You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"Is this guy really okay?" Du Ziqi suddenly felt uneasy.

The Buque Team was almost entirely female, and putting this guy in felt like letting a wolf into a sheep pen.

Usually, the Buque Team was in a rather isolated and cohabitating state for long periods. The team members rubbed shoulders every day, fought side by side, and the high levels of mental strain made it easy to develop feelings beyond friendship for those around.

As far as Du Ziqi knew, improper same-sex relations occurred from time to time in the team, let alone the appearance of an actual male.

In the Buque Team, with the presence of a male, almost without exception, there had been at least one romantic relationship with a fellow teammate. If it involved someone with poor self-control, they'd even date multiple female members... and even inside Buque, there were one or two instances each year of emotional disputes escalating to murderous vendettas.

Such cases were generally not made public; they would claim the members died stopping monsters, but as an insider Du Ziqi had heard about these incidents so often they seemed normal.

Despite being accustomed to such cases, where had there ever been a man like Shen Mochen, a calamitous beauty? Past emotional murders usually resulted in one or two deaths at most. If Shen Mochen entered, could he cause the whole five-person team to turn against each other?

Let's hope the well-functioning team doesn't turn into a chaotic scene of jealousy and infighting, with team members, once close as sisters, now seeing each other's bayonets!

"I guess I should report my concerns to my supervisor later?" Du Ziqi secretly made up his mind; for the first time, the master of slacking off felt the weight of responsibility on her shoulders.

"Please stop."

Shen Mochen suddenly spoke up.

"What's wrong, need to use the bathroom?" Du Ziqi gently pressed the brakes and pulled over to the side of the road.

"I get motion sickness, I feel like throwing up... I'll sit in the passenger seat."

Shen Mochen got out of Yuncui's side without letting Catherine see his face. But in Du Ziqi's eyes, Shen Mochen was definitely fleeing.

Serves you right for attracting trouble!

Du Ziqi's mouth curled into a smirk.

With Shen Mochen's departure, Yuncui and Catherine quieted down, each leaning against a window, not speaking.

"How's Gao Le, not dead, right?" Shen Mochen suddenly asked.

"Finally remembered to care about this?" Catherine raised an eyebrow and said leisurely, "He's not dead, or even I couldn't have suppressed it."

"Thanks," Shen Mochen said.

He also knew the mess he had caused the day before; if it hadn't been for Catherine, he'd likely be in a police station now.

"Don't mention it, I'm not fond of Gao Le either," Catherine snorted and pouted.

She wasn't the type to look for repayment for a favor, but to help him out in such a significant way and get just a thank you felt too cheap.

"How did you manage to suppress it?"

"I said he repeatedly bullied my boyfriend, didn't take me seriously, so I had you teach him a lesson. I took all the responsibility; they wouldn't dare do anything to me. Besides, every classmate knows Gao Le bullied you; they don't really have any grounds to stand on."

Shen Mochen's lips formed a straight line, and after a long silence, he spoke, "Is your birthday party next month? If I have a vacation or can take leave at that time, I'll attend."

"Are you trying to repay a favor?" Catherine's lips curled up, her eyes slowly brimming with shimmering light, but she refused, "No need, that favor is void now. Let's consider your company these days as the thank you for Gao Le's issue. You don't owe me anything for that."

"This has nothing to do with that favor. I promised those three wishes myself, and if I don't fulfill them soon, I will feel uneasy."

"What, are you not scared anymore?"

Shen Mochen smirked, leaning back in his chair, "Your father won't eat anyone."

What are they talking about? Cai Yuncui silently listened to their conversation, not quite understanding but not interrupting.

She really wanted to know their little secret, yet she felt she had no right to inquire about these matters.

Upon returning to Yu Huai City, Catherine headed home first while Cai Yuncui accompanied Shen Mochen to test his superpower.

The Buque testing site for superpowers was located in a remote suburb, and many security personnel were present. Du Ziqi took out an ID card and then led Shen Mochen and Cai Yuncui inside.

"It doesn't seem like much has changed..." Cai Yuncui walked through the open-air testing ground, looking around nostalgically.

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"You must have been here before," Du Ziqi glanced at her.

"Right, I was here five years ago when my superpower awakened... Wait, did that building over there get shorter?"

"It didn't get shorter, it was rebuilt. A couple of years ago, someone tested their ability here, lifted a hand, and blew up that building. The current building was built after that."

Cai Yuncui blinked, marveled, "Wow, that's powerful. I remember the walls of the original building were seven or eight meters thick with reinforced concrete, and just to lift a hand..."

Shen Mochen sneered, "For someone so irresponsible, didn't you at Buque ask her to compensate for the loss of the building? If I were you, I would deduct the cost of the building from her monthly salary."

"That person was Major General Yin Caiyu," Du Ziqi glanced at Shen Mochen, "If you'd like to pay for her, we're more than welcome to accept, and just so you know, the cost of rebuilding the building was about..."

"Cough!" Shen Mochen gave a hard cough, "I think she definitely didn't do it on purpose. The main reason is that your building was not sturdy enough, which is why it got blown up."

Du Ziqi said softly, "For superpower users who've just awakened, this building is quite sturdy. It's just that General Yin's power was too great, and she had not yet perfectly controlled her strength at the time."

"Since she is so powerful, then why did she and her teammates end up like this..." Shen Mochen suddenly stopped walking, staring intensely at Du Ziqi.

"Because they faced a sudden crisis that was difficult to handle... But rest assured, thanks to General Yin and others' selfless sacrifice, that crisis has been thoroughly resolved," Du Ziqi smiled.

Shen Mochen licked his lips, "So, was the crisis merely an accident?"

Du Ziqi looked at Shen Mochen in surprise, "I don't know why you would ask that, but as far as I know, it should have been an accident."

Shen Mochen remained silent, following Du Ziqi into the building, and then up to the top floor on the fourth level, where several people were already waiting.

"So, you are Shen Mochen? Indeed, you are very distinguished!" A middle-aged woman stepped forward, grabbing Shen Mochen's hand, her expression slightly excited.

"This is General Yan, the head of the Buque Branch in Gaotang State of Yupi Country," Du Ziqi introduced.