Why did you provoke me?

Meanwhile, at Jingchuan Hall.

Yu Meng tapped the table slowly with her fingers, lost in thought.

Just then, Secretary Wu pushed open the door and walked in.

"Teacher Yu, I've lost contact with Jing'er."

"Interrupted? What do you mean?"

"We agreed to contact each other at 8 p.m. every night. But I haven't been able to reach him since 8 p.m. last night."

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow and glanced at Secretary Wu. "We've been unable to contact her since last night."

"Yes. And I contacted the rest of their small team, and the result was the same."

See, that's the ability of a top secretary; he can arrange everything perfectly.

"How many people have passed the assessment for the third batch of trainees?" Yu Meng changed the subject.

"Huh?" Secretary Wu looked up at Yu Meng, puzzled. Weren't we talking about the second group of trainees going missing? How did the conversation shift to the third group?

Adhering to professional ethics, Secretary Wu answered Yu Meng's question. "Ten people have already passed the assessment."

Yu Meng nodded. "Give them a new mission: to go on a rescue mission."

"Rescue?" Secretary Wu was a little confused by Yu Meng's train of thought.

After thinking it over, Yu Meng conveyed Nangong Tianshou's thoughts: "His original intention was to teach the second batch of students a lesson. He felt that these people were too honest and easily taken advantage of."

"So, the disappearance of the second batch of trainees was his doing." Secretary Wu completely relaxed. As long as there wasn't a real problem, then it wasn't a big deal.

Looking at the relaxed Secretary Wu, Yu Meng didn't find it funny. "Xin, you're relaxing a bit too soon. Those were fifty people. To be wiped out in one fell swoop, do you think it could be an ordinary force?"

Yeah, putting aside the number of people, the second group of trainees also has some special talents, so how could they have been wiped out? Could it be...?

Secretary Wu looked up at Yu Meng. "Is there a second force involved? Or rather, a third force?"

Yu Meng nodded, "That's what I thought too, so I sent the third group of students to the rescue. First, to test their abilities, and second, I don't want to give this life-saving favor to Nangong Tianshou."

Secretary Wu immediately perked up, "It's our own business, why does he need to pretend to be a good guy? Isn't this indirectly proving our incompetence?"

After saying that, he stood up and said, "I'll go and make the arrangements right away. We can't let Nangong get this benefit."

Secretary Wu came and went in a hurry. Before Yu Mengxiang could finish speaking, he had already disappeared.

At this moment, Xiao Wen returned with his team and happened to run into Secretary Wu.

"Hi, Secretary Wu, I happen to need to talk to you." Xiao Wen greeted him from afar.

"I have something to do. Go find Teacher Yu; she's in her office." Secretary Wu said without turning her head, then turned and went through a door.

"What happened? Why did Secretary Wu leave in such a hurry? Did something happen?" Yan Lei asked Xiao Wen beside him, looking at Secretary Wu who had disappeared.

"It should be. I'll have Quan Lie inquire about it later."

"Let's go find Teacher Yu, the rest of you go rest." Xiao Wen turned a corner and walked towards Yu Meng's office.

"Brother Xiao, will Teacher Yu agree? My uncle will cause me trouble." His tone was full of resentment.

"Probably? Anyway, everyone can make money, so it doesn't matter who sells."

Xiao Wen looked at him amusedly, "If you really don't want to, you can just refuse directly. Why go through all this?"

"But my uncle is really good to me. It's such a small thing, I can't very well say I don't want to." Yan Lei had a helpless look on his face.

"You absolutely mustn't act like that in front of Teacher Yu. If she takes it seriously, this matter might really not work out," Xiao Wen reminded him.

"Then what method will guarantee she'll agree?"

Xiao Wen looked at him with a half-smile, "Trying to play the victim!"

"Ah, I, I don't know how." Yan Lei's face fell.

The two arrived at Yu Meng's office door, straightened their clothes, and then knocked.

"Come in," Yu Meng's voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, Yu Meng was scratching the big black cat's itch. The big black cat was lazily lying on the table, its tail swaying back and forth.

"Hey, when did you guys get back? Did you find something good again?"

Xiao Wen and Yan Lei each found a chair and sat down.

"We found three of the cotton candy-shaped aliens you mentioned last time, and we brought them all back this time," Xiao Wen said first.

"Really? Let me see it." Yu Meng patted the big black cat on the table. "Go play with it yourself."

The big black cat jumped off the table and disappeared through the door in the blink of an eye. Yan Lei's eyes were fixed on it; the door didn't open, and the cat was gone. A chill ran down his spine. The Bone Painter's methods were truly unpredictable. Well, he shouldn't try to play the victim anymore; going too far would only cause more trouble.

Yu Meng fiddled with the cotton candy in her hand. It was a genuine Level 2 alien that greatly enhanced the warrior's body. Yu Meng could clearly sense the positive energy surging through its internal nodes.

"I'll ask Aunt Qing to look into it. It seems like this kind of alien is specifically designed to target physical abilities."

"Then we'll focus all our efforts on finding this alien from now on," Xiao Wen said happily.

Yu Meng did not object, and aside from certain aliens, she did not restrict the scope of their resource collection. As long as it was valuable, that was fine.

After Xiao Wen finished explaining his situation, he looked at Yan Lei.

Yu Meng also looked up at Yan Lei. This was a rare guest; he never came near her. The fact that he had come this time meant he had something to do.

Yan Lei didn't hide anything and directly told him what his uncle meant: "My uncle discovered that there is a kind of special bead circulating in the market. After inquiring, he found out that it is called lucky bead. He also wants to sell it, but he doesn't know where to start. So, he asked me to ask you if you can help him find some sources."

After Yan Lei finished speaking, his neck and face turned red. Xiao Wen looked at him; this was not the way they had agreed to go.

This is great news, and Yu Meng is naturally happy to accept it. But she suddenly remembered that Secretary Wu had mentioned that some sales points were out of stock, but she didn't know how they were doing now.

"Okay, I'll have Secretary Wu contact your uncle. He's in charge of these things." Yu Meng agreed readily.

Yan Lei nodded mechanically. "Thank you, Teacher Yu. My uncle will be overjoyed."

Having said what needed to be said, the two left Yu Meng's office.

On the way back, "Yan Lei, why didn't you do as we agreed?"

Yan Lei shook his head. "Did you see that big black cat? The door wasn't open, and it's gone."

"Oh, the big black cat? That belongs to Teacher Yu, it's very powerful. What does this have to do with cats?" Xiao Wen asked, puzzled.

"It's alright, but if cats are that powerful, Teacher Yu must be even more so. If I'm caught lying, do you think I can bear the consequences?" Yan Lei's eyes were full of relief.

Xiao Wen was speechless. Was Teacher Yu really that scary? He wouldn't dare to lie about just a cat. Who would believe that?