Chapter 397 Detention
"Brother, let's not leave any regrets, okay?"
Gu Qingyue was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
Gu Qingji knew that he was just compromising and not really agreeing. He was different from himself. When he was young, he was both a father and a brother, and he also had parental responsibilities to him. He had been hesitant since the beginning when they were together.
But at that time they were on the road, facing countless zombies every day, and they couldn't see tomorrow. The love and comfort from the surrounding teams made him feel scared and tired, and he also hoped that there was such a presence in the dark night.
I took advantage of the opportunity at that time. Now that my life is gradually becoming stable and traditional families are beginning to appear around me, it is only a matter of time before he will waver.
Gu Qingji put the person back on the bed and covered him with a quilt.
"Qingji, Zhao Changming plays a key role in the base's weapons research and development, don't go too far"
"Okay." Gu Qingji bent down and kissed his forehead, then closed the door and left the room.
Downstairs, Lu Weiyi was holding Qin Nian, looking like a good father, with no intention of interfering. Seeing him coming down, he said bluntly, "They and their daughter have been sent to the South Island Research Institute for detention. Go find Antonio when you get there."
"Take me with you, I miss David." Dean jumped up and quickly stood beside Gu Qingji.
Maybe it was because of his young age or the different education he received abroad, but he was always so frank that Gu Qingji envied him.
"Come back as soon as possible." Lu Weiyi guided Qin Nian's mental power and wandered in a deserted place. The child waved his fists and spit bubbles from time to time, like a little goldfish.
When Antonio and Dean arrived at the South Island, he looked haggard and unshaven, like a homeless man. He was already waiting at the door of the laboratory. When he saw the two of them, a bright smile broke out on his face.
Dean rushed towards him like a little cannonball, was picked up by him, and kissed.
Without caring at all that there was someone beside him, Gu Qingji couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Gu, maybe you can step aside for a while." Antonio ended the kiss, saw Gu Qingji's eyes, and led people in jokingly.
Gu Qingji was not good at telling dirty jokes to these old foxes, so he did not respond to him, but was very curious about his recent schedule, "Is it very busy here? You haven't been back to live for a long time."
"It's almost done." Antonio didn't put the person in his arms down, but just held him intimately and walked in.
Gu Qingji has always known that Antonio has agreed to Lu Weiyi's various overtime work for Dean's quality of life from time to time, but this time it seems a bit long, "What did Lu Weiyi promise you?"
"Yes," Antonio smiled and looked at him meaningfully, "Winter is coming, it's time to take care of your body."
Gu Qingji was stunned for a moment, and then he saw his big hand rubbing on Dean's butt, and immediately understood what he meant - it was the special skin care product that Zhuang Mingxu had mentioned.
"How come I don't know?"
Seeing that he understood, Antonio hinted, "The doses are limited, first come, first served."
"Thank you." Gu Qingji decided to find Zhuang Mingxu when he got back. Although his wood-type ability had not been upgraded yet, the effect was still very good when applied.
The three of them didn't encounter many people along the way until they reached the bottom floor. Antonio said, "Zhao Changming has gathered the researchers in his team and wants to use the advantage of numbers to reduce the follow-up of this incident. What have you thought about?"
Gu Qingji did not answer, but asked, "Do you think they are afraid of death?"
Antonio raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
As soon as the three of them entered the bottom floor, they saw a laboratory with its door open in the corridor. There were several experimenters in lab coats standing there. Each of them looked bitter and resentful. When they saw them show up, they shouted towards inside.
"Here we come"
“They are coming”
Then Zhao Changming came out of the laboratory. He didn't seem to have been treated unfairly and was still quite respectable. He looked at Gu Qingji with a frown, "What did you do to my daughter? Is this how the person in charge of your base protects his teammates?"
"What did she tell you?" Gu Qingji was still a little weak. After walking for a while, he had already broken out in a layer of cold sweat.
"She said you wanted to rape her, and after she failed to break free, you asked the police to arrest her."
"Haha." Gu Qingji laughed so hard that he couldn't help laughing. "Do you believe it?"
Zhao Changming did not say anything. His own daughter naturally knew that it was always her who had been pestering the other party. If the other party was interested in her, he would not have to go to Lu Weiyi to exchange benefits for the person.
But this is not the time to say this, "Qianqian was frightened, you have to be responsible for him."
"Yes, Qianqian is young and beautiful. What's wrong with marrying such a wife?"
"Yes, and Academician Zhao is capable and will definitely help you."
The group of experimenters who came with Zhao Changming all urged Gu Qingji to be content. They might not really think so in their hearts, but now that they are working under Zhao Changming, they have to have the right attitude.
"Mr. Zhao, you really don't understand the situation?" Gu Qingji looked at him sarcastically and walked towards the laboratory on his own.
In the huge laboratory, Zhao Qianqian was held solitary in a small room. Through the transparent glass, she could see what was happening on the opposite side. She felt a little guilty when she saw Gu Qingji coming in, but she seemed to gain confidence after seeing Zhao Changming.
"We have an inventor in our base. He is a very smart man and can invent many strange things. They are very effective in helping us fight against zombies. But he is too stubborn and is not afraid of even death." Gu Qingji walked slowly towards the door.
"It's a pity that he has a beloved sister. Do you want to know how he cooperates with the research?" Gu Qingji turned around and looked at Zhao Changming and smiled, motioning Antonio to open the metal lock.
Zhao Changming said nothing.
Gu Qingji stared at him, his eyes were emotionless, as calm and deep as a lake, one could not tell if there were turbulent waves underneath, "If he cannot complete any research project given by the base, he will see one of his sister's fingers, and if he delays one day, another one will be added. Anyway, the base has a healing department, so if he cuts it off, he will reconnect it, and if he reconnects it, he will cut it off again."
Zhao Changming's face turned pale, and none of the researchers around him spoke.
Gu Qingji pushed open the door, and when Zhao Qianqian wanted to run out, he grabbed her and pulled her back into the room, then closed the door.
Zhao Changming immediately wanted to push the door, but was blocked by the tall and strong Antonio, who reminded him, "Professor Zhao, if you go in from here, you might see a dead body."
"Let go, let go, what do you want to do?" Perhaps it was because Gu Qingji was too cold at this moment, Zhao Qianqian stepped back step by step, avoiding his approach.
"Tell me, what happened?" Gu Qingji asked.
"Yes..." Zhao Qianqian glanced at her father, "It was you who wanted to rape me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qingji grabbed her hair and pressed her on the table. He held a dagger in his hand and slowly slashed it across her cheek. As Zhao Qianqian screamed, blood gushed out.
After the knife, Gu Qingji let her go and asked again, "What happened?"
"Don't come over here, don't come over here, Daddy, Daddy save me." Zhao Qianqian covered her face and stepped back, the ground was covered with blood.
The researchers outside retreated silently in fear after seeing this scene. Zhao Changming no longer had the dignity he had just shown. He raised his foot and was about to rush in, but Antonio grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up like a chicken.
"Dad, Dad——" Zhao Qianqian also saw this scene and stood up and banged on the glass.
Gu Qingji's sinister voice sounded behind him, "Tell me what happened?"
"It was me, I drugged you. I bought some strong medicine and put it in the food." Zhao Qianqian was so arrogant because she had a father who backed her up. She knew exactly what she would face without her father, so she didn't dare to talk back at all.
"Did you hear that?" Antonio threw Zhao Changming to the ground amid his violent coughing.
Dean's youthful voice sounded out of place at the moment, "This unproven drug almost cost someone's life."
Zhao Qianqian's screams rang out again. Zhao Changming struggled to get up, climbed onto the glass window, and saw with his own eyes that Gu Qingji had cut a new cross on the wound on her face.
"This is a warning for you," Gu Qingji wiped the dagger, walked out and said to Antonio, "It's too cold outside now, Miss Zhao may not be able to adapt to it. I remember there is a quiet little room here, and you can arrange for her to live here."
Antonio immediately knew which room he was talking about. It was a storage room of about 5 or 6 square meters. It was crowded and empty when the lights were turned off.
Antonio raised his eyebrows, without commenting, and just reminded, "I will report it."
"Well," Gu Qingji stopped Zhao Changming from going in, glanced at the faces of a group of researchers who retreated to the door, and asked in a high-sounding tone, "Do you know what it's like to do research with tears in your eyes while listening to the screams of your loved ones?"
In the laboratory that was noisy just now, no one said a word, and everyone even held their breath in silence.
"Our base appreciates your talents and abilities. We have come a long way to rescue you, provide your families with a stable life, and give you a platform to showcase yourselves. We hope that we can maintain a friendly cooperative relationship. However, you still need to know what is the limit."
"These are the end times, and the strong make the laws."
Everyone silently avoided Gu Qingji's gaze, and saw him glance at the person in front of him, "Take Mr. Zhao to work, the base's scientific research cannot do without you."
"I want to see my daughter, I..."
Gu Qingji leaned over and looked at him, "If you can't get used to the good life, then change it. What kind of life she will live in the future depends on you." He patted Zhao Changming's face and walked towards his temporary lounge with Antonio.
As soon as he entered the room, he fell to the ground, looking so weak that Antonio was stunned.
"He did..." Dean whispered quietly into his ear.
"Really that long?" Antonio looked strange.
Dean nodded and looked towards Antonio.
"Then let's try it some other time," Antonio said, and he saw Dean's eyes sparkling with anticipation, which made him laugh.
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