embarrassment

When Ge Huan saw Zhou Zheng's eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and even his body stiffened.

Wu Xuancheng's face remained unchanged, but his hand was tightly grasping Ge Huan's hand and would not let go.

Only Ma Yu remained calm, but looked at the two with complicated eyes.

In the end it was Zhou Zheng who broke the silence.

"Actually, Mengwen wasn't killed by anyone, and it's a fact that she's not in good health." Zhou Zheng became serious in a rare way.

Ge Huan twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to laugh, but he didn't succeed.

"16 years ago, I don't know where I got the news, saying that the 'key' was in Mengwen's hands, and then I started various investigations. I was too careless at the time, and I didn't find it in time. It's my fault." Zhou Zheng's voice was low. Going down, you can hear the self-blame in his tone.

Ge Huan paused: "Specifically?"

"Although I have been paying attention to the activities of those people in Zhongjing at that time, I didn't expect that someone would find a person secretly. A person that I didn't even think of."

"Who is it?" Ma Yu couldn't help asking.

Zhou Zheng did not answer Ma Yu, but turned his gaze to Ge Huan: "You know that person."

Ge Huan had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Zhou Zheng confirmed his hunch in the next second.

"The Painter."

Ge Huan opened his eyes wide, his expression was blank, and his body tensed up instantly.

Unbelievable, but also brought some confusion and urgent orders.

Seeing his appearance and Zhou Zheng's serious tone, Wu Xuancheng knew that this person must not be simple, and even Zhou Zheng would be a little afraid of him.

Ma Yu was even more confused, but he knew better.

Seeing Ge Huan's reaction, he guessed that it might have something to do with the base that Ge Huan joined when he disappeared.

Of course, his guess was correct.

"Why is he involved in this matter?"

"It should also be for the 'key'."

"Money? He is only based on interest, and his personality is unpredictable. It is possible." Ge Huan regained some reason.

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "Although I'm not sure what it is, I need to observe it again, but it will definitely not be money."

"So sure?"

"Well, I've known him for a long time."

Ge Huan suddenly smiled: "In other words, he probably had something to do with my mother's death, and you knew about it. But then sent me to him?"

Zhou Zheng frowned: "Da Zhuang, listen to me."

Ge Huan raised his legs and said casually, "Well, listen."

Zhou Zheng seemed to be lost in memory, his voice was low and ethereal.

"Mengwen was not in good health, but people from Zhongjing wanted to find Mengwen. No matter how closely I watched, I never thought that the Wu family would find Youcairen. Youcairen soon found Mengwen, but he did not personally Come here, and I didn’t even intervene in the follow-up.”

"At the time, I thought he was just acting on a whim, but later I realized that he was just manipulating others. As for sending you to the base, I have no choice."

Zhou Zheng scratched his hair, as if he didn't know how to speak, and looked very distressed.

"I'll give you 5 minutes to organize your words." Ge Huan said calmly.

"You little bastard, do you know what it means to respect a teacher?" Zhou Zheng instantly broke the serious atmosphere he had worked so hard to create before.

"It's not too late for me to know after you finish."

Ma Yu happily watched the two quarreling, apparently no longer surprised by it.

Zhou Zhengqi blew his beard and stared, looked at Ge Huan who was unmoved, and finally endured silently.

He decided not to share his knowledge: "The Ge family and the Wu family were the first to come into contact with the debris. You should know by now that it was just because they saved a person back then, so it was given to them as a gift."

After a pause, Zhou Zheng let out a foul breath: "That man is my uncle."

Ge Huan jumped up in surprise, and quickly approached him, the surprise in his eyes was very obvious: "What you said is true?"

"What are you cheating on?"

"At that time, my uncle didn't expect that it would develop into such a situation. My uncle once approached Mr. Ge and Mr. Wu, and wanted to take it back and exchange it for other compensation. It's just that people's hearts can't escape a greedy desire, and no one agrees. Later, my uncle’s health was not good, and he asked me to take it back as much as possible before he passed away. So I always go out often for so many years.”

Ge Huan sorted out his thoughts, and sorted out Zhou Zhenggang's information: "That is to say, your uncle is responsible for the current situation?"

"Yes, and no. My uncle just provided an opportunity. He was not a frank person in the first place, but he exposed his nature more thoroughly in the face of desire."

"The painter you just mentioned, and what is that base?" Wu Xuancheng asked.

Ge Huan turned his head to look at Wu Xuancheng, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Want to know?"

Ge Huan opened his mouth without waiting for Wu Xuancheng's answer. He knew that Wu Xuancheng's answer must be yes, and he just wanted to change his mind.

"The full name of the so-called base is 'Underground Talent Training Base'. As the name suggests, it is a place to cultivate all kinds of cutting-edge talents. It's just that the people who come out of here are doing some shady jobs for others, and get huge profits from it." .They have a near-perfect management system and class division."

"The oil paint man is the top manager of this base. Few people have seen him, but all who have seen him are seeing his face covered in oil paint. So no one knows what his true face is. .” Ge Huan paused, then looked at Zhou Zheng: “Maybe there is one.”

"I haven't seen it either. Although we've known each other for many years, we haven't met many times." Zhou Zheng hurriedly separated the relationship.

"Then you still send it to him?"

"It's a last resort to say it all." Seeing that Ge Huan was about to point the finger at himself, he hurriedly changed the subject: "Aren't you just popularizing science now, talk about me later."

"Although Oil Painter is indeterminate, he does everything according to his preferences. Even this base is his whim. He rarely comes to the base once, but he shows up on time on the NO.20 day of August every year. And I will not leave for a day. The base has a rule, it is easy to come in, but difficult to get out. If you want to leave, you must accept the most advanced mission of the base, but before the base disappears, only four people succeeded."

"Disappeared?" It was the first time Ma Yu had heard Ge Huan talk about the situation of the base in such detail. He used to just talk casually, but now he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Well, not long after I left, probably when I first arrived in Shangquan City."

"What will happen to those who have not left?" Apparently, Wu Xuancheng's focus is different from Ma Yu's.

"Dead." Ge Huan said indifferently.

"How did you die?"

"Since we want to leave, it means that there is no use value. If it succeeds, it will be aboveboard, and if it fails, the base will no longer need a person who has already had a different heart."

Wu Xuancheng clenched his hands: "Then you were back then."

Ge Huan finally knew what he was worried about, and he spread his hands and laughed: "I'm doing well now, aren't I?"

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