Ye Qian's laughter was puzzling.
Jingjie and I looked at each other, not understanding what he was laughing at. Zhang Lincai, sitting next to Ye Qian, was also confused.
After Ye Qian finished laughing, he looked at me with a wry smile and said, "Dr. Lu, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I really didn't expect that the people living in this research institute were also raiders. It's a complete misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding?" I asked.
Ye Qian looked at me and said, "Let me explain this to you slowly..."
Immediately, Ye Qian began to explain the situation to me.
It turned out that Ye Qian was unaware of the existence of this research institute at first. Later, after he rescued someone, that person told him that this research institute on the outskirts of Mingzhu City was very important and contained many important things. He absolutely could not let the research institute fall into the hands of others.
Ye Qian became curious about what kind of research institute this was, so he started spreading the word, intending to send some raiders to check it out first.
Then came all the troubles we encountered.
After listening to Ye Qian's explanation, I suddenly felt that this whole thing was absurd.
Ye Qian said, "Dr. Lu, please don't blame me. I didn't know that you were living there at the time. But since it was you, I don't need to worry about this research institute falling into the hands of others. Dr. Lu, you are my savior. We have no conflicts, so let's be friends. From now on, you are my friend, Ye Qian. Just let me know if you need anything."
"As for the research institute where you are currently living, you can continue to live there. I will also tell the outside world that this is my place, Ye Qian's place. In this way, other raider teams will basically not bother you, and you can live there in peace."
I was a little surprised to hear Ye Qian's promise. When I was considering this matter before, I thought that Ye Qian's gratitude to me was just a simple thank you.
Moreover, I thought that the research institute's issues would be very troublesome to resolve.
But I didn't expect this matter to be resolved so quickly, it was so effortless.
"Then thank you very much, Mr. Ye," I said.
Ye Qian smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just a small matter."
Zhang Lincai then asked, "By the way, Dr. Lu, I heard from Xiao Wu that you went to see Dr. Zhang before. How is he now? Has he turned into a zombie?"
I touched the bottle of medicine still in my pocket and said, "Don't worry, when I went to see him before, he was fine and hadn't turned into a zombie."
Zhang Lin breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."
Sister Jing then ran over and brought out a pot of tea, which she poured for everyone.
Ye Qian then said, "Dr. Lu, there's something else I feel I have no way to apologize to you about."
I was stunned for a moment, then it dawned on me that it must be about my younger sister.
Ye Qian said, "I've heard about what happened to your sister. I wasn't awake when it happened yesterday, so my bastard brother almost made a terrible mistake. Luckily, Zhang Lin arrived in time, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."
My expression remained unchanged, but my eyes lowered as I said, "Let bygones be bygones. I don't want to pursue this further. I already killed that bald guy surnamed Liu yesterday, so let's consider this matter closed."
Ye Qian laughed when he heard what I said, "Since you don't intend to pursue this matter, Dr. Lu, then I'll thank you here. As for my brother, I'll have him come over and apologize to you later."
"Hmm." I nodded, not wanting to continue the topic.
Ye Qian seemed to sense that I didn't want to talk about this, and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Dr. Lu, may I ask where you're from?"
We chatted about some trivial things, asked each other some questions, and tested each other several times. Only after I was sure that Ye Qian really had no ill intentions towards me did I open up and start talking to him.
In the end, he even gave me a piece of advice.
“Dr. Lu, I think that research institute is located in a remote area with hardly anyone around. I think you should join the central town. Although the living conditions here are not as good as before, they are not too bad. Moreover, raiders come to exchange supplies with us every day, so we basically have no worries about food and clothing.”
I was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Why do you suddenly want me to join Central Town?"
Ye Qian said, "I think Dr. Lu, you are a good person, and you are a doctor. Our Central Town is lacking people like you. Usually, Dr. Zhang has to treat all the wounded in the entire Central Town by himself, and sometimes he is inevitably too busy. So if you join us, perhaps the casualties in our Central Town will be reduced a lot."
Ye Qian's words were very tempting.
We have no conflict with the central town. Joining the central town would undoubtedly give us a powerful backer, and we wouldn't have to worry about anything for a long time to come.
However, after joining the central town, I will definitely be subject to many restrictions and will not be as free as I was in the research institute.
I glanced at Sister Jing and Song Muyuan and noticed that their expressions were quite different.
Song Muyuan was a little excited, but Sister Jing was worried.
I immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Ye, the research institute isn't under my control, so I need to go back and discuss this with them. If they agree, we'll join the central town. If they don't, I think we'll continue living in the research institute. Although it's a bit remote, it's at least peaceful. Besides, Mr. Ye, when you tell people outside that it's your land, we won't have to worry about anything."
Ye Qian nodded, "That's right. This is a big deal and we need to discuss it carefully. You should go back and discuss it thoroughly. Once you have a conclusion, remember to come and give me an answer."
I nodded and said, "Definitely."
And so, the chat was almost over. Overall, I had a pretty good impression of them. But it might be because I'm a doctor that they treated me so well. If I weren't a doctor and hadn't saved their lives, I doubt they would have treated me that way.
As they were leaving, Zhang Lin asked me when I was leaving the central town.
I said, "I'll leave after Dr. Zhang's condition improves."
Zhang Lin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but I felt helpless.
Zhang Jianzhou still has some use to him, so I don't want to kill him; I can only use him. As for what to do with him, I'll have to figure that out later. Gathering intelligence on Central Town is absolutely necessary first.
As for whether he will tell Ye Qian or Zhang Lincai about this, I don't know.
But I don't think he would do that.
(End of this chapter)
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