As Wei Guo'an left with the supplies and people, he didn't notice at all that someone in a corner was silently hiding something.
Meanwhile, at the barracks.
"Black Eagle, have you noticed that the food in the mess hall has been much tastier lately?" Black Bear said, patting his already full stomach for the umpteenth time.
Shen Huaijin also agreed. When he ate these dishes, they tasted exactly like the ones at home.
This was why he immediately knew that these must have been purchased by the district from their family. The only downside was that they couldn't eat them often.
If they hadn't tasted Shen family's cooking before, they wouldn't have had a comparison. But once they did, the difference was astounding.
What Shen Huaijin didn't know was that these dishes should have been delivered to their unit much earlier. However, due to the excessive activities of Xu Weiguo, a large portion of them had been diverted.
In the words of others: if you eat meat, don't you have to share some of the broth?
As a result, the vegetables originally supplied exclusively to their district were reallocated, and they only received three deliveries per month.
However, this was already the most. Apart from the very top leadership, other districts only received one or two resupplies per month.
"Beep beep..."
A series of sharp whistle sounds rang out.
Shen Huaijin, Black Bear, and the others sprang up from their seats, their previously lazy demeanor vanishing instantly.
The men who were eating moments ago immediately put down their food and rushed to assemble.
"Now, there's an urgent mission. Black Eagle, step forward..."
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In the evening, only Shen Yao and Mo Chen remained at the Shen family residence. Both of them disliked going out. Thus, Mo Chen was sitting on the sofa with books, providing prenatal education to their unborn child.
"The former emperor, before his enterprise was half-completed, died in his prime. Today, the realm is divided into three, and Yizhou is exhausted. This is truly a time of crisis and peril..."
After listening to "The Song of the Pipa," Shen Yao heard "Chu Shi Biao" again. "Mo Chen, perhaps you should stop reading. They're too young to understand."
"It's alright. If I read it a few more times, it'll be easier for them in the college entrance exams later." Mo Chen believed that education should start from infancy; otherwise, what would they do for the college entrance exams?
Shen Yao felt that the babies in her belly must be crying hysterically right now, having to consider the college entrance exams at such a young age.
Twin Babies: You better stop this!
Shen Yao suddenly felt something and was about to speak when she was interrupted by a gesture from Mo Chen.
Clearly, Mo Chen had also sensed that something was amiss.
It was only past eight in the evening, and the neighboring agritainment was still bustling with noise. Logically, no one would be bold enough to attempt something nefarious at this hour.
Yet, they had indeed sensed something was wrong, as the surrounding atmosphere felt distinctly off. Shen Yao keenly detected an unfamiliar presence.
That aura made her deeply uncomfortable because, in the cultivation world, such an aura always signaled imminent danger.
It was her cheat—spiritual energy—that allowed her to sense the abnormality, but why would Mo Chen also notice it?
Shen Yao didn't know, but everyone had their secrets, so Shen Yao didn't intend to ask.
Soon, those few presences gradually moved away, but they didn't completely disappear.
"Someone's here," Mo Chen said softly.
Shen Yao nodded. "I know. Quite a few of them."
The fact that they could bypass the sentries guarding the village indicated that these individuals were no ordinary people.
"Don't worry, I'm here," Mo Chen said to Shen Yao with utmost seriousness, his usual sunny disposition replaced by a resolute demeanor.
This instantly reminded Shen Yao of their first meeting.
At that time, she had been somewhat disoriented from drinking, and Mo Chen had taken her away from a large crowd.
Therefore, Shen Yao naturally knew that Mo Chen's skills were exceptional, though she didn't know just how much.
"Let's go back and rest. We'll see what their plan is later tonight," Shen Yao suggested.
She didn't know who the intruders were, but they were likely after the items she had provided to the army. After all, judging by the situation, the medicinal formulas had probably already been developed.
So, had she perhaps disrupted someone's territory, and they were now coming to cause trouble?
Mo Chen nodded. "Okay. I'll be downstairs. Call me if you need anything."
After Shen Yao acknowledged him, they returned to their room, turned off all the lights in the living room, and went back to their respective rooms.
Several men were huddled in front of the greenhouse monitoring room in the distance, with numerous surveillance feeds from the greenhouses displayed on the computer screens. Two smaller windows showed the agritainment and the Shen residence respectively.
The surveillance cameras captured the entire Shen residence, clearly showing everything happening there.
"Andre, they've returned to their rooms. When do we make our move?"
A deep voice transmitted into the earpiece of the man with slightly curly shoulder-length blonde hair, whose deep eyes and blue pupils all confirmed that these individuals were not of their kind.
"Continue waiting." Andre's voice sounded gentle. If one ignored the ferocious scar on his face, he would appear to be an elegant and gentlemanly foreign friend.
A curse came from the earpiece, and then there was silence.
"Andre, why don't we just eliminate them all? Why go through all this trouble to capture them?" Fei Meng asked, utterly perplexed, tapping his dagger against two unconscious uncles slumped beside him.
Apparently, when this group arrived, they had already subdued the two uncles manning the greenhouse monitoring room and were now occupying it.
"Fei Meng, this is Hua Guo, not M Country. You want to kill people on someone else's turf? Don't drag us down with you," another man said.
Fei Meng, this hulking brute, understood nothing but fighting and killing. If he weren't capable of fighting, he wouldn't have been brought along.
"A mere few yellow monkeys, what are you afraid of? Didn't they say C Country is full of softies? You're scared of this and that, it's so boring."
Fei Meng said with boredom, then clenched his fist, producing a teeth-grinding sound.
The only reason he was willing to come here was to satisfy his bloodlust.
"Fei Meng, I warn you, don't mess up our plan, or else..." Andre interjected.
This successfully silenced everyone. After all, they had witnessed Andre's methods firsthand.
Moreover, he held significant power in M Country; eliminating them was merely a matter of his word.
The night deepened. A strange bird call echoed through the countryside, causing the insect chirping to briefly quieten before slowly resuming its liveliness.