More than an hour later, Zhou Liang returned to the infirmary, bringing back a patient, who was none other than Zhang Lincai.

I remember Zhang Lin had gone to the new place he found in the central town, so it seems he's back.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to have caught a cold.

It's already November, a time of seasonal change, so catching a cold is quite normal.

Zhang Lincai was surprised to see me in the infirmary. "What are you doing here? Where's Dr. Zhang?"

I said, "Dr. Zhang is still at the research institute. I thought this place couldn't stay empty forever, so I came to cover for him."

Zhang Lin nodded without suspecting anything, then coughed twice, almost snot running down his nose, "Get me some medicine, I feel terrible."

I checked on him, took a box of cold medicine from the cabinet and gave it to him, saying, "Take a little, try to get through it if you can. It's just a cold, nothing serious."

"Thank you." Zhang Lin took the medicine, swallowed one pill, and then asked me, "I heard from Ye Qian that you joined Central Town?"

I smiled and said, "Yes, I thought about it for a long time before making this decision. Anyway, I'll definitely join the central town in the future, so I might as well join now instead of delaying it."

Zhang Lincai said, "Yes, it's good to join now. If you hesitate any longer, it will be difficult to join after the raiders have been completely absorbed."

I paused, glanced at Zhou Liang who was standing silently to the side, and asked, "Why? Does it mean that by then, outsiders won't be allowed to join the central town?"

Zhang Lincai said, "No, it's just that we will establish a set of review standards. It's easy to join a central town now, but once the scale of the central town expands, the review of personnel will become very important. So, if you want to join a central town, you will have to pass the review, otherwise you won't be given the opportunity to join at all."

"I see."

I smiled and said, "Then I really did catch the last train."

Zhang Lincai said, "Well, you're lucky. It's good that you joined us. You're a doctor, and the town is in dire need of people like you right now. Last time Ye Qian and Zhang Jianzhou had an accident, if it weren't for your help in treating them, they would probably be done for."

I smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.

Zhang Lincai continued, "Let's not talk about the past. By the way, when are the people from your research institute coming over?"

I shook my head and said, "We won't come over for now. After all, they're used to life there, and it wouldn't be right to suddenly move them to the central town."

Zhang Lincai asked in confusion, "How could that be? They're all the same anyway."

I smiled and said, "It's different. You've never been to the research institute, so you don't know."

"Huh?" Zhang Lin looked at me with a puzzled expression.

I said, "Let me put it this way, there's electricity over there."

Zhang Lincai was surprised, "There's electricity? What kind of electricity? Is it the kind of electricity?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, it's electricity."

Zhang Lincai asked, "Where does your research institute get its electricity from?"

I said, "The solar panels on the roof are basically what power the building. However, the amount of electricity generated in a day is not much, but it's enough for daily life. We don't need anything else."

Zhang Lincai's face still showed surprise as he said, "I really want to go and take a look. You don't know, the new place we found is nice, but it has no electricity. We've thought about this for a long time, but we still can't come up with any ideas. Using a generator is too fuel-intensive. It's okay to use it occasionally, but if we need to use it for a long time, then there's no way to do it."

I said, "I don't understand this stuff either. You'll have to find a professional. Maybe someone who knows about this can help you solve this problem."

Zhang Lin waved his hand, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, it's annoying. By the way, I'm going to stay here for two days. After two days, I'll take you to see the new place, how about that?"

I was taken aback when I heard this, and then asked, "Is it appropriate?"

I found it a bit strange. When I was eavesdropping outside Ye Qian's door earlier, I heard Ye Qian tell Ye Cheng that he didn't trust me. So I thought it was impossible for the people in Central Town to let me know where my new residence was. But Zhang Lin's words now surprised me.

Zhang Lin smiled and said, "What's inappropriate about that? You're already a resident of Central Town now, so it's perfectly normal for me to take you there to see it. Besides, the entire Central Town will be relocated to a new place in the future, and this place will only serve as a post station and gathering place. The center of life will move there in the future, and I'll have to find you a place to stay then."

I glanced at Zhou Liang and saw him winking at me. I nodded and said, "Okay, okay, that's great."

Zhang Lincai said, "Okay, then let's do it this way. You stay in the central town for the next two days and don't go anywhere. I'll take you there to have a look in two days."

After saying this, he left the infirmary.

I glanced at Zhou Liang and asked, "What did you mean by giving me that look just now?"

Zhou Liang said, "I asked you to ask him if I can come over?"

I gave a wry smile. "Do you think that's a good idea? It's easy for you to go. When Zhang Lin sees you by my side, he'll definitely take you with him."

Zhou Liang raised an eyebrow. "That makes sense. Let's stay here for the next couple of days."

I then asked, "By the way, you talked to Zhang Lincai before?"

Zhou Liang nodded, "Yes, we've talked about it."

"Then what?"

Zhou Liang said, "Then, I have a general understanding of the situation in this central town, but it's just a general understanding. I don't know the details or the people involved yet. I'll take advantage of these two days to familiarize myself with the area."

I said, "You can be familiar with it, but don't give yourself away. And even if you do, don't drag me into it, understand?"

Zhou Liang reached out and slapped my head, laughing, "Little brat, you dare to negotiate with me now? You're tired of living, aren't you?"

I covered my head with a furrowed brow.

Zhou Liang said, "Don't worry, do you think I'm as brainless as you? When I investigate, as long as those big shots don't show up, there shouldn't be any problems. So, you, be careful and don't give yourself away. Don't think I don't know what you're up to by joining Central Town."

I shook my head and said nothing more.

...

Two days passed quickly.

Two days later, at nine o'clock in the morning, Zhang Lin came and found me and Zhou Liang, and asked us to go with him to our new residence.

Over the past two days, Zhou Liang has been wandering around the central town and has basically figured out what it's like here.

As for what he will do next, I have no idea.

(End of this chapter)