Zhang Jianzhou tried to hide it, but his eyes betrayed him.
I continued, "It seems I guessed right. This Lu Changkong is indeed related to that research institute. But I'm curious, why are you unwilling to tell me? Even if he is related to the research institute, you don't need to hide it from me like this, do you?"
“Zhang Jianzhou, do you think it’s meaningful for you to stay silent like this? If you don’t want to talk, I won’t force you. I’ll give you one night to think about it. If you still don’t talk after one night, don’t blame me.”
After I finished speaking, I didn't give him any room to back down. I turned around and left the room, then locked the door behind me.
Lu Changkong definitely has a connection with that research institute, but the nature of that connection remains unknown.
I went outside and called Jingjie, Fei Lichao, and Hu Fei. I told them about Yao Chengjie. Hu Fei didn't know much about these things, so he had many questions. I explained those questions to him, and he only knew a little bit about the situation.
However, that's not the main point; the main point is the meeting tomorrow morning.
Yao Chengjie certainly couldn't go with Jiang Bai alone, and I couldn't go with Zhang Jianzhou alone either; that would be too dangerous.
Therefore, we must be well-prepared for tomorrow's operation.
After discussing tomorrow's situation with the three of them, the four of us went to make our own preparations. No matter what happens tomorrow, we must be absolutely sure of everything going smoothly.
However, there's one person who needs to be dealt with before we set off.
That's Lin Zijie.
This guy is still at the research institute.
He's been here for so long and still hasn't found what he's looking for, which really makes me wonder what his purpose is in coming here.
While Jingjie and the others were getting ready, I found Lin Zijie outside helping to hang up the clothes. I went straight to his side and said, "Come in with me."
Lin Zijie was puzzled and followed me over.
These days, I've basically kept Zhang Jianzhou and him apart, especially after Zhang Jianzhou deceived me; I haven't let him have any contact with Zhang Jianzhou at all.
So Lin Zijie has no idea that Zhang Jianzhou is being held captive by me.
Even if he sensed something, I doubt he would dare tell Ye Qian and the others without confirmation.
I led Lin Zijie up to the second floor.
"Have a seat." I pulled up a chair for you.
Lin Zijie didn't sit down, but looked at me with suspicion and asked, puzzled, "What...what are you going to do?"
"Sit down first, and I'll tell you slowly after you sit down."
Lin Zijie sat on the stool with a puzzled look on his face.
As soon as he sat down, I pulled out my gun. The guy got scared and jumped up from the stool, asking, "What are you doing? Let's talk this out, don't use your gun, okay?"
I held the gun in my hand and gestured for him to sit down.
Lin Zijie said fearfully, "I, I won't sit. Just say what you want to say, there's no need to threaten me like this."
I nodded and said, "Okay, then let me ask you, what exactly do you want to do here? I haven't seen you looking for anything here all these days."
Lin Zijie said, "I didn't intend to do anything."
"If you don't want to do anything, what are you doing here? Weren't you living quite well in the central town before? What's the meaning of coming here now? Do you plan to live here forever?"
Lin Zijie shook his head and said, "No, no, I just wanted to find some files, but you won't let me, so I've been stuck here. If you let me find them, I'll definitely go back right away."
I nodded and said, "Okay, since you put it that way, I'll let you look for it. I'll let you look for it now. Can you guarantee that you'll go straight back after you find it?"
Lin Zijie nodded and said, "Yes, yes, once I find it, I'll definitely go straight back."
"How long will it take to find it?" I asked.
Lin Zijie thought for a moment and said, "One hour!"
I nodded. "Okay, you have one hour to look for it. If you haven't found it after an hour, I'll kill you. Then when I go to the central town, I'll tell Ye Qian that you were bitten to death by a zombie. I don't think he'll blame me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zijie's expression changed drastically.
I glanced at my watch and said, "You have fifty-nine minutes left."
Lin Zijie hurriedly ran downstairs and rushed to the archives.
I followed him at a leisurely pace. When we arrived at the archives, I saw him frantically flipping through the files, seemingly looking for something.
Lu Yun came over at this moment and saw Lin Zijie in the archives room. She asked in confusion, "What's going on here?"
I said, "He's looking for something, so I'll let him look for it."
"Is it appropriate?" Lu Yun asked.
I said, "Instead of letting him continue wasting our food here, let's be more direct, let him find what he's looking for, and then let him leave."
"Oh, I see." Lu Yun was holding a bag of potato chips and munching on them.
I glanced at the potato chips in her hand, reached out and took one, then put it in my mouth, and immediately realized the taste was off.
I looked at her and asked, "Is this thing expired?"
Lu Yun said, "No, it's wasabi flavored, and it's quite delicious."
I closed my eyes and forced it down. My mouth tasted like wasabi. I had no idea what kind of taste this girl had.
Lin Zijie kept flipping through the files in the archives room. Judging from his anxious appearance, he seemed to really want to find the files.
Lu Yun and I stood outside the door, waiting for him quietly.
It's unclear what file he's looking for, or perhaps he's just acting.
Until he finds the files, nothing is set in stone.
An hour was a bit rushed for him, after all, there were so many files in the archives, and finding the right one was not an easy task.
More than half an hour passed, and Lin Zijie was still flipping through the files.
However, I didn't keep the light on for long.
About an hour later, Lin Zijie found the file he wanted among the complicated files and walked out of the archives.
As soon as he came out, I snatched the file he had found from his hand, opened it, and saw its contents.
"This is……"
I stared at the contents of the file, utterly astonished.
"Is this... the antidote for the zombie virus?" I asked.
Lin Zijie nodded and said, "Yes, this is what I'm looking for, but it's a semi-finished product and hasn't been fully researched yet."
I was a little surprised. "So why are you looking for this? The research institute has become like this; even if you had this file, it wouldn't be of any use to you, would it?"
(End of this chapter)
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