Qin Sheng was unaware of their thoughts, and of course, didn't care.

She walked quickly to Qin Zhao, examined his body, and was relieved to find that it was just some minor bruises.

On the other hand, Li Sao had already fainted and was more seriously injured.

After thinking for a moment, he took out his phone and called Uncle Li, then looked at Qin Zhao and said, "Uncle Li is coming right away. You keep an eye on Aunt Li. If anything happens, call an ambulance."

Qin Zhao's expression was unusually cold: "And you?"

Qin Sheng twitched her fingertips, her expression indifferent: "I'm going out for a bit."

Qin Zhao suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand that was hanging by her side, very hard.

He just stared at her quietly, without saying a word, but his eyes were churning with emotions.

Qin Sheng's eyes flickered, and she raised her hand to stroke the top of his head: "Let's go, let's go together."

Qin Zhao was stunned. The emotions in his eyes gradually calmed down. He slowly released Qin Sheng's hand and shook his head: "I'm not going."

He looked up at her and said, "I'm waiting for you at home."

The boy's pair of phoenix eyes, a color of glass, held a self-loathing and despondency that he tried to suppress but could not completely conceal. Qin Sheng saw it and her heart trembled slightly.

He didn't say anything more, just patted his head again and turned away.

Qin Zhao watched the girl's receding figure, his hands on his lap tightening little by little until his knuckles turned white.

He pursed his lips, suppressing the urge to call out to her.

*

Somewhere far out in the suburbs of Tiandu.

This is a huge, dense forest, tightly surrounded by military green fencing. Upon closer inspection, one can see that copper-colored wire is wrapped around some parts of the mesh, and every short distance along the path, there is a large warning sign.

The sign reads in large characters: [Contains an electric grid; contact with the user is at your own risk.]

Further away, a plaque hangs high above, bearing eight large, bold characters: "[Headquarters of the Chinese Military Base]".

After handing over Qin Sheng's matter that day, Xuan Yuanjing returned to his unit. The monthly entrance exam was approaching, and he was busy from morning till night until the evening of the third day when he suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something very important.

As he tossed his clothes aside and put them on, a corner of the printed document peeked out. He paused, then reached out and took it out.

My gaze swept across the entries, from Qin Sheng assaulting someone at the very beginning, to Qin Sheng being a socialite, and finally stopped at the entry about Qin Sheng being arrested and taken to the police station.

Finally, they focused on the statement made by a police officer in Ancheng.

"Ancheng...the daughter of the Qin family..."

Xuan Yuanjing's pupils trembled suddenly as he finally realized what he had overlooked!

He suddenly stood up from the bed, strode towards the door, and flung it open: "Have the people I sent to the Qin family returned?"

The guards on duty were caught off guard when their leader, after staying up for two days and two nights, finally returned to his quarters and, instead of resting, started showing concern for the Qin family.

Only after Xuan Yuanjing asked again did he quickly salute and say, "Reporting to the Great Chief, the person has returned. I happened to run into him when I came to relieve him. It's been almost an hour."

Xuanyuan Jing frowned deeply: "Who was sent? Where have they taken the people now?"

The guard recalled for a moment and replied, "It was Squad Leader Xu Lan and Squad Leader Zhu Jie from the Alien Species Department. They were taken to the Alien Species Department."

Xuanyuan Jing's brow twitched. He couldn't care less about sleeping anymore. He went back to his room, put on his coat, and went outside.

They were heading in the direction of the alien species.

The guard stared blankly, muttering a few words: "Hasn't the Qin family's affairs always been handled by the Alien Tribe? Why is the Great Chief suddenly interested in this?"

He shook his head, not daring to ask or even think about it.

*

Let's go back an hour.

After a flight of more than two hours, it was almost 10 o'clock when Qin Sheng got off the military helicopter.

The planes were parked directly on the base's dedicated airstrip.

Now that they were back on their own turf, Zhu Jie and Xu Lan's fear from being beaten by Qin Sheng earlier had dissipated considerably, and they raised their chins again.

"This isn't the Qin family home. If you're foolish enough to step on or offend any important figures, even if your father and brothers all come, they won't be able to protect you. Stay close!"

Zhu Jie snorted coldly, not caring whether Qin Sheng had listened or not, and walked towards the direction of the Alien Species Department.

Qin Sheng followed slowly, keeping his eyes straight ahead.

She walked with very slow, light steps, looking completely listless, but for some reason, no matter how fast Zhu Jie and the other person walked, she could keep up steadily.

This infuriated Zhu Jie, who had initially intended to give her a hard time and get revenge for the kick she received earlier.

But I'm too lazy to bother with all this useless stuff anymore.

The base was very large, and the alien species department was located at the deepest part of the base, so it took the three of them more than half an hour to finally stand in front of a large iron-gray gate.

Zhu Jie and the other person straightened their expressions.

A black smart lock stood in the center of the gate; a flash of dark blue light appeared, and the gate opened with a click.

Zhu Jie glanced at Qin Sheng, a hint of boastfulness and pride in his eyes: "This is the latest iris recognition technology developed by the big boss of our alien species department, with an accuracy of 100%."

Qin Sheng withdrew her scrutinizing gaze, her expression indifferent: "Nothing in this world is 100% certain. This thing," Qin Sheng glanced at it, her disdain barely concealed, "is at most 99% certain."

"you!"

Zhu Jie felt a surge of anger welling up inside him, and just as he was about to retort, he saw that the girl had already walked past them and entered the gate first.

I got even angrier.

Xu Lan was startled to see Zhu Jie so angry she was almost rolling her eyes back. She quickly reassured her, "She's just a country bumpkin who's never seen the world. Why are you taking her so seriously?"

He pointed his chin in the direction of Qin Sheng's retreating figure, a mocking smile on his face: "Our Alien Department has more than just this one smart lock. There's basically a checkpoint every ten steps. She's showing off, so just let her go. Once she can't get in, she'll have to come back and beg us anyway."

Zhu Jie thought about it and agreed. Her anger subsided somewhat, replaced by a disdainful sneer: "Nonsense..."

Before the word "things" even landed, the iris recognition lock in the distance beeped, and the gate opened.

Zhu Jie: "???"

Xu Lan: "???"

Qin Sheng, whose suspicions were confirmed, was speechless.

So, she hacked all the security cameras in her house and estimated the time to send her parents out. What was she planning to do by going out alone to explore "over there"?

Was it an acting role?

Qin Sheng couldn't help but press his temples, feeling a growing headache.