After seeing off Sage Qinglan and Li Yihang, everyone returned to the activity room.

Colin looked at Lu Ning and asked, "Lu Ning, are you sure it's okay for you to stay here?"

Lu Ning looked at Colin and asked, "What do you mean?"

"If you go to headquarters, your strength should improve faster, right? Then you might be able to join the Mist Exploration Team sooner."

Lu Ning paused for a moment, then calmly said, "No problem."

Qiu Yuelin clapped her hands with a smile and said, "It would be even better if Brother Lu Ning could stay, otherwise our team would be three people short all at once."

At this point, Qiu Yuelin's eyes dimmed again.

The others also remained somewhat silent.

Colin chuckled, "Cheer up, everyone. The captain and the others don't want us to be so gloomy all the time. Mumu, we're all old hands here, we've been through a lot, don't look so long-faced. Today I'm the captain, it's my treat, how about it?"

Li Mu smiled slightly: "You said it yourself, so don't blame us for taking advantage of you!"

"No problem! Eat whatever you want!"

Lu Ning calmly said, "I want braised pork."

Colin, somewhat exasperated, retorted, "...Couldn't you have chosen a different dish?"

Lu Ning looked at Colin with some confusion: "Braised pork is so delicious, why change to another dish?"

Wang Qiwen was also somewhat speechless and said, "You always serve this dish when someone treats you to a meal, and you eat it all the time. Don't you get tired of it?"

Lu Ning shook his head: "Not greasy."

Qiu Yuelin, standing to the side, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Hehe, Brother Lu Ning must be a very devoted man."

Amidst laughter and conversation, the group ordered what they wanted to eat.

The group went downstairs again and asked Yu Ran and Qin Feng to order food as well.

Yu Ran sat at the front desk, unusually not playing games, but lost in thought.

However, after Colin's encouragement, she reluctantly ordered a tomato beef brisket.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, was more easygoing and was already looking at those swimsuit magazines.

In Qin Feng's words, "I've lived this long, and I've seen far more teammates die than you guys. They're dead, but I'm still alive. Shouldn't I at least enjoy what they got? Otherwise, wouldn't I be living a life that's not worth it?"

Hearing that Colin was going to treat everyone, Qin Feng happily ordered several dishes, and deliberately chose the expensive ones, making Colin's smile almost break.

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Over the next few days, everyone gradually emerged from the grief of Lin Xiao and Wei Xuan's deaths.

Within the base city, reconstruction in various areas is proceeding in an orderly manner due to the previous disaster.

The streets were all white, and funerals commemorating the deceased were everywhere.

However, the deceased are gone, and the living must go on with their lives.

Soon, the base city gradually recovered from its desolation.

During this process, Li and his team investigated Tianxing Entertainment Group.

An investigation revealed that the forced access to the large screens in the base city by Lillian was the work of Tianxing Entertainment Group.

However, the person in charge did so because of her charm, and was killed by Lillian after she was used up.

Although this action is not directly related to Tianxing Entertainment Group, the evidence of collusion between Han Yu of Tianxing Entertainment Group and Happy Paradise is conclusive.

Therefore, Tianxing Entertainment Group was severely punished, and Han Yu's parents were imprisoned.

This is what Lu Ning heard when Li Mu and Qiu Yuelin were gossiping in the activity room.

As for what happened to Han Yu's parents afterward, Lu Ning didn't know either.

Colin has been extremely busy these past few days because their seventh division's action team has too few members.

After Lin Xiao and Wei Xuan died, the team now consists of only five people: Colin, Li Mu, Lu Ning, Wang Qiwen, and Qiu Yuelin.

Wang Qiwen is only at the second level, while Qiu Yuelin is still a little way from reaching the second level.

Two days ago, because the Sage Qinglan was still around, there were no signs of disease in the base city.

However, since the Sage Qinglan left yesterday, the normal handling of disease-related incidents in the base city will definitely continue.

With their limited manpower, if two disease events occur simultaneously, they might be short-handed.

Therefore, Colin has been busy these past few days contacting some free-awakened individuals, hoping that someone can join the Mist Bureau's action team.

At the same time, he is also communicating with the Public Security Bureau and actively contacting newly awakened newcomers.

You could say they're incredibly busy.

He did have Lu Ning go along to make the contact.

After all, Lu Ning was also the vice captain and was responsible for these things, but after going twice, Lu Ning just stood there in a daze, like a mere accessory.

This left Colin feeling helpless, so he suggested that Lu Ning try his luck at the Tree Bar.

Lu Ning hadn't expected that the Tree Bar was still there.

After all, Tyrone is dead.

When Lu Ning arrived at the Tree Bar and saw the familiar signboard and interior, he seemed to see Tyrone walking towards him and Lin Xiao with a hearty smile, and then he and Lin Xiao simultaneously punching each other in the chest to greet each other.

Lu Ning calmly walked to the bar and knocked on the counter: "I want to see your boss."

The bartender looked up at Lu Ning and then quickly said, "Are you Mr. Lu? Okay, please wait a moment, I'll get the boss over!"

The bartender went into the back room and came out a short while later with someone.

The owner of the New Tree Bar was quite young, and Lu Ning initially recognized him. Then, as if remembering something, she raised an eyebrow: "Zhu Yunxiao?"

Zhu Yunxiao was dressed neatly and cleanly, a stark contrast to her previous disheveled appearance; she was like a completely different person.

Zhu Yunxiao smiled and said, "Boss Tailong said that if he passes away, we should continue to run the bar as a place for free-spirited people to rest."

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