"Helicopter?"
Upon hearing this word, Chuanliu stood up abruptly.
Zhang quickly added, "Don't get agitated, I think I must have misread it."
Chuanliu clenched his fists, leaned forward, and looked intently at Zhang Yi, saying, "Zhang Yi, recall what happened back then. If this is true, it will cause a huge uproar on Paradise Island!"
Seeing the girl's serious expression, he couldn't help but take it seriously as well, trying hard to recall the situation at the time. "That was after I joined the guard team, before the zombie horde broke out. I forgot the exact time, but it rained continuously for those few days, and it was a torrential downpour."
Chuanliu quickly thought of the time when she was under a kill order and was still in a hotel on the outskirts of Cube City.
In her memory, since arriving on the island, only those few days of torrential rain had been the heaviest. One of the photos likely depicts that period.
Zhang continued, "Before the rain, Brother Gun sent me out alone to complete a mission. After completing the mission, I wanted to hurry back to the main city, but it started to rain. Seeing that it was getting late, I stayed in a residential area."
As you know, in the Plum Blossom residential area, whenever there's no sun, the zombies lurking in the shadows come out and become frenzied. Rainy days are practically their domain.
Having dealt with the corpse-people for some time, I was familiar with their habits and dared not rush back in the rain when the clouds were thick. So I decided to wait outside a little longer and return as soon as the rain stopped.
Who knew that another whole day would pass, and the rain only got heavier, showing no sign of stopping. If we didn't get back on time after our mission, it would be better if we died, but if we returned alive, we'd be considered to have failed in our duties. As for the punishment... well, I never saw them alive again. So I had to brave the rain and go back.
The rain was so heavy, the zombies were having a wild party. There wasn't a soul outside the residential area of Plum Blossom City except for me. Fortunately, the rain was particularly heavy, and the thunder attracted the zombies' attention, while I hid in the rain and ran towards the main city.
As I got closer to the main city, I heard a faint 'tap tap tap' sound, which sounded a lot like a helicopter, so I listened for a while longer.
I couldn't find the source of the sound, but there was nothing suspicious about the surrounding area.
There was only one place—the rooftop of the main city. However, the rooftop of the main city was covered by a thick layer of clouds, and it was nighttime, so the rooftop was completely dark and could not be seen at all.
I think it was just the sound of the rain being too loud that gave me a false impression, so I never considered that possibility.
But that sound really did sound like a helicopter; if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about it.
After recalling the memories, she pursed her lips, looking at Chuanliu with some nervousness, waiting for her feedback.
Chuanliu suddenly caught a clue in his description and asked, "You said the rooftop of the main city was pitch black that day?"
One nodded.
Chuanliu astutely remarked, "Based on my understanding of those people at the top, they don't seem to possess the virtues of diligence and thrift, do they?"
This idea, like fireworks in the night, exploded in their minds, illuminating a clue that had been shrouded in gloom.
Given the extravagant lifestyle of the upper class, they would never turn off the lights just because it's nighttime and they're resting.
Are there not enough skyscrapers that are brightly lit day and night?
Therefore, they probably turned off the lights to hide something.
Chuanliu tapped his fingertips on the table in thought, while Zhang Yi was already stunned by the deduction and didn't know how to react.
Chuanliu knew that Wu Lide and the WD Investigation Bureau had some kind of shady relationship.
The WD Investigation Bureau—this so-called "peace organization"—established Paradise Island under the banner of reshaping the fate of criminals, but without anyone's knowledge, it sent her to the island to secretly investigate an arms owner named "Joker".
In terms of resources, everyone who came to the island could bring resources to the WD Investigation Bureau to some extent. Yet they insist on focusing on someone who possesses weapons.
Chuanliu deeply doubted their true motives for finding "Joker," or rather, for finding weapons.
If the WD Investigation Bureau is an organization that disguises itself as "peaceful" but is actually driven by self-interest, then Wu Lide's trip to the island was very likely for the purpose of illegal drug manufacturing.
An island as secluded as Paradise Island is indeed a good place to conduct clandestine experimental research.
They had said that four years ago, Plum Blossom City had actually conducted research on many different kinds of drugs. It wasn't until the beginning of the "disaster" that these corpse-men gradually appeared in the public eye, which was when heroin began to poison the Paradise Island market.
If the helicopter was sent by the WD Investigation Bureau, then it is indeed possible that they chose such a rainy night to conduct a clandestine meeting with Wu Lide by helicopter.
More likely, this is the designated route by which Wu Lide, after developing the drug, would deliver it to the outside world.
From this, we can infer that Wu Lide, known as "Plum Blossom A," collaborated with the WD Investigation Bureau. Wu Lide was responsible for organizing people to conduct drug research and experiments, while the WD Investigation Bureau was responsible for liaising with him, making demands, and transporting the drugs to the outside world for buying and selling in a wider market.
Through this industry chain, Wu Lide and the WD Investigation Bureau can achieve a win-win situation.
Wu Lide can seek help from the WD Investigation Bureau when his interests are threatened.
For example, when he wanted to sow discord among the four cities to achieve his goal of favoring one side, he asked WD to do things behind the scenes.
The WD Investigation Bureau could have secretly helped Wu Lide while allowing him to avoid risks in advance.
For example, when they were preparing to deploy a batch of weapons to the island and cause chaos, they informed Plum Blossom City in advance to prepare for a lockdown.
All actions and decisions are made for the sake of self-interest.
The logic makes sense, but there's no evidence.
However, at the same time, other questions arise.
Since the goal is to create profit, shouldn't Wu Lide be crazy enough to want to destroy Paradise Island?
The current scene of corpses pressing down on the city is fundamentally different from the "disaster" of artillery fire two years ago.
The WD Investigation Bureau must have had its reasons for distributing weapons to the island. The group that landed on the island consisted of nine people; even if each was fully armed, they wouldn't last long.
Therefore, it certainly wouldn't reach the point of "massacre," but it would be enough to change the landscape of Paradise Island.
At that time, the "Spades", "Hearts" and "Diamonds" were indeed all severely damaged, but not to the point that none of them were left. In particular, the Spades City still retained a considerable amount of strength.
The ultimate result of the "disaster" was that Plum Blossom City became the dominant force, gaining all the advantages and allowing them to secretly sign cooperation agreements with so many people.
But given the current situation, it's clear that Wu Lide has already exhausted most of his own people.
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