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"": "If Luo Bin had any choice at all, he would never have entered this village.
If he had any choice at all, he would not have wanted to introduce any more uncertainty.
But now, he had no choice.
After several deep breaths, Luo Bin said, "Gu Yiren, remember this: you're with the Archaeological Team, and I'm the team's driver. There was a cave-in inside the Tomb, and we drove out to find help, but the car broke down on the road. We had to continue on foot, then ran into a wild animal. I was injured, and you were frightened. That's all."
"As for where the Tomb is, just tell the truth. You don't know anything else."
"Don't let them know we came from Cabinet Mountain Village. I don't want to be locked up and interrogated or studied."
Luo Bin's gaze was especially deep. "Understand?"
"Y-yes..."
A fine sheen of sweat formed on Gu Yiren's forehead.
She was not stupid. She simply did not react as quickly as Luo Bin.
She knew what it felt like to be treated as a lab rat.
It was like the time Zhong Zhicheng and He Gui had taken her away. Locked in a room, she had felt neither safe nor free. Whether she lived or died depended on a single word from someone else.
Then Luo Bin smiled and reassured her. "You were the one who told us not to be afraid, not to let negative emotions consume us. That's exactly what he wants. If we succumb, he'll be delighted."
"Just think of it as a trap laid by capital. We have to break out of his cage, escape his Five-Finger Mountain."
"Yes, I understand. I know." Gu Yiren nodded again.
"Good. Stay calm and follow me." With