Yu Fen almost reflexively grabbed Cheng Zhen's arm, preventing him from going: "Boss, you can't go! That guy surnamed Lian definitely has bad intentions! Think about how you've been pinned down here and unable to move for the past few years!"
Cheng Zhen glared at him and said disapprovingly, "Have you grown so old? Can't you even greet people?!"
No matter how much you dislike something or have objections, you can't leave someone with something to use against you in front of them!
Yu Fen honestly corrected, "It's Secretary Lian."
Actually feeling wronged, but still not taking it seriously: "Boss, don't go, I'll go in your place!"
This is an oxygen-deprived apocalypse, with both humans and ghosts locked up in Xiangcheng. Moreover, the arrival of these people is so suspicious. They immediately called the boss over. They must have ill intentions!
Unfortunately, Xiao Huo was watching from the side the whole time, his arrogant expression making it seem like—if you dare to go, I'll break your legs right now, you dare to try!
Seeing this made Yu Fen furious; he really wanted to roll up his sleeves and start fighting at the slightest provocation!
The two impulsive players were locked in a standoff, on the verge of exploding. Cheng Zhen's strong aura intimidated them. It wasn't that he was cowardly or afraid of the man surnamed Lian, but rather that he wanted to know what Cheng Zhen wanted to talk to him about, and also wanted to find out his true purpose in bringing two fake doctors to the camp.
But he has always been protective of his own, and he is extremely impatient with the people in the inner city. How could he tolerate a mere assistant who is not even a superhuman being being so presumptuous in front of him?
His aura was powerful; he took two steps closer to Xiao Huo, forcing him to retreat several steps. The overwhelming pressure emanating from him made Xiao Huo tremble in fear: "You, you, you..."
You talked for a long time, but couldn't utter a single extra word.
Cheng Zhen felt utter contempt for this kind of trash. How dare they come to the outer city camp full of superhumans and swagger around?
Is he brainless?
Or is it stupid?
Crushing this kind of person is as easy as crushing an ant!
He didn't bother to give the weak any sense of existence, so he simply opened a portal in front of him, and while the weak stared in disbelief, he reached out and threw the man out.
In the dormitory that Lao Chen had temporarily set aside, Lian Chuan was sitting by the window drinking tea.
He took a deep, almost greedy breath, then slowly exhaled with reluctance.
Ultimately, the air here is just exceptionally fresh!
No wonder no one was willing to give up the fight for the forest farm back then; even now, they still plan to build a sky garden in the inner city.
Just then, Xiao Huo cried out and fell in front of him, causing him to flinch and spill half of a cup of tea onto his chest.
"ah!"
"..." Lian Chuan looked at the black portal that flashed by in front of him, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
Then, with a gloomy look in his eyes, he stared at his assistant, who was still unaware of the situation, and kicked him hard: "Get up! You're a disgrace!"
Xiao Huo was stunned for a moment, and then quickly got up, confused: "Secretary-General!" How did he come back so suddenly?
Could this be the legendary portal to time and space?
"I told you to go and call for help, why are you acting like such a coward?"
Xiao Huo's resentment towards Cheng Zhen was so intense it was almost unbearable. Just as he was about to provoke Cheng Zhen, he looked up and saw Cheng Zhen leisurely passing by the window. Remembering the way Cheng Zhen had thrown him earlier, the pain in his shoulder and the place where he had been thrown was still dull and painful. He subconsciously shut his mouth.
Lian Chuan also saw Cheng Zhen, and waved to Xiao Huo, signaling him to step back.
Cheng Zhen and he had never had much of a relationship. Cheng Zhen nodded lightly, found a chair nearby, and sat down casually.
Lian Chuan frowned subconsciously as he looked at his demeanor. He exuded an air of official authority, but it was completely useless in front of Cheng Zhen because he was not afraid at all.
The room fell into an eerie silence for a while. Neither Lian Chuan nor Cheng Zhen spoke. The two stared at each other in silence. It was Lian Chuan who couldn't withstand the domineering aura emanating from him and subconsciously turned his gaze away.
He was annoyed, but he quickly suppressed it, composed himself, and spoke again in a calm and gentle manner: "Cheng Zhen."
"As you probably already know, even Jiaojiao and the others are not real doctors."
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised that he would be so direct and blunt.
But he remained calm and watched to see what his true purpose was.
After saying this, Lian Chuan also observed Cheng Zhen's reaction without making a sound. He was slightly surprised to see that Cheng Zhen was more composed and reserved than before, but he also felt that it was within his expectations.
He lowered his eyes, his fingers tracing the rim of the water glass, and after a long while said, "Someone wanted to know how you deal with the infected, and whether you have any magical secret formulas, so they specially sent two people over."
Cheng Zhen secretly raised an eyebrow. So that was the purpose?
"Someone's there? Who is it?"
Lian Chuan raised his eyes and looked directly at him: "The city lord gave the order."
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow secretly, pondering his words in her mind.
"I used special connections to get Jiaojiao replaced by a different nurse."
Cheng Zhen remained expressionless, neither confirming nor denying. He didn't care about that; he only cared about their purpose.
"Cheng Zhen, how about we make a deal?"
Cheng Zhen then looked him straight in the eye, her expression calm yet scrutinizing: "Is it you and me? Or you and us?"
The former is a personal transaction, while the latter is an exchange of interests between him, the city lord, the inner city leaders, and the outer city camp's guards.
They weren't fools; they understood immediately. Lian Chuan replied, "It's me, and you."
"Tch." Cheng Zhen chuckled dismissively, lightly flicked his military uniform, and stood up. "Cooperation without sincerity is not worth discussing."
He stood up and left without giving us a chance to discuss it.
Lian Chuan's usually aloof and jade-like expression finally showed signs of anxiety: "You don't even know the details of the cooperation, how do you know there's no sincerity?"
"We have no connection, so cooperation is out of the question." With a sister who shamelessly chases after men to sleep with, her brother is destined to be no saint either.
“Okay.” Lian Chuan narrowed his eyes and decided to get straight to the point, “It’s not a collaboration between you and me, it’s a collaboration between me and your outer city camp.”
That makes more sense.
Cheng Zhen turned to the side, raised her eyebrows slightly, and gestured for him to continue.
"I'm going to send Jiaojiao to Zhusha City."
Cheng Zhen laughed in anger. This is an apocalyptic world with a lack of oxygen. It is difficult for their team to go out for dozens of kilometers, let alone walk hundreds of kilometers safely, just to escort a woman.
He wasn't stupid; he immediately figured out his true intention: "You want me to open the portal between time and space, don't you?"
That's why he didn't go directly to Lao Chen, but instead came to talk to him about this.
Old Chen certainly wouldn't want his men to risk their lives just to escort a woman, and in the entire Xiangcheng, he's probably the only one with the ability to create a time portal!
Seeing that he remained silent with a sullen face, Lian Chuan understood that he had already understood his meaning, so he continued to offer a deal: "If you help me send Jiao Jiao away, I will give you ten existing-sized forest farms."
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