Lu Yuan smiled slightly, then shook his phone at the other person.
"The mysterious organization has already called me; my family has been found! Now I'm going home to find them, so I'll leave things here with you for now. I'll bring people back later!"
Upon hearing the other party's words, Chen Kaiming's face immediately lit up with joy. Several months had passed since Lu Yuan came into contact with the mysterious organization.
Although Lu Yuan didn't usually show any signs of missing his family, Chen Kaiming knew that Lu Yuan was doing this simply to create a new living environment for his family. Now that he had news of his family, he would definitely start searching for them without any hesitation.
"That's great, I'm so happy for you! Well then, I can't leave the base for the time being, so how about we send a few people back with you? It's too dangerous for you to go alone!"
Lu Yuan shook his head: "Uncle Chen, thank you for your kindness, but I still want to go back alone, that way it might be faster!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Kaiming could only nod: "Alright, actually I wanted to say something to you before I left, but I didn't know what to say. So, I'll give you this gun. It's my sidearm, very useful, and you can use it for self-defense on the road!"
After saying that, Chen Kaiming took out a silver pistol from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.
Touching the metallic texture of the pistol, Lu Yuan knew that this pistol must have been with Chen Kaiming for many years. Now that he was handing over his old partner to him, Chen Kaiming was actually a little reluctant to part with it.
"Okay, then thank you, Uncle Chen!" Lu Yuan didn't refuse and immediately put the pistol away.
After saying that, Lu Yuan picked up his bag and prepared to leave. Suddenly, before the door behind him was pushed open, Hei Zi and several other people walked in with smiles on their faces. When they saw Lu Yuan's attire, they were stunned.
"Hey bro, what's going on with you? Packing a bag and getting ready for an adventure?"
With his sharp eyes, Ou Chen immediately noticed that Lu Yuan's equipment was not simple. It contained not only clothes and water, but also a gas mask and food. They would often go to distant places to look for new mines, but they never brought as many complicated items as Lu Yuan.
"Mr. Lu, have you found your family?"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly, then stepped forward and gently patted the shoulders of several people: "I've had a great time with everyone. The base is in its current state thanks to you all. I'll be leaving for a while to bring my family back. I hope we can stay united during this time!"
By the way, if the people in the inner city want to cause trouble, let's begin our retreat according to plan. We're no match for them!
Hei Zi was immediately displeased upon hearing this and quickly stepped forward, slamming the report on the table: "You're being unfair! You didn't even tell us about something this important. I was going with you, so I'd have company on the way!"
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly and gently patted Hei Zi on the shoulder: "I appreciate your kindness, but finding my family is something I should do myself. After all, that mysterious organization only requires me to go alone. If I bring someone else, they might not be too happy!"
Hei Zi was still unwilling and insisted on going. Finally, Lu Yuan persuaded everyone to want to go with him. After saying a simple goodbye to everyone, he left the base with his luggage.
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In the ruins of the outer city.
Lu Yuan had been waiting here in the cold wind for more than an hour, but this time he did not feel anxious at all.
After a long while, the phone in his pocket rang. Lu Yuan quickly picked it up and pressed the answer button. A strange man's voice came from the other end.
"Head southeast, keep going, and don't look back. I'll send someone to meet you!"
After finishing the call, Lu Yuan hung up immediately. He looked at his phone in surprise, then shook his head helplessly and started walking in the direction the other party had set.
About ten minutes later, a person suddenly jumped out from some remote mountain corner. The person was dressed in black and shone a flashlight in Lu Yuan's direction.
Come with me!
Lu Yuan quickly followed the other person's steps forward. Soon, in a deserted place, the other person suddenly jumped into a pit. Lu Yuan hurriedly followed, only to find that this was already a basement, and the pit was just one of their entrances and exits.
Without thinking, he jumped down. After passing through a walkway, he finally met an old acquaintance, none other than Team Leader Liu from before.
Team Leader Liu was holding a coffee cup, looking at the report in his hand.
Hearing the noise outside the door, he put down the report and saw that it was Lu Yuan, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Brother Lu, how have you been? It's been a long time!"
Lu Yuan gave a wry smile. It had indeed been a long time since they last met. For several months, they had been regularly taking away large quantities of dimensional crystals from him every month without giving him any reply. Lu Yuan had assumed they had disappeared.
Unexpectedly, they suddenly contacted him, and Lu Yuan could only maintain a helpless smile.
"Please sit down. Would you like tea or coffee?" the other person asked, gesturing to the chair next to them.
Lu Yuan's mind was entirely on his family at that moment, so he had no interest in drinking coffee and answered directly, "Nothing is needed. When do we leave?"
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