Li Yunfan saw them to the door: "Based on the test results, the central area of the [Mysterious Creation Realm] is expected to open at the end of the month. With the end of the year approaching, you shouldn't stay at the training base these next few days."
He then added, "Gu Yujing, Qin Xian, and Chang Le, the three of you must keep communication channels open at all times these next few days. The opening time of the secret realm is unpredictable, and we may call you back at any time. Also, be mindful of your own safety and don't miss the opening of the secret realm."
Just as they were about to reach the door, a teaching assistant ran over and stopped them: "Instructor Li, you can't go out through the main gate."
The group noticed a noisy conversation coming from the doorway.
"What happened?" Li Yunfan asked.
The teaching assistant was sweating profusely in the dead of winter.
“A group of media outlets came in, saying they wanted to interview you and ask for your opinions on fusion research. Many of them are self-media with millions of followers online. We’re already dealing with them. You’d better not show yourselves right now.”
"Ridiculous!" Li Yunfan's thick eyebrows shot up. "This is a military training base! What do you think this place is, causing such a commotion here?"
The teaching assistant lowered his voice and said, "Instructor Li, the online public opinion is still not under control. It's not a good time to start a conflict. Besides, we don't know who's mixed in with these people. Let's avoid it for now."
Li Yunfan glanced back at the group and said, "Let's take the other exit. I'll call someone to meet us there. You should all go home as soon as possible."
The teaching assistant immediately led the way: "Instructor Li, all the media outlets at this exit have been taken into custody."
The group changed exits, and a few discreet cars were parked not far away, there to pick them up.
Hua Anning saw a crow standing next to a car and turned to ask Chang Le, "Lele, do you want to come home with me?"
Chang Le shook his head: "Lu Jin'an is waiting for me."
She's going back to District 9 for the Lunar New Year.
Hua Anning's usually cool eyes reddened slightly. Not knowing what to say, she stepped forward and hugged Chang Le tightly.
She whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, I'm on your side. Many of us are on your side. I will protect you."
Lele, come home now. Happy New Year in advance!
Hua Anning's voice trembled slightly, but she did not try to stop him, even though she knew that after this parting, Chang Le would probably no longer be her sister and would never return to the Hua family.
“I know, my sister also wants… peace and happiness.”
Chang Le tiptoed slightly and gently pressed her cheek against Hua Anning's cool cheek: "Sister, I'm leaving."
The two parted ways, and the others also said their goodbyes.
Chang Le walked to Crow's side, and Crow gestured to the car behind her. Inside the car, a man disguised as the uncle she had met before, Zi Guiti, raised his chin at her.
Chang Le got into the car and drove away on a detour with Lu Jin'an and Crow's car.
In the car, Chang Le asked, "Where are we going now?"
The cuckoo cried, "Let's go to the Civilization Hotel first and wait for Luo Xuan. He's still being watched by the media and hasn't gotten away yet."
"Oh, wait a minute!" Chang Le looked bewildered. "What's the hotel called?"
"civilization."
Whose is it?
"Ours."
Who came up with this name?
“Shen Fuguang said that although we don’t have a good reputation and don’t seem like good people, we should still be civilized and polite. So, the chain hotels and supermarkets under his name are named ‘Civilization’ and ‘Politeness’ respectively. Although they have only been open for four or five years, they have a good reputation.”
"..." Chang Le's silence was deafening.
The cuckoo, suppressing a laugh, feigned ignorance and asked, "Is there a problem?"
Chang Le smiled but didn't: "That's good, they're civilized and polite."
The two were silent for a moment, then laughed at the same time.
After the banter, Chang Le finally got down to business: "I only saw the messages you sent me this morning, what exactly happened?"
Ziguiti compiled the events of the past few days into a document and sent it to Changle.
Chang Le frowned as she read through the document. After finishing, she closed it, remained silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "It's aimed at me."
"Bringing up old stories, first pushing District Nine and the Dragon Faction to the forefront, stirring up the topic of integration, and then guiding public opinion, with Sunny Country, Meli Federation, and Europe singing in unison, and there's even someone willing to be the scapegoat."
The familiar cooperation, the familiar methods—it was exactly the same situation Fu Guang faced back then.
"When the next mutant or my ability, or any key event related to fusion, breaks out, the Middle-earth region will be forced to make a choice. The Dragon Faction will be the target of everyone's attacks, and I will be the ultimate target of all guns."
The cuckoo cried out, “We are already preparing for this situation. We suspect that their conspiracy will only truly begin after they create the mysterious realm, and it will be aimed at your fusion ability. They will definitely use various means to test whether you possess the fusion ability.”
"The opening show is likely related to the mutants. Cang Yue and Luo Xuan came to District One this time to discuss matters related to mutants with the major families in the district."
"How is the situation?" Chang Le asked.
Ziguiti shook her head gravely: "The situation is not good."
"First of all, the region actually detected the presence of mutants about ten years ago, but at the time it was identified as a mutation of superpowers, and it was not detected that they were failures of ordinary people being transformed into superpowered beings."
"This truth was not discovered until that year, when an official who was sorting through old cases discovered the problem."
After investigating, the official wanted to reopen the case, but before he could get a reply after submitting the report, he and his family were executed for failing to hold their posts due to a sudden outbreak of aberrant rashes, and his family was declared bankrupt and ruined.
Only his son, who was competing in another city, escaped the disaster.
Hearing this familiar story, Chang Le frowned deeply: "Eight years ago, the entire clan was wiped out, wasn't that..."
Zigui Ti nodded slowly: "It's the Bai family in District Six."
"The family of Bai Xie, who doesn't care about dog food."
Chang Le's expression changed drastically: "So the death of the Bai family head might not be due to his failure to defend his position, but rather..." He died from an internal traitor?
Ziguiti shook her head: "It is impossible to determine whether there was an insider involved in his death, but the report he submitted was handed over to Gu Lianghan after several transfers, so there must have been someone secretly obstructing it."
The report Gu Lianghan received was damaged, but it mentioned the failed artificial ability users.
"But at the time, no mutants were seen, so a detailed investigation was not possible. In addition, after the God-Making Faction regrouped, there was a lot of attention on the fusion in the world, and the Ninth District was in turmoil. The major districts were afraid that a large-scale investigation would cause chaos, so they only kept an eye on things secretly and did not investigate further."
"In the eight years that followed, only five cases of mutants and similar mutants were observed, and none of them left any evidence for research."
They kept a low profile, only recently surfacing twice, and their methods were completely different from before.
Seeing the worry on Chang Le's face, Zi Gui Ti added, "Although we haven't been able to study these mutants in detail yet, the region and Cuiwei Academy are already working on how to identify them and have made corresponding contingency plans to prepare in advance."
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