Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Entering the Research Institute
Everyone was very happy to know that Professor Gu might still be alive.
But how to get the people out next is another tricky problem.
Zeng Li frowned as he looked at the screen. "How can we get the people inside to open the door?"
"There are also cameras in front of the gate. Since the people inside have been paying attention to the outside, why don't we write a note and rush over to ask him to open the door?" Li Yi scratched his head and said uncertainly.
Su Qing felt that although this method had a bit of a gambling element, it seemed quite simple and direct. "It seems... it's a solution."
Zeng Li thought for a moment and said, "How about having the drone hang a note and wave it under the camera first?"
"The drone is too small. If you hang a large piece of paper on it, it will basically roll up when the wind blows. If it's a small piece of paper, I'm afraid it won't be clear." Gu Yan replied.
"Then... send one person over first, and the others will provide cover from the outside. If they get in, they'll meet the rest of the group from inside?"
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "The zombies have been alerted. Now, except for using something to lure them away, it's difficult for them to get close to the research institute. Explosives would be the most effective, but we don't have much."
After discussing for a long time, they found that the method Li Yi proposed at the beginning was still feasible and could solve the problem in one go. However, whether it would be successful depended entirely on luck. If they happened to encounter a situation where no one was monitoring them, then all their efforts would be in vain.
"That's it. We don't know what's going on inside yet. If Professor Gu saw Gu Yan, he should have come out immediately, but there's been no movement. We can't delay any longer."
"C4 is extremely powerful. I think everyone in the research institute can feel it to some extent. While we are attracting the zombies, we are also giving them a warning." Li Yi said.
"Then we'll go explore again tomorrow to find out the distribution of the zombies, and then we'll take action."
After discussing the plan, Lu Chen asked everyone to rest.
Su Qing thought for a moment and took out the gun from his backpack and handed it to Lu Chen. "This gun has automatic aiming. Take it."
Lu Chen had seen Su Qing holding this gun before. At that time, he had said that he would teach her how to use the gun when he had time. "Since it can automatically aim, you should hold it."
Su Qing shook her head. The gun was too heavy. She had to hold it with both hands to barely lift it. It really wasn't suitable for her. "Forget it. First, I can't lift it, and second, I don't know how to use a gun. It's a waste to keep it with me. I can protect myself. The institute is so dangerous. You should be able to make better use of it."
Lu Chen looked at Su Qing holding the gun with difficulty, thought for a moment, and took it without hesitation.
Su Qing was right. No one could predict what would happen next. It would be more useful for him to have the gun. Sometimes accidents happened in an instant. Having an extra life-saving weapon would provide an extra layer of protection for everyone.
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While Su Qing and the others were discussing how to enter the institute, the people inside were also trying to find a way out.
"Comrade Xiao Qin, come over and have something to eat." A middle-aged man in a white lab coat, with a weathered look and an unshaven beard, walked to the door and said to the man who was trying to dig a steel plate on the ground with a dagger.
Four men in military uniforms were squatting on the ground, each with an unkempt look. They were holding military daggers in their hands and were struggling to dig at the steel plate blocking the door in front of them.
The dagger was specially made for military use and could cut through iron like mud, but the steel plate in front of them was also specially made and was several centimeters thick, so they could only scrape it down bit by bit.
There were traces of explosions on the steel plate. They dug from the gap for more than half a month before they could barely dig out a hole that was large enough for one person to crawl into.
"Professor Gu, we are not hungry. Please eat. We don't know when your son will come back. We have to dig through this steel plate quickly. It's about to be dug through." Qin Yu said to Professor Gu.
"Alas...it's all my fault." Professor Gu sighed with a sad face.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, Professor Gu, the people in the institute, and his students stayed here to develop the zombie virus. Later, the situation in City B became more and more serious, and gradually there were fewer and fewer people here. Many people decided to take the risk and leave to find their families.
Later, the place was surrounded by zombies and the remaining people were unable to leave. Some people committed suicide in despair, some rushed out and were killed by zombies, and in the end only Professor Gu and a student were left.
The institute had a large amount of emergency reserve supplies and a large generator, so they were living quite well there. Professor Gu and his student continued to concentrate on their research and experiments, and made new progress.
Qin Yu was the last group of people sent by the capital to rescue Professor Gu. There were sixteen of them when they set out, but they encountered many difficulties along the way and suffered heavy casualties. When they finally rushed into the research institute, only four of them were left.
Qin Yu originally wanted to take his people away directly, but at that time Professor Gu was at a critical moment in virus research. This research institute had the most advanced experimental equipment in China, and Professor Gu was reluctant to leave. They had no choice but to stay here.
A month ago, Professor Gu was observing the changes of the virus in the laboratory. Due to several days of high-intensity work, he was dazzled and the test tube fell to the ground, causing the virus to leak. The emergency mechanism in the institute was automatically activated, and they were all sealed inside.
Professor Gu was wearing a biochemical protective suit and was in a closed laboratory. After a series of disinfection, the virus did not affect everyone, but the laboratory was destroyed and the experiment could no longer continue, and the protective steel plates outside completely trapped them here.
They modified a radio to send out Morse code in the hope that someone would find it, and used the last remaining explosives to blast a hole in the sealed steel plate. Several people dug day and night, intending to dig through the steel plate and leave here.
Today, Professor Gu stared at the computer and looked outside, and saw the figures of Gu Yan and others, until he saw them being forced back by zombies and leaving.
Professor Gu told Qin Yu about this matter. Gu Yan would come again, but the door here could only be opened from the inside. They needed to go out as soon as possible to meet him.
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Three days later
"Bang! Bang!"
Suddenly, explosions occurred one after another at a checkpoint at the outermost part of the institute.
The heat wave wrapped around the building debris and scattered it, knocking over the surrounding zombies.
The other zombies who were pacing outside the research institute started to get agitated when they heard the noise, and then turned their bodies and ran towards the direction of the explosion.
Lu Chen and his companions, guns in hand, saw the right moment and quickly ran towards the research institute.
Some zombies had not left yet. When they smelled the presence of living people, they rushed towards them with their mouths open and claws waving.
Bang! Bang!
A burst of gunfire rang out, and the zombies rushing over fell to the ground one after another.
Su Qing and Fugui'er were left behind by a few people. She was not afraid of zombies. Fugui'er also changed his silly image at this time, becoming indifferent, staring at the surroundings with sharp eyes, and running quickly after Su Qing.
Halfway through the journey, their pace slowed down. There were too many zombies in front of them, and Lu Chen and his men kept shooting with their guns. Su Qing suddenly felt a chill all over her body. She turned her head to look to the side, only to see a pair of blood-red eyes staring at her not far away.
It's an advanced zombie!
The zombie noticed something different about Su Qing, opened its mouth and screamed, then rushed towards her.
Lu Chen and the others were busy dealing with the situation in front and didn't notice Su Qing's situation at all.
Su Qing subconsciously took a few steps back, took out a pistol from his backpack and held it in his hand. Just when the high-level zombie was about to pounce, Fuguier beside him suddenly jumped up and knocked the zombie to the ground. Then there was a flash of cold light, dirty blood splattered all over the ground, and half of the zombie's head was flattened by Fuguier's claw.
It took only a few tens of seconds from beginning to end, and Su Qing was stunned.
Su Fuguier...is he so powerful?
The few people who had already dealt with the zombies in front only then discovered Su Qing's situation. They happened to see Fuguier flattening the zombie's head with one claw.
Li Yi looked incredulous, "Wow, little Fuguier is so strong?"
"I thought it was just an ordinary Husky, but I never expected it to be a noble Siberian Husky!" Zeng Li exclaimed repeatedly.
Su Fugui shook his body to get rid of the dirty blood that splashed on him, raised his head and looked at Su Qing, then kicked off with all four paws and ran back to Su Qing, with his tongue hanging out, panting at Su Qing with a laugh, as if the zombie lying on the ground with its brain splattered was not the one who did it.
"Let's leave here first." Lu Chen was also a little surprised. He saw from the corner of his eye that the zombies were surrounding them again, so he quickly called out to them to run to the research institute.
Several people quickly ran to the gate of the research institute. Gu Yan walked up and knocked on the door several times. Seeing no response, he took out a piece of paper with "Open the door" written on it and held it up under the surveillance camera.
There was a flashing red light on the monitor, proving that the machine was working properly, but it was unknown whether anyone inside noticed it.
They waited at the door for several minutes. Seeing that the zombies were about to come over, Li Yi stepped forward to study the door and found that the door could not be opened at all with the weapons they had available.
The gate was protected by two locks: an electronic lock and a mechanical lock. They had no tools to crack the electronic lock, and as for the mechanical lock...
Li Yi took out a piece of wire, twisted it into shape, and poked it into the keyhole for a long time, but there was no progress. "No, this lock is too complicated. I can't open it with ordinary methods."
"Let's leave first, or we'll be surrounded!" Zeng Li shot and killed several zombies that came close to him, then turned around and shouted at Gu Yan.
"This door really can't be opened! Gu Yan, let's leave first and then we can find a solution!" Li Yi said.
Gu Yan held the paper in both hands and waved it in front of the surveillance camera with an anxious look on his face, but there was still no movement from the door.
"Let's leave here, we will have another chance to come back!" Lu Chen pulled Gu Yan.
Gu Yan knew that if they continued like this they would all die here, so he didn't hesitate, pulled out his gun, turned around, and worked with Zeng Li and the others to find a way to retreat.
Bang, bang, bang! Snap!
Seeing that more and more zombies were running towards her, Zeng Li's gun had run out of bullets. She put the gun on her waist and took another one from Li Yi.
Under the heavy suppression of force, a gap soon appeared in the zombie group. Everyone was about to run out when suddenly there was a click sound from the door of the research institute.
Gu Yan turned around and saw the two heavy doors slowly opening.
"Come in quickly!" Lu Chen shouted as he saw the door open.
Everyone quickly turned around and ran towards the door. When they ran into the research institute, the door slammed shut again, isolating the zombies outside.
It was pitch black inside. Su Qing took out a few flashlights from his backpack and distributed them to everyone. They shone the flashlights around. This was the lobby of the research institute. There were some black marks on the floor tiles, which looked like bloodstains, and there were many scattered papers and documents.
Gu Yan said to them, "Follow me, I've been here before."
They followed Gu Yan inside, and just after taking a few steps, they heard footsteps approaching from afar.
Several people immediately turned off their flashlights and dispersed to hide behind the wall.
Lu Chen held the gun in one hand and looked in the direction of the sound. The others also held their guns and looked cautious.
A man's voice came from the darkness.
"Is it Gu Yan?"
This voice was unfamiliar to Gu Yan. "It's me! Who are you?"
"I'm Qin Yu, from the Special Operations Team of the First Military Region of the Capital Group Army. Professor Gu is inside, so I'll come over to meet you."
Gu Yan looked at Lu Chen, who nodded, turned on the flashlight and walked out.
I saw a man in military uniform standing not far away. When he saw them coming out, he waved his hand.
"We've been locked up in the lab, and we just dug through the steel plate. I'll crawl out and open the door for you. They're still in the lab, so follow me."
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Author's words: Su Fuguier: I am a Siberian sled wolf! Awooo~
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