Why did you provoke me?

Secretary Wu sighed. "I've thought of everyone I could think of. There's nothing suitable."

Yu Meng comforted her, "There's no rush. You can take your time looking."

The first battlefield.

The long-haired man looked at the grass in front of him—let's call it grass for now—it was all clumps and patches, like a mangy head, really ugly.

"I don't know who it was, but they damaged this node. It's beyond repair. It's such a pity."

Beside the meadow, a beautiful house has been built.

"Sir, one day those who witnessed the disappearance of the forest will be brought back. I hope you can get some useful information from them."

"You've only seen it with your own eyes, but you've never been inside, so don't get your hopes up too high."

"Some people in the fourth battlefield saw the people coming out, but those people were too cunning, and none of them were caught. I suspect that those people went in from the first battlefield."

"Mr. Chen, that's just your guess."

"But judging from the current clues, this guess is highly accurate."

"If they can provide the list of those who got in, that would be somewhat useful," the long-haired man said.

"Maybe we'll get lucky and one of the people they know will go in?" Old Chen had a good attitude.

The long-haired man shook his head. He didn't say anything; if they had truly been lucky, things wouldn't be like this now. He wondered where the truly lucky ones were.

He stood at the edge of the meadow, gazing into the distance, his eyes devoid of any emotion. So many years had passed, and aside from a sliver of interest in formations, he remained indifferent to everything else.

He wasn't particularly interested in exploring the dense forest, nor was he interested in anything that could prolong life.

It was only when he was young that Old Chen helped him, and that's how their paths crossed. After that, they kept in touch.

He was invited here simply to see under what conditions this natural formation was formed.

But the site has been completely destroyed. As for the people, he doesn't think there's anything to gain.

But he couldn't say anything, after all, it's hard to repay favors. And Old Chen had always been very polite to him.

Yu Meng, of course, knew nothing of this. Only a few days had passed since she watched the security camera's ringtone, and she hadn't considered watching it again. Therefore, she missed these messages.

Nangong Tianshou has been very busy these past few days. He has started to restart the original intelligence network and set up new contact points. Even Xiao Hao is helping him record some things.

Jing San returned on the evening of the fourth day, bringing back all the people who had entered the dense forest.

Yu Meng and Niannian came over and worked through the night to remove the marks from these people.

Yu Meng didn't know why she was in such a hurry, but strangely enough, once she knew everyone was back, she wanted to finish this task. So she didn't hesitate, called Niannian over, and directly removed the mark.

Xiao Wen and the others had almost fully recovered. After resting in Jingchuan for three days, they returned to Feng County with Yan Lei and the others.

During this time, Jing San and his comrades made another contribution and managed to obtain new weapons from Secretary Wu.

Secretary Wu followed behind and nagged them several times, telling them to be careful when using this product and not to give anyone a reason to use it against them.

Jing San patted his chest and gave his assurance, and only then did Secretary Wu stop.

However, Xiao Wen and his group had not gone far when they were stopped by a car.

Xiao Wen didn't get out of the car; he learned his lesson and waited for the other party to come over.

But the situation was beyond his expectations; the newcomer immediately pulled out a gun.

Then, in a very gentlemanly manner, he invited Xiao Wen and his family to his home.

Yan Lei has a quick temper and was about to retort when Xiao Wen grabbed him and held him down.

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone invite someone over like this."

"There's no other way, it's this fast, no need to waste words." The other party was also very direct.

Xiao Wen, "Do you know who wants to see us?"

"No, but it won't take up much of your time; it's just to confirm a few things."

Looking at the group of people surrounding the car, Xiao Wen had already made up his mind. Perhaps these were the people Jing San was looking for.

He was just puzzled. Hadn't the mark been removed? How did they still find them?

But circumstances are beyond their control. If they resist now, they might get hurt. He should trust Teacher Yu's methods.

So he nodded, "We have things to do when we get back, and hopefully things can be done quickly. We'll cooperate fully."

The man raised an eyebrow. He had thought this group would be troublesome, but they turned out to be very easy to talk to.

Since the people cooperated, he reciprocated by saying, "I just have a question for you. Just tell me the truth."

Xiao Wen knew it was true; it really was that matter.

"Okay, thanks, bro. Just let me know if you ever need anything."

This was the first time he'd encountered something like this; without even explaining, the guy pulled out his gun. If it were anyone else, a conflict would have ensued. Even simple things can become complicated.

As Xiao Wen thought this, he never imagined that if he hadn't known the cause of the matter, he wouldn't have cooperated so readily.

Xiao Wen and his group were taken to another vehicle. The interior of the vehicle was arranged in a rather strange manner, but Xiao Wen did not ask any questions.

The man gestured for Xiao Wen to get in the car, saying, "Get in one by one. Answer all questions. Don't lie, or you won't be able to handle the consequences."

Yan Lei tugged at Xiao Wen, "Brother Xiao, let me go first."

Xiao Wen patted Yan Lei on the shoulder, "You're already calling me 'brother,' why are you still trying to take it from me?"

Xiao Wen boarded the train and sat in the designated seat.

He felt a little dizzy and didn't know what he had said, but he knew that he had said quite a lot.

Ten minutes later, he stood on the ground, and he was awake, but he was covered in cold sweat.

He glanced at Yan Lei, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "I only remember saying a lot, but I don't remember what I said."

The person who brought them gestured for one more person to get on the bus. Yan Lei glanced at Xiao Wen and got into the car directly.

Yan Lei's session took a long time, and Xiao Wen's palms were sweaty.

The people around them stepped forward and surrounded them again, raising their weapons.

Yan Lei got out of the car, looking confused. He grabbed Xiao Wen and asked, "Brother Xiao, what's that? Why do I feel so dizzy?"

And so everyone got on the bus. When the last person got off, Xiao Wen looked around at the people and asked, "What do you all say?"

The crowd parted to make way, and Xiao Wen led his men back to his car.

Not far from the special vehicle, in an inconspicuous room, the long-haired man and Old Chen sat in front of a screen.

The car that Xiao Wen got into was on the screen.

"Weren't they said they were near the dense forest? How come they didn't get anything out of them?"

The long-haired man shook his head. "He set up the things in this car. You've seen the functions. The fact that you couldn't get any answers from them only means they don't know anything."

"That's true. People like them are everywhere on the front lines. It's normal that they didn't go into the dense forest."

Old Chen sighed. "According to those people, these people are the closest to the dense forest. If it wasn't them, then who came out of the dense forest? Could it be that some unknown force went in?"

The long-haired man didn't answer; he knew the question wasn't directed at him.