Chapter 71 Preparation.
What's that noise?
Xiong Mingyuan hurriedly asked with some concern, only to hear his subordinate on the other end say, "It was the research institute that spread the news first, saying that someone was trying to spread rumors and slander Professor Frank's reputation. Moreover, and..."
"And what? Hurry up and tell me!"
Seeing that the man remained silent for a long time, Xiong Gangyong became a little anxious and directly hit him on the shoulder. Only then did the man continue, seemingly conflicted, "Moreover, Elder Zhuang has also spoken, saying that we should stand on the research institute's side in this matter."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Mingyuan's expression immediately turned grim. Mo Xiu and Mo Qi also noticed the change in the base commander's expression; clearly, this so-called Elder Zhuang was no ordinary person.
Mo Qi remembered that the person who just replied was a trusted confidant of Xiong Mingyuan. Could it be that there was someone even more powerful than him in the Shanhe Base besides the base director?
Mo Xiu's nerves tightened immediately. Before this professor and all these events, he didn't seem to have anything to do and didn't have a good impression of the Shanhe Base, yet he still chose to stay here, hoping to find those enemies who had never shown themselves.
Mo Xiu knew very well that in his past life, it wasn't just Xu Liang and the others who had driven him to that situation; there were other people behind them.
He had always worked tirelessly for the Shanhe Base, but had never truly entered the core of power, so he didn't know who was behind it all. Could it be this so-called Elder Zhuang? Could he be related to him?
"Chief Xiong, we've come this far, might as well just say it straight. What exactly is going on?"
Upon hearing Mo Xiu's question, Xiong Mingyuan's breathing became heavy. He waved his hand, signaling the person who came to report to leave.
Once only the two brothers, Mo Xiu, and Mo Qi were left in the room, he spoke again: "To be honest, although everyone knows that I am the base manager of Shanhe Base, I actually have no way to fully control the affairs of the base."
Mo Xiu nodded upon hearing this; he had already guessed it. He'd been too busy lately to find the time to investigate the inner workings of the Shanhe Base in detail.
Unexpectedly, the other party walked right into the line of fire.
"So, the person actually in charge of this area at the research institute has always been that Mr. Zhuang?" Mo Xiu asked.
"Yes, you could say that. Of course, it's not just the research institute; a large amount of supplies and weapons in the base are also in the hands of Elder Zhuang and his group. They were the first to arrive and have taken over the base; they have a very powerful background."
As for me, I'm just someone who's been publicly pushed out.
"To be honest, if I hadn't been the first to arrive at the Shanhe Base, I probably wouldn't have become the base commander. After all, Xu Liang, who came later, was more favored by Elder Zhuang and the others. We owe a lot to you and Mo Qi for being able to solve these big problems for them," Xiong Mingyuan explained.
Mo Xiu nodded after hearing his words. It seemed that there was more than just Elder Zhuang behind this.
He became even more certain that among the people Zhuang Lao and Xiong Mingyuan mentioned, there must be someone who had been working hard behind the scenes in his past life to get him into the research institute.
Why would these people suddenly help Professor Frank, even though he seems to be researching a drug to control the zombie virus? All the so-called rumors and accusations are completely unfounded.
Their actions are all being carried out behind the scenes; they haven't brought them into the open yet.
"These people have always wanted to find a way to create and enhance superpowers, right?" Mo Xiu asked.
Xiong Mingyuan nodded in surprise upon hearing this: "That's exactly right. Because there are very few people with superpowers among these old guys, but they control a lot of resources. In the apocalypse, who wouldn't want to have a superpower for protection?"
However, our research institute at the base previously lacked the capacity to develop a cure for the zombie virus, so we focused all our efforts on researching superpowers, hoping to find a way for ordinary people to develop superpowers as well.
No wonder, no wonder those people were so excited when my superpowers went wrong in my past life. They thought they could use me as a breakthrough point.
Unexpectedly, Mo Xiu didn't know whether to be happy or worried about this unexpected gain. He turned to look at Mo Qi beside him and found that the man's attention was entirely on him, so he quickly composed himself.
He didn't want Mo Qi to worry about him, but his beloved seemed to have already sensed his emotional fluctuations. She reached out and gently patted the back of his hand, whispering to him, "It's alright, I'm here for you. Whatever you want to do, I'll be behind you."
Even if he didn't say anything, even if he didn't know what he was going to do, the other person was still willing to give him complete security.
Mo Xiu suddenly felt very lucky. With Mo Qi's support, what was there for her to hold back? She could just deal with whatever came her way.
There must be a reason behind the commotion at the research institute. Perhaps they have keenly sensed something and want to take the initiative to turn the tables on them.
Thinking of this, he immediately said to Xiong Mingyuan, "Chief Xiong, so do you believe us, or do you believe the research institute and the people behind you?"
"Is there any need to say anything? Brother Mo, Boss, my brother and I definitely believe in you!" Before Xiong Mingyuan could speak, Xiong Gangyong spoke up first.
Hearing this, Xiong Mingyuan nodded in agreement. Indeed, his own younger brother had been through such a dangerous ordeal and had to be saved by Mo Qi. How could he possibly trust the research institute and that so-called professor again?
He knew Lao Zhuang and his group all too well. Having dealt with them for so many years, how could he not know what kind of filthy things these people were thinking?
The main reason they're doing this is simply for their own benefit.
He even suspected that Dayong's previous infection wasn't a matter of probability, but rather a deliberate act by these people who wanted to implicate Dayong as well, and then use his own brother to manipulate him.
Thinking of this, Xiong Mingyuan felt a chill. He wasn't exactly a great leader, but he had climbed to his current position with great difficulty, all to protect himself and his only family so that they could live a good life in this apocalypse.
If he can't even do this, then everything he's been working on all this time has been meaningless.
So when he looked at Mo Xiu and the others again, he seemed to have made up his mind about something, and said with an extremely serious expression, "Mo Xiu, at this critical juncture, let's just say it directly."
What should we do next? My brother and I will listen to you both!
Upon hearing this, Mo Qi raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Mo Xiu, clearly also somewhat surprised by the answer.
At the same time, he gained a new understanding of Xiong Mingyuan. Perhaps this man had never really acted shrewd, but he liked his decisiveness.
Mo Qi then instructed Xiong Gangyong to contact all his trusted people immediately and gather them together. These people acted swiftly, and Xiong Gangyong quickly contacted them.
A hundred or so people from the vicinity quickly gathered around.
Without wasting words, Mo Qi directly used his divine sense to trap them. Sure enough, there were quite a few people among them who had demonic energy in their bodies.
Especially those with stronger supernatural abilities, the most demonic energy has invaded their bodies.
Thanks to the previous dual cultivation, his body refinement level has improved significantly, in addition to his previous experience.
This time, Mo Qi successfully extracted the demonic energy from the bodies of the problematic people in the room and gathered it all into his own body as materials for his cultivation. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
After completing these steps and confirming that everyone in the room was alright, he asked Xiong Mingyuan, "Are there any people among these who suddenly awakened supernatural abilities?"
Xiong Mingyuan was taken aback, then pointed to a dark-skinned man who looked inconspicuous standing in the corner and said, "Xiao Hei awakened his superpower a couple of days ago. He didn't have any superpowers before, but a few days ago, for some reason, he suddenly gained a water-based superpower."
Upon hearing this, the young man called Xiao Hei scratched his head sheepishly and grinned at Mo Qi.
Mo Qi nodded and said, "Then try again. Do you still have any superpowers?"
Xiao Hei was stunned upon hearing this, and hurriedly tried to release some water as he had done the past two days. However, this time, no matter how hard he tried, his superpower seemed to have disappeared.
This result immediately shocked him, and he looked at Mo Qi. Mo Qi's expression did not change, but he was certain in his heart that the other party's superpower was indeed the same as Feng Wenkang's before, which was caused by the mutation of demonic energy.
Now that he has drawn away the demonic energy, he has returned to being an ordinary person.
“Just like I explained to you before, explain it to them. In short, tell them what you’ve discovered. Aren’t they all your confidants? They should believe what you say,” Mo Xiu said.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Xiong Mingyuan quickly told the others in the room that many of them had been "infected with the zombie virus" because of the research institute.
Upon hearing that they had the virus in their bodies, the people's faces showed expressions of horror.
It was also thanks to Xiong Mingyuan's ability to justify himself and his keen insight in not throwing Mo Qi out immediately.
Rather, it means they discovered it early. The virus produced in the research institute is different from the one outside, and they have a way to eliminate it. Just now, there was something in this room that can purify the special zombie virus in the research institute, so they are no longer in trouble.
However, some abnormalities caused by the previous virus, such as suddenly acquiring superpowers, will also disappear along with the new virus.
Hearing this, Xiao Hei's face was full of disappointment, and some people were skeptical. At this moment, several people who were working far away came over after receiving the notification.
Seeing that not everyone believed him, and that some of the people who rushed back happened to have demonic energy in their bodies, Mo Qi directly activated the demonic energy in those people's bodies, giving them a show of what the facts were.
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