? What will happen to him?"
Since this was a task assigned by the system, Yun Que'er had to complete it.
The system had told Yun Que'er to save him, which meant this man shouldn't die. If she just ignored him, what about her task?
"Big Brother, this won't do! If we leave him here any longer, he'll surely die!"
Yun Fu Jin stood there, still looking at the man. He seemed to be struggling in his heart.
Yun Jian Zhou got impatient. "Big Brother, stop being so merciful. Let's go back quickly! This is not something our family should get involved in! Isn't our family already having a hard enough time? Just pretend we didn't see him and leave quickly! If he's not supposed to die, someone else will come to save him later!"
Yun Que'er didn't quite agree with Yun Jian Zhou's idea. Criminals were also people. They should be treated when they were sick, not to mention this man was on the verge of death.
Even if she didn't have to complete the task, Yun Que'er couldn't just sit back and watch.
She anxiously asked Yun Fu Jin again, "Big Brother, are we going to save him or not?"
Yun Fu Jin licked his lips. It seemed that he finally mustered up the courage.
"Save him."