What followed was much simpler. There were no more people to target, but the antibody's effects became apparent. The women who married high-ranking officials united to put pressure on their spouses, as they also wanted to be among those who could travel freely.

Gradually, different voices began to emerge within the alliance. Some who had been fighting fiercely at home and couldn't hold out any longer gradually changed their attitudes and began to support Moore's research.

Moore was released amidst controversy. Faced with the Alliance's demand for rapid mass production, his biggest challenge was that all the research data he had compiled had disappeared. In addition, without Katie Zhou Mo, he simply couldn't conduct the research on his own.

Hearing his reply, the people in the alliance were stunned. Only then did they regret making things this way. At this moment, they remembered Stone Father, who had been frozen out by everyone for a long time.

Shi Lan is his daughter, and now that she has disappeared, he, as her parent, must give everyone an explanation. Therefore, they entrusted this needle-in-a-haystack task to Shi's father.

Shi's father accepted the task, but he had no choice but to return from the encampment.

At the same time, Shi Lan also learned about this situation from Wenk. Shi Lan was touched. She knew very well that the reason why the Alliance had repeatedly shown her leniency was because her father and two brothers were sticking to the front line against the Zerg. Especially Shi Jun, as early as after she caused trouble at the old house, he proposed to go to the front line of the Zerg's rampage. Although he said it was to help the Alliance, everyone knew that Shi Jun was indirectly helping Shi Lan to improve her image in the eyes of high-ranking military and political officials, so that they would be embarrassed to really take action against Shi Lan.

The Zerg are the Alliance's greatest enemy. Shi Jun is fighting a bloody battle on the front lines. The Alliance doesn't want to discourage the hundreds of thousands of warriors on the front lines, so it can only tolerate her again and again. Otherwise, she would have been invited to the Alliance's interrogation room for tea when she first announced the news of the experimental antibody.

Shi Lan discussed with Katie and Zhou Mo about wanting to go back. Katie agreed. She was a researcher and felt that it was a waste of her life to stay here without equipment or instruments. Zhou Mo was easier to talk to and would follow Katie's lead.

Since no one objected, the three packed their things and set off to return.

After meeting up with Moore, Shi Lan bid farewell to the three and prepared to go home, knowing that a tough battle awaited her there.

The aircraft flew over most of the city and landed on the lawn of the Shi family.

Shi Lan knocked on the door nervously, a sound that only she could hear.

She took a deep breath, steadied herself, raised her arm, and prepared to strike hard.

Unexpectedly, the moment she made a move, the door was flung open from the inside, and Shi's mother pulled her into her arms.

“Where did you go? Min’er said you were safe, but he wouldn’t tell me where you were. I was so worried.”

Shi Lan gently hugged her mother, took a deep breath, and a pleasant fragrance wafted into her nostrils—it was her mother's scent.

Shi Lan's eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't help but bury her head in her mother's arms, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Shi's mother was startled and was about to pull her away to ask a question, but she held back. She simply reached out and gently stroked her now longer hair, and patted her shoulder and back tenderly.

After crying silently for a while, Shi Lan looked up, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at her clothes, which were soaked with her tears, with embarrassment.

Shi's mother gently took her hand and softly asked, "Have you eaten?"

Shi Lan shook her head.

Shi's mother looked at her with heartache, noticing that Shi Lan had lost weight in the few months she hadn't seen her.

The mother and daughter walked hand in hand into the hall, but before they could even turn to the dining room, Mr. Shi roared, "You still have the nerve to come back?"

The loud, high-pitched roar shook the glass in the living room, and Shi Lan was also jolted.

Upon noticing her daughter's actions, Shi's mother immediately raised her eyebrows and, for the first time in decades, yelled at Shi's father, "Shi Qing, what are you yelling about? Lanlan just got back, are you trying to scare her to death?"

Mr. Shi choked up, his bronze face turning red, but he dared not say anything harsh. During this time, Mrs. Shi had been sleeping very poorly because she was worried about Shi Lan. He was worried that if he gave her any shock, her body would not be able to withstand it and she would collapse.

Shi Lan had known this would happen, and she didn't want her mother to argue with her father because of her.

She knew very well that this whole thing was caused by her. If she hadn't been involved in the antibody issue, none of this would have happened, which would have disrupted the entire alliance. Although the Moore family was powerful, they were just businessmen at best. The Moore family would never go against the alliance for him. So in the end, even if Moore developed the antibody, it would be destroyed immediately.

Shi Lan gently pulled her hand away from her mother's tight grip and knelt before her father for the first time willingly. "Father, I was too reckless in this matter."

Mr. Shi looked down at her, his expression softening considerably, but then his expression immediately changed again.

Because Shi Lan then added, "But I don't regret it."

Mr. Shi looked around and searched. Mrs. Shi knew what he was looking for, so she quickly grabbed the thick wooden plank and hugged it tightly to her chest, watching Mr. Shi walk towards her.

Mr. Shi frowned, gripping one end of the wooden board, but hesitated to pull it off, even though he knew that with his strength, Mrs. Shi was no match for him.

Shi Min, who had been silent all along, sighed. With his eldest brother gone, he, as the second brother, had no choice but to step in.

He walked over with a grin, "Father, actually Lanlan did a good deed by accident. The entire alliance is short of manpower. O being able to come out of the house can greatly alleviate B's workload. In the future, if the logistics department says that this is not available or that is in short supply when we are in battle, you can spit in their face and sue them for dereliction of duty. What do you say?"

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