"How about we go to a barbecue restaurant I often go to? Can you drink? They say their beer is sourced from a special source and tastes better than the ones on the market."

Xie Xuan asked hesitantly, "Are we drinking at noon?"

Xiao Yao nodded. "Do you have two days off next, or do you have any other plans for the afternoon?"

There was no arrangement. Xie Xuan thought about her life before she traveled through time, and remembered that she hadn't drunk alcohol for a long time, so it should be okay to drink a little.

Because Xie Xuan didn't get herself covered in blood this time, after she and Xiao Yao returned to the Ecological Bureau, Xiao Yao went to make a mission report and asked her to wait for him in the lobby.

Ding Qiaoyun stood behind the front desk and watched Xiao Yao disappear at the elevator door, then turned to look at Xie Xuan.

Although Ding Qiaoyun didn't say anything, Xie Xuan still walked over consciously, "What's wrong?"

"Do you have a good relationship?" Ding Qiaoyun asked with a smile.

Xie Xuan once read online about the guilty feeling when she was caught by her best friend while out playing with other friends. Before, Xie Xuan had very few friends to go out with, let alone her best friend, but now she subtly experienced this feeling.

"No, he fell into a trap in the field today and fainted. I was left alone in a life-or-death race with the infected creatures for a long time. He said he would treat me to a meal later."

After listening to Xie Xuan's explanation, Ding Qiaoyun grasped the key points and said, "Let's go out for dinner together later."

Xie Xuan felt like she was about to sweat.

"Team building." Xie Xuan emphasized.

Thankfully, Ding Qiaoyun finally stopped dwelling on the topic. "Taikang Hospital is about to rebrand as Noah Hospital and reopen. Have you been to Taikang Hospital?"

Xie Xuan thought of the series of events that happened at Taikang Hospital and asked instead of answering, "Do you know Paradise Lost?"

Ding Qiaoyun's nonchalant expression softened slightly. "Did you run into anyone from Paradise Lost at Taikang Hospital?"

She paused, then looked at Xie Xuan suspiciously, "How do you know about Paradise Lost? As far as I know, they probably don't sew their names on their chests, nor do they have the habit of telling everyone they are Paradise Lost."

Xie Xuan felt that Ding Qiaoyun's being too perceptive was not always a good thing. "I met another person who came to visit me at night at Taikang Hospital, and he told me that," she said.

Ding Qiaoyun did not ask who the other night visitor was. If Xie Xuan wanted to say something, she would not have asked about the Lost Paradise in the first place.

Ding Qiaoyun answered Xie Xuan's question while mentally sorting out who Xie Xuan might have met: "Lost Paradise is an underground organization, similar to a bounty ring. It first appeared in District 2, and in the past two years, traces of Lost Paradise activities have also begun to appear in District 6."

"Were they never caught?"

Ding Qiaoyun looked at Xie Xuan. "If you mean official members of Lost Paradise, then there aren't any. Our informants have caught quite a few, but they're all peripheral personnel, and we can't get any important information from them."

Ding Qiaoyun paused and asked, "Who did you meet? Anyone who can be recognized must be an official member."

Xie Xuan recalled the scene that night. "There was a man wearing a huge black cloak. He had a red and black mask with bull horns on his face, and his eyes seemed to be glowing red. He said his name was Baal."

Ding Qiaoyun repeated the word "Baal" and chuckled. "There are very few official members of Lost Paradise active in District 6. I guess Baal is the only one."

Ding Qiaoyun said, lowering her head and opening her terminal. "Any other clues you can provide? Bal has always been in the top ten of the Ecological Bureau's bounty list. Providing clues can earn rewards ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 yuan, depending on the importance."

Xie Xuan hadn't expected the Ecological Bureau to offer a bounty. She pondered, "It seems his ability can transform parts of a person into mycelium, and the mycelium will spread outward on its own."

Ding Qiaoyun asked as she took notes: "Do you know how to activate or cancel this ability?"

"I don't know." Xie Xuan replied, "But it's spreading very quickly."

Ding Qiaoyun raised her head. "How fast?"

Xie Xuan: "It takes about an hour for the disease to spread from half of my arm to my entire body."

Ding Qiaoyun recorded it truthfully and said, "It basically matches the existing intelligence."

Xie Xuan: "...You all know all this, so can I still get the bonus?"

Xie Xuan suddenly felt like she had been tricked.

"Sure," Ding Qiaoyun said, "about 10,000 yuan. It will be transferred to your account as soon as possible after the report is verified."

Ten thousand yuan is not a small amount, Xie Xuan consoled herself.

At this moment, a voice suddenly popped up from the side, "What ten thousand yuan?"

Xie Xuan turned around and saw that Xiao Yao had walked up to them without them noticing.

Xie Xuan subconsciously looked towards Ding Qiaoyun, only to see that she was looking at Xiao Yao. With a subtle smile on her lips, she said, "There's a bounty for information about Baal. If you have any leads, you're welcome to share."

Xiao Yao said "Oh" and looked a little confused. "Who is Bal?"

Ding Qiaoyun smiled with an ambiguous tone, "Captain Xiao, if you have time, you can check out the Ecological Bureau's bounty section. Bal's name is in the top ten. Capturing him alive will earn you 20 million, and his head will earn you 10 million. If Captain Xiao is lucky enough to come across one, perhaps he could try to cash in on this unexpected windfall."

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Forget it. Things that have to do with luck never happen to me."

He turned his head and glanced at Xie Xuan. "Xie Xuan, if you guys have finished talking about your business, shall we go eat?"

Xie Xuan nodded, "Okay, let's go."

Xie Xuan and Ding Qiaoyun waved their hands, and Ding Qiaoyun nodded lazily.

Xiao Yao had his own new energy vehicle, which he parked in the parking lot behind the Ecological Bureau. On his way there, he asked the same question Ding Qiaoyun had just asked Xie Xuan, "You and Ding Qiaoyun seem to have a pretty good relationship?"

Xie Xuan was stunned for a moment, "Is it okay?"

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I don't intend to sow discord."

He paused, then added, "Although I imagine she probably spread a lot of bad rumors about me behind my back in the Ecology Bureau, like how she's unlucky for her husband and wife, and I'm unlucky for my teammates."

Xie Xuan almost choked on her own saliva, but Ding Qiaoyun had said many similar things, both openly and secretly. Not only Ding Qiaoyun, but even Ji Chenghong, who was in the team last time, had said some of them.

Xiao Yao's popularity and reputation in the Ecological Bureau are really bad.

"...I don't think my luck is very good either." Xie Xuan said to make amends.

Xiao Yao patted Xie Xuan's shoulder like a good brother and said, "I think you have the potential to become my next successor."

Xie Xuan was silent. She felt that it didn’t matter if she didn’t have such potential.