Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
For the first few days, Song Muyuan and the other two tried to resist, but after being starved for a few days, they completely gave in. In addition, the quiet and comfortable living environment in the research institute, with electricity, water and food, made the three of them not want to leave.
So a few days ago, I released the three of them from the isolation room and let them live here for a few days.
Looking at their carefree demeanor, I wondered if they had forgotten their place.
Yesterday, Sister Jing talked to me about whether we should test these three people to see if they truly wanted to stay. If they really wanted to stay, passing the test would be easy for them.
If they have ulterior motives, we can just kill them if they make any moves.
At nine o'clock in the morning, I called the three people downstairs.
Song Muyuan laughed and said, "Brother Lu, why did you call us down? I was playing on my phone."
I said, "The food in the research institute is almost gone, and the three of you have been consuming a lot of energy since you arrived, so..."
Song Muyuan laughed and said, "So you want us to go find some food? That's easy. A trip to Mingzhu City will solve everything. Okay, we'll go find some for you right now."
I raised my hand to stop them and said, "No rush, let's get ready first. I'll go with you at 9:30."
“Okay, no problem, we’ll go prepare now.” Song Muyuan didn’t suspect anything and went to the back to make the preparations.
I have no particular opinion about the three of them. If they can stay, it will be helpful to the research institute. If they don't want to stay, it doesn't matter.
There was no reaction on Song Muyuan's face just now, and it's unclear whether he was acting.
Hopefully, he genuinely wants to stay at the research institute.
At this moment, Sister Jing came out of the research institute and came to my side. She had seen me talking to Song Muyuan and the others inside, so she asked, "Xiaonan, are you planning to test them?"
I nodded and said, "Okay, let's test it out. This can't go on forever. If they dare to make a move after we get out, I'll just kill them."
Jingjie crossed her arms and said, "I hope nothing goes wrong. Are you sure you can handle all three of them by yourself? Do you want me to come with you?"
I laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have a plan. Besides, I think they've been living here for half a month now, so they should know what kind of people we are and what kind of place the research institute is. I don't believe they would be stupid enough to give up such a good living environment, dig their own grave, and go back to their old way of life."
Sister Jing smiled and said, "I think so too."
I said, "Alright, that's enough. I'm going to get ready."
"Okay, go ahead."
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At 9:30 a.m., all four of us were ready. After getting into the car, Fu Chen drove, and we officially set off for Mingzhu City.
Pearl City is very large, and there are definitely survivors inside. Moreover, there are many zombies in Pearl City, so you have to be extremely careful when you go there.
The journey wasn't boring at all.
Song Muyuan was a chatterbox and liked to talk about his past.
Although it was my first time hearing it, I could tell from Fu Chen and Zhou Jie's faces that they had probably heard it at least ten times. After Song Muyuan started recounting his past, the two of them fell silent, sitting in front of the car, unusually quiet.
"Brother Lu, let me tell you, even though I only have a junior high school diploma, I was once a marketing manager. You don't know, back then I was doing pretty well in my village, okay? I started working at fifteen, and if it weren't for these damn zombies, I would have started my own company long ago!"
"That's pretty impressive," I said.
Song Muyuan enjoyed hearing praise and laughed, "That's right, I'm not bragging, but back then our shampoo product simply couldn't sell, it had absolutely no brand recognition, and the higher-ups were incredibly stingy and unwilling to invest any money in us, yet they expected us to produce results. I was stupid back then, working for them so enthusiastically for so many years, finally managing to sell their product, and then what happened? They fired me after only a short time as marketing manager! Can you believe it!"
I nodded and said, "It is indeed infuriating, but then the zombie outbreak happened, so your position as marketing manager was no longer of any use."
Song Muyuan chuckled and said, "Yeah, it's really useless now. The guy who fired me got bitten to death by a zombie the next day, but I'm still alive and well, which means I still came out ahead. But if that guy hadn't fired me, I wouldn't be stuck at home all this time. If I were still working in that lousy place back then, I probably would have been bitten to death by a zombie long ago."
I gave a wry smile, not knowing what to say.
Fu Chen, who was driving, shook his head, seemingly speechless.
Song Muyuan is indeed a super chatterbox. I hadn't noticed before mainly because he had a phone to play with, but now that we're outside, he didn't bring his phone, so he can only chat with me.
I don't know how Fu Chen and Zhou Jie managed to spend so much time with this guy. I'm starting to get fed up with him.
Despite being a chatterbox, I kept a close eye on the three of them throughout the entire time.
However, since they set off, these three people haven't done anything strange.
About half an hour later, we arrived in Mingzhu City.
Along the way, Song Muyuan, this chatterbox, told me about everything that had happened to him, and I gained a deeper understanding of him.
Overall, he seems like a kind and honest person based on his own words, but whether that's true or not, I don't know.
We entered Mingzhu City, but didn't go too deep. We stopped the car next to a relatively secluded residential area.
Previously, Jingjie and I went to another place, but there were survivors there, and they gave us a warning, so it's best not to go there to cause trouble this time.
After we parked the car, we got out and looked around. There weren't many zombies. There was another subway entrance across the intersection, but none of us would go there. After all, the subway would definitely be full of zombies, and going in would only mean certain death.
We stopped here because there was a small shop nearby, which we could go check out.
With guns and machetes ready, we're about to set off.
Song Muyuan walked directly in front of me to lead the way, with Fu Chen and Zhou Jie following behind him, while I walked at the very back.
This way, it will be easier to observe the actions of these three people.
(End of this chapter)
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