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It's worth mentioning that the city council could accurately locate anyone inside the shelter, including Can Society the rats in the sewers.

Whether or not it can be found depends solely on whether the city council is willing to expend such effort.

As for Lu Bai, a top rising star, he's definitely on the list in the city council.

Knowing that Lu Bai disappeared just before the trespassing incident, the suspicion against him couldn't be higher.

Even though a definitive judgment could not be made, Lu Bai was still identified as the prime suspect and the matter was communicated internally.

"Lu Bai, it really is you."

The moment the elevator doors opened, the man standing in front of everyone spoke in a deep voice.

The man wore a black eye patch over his left eye, a highly recognizable image that is hard to forget once you've seen him.

Therefore, Lu Bai was quite certain that he had never seen this One-Eyed Dragon before.

But it was clear that he didn't recognize these City Direct Military, while the City Direct Military blocking the corridor all recognized him.

This doesn't prove that Lu Bai famous; it's simply that the city government has an overly meticulous control over the shelter.

"Now that you're back, come with us."

Seeing that Lu Bai didn't respond, the One-Eyed Dragon spoke again.

As he spoke, the One-Eyed Dragon subtly bent over, as if he were prepared to attack immediately should Lu Bai resist.

Fortunately, Lu Bai remained calm, only asking with slight curiosity, "Who are you?"

"I forgot to mention, I'm the Captain of the Second City Direct Military. My name is Yu Zheng, you can call me One-Eyed Dragon if you like."

Seeing that Lu Bai did not show any aggression, the One-Eyed Dragon's attitude naturally softened considerably.

Ultimately, even though he had only been with the company for a short time, Lu Bai was still a member of their City Direct Military.

Strictly speaking, Lu Bai didn't do anything inhumane; at most, he was just a little out of line.

On a larger scale, this constitutes a blatant use of violence to violate shelter rules and regulations, and constitutes an act that could pose a significant risk to shelter safety.

To put it simply, it's just that young people are curious about what's outside the shelter and want to go for a stroll.

One-Eyed Dragon said sternly, "Deputy Captain Lu, if you give up resisting now and come with us, explain things clearly, I believe we won't make things difficult for you. But please don't cause any unpleasantness with us; none of us want to see the consequences of that."

Lu Bai carefully examined all the members of the City Direct Military Second Team gathered in the corridor. He was certain that each of them possessed more than two abilities.

That One-Eyed Dragon Captain possesses a full four abilities, making him qualified to become Mona Warrior.

With the ability to [load saves], Lu Bai wasn't worried about being unable to deal with these City Direct Military, but he also didn't want to have a direct conflict with the shelter.

He at least placed himself in a humanistic position.

Compared to opposing races like the Mona people, it would be better for humanity to unite if possible.

Lu Bai gave a harmless smile, "I can go with you, but before that, could you please prepare some food?"

"It's nothing."

As the atmosphere eased, One-Eyed Dragon naturally noticed the Spokesperson of the settlements in the secluded elevator. He waved his hand magnanimously. "I've invited them all."

Lu Bai readily agreed, "Then I'll trouble Captain Yu Zheng to prepare 20,000... 30,000, enough to feed 30,000 people for a month."

"How many?!"

In the end, the One-Eyed Dragon Captain managed to allocate the full amount of food.

With the food reserves at Shelter No. 9, obtaining this batch of food would be no problem at all.

It wasn't out of consideration for Lu Bai, but more because he knew that so many of his compatriots on the ground were suffering from hunger and thirst, and it would be hard for him to pretend nothing was happening.

While the food was still en route, he and his team had already left the tallest building in the Underground City with Lu Bai.

The convoy escorting Lu Bai kept a low profile throughout the journey, obeying traffic rules by waiting at Red Green Light and even yielding to pedestrians.

This also suggests that perhaps they don't intend to do anything to Lu Bai.

The convoy arrived at a manor located in the northeast of the Underground City, right next to the armed forces base to the northeast.

There were people waiting at the entrance of the manor. After seeing One-Eyed Dragon and Lu Bai get out of the car, they led the two into the manor.

The manor's interior is quite pleasant, filled with greenery, but the most striking impression is its tranquility; it's as if making loud noises in such an environment would be considered impolite.

Fully armed soldiers stood guard on both sides of the road, and one could faintly sense gazes from other directions, seemingly from hidden sentries.

The main road inside the manor soon came to an end.

At the end of the road, waiting for Lu Bai, was an elderly man in a wheelchair.

The old man was thin and hunched over, but his eyes were as deep as a galaxy.

The One-Eyed Dragon stepped forward, gave the old man a standard military salute, and then stood behind him.

The old man looked at Lu Bai and smiled with some difficulty, "Young man, you know everything, right?"

What do you mean?

Out of respect for the elderly, Lu Bai used the formal "you" (您).

"The outside world may contain extraterrestrial civilizations."

"I know."

"Given your current access level, this information shouldn't be available to you, but since you've witnessed it firsthand, there's no need to hide it from you any longer..."

Perhaps because he had said too much in one breath, the old man started coughing towards the end.

The medical team behind him immediately swarmed over and began checking the elderly man's vital signs.

Fortunately, it was just a temporary lapse in concentration. The old man waved for the medical staff to leave, then looked at Lu Bai and said with a hint of self-deprecation.

"What our compatriots on the ground said is right. No matter what the legitimate reasons may be, in the end, we betrayed them."

The so-called shelters are merely a product of appeasement under the dominance of extraterrestrial civilizations.

The old man sighed deeply, but quickly composed himself and asked, "Can you tell me what you did after you got to the ground?"

Lu Bai raised an eyebrow; he roughly understood what the old man in front of him was worried about.

If the impact is minor and can maintain stability, then it can be treated as if nothing happened; at most, it's just a matter of giving the Mona people an explanation.

But the problem is...

Lu Bai carefully chose his words: "Actually, I didn't do anything. I left the civil defense project and while wandering around, I met a boy and went with him to his settlement to stay for the night."

Before the old man could even breathe a sigh of relief, Lu Bai continued, "Then the next day, I met with a Mona people along with the Spokesperson of that settlement. The conversation didn't go well, so I destroyed one of the Mona people's interstellar warships."

Elder. "..."