Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Chapter 63
For this mission, the teams were divided into groups freely, and naturally, those who got along well with Luo Shizhen gathered together.
Although they didn't like each other, they still had to endure it because they had to complete the mission.
At least, there's no fighting as soon as they look at each other.
"Zou Tangzheng, the TV miracle doctor, comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, spanning eighteen generations. He possesses ancestral prescriptions for treating diabetes and cancer. He's also a rheumatologist, aphrodisiac, cardiologist, and a doctor of medicine..."
Cheng Yunshao looked at the large villa in front of him, then at the information in his hand about the kidnapped humans:
"The title alone has changed at least seven or eight times on TV. How can anyone believe this?"
In fact, Cheng Yunshao didn't even need to see whether Zou Tangzheng had changed his identity. Just by watching his interview once, he knew that he was lying.
Almost every video uses some precious Chinese medicine to promote health products, saying that taking a pill of XX will instantly cure all diseases.
"Just hearing the claim of being free from all illnesses tells you it's a scam. There's no such thing as a single pill that can cure all ailments. Even a magic pill wouldn't be this ridiculous."
Cheng Yunshao shook his head, doubting the intelligence of the person being deceived.
Luo Shizhen understands this: "Most of those who fall for these scams are middle-aged and elderly people who don't have much internet access. In their minds, any expert who appears on TV is genuine. Plus, because they're suffering from the pain and can't get relief from regular treatment, they tend to trust these folk remedies."
When his grandmother was in the hospital, he took leave to take care of her. He saw that many people in the hospital believed in various folk remedies and would spend a lot of money to buy some expensive medicinal herbs to replenish their bodies.
Onlookers or some young family members thought the old man was too stupid to believe such a thing.
But put yourself in their shoes. If someone had told you that your grandmother could be cured, even if you knew the truth was slim, Luo Shizhen would still be willing to try when he was at his wit's end.
He pointed to the photo of Zou Tangzheng on the table.
Being able to become an "authoritative expert", Zou Tangzheng's appearance is still very intimidating, with a head full of white hair and a righteous face. Although he is in his fifties, his complexion is very rosy and healthy.
Luo Shizhen commented: "This is a bad guy."
The sick patients are already suffering enough, but he still uses high-priced health products to cheat patients out of their money. He has absolutely no bottom line.
Lu Qiujin did not consider herself a good person, but she also despised Zou Tangzheng's behavior of deceiving a patient who was already in despair.
He stood next to Luo Shizhen and looked down at the photo with disdain in his eyes:
"Hey, this guy, does he still need us to save him? In my opinion, we should just let him be eaten by the weirdness."
Wen Hu immediately agreed: "That's right, there's no need to waste resources on such a scumbag, right?"
Chu Xiao glanced at the photo calmly: "It's not bad to let him fend for himself."
Xiao Shan looked at the luxuriously decorated villa interior, then at the poor patients who had been defrauded of most of their wealth by Zou Tangzheng, and sneered:
"I'm afraid that if I run into him, Guiyi won't eat him yet, so I'll kill him first."
Rong Nian looked at the large fish tank in the living room and said, "He dares to keep fish. His crime is even more serious."
It was our first combat mission, and although we didn’t say it out loud, everyone was quite excited.
As a result, my first mission was to rescue a bad guy. The excitement I felt was gone in an instant, and I even felt a little irritable.
They are trained like dead dogs every day. Everyone's talent sequence is definitely at the forefront among the awakened ones. What's the point of saving a liar, let alone becoming a big shot who saves the world?
The only person present who remained calm was Luo Shizhen.
Even when he commented that Zou Tang was a bad guy, his tone was calm and without much personal bias.
Hearing what his teammates said, Luo Shizhen was not affected at all. He just looked at the mission objectives:
"The goal is to get as many people out as possible, but we don't even know where he is."
Bad guys and liars cannot affect this task assigned by the school.
Luo Shi really didn’t think too much about it. They were students, and of course they had to complete the tasks assigned by the school well.
Luo Shizhen had quickly entered the state, carefully following the process taught in school, and asked others:
"There's no evidence of residual contamination here, and the surveillance is also damaged. We just checked several areas separately. Have you found anything?"
Cheng Yunshao looked at Luo Shizhen in surprise: "Don't you think this person is not worth saving?"
Luo Shizhen's character can definitely be described as kind, and he has a strong sense of justice. This can be seen when he and Wen Hu were in danger before and Luo Shizhen rushed over to save them.
As such, shouldn't he despise that liar more than anyone else present?
Luo Shizhen shook his head in confusion: "I wonder if it's worth doing? Shouldn't we complete the mission first?"
Cheng Yunshao was surprised: "You don't hate this person?"
Luo Shizhen: "Hateful."
"You hate it but still want to save him?"
Luo Shizhen was even more confused than him: "It's annoying, but this is a school mission and we have to complete it. Why don't we just rescue him and then call the police to arrest him?"
He didn't quite understand why everyone was so obsessed with this.
For a moment, Cheng Yunshao was amazed at Luo Shizhen's ability to think clearly about what is public and what is private.
Of course they know that the task is the task and their likes and dislikes are another, but isn't that how human beings are? Understanding the truth is one thing, and being able to truly control emotions is another.
Especially for the awakened ones, because the beast-related genes are amplified by the Qi in their bodies, emotional management is simply a lifelong subject for them.
But it must be said that Luo Shizhen's answer made the mission go smoothly.
Sure enough, his choice to join was the right one.
Cheng Yunshao chose to join Luo Shizhen's team because he felt that Luo Shizhen, like himself, was the type of person who would complete tasks seriously and attentively.
And with Luo Shizhen here, teammates like Xiao Shan are not only strong, but will definitely cooperate with the mission.
Of course Cheng Yunshao would not miss this opportunity.
Luo Shizhen even went to see Xiao Shan: "But brother, don't hit him, or you'll be breaking the law."
If someone else said this, Xiao Shan would still be able to retort a few words, such as "Go to jail if you want, he won't regret beating up this scumbag."
But these were words spoken by Luo Shizhen, and he could only think, "My little brother is concerned about me."
"Alright, let this scum go. Once we catch him, send him to the police station immediately!"
The villa was large, but every corner was cleaned very neatly. There was no blood stain or any sign of struggle. If it weren't for the third-level strange pollution detected at the scene, it would look as if nothing had happened.
When asked whether they had discovered anything, several people shook their heads.
Lu Qiujin: "There's no surveillance installed in the villa. We checked the surveillance cameras in the community, but they didn't show Zou Tangzheng leaving the house. I suspect this might have been done by a hidden monster."
Chu Xiao also said: "The only clue we know now is that this is a third-level weirdo."
Everyone fell silent. There was no clue. How could they find it?
Cheng Yunshao looked at everyone and analyzed, "I think we can start by figuring out why this weirdo wants to capture Zou Tangzheng."
"When a strange creature captures humans, it usually does so to eat them. However, in almost all cases of strange cannibalism, they eat them on the spot. This is especially true for someone like Zou Tangzheng, who lives alone at home and doesn't worry about being disturbed while eating. Why didn't it just kill him directly, but chose to kidnap him instead?"
Lu Qiujin narrowed her eyes slightly:
"If I were that weird, maybe before I became a weird, I was the patient he defrauded. I hate him so much, and even after becoming a weird, I still remember him. But just dying isn't enough for me. I want to capture him, torture him slowly, and let him suffer enough before he dies."
When he said 'let him suffer enough before he dies', there was even a hint of satisfaction and enjoyment in his tone.
Xiao Shan rolled his eyes, suspecting that this was Lu Qiujin's self-introduction.
Luo Shizhen, however, expressed his admiration very forcefully: "That makes sense. Let me check it out."
He quickly screened the list of patients who had been deceived:
"But this shouldn't be the reason. All the patients and their families who were deceived, some have passed away, and some are still receiving treatment. Their information is available for investigation. None of them have suddenly disappeared."
Rong Nian pondered, "If it were me, I would definitely want to get some food reserves, so I wouldn't just capture him alone. I would capture a bunch of people and raise them so that I can eat them immediately when I'm hungry."
Luo Shizhen quickly checked whether there had been frequent cases of human disappearances and signs of contamination at the scene.
After checking, he shook his head and said, "It probably isn't this. This is the only recent case of contamination and kidnapping."
Wen Hu: "If I were Wei Yi, I wouldn't kill him but take him away. It must be because I think the place here is not big enough and I want to take him outside to kill him."
Chu Xiao: "If it were me, I would be attracted by his ability to deceive people and kidnap him so that I could use him to deceive more people. That way, I would have a constant supply of food."
He even had a follow-up plan: "I can let Zou Tangzheng say that silver needles can cure various diseases, and lure patients to my lair. At the beginning, I will not eat the patients, but will deceive them with contamination, making them think that their diseases have been cured."
"This way, the sick will spread the word from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. I'll pick out the best ones to eat from the hundred people, and at the same time, spread the cult, saying that as long as you believe in me, all diseases will be cured and you will live forever. I'll build momentum for myself and, relying on people's faith, evolve into an evil god."
Chu Xiao's words could be said to be fluent and smooth, but as he looked at Luo Shizhen who was taking notes seriously, there was still something he didn't say.
Of course, he would also include Luo Shizhen in this plan. If believers wanted to believe in him, they must first believe in Luo Shizhen.
The teachers in the tactical vehicle outside: "..."
"Is Chu Xiao talking about a weird career evolution plan?"
Another teacher nodded: "Not only that, he even figured out how to deceive people."
The teacher was terrified: "Fortunately, this child has been purified. If this had become a weird thing, it would have been terrible."
Lu Qiujin laid everything out in the open. Even if he didn't say it, the teachers could see that he had always thought that once he became weird, he would rush to the Lu family and kill everyone.
But students like Chu Xiao who hide their madness behind a calm face usually can't be seen at all.
However, Luo Shizhen had no idea what was hidden under Chu Xiao's cold face from this bloody and cold plan.
He just looked at Chu Xiao with admiration, thinking that Chu Xiao's idea was really reasonable and thoughtful, and then he buried his head in the research:
"There haven't been any cases of people being scammed recently, nor have there been any claims of miracle healers."
He looked at Cheng Yunshao again: "Cheng Yunshao, what do you think?"
Cheng Yunshao is not blind. He certainly doesn't think that his teammates are so cooperative and brainstorming. They are really in sync and have a desire to work together in a friendly manner to complete the task.
It was obvious that they cooperated like this purely because Luo Shizhen was there.
The peacocks spread their feathers, almost blinding his eyes.
Cheng Yunshao expressed contempt for this behavior in his heart.
But it did not prevent him from being aroused by his competitive desire (referring to the competitive desire to grasp the task goals) in this atmosphere.
Think about it, without any clues, he can deduce the correct result based only on his theoretical knowledge and IQ. Isn’t it interesting?
Cheng Yunshao is confident:
"I believe that Guiyi abducted Zou Tangzheng because he wanted to get something from him. What it was, let's not discuss it for now, but everyone knows Guiyi's characteristics: greed, and he's never satisfied."
"It won't be satisfied with just one Zou Tangzheng. In other words, it will want to choose a better one. So we can create a character similar to Zou Tangzheng, with the same appearance, financial resources, and occupation. Maybe even a little stronger than Zou Tangzheng, to lure out that weirdo."
Luo Shizhen exclaimed: "Wow!!"
"That's a great idea! Cheng Yunshao! You're so smart!"
Cheng Yunshao was stunned by the praise. He certainly knew that his idea was a good one. Without any clues, he found a way to lure the strange creature into the trap.
However, this was the first time he had encountered such outward, intense, and straightforward praise.
Cheng Yunshao, who had been calm and confident, was suddenly confused by Luo Shizhen's behavior. He thought to himself, no wonder so many people like Luo Shizhen, his praise is too sincere.
He adjusted his glasses again to cover up the situation and looked at the others:
"What do you think of this method? If no one objects, let's vote on whether to do it or not."
Luo Shizhen immediately raised his hand: "I vote this method is good!"
When Cheng Yunshao heard this, he knew that this time he was in a safe situation.
Sure enough, after Luo Shizhen expressed his opinion, although the remaining few people looked at him with a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes, they all followed Luo Shizhen's choice and expressed their agreement.
Cheng Yunshao suddenly felt refreshed all over.
He has been in school for a while, and almost every time he has team training or any tasks, his teammates are unwilling to cooperate.
The same goes for Wen Hu last time. Although Wen Hu came to the rescue later, Cheng Yunshao did not forget that at the beginning, Wen Hu was almost eager to separate from him.
The Puppet Master is very fragile in the early stages and needs the protection of his teammates. Cheng Yunshao has been trying to find a reliable teammate, but there has been no progress.
Most young awakeners don’t like to gather in groups. Even those who are related by blood prefer to fight separately.
Even though he and Wen Hu later developed some team camaraderie, every time it was time to form a team, Wen Hu would still run away.
Now, Cheng Yunshao finally found a solution!
——Stay with Luo Shizhen. As long as Luo Shizhen is willing to accept him, others will have to accept him.
In the eyes of Cheng Yunshao, who values rationality, Chu Xiao and others have been completely blinded by emotions. They will agree to whatever Luo Shizhen says.
Therefore, as long as he establishes a good relationship with Luo Shizhen, he can use Luo Shizhen's power to overcome the puppeteer's early fragile period.
He is a fox taking advantage of the tiger's might, but the "tiger" has always been cooperating with his plans.
The plan worked, and everything developed as he had imagined. Cheng Yunshao was in a good mood and asked again:
"Well, first of all, this character's profession needs to be a doctor. We need to choose someone to play this professional doctor scammer."
He was more optimistic about Chu Xiao. After all, Chu Xiao was smart enough, and playing the role of a fraudulent doctor should not be a problem for this person.
Maybe Chu Xiao himself is unwilling, but as long as he convinces Luo Shizhen to agree, Chu Xiao will definitely volunteer to play the role in order to make Luo Shizhen happy.
"I!!"
Luo Shizhen, who was standing by, excitedly raised his hand again and looked at everyone with great anticipation:
"I want to be a doctor! Is that okay? I'll take the role very seriously!"
Cheng Yunshao: “…”
The fox, who was relying on the tiger's power to bully others, finally realized the loophole in his plan.
When he needed Tiger's help to support something, everything was perfect.
But when the tiger wants to do something he doesn't approve of, the fox can't stop him.
Even if the tiger is willing to listen to advice, the jackals, tigers and leopards behind the tiger will be more willing to fulfill the tiger's wishes.
An hour later—
Luo Shizhen put on his white coat and watched with great interest as the makeup artist put on old-age makeup for him, trying to find out what his grandmother looked like from the wrinkles that were drawn on.
He is his grandmother's grandson, so of course he will look like his grandmother when he gets old.
Although he failed to find any similarities in the end, Luo Shizhen was still very excited. He touched his white coat gently with some care, as if he was afraid of getting it dirty.
My grandma once said that teacher, doctor and lawyer are the three best professions.
Although grandma never said that she hoped Luo Shizhen could do one of these three professions, she only said that as long as Luo Shizhen found a down-to-earth job, it would be fine. He didn't need to be very outstanding, as long as he was stable enough.
But Luo Shizhen knew that his grandmother would be very happy if she saw him in his old age wearing a white coat.
After finishing her makeup, Luo Shizhen took a selfie happily.
When I go back to my hometown, I will print it out and burn it for my grandma to see!
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