“Yeah, so we haven’t come up with a good plan yet,” the group of people shrugged.
“How were you planning to act before?” Yue Zheng wanted to hear their opinions.
“Go in, search from laboratory to laboratory!” Luo Tian clenched his fist.
Yue Zheng lowered his head, pretending he hadn’t heard that.
Xu Song also lowered his head to suppress his laughter, while he pinched the faces of the two little ones in his arms.
“This afternoon, Xu Song and I will take the children back first, and we’ll try to enter the Northern District within three days. If we can locate the laboratory, we’ll need some people to create chaos outside, while a group of quick and decisive individuals joins us to rescue the captives,” Yue Zheng explained, looking at the others. “So, your task for these three days is to recover as quickly as possible.”
He couldn’t rely on these people entirely. When it came time to act, it would probably be him, the other three, and Luo Wen’an taking the lead. But everything depended on being able to gather information about the laboratory’s location; otherwise, they wouldn’t have a starting point.
After spending the day together, Yue Zheng could tell that most of them were impulsive and straightforward individuals. While such people were fearless and brave during passionate moments, they often lacked strategy. Moreover, there were still four unknown individuals lying on the bed, their condition and personalities unknown.
From the beginning, his goal had been to rescue Liu Shishi, their companion who had traveled with them all the way. It would be great if they could save the others too, but if they couldn’t, he was powerless to change that. They were short on manpower, and even fewer people could be relied upon, so they had to take it step by step.
As usual, Li San drove them back, but this time there was no one accompanying them.
While driving, Li San sighed, “The road from the park to the villa is completely covered by weeds now. It took us a lot of effort to find a way. If they come alone, they won’t be able to find their way back, even on similar paths.”
His words were filled with pride. That was also one of the main reasons why their group felt at ease sending Yue Zheng and the others back, it would be difficult for them to find their way back without guidance. The other paths were treacherous, and they had suffered greatly from that incident when they escaped from the laboratory.
In that respect, this group of people wasn’t entirely foolish.
Yue Zheng casually agreed with his words, while Xu Song silently lowered his head and took care of the children, he could easily remember the route, but there was no need to show off and make this group worried.
“If there’s any news or if we need to meet, write it down on this paper, and I’ll receive it.” This paper was a manifestation of his ability. It could transform into a piece of paper the size of a notebook page. When torn in half, whatever was written on one side would simultaneously appear on the other piece of paper. The same principle applied to the other paper.
The paper could exist for up to ten days, and after that, it would disappear. Of course, as the creator, Li San also had the ability to make the paper disappear ahead of time.
“This ability is quite special,” even Yue Zheng was genuinely surprised, let alone Xu Song and the addition of the twins.
Li San looked somewhat smug, and at that moment, the car had stopped not far from the shelter. “I can’t drive any closer.”
Yue Zheng nodded in understanding. “We’ll go ahead. We’ll contact you later.”
Carrying the two children, the two adults turned back in the direction of the shelter.
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The man on the bed took a deep breath, but couldn’t help coughing, saying between coughs, “You said before… the two people who stayed behind… were in a group with the woman who was captured. The remaining two are accomplices…”
Han Yue quickly explained, “No, it’s not like that. We heard from Luo Wen’an that the two people are a couple, and they all came from City Y…”
The man on the bed shook his head and, after catching his breath for a moment, continued, “The two men are a couple, and they adopted the children. In other words, they have no direct connection with the woman who was captured!”
“But…”
The man waved his hand and, tiredly shaking his head, said, “Let me finish. Even if they have a good relationship, it doesn’t mean they would risk their lives for someone who is just a fellow traveler! Those two men might be willing to risk everything for each other or for the children, but they might not be willing to do the same for a woman who is simply traveling with them.”
As his words fell silent, the room became quiet.
The man on the bed closed his eyes and took a moment to catch his breath before saying, “Luo Wen’an mentioned that the two men wanted to go to City B?”
Kong nodded with a grim expression and hurriedly asked, “Are you saying that they will leave when they return this time?!”
“Not necessarily,” the man sneered, “Did they mention knowing someone in the Northern District?”
“Huh?” Kong and Han Yue were puzzled.
“The road from S City to the north is not easy to travel.” The man opened his eyes again, looking coldly at Kong. “They don’t have transportation, and they may not have enough supplies… What could be more worthwhile than selling a group of defectors who destroyed a laboratory in exchange for the resources they need?”
This time, astonishment was left on Kong and Han Yue’s faces. “What… what should we do?!”
The man sneered again, “So, after I woke up the day before yesterday, I asked you to find a way to keep one of them. But what happened?”
“Then I’ll message Li San now and tell him to secretly bring back one of the children!”
The man shook his head slowly, closing his eyes, “By doing that now, you will only provoke them. Even if they didn’t have that idea before, they might become desperate. Don’t push them to the point of no return.”
“No such idea? But you just said…”
“Analysis, that’s only one possibility!” The man clenched his fist angrily, “You’d better pray that those two are truly righteous and willing to sacrifice themselves for their friends. Even if they are not such people, it’s best if they are the type who won’t get involved if it’s not their business. In that case, they might choose to leave S City, head north to City B, and not be involved in our affairs at all.”
After all, he hadn’t been able to see Yue Zheng and Xu Song with his own eyes, so he couldn’t analyze what type of people they were most likely to be. But with human nature… even if he met them in person, he might not be able to tell.
Hand in hand, the family of four returned to the entrance of the shelter. After registration and inspection, they successfully entered the shelter.
There were many people like them who ventured out of the city alone to search for supplies. After all, it had been less than two months since the apocalypse began, and it was possible to find some things on the outskirts without going too deep.
Just as they entered the inner gate, they heard crying not far away. It was a group of people who had gone out to search for supplies, but encountered mutant creatures and plants on the way. Only a few managed to escape. The relatives who received the news rushed over, almost collapsing in tears.
The sound of crying was heartbreaking, leaving people unable to bear it in their hearts.
As they passed by that group of people, Mo Tiancheng suddenly pulled Xu Song’s sleeve, and Xu Song quickly bent down and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Well, the uncle lying on the ground looks strange.”
Xu Song and Yue Zheng looked towards the group of people and saw a makeshift stretcher on the ground with a man wrapped in bandages lying on it, his features unclear.
“What’s strange about him?” Xu Song didn’t understand.
“He… doesn’t look like a human, he looks like a tree! Like a plant!” Mo Tiancheng pointed to Xiao Shu on Xu Song’s chest.
“Not like a human? Like a plant?” Xu Song looked confused. “Plant… person?”
Yue Zheng looked at him speechlessly, and Xu Song innocently gestured that Mo Tiancheng’s words were indeed open to that interpretation.
Just as they were about to discuss what “not like a human” meant, they heard the crying from the other side turn into screams. Startled, they turned their heads and were astonished to see that the motionless injured person on the ground suddenly bloomed…
“Does that mean he was parasitized by a plant?” Chaos erupted at the entrance of the shelter as one person was engulfed by the “human flower,” and two others were burned by the liquid secreted by the flower. The situation was only brought under control when the shelter’s troops arrived.
Yue Zheng shook his head. “That person remained lying there and only opened his eyes during the attack.” The two of them had already returned to their rented house and were resting.
Mo Tianyou pulled on a branch of Xiao Shu and gently touched a grasshopper munching on leaves. “That person is a human!”
“Also a plant, a plant!” Mo Tiancheng reached out to pick the ripe fruit that had just grown on the small tree.
The two of them exchanged glances again. These two little ones had an extraordinary sense of perception, and their words were likely not wrong.
“What do you think, is there one or two living beings in that body?”
The twins tilted their heads and said
in unison, “One!”
Mr. Grasshopper, who had eaten half of his lunch, flapped his wings indiscriminately, almost falling off.
“Could it be… a fusion?!” Both adults exclaimed simultaneously, but the answer they guessed was incredibly chilling.
“…Brother Yue, do you think that ‘plant person’ will be taken somewhere after they are captured?”
“Huh?” Yue Zheng didn’t understand what Xu Song meant at first.
Xu Song’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh. “A plant-human fusion isn’t special enough? Is it any less valuable than studying people with abilities?!”
Yue Zheng immediately turned his gaze to the twins. “Can you sense animals and plants from a greater distance?” His own hearing was significantly affected in noisy environments, but it seemed that the twins’ sensory range was not affected in that regard.
The two little ones crossed their arms and furrowed their brows, shaking their heads.
“I can sense where the bathing area is, and now there are two people with abilities!”
“I can sense that there’s a plant with thoughts in front of the row of buildings to the south!”
The silly tree imitated the twins, swaying its branches and causing the grasshopper to flap its wings in panic, barely holding on.
Yue Zheng immediately turned his attention to the twins. “Can you recognize that person if you see them again?”
The three heads nodded in unison.
With that, the two adults felt completely at ease.
“Professor Qian, you seem so happy today. Do you have a date?” a person in a white coat teased their younger colleague.
“Hehe, I’m going out for dinner with an old friend tomorrow.” Qian Yu smiled as she packed up her things and left the lab first.
“Maybe she really does have a date.”
“You know, she couldn’t find a suitable partner before the mutation, so what kind of person can she find now?”
“Sigh, it’s the apocalypse after all, right? I guess people have to face reality and find someone they can live with.”
I’m afraid Quian is part of the laboratory… Hope it won’t less up their plan !
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦗
Thank you for the update♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️
Thanks for the update
Lol, impulsive and straightforward people are really a headache when you’re trying to plan a heist 😂