From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 86 - 80: You Can Ask Me Directly

The girl’s head snapped up to look at Gu Xi. She asked in disbelief, "You did this on purpose?"

’You purposely showed your true face, purposely let people know you had come to Moon Bay...’

’No wonder the day after she appeared, Moon Bay started a major security check and shut down all those shady dealings. Then the people from the lab evacuated in a hurry. And even...’

’So that’s how it is, that’s how it is!’

Whatever conclusions the girl jumped to, the look she gave Gu Xi became even more horrified.

Gu Xi, however, was thinking about something else.

’If this girl isn’t lying, then the Crystal Core Fragments that were moved out of this lab must have come from other mutants.’

’But that makes sense. My, Gu Xiaoxi’s, Mutant Crystal Core is so precious. Why would those people be willing to casually give parts of it to others to use?’

’But those three wanted criminals definitely came from here...’

Gu Xi still couldn’t be sure if her own Crystal Core Fragments had come from this laboratory, but the appearance of that piece of paper proved at least one thing—

As early as the eighteenth year of the apocalypse, someone had their eyes on her!

At that time, someone had even begun conducting human experiments, using the Crystal Core Fragments of mutants to artificially cultivate new ones!

This matter was a bit complicated.

But since she was here and had already stirred the hornet’s nest, then next... she refused to believe those people could still sit tight!

However, there was one thing Gu Xi found very strange.

’Initially, after I appeared, those people didn’t alert me. Instead, they chose to hastily move out of the lab. This shows they had no intention of killing me!’

’At least, at this current stage, they still need me alive—alive and well, continuing to nurture my Mutant Crystal Core.’

But later, after Gu Xi chased them into the underground mine tunnel, someone secretly used a Wood Element ability in an attempt to bury her alive!

It was a contradiction.

’It doesn’t make sense... unless the ones who secretly tried to kill me were a different group of people!’

Gu Xi was lost in thought.

After seeing that blood-stained piece of scrap paper, she didn’t believe the scheme deep underground was just to bury that mother and daughter alive.

To put it bluntly, given their status and strength, how easy would it have been to kill them to silence them?

Why would such an elaborate plot be necessary?

Therefore, this deep underground scheme was most likely aimed at her.

As for the mother and daughter, they were merely incidental bait...

’But this latter group that wanted to kill me probably didn’t know my true identity. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have chosen such a foolish method that not only failed to kill me but also alerted me...’

In that case, the identities of this group were well worth pondering.

Gu Xi thought for a moment, then sent a message to both Shen Yue and Lu Chenyuan.

「Meanwhile, in a remote mountain somewhere on the outskirts of Moon Bay.」

A man wearing a ghastly mask looked down at the chaotic Moon Bay camp, which was in disarray due to the underground collapse, and frowned in displeasure.

’That idiot 07 is more of a hindrance than a help! Look at the mess she’s made...’

Just then, a short-haired woman in black night-gear sped toward them from the direction of the mountain base.

But as soon as she got close, the masked man angrily shot a Wind Blade at her.

"03, what are you doing!" The woman swung the vine in her hand, narrowly avoiding the Wind Blade, then cursed under her breath in frustration. "Are you insane!"

"You’re the one who’s insane!" the masked man’s voice was hoarse and grim. "Who told you to go back and collapse the underground? I said we just had to move the things from the lab! Why did you do something so unnecessary!"

But the woman, codenamed 07, just swung her Vine Flower Whip and said nonchalantly, "Weren’t we being tailed? What, I’m not allowed to take care of it?"

"You!" the masked man said fiercely. "Do you have any idea who that woman is? How could you dare..."

"Then who is she? Why don’t you tell me..." 07 looked up, a smirk playing on her lips.

But the masked man refused to say more, only staring at her grimly.

suddenly scoffed. "03, our two families are in the same boat now. But you people just want to order us around without telling us anything. That’s not right, is it?"

The masked man shot her a dark look and looked down to open his personal terminal.

The woman was about to say more when another woman, who had been hidden in the darkness the whole time, suddenly cursed, "Both of you, shut the hell up! You think this situation isn’t chaotic enough already!"

fell silent, shot the masked man a resentful look, and turned to leave.

’Something’s not right with this Moon Bay business. I need to get back and give the boss a heads-up.’

’You can’t spend your whole life hunting geese only to get your eye pecked out by one!’

The woman whose face had been hidden in the darkness from start to finish watched this scene with cold eyes, a mocking smile tugging at her lips.

’Those two idiots!’

...

「About an hour later, Gu Xi emerged back on the surface from another direction, the slender girl in tow.」

They were not far from the Moon Bay camp. Gu Xi noticed that the entire camp had been left in a sorry state by the sudden underground collapse.

Many surface buildings had caved in, and chaos was everywhere. People ran about in a panic, and at the camp’s main gate, the commotion had even led to bloodshed...

Gu Xi didn’t return to the camp, instead leading the slender girl further away.

The girl followed her, silent and terrified, her head bowed as she walked through the darkness.

They walked until dawn was about to break, the morning glow filtering through the clouds and dyeing half the sky red. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The light dispelled the darkness and brought with it a sliver of courage.

"Where are you taking me?" The girl swallowed nervously, finally mustering the courage to look up and ask Gu Xi.

"To meet someone," Gu Xi said without breaking her stride.

The girl opened her mouth, wanting to ask more, but Gu Xi had already walked ahead.

She glanced at her surroundings, her lips pressed together, seemingly contemplating the possibility of escape. But in the end, for some unknown reason, she gritted her teeth and followed.

Two hours later, a dark green off-road vehicle appeared up ahead.

From a distance, Gu Xi saw a familiar figure and raised an eyebrow slightly. "What are you doing here?"

Lu Chenyuan strode up to meet her with a bashful smile. ’She’s here. How could I rest easy without coming to see for myself?’

"Are you okay?" Lu Chenyuan glanced at the slender girl trailing behind her before his gaze returned to Gu Xi.

Gu Xi shook her head and pointed to the girl behind her. "Take care of her."

Lu Chenyuan nodded.

The two of them tacitly avoided talking about Moon Bay.

It wasn’t until the people he brought with him had led the slender girl away that Lu Chenyuan pointed at the corner of Gu Xi’s clothes and frowned slightly. "It’s dirty..."

Gu Xi raised a hand to flick off a bit of black coal dust mixed with a bloodstain from her hem. "I was crawling through a coal mine last night," she said calmly. "Probably picked it up by accident."

Lu Chenyuan frowned, staring at the hem of her clothes for a good while before suddenly asking, "...This matter, are you going to keep investigating it?"

Gu Xi gazed at the towering mountain range before her for a long time, then retracted her gaze.

She turned her head to Lu Chenyuan and asked with a calm expression, "You’ve already found something, haven’t you?"

"Yes." Lu Chenyuan didn’t hide it from her. "There’s a huge problem within the Yu City Base. Someone secretly swapped out the base’s reserve food supply, and to make matters worse, the team of Wood Element mutants the base was supporting collectively went missing not long ago..."

Later, someone deliberately leaked this news, causing a food shortage in Yu City Base. Panic spread throughout the entire base, and in the end, they had no choice but to use the military’s grain reserves.

It was no wonder things had been so hard for the Southwest Military Region; it had all been deliberate.

Gu Xi thought for a moment and asked, "Is that person connected to Moon Bay?"

"Uncertain." Lu Chenyuan shook his head and said in a low voice, "The Special Service Team is handling this matter, but the person leading them is Zhou Jinyu from the Abnormal Ability Research Institute."

’Zhou Jinyu came to Yu City a while ago?’

A vague idea flashed through Gu Xi’s mind, but it was too fast for her to grasp.

’Still, since people from the Abnormal Ability Research Institute have shown up, it at least means the higher-ups probably already know that someone here at the Yu City Base is using Crystal Core Fragments from mutants for human experiments.’

’Of course, it’s also possible that certain people are just cutting off their own tails to survive.’

But the involvement of the Special Service Team undoubtedly spoke volumes...

After careful consideration, Gu Xi sent a video call to Wei Heng.

But it took a while before the call connected.

Gu Xi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Gu Xi." For once, Wei Heng wasn’t cooped up at home; the background looked like he was in the mountains. He smiled and asked, "Are you alright? Having fun over at the Southwest Military Region? When are you planning to come back?"

"In a few days," Gu Xi replied. She found Wei Heng’s tone a bit strange. It seemed like he was deliberately mentioning the Southwest Military Region.

’Is he hinting at something?’

Gu Xi frowned slightly and suddenly said, "Wei Heng, there’s something I need you to ask Ye Junhan about..."

But Wei Heng’s expression changed slightly.

Just then, a cold and distant male voice sounded from behind Wei Heng:

"There’s no need for such trouble. If there’s something you want to know, you can ask me directly."