I was stunned for a moment.

How do you know she died then?

Zhou Liang's words puzzled me.

I said, "She was already dead, she wasn't breathing at that time. How could that be fake?"

Zhou Liang raised an eyebrow and said, "I can tell you this: Wu Shuang was in a state of suspended animation at the time... Never mind, I won't go into more detail about this. If you don't believe me, I can take you to Hangzhou in the next couple of days, how about that?"

I squinted, still not believing what Zhou Liang was saying.

Seeing the doubt in my expression, Zhou Liang smiled and said, "Alright, alright, since you don't believe me, I won't take you there. Anyway, I've already told you about this. Whether you believe it or not is your own business and has nothing to do with me."

He let go of my hand; it hurt a lot from his grip. After I shook it off, he stood up from his chair, turned around, and went to the door to leave. That's when I noticed a wound on the back of his right arm.

The wound was gruesome, but it has fully healed.

Seeing this wound immediately reminded me of something, something very important.

"Wait a minute," I called out.

Zhou Liang opened the door, glanced at the situation outside, and turned back to ask, "Is there anything else you want to ask?"

I asked, "Were you bitten by a zombie before?"

Zhou Liang's expression froze for a moment. He glanced at the wound on his arm and exclaimed in surprise, "You could even tell that?"

I shook my head and said, "You can't tell anything just by looking at the wound. After the Jiajiang incident, I went to Wutong City to look for you, but you were already gone. At that time, I also received a very unreliable message that you had been bitten by a zombie and had gone to find an antidote for the zombie virus."

"At first I didn't believe it, but later I did."

Zhou Liang smiled: "And then? What do you want to ask?"

I said, "You're so sure Wu Shuang isn't dead, which means you must have seen her, otherwise you wouldn't know she existed. Also, you were bitten by a zombie but are still alive, so you must have experienced the state of apparent death you just mentioned."

Zhou Liang said, "You've become smarter, haven't you? That's right, I did experience a state of suspended animation."

I then asked, "Okay, tell me, is Wu Shuang still at that research institute?"

Zhou Liang looked at me without speaking for a long time before finally saying, "It seems you know quite a bit. Have you met people who came from this research institute?"

I said, "I've encountered it before. I'm thinking about where this research institute is located, and I'm even more interested in whether Wu Shuang and Ke Jiamin are still inside."

Zhou Liang clicked his tongue a few times and said, "I can't tell you about this research institute because I don't know exactly where it is."

I was puzzled. "What do you mean? Didn't you come from that research institute yourself? Why don't you know?"

Zhou Liang said, "I did come out of that place on my own back then, but let me tell you this, after I came out, I tried to go back to look for it, but I couldn't find it, do you understand?"

"not understand."

Zhou Liang said, "I can't explain it to you clearly. If you have the chance, try to go there yourself. Of course, you have to be able to find it."

Looking at Zhou Liang, I felt that he wasn't lying.

He had no reason to lie to me about this, and Zhang Jianzhou and Zhong Jianzhou didn't even know where the research institute was located. It seems that the research institute is indeed a bit mysterious.

Zhou Liang continued, "As for whether Wu Shuang is still at the research institute, I don't know. It's possible that she was sent away like the others, or it's possible that she's still at the research institute. I don't know that. As for the Ke Jiamin you mentioned, she's Pu Weichao's girlfriend, right?"

"yes."

“She’s dead,” Zhou Liang said.

My expression changed; I had always thought that Ke Jiamin was still alive.

Zhou Liang looked at me and said, "She really is dead. Her injuries were more severe than mine. I was only bitten by a zombie, but she was also shot. So by the time she got to the research institute, she had already turned into a zombie and there was no way to save her."

When I heard this news, I was still a little incredulous, but Zhou Liang wouldn't lie to me about something like this, because there was no need for him to.

He wouldn't gain anything by lying to me about something like this.

I thought for a moment and asked, "Since you don't know where the research institute is, why did you say you would take me to Hangzhou?"

Zhou Liang smirked and said, "I'll tell you about that later."

I rolled my eyes and didn't press the matter, because since Zhou Liang had said that, he certainly wouldn't have told me beforehand.

I gathered my thoughts and learned that Wu Shuang was still alive. I wasn't too happy because I couldn't believe it until I saw Wu Shuang.

I witnessed Wu Shuang's death and buried her myself. Now, suddenly knowing that she is still alive, my heart is in turmoil.

Zhou Liang patted my shoulder and said, "I know you're a little upset right now, so I won't add to your mood. I'm going out for a walk to gather some intelligence. Wait for me to come back here."

"Um."

I did not stop him.

Now that we're already in the central town, there's no point in me resisting.

Moreover, rather than letting the central town expand like this, it would be better to have Zhou Liang intercept them.

It is estimated that during this period, the expansion of Central Town will definitely slow down due to Zhou Liang's harassment. By then, Yao Chengjie and Jiajiang will definitely be ready to fight back. Once the battle starts, Central Town, which is being harassed by Zhou Liang, will probably not be a match for Jiajiang and Yao Chengjie.

However, it's hard to say for sure. I'm currently under Zhou Liang's control, unable to escape his clutches, and unable to inform Yao Chengjie and the others.

Everything depends on tacit understanding now.

Zhang Jianzhou is still being held in the research institute, while I am staying in the central town. Although my situation is a little better than his, I am still essentially locked up.

I'm quite curious about how Zhou Liang plans to single-handedly overthrow the entire central town. I can't fathom what's going on in his mind.

Just like what he did before north of Centraltown, he pitted the Centraltown caravan against the raider caravan and wiped them both out. I have absolutely no idea what his reasoning was for doing that.

And what's the point of doing this? Can it really turn the entire central town upside down?

Well, I guess I can only take it one step at a time from now on. After all, I'm not Zhou Liang; I can't possibly plan out everything that's going to happen.

However, I estimate that barring any unforeseen circumstances, Zhou Liang should be able to take over the entire central town with ease.

(End of this chapter)