The man paused.

How could he not know whether Zhou Jinze was timid or not?

How could their former captain be so cowardly? Zhou Jinze wouldn't come; he just felt it was unnecessary.

He was so ruthless, as if their memories of fighting side by side didn't exist; once it was over, it was over.

As a result, they had to bear the infamy of driving away their captain at the base, and were almost disbanded and reorganized.

Respect and admiration? Certainly, but resentment and hatred are just as clear.

Moreover, in such a small city, why would Zhou Jinze be willing to settle down here?

It's Zhou Jinze, the invincible Zhou Jinze, the absolutely rational Zhou Jinze.

That's hilarious.

Bo Yuchuan saw Xie Mian suddenly reveal a mocking smile and said, "If you can take Zhou Jinze away, that would be good. I don't want to work with him in the same place."

Xie Mian said sarcastically, "How dare we make the same decision as Captain Zhou?"

Bo Yuchuan said, "That's a real shame."

The guy next to Xie Mian couldn't help but say, "This little temple can't possibly accommodate two big shots like you, can it? What does Professor Bo usually do here? Do odd jobs, or is he just retiring?"

Before Bo Yuchuan could answer, the others nearby were already getting annoyed.

Their base has a lot of monsters to contain every day, right?

Although this area is small, they are the only containment base here! Maintaining a 50% containment rate puts them among the top in the country!

However, since the other party has more authority than them, those who have objections dare not utter a word.

Just then, Zai Zai walked by silently with his dog.

He saw Bo Yuchuan and slowly walked over to give him a piece of candy.

The other person laughed even louder: "Whose kid is this? Is your base just for taking care of children? Hahahaha."

"It's mine."

Zhou Jinze followed behind the cub.

The cub saw him and, wanting to be lazy and not walk anymore, reached out its arms for Zhou Jinze to carry it.

Zhou Jinze said expressionlessly, "I won't hug you. You're sick and still sneaked out with the dog, you're disobedient."

"Sigh...cough cough cough."

The cub then pretended to pound his back and cough, looking utterly pitiful. It would have been perfect if he hadn't been secretly glancing at Zhou Jinze while coughing.

"Walk back yourself."

Qian Yuan was unwilling. He was already tired, so he simply lifted his tentacle and sat down on Zhou Jinze's shoe.

Zhou Jinze: ...

Zhou Jinze walked forward, but the little guy wouldn't move, clinging tightly to Zhou Jinze's leg, his face contorted from the pressure.

Zhou Jinze had no choice but to scoop up the cub and hold it in his arms.

"They don't listen to reason at all."

Zhou Jinze still expressed his dissatisfaction verbally.

Bo Yuchuan silently pushed up his glasses: Zhou Jinze, don't you know who spoiled this temper of yours?

When Zhou Jinze appeared, those people already had different expressions. After seeing Zhou Jinze's daily life with the child, their expressions turned even greener.

But when Zhou Jinze picked up Qianyuan, they realized that this was no ordinary child.

Zhou Jinze noticed that they were staring at the cub's tentacles, so he pulled the cub's skirt down even further.

"let's go."

Zhou Jinze said that he was about to take the child and the dog back.

"Wait! Captain Zhou..."

Xie Mian had a lot to say to Zhou Jinze, but Zhou Jinze didn't give her a chance at all.

The others were stunned for a moment, and then, after regaining their senses, they recovered from their shock.

"What is that? Is it a monster too?"

"But how can a monster communicate so fluently with a human? And, and he's so dependent on Captain Zhou..."

"As expected of Captain Zhou, he can even tame this kind of monster."

Xie Mian listened to her companions' conversation, her face darkening. She said to Bo Yuchuan, "However, why didn't you report this containment object to headquarters? Why did you let it roam freely outside? If you had handed this monster over to headquarters for research, perhaps we wouldn't have been attacked unexpectedly."

Bo Yuchuan's face also darkened: "What do those rigid and conservative old men at headquarters know? They only dismember the cubs; they have no courage to explore deeper. If you think this is beneficial to humanity, you can report it."

"...However, whether or not we agree to the handover is a matter for our base. His ownership still belongs to us here."

Xie Mian looked at Bo Yuchuan like this, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Although Xie Mian knew that Bo Yuchuan was somewhat unconventional, no one would decide to go against headquarters.

What exactly is that monster? What secrets does it hold?!

Xie Mian grew increasingly terrified as she thought about it, and the helplessness she felt when attacked by high-level monsters came flooding back.

For a moment, Xie Mian stopped worrying about his messy emotions and decided to find out about the monster first.

He found the monster's containment chamber and went to Qianyuan's room after Zhou Jinze left.

At this moment, Qianyuan was with Saji. He was sitting on the sofa, drawing by himself, and insisted that Saji also hold a paintbrush in his mouth and compete with him.

"Hello, little sister, my name is Xie Mian."

When Xie Mian saw Qian Yuan, she didn't feel much fear, because the child looked too normal. Apart from the tentacles on his lower body, he looked no different from an ordinary child.

Besides, he's so cute.

Qianyuan's hair gradually grew longer, turning into a bob, with a star hair clip on her head. Her misty blue eyes added a touch of melancholy, making her look adorable. Her nose and mouth were also small, like a kitten's.

It's no wonder Xie Mian mistook him for a girl.

After all, Qian Yuan was still wearing a skirt. This added another layer of deception to his androgynous appearance, which is why Xie Mian was so certain.

Xie Mian sat down gently next to Qian Yuan. He was already handsome, and had the air of a refined and gentle gentleman.

Xie Mian was originally in charge of logistics and coordination in the team. After Zhou Jinze left, the team's morale collapsed, and he had no choice but to hold the team up by himself.

Qian Yuan was quite outgoing. He assumed that Xie Mian had come to talk to him because he also wanted to paint, so he broke his paintbrush in half and handed half to Xie Mian.

"Uh, thank you, but I don't want this..."

However, the cub was too generous, so Xie Mian had no choice but to let it pass. When Saji saw that Qian Yuan had already expressed his opinion, he immediately fawned over Xie Mian by giving him half of his paper.

Xie Mian looked at the saliva stains on the paper: ...

Unfortunately, Qianyuan only had two pens, one black and one red, so he couldn't draw the colorful pictures he remembered. But he was satisfied and happy with even a little bit of it.

However, children's drawings filled with black and red are a bit scary.

Xie Mian was silent for a while, not knowing what to say, when she saw the little guy hand her the finished drawing and give her a sweet, angelic smile.

Xie Mian's hands trembled as she looked at the black lines covering the pages and the blood-red mouth.