“He is strong-willed and sharp-minded. He could never be involved in evil deeds with those people from the underground laboratory.

So Chen Shuhan must have deceived him somehow into helping. Once his deception is exposed, and the old leader realizes their malicious intentions, he will not let it go.” Si Ye had full confidence in his old leader.

Nan Muran nodded. “But we can’t leave this matter unchecked. We still need to find a way to handle it properly.”

“Zhou Ling’s identity makes him very suitable for handling this matter,” Si Ye said with a smile.

Nan Muran nodded. “Indeed.”

“After we return, have Zhou Ling prepare to visit Old Leader Lin on behalf of the Lan City official base. It would be best to subtly guide him, to directly expose Chen Shuhan and his group.”

“As for us, we only need to report the situation to Commander Chen, and let him handle the rest,” Si Ye calmly analyzed. Though he also wanted to deal with the matter, he didn’t want to cause trouble for Nan Muran or himself.

“Cutting off the root cause is a good plan.

But what if your old leader is untrustworthy?” Jiawu objectively analyzed.

“With the Zhou family’s position, no one in Lan City would dare to easily move Zhou Ling. Not to mention, he’s accompanied by a dozen ability users,” Si Ye wasn’t worried.

After all, the higher someone stands in the power structure, the more they are constrained by various forces, which makes them more easily controlled.

“Indeed,” the Eagle clicked his tongue, thinking that Wild Wolf had changed, becoming much more ruthless.

After confirming the plan, everyone sped back to the Eternal Night Hotel in Guxian.

In the hotel lobby on the first floor, Han Yingtian and his group anxiously waited for their return, showing no interest in the food that Liu Mei had sent over.

“Older sister.” With predictive ability, Qi Jin was the first to sense their direction and then relaxed.

After using his ability, he suddenly felt exhausted and collapsed straight down.

“Qi Jin, what’s wrong?” Cheng Cheng hurriedly supported the little guy and asked anxiously.

Qi Jin weakly smiled. “It’s nothing, just a bit tired.”

Since parting from Nan Muran and the others, Qi Jin had been trying to predict the situation using his ability, only relaxing when they were on their way back.

“Did they manage to shake off their pursuers?” Han Yingtian inferred their situation based on Qi Jin’s reaction.

Qi Jin nodded.

Everyone sighed in relief.

Only Zhou Ling and his group felt somewhat puzzled by their actions.

After realizing what had happened, they turned their attention to Qi Jin, who seemed unusually gifted. No wonder such a young child could be part of a prominent group.

Sure enough, after more than an hour of waiting, the four returned safely.

Seeing them return without a scratch, everyone relaxed.

“Older sister, older brother, you’re back.” Although Qi Jin’s face was pale, he was obviously happy.

Nan Muran could tell from the little guy’s expression that he had been really worried, which caused his ability to be depleted.

She quietly took his hand, channeling vitality into him continuously.

Qi Jin felt all his fatigue vanish instantly. Even the ability he had exhausted began to refill. His whole body felt lighter, and his face slowly regained color.

“Alright, everyone else should return to their rooms and rest. Han Yingtian, Zhou Ling, come with me,” Nan Muran instructed.

The sixth floor of the Eternal Night Hotel had been both burned and flooded, completely destroyed.

As for Liu Mei, the owner of the hotel, there were no good memories left there, so she sealed it off along with the rooms on the other side.

Nan Muran and the others moved their rooms to the third floor.

“These are the fruits picked by the little ones today. Let’s divide them up.” After entering her room, Nan Muran took out the more than two hundred mutated fruits the little ones had picked and placed them on the table.

Zhou Ling looked at the pink and yellow mutated fruits piled on the table, completely shocked. It felt like he might lose his mind.

Then, looking at Si Ye, Han Yingtian, and the others, he realized he was the only one in the room who had never seen anything like this before.

Han Yingtian hesitated after seeing the pile of fruits. “There weren’t any pink fruits in the images of mutated fruit trees we brought from the Western City Safe Base, so these are all yours.”

As for the other mutated fruits from the trees, Commander Chen and Nan Muran had already agreed on the division before the departure, and Han Yingtian had no say in the matter.

Nan Muran nodded, agreeing with Han Yingtian’s reasoning, then turned to Zhou Ling. “What about you? Which one do you want?”

Zhou Ling was flattered. He wondered if he even had the right to choose, considering he hadn’t done much—his life had been saved by the big shots. “Can I really pick? Isn’t that too much?”

“It’s fine to take advantage, just don’t play coy. Of course, you can refuse if you want.” The Eagle was blunt.

“I’ll take it. Let’s just each have one,” Zhou Ling quickly said, afraid the big shots might change their minds.

Seeing that he wasn’t greedy, Nan Muran was generous, “I’ll give you five. They each take one.”

“You take three. The green fruit enhances abilities, the purple one helps awaken abilities, and the pink one improves physical health and treats hidden injuries.”

Zhou Ling nodded repeatedly. This was a huge treasure, and getting three fruits was incredibly satisfying.

After taking the fruits and swallowing several mouthfuls of saliva, he reluctantly put them away.

The rest of the fruits were divided between Nan Muran and Han Yingtian, following the pre-arranged division with Commander Chen from the Western City Safe Base.

Once Han Yingtian carefully stored the fruits, Nan Muran took four pink fruits from her pile and handed them to Han Yingtian. “Since we’ve worked together, let’s call it a pleasant cooperation. Consider this my treat.”

Han Yingtian looked at the pink fruits in her hand, feeling a whirlwind of emotions, but he couldn’t find the words to express himself.

He hadn’t expected Nan Muran to give them such precious fruits, and he could only express his gratitude with two words, “Thank you.”

As soldiers, he, Fifteen, Xiangxi, and Cheng Cheng all had some form of internal injury. These injuries would directly determine the upper limit of their abilities.

So, these pink fruits were exactly what they needed.

“No need to be polite. Now, let’s discuss the situation in the valley. It might require Zhou Ling to lead a team there personally.”

“Me?” Zhou Ling was incredulous.

Si Ye nodded and explained the situation in the valley.

“Wild Brother, do you mean that I should directly ask Old Leader Lin for help and expose Chen Shuhan’s true intentions?” Zhou Ling understood the plan and thought it was feasible.