Chapter 901: Cleaning Up Parasites
Even if the culprit was solved, the consequences for the base still existed. After recalculating the population, their base lost nearly 30,000 people this time.
Among them, there are more than 24,000 zombies that "survived", and more than 5,000 of them belong to the base army. The highest-ranking one has reached the rank of major, and there are countless ordinary soldiers.
As soon as the situation was under control, Zhuang Mingxu asked Lu Weiyi to gather the relevant scientific researchers at the base and inquire about the feasibility of implementing Qin Jin's idea.
Several laboratories in the base have always been within the military stationed area of the base. Various advanced instruments have been put into use here. An He's hands could not reach in for a short time, so there was basically no damage, which allowed the scientific researchers to be retained to the maximum extent.
After several discussions, they also felt that Qin Jin's idea did not conflict with their research and development of immune vaccines. Thinking of the possible benefits, some researchers who were eager to show off immediately volunteered.
But in the end, it was Qin Jin who decided on An He. He believed that a man who had studied zombies for six years knew more about zombies than anyone else. This also led to the fact that when An He was captured, only the space on his body and all the things he carried were taken away, but he was put into the experiment.
The general direction has been decided, but the more troublesome part is the implementation. Even though Lu Weiyi claims to be wealthy, he cannot afford to support more than 20,000 zombies.
Eventually, the responsibility fell on individuals. The zombies that some people were willing to keep were kept, while those that no one cared about were eventually expelled from the base - this was the last thing the base could do to prevent them from dying in their own hands.
Even so, there are still 9,000 zombies left, and more than 5,000 troops from the base were left behind. For this purpose, an area was specially cordoned off in the back mountain of the base, just like raising livestock.
Life and death are everywhere after the end of the world. After the initial regret and sadness, the base has restored order again, and the living people still have to continue living.
Now that the decision had been made, Zhuang Mingxu no longer hid his feelings and began a lengthy negotiation with Qin Jin, while Lu Weiyi also shifted his attention to the base.
The initial cause of the unrest at the base was Fang Tang's bomb. After investigation, it was found that he was used by An He and fell into an illusion. The source of the illusion was the death of his sister, whom he had always been worried about. This made Fang Tang completely desperate. With deliberate guidance, he eventually pointed the finger at the laboratory planned by An He.
After the interrogation, Fang Tang took all the responsibility on himself and even made it clear that he was willing to do anything. His only wish was to save Fang Yuan.
Zhou He brought Lu Weiyi to the hospital where everyone from the original Shanshen base was accommodated, and saw Fang Yuan who had been bedridden for a long time. The little girl's body had been in countdown for a long time, and the load on her heart could no longer support her to move.
"During a previous riot, some people with plant-related abilities stimulated the growth of seeds in their bodies. People with healing-related abilities were unable to expel the plants from their bodies, so they could only heal the wounds inside their bodies. This maintained their lives, but also left hidden dangers," Zhou He said, taking out a few examination films from the bedside drawer and pointing them to Lu Weiyi under the light.
Even without him saying anything, Lu Weiyi could clearly see that the imaging on it was not that of a normal human body.
"Tangyuan is young and in poor health. She fainted from the pain while on duty. After that, her body became increasingly fragile. It is said that..." Zhou He glanced at the little girl lying on the bed, "She even felt unbearable pain when she breathed the slightest bit."
"Base Commander, I'm not pleading for Fang Tang, I just feel that they are so pitiful. A teenager survived in a cannibalistic base and was exploited by that beast Qi Le."
"The energy of a high-level crystal core cannot be borne by an ordinary person's body. Qi Le described the pain as being like dying and coming back to life. This child is struggling to survive..." Zhou He kept sighing to ease his emotions, but he couldn't continue.
Lu Weiyi patted his shoulder and said, "The base will give appropriate treatment."
As the two were talking, the little girl sleeping on the bed slowly opened her eyes and called out to them, "Brother."
A weak and powerless voice, as if one could die at any moment.
"Tangyuan," Zhou He wiped his face, turned around and smiled, "It's your Uncle Zhou, your brother is busy, so I came to see you."
"Hello, Uncle Zhou." Fang Yuan struggled to get up, but Zhou He pushed him back onto the bed, turned around and introduced, "This is our base commander, Lu Weiyi. Base commander Lu, call for help quickly."
"Hello, Commander Lu." Fang Yuan looked over with clear eyes and tilted his head. "Are you here to save me? My brother said that Commander Lu would save me. Is it you?"
Lu Weiyi reached out and smoothed back the dry hair that was scattered and covering her cheeks, "Yes, you are very brave. When I come back, I will arrange surgery for you today."
"Really?" Fang Yuan looked over in surprise, and Zhou He also watched him with bated breath.
"Really?" Lu Weiyi asked her to wait patiently and arranged for Zhou He to inform the person in charge here and prepare to start treatment.
This was what he had promised at the beginning. In order to prevent Fang Tang and his group from making things difficult for them, Lu Weiyi could be said to be threatening them with their lives. However, no one expected that the delay would last for such a long time, and so many things happened during this period.
Now it was time for him to fulfill his promise.
Countless operations had been discussed long ago, and it was very easy to implement. With Zhou He's guarantee, Fang Tang was released from prison early. When he came out, the operation was already underway.
"Uncle Zhou" Fang Tang was still wearing a controller that restricted his superpowers. When he saw Zhou He and Liu Rui, who was responsible for protecting Xu Yi, waiting in the corridor, he pointed inside the operating room, his lips moving constantly but unable to ask a single question.
"It's Tangyuan. The base commander brought him in. Don't worry."
After Zhou He's voice fell, Fang Tang continued to breathe deeply but still couldn't control his emotions. He fell to his knees and cried bitterly. The end of the world was coming. He was afraid every day, afraid of his own death and Tangyuan's death. He finally stabilized and had hope, but then he learned about the death warrant in Tangyuan's body.
"I dream every day that she is dead."
No one could understand his feelings. There were many things that came before Tangyuan's life, but the person who came last and was not so important was his only relative.
He was not that valuable and no one could make an exception for Tangyuan. He hated and complained about it, but in the end there was nothing he could do and he could only try his best to perform better in exchange for a glimmer of hope.
But because he brought such a fatal disaster to the base, 30,000 people, he felt like the sky was falling when he heard this number, not because so many people died, but because he might not be able to wait for Tangyuan's future.
Now that he has been saved from a desperate situation, he tells him that there is a chance for survival.
"I know, and the base commander also understands." Zhou He pulled him to sit on a stool, "He remembers it, he remembers it all."
"The responsibility for this incident is not entirely yours. You are also a victim. The base commander knows this and will try to take this into consideration. But Tang Fang..." Zhou He knew that the law was ruthless, especially when the base needed to be strict. He still explained the matter clearly, "If the result makes you feel wronged..."
He didn't know what to say the rest, but Fang Tang had already looked up at him, "Uncle Zhou, I don't feel wronged. Tangyuan can have this operation because I owe it to the base. Even if the base sentences me to death, I don't feel wronged. Thank you for saving her. She still has a chance to see the future. Thank you for helping me."
"Don't talk about those nonsense." Zhou He had just finished his soothing words when he saw Sun Tao, Li Jing and several of Fang Tang's teammates hurried over at the end of the corridor. Seeing Fang Tang, they greeted him in surprise, "Brother Fang, where have you been these days? We couldn't find you."
Fang Tang glanced at Zhou He, and Zhou He shook his head slightly at him. Only the people involved knew about the trouble caused by Fang Tang - now is the critical period of base integration, if what he did was exposed, there would probably be another turmoil.
"I have something to do here, so I asked Fang Tang to do it. Why did you little brats come here?" Zhou He took the initiative to cover up.
"We heard from the hospital that the base commander has started treating the people here." Li Jing hurried over and grabbed Zhou He's arm, expecting but also feeling nervous, "Uncle Zhou, is this true?"
Several others also looked over.
"It's true, go and line up according to the dean's arrangement." Zhou He gave them accurate information. Li Jing cried with joy, while Sun Tao and Liang Fei covered their faces and cried bitterly. Their relatives were involved in the previous incident and were implicated by the wood-type mutant. They could not hold on and passed away within a few days.
Now that their teammates’ families have finally found hope, how can they not feel sad?
People's joys and sorrows are different. Zhou He can't offer any comfort in such a situation and can only let them digest it themselves.
"In addition, the base research institute has given you suggestions," Zhou He changed the subject. "I heard that you may be subjected to rigorous training to allow your physical condition to better adapt to the corresponding superpowers. If you can't hold on... they will most likely choose to strip you of your superpowers. Otherwise, if you continue, you will face death."
The news came too suddenly. Even though they had known about it for a long time, they still thought that the base would come up with a solution for them because of their high level of superpowers and their ability to do things. They didn't expect the result to be like this.
"What if we persist?" Fang Tang knew best how difficult it would be to live a worthless life, so he asked seriously.
"What I know is just hearsay. Please don't spread it. It's just speculation now. Specialized scientific researchers will develop training and then observe the changes in your body. This process may be painful, and there may be no results even if you endure it."
"But I still hope that you will try to participate when the news comes out. The person in charge of this in the base is a professional professor, who will make tailor-made plans for the participants."
"In today's world, you should struggle hard while you can. You should know better than me what life is like without your super powers," Zhou He said.
This topic diverted the children's attention from their family members. They did not make a decision yet, but only promised to consider it seriously.
Not long after, Fang Yuan's surgery was over and he was wheeled out. Fang Tang, who was waiting at the door, did not get the chance to thank Lu Weiyi in person, as other patients were sent in right after him.
Even though Lu Weiyi worked non-stop for a few days, there were still many people in the hospital who needed treatment.
After receiving the news that Zhuang Mingxu would not return home for several days in a row, he fell visibly silent, and even the entire team fell silent.
On the other hand, Qin Jin, who was eating and drinking here and had a loving wife and son, came forward with a gloating look and asked if he had offended him in any way.
Zhuang Mingxu gave him a look that said "what nonsense are you talking about" and "Xiaoyi has a very good temper, how could he deliberately not go home?"
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