465: Chapter 109 The Meeting at the Scene

Having made up his mind to go and take a look at the place where Zhang Chulan had set his trap, Meng Li scrolled down his phone screen, checked the address, and committed it to memory.

Chen Duo, who was beside him, noticed his actions and immediately asked, "Do you want to go and take a look at this place?"

Meng Li nodded, "I have that thought. The fact that I know Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements was most likely spread by the person behind Ma Xianhong, and Uncle Xu's death is also inseparable from them. If I didn't know about this, fine, but since I do, I intend to go over and have a look."

Chen Duo felt this made sense, then said, "I'll go too."

Seeing this, Xia He raised her hand in agreement, "I'll go too."

She didn't have much to do with this matter; following along was purely for the excitement, plus she didn't want to stay at the manor alone.

Meng Li pondered for a moment and readily agreed.

Afterwards, the three of them tidied up a bit and drove off towards the address.

Upon arriving at the location, they discovered quite a few people at the scene.

Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, Xu Si, Black Pipe, Xiao Zizai, Old Meng, and Wang Zhenqiu.

As soon as the three of them arrived, they attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Brother Meng."

"Meng Li."

"Dr. Meng."

"Chen Duo?"

...

After simple greetings, Zhang Chulan asked curiously, "Brother Meng, why are you all here?"

Meng Li replied, "I saw the news released by the company, so I came over to take a look. After all, I have some grudges with Ma Xianhong and the people behind him."

Then, he scanned the area and feigned confusion, "Why is it just the few of you? Where are those Superior Roots members?"

Zhang Chulan smiled awkwardly, "Hey, Brother Meng, don't tease me. I don't believe you didn't see that this whole thing is a trap."

Meng Li smiled without refuting, found a spot to sit, and pointed to the building in the distance that looked like an abandoned site, saying, "The stage you've set up here is a bit rough."

Zhang Chulan replied, "Brother Meng, don't look at it as rough, the investment was significant."

"This place used to be a Dark Fortress. To set up this stage, the company simply abandoned it."

Hearing this, Meng Li was a bit surprised and subconsciously glanced at Chen Duo.

A Dark Fortress was a secret base specifically used by the Na Du Tong Company to contain people who were problematic; Chen Duo had spent some time in one. Every Dark Fortress was practically equivalent to a military base, and they were very expensive to build.

Now, just to set up such a game-like trap, the company was actually willing to abandon a Dark Fortress.

That can't be right!

As it turned out, it was indeed impossible.

Because not long after Zhang Chulan finished speaking, Black Pipe said, "You're overthinking it."

"I heard the company's first Dark Fortress had an incident and was abandoned. If I'm not mistaken, this should be that one."

Zhang Chulan: "..."

At this moment, Old Meng suddenly spoke up to Meng Li, "Dr. Meng, I've encountered some problems in medicine recently that I haven't quite grasped. Would it be convenient for you to explain them to me?"

Seeing Old Meng say this, everyone present, except for Meng Li, showed looks of surprise.

Wang Zhenqiu asked directly, "Old Meng, why have you suddenly started studying medicine?"

Old Meng pushed up his glasses and said shyly, "It's a personal hobby. Besides, as one gets older, the body isn't what it used to be, so it's inevitable to have a need for medical health and wellness."

Everyone then realized, and subsequently didn't ask any more questions.

Old Meng invited Meng Li to the side to consult him on the problems he had encountered.

Chen Duo and Xia He had come with Meng Li, and since they were also studying medicine, they followed along.

To play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, the medical knowledge Old Meng learned was mostly related to bacteria.

Because of his Shuangquan Hand and the need to research new Gu Poison, Meng Li had plenty of understanding in this area, so he wasn't stumped.

Midway through their conversation, Chen Duo joined in, and she and Old Meng chatted quite congenially.

This was because one could control Gu Poison, and the other could control bacteria; their abilities had many similarities.

Furthermore, because of pity and sympathy, Old Meng had always held goodwill towards Chen Duo.

Before the three of them arrived, he had even asked Zhang Chulan about Chen Duo's recent situation.

Upon learning that Chen Duo already possessed impressive abilities to treat injuries and save lives and was walking on the Righteous Path, he was greatly pleasantly surprised.

Seeing that Chen Duo had common topics with him, he was very happy and didn't hold anything back during their conversation.

Chen Duo originally had reservations about Old Meng because of what happened back then.

Later, as time passed, she gradually understood that he was a good person and realized his good intentions, so she let it go.

At this moment, chatting with Old Meng, Chen Duo was completely holding the mindset of exchanging and learning.

Among the four, only Xia He sat on pins and needles listening.

She didn't have relevant abilities, and having only recently started studying medicine, the content the three of them were discussing—even if not quite like listening to a foreign language—was very difficult for her to understand.

Halfway through, she simply gave up and started playing on her phone on the side.

On the other side, Zhang Chulan, Wang Zhenqiu, and Xiao Zizai were a bit bewildered watching.

What's going on?

Why does it feel like it's turned into a medical seminar?

Immediately, Xu Si's gaze swept over the four of them, and a glimmer of thought flashed in his eyes.

Before long, he found an opportunity to call Meng Li to the side.

"Be honest with me, did you instigate Old Meng to study medicine?"

"No." Meng Li shook his head, then corrected, "I just offered him a suggestion; the final choice was his own."

"I even only just found out he actually chose to study medicine."

Then, he changed the subject: "However, having said that, this doesn't seem like a bad thing, right?"

Xu Si curled his lip: "It's certainly not a bad thing, but if he decides not to work as a Temporary Worker because of this later on, they'll have to find someone new in the Northwest. Old Meng and Hua Feng have been partners for many years; if Hua Feng finds out the root of the matter is with you, he'll probably complain a bit."

"However, that's not really an issue."

"The key is, first there was Chen Duo, and now there's Old Meng; your actions look a bit like poaching from the company."

Meng Li glanced at him sideways: "You're overthinking it, I'm just going with the flow at the right time. If I were really poaching, the first person to study medicine with me would have been Feng Baobao."

Hearing this, Xu Si was stunned at first, then his eyes rolled, and he laughed, "That's a good idea."

"Anyway, teaching one is teaching, teaching a group is also teaching; why not let Bao'er study medicine with you too?"

Meng Li refused in a split second: "No."

"The problems with her are too big, and she has the equally troublesome Zhang Chulan by her side."

"I don't want to be a babysitter."

"Besides, she is a Temporary Worker. If she studies medicine with me, what happens to those missions?"

"Will you and Xu San step in?"

"When you guys get exhausted and have problems like Uncle Xu, I'll have to step in again."

"I'm not bored enough to go looking for a bunch of trouble."

Hearing this, Xu Si showed a bitter smile: "I knew it would be like this, forget it if you're not willing."

"Speaking of business, you came all the way here specially, is it because you think Ma Xianhong will take the bait?"

Meng Li replied truthfully: "Based on his personality, he should. However, whether he can come or not depends on whether the people behind him are willing to let him go."

Just as he finished speaking, someone arrived in the distance...