Chapter 101 The potion he had always wanted
Under Ma Lin's forceful orders, his men left the commercial street with deep resentment.
Then, the group arrived at an empty house, intending to rest for a while.
He Xiaoman was full of resentment. She held back for a while, but finally spoke up: "Lord, I don't understand. Why did you give Dr. S to them back then? You kept emphasizing the importance of Dr. S to us. I thought you wouldn't just give up like that."
Hearing He Xiaoman's words, the others chimed in, chattering amongst themselves.
"Yes, lord, why? We finally found Dr. S, are we just going to give up so easily?"
"That's right, why give up like this? It's not like we're afraid of them. We'd rather fight them to the death!"
"That's right, with so many of us, we might not necessarily lose to them."
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Ma Lin frowned, stood up, and pressed his hands down slightly. "Quiet down, all of you! Listen to me."
With the people's hearts divided, he, as the lord, must stand up and say something to appease them.
Upon hearing Ma Lin's words, everyone immediately fell silent, turning their gazes to him as they awaited his explanation.
Ma Lin took a deep breath and slowly expressed his thoughts.
"In that situation, if we had fought them for Dr. S, the result would have been a lose-lose situation. In the current perilous environment, this is certainly not an advantageous option for us. Moreover, in the heat of the moment, there is a high possibility that we might have accidentally injured Dr. S."
At this moment, someone immediately stood up and retorted: "Lord, how could we possibly accidentally hurt Dr. S? We both know how important he is. Even if a fight breaks out, we will make sure Dr. S stays aside and we will definitely not let him get hurt."
Ma Lin looked at the man, his tone serious, "But when both sides are blinded by rage, the situation will get out of control. In order to prevent the other side from getting Dr. S, some people may lose their minds and do extreme things, such as killing Dr. S. Once Dr. S is gone, what will happen to the future of humanity? All our hopes will be shattered."
Although Ma Lin hoped that Dr. S would come to him, he had a broader perspective and hoped to end the apocalypse.
The person who had objected was stunned by Ma Lin's explanation. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.
Yes, the lord is right. When people are extremely angry and crazy, they may do irrational things, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Seeing that the man no longer objected, Ma Lin continued, "So I left the decision to Dr. S. Since Dr. S chose their base, I have nothing to say."
"Having Dr. S would have been a bonus for our base, but without him, it wouldn't have made much of a difference; we would have been just like any other base. Besides, at the time, we weren't absolutely certain that we could take Dr. S away from them."
After listening to Ma Lin's words, everyone thought about them carefully and felt that what he said made a lot of sense, and their original resentment gradually disappeared.
But He Xiaoman's hands were clenched tightly at her sides, her knuckles turning white.
She was not satisfied with this result.
Qin Zhuo killed her, and she didn't want him to get his way.
She looked around and saw that no one was dissatisfied anymore.
Her throat tightened, and she wanted to say something more, but in the end she could only bite her lower lip tightly.
It's too late to change Ma Lin's decision.
Meanwhile, Qin Zhuo and his group had almost finished packing up the data and equipment in the laboratory.
They prepared to leave the laboratory.
As Qin Zhuo walked down the corridor outside the laboratory, he glanced at the file box that Dr. S was holding in his arms.
"Doctor, are you really that worried? We won't look at your documents. It's not safe for you to carry them like this. What if you encounter some danger on the road and lose the documents? Why don't you put them in Xiao Zhang's space? His space is very safe and there won't be any problems."
Xiao Zhang nodded quickly, "Doctor, don't worry, I won't peek. I guarantee with my integrity that I will absolutely protect these materials."
Dr. S shook his head firmly, a hint of wariness in his eyes. "These documents are very important. I must have them myself. Only then can I feel at ease."
Seeing this, Qin Zhuo stopped trying to persuade him, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
Are all these PhDs this cautious?
Logically, since he chose to go with them, he should trust them, but the doctor doesn't seem to do that; he doesn't trust them at all.
Qin Zhuo and his group left the commercial street and arrived at the hotel where they had stayed the previous night.
They successfully met up with the team in the hotel lobby who were in charge of operating the drones.
Qin Zhuo stood in the center of the hall, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said in a deep voice, "Use the rest of the time to rest and recharge. We'll set off back to the base first thing tomorrow morning."
Upon hearing Qin Zhuo's words, everyone nodded and replied in unison, "Yes."
Finally, they were able to return to base, and everyone seemed quite excited.
After being away for a while, they'll want to go back to the base; now the base is their home.
Ren Ze, along with Dr. S, planned to find a room in the hotel to rest properly, as they were all quite tired.
Just as they took a step, Qin Zhuo suddenly called out to them.
"Doctor, wait a moment, I have a question to ask."
Dr. S stopped, slowly turned around, and looked calmly at Qin Zhuo. "Captain Qin, what do you want to ask?"
Qin Zhuo frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Why was there no one else in that lab just now? Could it be just you and your apprentice? Such a large lab should have many researchers."
Ren Ze quickly explained, "Of course not. It's just that on the day the apocalypse came, the laboratory suddenly descended into chaos. Everyone panicked and everyone in the laboratory fled. Only my teacher and I stayed."
Qin Zhuo pressed on, "Then why didn't you leave?"
"The research data in this laboratory is the culmination of my hard work and years of dedicated research. I will not leave it."
As Dr. S spoke, a flash of madness suddenly appeared in his eyes. He clenched his fists tightly, and his voice became somewhat shrill.
It's almost done; he'll have it developed soon.
If he had just a little more time, he would be able to develop the potion he had always wanted.
If it weren't for the food shortage, he wouldn't have sent out a distress signal at all; he would have preferred to stay in the laboratory and continue his great work.
Qin Zhuo keenly caught the fleeting emotion in Dr. S's eyes. Although he had some doubts, he did not pursue the matter further.
"I see. You and your master should get some rest and recharge your energy, as you have a long journey ahead tomorrow."
Ren Ze nodded and said, "Yes, Captain Qin, you should get some rest too."
After saying that, Ren Ze left with Dr. S.
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