Yue Hengyi was shocked to see Wang Jiao'e so intimate with three other men, never imagining that foreigners could be so open.
Shen Feng whispered to Yue Hengyi, "Little Yue, don't be so surprised. It's just three men, right? Stay calm. Think about it, men can have multiple female partners. Now that the doomsday has arrived, women can naturally have multiple male partners as well."
Yue Hengyi grudgingly accepted Shen Feng's explanation. Although it was his first time seeing something like this, Wang Jiao'e was at least the owner of this base, so it wasn't unreasonable for her to have some privileges.
However, Wang Jiao'e suddenly turned her head and said seriously, "Not three, I have twenty-eight husbands!"
Obviously, Wang Jiao'e had overheard Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi's whispers. As an ability user, her senses were very keen.
"Holy crap!" Yue Hengyi swore again, completely speechless from shock. There was no other reaction possible but shock.
Shen Feng's mouth twitched, and he showed an expression of disbelief. This was truly unheard of. Such openness far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
As Wang Jiao'e led Shen Feng upstairs, she explained, "You are surprised because China has long been patriarchal, with the idea of 'three wives and four concubines' deeply ingrained. Thus, you see women as accessories. But this is merely a product of patriarchal society. Looking back, there were matriarchal clans where women were the leaders of the tribe, and men were consumables. From this perspective, what I'm doing is not wrong. Why should only men be allowed to have multiple partners, and women not?"
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were speechless. It seemed like things were indeed like that, but matriarchal clans were a thing of the past. Was Wang Jiao'e trying to turn back the hands of time?
Wang Jiao'e led the three of them to the sixth floor, from where they could look down and see the magnificent scenery. The sea was in the distance, and the azure ocean lay before them.
"You can live here for the next few days. By the way, would you like to be served by beautiful women? It's a very stimulating kind of service, something you might never have seen before. I can arrange it if you wish," Wang Jiao'e suddenly asked.
Yue Hengyi quickly replied, "No, we don't need it!"
"Really? What unromantic men!" Wang Jiao'e chuckled.
Shen Feng glanced at Yue Hengyi and thought, "This kid is truly a pure young man. However, it's precisely because of this personality that Qin Kewe likes him, isn't it?"
"Then, young man? If you don't like young girls, do you need the service of young men?" Wang Jiao'e slapped her forehead, remembering something, and quickly asked the two of them.
Yue Hengyi's face darkened. "No! Instead of talking about these trivial matters, why don't you take us to the communication room? We want to contact China as soon as possible. I believe in monogamy, and love should be faithful!"
"Heh heh, alright, follow me. I'll take you to the communication room." Wang Jiao'e wasn't angry at being rejected because she knew the two in front of her were strong individuals and couldn't be offended. She was only a third-tier ability user, and her abilities weren't suited for combat, so she could only comply with their wishes.
The communication room was actually next to the villa, in another building within the estate, adjacent to a signal base station. In the distance stood a huge wind turbine, which supplied power to the entire estate.
Upon entering the communication room, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi immediately saw over a dozen people online, collecting various information from the internet. They quickly printed it out. However, most of this information was about news from the Northern Hemisphere.
"Contacting China might be a bit difficult because China's internet has a firewall. If you don't bypass it, you won't be able to connect. Why not make a phone call?" Wang Jiao'e suggested.
Shen Feng naturally agreed. A phone call would be fine as long as it could transmit information to his family.
However, the phone call also failed. It turned out that China had disabled the function to receive international calls. Except for specific numbers, calls simply wouldn't go through.
"The phone won't connect either. Let's send a telegram. The relevant departments should definitely receive it," Shen Feng said, giving up on the phone call option.
Shen Feng had a satellite phone before, which could directly dial headquarters. But now, regular international calls couldn't achieve this. Shen Feng had to resort to sending a telegram.
Shen Feng dictated the content of the telegram and asked the communication staff to send it.
"To the China Liaison Office, please be informed: This is Shen Feng, and Yue Hengyi is with me. We are not dead! More than two months ago, we were swallowed by sea beasts, but we escaped and were stranded on an island. We have now arrived in Fremantle, Australia. Please inform our families that we are safe. Additionally, if China has the capacity, please send an aircraft to pick us up. End transmission." Shen Feng drafted this telegram.
The liaison personnel immediately sent it out, and now they just had to wait for a reply.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi sat in their chairs and began discussing China's reaction upon receiving this message.
"Brother Feng, I think once China hears that we are still alive, they will be greatly surprised, and then they will dispatch aircraft to pick us up," Yue Hengyi said with a smile.
Shen Feng also leaned back in his chair, looking relaxed. "That's right. We are strong survivors from the sea battle two months ago. Headquarters will definitely treat us as heroes and bring us back. When we land, reporters and media will be interviewing us, and within a few days, our deeds will spread far and wide!"
Yue Hengyi immediately felt troubled. He couldn't help but say, "But I'm not good at handling interviews. What if the reporters ask me some tricky questions? How will I answer them?"
"That's easy. Just use some platitudes, but in the end, say nothing at all."
"Then teach me, Big Brother?"
Shen Feng nodded and said without hesitation, "No problem. At that time, you can say that this issue requires dialectical thinking. What is dialectics? It means you cannot think about a problem from a single perspective; otherwise, the conclusion will be wrong. We need to explain this issue from a more precise and philosophical angle. Speaking of which, when facing this problem, we did indeed find it tricky and almost didn't know what to do. However, there's always a way out. Solutions are thought up by people. Even in despair, we must not give up. As long as we are willing to think and dare to practice, nothing can defeat us. We never lack the courage to face problems..."
Yue Hengyi listened intently, nodding from time to time. In his opinion, this was the legendary "correct nonsense." He had said a lot, but ultimately, no clear point was made. It was a shame that Shen Feng, with such excellent answering skills, didn't go for a civil service position.
The two waited for two hours in the communication room but received no reply from China, feeling somewhat discouraged. Had China not received this telegram? It shouldn't be!
Shen Feng thought about it and could only instruct the people in the communication room, "If China replies, notify us immediately, without any delay!"
The communication staff nodded, indicating they understood. They could understand Chinese.
Afterward, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi went to eat. Lunch was very rich: pumpkin cakes, mashed potatoes, vegetable salad, caviar, and ketchup with fried fish.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi found the food acceptable. At least it was proper food. While it couldn't compare to Chinese cuisine, it was quite good.
No reply was received in the afternoon. For dinner, they had mashed potatoes, pumpkin cakes, vegetable salad, caviar, and fried fish.
"Damn it, fried fish and mashed potatoes every day. Can't they change the menu?" Yue Hengyi couldn't help but complain.
Shen Feng shrugged. "You're being picky. Look at what's planted on the mountain. It's just pumpkins and potatoes. It's lucky we even have vegetable salad. We can't be choosy now."
Yue Hengyi grumbled, "We ate fish every day on the island, and the smell of fish made me want to vomit. I never expected to come to this base and still eat fish. Don't they have any other grains?"
Just then, someone from the communication room ran over, found Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi, and said anxiously, "China has replied to our telegram, but we don't understand it. Please come and take a look."
As soon as Shen Feng heard that China had replied to the telegram, his spirits immediately lifted. He quickly took Yue Hengyi and headed straight for the location. The first thing they did was find the returned telegram to read it. The content of this telegram was simple, containing only seven characters: "Tian ruo you qing tian yi lao."
Yue Hengyi looked at the simple seven characters on the telegram, completely confused. He then looked at Shen Feng and asked, "Brother Feng, what does this mean? Why don't they answer us directly?"
Shen Feng stroked his chin and thought, "This is likely a code. As long as we answer with the next line, it means we've matched the code."
Yue Hengyi quickly said, "Then let's match the code quickly! Don't just stand there!"
Shen Feng shook his head helplessly, put down the telegram, and explained to Yue Hengyi, "The first line is simple, but there are two possible answers for the next line. One is 'Ren jian zheng dao shi cang sang,' and the other is 'Yue ru wu hen yue chang yuan.' Tell me, which one should I answer?"
Yue Hengyi fell silent. He hadn't expected there to be two answers. When faced with two seemingly correct answers, it was difficult to decide.
"Choose 'Ren jian zheng dao shi cang sang.' This sentence is powerful and more likely!" Yue Hengyi said to Shen Feng after some hesitation.
Shen Feng also nodded at this moment and replied, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Thus, Shen Feng had someone send out the answer.
This time, China's reply was swift, but the tone of the telegram was very stern: "We don't know what you are trying to do, but impersonating our national heroes will be punished. Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi have been found and are currently on their way back to China. As for you impostors, don't think you can continue to deceive us!"
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were stunned upon seeing this telegram. Impersonating? How did they become impostors?
"What does this mean? We are on our way back to China? Who said that? We are still stranded in Australia!" Yue Hengyi looked at Shen Feng.
Shen Feng was also very confused. He had a bad premonition and quickly said, "I think it's very likely that someone is impersonating us and returning to China. Moreover, these two people gained trust ahead of us. This is the only explanation, it must be!"
Yue Hengyi immediately panicked. Although it was hard to believe, he had to contact China quickly to clarify the matter.
So, Yue Hengyi immediately said, "Quickly send a telegram to China. The speed must be fast. The content should be: the two people you found are fake. The real Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi are still in Australia. If you don't believe us, send an aircraft to pick us up!"
The communication staff quickly sent a telegram to China, trying to clarify the matter, but no further telegrams were sent back from China.
Yue Hengyi was in a state of turmoil, not knowing what to do.
Shen Feng sat in his chair and was silent for a moment, then said, "Little Yue, calm down. Think carefully. Why would these two impersonate us? Why could they fool the people in China? And how did they do it?"
Yue Hengyi followed Shen Feng's line of thought and then said, "They must be impersonating us to do bad things using our identities. You are the Lord of Yuzhou City, and I am a member of the Ability Administration. Our identities are very important!"
"So, we'll wait for one night. If China doesn't reply to our telegram within this night, then we'll leave tomorrow and head straight for Cape York in Australia to find a ship back home!" Shen Feng said in a deep voice.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi never imagined that they would one day be impersonated, and they didn't even know who the impersonators were. The two seemed to be lost in a fog.