Why did you provoke me?

Li Yiqing looked at Old Master Li and asked, "What are the people above thinking? Why have they put the mask-removing experts under centralized management? Aren't they the main force in researching aliens?"

"It's said that the incident at the Fourth Base was a decision made by the Bone Painter on her own. I don't know if it's true or not." The old man leaned back in his chair. "People are all selfish. First, when she thinks she can do it, and second, when she has a close relationship with that person, she has a sense of wishful thinking. Maybe it will work. How will she know if she doesn't try? So she took a risk, and the result is what we have now. Not only did she fail, but she also implicated many people."

"But does it really warrant canceling the base?"

The old man glared at him. "It's fine to say that at home, but if you say it outside and someone with ulterior motives hears it, I might not be able to save you."

"Grandpa, do you have any inside information? Tell me! It'll save me from accidentally falling into a trap."

"It is said that there is a special person in the Fourth Base. He was also implicated and entered the Alien Battlefield. The higher-ups were angry and said something like, 'Anyone who wants to study the Xenomorphs should go to the Alien Battlefield. It's safer that way.'"

Incredulity filled Li Yiqing's eyes. "Just because of this?"

The old man nodded. "An old friend of mine told me about it."

"This reason is utterly absurd. How many innocent people will be implicated?"

The old man waved his hand, "This is just the beginning. If that person can't be saved, who knows what the future holds?"

Li Yiqing was furious, like burning embers about to explode in the furnace. This was too absurd! Just for one person, if you want to protect her, let her live in a fairy tale world. Why let her come into contact with aliens? Which alien is friendly? They are all dangerous!

This situation will ruin countless families and countless people.

The old man sat there quietly, watching Li Yiqing's expression change constantly.

"Don't be surprised. Someone is just using this as a pretext. The existence of the base is hindering the interests of certain people. To put it bluntly, this is just a reshuffling of interests." The old man had a sharp eye and saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.

"As for Yu Meng, the only time I've heard her name mentioned is through you. In the city, she's probably not as famous as her older sister. Aside from her high phone number, she doesn't seem to have anything particularly outstanding about her, so no one should be giving her any trouble."

Li Yiqing nodded, "I think so too. She's very low-key, and not many people know her. Yu Li's phone number is too low; even if she has some fame, it won't attract people's attention. Some might even say she's just trying to get attention."

"At this time, being criticized is not a bad thing. I don't know when she and Mingfeng will get married, but I'm still satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law. I don't know who was behind that incident, but it just passed by quietly." The old man said he didn't care, but he secretly had someone keep an eye on things. He didn't want his relationship with his daughter to continue to deteriorate.

Li Yiqing was still a little worried about Yu Meng. After all, Lu Ying had come looking for him, and if she used the Lu family's power, Yu Meng probably wouldn't escape unscathed. Fortunately, the things Yu Meng gave him were all made on the spot; he hadn't yet taken out the only good thing.

A small shop in town.

Looking at Liu Wei and the other two, Yu's father said, "Xiao Si left a while ago. She said she had something to do and was going out for a while. I don't know where she went. Do you need her for something?"

Yu's father knew Liu Wei, so these words were also directed at him. "I'm her soldier, and I'm here to report on my mission. The current situation isn't very friendly to the mask-removing division, so I'm here to remind her to be careful."

Mr. Yu nodded. "We know about this. My daughter Dali and Sister Xiu have already registered their marriage. Xiao Si wasn't home, so we only recorded her name and she didn't participate in any activities."

After talking for a while longer, the group had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

"So what do we do now?" Liu Wei asked, frowning.

"Let's wait for her at her old house in the countryside for a few days," Xiao Wen said. "We saw her there last time. She must know that the base is about to be disbanded. If she has any thoughts, she will definitely leave traces at the old house."

Du Wenhe agreed. In the current situation, without a reliable bone-drawing artist to protect them, no matter how much supplies they collected, they would just be giving them away. Therefore, Yu Meng was extremely important to them.

The group arrived at the old house in the countryside. With a gentle push, the door opened. Yu Meng and Niannian were struggling with a large fish. They were good at killing fish, but cleaning it was proving difficult.

Fish scales were scattered all over the ground, the water in the basin was red, and there were many bloodstains on Yu Meng's clothes.

Seeing several people enter, Niannian said resentfully, "My fourth sister and I have been waiting for you for days! Why are you only arriving now?"

Xiao Wen and his companions breathed a sigh of relief. "We went to your little shop in town, but couldn't find anyone. That's why we thought we'd try our luck here."

Du Wenhe took the fish from Yu Meng. "I'll do it. Should we steam it or braise it?"

"They're all delicious. I'll go catch another one. How about we steam it or braise it?" Niannian followed behind Du Wenhe.

Du Wenhe didn't recognize Niannian. "Are you really going to catch another one? Okay, I'll do it for you as long as you can catch one."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be right back. Fourth Sister, I'm going out for a bit." Niannian called out, already outside the door.

Yu Meng washed her hands clean and went into the inner room to change her clothes. "Why are there only three of you here? Where are the others?" she said, waving her hand at Liu Wei. "Come here, let me show you."

Liu Wei did not refuse. He actually trusted Yu Meng's examination methods more.

"Huh, who took this alien from you?" Yu Meng's fingers moved quickly and rhythmically. After about three minutes, Yu Meng's lines pulled something out.

Seeing what was hanging at the edge of Yu Meng's line, the three men's expressions changed. Xiao Wen quickly sat down in Liu Wei's seat. "There are bone-drawing masters at the base entrance who specialize in extracting aliens for us. I wonder which organization they belong to? Anyone who tries to break in is executed on the spot. They're very strict. The three of us paid a hefty price to get out."

Yu Meng didn't speak, but quickly spun the lines in her hand through Xiao Wen's mind. "Yours is fine, it's clean."

"Old Du, come here quickly, let Yu Meng check you out too." Xiao Wen hurriedly stood up and made way for him.

Du Wenhe, of course, wouldn't refuse such a request and hurried over. Yu Meng went through the process again. As a result, something appeared at the top of the line again.

Yu Meng looked at the lines in her hand. "It's fortunate you came here, otherwise, in another day, they would have parasitized your minds again. Do you know who the bone artist who removed the aliens from you was? Her methods were extremely unprofessional. Sending people like you into the rear will cause endless trouble."

Several people shook their heads. "We don't know them, but without going through this procedure, we can't get out. Besides, we can only stay outside for a month. If we exceed that, we'll be considered deserters and will be wanted."

Yu Meng pressed her temples. "Do you know exactly what happened?"

Xiao Wen nodded. "We met with Secretary Wu, and he told us what he could, but he didn't know the specifics."