The ferry moves slowly on the underground river. Compared with the noisy rivers, lakes and seas on the ground, this underground river is as quiet as a corner forgotten by time.

Even if the water flow was not too fast, even the sound of the gurgling water would be swallowed up by the seemingly endless darkness and would be difficult to hear clearly.

At first, Chen Ziyan and his group felt it was quite novel and looked out of the window with great interest, hoping to use the light of the searchlight to peek at the underground scenery along the way.

However, not long after, everyone lost interest and gave up this activity.

Because they found that some things sound good to them, but the actual situation is another matter.

The unique scenery underground?
Absolutely not.

The scene outside was extremely monotonous and boring. There was nothing in sight except the monotonous gray rock walls.

Even if there are occasional differences, nothing can be seen from the searchlight beam alone.

Just as Chen Ziyan was thinking about what to do when he arrived at the place, Bai Er walked up to him and handed him a stack of documents:

"Master Chen, this is the information you want."

"Oh?"

Chen Ziran extended his hand to take it, and after casually flipping through a few pages, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Although he had been mentally prepared and guessed that the Administration did not have much information, he could not help but feel disappointed when he saw that the so-called information was mostly historical data and anecdotes pieced together based on speculation and lacked substantial real data.

In Chen Ziyan's opinion, these materials may play a role in subsequent explorations, but for them, they probably won't be of any effective help and can only be said to be better than nothing.

"Is that all?" Although he knew he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, Chen Ziyan couldn't help himself.

Bai Er said helplessly: "Master Chen, that's all. We just stood at the door and didn't get anything. The brothers in charge of intelligence analysis have worked hard enough to get these by guessing."

He said this not to seek credit, but simply because he didn't want Chen Ziyan to misunderstand.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work." Chen Ziyan said casually.

Just when he was about to ask Bai Er what he thought about the information, he unexpectedly discovered the look of hesitancy on the other party's face.

This scene aroused Chen Ziyan's curiosity, and he guessed that it might be related to him, so he said: "Captain Bai, we are now in the same boat, so feel free to say whatever you want."

As far as this exploration mission is concerned, they have already formed a community of interests, and speaking frankly is always better than being suspicious of each other and hiding things.

Hearing this, Bai Er hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Master Chen, do you know what's going on with your grandfather?"

"My old man?"

When Chen Ziyan heard this question, the first person that came to his mind was his father.

But he quickly realized that Bai Er was referring to his uncle.

After all, his father is not a member of the circle. Even if he has some contact with the management bureau, it would not be necessary for Bai Er to mention it specifically.

Of course, if an unexpected incident occurred, that would be a different matter.

But judging from Bai Er's attitude at the moment, this is obviously not the case. If something happened at home, he should tell the truth instead of acting like this.

And most importantly, Chen Ziyan didn't think that anyone would risk attacking his family before dealing with him. If that happened, the person behind the scenes would lose more than they gain, and the consequences would be unbearable for the other party.

After this analysis, it is clear that the person Bai Er wants to ask is his uncle Chen Yulou.

"Yeah." Bai Er nodded.

This also confirmed Chen Ziyan's guess. He asked curiously, "Is there any new movement from the old man?"

As someone who had had similar experiences, he could roughly guess in his heart that Chen Yulou must have done something extraordinary again, which led to Bai Er asking this question.

"Well, there's something wrong with the old man's actions in recent times. According to the latest intelligence, he seems to be moving towards East Asia." Bai Er told the news he had just obtained truthfully.

This trend cannot be ignored. If he was not working with Chen Ziyan, he would not have known this information at all.

Moreover, Bai Er knew very well that the reason why the headquarters gave him this information was to test through him whether Chen Ziyan knew about it.

After all, East Asia is different from the area where Chen Yulou had been active before. It is relatively stable. If Chen Yulou continues to act in the same style as before, it is likely to cause considerable trouble.

This is also the reason why Bai Er chose to cooperate even though he knew he was being used.

On the one hand, he didn't want the newly-arrived cooperation to go wrong due to such avoidable external factors.

On the other hand, he had a good impression of Chen Yulou and did not want this senior to really go astray.

As a senior person in the Administration, he knew very well which lines could not be crossed, so he wanted to remind Chen Ziyan, and it would be best if he could warn Chen Yulou through him.

After all, in Bai Er's opinion, a grassroots hero like Chen Yulou who had experienced the turbulent times, although he had been living in seclusion in recent years, had little contact with the management bureau and it was easy for him to do something out of line.

If it can be avoided in advance, it would be great.

Hearing this, Chen Ziyan also understood Bai Er's meaning, or this should also be the purpose of the Administration. He waved his hand calmly and said:
"Don't worry, although the old man is sometimes radical in his actions, he has his own standards for what can and should not be done, and he won't make things difficult for you."

Chen Ziyan knew his uncle very well.

Apart from anything else, he definitely doesn't need to worry about the fact that he knows how to handle current affairs.

In the eyes of people who don't know him well, Chen Yulou's previous hiding might have been a way of lying dormant, but in fact, deep down he is still the unbridled and ostentatious leader of Xiangling.

But he, the junior, knew it very well that although Chen Yulou was blind, he was very smart. Not only did he always pay attention to current affairs, he also had a deep understanding of the current rules and regulations, and he did not stay complacent in the remote county.

More importantly, the tragic defeat at Zhalong Mountain completely changed him.

In other words, he did not return to Xiangyin at that time, otherwise those familiar people would have been able to see the change in his mentality at a glance.

I wouldn't dare say it's earth-shaking, but it can definitely be considered a complete transformation.

Seeing Chen Ziyan's confident statement, Bai Er didn't know what to say anymore and could only nod to show that he understood.

However, if you look closely, you will find that there is still a hint of worry hidden deep in his eyes.

In fact, what Bai Er was really worried about was not his senior Chen Yulou, but the new thief leader of the Xiangling lineage in front of him.

It's just that he couldn't say it directly, so he could only hint at it through Chen Yulou. (End of this chapter)

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