Chapter 3 Strawberry Flavored Lollipop

The desolate streets were lined with moss-covered, rusty abandoned cars, collapsed high-rise buildings, rubble everywhere, bloody corpses everywhere, and the filthy air was filled with a pungent stench. The surroundings were somewhat quiet, and a cold wind blew, and the hazy silver moonlight made it even more desolate.

Deep in the dim alley, a few drops of water splashed in the dirty puddle, and a few dark figures appeared on the ruins, carefully avoiding the debris and broken limbs on the ground.

"Why don't we come during the day?"

Yang Yitong walked in front, almost speaking in a whisper. In the darkness, his eyes were amazingly bright, and even his pupils were covered with a layer of light orange.

Gu Bingchen and Yuan Yu were no longer surprised by this unusual phenomenon.

Jiang Yunqi was a little surprised.

"No one asked you to come." Gu Bingchen raised his hand and pulled Jiang Yunqi's arm, "Watch the road, don't fall. There's nothing special about Yang Yitong's eyes. They are clairvoyance, auxiliary superpowers."

Jiang Yunqi retracted his curious gaze and asked puzzledly: "Superpowers?"

"You don't know this? Which mountain did you run out of?" Yang Yitong thought of the brave and heroic figure of this man cutting vines yesterday, and couldn't help but open his mind, "You can't be the kind of hidden boss written in novels."

Gu Bingchen, who was interrupted, sneered: "Lead your way, don't talk too much."

Yang Yitong: "..."

"After the apocalypse, not only zombies appeared, but humans also evolved. The directions of evolution were different. Some accelerated, some became stronger, some could spit fire, and some could become invisible." A faint golden light lit up in the palm of Gu Bingchen's palm, and a long arrow appeared as the golden light disappeared. "Few people evolved, and later, the survivors referred to these people as psychics."

Yang Yitong, who had just closed his mouth and couldn't help but speak again, interrupted and said, "Yes, I have a C-level psychic. People like Boss Gu must be A-level gold psychics."

Gu Bingchen glanced at him sideways.

Jiang Yunqi: "C-level?"

"Well, the higher the mental power, the higher the level, and some will have more than one superpower." Gu Bingchen interrupted the topic, "Okay, Jiang·Curious Baby·Yunqi, as for how to measure mental power, you will know when you return to the base with me. Now, let's fight first, okay?" After

saying that, he threw the arrow in his hand forward, and the ugly and hideous zombie fell to the ground.

During the time they were talking, they had already arrived at the research center of Ningcheng, which seemed to be a happy base camp for zombies, gathering thousands of zombies.

"Well, Boss Gu, we agreed on this before." Yang Yitong kicked the zombie that was approaching him away and said anxiously, "I'll lead the way, and you'll reduce the things..."

Gu Bingchen said impatiently, "Cut the reward in half."

Yuan Yu, who was silently chopping zombies, suddenly brightened up: "Okay!" As soon as

the voice fell, a layer of light blue barrier enveloped them. At the same time, Yang Yitong also used the invisibility ability, and the figures of several people suddenly disappeared on the spot.

"My ability can't last too long. Let's sneak in now." It was Yang Yitong who spoke. He raised his chin and was quite complacent. "Don't look at me as just a C-level psychic. I have two abilities."

Jiang Yunqi nodded and followed Gu Bingchen's footsteps.

"Sister Yuan, what's that expression on his face?"

Yuan Yu slapped Yang Yitong on the head: "Don't be stingy, follow me."

The research center is located in the suburbs of Ningcheng. The bombing six months ago did not cause much damage to this technological building. The outer wall is covered with green ivy.

This research center is not as big as imagined. It is a U-shaped building with three floors. A tree grows in the hollow space in the middle. The four characters "Research Center" are hung crookedly on the top of the door. It feels like it will fall down in the next second.

Gu Bingchen pushed open the door, and dust rushed to his face, followed by the rusty smell of blood and the stench of corpses.

Jiang Yunqi scanned the lobby environment of the research center.

The patterned light grey marble floor was a mess, the sofas and tables were lying on the floor, the light apricot walls were covered with a yellow and white sticky liquid, the all-white ceiling had grown mold, the chandelier was entangled with spider silk, wrinkled and yellowed papers were scattered all over the floor, and there were messy bloody footprints on them.

Outside the door, there were corpses roaring like wild beasts, and inside, there was complete silence.

Yang Yitong shuddered, rubbed her arms, and whispered in a trembling voice: "Is it my illusion? I always feel that it is much colder inside than outside."

Gu Bingchen suddenly looked up at the ceiling: "It's not your illusion."

Bloody corpses can be seen everywhere in the research center, some with broken legs, and some with only trunks left...

The elevator has been out of use for a long time. Gu Bingchen walked straight to the director's office.

Along the way, let alone zombies, not even a fly was seen. Under the calm surface, it seemed that a huge storm was hidden.

After Yang Yitong relaxed a little, she shook her head and looked around, picking up some things from the ground from time to time, such as cards.

"Zou Rui?" He frowned and carefully read the handwriting.

Yuan Lu came over to take a look, frowned, and thought for a while: "I remember that the person in charge of the research institute who came to see me that day seemed to be called Zou Rui. Doesn't he have only four fingers on his left hand?"

"Sister, this is an ID card, and the photo is not a full-body photo." Yang Yitong threw the ID card to Yuan Lu and strolled to Jiang Yunqi's side, "Brother, how did you get to know Mr. Gu?"

Jiang Yunqi raised his eyes and looked at Gu Bingchen's back: "He saved me."

Yang Yitong said "Wow", and continued to ask excitedly: "Then how did he save you? Did you give him supplies or something as a reward?"

"Why should I give him supplies?" Jiang Yunqi wondered, he had only agreed to the man's three conditions, as long as it did not violate his wishes and bottom line, any conditions were acceptable.

But Yang Yitong didn't know about the deal between the two, so when she heard that Jiang Yunqi didn't give any reward, her eyes widened instantly. Is this the charm of beauty? Could it be that

a big profiteer who never makes a loss in business would be swayed by beauty?

Gu Bingchen, who was walking at the front of the team, heard every word of the conversation between the two, and his thin lips slightly raised.

"Jiang Yunqi, do you want some candy?" Suddenly, he felt that Yang Yitong, who always pestered Jiang Yunqi to talk, was a bit noisy and annoying.

Jiang Yunqi heard it and immediately stepped forward, and his usually indifferent eyes brightened a little.

After a few days of getting along, he finally understood that this person was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and he particularly liked sweet things.

"Well, eat sparingly." Gu Bingchen grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Jiang Yunqi's hand, "Eat less, be careful of tooth decay."

"It won't decay." Jiang Yunqi peeled off the candy wrapper of a lollipop and put it to Gu Bingchen's mouth, "You eat it."

Gu Bingchen lowered his eyes, his eyes were dark, he lowered his head slightly, and picked up the lollipop.

A faint strawberry smell filled the air.

It was the sweetness of candy.

Behind the two of them, Yuan Yu and Yang Yitong were stunned again.

Perhaps, the beauty promised to marry him?

So there was no need to pay the big profiteer any reward.

The further you go inside, the more eerie the surrounding environment becomes. Outside the window, there are shadows everywhere, creepers are climbing on the walls, and green leaves are growing wildly. If you look carefully, you will find that the tips of the branches are deep red, as if they were absorbing something underground.

The director's office is at the end.

Gu Bingchen stopped, put his hands in his pockets, stood quietly in front of the door, and narrowed his eyes, looking at the white, tightly closed door.

He unlocked the door and pushed the door open.

The furnishings in the house are not as messy as the hall. File folders are everywhere on the desk, the trash can is overturned, revealing several paper balls, and the computer monitor on the desk is broken.

"It's quite spacious here." Yang Yitong slumped on the sofa, stretched lazily, closed his eyes tiredly, and muttered, "Why don't we rest here for a night? It seems that it's almost dawn."

Gu Bingchen bent down and lifted up the office chair that had fallen to the side. He lowered his head and looked around, and his eyes stopped on a cabinet against the wall. When

he opened it, it turned out to be a safe.

"What information is so precious?" Yuan Yu, who had been silent all the time, sat on the desk, crossed his arms, and looked confused.

Gu Bingchen didn't want to know, so he violently opened the safe, and there was only a USB drive inside.

Jiang Yunqi stood beside the bookcase, curious about the books on display. One of the books looked out of place, with a strange symbol on the spine.

Two intertwined snakes with bared fangs, and a hexagram in the middle.

As soon as he pulled out the book, the bookcase vibrated slightly twice, and then slowly opened like a door.

"I... I just want to... want to take a look at this thing."

Jiang Yunqi turned around and saw that it was Yang Yitong, who was holding a ceramic ornament in his hand.

Faced with this sudden accident, he was obviously a little flustered and at a loss, and he even stuttered when he spoke.

Gu Bingchen's face changed slightly, and without saying a word, he hurried to Jiang Yunqi's side and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"

"Nothing." Jiang Yunqi shook his head and shifted his attention to the space that suddenly appeared.

When they got closer, they saw a completely white secret room. The floor was soaked with dark blue slime. There was a crack on the huge glass container placed in the middle, and the room was filled with a pungent fishy smell.

Gu Bingchen felt uneasy, and the creepy feeling of being stared at appeared again. But before he could pull Jiang Yunqi away from this place, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.

Jiang Yunqi's face turned pale in an instant, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The intense pain seemed to split his body in half. His body swayed, his feet staggered, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gu Bingchen stopped him.

Gu Bingchen's condition was not very good either. No, it should be said that the four people present were not in good condition.

Especially Yang Yitong and Yuan Yu, they both fainted from the pain, their bodies curled up, and their lips turned pale.

The sudden severe pain actually made Jiang Yunqi regain his memory.

Everything in the past played in his mind like a slide show.

He saw the battlefield full of corpses, saw the tragic death of his friend in front of him, and saw the ugly and ferocious insect before he died, but he didn't see who betrayed him.

The wound on his back hurt slightly, but it was far less heartbreaking than the betrayal at the moment of death.

It was a feeling that could not be described in words, as if someone had torn off a piece of flesh with their hands. The bloody pain had nowhere to vent, and Jiang Yunqi could only swallow it with hatred, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Gu Bingchen picked up Jiang Yunqi in a princess hug, and took a breath to take him away from this underground space.

The pain came quickly and went away quickly.

After Gu Bingchen pulled the two fainted people out of the secret room, the feeling of being pricked by needles disappeared.

Gu Bingchen panted, rubbed his temples that were still a little sore, leaned against the wall, and slowly sat down.

"Are you okay?" He moved closer, stretched out his hand, and lifted Jiang Yunqi's bangs that were wet with cold sweat, and his hoarse voice was tinged with a little worry.

"Who are you?!"

Who would have thought that the moment Jiang Yunqi opened his eyes, he raised his foot and kicked Gu Bingchen away. His clear voice was full of vigilance and hostility. His bloodshot black eyes were as silent as a deep pool, and he exuded a bone-chilling chill.