After some hesitation, Zhong Jianzhou agreed to my request.

Zhang Jianzhou lied to me about this matter before, mainly because there was a conflict between Zhang Jianzhou and me. However, there is no conflict between me and Zhong Jianzhou in front of me, so his agreement is basically not a problem.

However, before heading to the medicine pick-up location, I think we should let him meet the little girl first. After all, they are father and daughter. If the little girl sees that her father is still alive, she will definitely be so happy that she won't be able to speak.

I then asked, "By the way, after you left that research institute, how did you end up in Jiajiang? Why didn't you go to Hangzhou?"

Zhong Jianzhou shook his head and said, "I don't know. I woke up near Jiajiang, and their mission for me was to find people in Jiajiang who are not afraid of zombies. I really want to go back to Hangzhou to find my children, but my life is in their hands now, and I can't leave here."

That makes sense; the people at that research institute certainly wouldn't let someone leave their post so easily.

It's not unusual for them to use this method to control someone and make them work for them.

In the current situation, using this method to control others can make them work for them without any complaints, and it can also allow the research institute to obtain all kinds of resources.

In this way, as long as they control a large number of people, the research institute can continue to operate by simply receiving supplies from outside.

That is indeed a clever idea.

I don't know where this research institute is located. I really want to go and see what's going on inside.

After chatting with Zhong Jianzhou about some of my past experiences, he made some arrangements for Biyuan, and then we set off for the industrial park south of Jiajiang City.

It took us a full hour to get here.

It's been a long time since I've been here.

Some of the simple tombstones I made here before have fallen over, while others are still standing. Because they are made of wood, the writing on them has become illegible due to the erosion of wind and rain.

Fortunately, I know who is buried under each grave.

Zhong Jianzhou arrived at the tombstones of Li Qiming and his son and asked, "Are these the tombstones of Old Li and his son?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed theirs. Next to theirs is Zhang Zhihao's grave."

Zhong Jianzhou took a deep breath, his eyes filled with tears.

No one wants to watch their friend die, much less cry in front of them. Looking at Li Qiming's tombstone, I recalled the scene of him jumping off the building with his son in his arms.

I think Li Qiming must have been in a state of unspeakable despair at that time. His only support, his son, had died. What meaning was there for him to live?

Zhong Jianzhou knelt before their graves and said, "Brother, I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you back then."

Afterwards, Zhong Jianzhou felt that the wooden tombstone in front of him was too simple, so he planned to make a stone one. But I was a little helpless. Where could I find a stone tombstone?

Finally, Zhong Jianzhou directly removed the roadside foundation stones. The roadside foundation stones were arranged in rows to separate the cement road from the muddy ground on the side.

Using these individual foundation stones as tombstones would be quite appropriate.

So the three of us got a lot of foundation stones and planted them in front of each tombstone, then carved words on them with knives.

Stone is much harder than wood, so wind and rain shouldn't be a problem. As for decay, that would probably be a matter of more than ten years.

When I was doing this, Zhong Jianzhou asked me what exactly happened between us in Jiajiang.

I was a little hesitant to tell him.

But I felt I couldn't keep quiet, so after hesitating, I could only tell him the whole story, from the beginning to the end.

Du Xu didn't know anything about me, so he was incredibly surprised after hearing what I had to say.

Zhong Jianzhou said, "So, it's all because of this Zhou Liangzuo?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, I've been looking for him for a long time, but there's been no news. I don't know if he's alive or dead."

Zhong Jianzhou looked at me and said, "I hope he's still alive."

I frowned.

Zhong Jianzhou continued, "I want to kill him with my own hands to avenge Old Li and his son."

I lowered my head and gave a bitter smile, saying, "Let's talk about this later. As long as he's still alive, we'll find him sooner or later. For now, once things are over here, we'll go to Mingzhu City to see your daughter and reunite you two. That's the important thing."

Zhong Jianzhou calmed down and nodded slightly, his eyes filled with expectation and relief.

To be honest, I'm quite pleased.

I'm also very happy to see them reunited.

After we finished making the tombstones for Li Qiming and the others, paid our respects, and then left.

I went straight back to school. As for Zhong Jianzhou, since he was now considered one of Su Mu's men, he had to tell Su Mu before leaving to avoid any mishaps. So he and Du Xu went to Jiangbei again.

After returning to school, I found Hu Fei and told him that I was leaving Jiajiang that afternoon. He had no objections. Anyway, I was the only acquaintance he knew here, so he would naturally follow me if I left.

Next up is Zhang Jianzhou's matter.

This bastard's words are 30% true and 70% false, so I basically can't believe him.

But we still need him to stay alive, which is really troublesome.

If it weren't for the Central Town incident, I might have just killed this guy.

However, because things in Central Town are too complicated, I have to keep him alive for the time being.

Although Central Town doesn't have much impact on us now, just as Zhang Jianzhou said, once Central Town gains momentum, it will definitely start to expand rapidly. If I don't agree to Ye Qian's proposal and refuse to join Central Town, I'm afraid I'll be doomed.

Therefore, we must be on guard now and have a backup plan, otherwise it will be too late to regret it if something really happens.

I arrived at the last dormitory building and entered the dormitory where Zhang Jianzhou was being held.

As soon as I entered, I saw him eating lunch.

"Is it good?" I asked, standing at the door.

After he looked up and saw me, he said, "You're back? Did you see Zhong Jianzhou?"

I said, "Let's not talk about that for now. You were going to sleep last night, so I let you. Now you seem to be in good spirits, so tell me everything about Central Town, including all the people and things there. Also, I want to know how you plan to deal with Central Town."

(End of this chapter)