Mr. Xu Nan Excluded

An eerie silence fell over the room.

The staff seemed to be trying their best to control their emotions.

Xu Nan may seem carefree, but he's actually a little scared inside.

He knew all along that he would be investigated for drawing the Golden Apple, but it was too precious to be handed over under any circumstances!

The incident at Lost Paradise seems to have been quite serious. Xu Nan inquired with Mr. Smith and learned that the entire Lost Paradise had collapsed at the time.

This means that Lost Paradise also has no evidence; the system left no trace. All they know is that Xu Nan drew twelve apples, and Lost Paradise lost twelve Golden Apple!

There is definitely a connection, but Lost Paradise has no direct evidence.

For Ron Sorcerer, anything that offers benefits without evidence is something he'll absolutely deny to the death!

The subsequent interrogations became much less interesting.

The staff member was aggressive and tried to pressure Xu Nan with his sense of justice, but Xu Nan had already seen through his tactics and his strategy was to play it safe.

Here are twelve apples, do with them as you please.

Faced with Xu Nan's "I'm not afraid of boiling water" attitude, the staff member completely lost it. His eyes darted around, as if he was thinking of some idea.

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open.

A large tree holding a cup of coffee said lazily, "Sean, it's time."

Sean said somewhat reluctantly, "But, give me a little more..."

The middle-aged man completely ignored Sean and walked towards Xu Nan with a smile, "Mr. Xu Nan, thank you for your cooperation with the investigation. Ah, you don't need to worry, it's just a formality."

"I'm sorry to have wasted your time by waiting for Smith outside. Sean is a newbie, I hope he didn't make you uncomfortable."

Xu Nan breathed a sigh of relief, got up to leave, and as she reached the door, seeing Sean's fierce gaze, she suddenly turned back and said:

"Now that this investigation is over, when are you going to investigate the matter of the Fourth Alchemy Heart hitting me on the head with an apple?"

[Activity Points +, from Sean]

Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that this Comrade Sean must be the Fourth Alchemy Heart.

If you get angry so easily, you're likely to go bald in the future.

Xu Nan slowly strolled away from the Special Investigation Department.

Sean watched Xu Nan's retreating figure and asked, somewhat puzzled, "He clearly stole the Golden Apple, so why..."

The middle-aged man's gaze turned stern:

"Please watch your words. Even if the Golden Apple is in Xu Nan's hands, it's only because of your work error. Do you think he could steal things from your warehouse?"

Sean's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Why won't you let me use my skills? I can make him hand over the Golden Apple!"

He looked very unwilling.

The middle-aged man sneered, "Young man, it seems I need to teach you a lesson first."

"Before you're ready to offend someone, it's best to do your homework. Do you know who Xu Nan is?"

Sean looked completely bewildered.

"First, he is the successor of Master Luo Mang! Although everyone wants to establish a connection with the three great lineages, it is well known that all of Master Luo Mang's dozen or so successors died in foreign lands, ultimately becoming a terrifying curse. This made everyone afraid to inherit Master Luo Mang's legacy, which he deeply regretted and remained depressed for many years. This Xu Nan, although from the Land of the End of Dharma, possesses courage beyond that of ordinary people and chose to inherit Master Luo Mang's bloodline. In terms of courage alone, he surpasses most of you!"

"Do you think he could spout such arrogant nonsense without Mr. Luo Mang backing him up?"

The older man said meaningfully, "At least until the curse comes true, if you don't want to offend Mr. Luo Mang, you should still maintain enough goodwill towards Xu Nan."

Sean was silent for a moment. "Even though he is Luo Mang's disciple, he cannot act recklessly. As enforcers of Lost Paradise, we should have a precise measuring stick in our hearts and be impartial!"

"Luo Mang is indeed one of the three great legends, but he is not the whole story of Lost Paradise!"

The older man gave him a look that said, "I knew your son would be so stubborn."

"Then I'll go with the second point."

"If Luo Mang's disciple is not enough to sway your judgment, then what about the Lion King's son-in-law?"

Snap!

Sean lost his balance and fell to the ground, looking as if he'd seen a ghost.

"As far as I know, Lina is only two years old this year. Given the bloodline of the Lion King and his wife, she's at least two or three hundred years away from adulthood..."

"Hehehe, you're making a fuss over nothing." The uncle sipped his coffee and said leisurely, "According to reports, there's a species on Earth called 'Loli Control.' Sister Lina has a special bloodline, and in a few years she'll grow into a loli, which perfectly satisfies their needs..."

"I've looked at Xu Nan's resume from every angle, and every single detail screams 'Loli Control'!"

"Furthermore, didn't you hear? Recently, the Lion King has been spending a lot of time with Lina under Xu Nan's care. He's trying to build a relationship with her!"

Sean's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment.

"He is involved with two of the three major rumors... Indeed, he is someone our office cannot afford to offend."

Sean gave a wry laugh.

The middle-aged man sneered:

"Do you think it's just the three great legends?"

"Lord Almuses..."

Sean was shocked. "Lord Almuses is also involved with him?"

The uncle thought for a moment:

"Sorry, I recited the wrong information. Lord Almuses has nothing to do with Xu Nan for the time being."

"In short, there is no direct evidence that Xu Nan took the Golden Apple, so let's leave this as an unsolved case!"

"Okay, same old rule, keep a note about those unlucky kid leaders in the Shadow Realm, we'll settle the score with them later..."

After leaving the office, Xu Nan did not leave Lost Paradise immediately, but chatted with Mr. Smith, who had come to visit, for a while.

He didn't have Mr. Luo Mang's contact information, so if he wanted to visit him, he would have to find the Squirrel Couple.

This inevitably leads to another round of bribery and social niceties.

Xu Nan made an appointment to meet the old gentleman before leaving Lost Paradise.

Back at the base, most people slept soundly.

There was no way around it. Although we were in the Safe Zone before, everyone knew that the so-called Safe Zone was not safe at all. Apart from those who could stay at Leomund's hotel, most people were actually quite terrified.

Now that the situation is settled and a convoy will come to pick them up and take them back to the Bright World in the next day or two, the students immediately relaxed. Except for a few people on duty, most of them slept soundly.

Xu Nan walked through the empty backup base. Thanks to the blessing of "the Wise Men Never Sleep," he was as energetic as if he had drunk five or six cans of Red Bull.

He wandered aimlessly through the base inside the mountain and stumbled upon a pool of water.

The cluster was quite secluded, and most importantly, a large number of Green-Skinned Lobster were breeding in the pond!

Upon seeing this, Xu Nan immediately remembered his job of entering the Riverbend, smiled happily, and began to capture the scene!

While he was still getting his tools out, the lights of flashlights were already on on the other side of the pool, and many Green-Skinned Lobster had already jumped across.

Xu Nan greeted the people on the other side of the river. They were three people from the West City Training Camp. They looked familiar, but Xu Nan couldn't recall their names.

At first, the other party was puzzled, until Xu Nan also took out Lighting Lamp and a snakeskin bag, and then they suddenly realized!

It turns out we're all on the same page!

They exchanged a knowing smile, both understanding each other perfectly.

Anyway, there are so many crayfish in the pond, so let's just keep to ourselves.

The next second, Xu Nan casually cast a [Light Spell], and the lighting effect was dozens of times that of the flashlights of the three people on the other side!

The Green-Skinned Lobster in the pool were blinded by Xu Nan's Light Spell and jumped over like madmen.

The entire pool suddenly transformed into a lively waterfall with a rushing sound!

[Activity Points +5000, from Liu Hua]

[Activity Points +5000, from Qiu Ziyi]

[Activity Points +5000, from Zhao Zongyuan]

Shouldn't we keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other?

The three people opposite looked at the faint light of their flashlights and felt like crying.

Why make things difficult for other personal shoppers?

Unfortunately, Xu Nan was quite popular at the time, so the three of them didn't dare to do anything and could only silently shrink into a corner of the pool to keep warm.

Xu Nan was also a little embarrassed. He had only wanted to test the effect of the Light Spell, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful!

He wasn't the kind of person who took all the benefits and did all the bad things; he immediately destroyed the [Light Spell].

"Come a little closer, I'm not using the Light Spell anymore."

"I'll change this light."

Xu Nan turned on the lights and greeted them.

Liu Hua and the other two were immediately filled with gratitude. Just as they were about to come closer, the sudden burst of bright, daylight-like light from the opposite side brought tears to their eyes!

Xu Nan looked at the Lighting Lamp in her hand somewhat awkwardly, only then vaguely remembering that she had apparently complained about the Lighting Lamp provided by JiJi Delivery and then bought a powerful daylight lamp from Lost Paradise...

The three of them silently shrank back into a corner of the pool.

No problem, another generous amount of points will be earned.

Xu Nan looked at the monthly activity panel with a touch of melancholy.

With over 300,000 points, it's completely overflowing and there's no way to convert them into enough benefits!

Just then, the Fourth Alchemy Heart issued a new announcement—

[Due to a system malfunction, this month's Activity Points lottery is temporarily suspended. To compensate everyone for the loss, we are launching Activity Points Constant Gold Coin exchange program at a 1:1 ratio. This program is effective immediately...]

Xu Nan's face lit up with joy. In any case, he had already drained the Fourth Alchemy Heart, so exchanging it for Constant Gold Coin was not bad.

He got angry at the next sentence!

[Special Note: Mr. Xu Nan is an exception]

Xu Nan: "??? Are you applying double standards to me?"

He ignored the Green-Skinned Lobster by the pond, clicked the report button and immediately got to work. In no time, a lengthy report of two thousand words was published!

This time, the efficiency of the Daily Council was unusually high!

[Your report has been received. After verification, the Fourth Alchemy Heart has indeed been found to have violated regulations. A resolution has been passed at the regular meeting to immediately freeze all assets of the Fourth Alchemy Heart and to conduct anti-corruption investigations on key personnel...]

Xu Nan frowned.

He sensed a conspiracy!

...!