Liu Qiang: “?”
"Huo... That man said his last name was Huo. He was from the Self-Reliance Society! Or was he a dark-type psychic... raising zombies? Lu Geng? Lu Geng was the gatekeeper at the base! There must be some connection between them..." Lin Qingqing muttered to herself, sorting out the memories in her mind.
Then, Lin Qingqing put away all unnecessary expressions on her face and asked Liu Qiang and Lao Tan: "Who is the leader of the Self-reliance Society?"
Liu Qiang and Lao Tan shook their heads at the same time.
"You two dead otakus! Open the door! I'll go ask Big Ears."
Big Ears came for door-to-door service. He knocked on the car window and Lin Qingqing quickly pressed the window button.
"It is rumored that the boss of the Self-Reliance Society has a military background in the base." Big Ear said.
Lin Qingqing opened the car door and saw the motorcycle gang had gone far away, raising a cloud of dust. She frowned and said, "Lu Geng appeared in the lake next to the cave yesterday. He was the one who chased you that day."
Big Ears nodded with a gloomy face. He hung around near the gate of the base and was familiar with the face of the top leader of the gate security department.
"I also know that Lu Geng wants to pursue Li Shenghua, but Li Shenghua doesn't like him and wants to use me as a shield. Given Li Shenghua's personality, Lu Geng's identity must be more than just a gatekeeper."
Lin Qingqing recalled that when she first entered the base, Lu Geng wanted to drive Li Shenghua, but Li Shenghua politely declined instead of saying no directly! This would be normal for others, but Li Shenghua's straightforward personality was not right.
And there was Qiu Kai, a relative of his, who was at the inspection post at the base gate. Lu Geng changed his position with just one word!
"Some members of the Iron Cavalry boasted about their close relationship with the Self-Reliance Society." Liu Qiang has been out on missions recently and has some inside information.
Old Tan racked his brains to provide information, "Li Xiaogang is the owner of the Special Passage VIP Hotel."
Lin Qingqing still disliked him and rolled her eyes, "We all know this."
Old Tan continued: "Old Wang said that Li Xiaogang is his eldest nephew."
Lin Qingqing really didn't know this, so she asked calmly, "Anything else?"
"Old Wang is a relative of the base commander." Old Tan added.
Why does the base commander have so many relatives?
Lin Qingqing complained in her heart, but Lao Wang seemed to be a good person and his cooking skills were also good. "Let's go back first and eat beef noodles at Lao Wang's restaurant."
A group of nervous people: ...
Lin Qingqing looked like she was about to sharpen a knife to kill someone the previous moment, and the next moment she turned to eating beef noodles.
Do all women have such jumpy thoughts?
The three men looked at each other and were all speechless.
"Hey, why are you still standing there? The Wang family only has a limited amount of rations for the day. If you're late, you won't be able to eat it!" Lin Qingqing urged.
It’s okay if she doesn’t talk about eating, but she gets hungry as soon as she talks about it.
Big Ear went back to his car and drove away. Liu Qiang started the car and couldn't help asking, "So, what did you find?"
"There is a conspiracy! You won't understand even if I tell you!" Lin Qingqing saw Liu Qiang scratching his scalp, and she also felt her scalp itchy, so she scratched it frantically a few times.
She was not familiar with any of these people. Apart from a brief contact with Lu Geng, she had only met the others once, so it was difficult to figure out the connections between them.
So, she herself doesn’t understand it either!
Liu Qiang was choked, but seeing Lin Qingqing's crazy look, he held back his anger.
The rest of the journey was bumpy, but not dangerous. The closer we got to the base, the fewer zombies there were. However, the surrounding scenery became increasingly bleak and desolate. Perhaps it was because the zombie wave had just passed, and the military was actively clearing the area around the base.
As usual, cars entering the base were inspected in the city.
Old Tan's hip was injured and he couldn't see anyone. Lin Qingqing also had a shoulder injury, but luckily they ran into Qiu Kai at the gate. Lin Qingqing called Old Tan, and the two of them came down with a sack of cabbage on their backs, insisting on comforting the officers and soldiers.
While Qiu Kai was still confused, they managed to sneak into the gate.
After entering the base, Lin Qingqing directed Liu Qiang to drive the car towards Wang Ji Beef Noodle Restaurant.
From a distance, I saw that half of the noodle shop sign had fallen off and was hanging in the air. The two glass doors were gone, replaced by two iron doors of different colors and styles.
It looks very makeshift.
Lin Qingqing smelled an unusual smell and said to Liu Qiang, "I'll go in and take a look. You guys wait here for me."
As soon as she got out of the car, Liu Qiang followed her and said, "I'll go with you. Big Ear and Old Tan are outside."
Lin Qingqing didn't refuse. She pushed open the door and heard an impatient voice from under the cashier counter:
“Closed.”
Lin Qingqing recognized Boss Wang's voice and walked over. She saw Boss Wang lying under the cash register with a scruffy beard, his cheeks sunken, his eyes dull and half-dead.
"What happened to Xiao Wang?" Lin Qingqing's heart sank. To make Boss Wang behave like this, something must have happened to his son, who was like his lifeblood.
Boss Wang on the ground rolled his eyes with a look of despair. When he saw clearly that the person in front of him was Lin Qingqing, he suddenly sat up with his eyes wide open, as if he had a last burst of light.
"Lin Qingqing?" Boss Wang's throat was dry and his eyes were bloodshot.
Lin Qingqing hummed, and seeing that Boss Wang was not in good condition, she picked up the teapot beside her and poured him a glass of water.
Boss Wang took the water but didn't drink it. He looked dazed and said, "My son is missing and I can't find him anywhere."
If his beloved son died, what would be the point of him living alone?
"Where did you go missing? When did you go missing?" Lin Qingqing asked calmly. She had seen too many families separated, and even though she felt sad every time, she could remain calm.
"On the 15th, it was a mess here. The door of the store was broken, and someone took advantage of the fire to rob. After I drove them away, I wanted to find something to cover the damage. Before I left, I asked Xiao Shuai to stay upstairs and not come down, but when I came back, I couldn't find him."
"I've searched everywhere, the entire base... It's all my fault! I shouldn't have gone looking for a broken door panel during such a chaotic time... Xiao Shuai, he's definitely not going to make it!"
As Boss Wang spoke, the cup in his hand fell to the ground and he hit his forehead hard with both hands.
Lin Qingqing looked at Boss Wang's depressed and frustrated look, frowned, and couldn't help scolding him, "Is Xiao Wang your biological son? He just disappeared! How do you know he's dead!"
"Who are you showing this to? Who has the time to sympathize with you? Will anyone care if you die? Oh! The patrols at the base will care. They'll have another body to burn! Just like a janitor would be annoyed by seeing another bag of garbage!"
Lin Qingqing turned on her sharp tongue mode, and every word she said was heart-wrenching.
The women following behind looked at each other in bewilderment. But upon reflection, it was indeed the case. Survival was already a struggle for one's own, so who would care about the death of a stranger?
Boss Wang's face flushed and paled at Lin Qingqing's words, but a light gradually appeared in his eyes. He asked expectantly, "Is my son really still alive?"
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