Just like Fang Jianguo said, when God throws pie in the sky, only a fool wouldn't open his mouth and try to catch a few more.

Why should I care where the pie came from? What if I ask and they decide not to throw it away?

Ren Honghe had been missing for quite a while this time, and even Xu Jianan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. But this unease vanished the moment she saw "Ren Honghe".

She could hear soft breathing through her earpiece; clearly, the logistics staff who had been keeping a close watch on the situation were also relieved.

[Great, Ms. Ren has appeared.]

[Please notify and report this immediately.]

Xu Milu had no idea. She simply placed the bag she was carrying on the table and casually sat down on the sofa.

"I just went to Ningcheng. The small toon fruits there are ripe, and their effects have exceeded my expectations. I guess the authorities should take some action by now, right?"

Ningcheng?

[No travel history recorded.]

[Make a note of this first, then contact Minister Fang.]

A commotion erupted in the earphones. Xu Jianan carefully chose her words:

"This is outside my jurisdiction, so I'm not sure. I'll contact Minister Fang now."

"No."

Xu Milu waved her hand, propped her chin on her hand, and looked at Xu Jianan with a half-smile:

"You must have conducted a danger assessment of me during this period, and what were the results? They should be able to hear our conversation, right?"

【！】

[Respond immediately; don't let Ms. Ren lose trust in us!]

The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie had changed; Fang Jianguo's voice rang out firmly and powerfully:

[…Please trust our security team, Ms. Ren. Everything the authorities have done is for your safety. The Chinese government will always be your most sincere ally…]

"...Please trust our security team, Ms. Ren. Everything we do is for your safety. The Chinese government will always be your most sincere ally. We will continue to cooperate in a friendly and mutually beneficial manner, and we hope that Ms. Ren can trust us."

Xu Jianan repeated the story meticulously, but unseen, a thin layer of sweat had already broken out on her back.

Where exactly did the communication go wrong?

"Was that Fang Jianguo who said it? It sounds exactly like him."

Once switched to "Ren Honghe" mode, Xu Milu's wicked traits seemed to be magnified several times over; it was less like she was wearing a disguise and more like she was taking it off.

She slowly tapped the table with her fingernails, revealing a slightly mischievous smile:

"Forget it, I'm not joking with you anymore, it's pointless."

The atmosphere gradually warmed up, and Xu Jianan and the person on the other end of the earpiece both breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew that the next second, the red-haired woman sitting on the sofa would cheerfully drop a "nuclear bomb":

"Alright, as an ally, I'll be frank with you too—just as you all think, the things I brought all come from another world."

Xu Milu crossed her legs, her golden eyes shining brightly, and calmly announced this bombshell news:

"In other words, I can travel to another world. Oh, and by the way, I'm not kidding."

"!!!!"

【？！！！】

There was complete silence both inside and outside the headphones.

【quick!!】

[Level 1 Alert! Seal off the area! Turn off all communication devices!! No recording! No recording in any form is permitted!!]

[Report immediately! Notify the military to seal off the conference room immediately!! No one is allowed to leave!]

Three seconds later, chaos erupted backstage as hurried footsteps mingled with the cacophony of files being organized and keyboards being typed.

It felt like a moment had passed, yet also like an eternity, when Fang Jianguo's voice came through the earphones again, this time through the speaker:

[Ms. Ren, thank you for your trust in the Huaxia official team. Someone will be there to meet you in three minutes to ensure your safety. Please do not panic. We look forward to meeting you in fifteen minutes.]