Chapter 536: Remove the Fire from Under the Cauldron

While praising them for their skillful use of supernatural powers on their first trip to the sea, and complimenting them on the strength of their supernatural powers, it seemed as if it would be difficult to return without them. Zheng Yi was unable to bring himself to say "go back immediately" during the bumpy ride.

In the base.

Lin Yimu and Li Qingzheng are having a meeting with Zhuang Mingxu.

"I think the timing of Ding Han's proposal is too coincidental. It is hard to guarantee that he had not discussed it with Zheng Yi and others in advance." Lin Yimu already knew the details of the matter when Zhuang Mingxu asked him to mobilize the troops.

"The news about Cheng Chuan has always been kept confidential. Perhaps we can directly investigate the researchers who have had contact with Cheng Chuan and do a screening."

"I know for sure. Now that Cheng Chuan's information has been leaked, it's useless even if it's screened out." Li Qing pinched his brows, thinking about what would happen if Zheng Jun knew that Cheng Chuan was sent to the laboratory as an experimental subject...

He sighed and asked Zhuang Mingxu, "What are the plans for the base?"

Li Qing didn't believe it if it was said that it was completely impossible to send the person away. Otherwise, Lu Weiyi would not have brought the person back and placed his weak spot in front of him.

"What happened to Cheng Chuan before was also a secret in the base. It will definitely spread out now. Then all the bases will definitely put pressure on this side. What if..." Li Qing pondered, "If something happens in our base again, it will be easier to incite the emotions of the masses."

This is tantamount to everyone making choices in a gay place.

It is almost impossible to protect Cheng Chuan again.

Li Qing was afraid that Zhuang Mingxu would stubbornly defend what Lu Weiyi had promised, so he warned him in advance, "Don't be confused."

Zhuang Mingxu flicked the ashes off his hand and said, "If the time really comes to sacrifice him, I will definitely not show mercy."

From his perspective, he is responsible for tens of thousands of people in the base.

But now he just feels that the time has not come yet.

Cheng Chuan had this realization when he started preparing to study zombie energy at the base. He was very clear from the beginning that he was willing to cooperate with the experiment, but as Lu Weiyi had promised, he did not want to be a test subject without dignity.

When the researchers were collecting his physical data and specimens, he always cooperated, and even agreed when a researcher suggested cutting off some of his internal organs.

Worried that the anesthetic would contaminate the specimen and cause data errors, he even underwent the collection of visceral slices without anesthesia. In order to save his life, Xu Yi followed him and helped him repair his internal organs when the procedure was completed.

Cheng Chuan didn't say a word after that. Xu Yi had nightmares for a week and vowed never to go near any research institute again.

Zhuang Mingxu couldn't make any more requests for someone who had regressed to such a point, especially since the current situation did not require him to be a test subject.

This situation is purely caused by the greed of these researchers.

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little guilty.

"But..." Zhuang Mingxu's tone suddenly changed, "This group of researchers... have crossed the line."

"After all, he is not a member of our base, and there is no way to completely control him..." Thinking of the research institute that is still under surveillance, Li Qing suddenly looked at Zhuang Mingxu, "You don't want to... kill him to silence him, do you?"

“Not really, really not…” These people were scientific researchers at the top before the end of the world. Although they were a bit rigid and stubborn and inflexible, their professional abilities were already the strongest brains that each base could provide.

Zhuang Mingxu glanced at Li Qing and extinguished the cigarette in his hand. "I have been working as a white-collar worker for so long without making any contribution. Is it so easy to get the crystal core of Yueban Bay?"

Before Li Qing could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Zhuang Mingxu add calmly, "They need to change their environment and do something practical."

"You want to make them disappear?" Lin Yimu asked.

These people are now only working in Yueban Bay, and their identities are still affiliated with the original base. As long as they are still there, each base has the right to investigate the progress of the experiment. The only way to completely stop them is to make these people disappear.

"How could that be?" Zhuang Mingxu smiled kindly, "Major General Zheng's men like to run around so much, who knows if anything unexpected will happen?"

That night, Zheng Yi and his team returned in the dark. They had been fighting like tools for the entire afternoon, and none of them looked very good.

But the accompanying personnel praised their behavior as a friendly team that selflessly helped, and before they even opened their mouths, they asked the people on guard at the dock to start handing out good guy cards.

Zheng Yi forced a smile to suppress his anger, making everyone unable to say a word of dissatisfaction.

"Major General Zheng, our base commander has seen that you haven't returned, so he plans to send us out to sea to look for you."

"If you ask me, our base commander is just worried. It's obvious that the psychics in Major General Zheng's team are very capable. There's no need for us to do anything unnecessary and make it seem like we're looking down on them."

"Yes, yes, our base commander had dinner prepared in advance, and told you to come back and have a good rest. Things... aren't going well on his end." The person who spoke paused and hinted to Zheng Yi, "He's worried that something might go wrong, so he'll keep an eye on it. I hope you don't mind if the hospitality is not good enough."

There are still several high-level crystal cores in Zhuang Mingxu's hands. Even if Zheng Yi is angry at this moment, he cannot turn hostile and says in a gentle voice, "It's okay, we are all brothers."

Not only did they not see what they wanted to see, but they also worked for an entire afternoon. All of Zheng Jiajun and his party, who had come with a purpose, were not in a very good mood, especially now that there were traffic restrictions in Yueban Bay, which was tantamount to confining them to the residential area.

"Has the half-corpse that Zhuang Mingxu said would be sent to the research institute been delivered?" Zheng Yi pinched his brows, absorbed the crystal core, and asked with his eyes closed.

"Not sure, but I saw they did send something to the research institute. Someone who saw it said it was the half-corpse."

"Didn't you see what he looks like?" Zheng Yi frowned.

"No, there are so many people surrounding me that I can't get close."

"Has any confirmed news come out from the research institute? Is what was sent over real?" Zheng Yi suspected that this was a delaying tactic by Zhuang Mingxu. After all, as long as they were sent away, those people in the research institute would have no one to rely on and could only let Yue Banwan delay and control them.

"Not really..." someone doubted.

"He shouldn't be confused about such an important matter."

Zheng Yi snorted coldly, "If he didn't care, he would have thrown him in long ago." Now Zheng Yi believed that Zhuang Mingxu was forced to adopt a delaying tactic.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yi couldn't help laughing. He glanced at a young man in the team and murmured, "Just wait for him to make a mistake."

**

At three o'clock in the morning, a deafening explosion sounded in the North Island, startling the sleeping residents. Due to their stable lives, countless people took a long time to react before going out to check.

Zheng Yi had just gotten up from the bed and hadn't figured out what was going on when there was another rapid knock on the door accompanied by an explosion.

"Major General..." Zheng Yi opened the door and saw his teammate looking anxious. He glared at him to stop him from continuing. He nodded to Jin Diao and Hu Cheng who were communicating in the corridor, "What happened?"

"There were continuous explosions in the direction of the research institute," Hu Cheng said as he walked out with Golden Eagle.

Zheng Yi's gaze suddenly turned to the person next to him, and that person nodded slightly, confirming his silent question.

Zheng Yi clenched his fist and followed the two men.

As the group walked out of the building, they heard a broadcast from the base's loudspeakers resounding throughout the surrounding area, "There has been a temporary accident at the base. In order to facilitate a thorough investigation of the cause, please do not go out. Once discovered, they will be detained immediately."

[An unexpected incident occurred at the base...].

Not far away, a small group of psychics strode towards this side and stopped in front of the few people.

"Hello, there is an unexpected situation at our base, please do not go out."

"Is there anyone I can help you with?" The golden eagle turned his gaze towards the place not far away where two more explosions had occurred. The fire there illuminated half the sky, and someone could be vaguely heard shouting for help.

Zheng Yi immediately responded, "We have nothing to do too, let's go over and take a look together."

"Thank you everyone. It's not necessary for now. The specific situation over there is not clear yet. We have mobilized enough psychics to rescue the wounded."

The leader spoke politely, his gaze pausing for a moment on the healing user standing behind Hu Cheng, and then changed the subject without saying anything final, "It's not clear how many people are injured over there. If there are many injured, we may need a few healing users to help."

"What are you thinking about? Do you know how gay I am..."

“Sure,” Zheng Miao said sleepily before he could finish his words. Zheng Yi slapped him on the back and said, “You can take them over now.”

Hu Cheng and Golden Eagle looked at each other and glanced at Zheng Yi at the same time.

As if realizing that he was being overly enthusiastic, Zheng Yi explained, "Those people over there are talents gathered from several bases. We cannot afford to make any mistakes. Going there sooner can save more lives."

The man who came over pondered for a moment, did not directly object, took out his mobile phone and made a call, asking the other party if he needed support from a healing psychic.

"Not for now. Our medical department is too busy and will seek help. Thank you for the selflessness of our partners at the Kyoto base."

A powerful voice came from the other end of the phone, accompanied by various orders being issued in the surrounding noisy chaos. It was obvious that it was on the front line.

Zheng Yi now had no excuse. He looked deeply towards the place in the distance where the fire illuminated half the sky, then turned around and returned to the hotel.

After saying goodbye to Hu Cheng and Golden Eagle, Zheng Yi's forced calmness broke down as soon as he entered the bedroom. He lowered his voice and asked angrily, "When did Jiang Shang leave?"

"Half an hour ago, I gave him the supplemented map of the research institute and analyzed the most likely place where the half-corpse was imprisoned. I asked him to take as many photos and videos as possible." The man who came in with Zheng Yi looked anxious.

"He is a speed type and is already in the middle stage of A-level. He won't... he won't fail, right?"

Zheng Yi gritted his teeth and punched the sofa hard. "Now we can only pray that he comes back quickly. Otherwise, even if his speed makes it difficult for him to be caught on the scene, one person missing from the team is enough to arouse suspicion."