Lin Wenhua was genuinely a little surprised.

He truly hadn't expected that someone else, besides himself, had already found the Dragon Cauldron before him.

As for why one of the three leaders of the former "Forsaken" would be here, could it be...?

"As you can see."

Shen Qin didn't hide anything, "My purpose in coming to see Lord Long is probably similar to Elder Lin's?"

"...Miss Nan is also friends with Lord Long?"

Lin Wenhua's eyes darted around, but he chose to brush it off with words, "I came to see Lord Long just to meet with an old friend. I've never heard of anyone like you among the people he knows."

To be honest, although Shen Qin was happy to see the truth, he couldn't completely trust the other party.

It's more accurate to say that he couldn't fully trust these "forgotten" outsiders in the first place—whether he looked down on them or not is another matter, and their attitude was also unclear, wasn't it?

From his perspective, what grudge could Shen Qin, or "Nan Qian," possibly have against Xu Shi? On the contrary, in his eyes, after Xia Wuyou was appointed as the head of the field department, Shen Qin, as her deputy, was also promoted from deputy to head. She had just been promoted and was already thinking about betraying him? This made him somewhat apprehensive.

"Old Lin, there's no need to hide it. You don't suspect I'm Xu Shi's spy, do you?"

Seeing his expression, Shen Qin merely smiled disdainfully. "The truth is, we 'Forgotten Ones' have long harbored a deep hatred for Xu Shi, and we've been wanting to get rid of him for as long as possible."

She didn't doubt Lin Wenhua.

Ever since she first heard about the conflict between the other party and Xu Shijian, she had been thinking about it and had been investigating it thoroughly, finally getting to the bottom of the cause and effect.

The two are locked in a life-or-death struggle!

This was definitely good news for her—to be honest, since moving into Night City, she had found it hard to find someone like Lin Wenhua who shared the same motivation to bring down Xu Shi.

Most people flock to him, they're too busy trying to curry favor with him to oppose him.

Of course, there were opposition groups, but unfortunately, most of them were cowards, all talk and no action.

Therefore, people like Lin Wenhua are very rare and valuable, and she is not worried that this is a trap within a trap set by Xu Shi.

After all, this rivalry has been going on for several years, but it has only been fully escalated now. Investigations from all sides have also shown that this is not a charade orchestrated by the two of them.

So after the commendation ceremony, she immediately realized it was time to take action—the saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" applied to her as well. Therefore, even if their starting points were different, as long as their goals were the same, it was necessary to form an alliance.

Ironically, after careful analysis, Shen Qin also discovered that the only external help she could find was "Dragon City." So, she and Lin Wenhua coincidentally approached Long Tianding, hoping to unite their two forces into one.

As for whether Lin Wenhua trusts her or not, she knows that after saying all this, he should be able to figure it out easily; she is just as sincere.

Lin Wenhua wasn't stupid after all; he quickly realized that it seemed to be true.

Because what Ms. Nan Qian said was the truth, the "Forgotten Ones" had a very poor impression of Xu Shi.

For ordinary people, obtaining the ton of "rust mist" ore needed to enter the City of Night Sin is not easy. If Xu Shi hadn't repeatedly manipulated and controlled them, the conditions might not have been so stringent.

But even if they get in, what then? The fact is that no matter where they are, the "forgotten" will still be viewed through a biased lens—this is inseparable from the protracted smear campaigns, which make them feel inferior from the start, truly working harder than others but receiving less, and their lives are not necessarily more comfortable.

For leaders like Nan Qian, Zhang Shan (Shen Qin, Zhao Yuan), and their subordinates, there are also things that cause them headaches.

The situation outside the city was alright; the remaining "Forgotten Ones" were still relatively united. But the situation inside the city was quite different. It has to be said that Xu Shi's approach of "winning over some, dividing others, and suppressing others" really hit their weak spot. The "Forgotten Ones" who entered the City of Night Sin found it difficult to gather together under the deliberate diversion of their conflicts. On the contrary, they looked at each other with mutual loathing and fought endlessly.

Why are you treated better than me? I refuse to accept this!

As the leader, Shen Qin's own voice has been greatly reduced, and she has completely lost her previous cohesion and appeal.

"That's not entirely true, is it? I think your leader, Li Si, seems to enjoy it quite a bit."

Thinking of this, Lin Wenhua couldn't help but say one more thing.

“That’s an anomaly; Elder Lin shouldn’t generalize based on a single case.”

Shen Qin gritted her teeth, her tone full of disdain for Song Chen.

She had long been at odds with that guy, and this had only intensified after entering Night City—this damned, sophisticated egoist not only betrayed everyone during negotiations, but now he was happily serving as a lackey for "Prism," and it was said that he no longer cared much about his former subordinates, which was truly infuriating.

So she stopped considering doing anything with him. Who knows if this kind of person would betray her for his own future?

"...Perhaps."

Once the conversation started, Lin Wenhua's concerns gradually dissipated, and he began to seriously examine Shen Qin, "Tell me your plans and ideas?"

"It's actually quite simple."

Shen Qin smiled and said, "Although my control over the 'Forgotten' has weakened somewhat, fortunately, there are still quite a few people willing to follow me. The people scattered throughout Nightsin City, when put together, are a force to be reckoned with."

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