"What's going on? Who's causing trouble?"

As soon as she got out of the car, Lin Lele strode confidently forward and shouted in a carefree manner.

Not far ahead, a group of ragged, emaciated people sat in the middle of the road, their eyes fixed on the "militia" convoy.

The leader was a boy who held a thick wooden stick and appeared to be the leader of the group.

When Lei Tao saw Chen Yu and Lin Lele get out of the car, he quickly ran over and briefly explained the current situation to them.

"Commander, they claim to be residents of the neighborhood in front. The Academy of Sciences is currently under full control, and outsiders must obtain their permission to enter."

Chen Yu's expression turned strange upon hearing this. Holding a wooden stick, he was trying to rob people on the road? Didn't he see that the "militia" were carrying guns?

“Young men, since you’re from the neighborhood up ahead, you must either be employees of the ‘Science and Technology Institute’ or family members. You must be quite smart. Given the current situation, you still dare to stop cars?” Chen Yu said with a mocking expression.

"You dare? My father is a famous scientist in Great Xia, a valuable talent of Great Xia. If you dare to lay a finger on us, the country will never let you off!" The boy suddenly raised his voice, his eyes flashing with both pride and nervousness, as if he was using his father's name as his last line of defense.

The others echoed this sentiment.

"Whose children are you? Instead of learning good things, you've come up with this kind of highway robbery!" Lin Lele shouted in a deep voice.

"Enough nonsense! If you want to pass through here today, you'd better leave behind enough food and supplies! Otherwise, you can just run us over!" the boy shouted gruffly, sounding like a rogue.

Chen Yu smiled wryly. He really couldn't take action before figuring out who these people were. After all, no one knew if their background involved the talents his Tianyu base desperately needed. In fact, if he made a big fuss and was boycotted by the entire "Science and Technology Institute," he would suffer a loss.

Left with no other choice, he could only instruct Lei Tao, "Xiao Lei, give it to them..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Lele interrupted him: "Wait! Let me handle this. I refuse to believe I can't deal with them!"

She just made all that boasting; if she were to back down now, wouldn't she be contradicting herself?

She then coldly shouted at the group blocking her way, "Hmph! Kid, you dare to act tough with me? When I was living in this Academy of Sciences family compound, you were still playing in the mud!"

"Get out of the way!"

The group of people blocking the road were slightly taken aback when they saw Lin Lele's assertive attitude. Could it be that this person in front of them was really from the Science Institute?

The young man leading the group frowned deeply. At first, he did feel that Lin Lele's voice was somewhat familiar, but now that Lin Lele had taken the initiative to say that she had once lived in the family compound of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

But he quickly realized, so what if you're a resident of the family compound? There are plenty of people in the family compound, who do you think you are?

Everyone on his side grew up in the family compound, and they all consider him their boss.

With this in mind, the young man in the lead regained his confidence and said in a deep voice, "Little girl, don't try to fool me with that. I'm not buying it! If your convoy wants to enter our Academy of Sciences' territory, you'd better leave enough food and supplies. Otherwise, there's no point in talking!"

"Heh, very well. It seems that after all these years of my absence, no one takes me seriously anymore, right?" Lin Lele laughed angrily.

Upon hearing this, a group of people opposite burst into laughter. One of the young men even shouted arrogantly, "Hey, I say, you big sister, stop bragging. You don't even know our Brother Hao, and you still have the nerve to say you're part of the family compound! At least do your homework before you start bragging."

Seeing that she had not only failed to intimidate the other party, but that the other party had even started to mock her, with so many people watching, how could Lin Lele tolerate it?

She immediately became enraged and rushed over, kicking him to the ground in the snow.

"You...you dare to hit someone!" The group of teenagers opposite exclaimed in shock, some of them glaring angrily.

"Who are you? State your name, or I'll call your parents to teach you a lesson!" the leader of the boys shouted angrily, raising his wooden stick as if to demonstrate his authority and power, but a hint of panic could not be hidden in his eyes.

"Slap!" Lin Lele stepped forward and slapped him across the face.

"You...you even dare to hit me? You're dead! Even your family can't protect you!" The leading boy covered his face and said in fear.

"Your great-aunt was once known as the 'Little Tyrant of Anhui.' In this compound of the Academy of Sciences, who doesn't know me? You little lackeys dare to act wildly in front of me?" Lin Lele said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the leading boy's eyes widened suddenly, staring at Lin Lele in disbelief.

He seemed to remember something and tentatively asked, "Lele?"

"Slap!" Lin Lele slapped the other person across the face again. "How dare you call me Lele?"

Surprisingly, after being slapped by Lin Lele, the leader's eyes reddened slightly, not from pain, but from a complex emotion welling up inside him.

He froze for a moment, then burst into tears: "Waaah~ Sister Lele, I never thought I'd see you again in my lifetime!"

Lin Lele was taken aback by this scene. She took two steps back and said warily, "Who...who are you? Don't try to get involved with me."

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