While the stars were still dimly visible in the sky, Fang Shan was awakened by an annoying knock on the door. Lazily, he urged Wei Sushen, who was already awake, "Go see who's here to bring you warmth so early in the morning."

When the door opened, a fair and cute baby face appeared.

Jiang Qiu greeted him good-naturedly, "Good morning."

"You may have misunderstood," Wei Sushen looked back at the sleeping system, "His morning starts at noon."

The baby-faced man's smile froze, and he said his intention was to ask them to do the investigation together.

At some point Fang Shan suddenly appeared like a ghost, floating over. Jiang Qiu looked at his white robe that dragged on the ground, and his eyebrows jumped again.

"What are you checking?"

Jiang Qiu narrowed his eyes: "A list of people who keep dangerous pets."

Fang Shan struggled hard to wake up from sleepiness, recalling the conversation during the dinner yesterday, it seemed that this was the case.

Asking him to wait for a moment, he washed up and changed into simple clothes. He instantly turned back into a handsome young man with a faint smile between his eyebrows. There was no trace of his previous fatigue.

Jiang Qiu's car is a pickup truck that seems to have been modified, giving it a sturdy and indestructible look.

Unexpectedly, the driver was Li Bufan.

Fang Shan seemed to sigh with emotion: "You two have a really good relationship."

Even if an S-level psychic takes the initiative to drive, not many people would dare to let him be their driver.

Jiang Qiu lied calmly: "This is an extraordinary hobby."

From beginning to end, Li Bufan did not interrupt, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and he looked intimidating without being angry.

Jiang Qiu sent each of them an email containing the information of all people who might keep dangerous pets.

Fang Shan leaned his head against the car window, bored, gazing at the scenery outside. "Even if we visit every one of them, there's always the possibility of misjudgment and some fish slipping through the net."

Jiang Qiu didn't deny it, and said casually, "I don't have any better plans right now."

Fang Shan yawned. "If you ask me, I'd rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go."

Jiang Qiu suppressed the resentment in his eyes, wondering if it was an illusion... The person behind him seemed more like a villain than himself.

The main road had just been cleared of mutated plants, and many public facilities were damaged during the process. The traffic lights had not been fully repaired yet, so the car stopped and started all the way, and finally drove out of the edge of the city and stopped outside the forest.

Jiang Qiu briefly explained the situation: "This used to be a forest park. After the catastrophe, a large number of creatures evolved. Later, a Beyond Grade A mutant volunteered to live here and quelled the riot of creatures in the forest."

The so-called Beyond A-level is infinitely close to S-level, but there is always a fine line between them.

The air in a place with many trees is naturally more humid. When Fang Shan walked in, his brows inadvertently frowned. He turned his gaze away and took in the surrounding environment.

None of this escaped Jiang Qiu, who had been watching his actions. He asked with feigned curiosity, "What are you looking at?"

Fang Shan: "I smell something unpleasant."

As he spoke, he saw a red dot swaying on the trees to his left, and then it stopped at his chest. Fang Shan did not dodge or evade, but instead said to Jiang Qiu, "It seems that the owner here does not welcome me very much."

Jiang Qiu: "At most it's a warning."

For those above level B, sniping is the most useless means if close range shooting still has a chance of success.

The moment the bullet is fired, the psychic can use his mental power to forcibly adjust the airflow in the air and change the trajectory of the shot.

Shortly after he finished speaking, a hearty laugh echoed through the forest. The person approaching had a prominent nose and heterochromatic pupils, clearly a mixed-race. Despite his large build, he walked with a light step.

"I'm Pan."

Before the person even approaches, the self-introduction has already been completed.

Fang Shan used his mental power to sense his surroundings and could detect dangerous auras from many plants. In such an environment, even Li Bufan would have difficulty surviving. There was a reason why Pan was included in the list of suspects.

Pan seemed to know Li Bufan and walked up to him and gave him a friendly hug, but compared to his enthusiasm, Li Bufan seemed lukewarm.

Pan was not like the Chinese and spoke directly: "What are you doing here?"

Li Bufan was about to throw out one of his excuses to get rid of him, but Fang Shan was more direct: "Check whether you have any mutant animals. If found, kill them immediately."

Pan probably didn't expect him to be so direct, and stood there in a daze.

Fang Shan turned his head and said to Jiang Qiu, "You guys are responsible for stopping him. My brother and I will search the surrounding area."

Ever since he found out that they were not biological brothers, Wei Sushen didn't feel hurt at all when he heard him call him brother.

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Jiang Qiu couldn't help but feel a bit troubled when faced with someone who didn't play by the rules. "If this creates a grudge, that wouldn't be good."

Fang Shan said nonchalantly, "High-level psychics are strictly prohibited from killing each other. At worst, I can just move somewhere else afterward."

Li Bufan, who was silent on the side, cast a puzzled look at Jiang Qiu, asking with his eyes whether this guy was really not in the same group with them... Why was he even more arrogant than them?

Pan was surprisingly not angry, at least he didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face. Instead, he praised him for being true to his nature.

The direction of action was inexplicably determined. Jiang Qiu and Li Bufan stayed where they were, while Fang Shan and Wei Sushen walked towards the wooden house side by side.

During this time, Wei Sushen looked at his watch. There were still several hours before lunch time. He shook his head and said, "The search work is too physically demanding."

Fang Shan's voice was as brisk as his pace: "Guarding is easy, but if it turns out to be a bad guy, wouldn't I be the first to bear the brunt of the consequences?"

Wei Sushen was thoughtful for a moment, then said, "If you find anything, it would be best to notify you via text message."

Fang Shan nodded slightly: "Firstly, it can give them some time to recover, and secondly, we can escape first."

The leaves rustled in the wind, and Fang Shan spoke in a low voice. However, for someone with high-level mental power, every word of their conversation was heard by the three people behind him.

Pan couldn't help but ask Li Bufan for confirmation: "But is there a blood feud?"

Li Bufan did not reply. He had only one thought in his mind: as an opposing force, Jiang Qiu's insidiousness and viciousness were even less than those of the two brothers.

At this time, Fang Shan was conducting a serious search in the room, occasionally stopping at a certain place with his chin propped up as if in a daze.

"There's a rotten smell, but I can't find the source."

Wei Sushen stood at the door and released Shanshan.

Fang Shan looked at the insect working hard on the ground, and seriously considered going back to give it a chicken leg.

The insect was very efficient, quickly settling into the gap under the wardrobe. Fang Shan bent down and felt around, finding almost no dust in the corner. Pulling aside the loose wooden planks, the hidden iron door came into view.

After staring at it for a few seconds, Fang Shan gave up the hasty attempt to pry it open and put the board back. "I'll find a chance and come back to check it out at night."

There is an eighty percent chance that the three people outside are birds of a feather. If they counterattack together, coupled with the attack from the mutated plants in the woods, they will not be able to withstand it.

Wei Sushen laughed: "Do you doubt Jiang Qiu so much?"

"From the first moment I saw him, I felt like I was looking in a mirror." Fang Shan smiled. "Today's visit is most likely a test for us."

Perhaps it has something to do with their own temperament, the system has a strong ability to sense people with evil personalities.

The wind blew through the woods again and again. Jiang Qiu smiled, and his baby face looked particularly adorable. "Did you find anything?"

Fang Shan spread his hands, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Jiang Qiu couldn't tell the truth from the false for a moment, and looked into his eyes and said, "Since you're here, why not help Pan deal with the newly mutated plants."

Fang Shan nodded, appearing willing to help.

The mutation of plants, like that of humans, requires a huge opportunity. As for first-order mutations, everyone tacitly ignores them and focuses on second-order plants and animals.

When Fang Shan took action, he did not deliberately avoid Jiang Qiu, showing his extraordinary strength.

Jiang Qiu's eyes dimmed. Hearing about it was one thing, but seeing with his own eyes that the two men's mental strength had recovered to its peak still felt incredible.

Fang Shan seemed to know what he was thinking and summarized it as a miracle.

Jiang Qiu's eyes were filled with unconcealed interest: "A miracle."

Because he believes deeply in science and medicine, when something happens that cannot be explained by knowledge, the enthusiasm in his character will prompt him to find out the truth.

They looked at each other and smiled with ulterior motives.

The fickle ones communicate with the fickle ones, and the silent ones naturally communicate with those who remain silent as well.

Li Bufan took the initiative to help Wei Sushen block a wave of attacks from mutant sparrows.

"Your power is greater than your level."

Wei Sushen nodded.

Li Bufan said directly: "This is not common sense."

Wei Sushen said calmly, "It's probably related to my brother."

This statement also reveals half of the truth. With the support of system power, it is normal for the force value to increase appropriately.

Li Bufan had no idea the reason. His first reaction was to think of Jiang Qiu’s definition of their relationship last night: orthopedics.

Could this really be the key to increasing strength?

After roughly cleaning it up, Wei Sushen stopped when half of his mental strength was depleted: "It's almost done. He can handle the rest by himself."

Li Bufan withdrew his hand at the same time and walked to meet Jiang Qiu.

Pan's happiness was obvious: "Looks like I can have a good rest for the remaining half month."

After saying that, he whistled, and a parrot flew over from a distance and landed on his shoulder. Its emerald green feathers trembled as it spoke: "Thank you, thank you."

The parrot repeated mechanically over and over again.

Pan's voice was a little teasing: "This is the only pet I have, but it's not even a first-level mutation."

Fang Shan responded with a smile.

Pan warmly invited them to stay for lunch, but Fang Shan politely declined.

"I hunted a fresh wild deer in the woods this morning. It would be a loss if I left without trying it."

Jiang Qiu suddenly blinked and said to Fang Shan, "You can't always eat wild game."

Fang Shan sighed and nodded in agreement as if coaxing a child: "Then let's eat here. Consider it as me showing you the world."

“…”

Deer meat is very nutritious, and hot pot creates the best atmosphere when there are many people. Pan was busy running around, bringing a plate of chopped meat to the table.

The smell of fresh meat is not strong, but it still has blood flowing in it, which always makes people think in another way.

Especially Pan, who was wearing a blood-stained white apron, with her gums showing when she smiled, and the way she looked at Fang Shan and Wei Sushen was deliberate and meaningful.

Jiang Qiu took the lead and put a piece of meat in the pot. Looking at the boiling red oil, he asked Fang Shan why he didn't eat it. The latter said frankly, "I recently watched a horror movie called Pot Stewed Man, and I didn't feel like eating meat anymore."

He said with a smile and waved his hand: "In order not to spoil everyone's appetite, I won't tell you the content of the movie."

The smile on Jiang Qiu's lips was a little stiff. Doesn't the name of the movie alone represent the content?

After he spoke the truth, the strange atmosphere from a few minutes ago disappeared. Pan laughed dryly and teased Fang Shan that he was overthinking it.

Fang Shan went down the steps given by the other party, but secretly poked Wei Sushen and muttered, "Go find some fruit for your fairy baby."

Wei Sushen stood up and walked outside without saying a word.

Jiang Qiu watched the interaction between the two and pondered secretly.

During lunch, Fang Shan only ate some fruit that Wei Sushen had picked. Wei Sushen was even more impressive than him, only drinking two sips of water. After the meal, Pan had no reason to keep the two of them and said goodbye to them in a friendly manner.

His smile lasted until Wei Sushen and Fang Shan left. When he faced Jiang Qiu again, he said like a child who had done something wrong: "I'm sorry, I messed up what you asked me to do."

Jiang Qiu put down his chopsticks, and the slight collision sound made his heart tighten.

Without waiting for the expected blame, Pan raised his eyes again to steal a glance at the other person's expression.

"It's not entirely your fault," Jiang Qiu said calmly, "Those two people's way of thinking is indeed different."

Pan breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether it was the wild venison or the hot pot base, they were specially blended to pack a punch. Eating them wouldn't harm the body, but they would stimulate the mind. Jiang Qiu had always suspected the two brothers were intentionally concealing their true abilities, and their true level might be higher than A-rank.

The air suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Qiu didn't say anything, and the other two didn't dare to say anything more.

After a long while, when the hot pot base was almost boiled dry, Jiang Qiu slowly spoke: "Where's he?"

Pan took a moment to react before realizing who he was referring to. He observed Jiang Qiu's expression and whispered, "It's the same as before, cursing you day and night."

Jiang Qiu's smile was icy: "Take me to see it."

Pan took off his blood-stained apron, bent down and opened the iron door under the floor. There was a narrow path below. Walking down the cold stone steps, he came to a space of about ten square meters.

Before they even reached the point, they could hear a roar of anger.

As the footsteps passed by, the man who was cursing softly stopped and stared at the newcomer with angry eyes.

Li Bufan brought a chair over and Jiang Qiu sat on it, his posture as elegant as if he were sitting on a throne. "It seems that Pan has taken good care of you."

The imprisoned man's eyes were filled with resentment, and he smiled sarcastically, "That's right. They provide the best meals three times a day, worried that I'd have a mental breakdown from being without anyone to communicate with for so long. And they let me out for some fresh air from time to time."

If you look closely, you will find that he and Jiang Qiu have similar eyebrows and features, but the man has no dimples and his skin is darker.

Jiang Qiu's voice was tinged with emotion: "At least I'm still alive. If you had succeeded back then, I'd probably be a corpse by now."

He was being hunted and narrowly escaped death several times. Who would have thought that it was because of his own brother's betrayal.

The man's eyes showed no regret at all. "If you provide me with your information, I can marry the daughter of the commander of the First District and rise to prominence. Not everyone can seize such an opportunity."

Being deprived of freedom for a long time is like being unable to live or die. He is not afraid of angering Jiang Qiu, and even hopes that this will bring him relief.

Jiang Qiu didn't do as he wished, but instead leaned in closer. Their brotherhood had long been worn out by the betrayals of earlier years, and now they loathed each other. Being so close made both sides feel nauseous.

A few seconds seemed like a century. Jiang Qiu stood up straight, his face grim as he muttered, "I can't eat it."

Just four words caused the man tremendous psychological pressure. Looking at him again, his eyes were filled with unprecedented fear: "What do you want to do to me?"

Jiang Qiu slowly closed his eyes, gave up trying, and turned to look at Li Bufan and Pan standing behind him. His voice was indifferent: "For the unknown science, we must have the courage to sacrifice ourselves."

The two men felt uneasy at being watched. Before Jiang Qiu could speak, Li Bufan said solemnly, "I only have one younger brother, but he died a long time ago at the hands of a zombie."

Fearing it was too late, Pan quickly continued, “I don’t have any brothers or sisters.”

They all reached a consensus: the only child should be kept safe!