The Ye Family youths chasing after Ye Zibo could still see traces of him at first, but they soon realized they had gotten lost among the residential bungalows. Highland Base was neither particularly large nor particularly small, yet finding someone who had hidden away was no easy task.
The Ye Family descendants grew increasingly anxious and began running around like headless flies.
"We can't find him! Where did he go?"
"Was this deliberately meant to lure us away?"
"Leaving Grandpa home alone... I have a bad feeling about this."
"Let's go back!"
The leading Ye Family youth made a prompt decision and immediately led the others back.
In a small house nearby, Ye Zibo watched this unfold with growing anxiety. He had been calculating the time all along. By rights, Zhang Xuan should have brought Ye Yongyang over three minutes ago, and once the Ye Family youths failed to find him and returned, they would conveniently miss Zhang Xuan on the way back.
But although these youths had indeed turned back according to his plan, Zhang Xuan had not returned. What was going on?
The thought made Ye Zibo both anxious and nervous. After quickly changing into another set of gear, he left the bungalow again and cautiously made his way toward where Ye Yongyang was.
At the rearmost headquarters of Highland Base, Yang Feijie was handling official business as usual. He had remained stationed here for a long time and had become thoroughly familiar with managing the base. Aside from the need for extra attention whenever newcomers moved in, routine patrols around the base were all that was normally required.
There were relatively few Berserk Animals on the plateau. Any dangerous ones that occasionally appeared would be discovered immediately, after which hunting teams would be dispatched to eliminate them.