By the time the two of them came out of the Cloud Club, it was completely dark.

Chen Zheng held Yao Yao in one arm, looked around, and realized that he was indeed at a loss with his car.

"Never mind, let's walk back."

The little girl in his arms was still wrapped in his wrinkled suit jacket, her head resting on his shoulder, her eyes half-open and half-closed.

After walking two streets, a gust of night wind blew, and Yao Yao shivered, finally waking up.

Then, the memories from earlier began to assault her relentlessly.

He kicked and bit the instructor in the interrogation room.

After waking up, he nestled in the instructor's arms and secretly touched his abs.

And then there's that line, "The instructor is so handsome, I want to pounce on him and take a bite."

Yao Yao's face turned bright red.

It’s over.

That's probably a bit too risky.

She abruptly shrank her head into the collar of her suit jacket, wishing she could stuff her whole body inside and never come out again.

Chen Zheng felt the movement in his arms and smiled slightly.

"woke up?"

"She's not awake!!" Yao Yao's voice came from inside the suit.

"Oh, still not awake?" Chen Zheng nodded, teasingly asking, "So, the one who said she wanted to be the instructor's accessory for life in the hallway earlier, was that another Yao Yao?"

A sob came from inside the suit.

Yao Yao's little fist emerged from her collar and pounded on Chen Zheng's back.

"You did it on purpose! You did it on purpose! That's a side effect of the medication!"

"Yes, side effects." Chen Zheng nodded in agreement. "Then these side effects are quite severe."

Yao Yao was so angry that she trembled all over. She punched the fist twice more, but dared not use force.

If you really anger the instructor, the extra training you get when you get back will be enough to send her straight to the grave.

The two walked silently for several hours, returning to the main gate of the military region.

Chen Zheng stopped in front of the sentry post and put Yao Yao down.

The little girl's legs went weak when she landed, and she almost lost her balance. He caught her by the shoulder so she wouldn't fall.

She kept her head down, not daring to look up at Chen Zheng even once.

Chen Zheng looked down at her.

Her Lolita dress was completely wrecked; the hem was torn to shreds, the lace was ripped to shreds, and her white stockings were practically battle-damaged.

He reached out and buttoned up her suit jacket, then pulled the hem down a bit.

Yao Yao remained motionless throughout, even her breathing became much lighter.

After Chen Zheng finished tidying up, she muttered something softly.

"Thank you, instructor."

Chen Zheng didn't reply, but raised his hand and patted her on the head, then gestured with his chin towards the camp area.

"Go change your clothes, and then we'll go to the brigade commander's office together."

Yao Yao felt like she had been granted a pardon, grabbed her suit jacket, and ran away.

Chen Zheng watched the small figure disappear around the corner of the dormitory building, and shook his head with a wry smile.

To be honest, this girl's performance today was much better than he expected.

He dared to stand up alone in front of the Grand Elder and even took down four Grandmasters in one go.

Although his moves were a bit low-class, his courage and combat instincts were truly impeccable.

It's a good piece of material.

He looked away and took out the vial of dark blue medicine from his pocket.

It's time to report back.

The light in the brigade commander's office was still on.

Chen Zheng pushed open the door and entered. An Jianjun was sitting behind his desk reviewing documents, his reading glasses perched on his nose, and a pot of cold tea beside him.

Yao Yao followed behind Chen Zheng, changed into a clean training uniform, tied her hair back up, and stood obediently to the side.

Chen Zheng walked to the table and placed the vial of Blue Dream Potion on it.

"The thing is here."

He then gave a brief report on the situation of the Cloud Club.

"...In short, it is the main family's large-scale underground purification and production of Blue Dream. The hallucinogenic effect of the finished product far exceeds that of the version sold in the market. It is colorless, odorless, and extremely volatile."

"More importantly, they attempted to drug military personnel with the latest hallucinogenic gas and then film the incident to blackmail them."

An Jianjun put down his pen, took off his reading glasses, picked up the reagent tube, and examined it for a few seconds.

There was a long silence in the office.

An Jianjun then put down the test tube, opened the safe behind him, carefully placed the tube inside, and locked it.

He turned around and said only three words.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Chen Zheng didn't move, just waited for what was to come.

An Jianjun put his reading glasses back on, picked up the pen on the table, and continued to review the documents.

"Chen Zheng, you did a good job on this mission."

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Yao Yao standing next to him.

"Yaoyao was also very brave."

Yao Yao subconsciously straightened her back, but then realized that the brigade commander's praise had already ended.

That's it?

An Jianjun turned a page of the document and added a sentence without looking up.

"I will submit the report and apply for the specific commendations and awards for you later, following the normal procedures. You can go back and rest now."

After saying that, it seemed like the matter was over.

Yao Yao blinked a few times, feeling that something was not quite right.

The weight of this thing is enough to bring the entire clan to ruin.

Manufacturing and trafficking drugs, and blackmailing military personnel.

Any one of these offenses would be a capital offense.

The brigade commander should have slammed his fist on the table and cheered, and then held a meeting overnight to plan the arrest.

Why is the reaction so calm?

She turned her head in confusion and secretly glanced at Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng didn't look at her.

His gaze was fixed on An Jianjun's face, unblinking.

The brigade commander's actions in approving the documents were natural and calm.

The problem is that they were too calm.

With such irrefutable evidence, enough to sentence the main family to death, no normal commander would simply offer a "thank you for your hard work" and call it a day.

Unless, he already knew about the existence of this thing.

Or, there are things that are more complicated than this tube.

Chen Zheng stared at An Jianjun for a full five seconds.

"brigadier."

"With this document, the main family's case should be able to be classified directly, right?"

"Shouldn't we make a move?"

An Jianjun paused upon hearing this, then picked up the cup of tea on the table, which had gone cold, and took a sip.

He put down the cup, picked up the pen, and continued writing.

"I have received the evidence, and the necessary procedures will be followed."

"Go back and rest first."

Chen Zheng did not move.

Standing to the side, Yao Yao sensed the tension in the air and subconsciously shrank back half a step behind Chen Zheng.

"Can the clan be destroyed?" Chen Zheng asked.

Four words: crisp and concise.

An Jianjun stopped writing.

Yao Yao unconsciously held her breath.

Time seemed to have passed for a very long time...

An Jianjun then put down his pen, took off his reading glasses, and looked up.

He looked into Chen Zheng's eyes, his expression complex.

There was weariness, helplessness, and a hint of something Chen Zheng had never seen on this man's face before.

A deep sense of powerlessness.

He had never acted like this, not even when facing the arrogant Third Elder of the Zong family.

An Jianjun opened his mouth, but in the end he only said:

"Don't ask anymore."

Chen Zheng stood still, his face expressionless.

But his heart sank a little.

This sentence may seem to contain only three words, but it contains a wealth of information.

It's not that it "cannot be destroyed".

It's not "it still needs time".

Instead, say, "Don't ask anymore."

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