Upon arriving at the house designated by Brother Gun, Zhang discovered that the seven people were in very poor condition.

The room was very empty, and a foul stench filled the air. The curtains were drawn, and there was not a ray of light in the room.

The behavior of these seven people was subtle. They had a craving for drugs, but still retained some rationality and would not attack humans unprovoked.

Upon seeing the medicine, these people kept muttering, "Give me the medicine, save me."

This scene is all too familiar.

He knew that these people were nothing like the ones he had seen in the residential area before; they had not voluntarily become like this.

So he released the seven people inside, telling them to run as far away as possible and never come back. Whether they could survive normally was up to fate.

Because they weren't taken to the designated place, Zhang's actions were more than twice as fast as the others.

But he also knew that this unusual timing would definitely arouse Brother Gun's suspicion. So he calculated the time and staked out the route the ten people were bound to take.

Because he hadn't traveled day and night, he had enough energy to run ahead of the first person to return, pretending to be out of breath as he ran to Brother Gun'er.

A "2 of Clubs" naturally ended up in Stick Brother's hands.

When Gun'er saw him, he was very excited and praised him repeatedly.

He later discovered that of the ten people who split up during that operation, two returned with serious injuries, and the other half never returned at all.

No wonder Brother Stick's expression was so strange when he talked about the conditions for obtaining the "2 of Clubs". No wonder the conditions for obtaining the identity card sounded so simple. It turns out he had already anticipated the risks of this trip.

Those who didn't return have likely already died at the hands of the corpse-men.

Those who managed to come back alive are already incredibly lucky.

At this point, Zhang, holding the "2 of Clubs" in his hand, gave a wry smile.

One of them said, "The current state of Paradise Island, which is full of zombies, is entirely caused by Plum Blossom City. The higher-ups announced the city lockdown at this time because they don't want anyone else to survive."

At that time, he knew that his enemy was not just Hou Yifan alone, but Hou Yifan, Li Quanyou, the higher-ups of Plum Blossom, and even the entire Plum Blossom main city.

He turned to the flowing stream and asked curiously, "How did you get into the city? The entry standards are so strict... Did you get a 'Plum Blossom' identification tag?"

Chuanliu shrugged and casually said, "I guess so. If I had known you were on duty here, I would have entered in another way. Why bother with all this trouble?"

"So..." Zhang paused to organize his thoughts, "With the situation outside so chaotic, did you come here to escape the disaster?"

The girl shook her head in denial and said to Zhang, "No, quite the opposite, I'm here to ward off disaster."

Zhang frowned. "Disaster relief? What does that mean?"

“Destroy the corpse-making facility at its source,” the latter said.

Zhang chuckled lightly, "That's impossible. I've been in the main city for so long and haven't found a chance to go upstairs, let alone now that elevator usage is so strictly controlled."

The girl seemed to be pondering the man's words, and said, "Now that the main city is closed, perhaps the situation will change in the future, and you will have other opportunities to go upstairs?"

Ignoring the word "also" in her words, Zhang continued the previous topic, asking, "If you really go upstairs, how do you plan to destroy them? Take over their lab?"

The girl denied it, saying, "People are the primary productive force of Paradise Island. Even if I destroy their hideout, as long as the higher-ups are alive, they can always make a comeback."

"You wouldn't be thinking of... doing something to the higher-ups..." A man stared at her with wide eyes, incredulous.

The latter nodded in agreement.

Zhang coughed lightly twice. "It seems you're not only bold in your actions, but also quite bold in your ideas..."

The girl's expression was as calm as if she were discussing what she had for breakfast. She stated her consistent story: "I have an inside man upstairs. As long as we meet up, go up to the roof, and kill 'Ace of Clubs,' everything will be fine."

Although Zhang harbored deep doubts about the plan, he still expressed his support: "Alright, then when your plan begins, if there are any openings in the assassination team, please include me."

Chuanliu suddenly remembered something and asked, "During your time in the main city, have you encountered anything strange?"

Zhang couldn't recall anything for the moment, "For example?"

Chuanliu said, "I've always had a question: given the speed at which pharmaceutical companies in the main city are producing drugs, there shouldn't be only what we see now. Although they've recently created a large number of zombies using drugs, their laboratories have accumulated resources over several years, or even decades. Where did all the previous drugs go?"

One person speculated, "Could it be that the experiment failed and was destroyed?"

Chuanliu: "I can't rule out that possibility, but according to my calculations, the amount should be quite large."

One of them asked, "Do you have some suspicions?"

Chuanliu, excluding the WD Investigation Bureau's part from his previous deductions, revealed to Yi Zhang: "If the higher-ups at Plum Blossom could establish contact with the outside world and sell the drugs outside of Paradise Island, do you think it's feasible?"

"This...this can't be!" Zhang's first reaction was to deny it, because subconsciously he didn't think that the people here could still contact the outside world.

But he quickly calmed down and carefully considered Chuanliu's reasoning. "Hmm... your guess, from the perspective of motivation, is indeed reasonable."

If Plum Blossom City can connect with the outside world, then their drug manufacturing industry chain will always have a sufficient market.

Previously, their "products" might have brought them considerable income on Paradise Island. However, the continuous appearance of the zombies, especially after the recent zombie horde outbreak, has drastically reduced the profits they could obtain from drugs on Paradise Island.

Such behavior is undoubtedly cutting off their own source of income. If they dare to do this because they can contact the outside world, then it makes sense.

Chuanliu had been thinking about this issue, wondering to what extent Wu Lide's connection with the WD Investigation Bureau had progressed.

Is it merely a matter of reporting by phone? Or is there actually a way to connect Plum Blossom City to the outside world?

Considering the fact that Meihua's main city is under lockdown, yet there is still a continuous supply of resources here, Chuanliu is more inclined to the second hypothesis.

However, she had no evidence.

Perhaps the one who has survived the longest in the main city of Plum Blossom, and who previously lived at almost the lowest level, will make some discoveries.

After pondering for a long time, a flash of inspiration struck him.

But he was a little unsure and said hesitantly, "I...I'm not sure if it was just my imagination that day, but I think I saw a helicopter parked on the roof of 'Golden Diamond'."