"Then forget it, I don't have the guts to say such things to you."
"Someone bring the best fruit platter, then bring out the best ingredients for these esteemed guests to try."
"We absolutely cannot let our honored guests lose face here, don't you agree? Hurry up!"
At this moment, Zhou Niannian was still putting on an act. Seeing this scene, Jiang Fan was also extremely flustered.
"What is this guy doing? Is he trying to push us to our deaths? What if something unexpected happens?"
"How about we just forget it? Zhou Niannian, let's find an opportunity and slip away quickly. If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid something might happen."
The person who could speak here was Zhou Niannian. If they suddenly left without Zhou Niannian's consent, it would be risky, so they could only go along with Zhou Niannian's plan.
However, they hadn't expected Zhou Niannian to be so nonchalant, appearing very calm as she spoke to Jiang Fan and the others.
"It's fine, this is my territory. You don't need to worry. With me here, you can just sit back and relax. What are you worried about when I'm here?"
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was quite helpless. He didn't expect Zhou Niannian to be so arrogant. If something were to happen, it would be a disaster.
"Okay, okay, I believe in your ability. But for now, let's quickly find an opportunity to slip away. Once we get what we need, we shouldn't stay here any longer."
After Jiang Fan finished eating, Zhou Niannian made a gesture of no problem and continued to sit in her seat.
"By the way, we'll be staying in this laboratory for a while, so please prepare enough ingredients and drinks for us."
Then, Zhou Niannian took out her backpack and placed it in front of the captain. The backpacks were already in a sorry state. The most prominent was Jiang Fan's backpack; although it was very large, it smelled faintly of grass.
This was clearly the scent of someone who traveled frequently. Jiang Fan awkwardly put down his backpack, and the captain's gaze was filled with disdain.
He wondered what was going on with these people. If they were as capable as they claimed, why would they be in this situation?
However, he didn't say much, just told his subordinates to quickly pack some things.
Jiang Fan looked at his filled backpack with satisfaction. Finally, Zhou Niannian had done something reasonable.
Indeed, without food, they wouldn't be able to last long on the road and would have to find food elsewhere.
With this replenished supply of food, things were different. Now they could continue their journey with peace of mind.
"This is excellent. Then we'll be leaving now. Don't worry, I'll remember you and definitely put in a good word for you. When you get promoted, don't forget to send me something."
"It's okay if you can't find me, I'll come back to look for you. Don't worry."
Zhou Niannian, with the demeanor of a noble and heroic figure, spoke to the person in front of her and then swaggered out of the door.
"How was it? Was the listening device planted?"
After Zhou Niannian left, the captain said mysteriously to a subordinate beside him.
"Don't worry, Captain. I've planted it. This time, we'll definitely hear who they are. If they are truly nobles or high-ranking officials, it will be incredible. Your captain is already so powerful, with a little more help, you'll become even more formidable!"
The subordinate beside him kept flattering him, while the captain only wanted to know the identity of this person who was so brazen.
"You scared me! I thought we were done for. There were so many of them, and we still managed to walk out so easily in front of them."
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian smiled faintly.
"Isn't that so? I told you I could handle this. You just didn't believe me. Even if they found out who we are, so what? Leave matters like this to me, I can handle it."
Jiang Fan was quite helpless upon hearing this, but he was frowning, seemingly deep in thought.
"Do you think this captain isn't that stupid? Could they have put something like a listening device in our backpacks?"
As soon as Jiang Fan finished speaking, Zhou Niannian looked optimistic and said heartily.
"How could that be? Don't worry, definitely not. Didn't you see how much he trusted me just now? Besides, they wouldn't bother putting listening devices in our backpacks."
Just as Zhou Niannian finished speaking, Jiang Fan suddenly pulled out something that looked like a high-tech gadget from his backpack. Upon closer inspection, he saw a recording button on it.
"Now it's perfect. We've been discovered. Let's run!"
Jiang Fan said helplessly and then began to run frantically with the others. He soon heard a commotion from behind.
"Don't run! Stop right there! Where did you come from? If you keep running, we won't be polite!"
Fortunately, after their earlier observations, Jiang Fan knew they didn't have weapons. Since outsiders rarely entered this area, weapons were not necessary.
However, their sheer numbers were terrifying, so Jiang Fan didn't dare to stay there and could only lead the group in a desperate run.
At this moment, alarms began to sound throughout the entire experimental facility.
"I told you, Zhou Niannian, now you know how troublesome this is, right? We've been discovered, what do we do now?"
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian looked desperate. She hadn't expected things to turn out this messy.
If this was the outcome, it would have been better not to have obtained this bag of food.
Because if they were caught, they would undoubtedly be severely tortured, or even killed on the spot.
They were outsiders. It had been a long time since the people here had encountered anyone from the outside.
After all, this was a place only the dead could come to. The reason they could conduct scientific research here so safely was because living people could hardly come here.