Chapter 32
In the East Second District Office
Lou Tiannan and Elena sat at each end. Looking at the two of them alone, they had completely different styles. One had a gentle face with a spring smile on his lips, while the other had cold eyebrows and an uncontrollable sharp light in his gray eyes.
Zhou Yu looked back and forth at the two of them and muttered quietly, "These two seem quite compatible."
Just as he finished speaking, he was almost killed by Song Yan's elbow. Song Yan lowered her voice and scolded him: "You are so shameless. How can these two Alphas match each other? Do you want Captain Lou to beat you up or do you want Captain Elena to beat you up..."
"Why did you rebel against the Federation?"
Even now, Lou Tiannan couldn't believe that Elena, who had ordered him to kill criminals to ensure the security of the Federation as the top priority, would betray the Federation at this time. He couldn't think of any reason why Elena would betray.
The two people who were gossiping immediately fell silent and looked towards the office.
Elena wasn't surprised that Lou Tiannan would ask this question. In fact, if she hadn't made this decision, she herself didn't believe she would betray the Federation. She looked at Lou Tiannan and replied, "Because the Federation may not be that important to me."
Lou Tiannan's eyelids twitched fiercely, "What do you mean?"
"Captain Lou, let's talk business." Elena didn't want to discuss this with Lou Tiannan any further, so she got straight to the point: "I know you're going to the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute in East District 1. I want to go there too. Let's discuss a collaboration."
"I don't cooperate with traitors." Lou Tiannan decisively refused
Elena crossed her arms, resting them on a few sheets of paper, and sat in a very relaxed position. She didn't show any annoyance at being rejected. Instead, she said gently, "Of course you can reject me."
She smiled. "As the captain of the Third Military Defense Team, you must understand one thing: I will definitely go to the 621 Biomedical Research Institute. If we go as partners, I can guarantee I won't harm my partners. However, if we meet at the 621 Biomedical Research Institute as enemies, then you will be in greater danger."
Lou Tiannan's eyebrows darkened: "Are you threatening me?"
"If you want to think so, then so be it. Xiang Cheng asked you to go to the 621 Biomedical Research Institute. How many times have you been to the 621 Biomedical Research Institute? Do you know how many security systems there are? Do you know how to open the hundreds of security locks? You don't know." Elena looked straight at him, her words firm and gentle, "But I know."
Elena spoke slowly and steadily. As she said, she had a lot of bargaining chips. She had powerful special abilities. She knew about the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute, she knew about the security system, and she could even open the institute's security lock.
She sat on the chair and leisurely pushed a few papers in front of her to Lou Tiannan: "I know the current situation of the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute better than you do."
Lou Tiannan's eyes swept across the paper, which contained some of the latest information about the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute.
In the New City Safe Zone, everyone just guessed that the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute was in danger, and no one could give any definite information, but Elena was able to produce a stack of information about the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute.
Elena knew that he had seen the paper on the table clearly, and said, "Captain Lou, you probably don't want the Military Defense Team 3 to have the same ending as Team 1, right?"
—— A team was completely wiped out outside the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute.
Xiang Cheng's heavy words echoed in my ears.
Lou Tiannan knew that Elena was very good at seeing through people's weaknesses, and he was indeed shaken by Elena's words. If it was really as Elena said, then there would be many advantages to their cooperation with Elena, but the disadvantages were also obvious. Those who had betrayed her could easily betray her a second time.
Lou Tiannan quickly made a decision: "I can cooperate with you, but I want to know why you went to the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute."
"My teacher stayed there and left something for me. I only want what she left for me." Elena said.
Lou Tiannan's eyes trembled. Before he could speak, someone behind him asked in surprise, "Did Dean Xiao Hehua not leave?"
Wen Xiaxia asked, her face filled with shock. Zhou Yu and Song Yan were also stunned. As far as they knew, the Federal Security Bureau had organized a protective team to escort important figures to the safe zone in East District 5 as soon as the zombie virus spread.
Xiao Hehua, the dean of the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute and Elena's teacher, has developed a variety of medicines for treating diseases and cancer since he took the position of dean of the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute. He has made outstanding contributions and outstanding military achievements and is a very great figure in the Federation.
Xiao Hehua must be on that list, how could she not have left the institute?
Elena mentioned her teacher with a touch of melancholy, "When the Security Bureau troops arrived at the 621 Biomedical Research Institute, she was waiting for the results of her research on the drug. She refused to leave the lab."
"What she studies is..." Everyone had a vague guess in their minds.
Elena faced them and said slowly: "Original blood vaccine."
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Elena, Lou Tiannan and others were talking in the conference room, but Lin Bai outside was unusually restless.
She heard the conversation between Elena and Lou Tiannan from the eavesdropper. She didn't want them to reach this cooperation, and she couldn't have long-term contact with Elena.
Elena is not as easy to fool as Lou Tiannan. The famous judge of the Law Enforcement Department is not in vain.
What's more, she was so familiar with Elena before.
Her body now has many flaws. If she really goes with Elena, she will be finished.
She thought, maybe she should leave Lou Tiannan's team.
Lin Bai was calculating quickly in his mind.
Xiya looked at Lin Bai, leaned her face against her uneasily, and called her softly: "Mom..."
Lin Bai's thoughts were interrupted by her, and she came back to her senses in an instant. She then thought, yes, with Xiya around, can she create her own character, a tragic widow whose partner met with misfortune and who is left alone to survive in the apocalypse with her child.
She stroked her chin, trying to perfect her character bit by bit, but then she felt it wasn't working. The thought of having to create a character all the way through was too much for her. What was it going to be like if Elena discovered the secret of her body? What was Elena doing at the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute? Was it also for the original blood vaccine?
No, no, she had to leave! She had to leave! She had to find a way to leave!
When Lou Tiannan came out, he saw Lin Bai sitting on the steps with her head down, Xiya accompanying her, both of them looked very depressed.
He thought of what Elena had just said, and his brows couldn't help but frown.
"The 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute was the first area to fall. Even at the beginning of the apocalypse, the signs of life there had been decreasing. But everyone trusted the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute's protection system, and also trusted Dean Xiao Hehua..."
Elena sighed, "But because of the apocalypse, the research institute was surrounded by zombies, and the magnetic field of the boundary network was affected. No news from inside could be transmitted until three months ago, when a team died outside the 621 Biomedical Research Institute. They desperately tried to get close to the institute and obtained some information from some zombies and passed it on—"
"There are no living people in the 621 Biopharmaceutical Research Institute anymore. The zombies inside are very dangerous and different from the zombies we see today."
After considering various factors and discussing with his team members, they decided to cooperate with Elena on this trip.
"Captain Lou, have you finished discussing this?" Lin Bai noticed Lou Tiannan the moment he appeared. The reason was simple. After Lou Tiannan appeared, her energy actually began to automatically enter the replenishment mode. She was a little puzzled at first. There was no light or heat in this cloudy day, so where did the energy get replenished?
As a result, when she turned her head, she saw Lou Tiannan not far away. This familiar feeling of charging could only come from him, but when she saw Lou Tiannan's condition clearly, she felt a little strange. Lou Tiannan looked very normal now, so why could he give her energy?
"We've finished the discussion. We'll set off tomorrow morning. We'll head to East District 1 with Elena."
Lin Bai nodded. She was more concerned about another thing at the moment. "Captain Lou, has your energy... increased?" she asked hesitantly.
Lou Tiannan paused. He didn't expect Lin Bai to find out.
His energy had indeed increased. To be more precise, his supernatural energy had successfully leaped to a higher level. This was the first thing he discovered when he woke up. The energy in his body became full and powerful, his five senses were enhanced, his sea of consciousness broadened, and his body's recovery ability became stronger. The burns that Chang Qi had left on his chest had almost disappeared.
This is also one of the reasons why he agreed to cooperate with Elena. With his current abilities, he can ensure that he can severely injure Elena as soon as she betrays them and protect his teammates.
Because his ability has reached S+ level.
This is good news and bad news.
Previously, the highest level of superpowers that appeared in the Federation was S-level. It was originally thought that S-level was the top level. However, now that he has jumped over S-level, the level in his sea of consciousness still exists, which means that there are levels above S+. Are those zombies also gradually strengthened in this way? What is the strongest level among the zombies?
He recalled the zombies with special abilities that could emit fire. He didn't believe that was just an isolated case. Perhaps, in East District 1, they would see more zombies with special abilities, or even those that were stronger than the zombies with special abilities.
This was the conclusion he came to after reading the information Elena gave him.
The captain of the team, Fu Heng, was already S-level when he went to the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute. The ability levels of his team members were all good, but all of them were wiped out. How dangerous is the 621 Herbal Medicine Research Institute now?
"Captain Lou, are you daydreaming again? You're in a dangerous state!" Lin Bai asked indifferently. What's wrong with Lou Tiannan? He's daydreaming during fights and talking in a daze. "Or, don't you want to tell me?"
"No, I just got stronger."
After receiving a positive answer, Lin Bai fell into a dilemma.
Ah! The charging station's energy has increased. Now she can recharge using the light and heat without having to wait for him to overuse his powers. She only needs to get closer to recharge. Maybe after he overuses his powers, she can recharge even faster. Is there any better news than this?!
But why did he agree to cooperate with Elena?
Lin Bai's face was grim.
She quickly made the decision to stay in the team. The things in the 621 Pharmacopoeia Research Institute were not something she could handle on her own. Lou Tiannan's charging station was more suitable for her.
Besides, Elena's cooperation with Lou Tiannan is also a good thing for her to some extent.
Lin Bai is very open-minded.
In order to promote friendly cooperation, they had dinner together in the cafeteria in East District 2 in the evening.
"Why are there so few people in the cafeteria in your area at this time?" Zhou Yu was a little curious. Shouldn't there be more people in the cafeteria at mealtime?
"The main area of East District 2 is moving underground. They all dine in the underground area. After tomorrow, the above-ground area of East District 2 will be closed." Elena explained with a smile.
Moving underground is what the New City Security Zone is also doing, but I didn’t expect that the East Second District would be able to move so quickly.
Perhaps sensing their surprise, Elena said, "East Second District has been preparing for this since the zombie apocalypse became more serious. Furthermore, East Second District already has a ready-made underground air-raid shelter. We only need to renovate and expand the existing air-raid shelter to fully accommodate the residents of East Second District."
"Captain Elena, you have thought of everything very carefully." Zhou Yu said admiringly.
Elena smiled and said, "For the safety of the people, of course we have to think carefully." At this moment, she seemed to have become the captain of the safest and most reliable law enforcement team in the federation.
They sat down at a table with their plates. Lin Bai had already prepared her meal and found a corner to sit down. Xiya sat to her right. Soon, a plate was placed on her left, accompanied by a gentle question: "Excuse me, Miss Lin Bai, may I sit here?"
Lin Bai turned her head and saw Elena. She had a sneaky thought in her heart about pushing Elena aside, but she nodded nervously, "Captain Elena, you're too polite. Please take a seat."
"Thank you." Elena politely took a seat.
Lou Tiannan turned around with his plate in hand and saw Elena talking to Lin Bai. He frowned slightly, feeling that Elena seemed to pay too much attention to Lin Bai, but Lin Bai didn't seem to know Elena...
No, that's not right. When Lin Bai heard Elena's reaction before, it didn't seem like he didn't know her. Lou Tiannan felt something was wrong, but he had no clue.
He sat down opposite the two of them, and soon Zhou Yu, Song Yan and the others came to the table one by one with their plates. Without much hesitation, they took their seats in front of Lou Tiannan.
Lin Bai sat on Elena's right, and the seat on her left became the only empty seat.
Zhu Liang was the last one to come over. He held the food tray and sat to Elena's left.
Because of the two captains, everyone spoke less, and most of the sounds were the clattering of bowls, chopsticks, forks and plates. They ate the best-cultivated potatoes and rough-textured wheat. The wheat was loose, and when scooping it, there would inevitably be some clattering sounds of spoons and bowls.
Just as they were about to finish their meal, Elena turned to look at Zhu Liang and said, "Deputy Captain Zhu."
Zhu Liang turned his head to look at Elena, "Captain Elena, is there something wrong?"
"Are you wearing anything?"
As soon as Elena said this, everyone at the table looked at Zhu Liang. Zhu Liang frowned slightly, not understanding what Elena meant.
Lin Bai thought to himself: Oh no.
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