Just as Li Tang stood up, the mayor arrived in a hurry with his entourage.

"Miss Qin, are you alright?"

Yesterday morning, the mayor personally led a team to salvage supplies, unaware of what had happened in the city.

The salvage operation lasted a full day and night, and we only just returned.

Upon hearing that Qin Su had been bullied repeatedly, he immediately rushed over.

At that moment, he had no eyes for food, only for concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Mayor. I'm fine."

Seeing that he was still soaking wet, Qin Su felt a warmth in her heart.

"Mayor, these are the supplies I seized from that man surnamed Wan. I'm handing them all over to the municipal government."

The mayor was stunned. Looking at the warehouse full of grain, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment.

After so many days of disaster, the city's food supplies were almost exhausted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have personally led people to find supplies.

However, from the time they left yesterday morning until they returned at noon today, they only managed to find less than enough food for one inflatable boat.

And what's in front of us is a whole warehouse full of food!

With this food, how many people could survive until the harvest of the crops!

"Miss Qin, I... I really thank you. You are a benefactor to the people of the whole city, a hero to everyone!"

In fact, the mayor had considered using force to deal with the man surnamed Wan. However, Wan had too many burly men around him, and his subordinates had either died or been injured in the disaster relief efforts, and those who remained were too weak from hunger to stand a chance against them.

Now that Qin Su has dealt with the Wan family and obtained so much grain, how could he not be excited?

"Mayor, you flatter me."

Qin Su felt a little embarrassed; she wasn't actually that great. She simply had enough food stored up and didn't need it.

Giving the grain to the mayor was also to strengthen their relationship. It was also so that they could be notified in advance if any unusual developments occurred later.

"Yesterday's confrontation with that guy surnamed Wan, he said he has connections in high places. Will this batch of grain cause you trouble?"

"Oh, he has connections?"

"What a joke! If he really had connections, he wouldn't have been fired in the first place. Miss Qin, don't worry, this person is just making it up. Our country definitely doesn't have that many dangerous individuals!"

"And now, with this grain, I can get rid of him without any problems!"

The mayor exhaled a breath of stale air. He had been honest and upright all his life. If it weren't for the sake of food, he would never have allowed such a parasite to jump around like this.

Qin Su frowned. The way Wan spoke yesterday must have been based on something.

So, who is he referring to when he says he has connections above him?

But now that things have come to this point, no matter who is behind the man surnamed Wan, or whether he will seek revenge, Qin Su is not afraid!

The mayor wanted to treat them to dinner, but Qin Su had already wasted half a day dealing with the wicked, so she didn't plan to linger any longer.

So, carrying the rice balls the mayor had given them, the group continued their journey in search of clues about the mutation.

First, we arrived at the research institute that Huo Sijin had visited, but the institute was now submerged and we needed to dive down to check it out.

"Miss, you're not feeling well, you shouldn't go down."

Li Tang quickly tried to dissuade him.

"I have to go down there. Only I can understand the things at the research institute."

Qin Su changed into a diving suit, carried an oxygen tank, and went into the water, only to feel extremely uncomfortable.

Her health is such a burden.

Suddenly, a large hand grabbed her and led her toward the research institute.

They soon arrived at the research institute, where the prolonged flooding had severely damaged most of the equipment.

Of course, Li Boqing must have moved all the important things before the flood. But since there were mutated creatures, those things must have been leaked out.

In his past life, he remembered that the medicine was for human use and was very precious; he shouldn't have been willing to give it to animals.

Just when Qin Su thought she wouldn't find anything at the research institute, she suddenly pressed a hidden switch.

Boom!

As the door to the darkroom opened, one after another, transparent jars came into view.

Each jar contained a corpse.

Among the corpses were elderly people, young people, and children, the youngest of whom was an infant less than a year old.

These corpses don't look like normal people at all; they've undergone mutation!

Clearly, these are all failed experiments that mutated!

"My little apprentice, look!"

Huo Sijin pointed to one of the broken jars, which showed signs of destruction from the inside out. In other words, a test subject had escaped from here.

Qin Su took a deep breath; she thought she should know.

The mutations on the outside were likely caused by that test subject.

After the experimental subjects underwent mutation, they developed mutated genes in their bodies, and these mutated genes can be transmitted through blood and bodily fluids.

Those animals mutated because they came into contact with the experimental subject through blood.

It's unclear what the experiment entailed, but if he used the blood for malicious purposes, it would be nothing short of a disaster for outsiders.

She was underwater for less than fifteen minutes. When she came up, she was trembling all over and her face was as pale as a sheet of paper. Li Tang and the others were so frightened that they quickly wrapped blankets around her.

"go home."

Qin Su was so cold that her teeth were grinding together. If she didn't go back to rest soon, she was afraid she would lose her life.

She is aware of her own weakness, so even if it's a huge deal, she has to do it within the limits of her physical condition.

The speed of returning home was faster than ever before. Those disaster victims who originally wanted to intercept the assault boats to seize supplies had no time to take action before the assault boats sped away, leaving them in a trail of bright water and disappearing without a trace.

Mo Rongguang and Xu Jingzhi had been waiting anxiously in the guardhouse for a long time.

Seeing Qin Su wrapped in a thick blanket and carried up the mountain by Huo Sijin, he anxiously came over to greet her.

"Young Miss!"

"Quick, honey, go make some ginger soup."

Mo Rongguang rushed to open the door, and Xu Jingzhi ran straight to the kitchen.

Huo Sijin carried Qin Su into the room, filled the bathtub with hot water, and was about to help her take off her clothes.

Qin Su clutched her chest, her small body trembling with fear.

"You, get out, I'll do it myself."

Could this man be such a beast, trying to take advantage of my vulnerability?

Huo Sijin awkwardly withdrew his hand; he had been too hasty.

Seeing his little apprentice's lifeless state, he was truly afraid that she would die without taking another breath.

"Okay, I'll wait outside. Call me if anything happens."

Huo Sijin turned and left, her tall figure standing at the bathroom door.

Through the crack in the door, Qin Su could see where he was standing.

She actually wanted to suggest that he could stand a little further away, but thinking of the worry in the man's eyes, she didn't say anything. She simply kept the sound of the water running softly in the shower, her face slightly flushed in the white steam.