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He turned around quickly with an anxious movement, but what followed was an oversight that he unconsciously revealed - the sleeve of one of his hidden arms, which had been tightly closed, was suddenly blown up by the wind, revealing a special object.

It was an old badge. Although it had faded, the outline of the badge could still be vaguely seen. It was engraved with some complex symbols. Li Xiangqian could not recognize them, but he deeply felt the heaviness brought by those symbols. He had seen that kind of badge in some places. It was not an ordinary decoration. It represented the symbol of a certain organization, a secret that could determine life and death.

Li Xiangqian's heart suddenly tightened, and the feeling of uneasiness increased instantly. He knew that there might be some extremely complicated things behind these people in front of him, and these things were far from being easy for him to deal with.

"Who are you?" Li Xiangqian finally couldn't help asking, his voice low and rapid.

The man turned around with a smile on his face, but the smile was cold, as if he was mocking Li Xiangqian's naivety: "Do you really want to know?" He whispered, "If you want to know, you will have to pay the price."

Li Xiangqian was shocked, and suddenly realized that these people were not simple. What they were carrying was not ordinary survival pressure, but some deep secrets. He suddenly realized that he was falling into an unforeseen predicament.

He quickly retracted his gaze, not daring to look at the man again. His mind began to race - if these people were really hiding some bigger conspiracy as he suspected, his current situation might be far more dangerous than he imagined. Farming was just the simplest idea, but under this seemingly calm surface, there might be more unknowns and undercurrents.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Li Xiangqian's voice became even deeper, trying to squeeze out a trace of calmness.

"What?" The man smiled, with an elusive light flashing in his eyes, "You shouldn't know too much."

At this moment, Li Xiangqian suddenly felt a strange breath coming from all directions, and his heart skipped a beat, as if danger was approaching. He felt suffocated, and the environment of the courtyard became more and more oppressive, as if even the air became heavy, and everything around him began to blur.

"You guys..." Li Xiangqian muttered to himself, realizing that he had been involved in a more complicated situation than he had imagined. He lowered his head and tried to keep himself awake, but his thoughts had become confused.

"I've told you that you shouldn't know too much." The leader spoke again, his tone carrying an irresistible threat.

Li Xiangqian stood in the yard, and the chaos in his mind finally had a crack, and the suffocating feeling of being oppressed by an invisible force was slightly relieved. Just as he took a deep breath and tried to clear his mind, he suddenly heard a rustling sound of footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw He Yuzhu's figure appear at the door of the yard.

Li Xiangqian had almost gotten used to this kind of sudden change, but today, He Yuzhu seemed to have an unusual aura. His expression was not as calm as before, but rather a little nervous and excited, with a light in his eyes that he didn't want others to notice.

"Yuzhui, why...why are you back?" Li Xiangqian asked hesitantly.

He Yuzhu smiled slightly, but there was a hint of nervousness in that smile, which seemed a little unnatural. "I just went out to find something, and I didn't expect this yard to be so lively, haha." He scratched his head and said casually.

Li Xiangqian narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly a sense of inexplicable alertness rose in his heart. He noticed that He Yuzhu's hands were tightly clasped, as if there was something hidden in his arms. His tense expression seemed to be deliberately hiding something. When he looked down, he finally saw a live chicken tightly wrapped in He Yuzhu's arms.

This chicken didn't look ordinary. Its feathers were disheveled, and it was obviously frightened on the road. There were also several obvious scratches on its body. The feeling of uneasiness once again hit Li Xiangqian's heart, and his heart beat faster. He subconsciously looked at He Yuzhu's evasive eyes, and an ominous premonition immediately surged in his heart.

"You are..." Li Xiangqian just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by He Yuzhu.

"I picked this up at the entrance of the village just now. I felt sorry for it, so I brought it back to satisfy everyone's craving." He Yuzhu's tone was a little hurried, but he didn't dare to look Li Xiangqian in the eye.

"Satisfy your appetite?" Li Xiangqian sneered unconsciously. This sentence sounded a little unnatural. Although there was nothing wrong with the meaning of this sentence, Li Xiangqian felt that something was wrong, especially in such a tense atmosphere. The appearance of the chicken did not seem to be just for "satisfying the appetite".

"Yuzhu, this chicken... where did you find it?" Li Xiangqian tried to ask calmly, but before he finished speaking, some bad thoughts emerged in his mind. It is not so easy to pick up a chicken, let alone a chicken that looks a little unusual.

He Yuzhu seemed a little flustered, and he unconsciously held the chicken tighter in his arms. "It was just on the side of the road. I found it. It's nothing."

"Picked it up?" Li Xiangqian stared into He Yuzhu's eyes. He didn't believe what he said. "You picked it up on the roadside? Then why does it look like..." Li Xiangqian's eyes moved between the chicken in He Yuzhu's arms and his own movements, and his doubts became stronger and stronger.

"Don't ask me, I just found it anyway." He Yuzhu's tone was a little impatient, as if he was impatient with Li Xiangqian's questioning. "Everyone is hungry. This chicken is nothing. Just relax."

Li Xiangqian did not speak any more, but just stared at the chicken silently, his doubts growing deeper and deeper. He instinctively felt that this chicken was not as simple as it seemed. The fragility of the chicken and He Yuzhu's unnatural reaction clearly hid some secrets that he had not noticed.

He looked around. The atmosphere in the courtyard had become unusually silent. The people around him might be busy with other things, but Li Xiangqian always felt that he was isolated by some force. This small courtyard seemed to be becoming more and more depressing. The few people just now were still active not far from the courtyard. Although they did not speak again, their existence was always like a heavy mountain, pressing on everyone's heart. And He Yuzhu's return made this sense of oppression even stronger.