In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

Chapter 637 The Unshareable Plant Spirit Power

"Human traffickers?"

Su Nuan's fingers suddenly paused, and the tip of her pen left an abrupt ink dot on the paper.

She raised her head, and a layer of frost suddenly settled on her gentle and quiet eyes, even her voice became a few degrees deeper: "Your Excellency, are you saying... this child was abducted?"

"Yes."

Mo Chen sighed softly, turning his gaze to the distant waves of rice swaying in the wind: "Back then, Ali and many other children were imprisoned in the shop's secret room, waiting to be sold to customers."

"Sell? Wait, could it be... that you bought Ali from human traffickers?"

Su Nuan's tone suddenly turned unfriendly, and her gaze toward Mo Chen became somewhat scrutinizing.

"No, no, Ms. Su Nuan, please don't misunderstand. I would never do such a despicable thing."

Seeing that Su Nuan seemed to have misunderstood him, Mo Chen quickly clarified, "I beat up that human trafficker and then snatched Ali directly from him."

"I see. I'm sorry, Mr./Ms. Homeowner, I misunderstood you."

After learning the whole story, Su Nuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled sheepishly, but a bitter smile appeared on her lips.

"It's alright. After all, I'm practically a Long'an native, so I understand why you feel this way."

Mo Chen waved his hand, his expression returning to its usual calm: "After all, Long'an has always abhorred the criminal industry of 'human trafficking'. Those involved in buying and selling people, whether buyers or sellers, are basically killed without mercy, or at the very least severely punished."

Upon hearing this, complex emotions welled up in Su Nuan's eyes, including heartache for Ali's plight and disgust for human traffickers.

“You’re right. In the eyes of us Long’an people, human trafficking is undoubtedly one of the most heinous crimes. It separates blood relatives and can completely destroy a family’s hope. It’s truly a stroke of luck that Ali survived such a hell and met such a good person as the homeowner.”

"Sigh, there's not much I can do. At the time, my abilities were limited, and I could only save Ali."

Mo Chen first shook his head, then looked up at Su Nuan: "Fortunately, not long after I took Ali away, a team from other war courts arrived. They destroyed the shop and rescued the remaining children."

His tone carried a hint of relief, but the gloom in his eyes did not dissipate.

"I see..."

Su Nuan also breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't expect that Ali's background would be so full of twists and turns.

“After I rescued her from human traffickers, Ali, who didn’t know where she came from, had nowhere to go, so I brought her back to courtyard number 5905 to receive treatment and education.”

Mo Chen's voice was calm, as if he were narrating an ordinary little thing: "That child's life should be decided by herself, but until then, Courtyard No. 5905 will take care of her until she comes of age."

Su Nuan listened quietly, her eyes slightly reddening. She recalled Ali, whom she had met by the rice paddy a few days ago, who was completely different from the pitiful child Mo Chen had described.

"Your Excellency, could you tell me where Ali lives? If possible, I would like to visit the child, chat with her, and have a talk with her."

“Of course, Ms. Su Nuan. That child lives in the medical center and occasionally goes to the Zen Garden. If you want to meet her, just go to Baby's Breath. Oh, Baby's Breath is the artificial water bottle person in our courtyard. Ali is currently being taken care of by her.”

"Okay, I've got it. Thank you for telling me all this, sir."

Su Nuan gently closed the notebook in her hand, and her previously tense shoulders relaxed at this moment: "Ah Li... I understand why this child likes to stay here."

She looked around, her gaze sweeping over the rows of golden rice plants.

Only a child with a pure heart like Ali could bring such vitality to these crops.

"If you agree, could you allow me to go see Ali? Her Chosen Skill... might be of great help to my research project."

“I can agree, but there is one thing you need to keep in mind, Ms. Su Nuan.”

Mo Chen nodded first, then said seriously, "No matter what, don't treat Ali as an experimental subject."

“I understand, sir.”

Su Nuan said very solemnly, "After all, I am an academician of agriculture, not a scientific madman."

She put away her pen and paper, bowed deeply to Mo Chen, and then turned and left.

Having secured another new member, Mo Chen opened his personal terminal and looked at the last group of targets he needed to visit.

"A coconut sniper plant spirit and... two weed plant spirits? Such a strange combination, shouldn't we go and take a look?"

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The clamor of voices gradually faded away, replaced by absolute silence.

Since the community was expanded, Mo Chen hasn't been here much.

After all, there aren't many plant spirit warriors living here, so there's nowhere to visit if you want to.

Simmons and his two companions chose to live here in the hope of not being disturbed, but their plan backfired, making Xiao Da and Mo Chen suspicious of them instead.

Upon seeing the two-story detached house in the distance, Mo Chen was about to approach when he involuntarily stopped.

He frowned slightly, then channeled his plant-based spiritual energy into his eyes and looked towards the second-floor terrace of the residence.

A figure was leaning against the railing, seemingly resting, but actually observing the situation around the residence.

Beside him lay a meticulously maintained anti-materiel rifle, its cold, metallic sheen reflecting the sunlight.

That sharp and unique temperament is definitely not that of an ordinary weed spirit; it's more like that of a... seasoned scout.

Is this really a weed-planting agent?

Mo Chen subtly shifted his gaze to the entrance of the residence, where a "weed spirit" was sitting, inspecting the machine gun in his hand.

The aura he exuded was exactly the same as that of his companions on the terrace.

They are definitely not ordinary people.

Of all the weed spirits in the Federal forces, none of them, at least none of those Mo Chen had ever seen, could compare to the two people before him.

One person occupied the high ground, while the other guarded the entrance and exit. Their cooperation was seamless, clearly showing that they were veterans who had experienced countless life-and-death trials.

[In terms of both vigilance and personal qualities, they far surpass those of ordinary plant spirit warriors.]

Wait a minute, while it's true he's from a military background, the Modern World isn't just comprised of the Federation with regular armies...

To verify his conjecture, Mo Chen had a thought and woke up Theresa, who was fast asleep back in the secret realm.

"Knight? What do you need me for?"

Theresa, yawning and rubbing her eyes, appeared on Mo Chen's shoulder.

"Your Majesty, the Energy Flower Plant Spirit... can share its plant spirit power with other plant spirits, right?"

"Sure, as long as the target is a plant spirit. Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Mo Chen took a deep breath and pointed to the two figures above and below the house: "Could you share your plant spirit power with those two 'weed plant spirits'?"

Although she didn't know what had happened, Teresa obediently stretched out her little hand and aimed it at Qianming and Shunjue in the distance.

The next second, her expression changed drastically, and she shook her head vigorously: "No! They don't possess plant spirit power!"