“Mm.” Zhu Yanyi answered, her mental energy focusing intensely.
At the same time, Yan Aohan led her team directly. They could not take the train; they had to drive themselves. Driving to Modu was much faster than taking the train. Although Yan Aohan had asked Zhu Yanyi to protect herself for the next twenty-four hours, she knew she would arrive in Modu in at most ten hours. However, given the sudden changes in the situation, she needed to anticipate many possible outcomes, which required time. Though anxious in her heart, she gave orders in an orderly manner, only hoping that Zhu Yanyi could wait for her safely in Modu.
Zhu Yanyi watched the rows of dawn redwood trees by the road receding behind them. A flash of inspiration struck her. She moved slightly and said, “Brother Luo, please stop by the dawn redwood trees.”
Luo Gang looked at Zhu Yanyi in confusion but still stopped the car by the trees as she requested. Zhu Yanyi got out, slowly placed her hand on a dawn redwood tree, closed her eyes, and reached out with her heart to communicate.
“Who are you?” The dawn redwood’s consciousness reached out to Zhu Yanyi.
“I am Zhu Yanyi,” Zhu Yanyi said. “Dawn redwood, can you please help me with a favor?”
“Sure, tell me.” The dawn redwood did not refuse. The wood-type ability radiating from Zhu Yanyi gave it a sense of affinity, so it did not ignore her.
“Please send a message to the dawn redwood trees ahead and all the flowers and grass around. Ask them to keep an eye on everything nearby. If anyone is lying in wait or setting traps, please let me know. Is that okay?” Zhu Yanyi asked.
“Sure, I can do that.” The dawn redwood agreed happily.
“Thank you.” Zhu Yanyi opened her eyes, let go of the tree, and sat back in the passenger seat. “Brother Luo, drive.”
Luo Gang looked at Zhu Yanyi, unsure of what her previous actions meant, but she did not ask. She simply drove. Zhu Yanyi closed her eyes, continuously communicating with the surrounding plants. With the connection from the dawn redwood, the nearby plants constantly relayed the surrounding situation to her.
“Brother Luo, is the road to the Public Security Forensic Department a straight path? Can we turn?” Zhu Yanyi suddenly spoke.
“Yes, there is a road on the left where we can turn, but it will take ten minutes longer than usual,” Luo Gang said.
“Then let’s turn. Do not go straight.” Zhu Yanyi did not explain the reason, and Luo Gang did not ask further. She turned the steering wheel, entered the side road, and proceeded to the forensic department via that route. Zhu Yanyi did not tell Luo Gang that if they went straight, they would encounter people blocking the road with trees. There were already no fewer than ten people lying in wait nearby, and one of them was holding a gun. It was the first time in her past and present lives that she had encountered such a situation. She felt a bit nervous inside, but she could not show it. Since saving Luo Wen, she had known she had stepped into a conspiracy. No matter what, she could not extricate herself now. Therefore, she could only try her best to avoid danger. Fortunately, no one knew that wherever there were plants, she had spies. Otherwise, she would not have been able to escape danger so easily.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau, Luo Gang took out his credentials for the guard to check and then drove the car directly inside.
After getting out of the car, Luo Gang led Zhu Yanyi directly to the forensic department. At this moment, Niu Chuntian had returned. Seeing the two of them, she was slightly stunned. “Captain Luo, why are you at the municipal bureau?”