Kong Sang lowered his eyes: "Alright, we can talk without talking about personal feelings. Let's get through this first."

Zhang San followed Kong Sang to another room and suddenly said, "You are a little different from Nie Qu. He would squeeze every last drop of juice out of you if he could use you, but you are not entirely black-hearted."

"Don't get me wrong, it's hard to repay favors. I can't accept not getting any benefits, but if I get involved in the benefits, I won't owe them anything. So, which would you choose?"

Zhang San chuckled: "You're quite insightful. That's right, those guys are full of tricks, you can't outmaneuver them all by yourself, so it's better to put things out in the open from the start."

“I suspect that Huo Xun has researchers from our group working under him, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to recognize that batch of auxiliary materials. When you’re negotiating, try to find out if you can dig it out. I’m short-staffed.”

Kong Sang squinted: "You were one of the researchers who started working on gene therapy with my dad. Later, you split up due to differences of opinion. How many people left?"

Zhang San said with a sneer, "You should be asking how many people stayed. This world isn't all darkness; most people still have basic moral principles."

"At the beginning, no more than five people have remained to this day, while the small team back then had a full hundred people."

Kong Sang chuckled: "I don't care about whether it's shady or not, what I care about is how to find these people and dig them up at Jiangcheng Hospital."

Huo Xun was very punctual. At 6 p.m. sharp, a car was already waiting to pick them up in front of the Black Hotel. The group got into the car, and Kong Sang glanced at the inconspicuous hotel sign.

The exterior looks like a place that costs 50 yuan a night, but once you go inside, you'll find it's a completely different world. The hygiene and environment are not much different from those of a star-rated hotel.

"Don't bother looking. Shenxiguan is a mixed bag. You can find all kinds of food there. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation are basic necessities. There aren't many shops like this, but the owners behind them are not easy to offend," Si Yu explained.

Kong Sang nodded and earnestly asked, "How do I identify it?"

Si Yu was taken aback, not expecting Kong Sang to be interested in these matters.

Lin Changli smiled and pointed to the small, colorful flag under the hotel's signboard that didn't belong to any country, saying, "Remember this."

Kong Sang stared at it for a few moments, carefully memorizing it.

The next second, his head suddenly shifted, and a bullet struck the back of the chair after he dodged.

The car started immediately without any commotion. Kong Sang pushed away the hands of several people protecting her head and took out a miniature, toy-like launching device from her black bag.

She then removed a small button from the hair ornament and installed it in the launcher, reached out the car window, and closed her eyes.

In her field of vision, the red light formed a three-dimensional model guide. She aimed at the arc indicated by the arrow and released her hand.

Boom! The sound of the explosion startled the police, and sirens quickly filled the streets. These past few days have truly been eventful...

When she opened her eyes, she saw several people staring intently at her. Kong Sang frowned: "What are you looking at? Someone is trying to kill me, and I'm not allowed to fight back?"

Zhang San uttered a loud word, his eyes constantly scanning Kong Sang's hair, while he tried his best to shrink back and get as far away as possible.

"Miss, are you out of your mind? You're wearing this kind of deadly weapon as a headdress, as if you're afraid your head won't be completely shattered?"

"Coward! It's convenient, quick, and can even replace a hair tie. Why not use it?" Kong Sang said disdainfully.

Si Yu let out a breath and said, "Kong Sang, what exactly is your relationship with An Xiuqi?" This ability is exactly the same as An Xiuqi's.

During the apocalypse, that guy would often shoot with his eyes closed, and the key was that he hit the bullseye every time, showing off to the extreme.

Kong Sang asked in surprise, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Lin Changli's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "Zhang San and Xu Lin are father and son, so there is a chance that they will mutate a genetic ability. As far as we know, your perception ability is very similar to An Xiuqi's."

Kong Sang's eyes darkened. "Very similar?"

She doesn't have any mutated genes; her ability to sense and warn is all thanks to the system...

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "It's nothing, he's just my brother's friend."

"An Xiuqi...that young man with heterochromia?"

Zhang San's words drew the attention of the others. Kong Sang raised an eyebrow: "If you've been to the base, it's not surprising that you know him."

"He's not a good person, Miss, you'd better stay away from him. Of course, if you don't listen, just consider it me being nosy." After saying this, Zhang San turned around and looked out the window, refusing to communicate.

The three of them, Kongsang, were each lost in their own thoughts; it seemed there was much more to the story...

There's no rush to figure things out right now; she hasn't even sorted out her own affairs, so how could she be in the mood to care about An Xiuqi, who's already dead?

Huo Xun chose a checkpoint under his command. As the car drove in, it was filled with containers unloading cargo, and busy workers were pushing small trucks to move them.

As they got off the bus in Kongsang, a casually dressed man not far away waved to them.

He was tall and strong, but he was dressed like an electrician...

He wore loose-fitting military green trousers with many pockets, paired with a beige long shirt. Perhaps due to frequent sun exposure, his skin was tanned. Despite the overly casual outfit, his handsome face was still striking.

He's not the kind of pretty boy who's pleasing to the eye; he has a masculine handsomeness, with clean and sharp features and a well-defined jawline that's very eye-catching. At first glance, you'll feel that this man is very powerful.

Huo Xun's gaze first fell on Si Yu, and he teased, "I thought she was your confidante, but I didn't expect her to be so useless that she couldn't even win you over."

They were all men, and seeing Lin Changli subtly drawing people into his own territory, they could already glimpse certain relationships.

"Mr. Lin, it is an honor to welcome Miss Nie. I am sorry for not greeting her properly. I have been too busy to get away from my work."

Lin Changli chuckled lightly, "It's nothing." He said only those two simple words and then fell silent, showing no intention of taking charge.

Huo Xun narrowed his eyes. It seemed this pampered young lady was quite formidable...

"What do you want?" Kong Sang asked bluntly.

Huo Xun remained silent, glancing at the others who had followed him.

"There's no need to hide from them; they're all my people."

Huo Xun laughed: "Such arrogance! Then come in and talk. I'm very interested in Miss Nie's goods..."

The group entered an empty large shipping container. There were many guards at the entrance, and the interior was very simple, with only a few wooden chairs that looked rather flimsy.

Kong Sang didn't seem to mind and sat down, saying, "State your conditions."

Huo Xun sat down with an air of nonchalance, and said with a playful tone, "The reason why the Nie family has such a high global status is because only the Nie family can produce the gene-based drugs that are spreading throughout the world."

"The young lady's batch of goods contained many different things, but my people still managed to spot the discrepancy. I'm very curious, why would the young lady buy so many gene-based pharmaceutical ingredients behind the back of the Nie family?"

Kong Sang said impatiently, "Stop testing me. You've already guessed that I'm developing gene drugs independently, away from the Nie family. How do you plan to say it?"

"Well then I'll be frank. I want 80% of the gene-based drugs made from this batch of auxiliary materials."