Shen Mu Ning had mentioned to Bloodthirsty Vine before that she felt it was unreliable to rely on her junior apprentice to pass on messages.

But since a suitable person couldn't be found right away, they had to make do.

Cao Jin's arrival today was perfectly timed; she simply took him in.

So, after complaining for a while, it nestled obediently in Shen Mu Ning's arms.

In the end, the two reconciled after Shen Mu Ning promised not to take any risks next time and to always prioritize her own safety.

Even disregarding her injury that night, it was a very fruitful experience overall.

This not only solved the problem of having a junior apprentice deliver messages, which was prone to being exposed.

Her mental power level was also raised to level five as a result.

Moreover, her mental strength has greatly improved after this adventurous attempt.

In the future, when I want to imprint a mental mark on someone, it won't be as painful as it was this time.

Although she was scolded by the Bloodthirsty Vine, she knew it was because it was worried about her.

So, after appeasing the Bloodthirsty Vine, she was filled with joy.

Seeing its master so happy, the Bloodthirsty Vine was also very pleased.

It felt that its owner had been in a relaxed mood ever since it woke up again.

Unlike before, in the apocalypse, even though her superpower level was already the highest.

I still keep a tight rein on myself every day, not daring to relax for even a moment.

It knew perfectly well at that time that it was only because its master was responsible for the safety of the entire base.

She wasn't so concerned about her own safety, but she wanted to protect those of lower rank or even those without superpowers.

Therefore, Shen Mu Ning was very depressed at that time.

If they hadn't been incredibly lucky to be reborn here, it probably would never have seen this side of her.

With a light and happy mood, Shen Mu Ning slowly drifted off to sleep.

The night was deep, a time when some night owls would set out.

However, because it was too far from the educated youth settlement, neither Shen Mu Ning nor Chu Ming Xu noticed it.

In the darkness, only two figures could be vaguely seen meeting.

"Pay attention to the message above, and remember to remind that good-for-nothing among the educated youth."

One of them not only handed over a note but also offered a reminder.

The other person took the note and nodded to indicate that he understood.

However, because both of them were very cautious, they chose to hand over the work late at night.

The entire Johor Bahru brigade was asleep, and no one witnessed this scene.

Early the next morning, Cao Jin was heading towards town with his mission.

From today onwards, he's a person who receives a salary and walks the straight path, so naturally his demeanor is different.

Zhu Yang, on the other hand, was in a different mood, even absent-minded at work.

It was only after Chu Mingxu reminded him several times that he finally focused on his work.

"Zhu Yang, what's wrong with you today? You seem so distracted."

Everything was fine after the squad leader assigned the tasks.

How come I've been so distracted at work since I just came back from the bathroom?

If it were just being caught slacking off by the squad leader, that would be one thing, but he almost dug his own foot while digging.

If he hadn't called out to him just now, his foot would definitely have been a bloody hole.

Zhu Yang, upon hearing Chu Mingxu's reminder, seemed to wake from a dream and wanted to pull himself together to get things done.

"It's nothing, I just spaced out for a moment."

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk about it, Chu Mingxu didn't ask any further.

Meanwhile, Zhu Yang was still recalling the news he had just received: Xu Yuan had died in a bizarre manner.

If this matter had only stopped with him, their organization wouldn't have paid much attention to it.

Since the message is being passed down, it proves that this matter has some impact on their organization.

The message he received also said that it was best to stay put and not take any action recently.

This incident is definitely not a trivial matter.

As Zhu Yang had predicted, the Xu Yuan case did indeed have some impact on their organization.

To the organization, Xu Yuan was nothing more than a nobody.

He was someone controlled at a higher level within the organization; he was just someone who followed orders from above.

He had little contact with their organization, and his death generally wouldn't affect their plans.

At worst, we can just find someone else to take over the work he left behind.

However, unexpectedly, Xu Yuan was not only murdered, but the police also found a lot of evidence that he had connections with the people above him.

This includes, but is not limited to, embezzling state property and sending it as tribute to higher authorities.

Fortunately, Xu Yuan did not have any evidence that he had intercepted or destroyed the antiques.

Otherwise, it will definitely attract the attention and investigation of the state.

However, this alone is enough to give them a headache for a while.

Because the public security authorities, authorized by the municipal party secretary, are investigating Xu Yuan for embezzling state property.

Just yesterday, the municipal party committee secretary-general was taken away for investigation.

Although the municipal party secretary wasn't entirely one of their people, his involvement was limited to instructing his subordinates to collect antiques.

However, an investigation into Qin Mao would reveal that he had accepted bribes from more than just Xu Yuan.

He also received benefits from the Red Guards in other counties of Chunshi.

If these government agencies are ruthless enough, they could investigate all the people under their command.

Those who should be dismissed should be dismissed, and those who should be reformed should be reformed.

That would completely cut off their overt channels for collecting antiques.

Those soldiers with red lettering in their ranks all assumed that Qin Mao wanted antiques.

Now that he's gone, I don't know if the people below him will still be able to work diligently.

Moreover, the police have not been able to find any clues about the murderer to this day, and they do not know what happened in the case involving Xu Yuan.

It's either to seek revenge or because they know about the evil deeds he's committed and want to kill him.

It was because they knew some secrets about their organization that they decided to use him as a breakthrough point.

To make their actions known to more people, and then to eliminate the entire organization.

Of course, all of the above are things that the upper echelons of the organization consider, and have nothing to do with Zhu Yang, a nobody.

The reason he was frequently lost in thought was simply because he was terrified by the way Xu Yuan died.

The murder weapon is unknown, and the cause of death is that all the blood in the body was drained, which is really quite bizarre.

But upon closer reflection, Xu Yuan was killed in the county town.

As the leader of the Red-Letter Soldiers, he was always infamous, so it's not surprising that he was killed.

As for him, he stayed in the Xinshan Brigade all the time, and no one had any enemies with him, nor did anyone know his identity.

What is he afraid of? It doesn't matter who dies.

Looking back now, the fact that he was able to pause the mission because of Xu Yuan's death is an unexpected bonus.

The truth is, after receiving this task, he simply didn't have the time to investigate.

But the organization seems to attach great importance to this mission, and he doesn't dare to contact his superiors now.

He was also afraid that the organization would contact him directly and ask about the progress of the mission.

It's good that this incident can give him some relief.

Zhu Yang, who had been dealing with the same thing all along, relaxed completely and was able to work seriously again.