Zhang Tieshan frowned and said, "The base is in a state of panic right now. Everyone thinks Li Feng did it. If we don't handle this properly, it could cause even bigger trouble."

“Brother Zhang, I know what you’re worried about. But what if we really wrong an innocent person? Wouldn’t that be even worse? How about this, we’ll have a public trial and let everyone participate, what do you think?” Lu Zhaoming suggested.

Zhang Tieshan thought about it and felt that Lu Zhaoming's words made sense.

So he nodded and said, "Alright, we'll do it your way. We'll have a public trial for this case tomorrow morning in the base square."

Lu Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Tieshan had agreed.

He knew that his next task was to find the real killer.

When Lu Zhaoming returned to the cafeteria, he found Li Feng sitting alone in a corner, holding his head and looking very frustrated.

"Brother Feng, don't be discouraged," Lu Zhaoming said, walking up to Li Feng and comforting him.

Li Feng looked up at Lu Zhaoming, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"Thank you, brother. I know I have a bad temper and have offended a lot of people. But I really didn't kill anyone."

"I believe you." Lu Zhaoming patted Li Feng on the shoulder and said, "By the way, where's your sister?"

"Xiao Rou? She should be in the infirmary," Li Feng said.

“I’ll go check on her,” Lu Zhaoming said.

Lu Zhaoming arrived at the infirmary and saw a young girl sitting on the hospital bed, her face pale.

"Who are you...?" the girl asked warily when she saw Lu Zhaoming.

"My name is Lu Zhaoming, and I'm new here," Lu Zhaoming said. "You must be Li Feng's sister, Zhao Xiaorou?"

Zhao Xiaorou nodded.

“Xiaorou, I want to ask you some questions about Brother Wang’s murder,” Lu Zhaoming said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaorou's face turned even paler.

She shook her head and said, "I...I don't know anything."

“Xiaorou, I know what you might have seen. But if you don’t tell me, the real culprit will get away with it. Do you want your brother to be wrongly accused?” Lu Zhaoming said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaorou trembled even more violently.

She looked up at Lu Zhaoming, her eyes filled with fear.

“I…I can’t say…I’ll die if I say it…” Zhao Xiaorou said.

"Who would kill you?" Lu Zhaoming pressed.

Zhao Xiaorou didn't answer, but looked at a corner of the infirmary with fear in her eyes.

Lu Zhaoming followed Zhao Xiaorou's gaze and saw a woman in a white coat standing there, coldly watching them.

That woman was Qin Wan'er, the base's doctor.

Lu Zhaoming had a vague feeling that this Qin Wan'er was very likely the mastermind behind everything.

Just as Lu Zhaoming was preparing to investigate further... the alarm blared, so piercing it nearly shattered eardrums.

Lu Zhaoming felt his adrenaline surge instantly, and his heart was beating at a disco beat.

"Holy crap, what's going on?" Lu Zhaoming couldn't help but swear.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone evacuate to the underground shelter immediately!" Zhang Tieshan's voice echoed throughout the base like a loudspeaker.

The crowd erupted instantly, screams, cries, and curses filling the air, creating utter chaos.

Lu Zhaoming couldn't care less about investigating the murder case; saving his own life was the priority!

He followed the crowd and ran towards the underground shelter.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that Zhao Xiaorou was being forcibly dragged away.

He tried to rush over to save people, but was swept away by the crowd.

Even more bizarrely, he saw Qin Wan'er standing on the high platform, coldly observing everything, with a meaningful smile on her lips.

That smile sent a chill down Lu Zhaoming's spine, as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.

"This woman is definitely suspicious!" Lu Zhaoming cursed inwardly. He realized that this murder case was just the beginning, and the real storm was yet to come.

Inside the underground shelter, the survivors' emotions were like a volcano, ready to erupt at any moment, with many accusing Li Feng of being the murderer...