Chapter 312, Seize Again
When Huo Lingyin caught up, Huo Heng had already stopped outside Tu Su's office, talking to a man in a long gown.
Huo Lingyin, always polite to Tu Su, slowed down her pace and greeted him in a gentle voice: "Mr. Tu Su, sorry to bother you."
The young man glanced at her sideways, and before she could explain her purpose, he said directly, "If you're here to look for Ranran and Sixu, unfortunately, you're a step too late. They've already left Beichen and returned to Xiling."
Huo Lingyin thought she had misheard: "What?!"
Tu Su looked at her as if she were a fool.
Huo Lingyin: "...Sir, when did they leave?"
Tu Su glanced at his watch: "Fifteen minutes ago."
"Viral vaccine..."
"I have one here." Tu Su was reluctant to say more about the vaccine. "I'll be able to get the results soon. When the time comes, I'll submit the research data to Huo Sichan."
"...I know." Huo Lingyin muttered helplessly, "You left so quickly, without even saying goodbye... Damn it, Jiang Ran, you don't even consider me a friend, huh!"
…
At Xiling Base, it was a hot summer day with no clouds and no wind.
Hearing people coming and going in the corridor, Jiang Suxin opened the window and let the hot air rush into the room.
Ever since they helped repel the zombie horde that attacked the Xiling base, there has been a constant stream of guests coming to visit them in the past few days.
She knew that those people were coming for Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui.
Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui used to be Shen Lang's right-hand men. After Shen Lang lost the fight with Si Xu, the two of them became abandoned pawns and were forced to leave Xiling base.
Now that Shen Lang is dead, the Xiling base has fallen into the hands of the playboy Shen Yang. This time, Shen Yang was seriously injured in the zombie wave...
Those who were originally wary of the Shen family's strength began to get restless.
I heard that most of the combat power of the Shen family's Group Z was taken by Shen Bai to the Yancheng base to rescue Shen Yao. It can be said that the Shen family has no other threats except for the seriously injured Shen Yang.
The struggle for power is ever-changing. If you miss this opportunity, who knows when the next one will be?
A fight requires chess pieces, and the most useful chess piece at this moment is none other than the eldest daughter of the Luo family who has returned to the base to repel the zombie tide.
If they win, they can promote Luo Rui to be the new person in charge of Xiling Base. If they lose, they can also put all the blame on Luo Rui - no matter how powerful the Shen family is, they can't do anything to the eldest daughter of the Luo family in Nanjun, right?
Obviously, Luo Rui had the same idea as these people, so she did not refuse those who came to visit her, nor did she go to visit the injured head of the Shen family - for a guest from the Nanjun base, this was already a signal of declaring war.
She understood Luo Rui's thoughts, but she didn't understand Luo Yuting's thoughts.
Jiang Ran and Si Xu are close friends of his. Would he go against Jiang Ran's brother for the sake of this sister with whom he has no feelings?
They all knew that going against Jiang Ran meant going against Si Xu and the entire supernatural power group at Xiling Base.
If we are not careful, Beichen and Dongchao might be implicated.
If he were to get involved in the power struggle at Xiling Base, it would be a losing business regardless of whether he won or lost.
How could Luo Yuting not see the truth that she could see clearly?
But he still chose to stay and let Luo Rui develop her own strength - what was he planning?
After thinking about it over and over again, Jiang Suxin couldn't figure out what the man wanted by doing this, so she simply gave up thinking: Forget it, no matter what his plan is, she will know when this power struggle is over.
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There were many people sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the detached villa, some of them were talking, but it wasn't too noisy.
Luo Rui sat next to Xie Chengzhi, putting on a gentle smile and listening to those people's dissatisfaction with Shen Yang - haha, I thought that after she left, this base would be taken into Si Xu's palm, who knew that after going around in circles, she came back here again.
"Ms. Luo, Mr. Xie, you were both capable men that Commander Shen trusted. We really have no other choice now, so we can only put aside our pride and beg you."
Those people said some high-sounding words.
"With the lab building burned down, Professor Si probably won't be returning to Xiling. If we hand over the base we worked so hard to build to that second-generation heir of the Shen family, wouldn't that be playing with the lives of everyone in the base?"
Luo Rui smiled but did not answer - if she responded to their requests too easily, these people would not know how hard it is to get something, and would not appreciate her efforts.
“…”
Those people spoke earnestly and sincerely for another half an hour, and finally got up and left.
After everyone left, Luo Yuting came out of the study.
He didn't approach Luo Rui, but only looked at his sister from a distance and asked, "Luo Rui, do you want the Xiling base?"
The awe she had originally felt for her brother faded considerably amidst the compliments from the crowd. For the first time, Luo Rui looked him in the eye: "Brother, rather than letting the Xiling base fall into Shen Yang's hands, why don't we..."
This means wanting it. Luo Yuting nodded: "Okay, if you want it, go ahead and grab it yourself - of course, no matter what the result is, you will have to bear it yourself."
Did he agree to let her compete for leadership of the Xiling base? Luo Rui was delighted: With the Xiling base, her status in the Luo family would be elevated, and she wouldn't have to worry all the time...
After Luo Yuting went upstairs, Xie Chengzhi, who had seen the guests off, returned to the living room.
"Ruirui, I think we should discuss this matter carefully." After experiencing the vicissitudes of life, men grow more cautious. "Seizing power is no small matter. We can't act rashly."
Luo Rui held her lover's hand, her eyes filled with tenderness: "I know."
Of course, she can't act rashly. The price she paid for her two legs has made her understand that no matter what she does, she must leave a way out for herself.
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No one expected that there would be a zombie wave in the summer, so Shen Yang arranged most of the members of Group Z led by Shen Feng to go to the Yancheng base.
The man's ability level was not high, and he was attacked by a high-level water zombie while commanding a battle. The ice directly pierced his chest. If Su Qin had not discovered it and rescued the man in time, the Shen family would have had to change the head of the family again.
After a day and a night of rescue, Shen Yang is out of danger, but the work at hand is temporarily handed over to Zhong Qian, assisted by Gu Yunqing.
Logically speaking, since the head of the base was injured, someone from the management association should have come to express condolences, but until almost a week after the zombie tide receded, there was no movement from the association.
Without the noise from Group Z, the Shen family became much quieter.
Zheng Li boiled the medicine and was about to send it upstairs when he heard a commotion coming from the gate. Thinking it was guests from the association, he called the girl coming out of the kitchen and asked her to send the medicine to the room.
The girl nodded, took the tray and went upstairs.
Recently, Shen Yang dismissed the servants of the Shen family, leaving only the veteran butler Zheng Li and the girl he rescued several months ago whose life was still unknown. After he was injured, the girl had become accustomed to entering and leaving his room.
But she has a good habit of knocking on the door before entering.
As usual, she knocked on the door three times to alert the patient inside that she was there, and then the girl walked into the room carrying a tray.
Shen Yang didn't sleep.
He lay on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking, his brows furrowed.
The girl put the medicine on the table. Seeing that he didn't react, she patted his shoulder gently. After he looked at her, she made a "drink medicine" gesture.
"You," Shen Yang didn't drink the medicine. He reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, and with a little force, he pulled her to the bed. "Get out of the room now. There is a terrace at the end of the corridor. Go hide there first."
Hide? The girl was stunned and made a question mark gesture.
"Those people are coming." Shen Yang let go of her hand. "Uncle Zheng definitely can't handle it alone... They are coming for me. Go and hide out and don't let them see you."
Looking closely, the girl is pretty. If she were seen by those people, who knows what would happen to her.
The girl understood what he meant: he was in trouble and asked her to hide first.
(End of this chapter)
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