"Old Shen, what should we do?"

Shen Yunche scoffed lightly, then lay down on the bed covered with bedding with an air of nonchalance, completely unconcerned.

"What's there to be afraid of? If the deputy base commander dies, there's still Commander Jiang. If Commander Jiang is no longer useful, there are others. We are precious superhumans. Until these people find a way to become superhumans, we are safe."

“Exactly! If they really wanted to do something to us, they wouldn’t have locked us up here. They would have dragged us out and made us pay with our lives long ago,” Xie Lufeng, an earth-type ability user, held a pebble in his hand and kept tossing it around. His honest appearance made it impossible to tell that he was the madman who had murdered the whole family.

"Don't worry," Cheng Li, a speed-type ability user leaning against the door with a dry blade of grass in his mouth, comforted Yuan Zhihong, "We are just knives to these higher-ups. They locked us up just to make us obedient knives."

"If that's the case, that would be great." Yuan Zhihong always felt that Ye Lin wasn't that kind of person, but what they said did make sense.

Guan Zhiheng, a metal-type ability user, sat silently to the side, the metal block in his palm rapidly changing shape.

After leaving the special prison, Jiang Haochen did not go directly to Ye Lin, but instead went to the base director Zheng Qiming.

Zheng Qiming was in a bad mood because of Li Weiguo's death, and Jiang Haochen was there to plead for the superhumans, so he naturally didn't get a good look either.

“Xiao Jiang, I support Xiao Ye locking up these superhumans,” Zheng Qiming said, sitting at his desk with a deep look in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Haochen. “If it weren’t for Xiao Ye’s report, I wouldn’t have known that these superhumans were so arrogant in the base!”

Jiang Haochen sensed the pressure in Zheng Qiming's eyes, so he changed his approach, "Base Commander, I know these superhumans have indeed committed many crimes, but what happened today makes it even more impossible for us to kill them."

"What happened today?" Zheng Qiming narrowed his eyes. "Have you made any new discoveries about the deputy base chief's case?"

Jiang Haochen nodded, his eyes serious. "I don't believe the deputy base commander died of illness. I've seen the forensic report, and it's impossible. The deputy base commander's heart was always very healthy; it's impossible for him to have suddenly fallen ill."

“Continue.” Zheng Qiming had naturally thought of this as well; from the beginning, he did not believe that Li Weiguo had died of illness.

Jiang Haochen took a deep breath. "Actually, we've all overlooked one reason: the world has changed. Many things can't be solved with common sense. For example, superhumans. Among the superhumans in our base, there are fire, earth, wood, speed, metal, and strength types. But there are also many superhumans we don't know about. Maybe there are special superhumans who can kill the deputy base chief in this way?"

Zheng Qiming's expression turned serious as he looked at Jiang Haochen. "You mean the superhumans outside killed Wei Guo?"

Facing the pressure from Zheng Qiming, Jiang Haochen answered frankly, "This is just my guess. After all, there are thousands of types of superpowers, how can we possibly guess them all?"

"That's why we have to keep exploring and searching. These evil superhumans deserve to die, but they are the keys to opening this door for us. If we lose the keys, how will we deal with other powerful superhumans?"

After Jiang Haochen finished speaking, Zheng Qiming also fell silent. He admitted that he was tempted by what Jiang Haochen said. If it was really as Jiang Haochen said, then how would they deal with those unknown superhumans?

What if that superhuman comes again? Kill him, kill all the base's high-ranking officials, then how will the base develop?

“We can protect them,” Zheng Qiming agreed in a deep voice after thinking for a long time, “but you must ensure that they are obedient, that they are not allowed to cause trouble in the base again, and that they cooperate with the research institute’s research.”

Jiang Haochen knew this was the best outcome, and he nodded, "Yes, I will definitely keep them in check."

Zheng Qiming waved his hand, "Go ahead, I'll talk to Xiao Ye."

"yes!"

As Jiang Haochen walked out of Zheng Qiming's villa, he shivered from the cold wind, tightened his military overcoat, and then headed towards his own villa.

The soldiers behind him were confused. "Commander, aren't we going to pick up those superhumans?"

Jiang Haochen sneered, "A bunch of arrogant fools. They should be put to a minimum. Let Ye Lin lock them up for a few more days and let them suffer."

The soldier nodded. These guys sometimes dared to talk back to Commander Jiang; they really didn't know what was good for them.

"Sizzle—sizzle—"

A series of harsh scraping sounds rang out, and Lin Ruo, who was sleeping in the miniature house, instantly opened her eyes.

There was still a faint orange light in the small room; it was the nightlight left by Lin Ruo.

Lin Ruo lay motionless in bed, her mental energy rapidly spreading out, and she immediately understood what was scraping against her protective shield outside.

It's a mutated birch tree!

This is the second plant she has found that has not been afraid of the cold weather and has completed its mutation. Most plants cannot withstand such cold, and the mutation period is prolonged until the extreme heat arrives.

Plants that can undergo mutations during periods of extreme cold are either inherently extremely cold-resistant or have exceptionally good aptitude, with the mutation enhancing their cold resistance.

As luck would have it, Lin Ruo's campsite happened to be near this birch tree. He had thought that few plants had completed their mutations and that A Liu was an anomaly, but today he encountered this birch tree.

Clearly, this birch tree belongs to the second category. If it weren't for the fact that its trunk still retains the characteristics of a birch tree, Lin Ruo would have mistaken it for a pine tree. Its originally broad leaves are now curled into needles, looking like pine needles from a distance.

At this moment, the birch tree was rubbing against her protective shield with its pine-needle-like leaves.

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