When Niu Si returned to Chen Yu's camp, he still looked shaken, clearly quite frightened by the two soldiers.

Noticing Chen Yu's ambiguous smile, Niu Ke smiled awkwardly and said in a relaxed manner, "Mr. Chen, the soldiers of your Great Xia are quite vigilant."

"Hehe, Lao Niu, don't take it to heart. The Academy of Sciences is a major scientific research center in our country, so it's understandable to be careful," Chen Yu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Niu Ke did not respond to Chen Yu's words, but instead shook his head with a wry smile.

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As evening fell, Lin Lele returned to the camp alone, feeling dejected.

"Sir, those people are so shameless! They said they would follow in my grandfather's footsteps and go to the 'Tianyu Base' to fight for humanity together, but when they saw the food, their eyes bulged out, and they completely forgot about joining the base. When we called them over for dinner, no one even made a fuss." Lin Lele complained angrily to Chen Yu.

"Oh? The armed forces department really brought back the grain?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.

“Yeah, I don’t know what kind of luck they had, five truckloads of grain! And they even distributed it to the people from the Academy of Sciences on the spot, each person received 2 jin of rice, and I heard that there will be more every day from now on.” Lin Lele said, taking a bulging little cloth bag from her waist. “Look, this is the grain they distributed.”

Chen Yu took the grain and asked suspiciously, "They actually gave it to you?"

"Of course, my household registration is still at the Academy of Sciences, so what reason do they have not to issue it to me?" Lin Lele retorted.

Then, with a look of disdain, he said, "But the quality of this grain is so poor that it's not fit for human consumption!"

Chen Yu opened the cloth bag, and the grain inside had been frozen into a lump, looking rather shabby.

However, given that they were now in an extremely cold and apocalyptic world, it was natural for ordinary stored food to end up like this, which did not surprise Chen Yu.

The reason Lin Lele disliked these grains was because she had been eating the food that Chen Yu stored in the other-dimensional space for a long time and was unaware of the hardships outside.

"I don't know what those ungrateful bastards at the science institute are thinking. They have plenty of white rice and fragrant meat at our 'Tianyu Base,' but they insist on eating this kind of inferior food," Lin Lele continued to mutter.

Chen Yu did not comment on this.

From the perspective of those people in the Academy of Sciences, their "Tianyu Base" was not a "formal" organization, while the Academy of Sciences was a top national research institution. As long as they were not in dire straits, they would definitely choose to side with the Academy of Sciences.

This is not only a matter of great importance, but also the safest choice.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yu asked Lin Lele, "Did you see them unloading the grain from the truck with your own eyes?"

“Yeah, that’s quite a sight, sack after sack.” Lin Lele nodded. “I heard that this is only a small part of the granary, and they’ll go and move more after they’ve finished eating.”

Chen Yu frowned upon hearing this. The fact that the grain was packed in sacks meant that it was uncertain whether the contents were actually grain. He wondered if he could manipulate the situation.

However, he quickly dismissed this idea.

The armed forces are now on high alert for him, and it's impossible for him to get close to the emergency food depot without being detected.

"Have you heard where they found the grain depot?" Chen Yu continued to ask.

Lin Lele shook her head: "I don't know about that. They've kept quiet about it."

Chen Yu nodded slightly. In this extremely cold apocalyptic world, food is life, so it's normal for the other party to be cautious.

However, this matter certainly cannot be left like this. If he can find the location of the grain depot, he can strike at the heart of the problem, and then the initiative will be back in his hands.

However, this matter needs to be handled discreetly and slowly to avoid the other party discovering any clues.

"Sister Lele, Brother Chen, the cafeteria is open for lunch! Let's hurry over! Hehe, there are fewer people in the cafeteria tonight, so we can eat as much as we want!" Zhang Tianhao suddenly ran over from the other end of the camp, interrupting Chen Yu and Lin Lele's conversation with an excited look on his face.

"Hehe, okay." Chen Yu pulled himself back to reality and responded to Zhang Tianhao with a smile.

"Let's go, let's go! I heard there are chicken drumsticks tonight. If we don't go soon, they'll all be gone!" Zhang Tianhao exclaimed excitedly.

He then ran towards the cafeteria first.

"Unexpectedly, only Zhang Tianhao stayed in the end. Lele, your little brother is quite loyal to you," Chen Yu joked.

"Loyalty what? It's all about whoever feeds you, right? It's just because the food in our cafeteria is good." Lin Lele pouted.

"Hehe, alright, call Xiao Qiao over, let's go too." Chen Yu instructed Lin Lele.

During this period, in order to win people over, they ate in the cafeteria most of the time, which made things much easier for Qiao Meng.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the cafeteria.

Upon entering the cafeteria, I saw Niu Ke holding a large plate of chicken legs, looking around as if he were looking for someone.

"Old Niu, you've got a good appetite today," Chen Yule joked.

"Not bad, not bad." When Niu Ke saw Chen Yu, his expression clearly changed, and he seemed a little flustered.

"Old Niu, you're supposed to be the richest man on Earth, how come you're acting like a starving ghost? Can you even finish all these chicken legs?" Lin Lele teased.

"Didn't the cafeteria prepare too much food today? I figured it would be a waste not to eat it anyway," Niu Ke explained. "Mr. Chen, I don't think you'll mind, will you?"

Chen Yu keenly noticed that when Niu Ke said this, he was somewhat evasive, which clearly indicated that he was lying.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yu immediately became alert. This Niu Ke hadn't been behaving himself lately; was he up to something again?

However, he didn't immediately expose Niu Siqi, but instead replied with a smile, "Of course I don't mind, Lao Niu, please eat as much as you want. Although food is hard to come by in this world, I'll give you as much as you want."

"Haha, thank you for the hospitality. Okay, I'll head over now. You guys get back to your work." Newsk smiled awkwardly, turned to leave, but his steps were slightly hurried, as if he was eager to leave this uncomfortable situation.

Chen Yu's gaze was deep as he watched Niu Ke's departing figure, his thoughts unreadable.