Chapter 448 The Unwritten Dinner Agreement...

The afterglow of the setting sun, like molten gold, spilled over the Flameheart Base and the courtyard of the Chi family villa, slightly dispelling the daytime heat.

Since the families moved in next door, whenever Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou and their group are home, or are sure they will be home for dinner, the families will gather together for dinner without fail.

Sometimes it's Wen Qing and her family who cook, sometimes it's the elders...

Today, the three of them—Mother Shi, Mother He, and Aunt Gu—worked together to prepare dinner, along with Father Shi and Father Gu.

A group of elders prepared a table of delicious and visually appealing home-style dishes.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and even in the evening, it feels stuffy inside.

Lu Nange simply moved the dining table to the yard.

A slight chill was in the evening breeze, making it much more pleasant than staying indoors...

In a corner of the yard, several large ice buckets were even placed, filled with beer and more herbal tea in clean glass bottles, which looked refreshing and thirst-quenching.

At the dinner table, cups and plates were clinked together, and laughter filled the air.

However, when Chi Yanzhou calmly informed the elders that they would be heading to the Rock Base the next day, the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere was instantly shattered.

"No way!" Mother Shi was the first to put down her chopsticks: "Absolutely not! I heard that Rock Base is nothing but a den of bandits!"

Those are ruthless, heinous bastards! You kids going there... isn't that like throwing lambs to the slaughter?

She looked at her son, Shi Xu, with eyes full of worry.

Shi Xu quickly swallowed the food in his mouth: "Mom, we're all very careful with our lives, we won't go and die. If we can't beat you, we'll run away!"

Gu Qi: "Auntie, we're not the kind of people who want to be heroes! Besides, this time, we plan to bring more people with us!"

Grandpa Chi, who had been eating quietly, also put down his chopsticks at this moment.

The old man's gaze fell on Chi Yanzhou and Lu Nange: "Have you made up your minds?"

Chi Yanzhou met his grandfather's gaze and nodded solemnly: "Yes, Grandpa."

Grandpa Chi: "Alright! Since you've made up your mind, then go! Grandpa will be home, waiting for you to come back for dinner!"

His gaze then turned to Lu Beiye, who was gnawing on ribs: "Little Aye, you must be careful and stay close to your older sister and brothers, understand?"

Lu Beiye looked up at the sound, his little face smeared with sauce, and swallowed the meat in his mouth.

"Grandpa Chi, don't worry! I'll definitely come back to have dinner with you tonight! I... I want to eat ribs again tomorrow!"

Mrs. He: "Okay, Auntie will stew it for our little Aye tomorrow!"

Watching the interaction between the group, Shi's mother opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something...

Mr. Shi gently patted his wife's shoulder: "The children have all grown up and have their own ideas and responsibilities that they must bear."

As elders, our greatest help to them is to unconditionally support them and trust their judgment and abilities.

At this moment, Mrs. He picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it into Mrs. Shi's bowl.

"Relax a bit...Look at these bases in Beijing, have you ever heard of any that are more 'mischievous'...no, more capable of causing more trouble than our little rascals?"

Hearing this, Aunt Gu couldn't help but smile and shook her head in agreement: "No, right? Wherever you go, there's always chaos... uh, I mean, you're infamous?"

Lu Nange and her group exchanged glances and shrugged: [Is this a compliment or an insult?]

After carefully recalling the past "achievements" of these children, Shi's mother had to admit that she had never heard of anyone more capable of "causing trouble" than her own little rascals.

The worry on her face eased slightly: "It seems... there really isn't any."

Mrs. He: "That settles it then, put your mind at ease!"

In my opinion, the shady and oppressive practices of the Pan Shi Base should have been cleaned up long ago!

Do you remember that little girl named Yu Wei? She escaped from that hellish cave in Panshi! The wounds she had back then…”

Gu Wan: "Auntie, are you talking about Yu Wei from the Space Department at our base?"

"Yes, that's the child!" Mrs. He said with heartache.

"When she first came to our base, she was so thin she was just skin and bones. Her whole body... sigh, there wasn't a single good piece of flesh! She was covered in injuries! Old wounds piled on top of new ones, it was heartbreaking to see!"

Xie Linlin also put down her chopsticks: "Yes, I treated most of Yu Wei's injuries back then. It was indeed... shocking."

Although her injuries have healed, the psychological trauma remains, and even on the hottest days, she still habitually covers herself up completely...

Lu Nange listened quietly to the discussion of her elders and friends, her eyes flickering slightly, as if she were pondering something...

Dinner ended in a warm yet slightly solemn atmosphere, reflecting the preparations that had taken place.

Lu Nange and her group then went directly back to the Lu family villa.

The courtyard was filled with small lanterns hung by Lu Nange, Gu Wan, Luo Xingyou, Sang Yan, and Wen Qing...

Chi Yanzhou: "Tomorrow we'll take fifty people out. We'll follow the old rules, ten people per group, divided into five teams."

Chi Qi and Shen Zhiheng will lead one team, and Sang Che and Sang Yan will lead another team.

Xie Linlin and Xie Lin'an will lead one team, and He Huaijing and He Huairang will lead another team.

He Zhuo: "Brother Yan, are we really taking that kid Shen Zhiheng out? Didn't you say he might have problems?"

What if this is a ticking time bomb? Won't we be screwed over by him?

Chi Yanzhou: "We've been watching him for so long, keeping him tied up in the base, but we still haven't been able to find out anything."

Let's take him out for a spin this time, keep an eye on him, and see what he's really up to. Hopefully, we're just being paranoid!

He Zhuo suddenly understood, rubbing his hands together, eager to try: "Okay! Got it! I'll keep a close eye on him, and if he makes the slightest move, I'll kill him!"

“You don’t need to keep an eye on them.” Chi Yanzhou interrupted him: “Chi Qi will be keeping an eye on them, and he’ll put Shen Feiyang, Wu Enxu, Ren Lei, and the others in his team…”

Let them interact naturally, and observe them discreetly.

Gu Qi: "Okay, I'll talk to Shen Feiyang and the others tomorrow morning and explain things clearly."

Chi Yanzhou looked at Gu Qi: "Give separate instructions and report separately."

"Understood, Ayan." Gu Qi nodded.

He Zhuo: "But Yan-ge, this is only the fourth team! There's still one more team! Who's going to lead it?"

Chi Yanzhou: "Replace the original nine people in the team with Zhang Ao and Wang Xingchen's group of nine. Then, Zhang Ao and Wang Xingchen will lead this team together..."

Lu Nange: "Chi Qi, Zhang Ao, Wang Xingchen and the other ten people have been frequently going out in teams to carry out cleaning missions recently, and their combat effectiveness and teamwork have improved a lot."

Just then, Lu Nange casually glanced at the wall, stretched out her hand, and pointed in that direction with her slender fingers.

Everyone followed her gaze.

Gu Qi rubbed his temples helplessly and deliberately raised his voice: "That troublemaker Xie Lin'an, how about we don't bring him this time? So that he won't disobey orders at crucial moments and cause trouble."

"Hey Gu! I knew you were up to no good!" A furious shout came from the top of the wall.

"How am I a troublemaker?! I'll listen to Miss Lu and Brother Yan from now on! I won't do anything else! Stop talking about me behind my back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and Xie Linlin walked in with a speechless expression.

"Xie Lin'an! What kind of look is that, sticking your big butt out over the wall like that! Get your ass in here right now!"

Xie Lin'an climbed down from the wall and landed in the yard, shouting with his neck stiff, "Xie Linlin! You tricked me again!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Come in!" Xie Linlin grabbed his ear without any politeness and dragged him towards Lu Nange and the others.

The brothers He Huaijing and He Huairang followed Xie Linlin in, suppressing their laughter.

Once everyone had arrived, Chi Yanzhou asked Chi Yi, Ji Xian, and He Zhuo to inform the superhumans who would be setting off for Panshi together the next day.

Gu Qi reiterated the group assignments, tomorrow's action plan, meeting time, and precautions to everyone.

"Is everything clear? If so, go back and rest early. Be on time for the meeting tomorrow, and don't be late."

"Understood!"

"knew!"

Goodnight, brothers and sisters!