Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

"You guys continue eating, I'm going to take this call." Lu Ze took his still-ringing phone and walked towards the pine forest.

An Linyue's gaze followed his retreating figure, never leaving him.

She was a little curious about who would call Lu Ze at this time.

Could it be the owner of that fragrance?

She held the brush above the skewers, only snapping back to reality after several drops of sauce had dripped onto the charcoal.

Sirin and Bella exchanged a glance.

Sirin's golden eyes were filled with guilt, as if to say: Bella, I'm doomed.

Bella comforted her with her eyes: Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I will protect you.

The two exchanged a silent glance, then looked away and continued eating their skewers as if nothing had happened.

An Linyue didn't notice their little actions; her gaze remained fixed on Lu Ze's figure until he disappeared into the shadows of the pine forest.

Lu Ze arrived at the edge of the pine forest, stood beside the trunk of a pine tree, and looked through the sparse branches at the flickering campfire in the distance.

He took a deep breath and pressed the call button.

"Hey, old man Zhao, what brings you to call me? Aren't you busy with your work at the station?" Lu Ze said rudely as soon as he answered the phone.

"Hehe... There's always something to do, but I do have something to ask you about this time." A kind voice came from the other end of the phone, unhurried, as if chatting with him.

Lu Ze's brows furrowed slightly.

"Old Zhao, didn't I already tell you? I won't work for your Countermeasures Bureau." His tone was a few degrees harsher than before, carrying a clear sense of distance.

The Countermeasures Bureau, officially known as the General Bureau for Friendly Exchanges with Extraterrestrial Civilizations (DCR), is an organization with official backing from various countries and has been established for less than ten years.

The reason why countries established such an organization was because someone in it discovered that a considerable number of extraterrestrial life forms were hiding in human society.

The organization's mission is to engage in diplomatic dialogue with extraterrestrial life, not to eliminate it.

Lu Ze wasn't entirely clear on the specific details; he was identified during the alien investigation back then.

The bureau chief in charge of his province was none other than this old man, Lieutenant General Zhao Deshan.

"That's what Old Zhao said slowly on the other end of the phone."

"What I want to ask you is about those two little girls with you."

Lu Ze's eyes narrowed; this matter had clearly crossed his bottom line, and his voice carried a hint of displeasure.

"Didn't I give you a bag of spiritual herbs back then? Why are you bringing this up again?"

"That's not related to that. What I want to talk about is that the two of them went to the city last night to rummage through the trash cans." Old Zhao's tone remained as amiable as ever.

Lu Ze was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had misheard.

Are Celine and Bella rummaging through the trash can?

Are you sure you're not kidding me?

The image of Celine squatting in front of the trash can, reaching out to rummage through it, flashed through his mind, followed by the image of Bella standing by with a look of disgust, keeping watch. He felt that this combination was just too surreal.

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" His tone was clearly skeptical.

"Our Skynet system has captured the entire process of her rummaging through the trash can."

Old Zhao paused here, his voice unconsciously rising an octave, and his speech quickening.

"You better tell me honestly, is one of your two little girls a space-time ability user?"

Lu Ze did not answer immediately.

If Skynet captured the entire process, then it's not just a baseless rumor.

Xilin's use of spatial powers in the city was captured by surveillance. It seems that this girl is less cautious than he expected. Of course, it is also possible that she doesn't care at all.

And he could probably guess why Celine would go through the trash can.

It must be because of Xing's influence.

Thinking about this, Lu Ze felt a headache coming on.

He noticed that Celine had become increasingly lively since coming into his life, which was certainly a good thing, but Xing's influence on Celine seemed to be a little too great.

If this continues, this girl is afraid she'll really go astray.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Old Zhao was already rubbing his hands together with excitement at the thought that spatial ability users might work for the Countermeasures Bureau.