Upon hearing Zhang Jianzhou's last words, I immediately flew into a rage, "You fucking tricked me?!"
Zhang Jianzhou looked at me seriously and said, "I'm not kidding you. I didn't know about Pu Weichao and Zhou Liang before, but I know they know you? Why is that? Because I really saw them in the research institute!"
I stared at Zhang Jianzhou, took a step back, and a flood of thoughts rushed through my mind.
When we went to Wutong City to collect our reward from Zhou Liang, we learned some things from Sun Shichao, such as the news of Zhou Liang's disappearance. Sun Shichao even said that Zhou Liang had been bitten by a zombie and then went to find an antidote. At the time, I didn't believe it, but now, considering what Zhang Jianzhou said, what Sun Shichao said is true.
How ridiculous!
I actually killed him because of what he said.
I stared at Zhang Jianzhou and said, "I'm asking you, did anything happen to Zhou Liang and Pu Weichao when they left the research institute?"
Zhang Jianzhou shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. All I know is that Zhou Liang left first, and then Pu Weichao seemed very angry and chased after him. Neither of them ever came back after that. As for where they are now, I don't know either."
I frowned and thought about it carefully, but I couldn't figure it out.
After all, I don't know the specifics of the situation at the time, and Zhang Jianzhou might not necessarily tell me the whole truth.
However, now that we have news of Pu Weichao, given his personality, he will definitely try to survive.
Furthermore, from Zhang Jianzhou's words, we can infer that Ke Jiamin is dead, and Pu Weichao will definitely continue to hunt down Zhou Liang in order to seek revenge. As for Zhou Liang's current situation, no one knows.
I hope nothing bad happens to Pu Weichao.
Zhang Jianzhou's eyes were fixed on the pills in my hand. He said, "Hey, I've already told you about this. Can you put the pills in the bottle for me?"
I glanced at him and said, "Tell me everything else you know."
I wasn't in a hurry, and I kept holding that one pill.
Zhang Jianzhou said with a mournful face, "Really, there's nothing left! I've told you everything I know!"
I originally wanted to press him for more information about the central town, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that given his current state, continuing to press him might backfire. If he were to retaliate in a desperate attempt to destroy me, wouldn't that be a loss for me?
After I put the pills in my hand into the bottle and closed the cap again, Zhang Jianzhou relaxed completely.
I said, "Now that you've said everything you need to say, let's talk about what to do next. You've been in the central town for quite a while now, and you said you plan to stay here permanently?"
When Zhang Jianzhou heard what I said, his face darkened, and he said, "I don't know."
Don't you have any plans?
He sneered and said, "What plans could I possibly have? You know my current situation. If it weren't for the medicine you have, I would eventually turn into a zombie and die. So as long as my condition doesn't improve, I have no choice but to obey the orders of that research institute. I have to do whatever they tell me to do, otherwise I'll just have to wait to die."
I said, "Didn't you ever think about replicating this medicine yourself?"
He turned his head, stared at me, and said, "How do I replicate it? I only have one bottle of medicine each month, and I have to take one pill every day. I'd like to replicate it, but what if I fail? What will I do then? If I'm short one pill, I'll have to skip a day, and then I'll really be waiting to die!"
I said, "Didn't you ever think about rebelling against that research institute?"
Zhang Jianzhou shook his head and said, "I've thought about it, but I don't even know the exact address of this research institute. How can I resist?"
"You don't know where this research institute is?"
Zhang Jianzhou nodded and said, "Well, I don't know. I went there because you killed me. When I woke up, I was already in the research institute. During my time there, I basically never left. Later, they let me leave because the experiments on me stopped, but I was transported out while I was unconscious. The only thing I know now is that I have to go to their designated place once a month to get my medicine."
If what Zhang Jianzhou said is true, then he really is a bit pitiful.
I said, "Then let me ask you, if you were to replicate this medicine, would you be confident that you could do it?"
Zhang Jianzhou stared at the medicine bottle in my hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes!"
I nodded. "Since you're confident, then there's no problem."
What do you mean by that?
I said, "Do you know where I live right now?"
Zhang Jianzhou shook his head.
I said, “In a research institute, of course not the one you’re talking about. The research institute I’m staying at now is in the suburbs of Mingzhu City. All the facilities there are intact, and the entire institute has solar power equipment, so there’s no need to worry about electricity. I think you understand what I mean.”
Zhang Jianzhou stared at me, his eyes filled with horror. "You want me to replicate this medicine?"
I nodded.
Zhang Jianzhou asked, puzzled, "But why? Didn't you hate me? Why are you helping me now?"
I said, "I do hate you, but seeing you like this, suffering from this illness, I think it's better to let you live for now."
Zhang Jianzhou wasn't stupid. After thinking about it for a short while, he figured it out and said, "You want to use me to find that research institute?"
I said, "I do mean that, but I'd like to find Pu Weichao, Zhou Liang, and of course Ke Jiamin."
Zhang Jianzhou said, "Pu Weichao and Zhou Liang have already left the research institute, and Ke Jiamin is also dead."
I shook my head and said, "I don't think so. You survived, so why did Ke Jiamin die? If Zhou Liang and Ke Jiamin were bitten by zombies together, why did Zhou Liang survive while Ke Jiamin died? That doesn't make sense."
Zhang Jianzhou was taken aback; it seemed to make sense.
I said, "So I suspect that Ke Jiamin may have been hidden by them, just like you were back then, and may be being subjected to all sorts of experiments by them right now."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianzhou immediately understood what I was about to do.
"So, you're really willing to help me?" Zhang Jianzhou asked.
I said, "If you're willing, we might be able to work together, and maybe then you'll be able to get rid of this drug."
(End of this chapter)
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