Lu Sheng knew there were people behind him, but there was nothing he could do.

These scumbags have already set their sights on her and Sun Tiantian, and with Meng Xue leading the way, if they don't kill them all today, there will only be endless trouble later.

A tall, imposing figure emerged from the shadows of the corridor.

Unsurprisingly, it was Xu Yi, whom I hadn't seen recently.

"Teacher Xu."

Lu Sheng took out a composite crossbow from his spatial storage and hid it behind his back, having made up his mind.

If Xu Yi intends to call the police or dares to make a move, she will immediately kill him with one blow.

She was grateful to Xu Yi for the meal he had once given her, but she would not hesitate to do so if it endangered her and Sun Tiantian's safety.

Seemingly guessing Lu Sheng's thoughts, Xu Yi stopped at a safe distance.

"These bodies need to be moved outdoors for disposal."

Xu Yi glanced at the four dead bodies on the ground, his tone as calm as if he were discussing how to deal with a few unlucky dead cockroaches, "Otherwise they'll rot very soon."

Lu Sheng glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the first dead man's face was already starting to blister.

A normal corpse takes at least several tens of hours to begin decomposing, but only a few minutes have passed, and the corpse has already reached the second stage of decomposition. In a little while, the entire corpse will swell and ulcerate.

The bacteria have evolved to be far more ferocious than she imagined.

"Put the body in the car first, I have a way to deal with it."

Xu Yi opened the door and took out a folding trailer from 408. Before Lu Sheng could respond, he immediately started piling the bodies onto the trailer.

Lu Sheng had no idea what Xu Yi was up to, so she cautiously followed behind him, clutching her crossbow.

Fortunately, they were not seen by anyone along the way, and the two towed the car all the way to the woods behind Dingxianglou.

"Be careful not to get it on yourself."

Xu Yi dumped the corpses on the open ground and took out a bottle of liquid, sprinkling it evenly over the pile of bodies.

A faint, pungent odor wafted through the sweltering air. Lu Sheng frowned slightly. "A strong alkaline solution?"

A hint of admiration flickered behind Xu Yi's glasses. "You've done well in chemistry."

Lu Sheng: "..."

First came mercuric fulminate, then a strong alkaline solution to dissolve the body.

If she hadn't known that Xu Yi was a formally employed school doctor at Peking University, she would have thought he was some kind of deranged serial killer.

The strong alkaline solution reacted rapidly upon contact with the surface of the corpses. The four corpses weighed at least four or five hundred pounds, but they were dissolved into a pool of blood in just five minutes.

"Go back now, and be more careful next time."

Xu Yi quickly disguised the crime scene, packed up the folding cart, and returned to Dingxianglou first.

Neither of them spoke another word until they returned to their respective dormitories.

Lu Sheng was covered in blood, and after returning to his room, he went into his spatial dimension and took a good bath.

Last time, she swiped an imported super-large jacuzzi from the mall, and also grabbed several large boxes of bath bombs.

Lying in the sweet, fruity bubbles, Lu Sheng went through the clues about Xu Yi again.

In their few encounters, Xu Yi had always shown goodwill towards her and Sun Tiantian. Today, he even became her accomplice in the crime, helping to destroy the evidence.

Rather than believing that human nature is inherently good, Lu Sheng is more convinced that Xu Yi understands the principle of mutual dependence.

They live on the same floor. If Lu Sheng and Sun Tiantian fall, those scum will soon target Xu Yi as well.

Since Xu Yi has not yet engaged in any dangerous behavior that crosses the line, Lu Sheng decided to observe for a while longer.

...

Lu Sheng slept until noon the next day, when his phone ran out of battery and shut down automatically.

She tossed her phone to the bedside to charge, then took out some fresh fruit from her storage space and made a yogurt fruit salad, which she served with whole-wheat bread for breakfast.

I turned on the TV and found that all channels had canceled their regular programming, leaving only live news footage of reporters from various places filming and interviewing on the streets.

The nationwide food shortage has triggered widespread panic.

Everyone withdrew their money from wealth management products and stock market investments, and banks were unable to cope with the massive bank run, causing the system to crash.

People who couldn't withdraw their money panicked even more, and countless people brought their families to crowd in front of the bank to demand accountability and protest.

Even though bank spokespeople and government officials came forward to vouch for the banking system, those who couldn't get their money simply didn't believe the empty promises and banded together to storm bank branches across the country, vandalizing and causing trouble.

Even those who managed to transfer their assets before the system crashed are now facing the predicament of not being able to afford food.

The prices of rice, flour, and cooking oil in supermarkets have skyrocketed. Rice costs 3,000 yuan per kilogram, and a bag of flour costs 5,000 yuan.

Most people are already burdened with mortgages and car loans, and their savings are always tight. How can they afford such exorbitantly priced grain that is more expensive than gold?

In addition to insufficient supplies, the nation's medical resources have also been subjected to an unprecedented surge in demand.

Every day, tens of thousands of people seek emergency medical care due to heatstroke, but hospital beds are limited, and even the corridors of hospitals are full of people.

New patients arriving at the hospital can't get a bed and have to wait in line outside.

Many people fell ill and died suddenly before they could even be examined by a doctor, and several crematorium furnaces used for cremating people were burned to the point of being unusable.

"Lu Sheng, look what we brought back!"

Lu Sheng was about to wash the dishes when Sun Tiantian and Xiao Yu rushed in excitedly.

Lu Sheng turned his head and saw that the two people were each carrying two plump free-range chickens and a basket of fresh eggs.

“Xiao Yu’s friend who plays games opened a farm outside the Fifth Ring Road. We traded two packs of beef jerky for four chickens and these eggs.”

Sun Tiantian hopped over to Lu Sheng's side like a little sparrow, chattering away, "We can raise these chickens first, then we'll have a stable source of eggs. The eggs can hatch into chicks, so we won't have to worry about not having meat to eat in the future!"

Sun Tiantian was immersed in her boundless imagination about the chicken farming business, and had already thought about how to expand the scale of the chicken farm in the future.

Lu Sheng really wanted to say that all four chickens were female and couldn't lay eggs that could hatch into chicks...

Your chicken farm plan was aborted before it even started...

Seeing Xiao Yu's gaze, which seemed to be telling her to go along with what Sun Tiantian was saying, Lu Sheng swallowed back the words she was about to utter.

Sun Tiantian's naive and innocent nature is partly due to Xiao Yu, the parent who spoils her!

But at least these four chickens brought Lu Sheng some convenience.

From now on, there's no need to hide anything when taking eggs from the space, since these two don't have much common sense anyway.

"But it takes at least half an hour to get from our school to the Fifth Ring Road. How did you two get there?" Lu Sheng asked, slightly puzzled.

"We rode in Teacher Xu's car!"

Sun Tiantian made no attempt to hide her admiration for Xu Yi.

“Teacher Xu is a very kind person. Last time we were at the supermarket, he drove us back. This morning we were discussing borrowing his car, but Teacher Xu said that he also needed to go out to exchange supplies, so he gave us a ride along the way.”

"Oh, by the way, Teacher Xu also promised to give Xiao Yu acupuncture on his wrist, so I'll take this opportunity to invite him to dinner tonight."