The Beloved Heiress's Dark Side (9)
After Grandpa Ou fainted, the effects of the poison powder automatically wore off, and Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening were able to move freely again.
Meng Yuening stared at all in disbelief and asked, "What's going on?"
Jian Tanxi said, "What I just used was the 'good person card.' As long as you say 'you're a good person' and make a request, the other person will do it."
"I see. But didn't you just use your special ability to keep Grandpa Ou moving forward? How could he turn around and walk to your side?"
"Both commands were issued by me. The latter command will override the former command, and the latest command will take precedence."
"marvelous."
Now that the last zombie has been found, Meng Yuening and Jian Tanxi took turns carrying Grandpa Ou on their backs and ran towards the small building.
Before setting off, the players agreed to stay out for a maximum of three hours. If they hadn't found any zombies after three hours, they would return to the small building.
After Meng Yuening and Jian Tanxi returned to the small building, they put Grandpa Ou on the ground and placed him with the other zombies.
Now, all the zombies are alive.
However, three more are still hanging from the roof.
Jian Tanxi and her friends tried to pull the three zombies flying on the roof down, but found that they couldn't pull the kite string.
Perhaps this kite string is attached to its owner, and only when Fan Siqi returns can it be pulled.
So, they ignored the three zombies flying in the sky and went back into the house to study the zombies on the ground.
The zombies have all been captured, and there will be no new wounded for the time being.
The most urgent task is to figure out why the Ou family members turned into zombies. If they can be restored to normal, there will be no need to continue feeding them sleeping pills.
The number of sleeping pills is limited, and they cannot sustain the effects for an extended period.
Jian Tanxi and Meng Yuening were already very tired, but they dared not rest.
Zhang Dayong then asked the wounded directly, "Do you know why the Ou family members turned into zombies?"
The wounded said, "It seems like it was caused by Opal."
"How did Opal turn her family into zombies?"
"We don't know, we haven't done it."
"Haven't you heard even a word or two about it?"
"No."
"Ou Bao'er must have been acting strangely a while ago, right? Did she buy anything weird?"
"We would know even less about that. How could ordinary people like us know about the affairs of the wealthy? We can't even see Ou Bao'er normally."
Unable to get any information from the zombies, Zhang Dayong had no choice but to observe them.
At this moment, one of the wounded said, "Zombies are supposed to be brainless, right? That's how they are in the movies."
This reminded the players that Jian Tanxi and her companions should focus their attention on examining the zombies' heads.
Then they noticed something amiss.
All the zombie heads had stitches on them, and the stitched areas were quite large.
Although the stitching of the skull is somewhat unbelievable, the marks on the head and the smell of blood do indicate that the Ou family members seemed to have had their skulls opened and then stitched up.
Meng Yuening said, "The craniotomy is most likely to remove the brain... So, these zombies have really lost their brains? Would it be enough to find their brains and put them back in?"
Jian Tanxi said, "Is it really that simple?"
Meng Yuening said, "No, it's not simple at all. First, we need to find all the brains, then we need to reopen all the zombies' heads and put the brains back in. During this process, we need to ensure that the zombies don't die or move around; after the brains are put back in, we also need to ensure that they function normally, just like before. This is extremely difficult."
Jian Tanxi murmured, "Yes..."
At this moment, Professor Pan and Fan Siqi also returned.
Professor Pan said, "We didn't find the last zombie... alas, you've already found it."
Professor Pan and Fan Siqi were both quite happy.
Now that all the zombies have been found, at least the first step has been completed.
Jian Tanxi and others then told Professor Pan and Fan Siqi about their findings.
Fan Siqi said, "If these zombies have lost their brains, then we must find their brains immediately. If we delay, they will wake up and we will have to use up the sleeping pills. Moreover, the wounded in the city can only last for a day or two."
Everyone understood Fan Siqi's words, but after a day of running around and fighting wits with zombies, everyone was a little tired, and they couldn't stay awake.
Fan Siqi said, "I have some coffee candies here. Everyone can have them. They're quite effective at energizing you."
Professor Pan asked, "Is this a prop?"
"No, it's just regular coffee candy, something I prepared for myself. Later, I was forced to participate in various games, but the coffee candy I carried with me didn't disappear, so I've kept it until now."
As he spoke, Fan Siqi divided the coffee sugar equally among the players.
After eating, Jian Tanxi and the others were no longer so sleepy.
At this time, other wounded people arrived, most of them being helped over by their relatives and friends.
Jian Tanxi and the others told them to sit down and rest, saying that the second batch of Rejuvenation Pills would be distributed the next day.
However, some players questioned: "You don't have many resurrection pills left, but more and more wounded people are coming here. Can you really heal everyone?"
Jian Tanxi said, "We have our own methods, so please don't worry. If we can even catch zombies, what else is impossible?"
After hearing Jian Tanxi's explanation, everyone felt it made sense and said nothing more.
Suddenly, one of the wounded said, "We were bitten by zombies. I think that as long as we eat zombie flesh, we can recover!"
Another wounded soldier agreed, "That's right, no wonder this little girl said there must be a way, because eating zombie flesh is the antidote, and there are so many zombies, enough for us to eat."
The other wounded soldiers also stared at the zombies on the ground, as if they could rush up and devour them at the slightest command.
Jian Tanxi quickly stopped her: "That's not the method I'm talking about! Zombie meat is poisonous and can't be eaten!"
However, some of the wounded were already crawling towards the zombies.
Zhang Dayong roared, "Nobody touch the zombies, or your condition will worsen and we won't be able to save you!"
Fan Siqi then pulled out a gun, weighed it in his hand, and calmly said, "You should recognize what this is. Want to be the first to stick your neck out?"
Fan Siqi's voice wasn't loud, but it was very intimidating.
Those wounded soldiers who were itching to fight all retreated to their original positions.
Besides the wounded, there were also some healthy people who accompanied the wounded.
Fan Siqi said to the healthy people, "Right now, the men of the Ou family have been turned into zombies, and we are preparing to rescue them. Once they regain consciousness and return to normal, they will definitely thank everyone who helped them."
The Ou family is a wealthy and powerful family; even a casual gift they give as a token of gratitude would be quite valuable. We need help now. Is there anyone willing to join us and help out? I will compile a list of everyone who can help and show it to the Ou family; not a single person will be missed.
The healthy people were intrigued and asked one after another, "How can we help?"
"I can do simple things. But I probably can't do complicated things."
Fan Siqi said, "It's very simple. First, I need someone to help watch over these zombies and prevent anyone from harming them or cutting off their flesh. Also, when the zombies show signs of waking up, they need to be given sleeping pills. The sleeping pills must be dissolved in water first, and then the pills and water should be fed to them together."
Secondly, someone is needed to handle reception duties. If more wounded arrive, you are responsible for settling them in and assuring them that everyone will receive treatment within the next two days, so there's no need to worry, and they must not have any conflicts with other wounded. If conflicts arise among the wounded, you need to maintain order.
After hearing this, some of the bolder people have already signed up.
Some people also asked, "We're afraid to get close to the zombies..."
Fan Siqi said, "When zombies are asleep, they can't release poison gas, nor can they control you by making eye contact. A zombie can sleep for five hours after taking a sleeping pill, so this job is actually quite easy and safe."
After Fan Siqi's explanation, the rest of the people no longer hesitated. Some volunteered to guard the zombies, some decided to guard all the wounded, and some decided to receive the newly arrived wounded.
Soon, all the healthy people were assigned tasks. Everyone had their own role and was highly motivated, looking at the Ou family zombies as if they were looking at mountains of gold.
Jian Tanxi and the others were very impressed with Fan Siqi's organizational skills. With just a few words, he had united a motley crew, giving them tasks to complete while keeping them all in high spirits.
Three zombies were still floating in the air on the roof like kites. Fan Siqi went up to the roof, pulled the kite string, and brought the three zombies down, putting them together with the other zombies.
Then, the long kite string disappeared.
With everything settled in the small building, the players headed together toward the Ou family mansion.
Because they believed that Ou Bao'er wouldn't leave her family's brains lying around; those brains were probably hidden inside the Ou family.
On the way, they hurried along while discussing the details.
Meng Yuening said, "The Ou family mansion is so big, it's easy to hide things. How do we find the brain?"
Jian Tanxi said, "I have the ability to read minds. I can read Ou Bao'er's mind and find out where her brain is located."
Fan Siqi asked, "But how can you guarantee that Ou Bao'er is actually thinking about something else? What if she's thinking about something else? What you're reading will be invalid information."
This question reminded Jian Tanxi, who said, "Maybe it's just a matter of luck. I don't have any good ideas..."
Zhang Dayong said, "I have an idea. When we meet Ou Bao'er, we can directly ask her where the brains of the Ou family members are. She definitely won't tell us, but at the moment she's asked, she'll definitely be thinking about where those brains are hidden. If we then read her mind, we can get useful information."
Jian Tanxi nodded: "That's right, this method is very good. However, I have another question. After we find the brain, how do we determine whose brain it is? What if we install the wrong one? That wouldn't work, would it?"
This is a question that others cannot answer immediately.
Professor Pan said, "I have a tool—an age pen—that can measure the age of any organ. When the time comes, I'll measure the age of those brains and then I'll know which brain belongs to which organ."
Meng Yuening said, "But even if we figure out whose brains these are, how do we put them back in?"
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