Why did you provoke me?

Xiao Wen had just arrived at his residence when Du Wenhe followed him in. Xiao Wen glanced at him but didn't say a word.

"I'll go with Yan Lei tomorrow," Du Wenhe said first. "What did you discover?"

Xiao Wen completely relaxed. "I think Yu Meng seems to have gained confidence now."

"How so?"

"I haven't seen her for half a month, and she and that little girl named Niannian have changed a lot. She must have gone through something? Fortunately, she didn't reject my suggestion." Xiao Wen's unease finally subsided.

"Old Du, Aunt Qing and Secretary Wu also signed supplementary contracts with Yu Meng." Xiao Wen dropped a bombshell.

"What did you say? Aunt Qing could lead a powerful force, but she's completely given up on it. Did she say what she's going to do?" Du Wenhe's tone was somewhat anxious.

Xiao Wen shook his head. "She didn't say it, but I could tell she was full of energy and her eyes were shining."

"They must have done something," Du Wenhe muttered to himself.

"Yes, she also said that she wouldn't have told us this if we hadn't rescued her from the pile of dead bodies," Xiao Wen repeated Qingyuan's words.

"You signed a contract with Yu Meng. Does she have any requests? I'll go out to find Yu Meng tomorrow. Wait for me for a day. When I come back, we'll go to the depths together to take a look," Du Wenhe instructed.

"No problem. Yu Meng didn't say anything, but Aunt Qing told me to find some strange aliens, the more the better." Xiao Wen was a little puzzled, "Strange aliens are rare, and they don't seem to be very valuable either."

Du Wenhe disagreed. "If it weren't for Yu Meng, we would all have considered the withered branch alien a useless alien."

"Old Chen's side should have some people going too, you guys can come together. I have a feeling that Yu Meng won't want too many people. She doesn't like to be in the limelight, and if there are too many people, it might attract the attention of certain people."

Du Wenhe hesitated for a moment but still asked, "We have too few people. If we compete for resources in the future, won't we be at a disadvantage?"

Xiao Wen fell silent. "This is gambling, gambling with your entire fortune. Lao Du, I won't try to persuade you. Think it over and make your own decision."

Du Wenhe left. Xiao Wen watched his departing figure and sighed. Not everyone has the courage to choose Yu Meng. She's too young and has no connections whatsoever.

Early the next morning, an uninvited guest arrived at Xiao Wen's place. "You must be Captain Xiao. Yu Meng asked me to give this to you." He handed over two boxes, inside which were two alien specimens and a sketch that looked like a marshmallow.

Xiao Wen looked at the newcomer. "Is this Yu Meng's mission?"

The visitor nodded. "Teacher Yu said to do as little as possible, no need to force it, and the five of us will join your team. We'll be responsible for peeling off the aliens' skin. That will be safer and more efficient."

Xiao Wen looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Are you soldiers too?"

"Yes. We're the first batch, so our names end with 'one.' You can just call me Jingyi."

Xiao Wen nodded. "Jingyi, can you really peel off the alien's skin?"

"Yes, but at the beginning, our speed might be a little slow. Teacher Yu said that with more practice, our speed will increase."

"Do you need us to keep your identities confidential?"

Jing nodded slightly. "We're just test subjects right now; we can't let more people know about it."

Xiao Wen's heart skipped a beat. Test subjects? That name sounded so familiar. It reminded him of a special group of people.

Xiao Wen looked at him, and Jing Yi chuckled softly, then nodded at Xiao Wen. "Teacher Yu said that if you've guessed our identities, we don't need to hide it from you."

At this moment, Xiao Wen was overwhelmed with a storm of emotions. There was Yu Meng's trust in him, which made him feel valued. And then there was Qing Yuan's words: Yu Meng's power was such that you never knew where her bottom line lay.

At this moment, he understood Qingyuan's words. He hadn't expected Yu Meng to have touched this taboo and achieved such great results. She had restored these madmen to normalcy and given them the abilities of unmaskers. For this alone, Yu Meng would be recorded in history.

At this moment, Xiao Wen felt like his day had dawned. He straightened his back. With these people, how could their forces lack manpower? How could their strength be weak? He took a deep breath. He had to keep all of this to himself; it was his trump card, and not a single word should come out of his mouth.

Xiao Wen didn't say anything, but just patted Jingyi on the shoulder, "Everything will be alright."

Xiao Wen found Du Wenhe. "Teacher Yu's task has arrived, I can't wait for you. Good luck!"

Looking at Xiao Wen, who was rushing around, Du Wenhe's hesitant heart suddenly calmed down. Following a smart person, the chances of him suffering losses should be very small.

Then he strode away to find Yan Lei. Yan Lei didn't have so many concerns; Qingyuan had already said it was a good one, so it couldn't be wrong.

Yu Meng looked at the four people in front of her and said, "You all need to sign supplementary contracts. My commission is very high. Have you really thought this through?"

"We've thought it through," the four answered in unison.

"Then go find Secretary Wu to sign the contract, and while you're at it, find him to get the assignment."

The four of them left happily. A mission meant a profit, and although they didn't know how much profit they'd make, it was still a good thing. Lately, they'd had a lot of unsold inventory, not because they didn't want to sell, but because it was too cheap; after deducting costs, it wouldn't even cover their food and drink.

Once Yu Meng issues the task, they can mix in these resources to offset the task quota.

Du Wen went through the same process as Xiao Wen again. With Xiao Wen's hint, Du Wen vaguely guessed the identities of these people, but he wisely did not ask anything.

Following the example of the Hou family's wooden plaques, Yu Meng created uniquely shaped leather waist tags using a special technique. Each team member received one. This act suddenly gave those who had signed contracts a sense of belonging.

Niannian happily hung one on herself as well.

Things are proceeding smoothly here.

In the small town, Dali's wedding date has been set, and the wedding banquet will be held in seven days.

Aunt Yu looked at Dali and asked, "Have you talked to Xiao Si about whether they can come back?"

The eldest sister straightened her clothes. "I told you, my younger sister said, they can come back."

"That's good, that's good," Aunt Yu murmured as she returned to her room.

"What's wrong now?" Mr. Yu asked hurriedly when he saw that Mrs. Yu was about to cry. "I can't bear to part with Dali." Upon hearing Mr. Yu's question, Mrs. Yu's tears finally flowed.

"Sigh, she didn't marry far away. If you miss her, just go see her!"

"How can this be the same? Once you're married, you're part of the Jiang family. If you come back, it's like going back to your parents' home, not coming home," Aunt Yu grumbled.

"Then you'd better take it easy. You still have three women, whether they're close or not," said Mr. Yu, counting on his fingers. "Sister Xiu has been going out a lot this month. I guess she might be dating someone too."

"When did this happen? How come I didn't know?" Aunt Yu asked, wiping away her tears. "Such a big thing, and she didn't even say a word. At the very least, I could help her check the young man's character."

"You and your daughter can talk things out easily. Ask Dali sometime; she should know," suggested Mr. Yu.