Chapter 671: Invitation at the Door

Sure enough, when the Special Division people went looking, Fang Zhiyan was already gone, leaving the building empty.

Pei Ci looked at the report given after the action team returned, and was not surprised.

The Special Division's recent focus has been on dealing with the Church and the Dome; plus the researchers have been stuck in the labs, basically as if they moved in.

After Fang Zhiyan returned to the capital, although his supervision didn't lessen, his superiors allowed him to start working on some Mutation‑related research; but if this Fang Zhiyan was indeed reverse‑invaded, bypassing the surveillance wouldn't be hard.

This is trouble now......

If the danger of the Entropy Increase group was at least put on the table by themselves, the authorities could station people to watch them; but those who know they're dangerous yet have already vanished are even more worrisome.

And the higher-ups want to hand this trouble over to another trouble to solve.

At least the paperwork is complete.

"Then for the Ying Duo side, I'll ask you to notify them."

Pei Ci looked at Yang Yichen sitting beside him; Yang Yichen had obvious dark circles under his eyes.

Entropy Increase declined the invitation to join the authorities, but the prior cooperation could continue, even go further, only this time it was pinpointed to the individual.

And Yang Yichen became the official's designated negotiator, and they also had plans to promote him; because of this, Yang Yichen spent the whole night busy all over the headquarters, unable to return.

Fortunately his mother already knew their identities, so Yang Yichen could focus entirely here; Yang Yichen and Yang Yixie could raise this matter without any procedure—since the superiors had already approved it, he could just send Yang Yixie a message.

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"Ah, this situation isn't looking good......"

Yang Yixie had just finished washing his breakfast bowl when he saw the message from Yang Yichen.

Did his brother not sleep the whole night......

Since yesterday when Hua Jian Lei finally stepped forward and finalized all matters, Yang Yixie and Hua Jian Lei each left; Bai Mu Yun chose to stay at headquarters, and although, for Entropy Increase's sake, he wouldn't say he dissected Lu Mu and the others, some experimental sampling would still be done.

Bai Mu Yun doesn't trust humans, so he chose to stay there.

Although he returned a bit late, Yang Yixie's safe return eased his mother Zhiruo's breath; when he came back, Meng Kexin and Chen Mo Zhi were absent, and his mother said they left after escorting her back.

His mother didn't ask much about him and Yang Yichen, so all the excuses Yang Yixie had prepared early became useless.

"Is something wrong?"

His mother happened to walk into the kitchen to get the newly bought fruit from the fridge.

"No, nothing."

Yang Yixie looked at the message on his phone screen and shook his head.

【Hua Jian Lei: No time, not going.】

【Hua Jian Lei: Lao Bao, don't even think about it, I'm also extremely busy abroad these days.】

It seems he really angered Hua Jian Lei.

The official's cooperation invitation was aimed at Ying Duo, but they basically assumed that once Yang Yixie agreed, the rest of Entropy Increase would do the same.

But the reality is completely different.

As they said, Entropy Increase is just a codename taken when a bunch of netizens get together to play.

Every member of Entropy Increase dislikes being bound by rules, so aside from Yang Yixie, everyone else is a long‑term outlaw active abroad.

Yang Yixie, however, stays in the capital, residing in a cage called "family ties" that shatters at a touch, willingly.

Um...... the kind that, when faced with an intruder, can power the cage itself and fire cannons.

So even if they should be strangers, they can still be friends.

But if they choose to help Yang Yixie carry out this official task, it would mean they too are forced to become entangled with the authority's chains.

The most important thing is, Hua Jian Lei is absolutely, absolutely angry!

In short, we can't rely on this side; once we get to Tianmian City, we'll talk about when we can pick up the drama of life.

And over there, it's also truly time to clear everything up......

"By the way, Mom, I might have to go out this afternoon."

Yang Yixie said that while drafting a message and sending it out.

"…Is there something?"

"It's just to meet a few friends, like Ke Xin Jie and the others." Yang Yixie reassured his mother not to worry.

"I see......" Zhiruo nodded, "In that case, shall we invite them over? And take the chance to thank them properly."

Yang Yixie was startled, turned around quickly, and realized his mother seemed serious.

"Also, also okay?"

He hesitated before speaking; actually he just wanted a place to talk, though he wasn't sure those people would accept his request.

"If that's the case, I'll save these fruits for you to eat when you play this afternoon. By the way, I might have to go out then, so Xiao Xie, you must take good care of the guests."

"Alright...... huh? Mom, are you going out?"

Yang Yixie suddenly noticed something was off and hurriedly asked.

"Well, staying at home all the time isn't ideal either; Sister Zhang told me there's a cooking class in the nearby community, and I signed up."

"Don't worry, I'll bring back some finished dishes when I return."

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"This is the place." Since only Meng Kexin and Chen Mo Zhi came when they brought Zhiruo back yesterday, only they know the way.

Shen Zexi and Qi Hengyu followed behind her, while Luo Jinyou walked at the very end, looking at his watch with some unease.

Although they had already crossed paths yesterday, the urgent and chaotic situation left everyone except Luo Jinyou with no chance to speak with Yang Yixie.

And later, after Yang Yixie was taken away by the authorities, there was even less chance.

The few exchanged glances, and Meng Kexin sighed, then stepped forward to ring the doorbell.

Even though he has grown from a fledgling youth into a strong, independent young adult, when facing friends who are both familiar and unfamiliar, he still hesitates.

"Is anyone there?" the doorbell rang, and it was quickly opened from inside; Yang Yixie held a plate in one hand, filled with assorted sliced fruits.

Come in.

Yang Yixie waved at the few people, then went straight to sit on the sofa, first feeding himself a strawberry.

Shen Zexi habitually glanced at the interior layout; on the shoe rack beside him lay a pair of blue and a pair of pink slippers, suggesting a family of three.

But soon he realized this behavior was impolite, and he quickly withdrew his gaze.

Even so, he faintly noticed that many tiny runes were hidden in the house's various crevices—mechanisms Yang Yixie could activate instantly; at a glance, they looked like mere wallpaper patterns.

...... Truly lives up to him.

He actually managed to remodel his own home like this.