Chapter 240 Cooperation Achieved

Xie Ping'an stared at Qiao Yu gloomily, with a threatening look in his eyes.

Jiang Zhan's face darkened upon seeing this, and he stared at Xie Ping'an with a pair of dark eyes, as if ready to pounce on him and tear him to pieces at any time.

Qiao Yu patted Jiang Zhan's arm gently, then looked at Xie Ping'an with the same smile, "Commander Xie, don't get excited. Please listen to what I have to say first."

"We absolutely have no intention of threatening you, but... I'm afraid your 331st Legion is really facing some problems."

After Xie Pingan heard what Qiao Yu said, and saw that there really seemed to be no threat or malice on Qiao Yu's face, his expression relaxed slightly.

"I don't know what Miss Qiao means by this. I am not very smart, so please explain it to me."

Qiao Yu didn't keep the secret and took out a packet of base medicine powder he had obtained earlier from his pocket and placed it on the tea table in front of him.

"Thank you, Commander. Please take a look at this first."

Xie Pingan glanced at Qiao Yu, then carefully picked up the medicine powder on the table. Without opening it, he simply glanced through the paper bag and asked in a deep voice, "What is this?"

"We got this from human traffickers on the black market." Qiao Yu had no complaints about Xie Ping'an's caution and said casually, "This powder is called 'base medicine'."

"The base medicine?" Xie Ping'an raised his eyebrows slightly.

He knew that there was a "slave market" on the black market, and he also knew that the human traffickers there had methods, but he really didn't pay much attention to the specific names and uses of these drugs.

"Yes." Qiao Yu nodded, "It's called the base medicine."

"What does this medicine do?"

“It has no effect.”

Xie Pingan's brows furrowed again when he heard this. "Are you kidding me, Miss Qiao?"

"No." Qiao Yu shook his head. "Although this medicine itself has no effect, if it is combined with other medicines, it will have unexpected effects."

Xie Pingan saw the deep meaning in Qiao Yu's eyes and his heart moved slightly, "Miss Qiao, are you saying... someone put this kind of drug on my soldiers?"

"Thank you, Commander, for your wisdom."

Xie Ping'an's face darkened again and he quickly opened the small brown paper bag.

"Miss Qiao, may I ask, how did you know that the 331st Legion was drugged? Is the information accurate?"

He didn't intend to doubt Qiao Yu's intentions.

However, the Eastern Military Region is under his jurisdiction, and the military discipline is strict, like an iron barrel.

If someone in the army was really drugged, it definitely couldn't have been done by an outsider, it could only have been done by an insider.

But he has been leading troops for so many years, and he believes that he has never treated his soldiers unfairly.

He really didn't want to doubt the soldiers under his command.

"Thank you, Commander." Qiao Yu sighed softly. "During the Mingxia Mountain mission, you didn't think that all the mercenaries from the 331st Legion died of natural causes, did you?"

Xie Pingan pursed his lips upon hearing this, exerted a little force on his hands, and tightly grasped the packet of powder in his hand. He asked in a low voice: "Could you please tell me the details of what happened at that time?"

Qiao Yu didn't say anything when he heard this, but glanced at Cheng Sinian beside him, and signaled him with his eyes to explain.

Cheng Sinian understood and immediately said, "We didn't actually see the specific situation with our own eyes, but according to the spies left by Researcher Yu, they launched the attack suddenly."

"I heard they lose their minds, become incredibly strong, and kill anyone they see, just like aliens."

Xie Pingan's expression grew even more serious upon hearing this. "So, only the 331st Legion is experiencing this situation, right?"

"That's right." Qiao Yu nodded. "We've observed for a long time, and indeed, only the people of the 331st Legion will experience this situation."

"So we guess that someone must have done something to the mercenaries of the 331st Legion."

However, there is still one thing Qiao Yu doesn't quite understand.

That is, how does the base drug work in the wild?

According to Cao Yaba, the base medicine would only produce such an effect when used in conjunction with the "God of Wrath", but why did those mercenaries suddenly lose their minds when they were in Mingxia Mountain?

Could it be that... the person who drugged her, or the person who controlled her, was among the crowd that went to Mingxia Mountain?

But what is their purpose?

Their mission at that time was to rescue Professor Kang. Did they want to prevent Professor Kang from returning to the base?

Qiao Yu was still lost in thought when she heard Xie Pingan continue to ask, "Miss Qiao, can this medicine cure it?"

Qiao Yu didn't rush to answer after hearing this. Instead, he returned to the previous topic, "Xie Commander, what do you think of my previous proposal?"

Xie Ping'an's eyes flickered when he heard this.

He almost forgot that they were still discussing cooperation.

After hesitating for a long time, Xie Pingan finally pursed his lips and said, "As long as you can enter and exit the research institute freely, can you help my soldiers remove the effects of the drug?"

Qiao Yu nodded, "Of course."

"But we need some time."

Yu Qingchuan and Professor Kang are already working hard on researching this medicine.

She had asked Yu Qingchuan about this yesterday, and from what Yu Qingchuan said, they had made great progress in their research.

Qiao Yu believed that with the abilities of Yu Qingchuan and Professor Kang, it would only be a matter of time before they could develop a breakthrough in this medicine.

Xie Pingan seemed very dissatisfied with this answer. "Ms. Qiao, are you saying that you are not yet able to resolve the effects of this medicine?"

"Then how can I trust you to help me later?"

Qiao Yu chuckled, "Xie Commander, it seems you haven't figured out the current situation yet."

Qiao Yu's expression instantly turned serious. "I must remind you that, except for us, no one else in the base can cure this drug."

"And do you think you have any other choice besides trusting us?"

Xie Ping'an gritted his teeth. He hated being threatened the most in his life.

But in this situation, he had to admit that Qiao Yu had indeed grasped his weakness.

He didn't dare to gamble.

After another long silence, Xie Pingan's tightly clenched hands suddenly loosened, "I hope Miss Qiao can do what she said."

"Otherwise..." There was a hint of cruelty in Xie Ping'an's tone, and a hint of murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Don't worry." Qiao Yu's face was smiling again. "We always attach great importance to the spirit of contract."

"However, now that we've come to this, I still want to remind Commander Xie."

"I'm afraid your army isn't as peaceful as you think."

Xie Pingan pursed his lips and said nothing.

Although Qiao Yu's words did make him feel uncomfortable and he didn't want to admit it, it was undeniable that what she said was probably the truth.

"Thank you Miss Qiao for your kind reminder. I will definitely pay more attention to military affairs."

Qiao Yu smiled when he heard that, then stood up with Jiang Zhan's arm in arm, motioning Jiang Zhan to extend his hand to shake hands with Xie Ping'an.

"Well, thank you, Commander. It's a pleasure to work with you."