After seeing Li Tiangan off, Su Han took some water and tissues, preparing to wipe away the buttock marks left by Li Tiangan.

In the blink of an eye, the window behind me was suddenly opened.

The moment Shen Chengyin stepped onto the windowsill, Su Han's knife was already at his neck. The blade pressed forward, close to the skin on his trachea.

"Very vigilant." The man lightly flicked the blade with his index finger, and the cold air from the tip of the blade trembled below his Adam's apple.

Su Han quickly sheathed her sword. "Why are you back?"

Climbing in through the window certainly wasn't because Cheng Ruoyan was taking pity on them and wanted to release them.

"I came whenever I wanted." Shen Chengyin climbed in through the window. "Did you take your medicine on time?"

Su Han took out a small, transparent square bag from her pocket, which contained two white pills.

"I've taken the first week's worth, and I have two tablets left."

Very nice.

Shen Chengyin narrowed his eyes slightly.

Open your mouth.

Su Han obediently did as he was told, and a hard candy filled with the aroma of fruit was stuffed into his mouth.

Fruit candies are sweet and delicious, a true luxury in a post-apocalyptic world where people can only survive on carbohydrates.

Shen Chengyin took out an electronic chip, followed by a laptop, a replacement battery, a card reader, and a series of other electronic devices, which were neatly arranged on the bed.

Su Han used her tongue to push the fruit candy from her left cheek to her right cheek, watching as Shen Chengyin's fingers danced across the keyboard twice, and a recording slowly played.

"Who is your new owner?"

Cheng Gaolang's voice slowly came from the computer.

Su Han looked at Shen Chengyin with a puzzled expression, and Shen Chengyin gestured for him to continue listening.

Another voice, without hesitation, trembled and choked with sobs: "I'm innocent, Young Master Cheng! I never revealed this plan to anyone! I'd be the first to die in the granary theft. Who else could protect me but you? I'm not stupid!"

It was the voice of a middle-aged man.

Su Han's heart tightened. "Is this the person guarding the granary? Is he one of Cheng Gaolang's men?"

Shen Chengyin did not answer, and then the recording started again.

"Stop making excuses. I know you're one of Big Brother's men. ...Heh, Big Brother might trust you, but I won't."

A gunshot rang out, followed by the dull thud of a body falling to the ground. The conversation abruptly ended, leaving Liu Suhan utterly shocked.

The conversation contained so much information that he didn't know how to process it for a moment.

According to Cheng Gaolang's framing process described in the original text, he must have bribed the guards at the granary to have the opportunity to steal the grain.

But now Cheng Gaolang says the guards are Cheng Yibin's men.

[So, Cheng Yibin deliberately wanted Cheng Gaolang to steal the grain?] System 111 followed up on Su Han's line of thought.

Once Cheng Gaolang is branded a thief, he will never be able to clear his name. Cheng Yibin will then be able to completely control Cheng Gaolang and turn him into his own superpower tool.

In this way, Cheng Yibin, as the person in charge, wouldn't have to worry about being criticized for betraying his own family within the base, and could also gain a good reputation.

"Not only that, Cheng Gaolang already knew he had been set up," Su Han reminded him.

This was a clever move; Cheng Yibin wanted to get rid of Cheng Gaolang. Cheng Gaolang used this opportunity to make Shen Chengyin the scapegoat.

One was his own younger brother, and the other was a newcomer who had just joined the base. Shen Chengyin shielded Cheng Gaolang from the bullet, allowing Cheng Gaolang to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But now both of their plans have been thwarted by Shen Chengyin. Could it be that Shen Chengyin knew about Cheng Yibin and Cheng Gaolang's plans in advance, and simply decided to turn the tables and steal the grain?

Shen Chengyin didn't care how much Su Han understood from the recording. After the recording finished playing, he put away the equipment and took out a lot of supplies from his spatial storage and handed them to Su Han.

"I need something from the base's research facility. I'm going to pick it up. Be careful in the meantime, and wait for me to return."

Shen Chengyin's words were very decisive, which was unexpected by Su Han.

In the original story, the male protagonist arrives at the revival base by chance. Before that, the two had no connection. How could the revival base have what he wants?

Fine, since it's something the male lead wants, I'll just get it for him.

It was only then that Shen Chengyin realized that the room was somewhat different from usual.

For example... those two obvious dirty butt prints on the snow-white bed sheet.

"Who has been here?" Shen Chengyin asked.

Su Han followed Shen Chengyin's gaze to the stains on the bed sheet, and only then did she remember Li Tiangan's matter.

He immediately gave a brief retelling, also mentioning that Zhao Yue was being held in Cheng Yibin's basement.

Shen Chengyin didn't show much emotion about Zhao Yue being the one who betrayed him. Or rather, he didn't care who betrayed him at all.

Whether this person is male or female, human or ghost, makes no difference to him.

"Don't let other people sit on the bed next time, it's dirty."

More than who betrayed him, Shen Chengyin was more concerned about Li Tianqian's backside.

Su Han strongly agreed, "From now on, we won't let anyone sit here if they haven't showered."

"Washing it won't work either."

Su Han let out a soft "ah".

Does the male lead really have OCD?

"What are you planning to do with Zhao Yue?" Su Han asked cautiously.

After all, Zhao Yue kept calling him "Brother Shen," so what if the male lead really had feelings for her?

"Do as you please."

Only after receiving Shen Chengyin's reply did Su Han finally feel relieved.

The two exchanged a few more words of advice, and Shen Chengyin returned through the window the way he came.

Su Han took out a bag of crystal cores from the supplies left by Shen Chengyin and weighed them in her hand; there were hundreds of them densely packed together.

Money makes the world go round, and now that he has start-up capital, it's time to do something big.

*

8 PM, Fuxing Base Research Institute.

To save electricity, the research institute has to turn off the lights after 8 p.m. every night, so all work must be completed before 8 p.m.

Shen Chengyin and Cheng Gaolang were assigned to two separate dormitories in the research institute, separated only by a thin wall.

Aside from the restriction of personal freedom, the living conditions here can even be described as quite comfortable.

Cheng Gaolang sat on the bed, quietly waiting for the staff to bring him water.

The man was dressed neatly, without even taking off his shoes.

The water deliveryman soon knocked on his door.

Cheng Gaolang opened the door and exchanged a glance with the masked man in front of him, who nodded silently.

It seems the plan has succeeded.

He arranged for someone to add sleeping pills to Shen Chengyin's dinner. With such a large dose, Shen Chengyin would probably sleep like a log all night.

Cheng Gaolang opened the door and strolled over to the next room.

The masked man eagerly stepped forward and opened the door to Shen Chengyin's room next door for Cheng Gaolang.

Upon entering the room, it was completely dark.

Through the blur, Cheng Gaolang could make out a figure lying on the bed.

What a pity for a dual-elemental ability user with a life space. They were really unlucky to have to come to the revival base at this time, eager to become a scapegoat.

Cheng Gaolang felt a pang of regret.

What he regretted was not the fall of some genius, but rather why such a powerful dual-elemental ability hadn't fallen into his lap.

He was jealous; he longed to dig out Shen Chengyin's crystal core and eat it.

Cheng Gaolang took out several bags of grain bearing the Fuxing Base logo from his spatial storage and placed them beside Shen Chengyin's bed.

He took these after killing the guard. In such a large granary, losing a few bags of grain might not be noticed, but if Shen Chengyin had a few extra bags of grain, he would really be unable to clear his name.

According to the plan, Shen Chengyin would sleep until the ward rounds tomorrow. When he woke up, the evidence would be irrefutable, and he would have no way to defend himself.

Having done all this, Cheng Gaolang prepared to leave. He had just turned around when he heard the sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air.

puff.

The masked man who had just been following Cheng Gaolang had a knife stuck in his neck.

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