The Banyan Tree's Scheme (Continued)

As for the Lou Family, for some unknown reason, they kept the origin of the seeds a closely guarded secret.

After receiving the orders from the Shen Family Head, Eldest Young Master Shen was determined to achieve something to increase his chances of becoming the head of the family in the future. He used almost all of his connections and methods to investigate.

The Shen Family Head was so swayed by the future blueprint described by Banyan Tree that he became ambitious and did his best to cooperate with the Eldest Young Master Shen's work, providing money and manpower as needed, which can be considered as mobilizing the power of most of the Shen Family.

Even so, it still took two whole months and sacrificed many spies planted in the Lou Family for use at a crucial moment to find the clue that the seeds came from the Yong'an Base.

"Yong'an Base, again? Yong'an Base..." After listening to Eldest Young Master Shen's report, the Shen Family Head had an unfathomable look in his eyes.

The relationship between this place, or rather, the two people inside, and the Shen Family is truly inextricably linked.

Lou Yu killed Fourth Young Master Shen, exposing the darkness of the Shen Family's awakening experiment. As a result, the Shen family had to share the reagent development method in order to save their lives. Furthermore, due to threats from several major families, they could no longer openly pursue Lou Yu.

Later, Lou Yu went to the Yong'an Base. He evaded several assassination attempts by the Shen Family Lou Yu, and Lou Quan even assisted him in eliminating much of the Shen Family's influence in the Yong'an Base.

Lou Yu became the only defective product to survive and grow rapidly. The Shen Family wanted to capture him for research, but Lou Quan and his Lou Family intercepted him halfway.

In the end, apart from the Lou Family, the influence of the other families was completely eradicated from the Yong'an Base.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to investigate such a simple matter as whether the seeds came from the Yong'an Base.

The Lou Yu and Lou Quan, were born to bring misfortune upon the Shen family. The Shen Family hated them to the core and wished they were dead!

The Shen Family Head took a deep breath, swallowing the urge to grit his teeth, and continued to ask, "Have you found out anything about the background of that person named Tao Qiu?"

The seeds came from the Yong'an Base, and the person who cultivated them was Tao Qiu, who is the subject of Lou Yu.

These are all messages conveyed by eyeliner.

Eldest Young Master Shen said, "You found some information, but I find it a bit strange."

"Hmm?" The Shen Family Head glanced over with a gloomy gaze.

Eldest Young Master Shen lowered his eyes and carefully continued his explanation.

"Tao Qiu is a man, but he has a special constitution that allows him to have children. Their child is already over three years old, and Lou Yu only brought them back from the Yongkang Base. The widely circulated story of how the two met is so outrageous that it seems like a fabrication."

"Tao Qiu's identity information shows that he was born and raised at the Yongkang Base, and also has experience working in the planting area of Yongkang Base. He was able to cultivate so many unique seeds because he is an expert in planting. Lou Quan spent a lot of money to get him from the Yong'an Base."

"The Yongkang Base is highly independent; our people can't infiltrate it, and we can't verify the authenticity of Tao Qiu's identity information. But tell me, someone who can cultivate seeds that even that person was captivated by is a treasure trove. How could the Yongkang Base bear to let him leave?"

"Furthermore, although the Yongkang Base is closed off, it still has some contact with the Central Base. The seeds and grains cultivated by Tao Qiu have been openly sold at the Yong'an Base for quite some time. As Tao Qiu's hometown, the data shows that he lived a very happy life at the Yongkang Base, yet there isn't a single trace of special crops in the Yongkang Base; the market is still full of ordinary grains. This is clearly very unreasonable."

Shen Family Head narrowed his eyes. "You mean... Tao Qiu isn't from the Yongkang Base?"

"It's highly unlikely," said Eldest Young Master Shen. "What Lou Quan paid a hefty price for from the Yongkang Base wasn't Tao Qiu, but rather Tao Qiu's fake identity information."

Lou Quan had a relationship with the commander of the Yongkang Base; Lou Quan had even borrowed grain from him before, a fact known to the Shen Family.

It's just a forged identity document; it's not surprising that Lou Quan could easily obtain it from the Yongkang Base.

The Shen Family Head frowned. "Then, where did Tao Qiu come from? Just how important is his true identity that Lou Quan needs to create a false identity to help him conceal it?"

The reason why the Shen Family Head cared about this was that if they could find out Tao Qiu's true identity, they might be able to obtain more clues about the thing the Banyan Tree had mentioned.

Eldest Young Master Shen shook his head. "His true identity is probably only known to them."

Did the Shen Family Head know that their influence at the Yong'an Base had been completely destroyed? Finding out the truth would indeed be quite difficult.

But thinking that his grand plan would be delayed again, he still couldn't help but show a displeased expression to Eldest Young Master Shen.

"There are no secrets in this world. You've always prided yourself on your abilities, haven't you? Well then, keep investigating. All that authority I gave you wasn't just for show. If you can't handle it, then we'll switch to the second-in-command."

As an illegitimate son, Second Young Master Shen and Eldest Young Master Shen, who were born to the first wife.

Eldest Young Master Shen had already completed half of the task and achieved tangible results. If the Shen Family Head casually suggested replacing him with the second son, it would be a complete disregard for Eldest Young Master Shen's hard work and effort.

This isn't a matter of meritocracy. Putting aside the fact that Eldest Young Master Shen is his son, even if he were just a subordinate, what he did was extremely disrespectful.

On the surface, Eldest Young Master Shen feigned fear and promised to investigate seriously, but in his heart, he harbored endless hatred.

For the Second Young Master Shen, and even more so for the Shen Family Head.

That evening, Eldest Young Master Shen went to see the Banyan Tree, hoping this elder, whom he regarded as a wise man, would offer him guidance.

After listening to Eldest Young Master Shen's account of the investigation, Banyan Tree wrote on a piece of paper: Tell me carefully about Lou Yu, especially what happened after he went to the Yong'an Base.

Is the Banyan Tree the one that knows Lou Yu? When Fourth Young Master Shen died, both Eldest Young Master Shen and Seventh Young Lady Shen came to it and cried.

It knew Lou Yu was the Shen Family's enemy, but before, in the Banyan Tree's eyes, he was just an ordinary person. Even after becoming a superhuman, and the only human to go from a defective product to a normal superhuman, the Banyan Tree still didn't take him seriously, let alone try to understand him properly.

But now, because of Tao Qiu, the Banyan Tree has finally noticed him.

The investigation into Tao Qiu has stalled? Then let's start by investigating the people closest to him, since Lou Yu is the husband and father that Tao Qiu and her child have personally acknowledged.

Tao Qiu's past is a blank slate for them, but Lou Yu's is not.

After Lou Yu went to the Yong'an Base, the Shen Family's spies there repeatedly attempted to assassinate him. At least before he was completely expelled from the Yong'an Base, the spies were quite familiar with Lou Yu's deeds.

The Eldest Young Master Shen brother, the Fourth Young Master Shen, died at the hands of Lou Yu? His hatred for Lou Yu has never diminished. He remembers every piece of information about Lou Yu that his spies report.

At this moment, he spoke to the Banyan Tree with even greater fluency than reciting his own experiences.

Upon hearing that Lou Yu was on good terms with the mutated Snow Bird near the Yong'an Base, and that the Snow Bird often gave him prey, while he often gave the Snow Bird human items, the aerial roots of the Banyan Tree swayed gently.

Because Snow Bird had a close relationship with Lou Yu, Eldest Young Master Shen also introduced him, "I've heard that he never eats humans and has even helped them, but he only values Lou Yu and ignores the kindness of others."

After Eldest Young Master Shen finished recounting all the information he knew about Lou Yu, Banyan Tree wrote on the paper: Lou Yu went to the Yong'an Base and it took him almost a year to demonstrate stable supernatural abilities.

Eldest Young Master Shen nodded. "When he left the Central Base, we were all certain he was still a defective product. Defective products, after awakening, can only live for two or three more years at most. If it weren't for the mutated monsters invading the Yong'an Base, forcing him to use his abilities, we wouldn't even know when he became a true superhuman. It's said that even the Lou Family doesn't know why his abilities are stable."

Banyan Tree recalled something Eldest Young Master Shen Fang had just mentioned: Lou Yu had been tricked by spies from several families, ran into a pack of mutated wolves, was seriously injured, and spent the entire night alone outside in a torrential downpour. He was only rescued unharmed by his teammates the next day.

It was after that that he and the Snow Bird began to interact.

The Banyan Tree deduced a vague outline of the truth in its heart.

If, in the end, the Banyan Tree's guess turns out to be correct, then it will surely laugh three times in its heart.

Almighty Creator, you have bestowed upon me despair, and yet you have also brought me hope.

If gods have personalities, then the creator of this world must be a ruthless and unruly being.

Banyan Tree wrote: You don't need to investigate anymore. I already have a plan. From now on, just follow my arrangements. Don't worry, with me here, your father won't dare to replace you.

The first half of the sentence made Eldest Young Master Shen nervous, fearing that he would be abandoned by the Shen Family Head again because he was useless, but the second half of the sentence really calmed his heart.

The Banyan Tree is ten thousand times more important to the Shen Family than the head of the family. The head of the family can appoint anyone, but there is only one Banyan Tree.

With it as a backer, Eldest Young Master Shen can rest assured.

Looking at those words, Eldest Young Master Shen's eyes welled up with tears.

Sure enough, no matter how the Banyan Tree's personality changed, it remained the most gentle and tolerant towards him and his sister.

Eldest Young Master Shen relayed all of Banyan Tree's instructions to the Shen Family Head Shen Family Head stared at his son with an inscrutable expression, only replying with a single "hmm" before dismissing him. After that, he indeed didn't mention the matter of having Second Young Master Shen replace him again.

The next day, the Shen Family Head went to see the Banyan Tree. When he came out, he was carrying a box and quickly arranged for the three most powerful superhumans in the Shen Family to send it out of the base.

What's in the box? Where is it being sent? What's it for?

The Shen Family Head did not explain these things to others, only saying that it was Banyan Tree's arrangement.

He also notified all Shen Family who had access to the Banyan Tree that it was resting and should not be disturbed.

As for when the recuperation will end, that depends entirely on the Banyan Tree's own decision; even he doesn't know.

The Shen Family's higher-ups were all very curious: what exactly were Banyan Tree and the Shen Family Head planning? Why were they keeping it from them?