One second you're thinking about how to unravel the mystery and find the real culprit, and the next you have to experience the thrill of running from the poison gas in the apocalypse.
Lu Zhaoming felt like a grasshopper struggling in a pot of boiling water, restless and anxious.
The alarm blared incessantly, like a torrent of magic.
After finally squeezing into the underground shelter with the flow of people, the scene was even more spectacular than a train station during the Spring Festival travel rush.
The crowd was huge, and the shouts and cries were deafening. Anyone who didn't know better would think they had stumbled into a large gathering of some cult.
"Quiet down, all of you!" Zhang Tieshan roared in his hoarse voice, which finally calmed the commotion a little.
Lu Zhaoming had no interest in watching the spectacle; all he wanted to do was quickly sort out Zhao Xiaorou's situation.
This girl clearly knew what was going on, but she was incredibly timid; she was probably terrified.
"Silence! Silence! Everyone calm down!" Zhang Tieshan shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to control the situation, but the effect was negligible.
"Li Feng is the murderer! He deserves to pay with his life!"
"Yes! Hand him over! Pay for the lives of our fallen brothers!"
The crowd was outraged, and their anger was directed at Li Feng, who had already died.
Lu Zhaoming frowned, feeling that this matter was not so simple.
"Shut up, all of you!" Zhang Tieshan roared, his voice booming so loud it made everyone's eardrums tingle.
"No one is allowed to draw conclusions before the matter has been fully investigated!"
Lu Zhaoming took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He activated the "Doomsday Judgment System," preparing to scan the entire shelter once more.
"System, give me a full scan!"
A familiar electronic voice echoed in my mind: "Initiating scan... Scan complete. Abnormal energy fluctuations detected... Basic resource exploration function unlocked."
Water?
Resource exploration?
Lu Zhaoming was stunned. This system upgrade was too random!
However, now is not the time to explore new features.
He suppressed his doubts and focused on examining the scan results.
Sure enough, behind the shelter wall, there was a hidden, unrecorded supply depot!
"Hey, this is a pleasant surprise." Lu Zhaoming's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile as he quietly noted down the coordinates, planning to make further decisions later.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Xiao Rou has fainted! Someone, come quick!"
Lu Zhaoming's heart tightened. He pushed through the crowd and found that Zhao Xiaorou was pale and breathing weakly, her condition was extremely critical.
"Make way! Make way! I'm a doctor!" A woman in a white coat rushed over to examine Zhao Xiaorou.
"The situation is not good; the wound is seriously infected and needs to be taken to the medical room immediately!"
Lu Zhaoming reacted quickly, helping Zhao Xiaorou up and running with the medical staff towards the infirmary.
Inside the medical room, a doctor is treating Zhao Xiaorou's wounds.
Lu Zhaoming stood aside, carefully observing her condition.
"Doctor, how is she?" Lu Zhaoming asked.
“The wound is severely infected, and… I suspect someone has applied some kind of toxin,” the doctor said, frowning.
Poison?! Lu Zhaoming's pupils constricted sharply. Sure enough, the little girl had been silenced!
"System, analyze the toxins in her wounds!" Lu Zhaoming commanded in his mind.
The system worked at lightning speed and quickly provided the analysis results: "Toxin component: Mutant coniine, which has nerve paralysis and respiratory depression effects. Recommended detoxification plan:..."
Lu Zhaoming dared not delay and immediately followed the plan provided by the system, finding some medicinal herbs in the infirmary and beginning to temporarily prepare the antidote.
"What are you doing?!" The doctor immediately became alert upon seeing Lu Zhaoming's actions.
"I'm saving lives!" Lu Zhaoming said without looking up. "Your antidote is too slow; we can't afford to wait!"
The doctor wanted to say something more, but seeing Lu Zhaoming's focused expression, he ultimately chose to remain silent.
After a period of intense work, Lu Zhaoming finally prepared a simple antidote and gave it to Zhao Xiaorou.
Time ticked by, and Lu Zhaoming's heart was in his throat.
Finally, Zhao Xiaorou's breathing gradually stabilized, and her complexion regained some color.
"Phew... I finally stabilized." Lu Zhaoming breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling like he had run a marathon.
Not long after, Zhao Xiaorou slowly opened her eyes.
"Who...who are you?" she asked weakly.
"I am Lu Zhaoming, and I'm here to help you," Lu Zhaoming said softly.
Zhao Xiaorou's eyes flickered, as if she was still shaken.
"Don't be afraid, I've already detoxified you, you're safe now," Lu Zhaoming continued. "Tell me, what exactly did you see that night?"
Zhao Xiaorou remained silent for a long time, but finally couldn't overcome her fear and said in a trembling voice, "I...I saw Qin Wan'er kill my sister!"
"Qin Wan'er?!" Lu Zhaoming was startled. As expected, this woman was suspicious!
“She…she stabbed my sister with a knife, and then…and then…” As Zhao Xiaorou spoke, her emotions surged again, and her body began to tremble.
"Stop talking, stop talking, calm down!" Lu Zhaoming quickly reassured her.
However, Zhao Xiaorou had lost control of her emotions. She screamed and fainted again.
"Damn it!" Lu Zhaoming cursed inwardly. It seemed that he would need to think long and hard to get more details out of her.
As the attacks outside the shelter subsided, the survivors began to return to the surface.
Lu Zhaoming knew that he had to find solid evidence as soon as possible, otherwise Zhao Xiaorou might encounter misfortune at any time.
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