Jiang Mi respected this old man. After all, he was an academician, and there were not many of him in the country. He was truly a national backbone.

"Yes, it was Brother Xing who asked us to come and rescue you. He is now in Dr. Liu Jiliu's laboratory. We are both safe."

Academician Zhang looked a little excited. He took a few quick breaths and calmed himself down. Then he raised his hand and said happily, "Okay, okay, that's great. Then... let's set off quickly!"

Xing Shaoan is Mr. Zhang's favorite disciple, and the one he has devoted the most effort to. He was worried for a long time when Xing Shaoan disappeared a while ago. Even though the Winter Base is not a good place, Mr. Zhang still asked the people at the Winter Base to help him find Xing Shaoan. At least it is safer to stay in the base, which is better than risking life outside.

Now that he heard the news about him, Mr. Zhang felt very comforted and even his spirits improved a lot.

Mr. Zhang is also the backbone of this group of scientific researchers. After he spoke, the others had no objections. Although they were still a little worried in their hearts, they did not say it out loud.

Jiang Mi led the way in front, and Jiang Xun followed at the back. As the ages of these researchers varied, the youngest was in his twenties, while the oldest, like Mr. Zhang, was almost seventy years old. In addition, their physical fitness had declined significantly due to poor diet for a long time, so they naturally traveled slowly. The normal journey was no more than two hours on foot. They would walk for a while and rest for a while, and at noon, each person would receive a bag of bread and a bottle of water as lunch.

It was already dark when they arrived at Liu Ji's laboratory. They met other survivors along the way, but perhaps because of the incident at the Winter Base or because there were so many of them, they basically avoided direct contact, which made the journey a lot smoother.

Jiang Mi had just stood at the door of the laboratory and was about to ring the doorbell when the door opened. Xing Shaoan stood behind the second transparent glass door and waved at them with a happy face. Especially when he saw Zhang Laohou behind Jiang Mi, he waved vigorously and then motioned for them to enter the disinfection room next to it.

Old Zhang also noticed him, waved his hand and led his men into the disinfection room. As the disinfection room was not large, only five people could enter at a time. Old Zhang led the other two, Jiang Mi and Jiang Xun in. After the disinfection, they went out from another door to the interior of the laboratory. Xing Shaoan was already waiting outside the door.

Seeing Mr. Zhang, Xing Shaoan took two steps forward and supported him, suppressing his excitement and saying, "Teacher!"

Old Zhang looked at him with tears in his eyes and nodded repeatedly. Apart from the word "good", he couldn't say anything else for a long time.

"Teacher, please follow me." Xing Shaoan helped Zhang Lao general to the living room. After they sat down, he quickly served hot tea and said softly, "Teacher, I will go and arrange for other colleagues first. You can take a rest here."

Mr. Zhang was still a little dazed as he held the hot tea in his hand. He was stunned for a moment before he realized something and asked hurriedly, "Where's Xiao Liu? Why can't I see him?"

"My senior brother is still in the laboratory. He is at a critical juncture in the research right now, so it is inconvenient for him to come out. He will come out later when he finishes his work." Xing Shaoan explained.

Mr. Zhang nodded to show that he understood, then waved his hand and told him to get busy.

Mr. Zhang did not feel sad that Liu Ji did not come out to pick him up. He knew this student well. When he was young, his family was rich and he had a rather rebellious personality. Moreover, he was smart and acted even more flamboyantly. He always did whatever he wanted. Later, when he finally found something he was interested in, he devoted himself to it without caring about the ways of the world.

This is especially true in research, otherwise they would not have spent huge amounts of money to build such a private laboratory.

However, it is precisely because of this spirit of concentration and research that this student was able to shine, become a rising star in the scientific research community, and produce so many scientific research results that benefit the country and the people.

Xing Shaoan was busy receiving his colleagues, and Jiang Mi and Jiang Xun were not idle either.

Although the laboratory looks large, almost half of its area is occupied by laboratories, leaving little space for people to live in.

In addition, there was only one floor in total, so they had to sacrifice some other space to settle people down first. Xing Shaoan and Liu Ji discussed it and decided to tear down the fitness and entertainment area next door to it and use it to accommodate their colleagues.

This job has to be left to Jiang Mi.

Because all those things were large, even if they could be moved, the space in the laboratory was limited and they could not be moved to other places. Therefore, Jiang Mi took over the moving job, put all the unused things into the space, and then placed the bed and other things in the room.

The entire activity room on the right is nearly 200 square meters. Jiang Mi directly took out the one with a bed and a desk underneath. There are three rooms in total. The two larger ones have six beds, and the remaining small one is just right for five. There is a place to sleep and the space is not crowded. At least in the current situation, this environment is already very good.

After putting all the bedding away, Jiang Mi and Jiang Xun were both sweating profusely.

Considering that these people had basically no spare clothes, Jiang Mi thought about setting up a large shelf and placing the clothes on it so that they could take what they wanted according to their size.

Xing Shaoan was already busy in the kitchen. With more than ten people at once, it was not easy to cook so much food. The rice was stewed in one pot after another, and the dishes could only be simple. They just made rice with toppings, which was convenient and quick.

As for the other researchers who had just arrived here, they were so happy that they were speechless. Those who could cook crowded in the kitchen to help Xing Shaoan, while those who could not cook maintained order, allowing everyone to pick up clothes of their own size and choose their dormitories in an orderly manner.

No matter what kind of environment these researchers lived in before the end of the world, nowadays, having enough food to eat, unlimited water to drink, and a comfortable place to sleep is already a great blessing.

More importantly, no one forced them to do the research, which was the most gratifying thing.

Strength lies in numbers, and the meal was soon ready. Due to limited space in the living room, most people chose to carry their meal bowls back to their rooms and eat at their own tables.

Some people burst into tears while eating hot rice and meat dishes. It was because they had hardly eaten anything hot since the end of the world. In the beginning, they had only instant noodles. Later, water resources were strictly controlled and there were standards for daily water intake. It was impossible for them to do such a luxury as making instant noodles with hot water.

The originally quiet laboratory suddenly became lively, with voices everywhere. It might have seemed quite noisy before the end of the world, but now that I am in it, I feel inexplicably at ease.

After all, humans are social animals.

Liu Ji walked out of the laboratory with a tired look on his face, and saw a group of people standing in line outside the kitchen, holding the bowls used to get food in the cafeteria.