Old Chen felt his ears ringing from the bombs he had thrown.
He felt his hands trembling, and it took him a long time to find his voice: "You've been exposed to the source of the plague?"
He is Cheng Zhen!
She was his most prized subordinate, and also the most capable and promising among the superhumans!
Besides, his leadership skills are also quite strong. If it weren't for that ridiculous bed-climbing incident back then, how could he have stayed in the position of squad leader for so many years?
He always believed that as long as he was given the opportunity, he would definitely soar to new heights!
Such a fine seedling, and it's been infected with the plague?!
This plague is said to be extremely dangerous! If you contract it, you'll most likely die!
Even if he doesn't die, he'll probably suffer serious physical damage. What if it affects his superpowers?!
Old Chen was utterly incredulous! His emotions instantly surged: "Let's go! Let's go into the city now! There are hospitals in the city, we'll see a doctor. I just don't believe that such a big hospital with so many doctors can't cure a little plague?!"
Cheng Zhen maintained her distance from him, saying nothing else, but simply followed his lead and asked, "If that's the case, then why do you think the plague in Xiangcheng hasn't been resolved? Is it because there are no doctors? Is it because there's no medicine?"
Old Chen was taken aback, then roughly understood what he meant, and waved his hand impatiently:
"Who cares what the reason is? These are my soldiers, they have to be treated whether they want to or not! Didn't we find the medicine? We have as much of that Hundred-Petal Grass as we want, isn't that enough for you?!"
As he spoke, he was about to call his personal guards to prepare the carriage for the journey, as he wanted to personally go into the city to seek medical treatment for Cheng Zhen!
"Old Chen, don't be impulsive." Cheng Zhen winked at the soldier who came in, signaling him to leave and lock the door so no one could get close.
Then he said to Old Chen, "This is not a plague, but an epidemic disease. Perhaps it is the same as the flu before the apocalypse."
"So, have you ever thought about why the city has fallen into such a state?"
Chen Liang, a battalion commander, immediately sensed a conspiracy. He had many suspicions before, but he was an upright man who didn't like to play tricks, so he didn't go into the city if he wasn't allowed to, and he never thought of secretly investigating.
Cheng Zhen is a completely different person from him. If he has a suspicion, he will take action to verify it.
"The wild herbs we dug up and sent in never reached ordinary people, which led to more and more people getting infected and the disease spreading faster and faster."
"Hospital? The First People's Hospital of Xiangcheng has set up a checkpoint to collect tolls, starting at 50 yuan, and there are no doctors on duty inside. Where do you think ordinary people are supposed to go for medical treatment?"
Old Chen was stunned, then flew into a rage: "Is what you said true?"
In this oxygen-deprived apocalypse, what is he doing here, leading his brothers in this life-or-death struggle?
Isn't it all for the sake of protecting Xiangcheng?
Ultimately, it's about protecting the people of Xiangcheng so they can survive in the apocalypse!
But if they are impregnable on the outside but rotten to the core on the inside, then what is the meaning of his and his brothers' efforts, and even the sacrifices of many of them?
"It's true, but I was in a hurry to get into the city today and didn't have time to verify it before I was ambushed, so I rushed back to take my medicine."
Old Chen was furious, but then he suddenly realized: "That's right, we have our own Hundred-Petal Grass, why should we go to the city and have to put up with other people's attitudes! Speaking of which, is this Hundred-Petal Grass really effective?"
"It's almost certain. I personally witnessed two patients feel much better the day after taking the medicine."
Cheng Zhen's gaze darkened. "Besides, if it were useless, how could the Hundred-Petal Grass have disappeared as soon as it entered the city? It wasn't that the common people snatched it all up; someone hid it!"
With his trusted subordinate's health assured, Old Chen felt relieved and sat down to ponder the matter: "We need to investigate this thoroughly. I don't want to become someone else's tool, not even knowing who I'm killing!"
"Come on, tell me all about this." He was so focused on hearing about the plague that he missed much of what happened afterward.
"I have now found out about Chaoyang, the organization of those thugs from yesterday. Their target is Jiang Wan and the metasequoia tree. They believe that the metasequoia tree is a divine tree, and that with the divine tree they can have fresh air and survive the apocalypse. This is clearly someone manipulating and instigating them."
Cheng Zhen felt a tickle in his throat, paused for a moment, and continued, "Xiangcheng First People's Hospital is colluding with Chaoyang, but I suspect they have even bigger forces behind them."
“Yesterday, Chaoyang used a feint to break through Fang Zhaodong’s barrier. There are no coincidences in this. Chaoyang should have more than one superhuman. The one just now was a psychic superhuman. His ability is to disguise and transform.”
Old Chen digested this information. The ability to disguise and transform—just hearing about it was amazing! Such a powerful person wasn't working for him; killing him was indeed the right thing to do.
It's a bit of a pity that Cheng Zhen can't replicate his mental power ability.
But thinking of Fang Zhaodong, he laughed angrily: "Since you know he has a problem, why don't you go find evidence instead of alerting him?! What's wrong with your brain? Are you getting more and more senile?!"
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow with a wicked grin: "I'm telling you this so you can be mentally prepared. Maybe he's not the only one with problems. When I catch them all in one fell swoop, don't feel bad!"
Old Chen knew he had the ability, and he also knew his character well. Once he caught the traitor, there was only one outcome—kill him.
But besides feeling heartache, he was mostly angry. Hadn't he treated his brothers in the camp well enough?! And they were betraying him like this?!
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Don't let a single one escape!"
Just then, Yu Fen kicked open the door like a mad dog and rushed in, grabbing Cheng Zhen in his arms and crying uncontrollably, regardless of the occasion: "Boss! Don't be afraid, I'm with you!"
Outside the door, the guard frowned helplessly, saying: He really couldn't stop them!
Before Cheng Zhen could speak, Yu Fen suddenly asked, "What are you investigating?"
Suddenly, he cried out in terror, "No way? A spy has infiltrated our camp with the plague virus?"
He assumed that Cheng Zhen had been infected during a moment of carelessness in the camp.
His loud shout was quite loud, and everyone outside heard it clearly, including Fang Zhaodong, who was covered in injuries and had just walked to the office to seek justice from the battalion commander. His expression changed slightly, and then he pretended that nothing had happened, went into the next office to find Pingjiang, and left quickly after a short while.
In the office, both Lao Chen and Cheng Zhen noticed it.
Old Chen sternly rebuked, "Don't you know the rules? Where is this? Is this a place you can just walk into?"
Yu Fen was about to speak when he was sternly shouted, "Get out!"
"More trouble than they're worth!"
Cheng Zhen smiled nonchalantly: "It's alright, this is just right!"
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