Chapter 181 Fire
"Cough cough cough!"
Qin Zhuo felt a tickle in his throat, followed by a violent cough that made him bend over.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu stepped forward, patted Qin Zhuo on the back, and asked with a seemingly concerned expression, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhuo handed the cup back to Zhao Yu, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Sorry, I choked. I need to go to the restroom."
After saying that, he hurriedly started running towards the toilet.
Zhao Yu, holding his unfinished water glass, watched Qin Zhuo's departing figure and revealed a cold smile.
Upon reaching the restroom door, Qin Zhuo slammed it open with a "bang," then quickly locked it behind him, the entire action completed in one fluid motion.
He braced his hands on the edge of the toilet, leaned forward, lowered his head, and began to gag violently.
Although he pretended to choke, he still accidentally swallowed some water.
Although it couldn't be determined whether there was anything wrong with the water, he had to vomit it up.
However, before Qin Zhuo could utter anything, he felt a wave of dizziness, and his vision began to blur. The surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a thin veil, making it impossible to see clearly.
A short while later, his vision went black and he lost consciousness. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground, making a dull thud.
Zhao Yu, standing outside the restroom door, pressed his ear tightly against the door and clearly heard the sound.
A slight smile played on his lips as he said softly, "Success!"
Zhao Yu initially believed that Qin Zhuo had been fooled by him, after all, he thought that no one could match his eloquence and scheming.
But yesterday, while he was in his room pondering his next plan, he suddenly heard a faint meowing sound.
The meow immediately reminded him of the black cat that Yuxiang kept.
That black cat is Yuxiang's beloved pet.
Then, he recalled that Qin Zhuo had been spending a lot of time on the balcony lately, sometimes for several hours at a time.
He had also seen Qin Zhuo once, seemingly sending a message to someone, his fingers tapping incessantly on his phone, a gentle smile occasionally appearing on his face.
And some seemingly ordinary but somewhat strange things, such as Qin Zhuo always seeming to be trying to trick him into revealing information.
The doubt in Zhao Yu's heart was like a seed that quickly took root, sprouted, and grew bigger and bigger in the past few days.
Once people have doubts, it's hard for them to believe again.
He felt that Qin Zhuo had likely already discovered that he was an undercover agent, or that he was secretly plotting something.
Zhao Yu immediately decided to leave Taoyuan Base without even informing Ye Yufan.
In his view, the most important thing now is to save his own life; everything else can be put aside for the time being.
Zhao Yu turned the bathroom doorknob and found that the door was locked.
He pushed hard, but the door didn't budge.
He frowned, thought for a moment, and decided that now was not the time to get entangled with Qin Zhuo.
Before leaving the base, he had one more important thing to do, and as for Qin Zhuo, he couldn't waste any more time on him.
So Zhao Yu turned and walked out of the house, his steps hurried.
Half an hour later, Qin Zhuo's eyelids twitched slightly, and he slowly woke up.
As soon as he regained consciousness, the events that had occurred before he lost consciousness flooded his mind like a tidal wave. His expression changed instantly, and a hint of anxiety and annoyance flashed in his eyes.
He actually fell for such a simple trick; what a careless mistake!
He quickly pulled out his phone, tapping the screen to check Zhao Yu's location.
It turned out that Qin Zhuo had been prepared and had cleverly tampered with Zhao Yu's body, secretly placing an extremely small, almost imperceptible tracking device on him.
At that moment, he stared intently at the little red dot on his phone that represented Zhao Yu, and noticed that the red dot was flashing in the back mountain area, which immediately filled him with doubt.
What is Zhao Yu going to do?
Shouldn't he run out of the base now?
Although we don't know exactly what he was going to do, judging from his act of drugging himself into unconsciousness, he has become suspicious of me and must have some purpose in going to the back mountain.
So, the most important task now is to capture him and not let him escape.
Qin Zhuo made a quick decision and immediately shared Zhao Yu's location with Youxiang.
As he hurried toward the back mountain, he urgently called Yuxiang.
Yuka's slightly seductive voice came quickly from the other end of the phone.
"Hey! Zhuozhuo, it's so late, aren't you afraid Zhao Yu will find out you're calling me?"
Qin Zhuo was extremely anxious and didn't have time to explain further to her. He shouted, "Xiao Youzi, quickly notify everyone and the corpses to capture Zhao Yu. He has already discovered us."
Without waiting for Youxiang's response, he hurriedly hung up the phone, as if Zhao Yu would disappear without a trace if he delayed for even a second longer.
Qin Zhuo ran wildly until he reached a narrow alley.
This alley is in a somewhat remote location, and usually no zombies or humans pass through here.
He spotted the motorcycle parked there immediately. Qin Zhuo had asked Youxiang to park it there beforehand, thinking it might be useful later. He never expected it to come in so handy now.
He dashed over, hopped on his motorcycle, turned the key, and the engine roared as he sped off toward Zhao Yu's location.
The wind whistled past his ears, making his hair a mess, but he didn't care about that at the moment. He had only one thought in his mind: he had to catch Zhao Yu.
Yuxiang was taken aback when Qin Zhuo suddenly hung up the phone.
What did Zhuozhuo just say?
But she immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and glanced at the location message Qin Zhuo had sent earlier.
Then she hurriedly called Zhou Guang, her voice tinged with anxiety.
"Zhou Guang, a man named Zhao Yu went to the back mountain. You should increase security there. If you see any strange people, arrest them immediately."
After saying that, she decisively hung up the phone and then called Bai Chi, instructing him to take the body to the back mountain.
After arranging everything, Yuka prepared to go there herself.
She had just left the bedroom when her phone rang again; it was Zhou Guang calling.
She frowned as she answered the phone, a vague sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.
Zhou Guang's hurried voice came from the other end of the phone.
"My lord, something terrible has happened! The back mountain has suddenly caught fire."
Yu Xiang's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed, "What! I'm coming right away. You should also quickly call the water-type ability users to put out the fire, and turn on all the irrigation devices on the mountain."
Zhou Guang replied on the other end of the phone, "Yes, lord!"
After hanging up the phone, Youxiang stomped her foot in anger and cursed under her breath: "Damn Zhao Yu, it must have been you who set the fire."
Her eyes were filled with anger.
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