Lu Bai swaggered out of the Conference Hall, and not a single person stepped forward to stop him.
Whether the old man had given them instructions or the city council was taking the Mona people into account and had decided not to pursue Lu Bai's illegal actions for the time being, nobody knew.
In any case, his movements weren't restricted at all.
Incidentally, while they'd been chatting earlier, Lu Bai had casually asked One-Eyed Dragon about something.
He learned that Lu Ziyi and Lu Qingyan, the siblings, hadn't been implicated in his affairs. They didn't even know their big brother had left the shelter these past few days.
That was perfectly understandable.
In fact, the city council itself wasn't sure whether Lu Bai was the person who had illegally broken in. He was only a suspect, so naturally they wouldn't target his family.
Now that Lu Bai had returned, the situation had become so complicated that there was even less chance of the siblings being put at a disadvantage.
"I should go home and check on them."
Lu Bai rubbed his chin and hesitated for a moment, but in the end decided to go back and see the siblings first.
He kept reminding himself that he wasn't really their big brother, but after spending so much time with them, it was impossible to say he didn't care at all.
As Lu Bai walked home, the streets looked much the same as ever.
The effects of the meeting would take time to spread. Until then, the people in the Underground City would mostly carry on as usual.
But Lu Bai knew all too well that their orderly lives would soon be disrupted.
From the perspective of human civilization as a whole, Lu Bai believed he was doing the right thing. But