Zhang Jianzhou had completely given up resisting and said, "Once a month, pick up the medicine on the 15th of each month. Ask me anything else you want to ask, anyway, my life is already in your hands!"
Holding the medicine, I said, "There's still half of your dose left in here. So, I can only threaten you for half a month. After half a month, you can go get the new medicine. Do you think I should go with you then?"
Zhang Jianzhou tightened his grip on the bed, lost in thought.
I went to the bedside and put the medicine bottle in my pocket.
I didn't continue what I was saying earlier.
Because I wasn't sure if the medicine was real or if Zhang Jianzhou was deliberately lying to me.
Zhang Jianzhou said, "You've got the medicine now, can you let me go?"
I said, "No rush. Before I release you, I need to confirm one thing: I need to know if this medicine is real. If it's fake, I'm doomed. So wait a bit, let me see how you react after you stop taking the medicine. Once I've confirmed it, I'll release you."
"You're playing me!" Zhang Jianzhou shouted angrily, and began to struggle again.
I said, "I'm not playing a trick on you, I'm just being cautious."
Zhang Jianzhou's eyes were bloodshot. "You clearly want to kill me!"
I said, "I didn't want to kill you. If I wanted to kill you, I could have done it when I saw you. There's no need to wait until now. Like I said, I just wanted to verify if what you said was true. If what you said is true, then you have nothing to be afraid of."
Zhang Jianzhou said, "But if I wait until I have an attack before taking the medicine, it won't work!"
I said, "I don't believe it. So instead of continuing to argue with me, I suggest you take a rest and get some sleep. By the time you wake up, I might have already let you go."
Zhang Jianzhou stared intently at me with his bloodshot eyes and said, "What exactly do you want!"
I stared at him calmly and said, "Actually, I don't want anything. I just want to verify some things. Although what you just said sounds true, it's ultimately just your side of the story, and I can't believe it. So I have to verify whether everything you said is true. If it is, then I hope you can tell me everything."
"I've told you everything!" Zhang Jianzhou said angrily.
I sneered, "Really? Then tell me, where is that research institute that used you as a test subject? Who exactly works there? How did they develop the antidote for zombies? And how did they contact you? Why did they send you out to find people who aren't afraid of zombies? Don't tell me they used drugs to restrain you, that's all nonsense! If they really wanted people who aren't afraid of zombies, they would have sent people out to find them themselves, instead of letting you wander around aimlessly."
My barrage of questions left Zhang Jianzhou bewildered.
Actually, I didn't think that much about it at first. Before Zhang Jianzhou said he was looking for someone who wasn't afraid of zombies, I really wanted to kill him.
But since he brought this up, there must be more secrets involved.
To protect Lu Yun and the little girl's safety, I must uncover all these secrets; only in this way can I be prepared.
If what Zhang Jianzhou said is true, then the research organization that used him for experiments must be very powerful, and most importantly, it provides Zhang Jianzhou with medicine every month. If that's the case, then the research institute is still operating.
However, if that's the case, it puzzles me a bit.
No matter how large this research institute is, it certainly can't be self-sufficient! Energy might be a problem, but what about other resources?
Could it be that they can be self-sufficient?
This is something I don't understand, and that's why I think a lot of what Zhang Jianzhou said is false.
Zhang Jianzhou closed his eyes, seemingly unwilling to speak to me.
Seeing that he stopped talking, I didn't ask any more questions. I checked the time; it was already 2 a.m. The entire town was eerily quiet. I looked out the window and saw that the campfire outside had long since gone out. The guards were still awake, but their attention was only focused on the outside.
As for the central town, there are patrols, but very few.
Why don't you kill me?
After about ten minutes, Zhang Jianzhou suddenly asked.
"Huh?" I exclaimed in surprise.
Zhang Jianzhou turned his head to face me and asked calmly, "Why do you insist on knowing these secrets? Even if you know them, what can you do about it?"
My expression remained unchanged, but I was surprised inside. His two sentences were clearly an attempt to trick me into revealing information.
I didn't know how to answer for a moment.
He pressed on, "Do you want to go see this place? Or do you already know...?"
At this point, Zhang Jianzhou suddenly stopped and did not continue.
I frowned and asked, "What do you know?"
A sly glint flashed in Zhang Jianzhou's eyes as he said, "It's nothing."
I stared at him, not knowing what he was going to say, but from his eyes, it seemed to be something important.
I didn't press him for answers.
He didn't ask me anything further.
At this moment, I saw his complexion return to normal, and there was even a slight smile on his lips. Then he closed his eyes and actually started to sleep.
I looked at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what he had been thinking about that made him so certain.
Could it be something related to me?
That's why he became so certain?
After a short while, he said, "My symptoms will start around six o'clock tomorrow morning. Remember to give me the medicine at that time, otherwise, it will be bad if I turn into a zombie."
I asked, "What were you trying to say? What did I find out?"
Zhang Jianzhou did not continue speaking.
I frowned, went back to the bedside, poked his neck with the scissors, and said, "Tell me, what exactly were you trying to say!"
Zhang Jianzhou didn't open his eyes and said directly, "I don't want to say anything. I'm going to sleep. Do whatever you want."
I frowned and said, "Don't you believe I'll kill you?"
Zhang Jianzhou said, "If you have the guts, then kill me. After you kill me, those things will have nothing to do with you anymore."
I don't know what he was thinking, that he was so fearless. It seems to be something very important, and it's related to me.
What exactly happened?
I removed the scissors from his neck, sat back down on the stool, and slowly began to think.
Could he be trying to fool me? Is he deliberately creating suspense to make me hesitate?
(End of this chapter)
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