Chapter 648 The Escaper
"It's just a guess. Didn't Zhao Gang say that many people in the Panshui Base who had consumed a lot of psychics had their situation happen to them? Assuming that Zhao Gang's previous inference is correct, and all the psychics in the Shanshen Base came from the high-level psychics in the Panshui Base, then the entire Panshui Base is the supply station for the Shanshen Base."
"Will they be short of S-level esper?"
Zhou He shook his head. The Panshui base was not a place they could enter at will.
"Since we are not short of them, I naturally look down on you. However, Zhao Gang's situation is the top priority that needs to be resolved. As long as we solve the reason why the psychics are transforming into zombies, high-level psychics in the entire Panshui base can use them at will. This experimental product that is delivered to our doorstep is your turn." Zhuang Mingxu looked at Zhou He, "Do you want to take it?"
Zhou He didn't answer. The answer was obvious. "So, can we come back or does he look down on us?"
Without waiting for Zhuang Mingxu to answer, he took the lead and said, "I tend to think that there is a conflict within the Mountain God Base?"
When leaving, Qi Le sent Zhou Zhou, the little fat man who was quite hostile to them, to accompany them. Zhou He knew something was wrong. However, after the mountain god, who had never appeared, sent Sha Peng to follow, nothing happened.
Zhou He thought about it all night and finally felt that they might have a disagreement.
"That's a possibility," Zhuang Mingxu said, "and another possibility is... they are playing a long game to catch a big fish."
Seeing that Zhou He didn't understand, Zhuang Mingxu didn't explain in detail and asked about the Panshui base.
"Speaking of this, I really feel that something is wrong." After returning to a safe place, Zhou He relaxed. He didn't think anything of the details before, but when he recalled them again, they seemed to have changed. "We killed two high-level psychics at that time, and were chased by Luo Qi and his group. I was afraid that bringing them back to the base would cause trouble, and their injuries required treatment by psychics, so I took people to the Mountain God base."
"When we arrived at the territory of the Mountain God Base, Luo Qi also followed us. I thought there would be a fierce fight, so I asked Qu Zhu to ask for help from the Mountain God Base while being ready to fight at any time. But Luo Qi was not in a hurry at all, and even started chatting with us, delaying until the support from the Mountain God Base arrived."
"I felt lucky at the time, but later I thought something was wrong. It seemed like he was deliberately delaying time."
"After we went to the Shanshen base, they said that Qi Le told them that we needed support. They also said that all the spies in the entire Panshui base were controlled by Qi Le."
"A group of people with special abilities are controlled by an ordinary person with no abilities?" Zhuang Mingxu repeated, and then asked, "Has anyone else come into contact with those spies?"
Zhou He shook his head and said, "I asked Fang Tang, and he said he doesn't have access to these secrets."
"So...all the information of Panshui base comes from Qi Le."
"And according to Zhao Gangruo, Panshui Base's knowledge of Shanshen Base came from Luo Qi."
Zhuang Mingxu chuckled, "Qi Le! Luo Qi! Isn't this a coincidence?"
"Do you suspect they are the same person?" Zhou He frowned. "I tested Luo Qi at that time. His superpowers are very strong. I have only seen such energy balls on the base commander."
Zhuang Mingxu chuckled twice and saw Wu Yue walking towards him not far away. He waved at him. The moment he got a response, he quickly pulled out the pistol from his waist and shot at Wu Yue before Zhou He could react.
A loud "bang" startled all the guards underground, and the entire underground became alert in an instant.
As soon as Zhou He screamed "Oh my god!", he felt as if there seemed to be an invisible energy wave floating in the air, which eventually gathered into a barrier that enveloped the entire residential area.
He saw nothing in his field of vision, but his psychic perception told him that the barrier existed.
Even though Wu Yue, who was more than ten meters away, did not expect Zhuang Mingxu's sudden attack, his body still reacted quickly. He fell backwards to avoid the bullet, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand and clenched it. With two "pu" sounds, the bullet hit something in the air, which exploded into a ball of dirt. As Wu Yue stretched out his hand, the bullet fell into his hand.
"It's okay, the gun went off accidentally," Zhuang Mingxu notified various departments using the intercom, then looked at Zhou He, "This is the normal reaction of a high-level psychic."
"Wu Yue, a man who has retreated to the second line, can be like this. How can a person who has survived in a place like Panshui Base where people eat each other be unable to dodge a bullet?"
"Do you suspect his ability is fake?" Zhou He was puzzled.
"Has anyone given any definite answer about his supernatural powers? It was useless when he was on the verge of life and death, which only proves that he doesn't have them."
"Could it be that they really are..." Zhou He felt even more confused when he thought about the fact that Luo Qi and Qi Le had no similar looks or temperament.
At this moment, Wu Yue walked up and threw the bullet shell in his hand towards Zhuang Mingxu, "What are you doing?"
"Test your reaction speed" Zhuang Mingxu didn't feel guilty at all.
Wu Yue didn't care and punched him on the shoulder. Then he said, "The results of Guan Wei's examination are out. The leg bones are partially dislocated and need surgery to restore them. They came to me to ask if there are any surgical equipment?"
"There should be, I'll go take a look." Zhuang Mingxu stood up and said to Zhou He, "Think about it again and see if there are any other details, and we'll discuss it again."
Zhou He nodded and said, "I'll go see Qu Zhu."
The two men left in different directions. After taking a few steps, Zhou He suddenly shouted, "Hey, wait a minute."
Zhuang Mingxu and Wu Yue looked over. Zhou He trotted over and asked uncertainly, "There are rumors that some of the villagers who followed Gu Sheng were caught, and one man and one woman escaped. Is that true?"
Zhuang Mingxu frowned and looked at Wu Yue. This kind of thing would never be discussed in front of him as a base commander. He had no information at all.
"No way..." Wu Yue said slowly, paused, and clicked his tongue, "Is that true?"
Seeing that Zhuang Mingxu didn't understand, he explained in detail, "When we attacked with mortars, many people died, and only a dozen were captured."
"The golden eagle was provoked and brutally killed these people. Their skin and flesh were cut off piece by piece. One of them was Gu Sheng's sister..."
"Sister-in-law" Zhou He added.
"Yes, my sister-in-law and her boyfriend knew a lot of information at the time and confessed a lot. He was a man of blood. I heard that in order to prevent his frail girlfriend from being abused, he cut off the flesh of his arm with his own hands. Coupled with the golden eagle's actions on them, they might die at any time."
"Later at night he took his partner into the primitive jungle, saying that he wanted to die with his partner. Ai Ping found out that they were gone, and thought that with such serious injuries, they might not survive in the primitive jungle, so he pretended not to see anything."
Since the Flame Team had made the decision, Zhuang Mingxu didn't say anything else. He nodded to show that he understood and looked at Zhou He, "Why are you asking this?"
"...I saw two people at the Mountain God Base. Their description of the man matched theirs. They were tall and strong, and their entire arms were skinned and cut." Zhou He remembered the figure he ran into after he and Yun Bai came back from hunting mutant animals. Under normal circumstances, he would not have avoided it like running away, and he didn't even need a chance to apologize solemnly.
Moreover, that kind of injury was completely different from that of other people. Zhou He told the two of them about the situation at that time, "I'm sure that one of them used superpowers, but Fang Tang told me with certainty that they are all ordinary people."
"I'm not sure who is hiding the news, and since I'm not sure, I didn't investigate further."
"But I remember that those two people were ordinary people?" Wu Yue was about to ask if he was overthinking when he heard Zhuang Mingxu say.
"Aren't they the first ones to eat the flesh and blood of people with special abilities?" Combining their second guess just now, Zhuang Mingxu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Perhaps this is the clue for us to unravel the secret of the Mountain God Base. You should remember this and investigate it quietly when you have the chance."
Zhou He made an OK gesture and left.
Ever since there were two uncontracted mutant plants in the base, Taotao's task became to keep an eye on them.
When he was found, he was watering a mutant orchid not far from Lu Weiyi. He used a copper pot the size of a football and had a small spout. Water flowed into the orchid's roots and was instantly absorbed. In a short while, the soil returned to its dry state.
"How much do you need to drink to feel full? I'm so much taller than you, and I only drink two pots of water a day, while you drink... several two pots."
"Fortunately, you don't drink it every day, otherwise I wouldn't be able to support you. Sigh... it's so hard to grow plants."
"Nonsense, it's not hard for my dad to raise me. My dad really enjoys raising me and he even said he would give me meat at noon."
"If you keep saying that, I won't give you any water!"
Taotao muttered to himself, and put his hands on his hips to threaten from time to time. Combined with his mini nine-head body, it was just as if the word "cute" was welded onto his body.
"Taotao? Are you watering the plants?" Zhuang Mingxu called him.
"Dad——" Taotao threw away the kettle, ran towards Zhuang Mingxu, and was picked up by Zhuang Mingxu.
The kettle was intercepted by the mutant orchid in mid-air, and when the lid was opened, all the water poured out onto the kettle.
"Is it short of water?" Zhuang Mingxu suddenly remembered that orchids seemed to be plants that like water. Because there was no contract, Zhuang Mingxu did not allow anyone in the team to have much contact with them, and he never considered what they needed.
"Hmph." Taotao crossed her arms and buried her head in Zhuang Mingxu's arms.
"Dad doesn't understand what he is saying. Can Taotao tell dad?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
"Sure, Taotao understands." Taotao immediately acted as serious as an adult, "It said it's very dry here, and its roots hurt."
"But Taotao gives it water every day. It drinks too much. I can't afford to keep it." Taotao had an expression that showed life was not easy, and Wu Yue couldn't help but pinch his cheek.
"In the future, I will arrange for people with water-related abilities to come regularly to help you water the plants. Remember not to attack them." Zhuang Mingxu said this and after getting Taotao's response, he told her the purpose of looking for him and took him somewhere else.
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