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After saying that, Lou Yu took the phone, stuffed it into his backpack along with the food box, and then asked Lou Quan, "How do you feel now? Are you the only ordinary person who has eaten the fruit so far?"

Is this "ordinary" in comparison to those with superpowers?

Lou Quan carefully examined himself and said, "I feel very full, and my stomach feels warm and comfortable after eating. That's all I feel for now. If anything else happens later, I'll let you know."

"Okay." Lou Yu put down his backpack, looked into Lou Quan's eyes, and said solemnly, "The life and death of humans and the base have nothing to do with Snow Bird. I begged him to agree to this deal. His only request is to bring his child to the base for a few days, but the condition is that they come safely and return safely. If we can't clean up the filth in the base, this deal is off."

Lou Quan had already guessed that, apart from Lou Yu, Snow Bird was indifferent to the human community. In the end, Snow Bird lost out on this deal.

Snow Bird was willing to make a loss simply because Lou Yu was a member of the base and unwilling to abandon it.

Lou Quan's tone was also very serious. "For the sake of the base, and to live up to your and Snow Bird's efforts, I will definitely keep my word."

"Okay." Lou Yu stood up, carrying his backpack. "If I see you take action this week, and if that action is effective, I will immediately send the seeds to him, and he will deliver sufficient food before winter."

Lou Yu got up to leave, but before he reached the door, he heard Lou Quan's voice behind him. "How are you getting along with the three children?"

Are Lou Quan and Lou Yu's relationships with their respective fathers less like enemies and more like enemies? Lou Quan himself has no children, but he fears that Lou Yu will follow in their footsteps.

Lou Yu sensed that he was concerned about him, and his tone softened considerably, "The children like me very much, and I like them very much too."

"That's good." Lou Quan's tone relaxed considerably.

Actually, you can tell from the conversation between Lou Yu and the child in the video that they have a very good relationship; Lou Quan just wanted to confirm it again.

Afterwards, Lou Yu went to the research institute and found Zhao Tao, and gave him the remaining fruit.

After Lou Quan was taken away, Zhao Tao, filled with self-blame, trained desperately every day. Not long ago, he even suffered an accident and was hospitalized due to unstable superpowers caused by overtraining.

Lou Yu rushed over and gave him a good scolding. He cleared his head and was no longer as crazy as before, but he still worked hard to exercise every day.

Zhao Tao hadn't tasted this kind of fruit in a long time; the mere smell of it made his mouth water for miles.

He knew the principle of not speaking while eating or sleeping, but he still couldn't help but excitedly say while eating, "Don't laugh at me, Brother Lou, I used to dream about this taste, but you never brought it back after that. Everyone said you'd fallen out of favor, and I was afraid you'd be upset, so I didn't dare ask."

Since Lou Yu gave him fruit again this time, it's highly likely that Lou Yu has regained favor with him, so Zhao Tao thinks it shouldn't matter if he brings it up now.

Lou Yu somewhat surprised. "... Did you believe the rumors from before?"

Lou Yu thought to himself that although he hadn't explained, his own people could tell he was acting, and he hadn't expected that Zhao Tao, that naive and innocent girl, would actually believe him.

"Huh?" Zhao Tao blinked his innocent big eyes. "So it wasn't true after all?"

Lou Yu speechless. "... It's okay, you can continue eating."

Seeing Lou Yu's "can't bear to look" expression, Zhao Tao realized that the previous talk of Lou Yu falling out of favor was probably just a smokescreen to mislead the enemy. He had foolishly believed it and worried about it for quite some time.

Zhao Tao's face turned bright red; he wished he could bury his head in the food box.

Lou Yu felt a little sorry for him, so he changed the subject. "You really like eating these fruits, don't you? Maybe it won't be long before you can eat them often."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Upon hearing that it was related to delicious food, Zhao Tao immediately forgot his earlier shyness.

Lou Yu said, "Don't ask too many questions. Just remember this and wait patiently."

"Great!" Even though it was just a piece of news whose veracity was hard to ascertain, Zhao Tao was still happy, grinning like a fool.

In the week that followed, Lou Quan indeed used swift and decisive methods, relentlessly digging deep to eradicate spies, uncovering numerous undercover agents from various departments, including some high-ranking individuals.

Several informants were quite startled by Lou Quan's sudden action, and they couldn't understand what he meant.

Lou Quan wasn't a reckless man; he usually preferred to proceed slowly and methodically. But now, he was causing chaos like a madman, and those people didn't react in time, which made the situation even more effective.

Lou Yu observed this and was quite satisfied with his actions.

He submitted an application to Lou Quan, intending to secretly smuggle a batch of wheat seeds out of the base for Tao Qiu to plant. Lou Quan quickly instructed the planting area to cooperate.

But just when the seeds were ready, Lou Yu was unable to leave.

Lou Yu looked at the somewhat familiar-looking foreign man in front of him, but for a moment he couldn't remember who he was.

The man was impeccably dressed, his platinum blonde hair was meticulously styled, and he seemed to be wearing some makeup. However, his dry, brittle hair, the scars and wrinkles on his face, and his rough, dull hands all revealed the fact that he had been living a difficult life for a long time.

Like a crumpled piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to flatten it, or even draw patterns on it, you can't hide the fact that it was once damaged.

The man, under Lou Yu's scrutiny, avoided eye contact, his body swaying nervously, his entire being radiating guilt.

Lou Yu turned to look at the two Lou Family who had brought the man, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You're saying he's my ex-boyfriend?"

The two seemed to realize something was wrong, but still forced themselves to say, "He said it. He took the initiative to contact us, saying he was your ex-boyfriend, that you dated for many years, and that you broke up after you left the base."

Lou Yu found it absurd. "You believe him just because he says so? Would you believe me if I said I was a god?"

One of them said, "He produced a photo of himself with you, as well as some of your personal belongings. We checked them, and they are indeed yours."

Upon hearing this, Lou Yu frowned, grasping at a distant memory in his mind, but it wasn't very clear. So he asked the two of them, "What did you say his name was again?"

One of them answered, "Lin Wang."

A distinctly foreign face, yet using a perfectly Chinese name—such a striking feature made Lou Yu look at the man again, and finally remember who he was.

Lou Yu joined the army as a private, and no one knew he was the young master of the Lou Family. Lin Wang was in the same batch of new recruits as him, and they were later assigned to the same unit and lived in the same dormitory.

Lin Wang's parents are both foreigners? His ancestors couldn't return to their homeland after the great disaster, so they had to stay behind.

Lin Wang has a Western-looking face, but he grew up in China and is actually quite similar to a Chinese person.

He was a very enthusiastic person. From the moment he met Lou Yu, he revolved around Lou Yu. Lou Yu also had a rather easygoing personality, so the two quickly became friends.

Lou Yu isn't strictly speaking a homosexual, because he would fall in love with Tao Qiu at first sight regardless of whether Tao Qiu is male or female.

Furthermore, at the time, he was focused on becoming stronger to protect the base and was completely oblivious to matters of the heart, failing to realize that Lin Wang had ulterior motives towards him.

During a vacation, when their team went out for fun, Lin Wang confessed his feelings to Lou Yu after drinking and even tried to kiss him forcibly, but Lou Yu punched him unconscious.

After he regained consciousness, Lou Yu solemnly declared to him that he did not like men, nor did he like him; they could only be comrades-in-arms.

Lin Wang outwardly agreed, but secretly he was still persistent and kept harassing Lou Yu with various excuses.

The last vestige of friendship was extinguished. Lou Yu beat Lin Wang so badly that he would avoid him whenever he saw him. But this guy, still lustful, stopped harassing Lou Yu and instead started stealing his personal belongings to annoy him.

Unfortunately, he stole it so well that Lou Yu couldn't find any evidence. No matter how much Lou Yu beat him, he refused to hand over the item, leaving Lou Yu feeling quite humiliated.

Later, Lou Yu rose through the ranks through the selection process and finally shed this clingy leech.

Later, I heard that Lin Wang had made a serious mistake and was expelled from the army.

From then on, Lou Yu never heard any news about him again.

After many years, Lin Wang's appearance had changed a lot. In addition, Lou Yu had deliberately forgotten his memories because he was disgusted by him, so he did not recognize him at first.

Lou Yu glanced at Lin Wang, then sneered at the two Lou Family, saying, "The group photo you're talking about should be from when I first joined the army. I took photos with many of my comrades; he wasn't the only one. As for those personal belongings of mine, he stole them back then."

"A petty thief dares to impersonate my ex-boyfriend, Lin Wang. I was too lenient not to kill you back then."

Lou Yu spoke with murderous intent, his gaze towards Lin Wang like a series of real knives, causing Lin Wang to retreat in terror, his legs giving way, and he collapsed to the ground.

Lin Wang understood that his current status was vastly different from Lou Yu's. He'd heard Lou Yu was also a superhuman? To kill him, he probably wouldn't even need to lift a finger.

He was discharged from the army for making a mistake and served as a mercenary for several years. Later, he became addicted to gambling and squandered the family fortune left by his parents as well as his own savings of several years.

After that, he lived a nomadic life between slums and casinos. Last year, he owed the casinos a large sum of money due to gambling, and when he couldn't pay it back, they threatened to harvest his organs to repay it.

He lived a life of hiding and dodging, worse off than a rat in the sewers.

After unexpectedly learning that the Lou Family was secretly searching for Lou Yu's ex-boyfriend from abroad, he recalled his past entanglement with Lou Yu. In order to avoid being killed by the casino staff, he gritted his teeth and went to the Lou Family.

He knew that Lou Yu was Lou Family several years ago, and at the time he regretted it. If he had climbed up to Lou Yu back then, he wouldn't be in this predicament now.