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Bentley and the others did not know that Qu Jianlei was Ran Bingluan, the person the Department of Anomalous Affairs was searching for.

Only Paranoid had guessed, and he had even specifically confirmed it with him. It was a secret between the two of them.

Qu Jianlei did not want to tell them either. It was not that he distrusted these comrades who had followed him from Garbage Star; it would only add to their psychological burden, and he did not want to create a tense atmosphere for everyone.

As for Lao Ben or Hua Xiezhi possibly figuring it out, so be it. He would not take the initiative to say anything anyway.

As for Paranoid, that guy was not afraid of any pressure at all, and he had a fatal dependence on Qu Jianlei.

At present, he needed the simplified modified Gathering Spirit Array, but that was not his only need.

Once he had fully completed the adjustment of his body, he would still need to continue cultivating, right? As his cultivation improved, the simplified Gathering Spirit Array would eventually no longer suffice. By then, he could only use a more advanced version.

That was precisely why Paranoid had always supported Qu Jianlei's analysis of the standard Qi Gathering Array. He had even said he could lend a hand.

Once Qu Jianlei understood this, he truly was not worried that the man would turn against him.

Thinking about it further, Paranoid was also unsuited to openly exposing himself before the Empire. Even if he did not care about losing face, it was still inappropriate.

He had used his own body for experiments and had lived for nearly four hundred years. That alone made him excellent experimental material.

If word got out, who knew how many people would set their