Why did you provoke me?

The two sat there, pondering what Yu Meng had said. They both felt that Yu Meng had no reason to lie about this matter.

The cripple looked puzzled. "That's impossible."

The long-haired man also looked puzzled.

Yu Meng's eyelids drooped. "Is there any possibility?"

The two of them looked up and stared at her again.

"That alien mother had conceived something, but that thing disappeared."

Yu Meng's bold guess left both of them speechless. "That's impossible!" they exclaimed almost simultaneously.

"What's impossible? You yourself said that this is the period when the Xenomorph Mother is at its most energetic. But now Shadow has sent back news that it's half-dead. What reason could be more plausible than this?"

"Yu Meng, you're serious."

"Why would I take this seriously? This is just a guess. Whether it's true or not, you'll have to verify it yourselves."

The long-haired man stopped drinking tea. "According to records, after that thing is completed, strange phenomena will occur. My people haven't sent back any news."

The lame man shook his head. "I haven't received any news either."

Looking at their current state, Yu Meng knew they had begun to doubt what she had said.

So she stood up. "I'll head back now; you all probably have things to do."

The two nodded simultaneously. The lame man hurriedly called out to her, "Yu Meng, don't do it yet, we need to verify this first."

"Okay, then hurry up, after all, people are losing their lives every day."

Yu Meng went out, and the two people inside looked at each other in bewilderment.

"If Yu Mengzhen really goes and kills this alien mother, then all our plans over the years will have come to nothing." The long-haired man was somewhat unwilling.

"Sigh, I've had more contact with her, and what she said about the alien mother being weak is probably true."

"You old cripple, I'm talking about her wanting to kill the alien mother, stop bringing up other things."

"What I said is true. If she wanted to kill someone, she would have done it already. Why would she need to come here and tell you?"

The long-haired man suddenly had nothing to say. The cripple was right; they didn't have any means to stop Yu Meng from doing those things.

"Then tell me, if that thing is created, it will definitely be obtained by someone. Who would that person be?" The long-haired man began to consider Yu Meng's guess.

The cripple curled his lip. "How are we supposed to guess? So many eyes are watching this. Who knows who will get the benefit?"

The long-haired man held a teacup in his hand. "I heard there's a lot of trouble at the Jing family's place. I wonder which family got that land."

"That's hard to say. You have the Chen family investigate what's publicly known, and I'll have my people investigate what's behind the scenes. We need to get to the bottom of this."

"That's the only way," the long-haired man agreed to the cripple's suggestion. Neither of them mentioned that their power had all been given to Yu Meng; who was left now?

Yu Meng did not go directly back to her room, but went to Secretary Wu's office instead.

Secretary Wu was writing something with his head down.

"Uncle Wu, why are you still so busy?"

Secretary Wu looked up and said, "Teacher Yu, I need to keep busy, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"What happened? Not long ago, you said our family was well-off."

"Aren't there a lot more people coming in? I have to make sure they all reach their full potential. It's expensive to support all these people."

"Oh, is that so? I sent Niannian and Jingsan to the second battlefield. If they can handle the trouble there, they might give us some gathering slots too. Uncle Wu, shall we?"

"Huh?" Secretary Wu was stunned. "They're really giving out spots?"

Yu Meng nodded. "More or less."

"How much? Are there slots for ten squads?" Secretary Wu tapped the table with his pen. "If so, I'll have to reserve some manpower. I'm having a problem with that; if everyone goes to the first battlefield, there are too many people. Now that there are slots available in the second battlefield, we can pull some people from the first battlefield and allocate those slots to other forces."

Yu Meng watched him meticulously calculating, finding it amusing. "How many people are you bringing this time? Isn't that too many?"

"Sigh, I was too narrow-minded. I only said I would take them all if they came, but who knew so many people would come all at once? I'm still a little overwhelmed."

"Hey, Uncle Wu, with so many people, let's pick the good ones and send the rest away."

Secretary Wu looked up at Yu Meng and said, "Isn't this a bad idea? How can we send someone back after they've already come?"

"What's wrong with it? It's a competitive job selection process. Or are you saying you're not picky, Uncle Wu? We don't seem to be that short-staffed yet."

"Sigh, I was just giving the lame old man face, wasn't I?"

Yu Meng found it amusing. "I'm in charge of this. We'll pick the good ones and send the ones we're not satisfied with back."

Secretary Wu smiled broadly, "We'll listen to Teacher Yu. To be honest, the quality of these people varies greatly. I've really put in a lot of effort to make this team capable of both offense and defense."

"Uncle Wu, why don't you train a successor? Look at Aunt Qing, with Qian Chuan lending a hand, she's had it much easier."

"I'd like to, but I don't have anyone I can trust. I can't let go of this. It's the lifeline of so many of us." Uncle Wu didn't even look up. "Money is a powerful motivator. How many people can resist the temptation? I don't intend to test human nature."

"From now on, we won't expand anymore. If Uncle Wu gets too tired, it will be my fault."

Secretary Wu immediately looked up. "Who said I was tired? I'm just happy like this."

She flipped through the documents on the table. "By the way, what about the Jia family? During the alien riot, they all withdrew, leaving the mess to Jingwu."

"Oh, they contacted you?"

"No, but Jingwu sent a message saying that she went to see him and asked me for a charter."

"Then let's do it your way." Yu Meng made the decision without any hesitation.

"Can I be a little tougher? I really dislike people who run away when they encounter danger, but they are the Jia family, so I can't afford to offend them too much."

"Fine, let's be firm. If you don't like this person, then let them replace him, and we can even reduce the share they give you."

"Really? Aren't we afraid of offending them?" Secretary Wu was somewhat worried; they were a reclusive family. Most importantly, they knew Jingchuan's background.

"Uncle Wu, when our sect was first established, Jing San dared to provoke them. Why are you so timid now?"

Secretary Wu disregarded her image and rolled her eyes, "Am I a coward? Aren't you the one who hates trouble the most? I'm just trying to reduce trouble. And that Jing San, she's just someone who doesn't know her place."

Yu Meng thought to herself, "Just keep being stubborn! If you weren't afraid, you wouldn't have brought this up in front of her."

Secretary Wu had really thought about the Jia family's matter for a long time, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind. He was really afraid of causing trouble.

The revenge of a reclusive family seems beyond Jingchuan's capabilities. Just look at Zhou Jingyan; the Zhou family is a prominent force in Kyoto. And what happened? Because of the greed of a spoiled brat, the Zhou family was subjected to a comprehensive attack. Even his own family members are not on his side—are they even blood relatives?

If it were Jingchuan instead, without blood ties, they would probably have fallen apart even faster. Therefore, no amount of caution is excessive on his part.

Yu Meng knew Secretary Wu's concerns, so she crossed her arms and said, "Uncle Wu, do whatever you want. We're very strong now."

Secretary Wu looked at her with suspicion.

Yu Meng nodded. "I'm not lying."