Why did you provoke me?

Secretary Wu paused for a moment while wiping his sweat. "I heard Niannian ask me. It was her voice. I can't be mistaken."

Everyone inside stared at the doorway; they had all heard Yu Meng tell Niannian to go out and find Xiao Wen.

"Fourth Sister, I'm back." Niannian's voice came in even before she entered.

As Niannian reached the door, she saw Secretary Wu. "Uncle Wu, you're here too!"

Secretary Wu nodded mechanically. "I just arrived. Weren't you behind me? Why did it take you so long to come in?"

"Huh?" Niannian looked at him in surprise. "When did I get behind you? I just came back from Captain Xiao's place."

"But I..." Secretary Wu felt a little cold. "We've been talking the whole time. You asked, and I answered."

Niannian glanced at Yu Meng, then shrugged on the little black cat's shoulder, and the little black cat jumped onto Secretary Wu's shoulder.

After a while, Niannian asked Secretary Wu, "Do you have anything to say now?"

"That's all? Then what happened to me just now? I really felt like you were talking to me from behind the whole time."

"What was the sect's reaction?" Yu Meng asked.

"No reaction at all? They're all sitting quietly in their seats. I came from their side."

"Yu Meng, have you discovered something?" Qing Yuan asked again.

"I've made a discovery, but I don't know if it's this one?" Yu Meng didn't turn around, still staring out the window.

At this moment, Yu Meng's eyes were filled with only black and white, but there were faint pink particles mixed in between.

The structure of the particles should be very loose; if two particles come into contact with each other, they will explode with a bang. Particles that are at rest will gather together under the influence of wind, forming a larger particle.

In this way, once a particle explodes in one place, a larger particle will quickly form in another place. This process repeats itself.

No one inside the house made a sound, but the noise outside was as loud as a bustling city.

"Quickly pull him inside! What is he doing lying on the ground?" Xiao Wen's voice sounded furious.

"Don't pull me, there's sugar all over the ground, I want to eat my fill."

"That's my calico cat. I'm going to bring it inside. It's snowing outside, and it must be so cold."

"Little Liu, why are you sleeping outside? Come in quickly, you'll freeze to death if you sleep like that." A dragging voice rang out.

……

"Old Xiao, this can't go on like this! You need to think of something." Du Wenhe's voice was a little hoarse. Although only half an hour had passed since Yu Meng gave him the time, the situation seemed to be getting out of control.

Xiao Wen stood aside, watching his team members perform various tricks. He was exhausted.

"Old Xiao, how about we do what Old Chen did? Lock them all in the house?" Du Wenhe's voice was a little hoarse. "I don't know if it's too late now."

"This is the only way. Otherwise, we'll be exhausted just taking care of these people. Who knows what else might happen in the future?" Someone chimed in.

Finally, the sounds outside grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared completely.

Niannian peeked through the crack in the door, then squeezed her way out.

A little while later she came back. "Fourth Sister, their condition is hilarious. Everyone has bumps on their heads. Several of them are hugging each other and crying their eyes out. Captain Xiao is just standing there ignoring them. Some of them are even tied to chairs with ropes." Niannian said excitedly, gesturing as she spoke.

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng, who hadn't moved an inch since standing by the window.

"Unidentified particles have appeared in the sky, drifting around like dust. Sometimes they gather, sometimes they explode. Perhaps all these strange phenomena are caused by them," Yu Meng's cool voice slowly drifted over.

"How about we bring someone over and let him give it a try?" Qingyuan suggested.

"I, I, Aunt Qing, no need to look for anyone else, I can handle it." Niannian raised her hand high.

"Niannian, this is not the time to be foolish. We don't know anything about this kind of thing. What if something dangerous happens?" Qingyuan refused decisively.

Niannian pursed her lips slightly. But she also knew that Aunt Qing's words were well-intentioned. Therefore, she didn't argue back.

"How about I do it?" Secretary Wu spoke up from the side. "Anyway, with you all here, there shouldn't be any danger to my life. Just please don't laugh at me if I embarrass myself."

Qingyuan looked at him. "You know this is a completely new experiment, and I'm not even sure about it myself. Are you really willing?"

"I'm willing!" Secretary Wu shrugged, very nonchalantly.

Niannian looked at him with bright eyes. "Uncle, you're this one!" she said, raising a thumb and waving it in front of him.

Yu Meng did not object; she needed to understand this substance in order to make the most correct judgment.

She used lines to control a small cluster of particles, bringing them to Secretary Wu.

Secretary Wu's eyes suddenly looked dazed, then seemed to return to normal.

He stood up. "Why are you all looking at me? Are you planning to have another drinking party today? Let me tell you, this alcohol isn't good. Drinking too much will numb our brains. Your reactions will be much slower." Secretary Wu said to himself.

Then he saw Niannian. "I'm talking to you! How can you drink so much at such a young age?"

Niannian's eyes widened, and her cheeks puffed out. "Uncle Wu, you're slandering me! When did I drink alcohol?"

"Hmph, that time you all drank and came back staggering."

Nian Nian looked at Yu Meng with a puzzled expression. Which time?

Qingyuan suddenly remembered that time when they went out to celebrate and heard the news that made them all happy.

Yu Meng brought the powder with the lines around it closer to Secretary Wu's nose.

Secretary Wu suddenly sat down. Tears streamed down her face. "Am I dreaming? Why am I seeing my mother-in-law?"

Seeing Secretary Wu's tears, Qingyuan felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

So she asked softly, "What is Mother-in-law doing?"

"She and Nangong broke up. She hid in her room and cried secretly. Nangong was waiting for her to come after her, just ten meters away. Hmm, he looks like he's going to cry too. He's so ugly. I don't know what her mother-in-law saw in him." Secretary Wu's tone was full of disdain.

Yu Meng carefully observed Secretary Wu's body and suddenly noticed that Secretary Wu's internal organs seemed to be showing signs of failure.

Yu Meng hurriedly flung the powder out the window. Then she let the black cat jump back onto Secretary Wu's shoulder. She quickly pulled out a few dry twigs from her pocket and threw them all at Secretary Wu.

The series of actions happened so quickly that Qingyuan and the others hadn't even had time to react. Secretary Wu had already snapped out of his daze.

He touched the tears on his face, looking at Yu Meng with confusion. "Did I make a fool of myself?"

"No, you just told me not to drink alcohol anymore," Niannian said, pouting.

"That's all? Why would I cry if you told me all this?" Secretary Wu wasn't easily fooled.