I don't know how much time passed, but I scraped off most of the white paint from the wall in front of me, and then I started to pry up the cement.

Cement isn't easy to pry off, but with some time, it's still possible to remove all the cement from the wall.

The most troublesome part is the layer of brick wall inside the cement.

I initially thought the brick wall would be easy to work on, but when I tried to pry it open, I found that the cement between the bricks was very strong, and the pile of bricks made it impossible for me to get started.

Unless I have a hammer, I can only pry away the cement between the bricks little by little first, and then figure out how to remove the bricks.

I glanced at my watch and realized it was already 9 p.m.

We arrived in Yuelin Town around 5 or 6 pm, and now it's 9 pm. Including the time I spent dealing with Zhang Jianzhou, I've been digging at the wall here for about three hours.

I sat on the stool, wiped the sweat from my brow, and felt very annoyed.

But we have to get out of here!

So we have no choice but to keep digging into the wall.

...

It's already 11:50 PM, almost midnight.

I've finally managed to dig a complete hole through this wall.

The hole in the wall was big enough for me to squeeze through. After I dug it through, the cool breeze blowing in from outside felt wonderful. I could hear the rain outside, so it looked like it was still raining.

The faint light coming from outside the cave entrance made me feel that I was still alive, and I was really grateful.

I glanced at the corridor outside the cave entrance. There were no zombies there, and I couldn't hear anything except the sound of rain. I guessed that the zombies were still outside getting rained on.

Even so, I still cautiously extended the machete in my hand outside the hole and knocked on the wall. After confirming that there was no movement, I poked my head out, looked at the dark corridor in front of me, and then crawled out of the pharmacy.

The feeling of regaining freedom is really great; it gives me a feeling of escaping from prison.

When I was locked in the pharmacy, I was really desperate. I felt helpless and angry while digging through the wall. I never expected that I would be tricked by that bastard Zhang Jianzhou.

Yeah, that bastard is a whole generation older than me, and his mind is much more agile than mine. It's normal for him to do something like this to get out of my control.

The biggest problem now is getting back!

It's already midnight. Zhang Jianzhou left around 6 p.m. In six hours, if all goes well, he should have covered more than half the distance. He should be able to return to the central town around 4 or 5 a.m.

If he tells Ye Qian and the others what I did to him, and then makes false accusations against me, I'll be doomed.

After all, Ye Qian and I don't have a deep relationship. If I really threaten them, I think Ye Qian won't care whether I really saved his life or not. He will just kill me and everyone in the research institute.

So I must rush back to the research institute right now!

I don't know if it will be in time.

I ran to the entrance of the clinic and saw that the door was open. There were quite a few zombies gathered outside in the heavy rain, but none of them came in.

I guess Zhang Jianzhou planned to lure the zombies in before leaving and block my last escape route. However, due to the heavy rain, the zombies didn't get into the clinic, giving me a chance to escape.

Looking at the zombies outside the door, I didn't dare to make any rash moves. I ran to the back of the clinic and knocked. There were fewer zombies there, so I simply climbed out of the back window.

Immediately, I ran towards the town's exit.

"I hope that bastard Zhang Jianzhou doesn't take the car. I have the keys! He shouldn't be able to open it!"

Sometimes, bad things just happen exactly as you wish for them.

I ran to the entrance of town and took a look. The place where I used to park was empty, with nothing there.

After cursing under my breath, I glanced around in the moonlight and noticed a number of abandoned vehicles. I walked over and began to try to start them.

Unfortunately, the batteries in these cars were mostly dead, so they couldn't start even if they had fuel.

I tried several cars, but none of them worked, which made me very annoyed.

Finally, I found a motorcycle by the roadside.

The key is inserted, but I don't know if it will move.

I didn't care whether it was raining heavily or not, I just hopped on, turned the key, and the motorcycle started immediately. Luckily, I knew how to ride a motorcycle, otherwise it would have been really difficult.

I checked the fuel level; there was still plenty left, enough for me to get back to the research institute.

So he twisted the handle, and with a loud bang, they set off.

The zombies in the heavy rain rushed over the moment they heard the motorcycle start.

Luckily, I ran fast, or they would have caught me.

After setting off, I turned on the headlights to see the road ahead. It was raining heavily, and since I didn't have a raincoat, I had no choice but to brave the rain. The heavy rain lashed against my body and face, and it hurt!

But I can't worry about that now.

Zhang Jianzhou is definitely heading towards the central town now. When he arrives in the central town and tells Ye Qian and the others about my situation, it will take the central town a day to send people to the research institute. As long as I return before the people from the central town arrive at the research institute, I will be able to transfer everyone in the research institute.

In this way, the institute's fate could be avoided.

However, what I fear most now is that Zhang Jianzhou had already planned this from the beginning, and that after we left the research institute, the people from the central town would go to the research institute and surround it.

If that's the case, even if I rush back, it won't make a difference.

I gritted my teeth, feeling very annoyed.

If that's the case, I wouldn't mind slaughtering everyone in the entire central town.

Time passed second by second as I walked through the darkness.

After walking for more than an hour, I seemed to have left the area where it was raining.

But because I was soaking wet, the wind made me shiver. But in order to save time, I had to keep going and not let myself collapse.

I don't know how long I was on the screen, but my eyelids felt heavier and heavier, and everything around me started to appear double.

When I realized something was wrong, I braked immediately, but before I could turn off the engine, I fell to the ground with the motorcycle. It was a hard fall, and I could feel that my hands and knees were scraped.

Just as my consciousness was about to give way, I saw a beam of light coming from afar.

It also appears to be a motorcycle; the engine sounded a bit strange, like a Harley.

The light stopped beside me. After the people in the car got out and came over to take a look, they exclaimed in surprise, "How strange! What are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)