The next day, when Si Beiting came to have his blood drawn, Chu Xinxin was not at the research institute.
A team of superhumans has just found a batch of items in a certain wilderness area.
Among the items in this batch was a drug that could increase the effectiveness of the barrier agent. As soon as Chu Xinxin received the news, she rushed over there.
"General, I'm really sorry, but this batch of medicine is too critical. Professor Chu doesn't trust anyone else to go and insists on going in person."
Director Wu was by his side, feeling quite embarrassed.
Si Beiting waved his hand: "Director Wu, you don't need to arrange any more meetings between me and Professor Chu."
"Why?"
Director Wu was alarmed. Chu Xinxin would be twenty-two in three months. If she wasn't married yet, according to the base's rules, she would be forcibly paired up and wouldn't be released until she gave birth to a child...
With Chu Xinxin gone, half the sky of this research institute has fallen!
"General, Professor Chu is a perfect match for you. You can take a look at her photo and profile first..."
Director Wu handed Chu Xinxin's basic information materials to Si Beiting.
I don't know who made this material, but they even made a proper cover.
The cover reads "Chu Xinxin's Personal Materials".
Under Director Wu's watchful eye, Si Beiting reluctantly lifted a corner of the cover.
Before even seeing the photos, Si Beiting was stunned by Chu Xinxin's personal hobbies—
"I like wontons, fine wine, the guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument), aromatherapy, cheongsams..."
Holy crap, in the apocalypse, it's good enough to have enough to eat, and they still have to do all this?
ravioli?
Fine wine?
Guqin?
Aromatherapy?
cheongsam?
Even the city lord might not have that, right?
Si Beiting instantly lost all goodwill towards Professor Chu.
He handed the information back to Director Wu: "It's not my type."
"But what about the city lord..."
"I will speak to him personally, Lord City."
Si Beiting put on his trench coat, thought for a moment, and then asked, "By the way, where is Professor Wei Yan from your institute?"
Director Wu was completely baffled: "What do you want with him? He went to check on that batch of medicine with Professor Chu."
Si Beiting said with regret, "Well, I guess I'll just have to come back to see him next time."
Director Wu was startled. Damn, does this Xiao Wei have some kind of connection? That he could actually get someone as busy as Si Beiting to personally come to his door...?
Perhaps sensing Director Wu's confusion, Si Beiting explained, "Yesterday... I fell in love with Professor Wei at first sight at the entrance of the research institute. I decided to pursue her, which is why I stopped going on blind dates with Professor Chu."
Director Wu's mind went blank for a second!
What?
Did he hear that right?
Does Si Beiting like Wei Yan?
Hey no, you came out of the closet, why didn't you go home and tell your mother?
He's almost sixty years old, why does he still have to endure this kind of stimulation?
Director Wu suddenly felt a pang in his heart: "Oh, really? Well, then I wish you happiness."
Si Beiting patted him on the shoulder and walked away happily.
Director Wu was left standing there, bewildered in the wind...
No, he had to tell the city lord this "bad news" and let the city lord suffer this pain!
......
"Wei Yan, I've already drawn your blood. Don't worry, I've already spoken to Director Wu. Those two vials of blood are for you."
On the way back to the research institute with the drugs, Chu Xinxin received a message from Si Beiting.
"Sister Xin Xin, I've sent the interview transcripts of the superhuman team to your AI. Please take a look."
After Wei Yan finished speaking, he looked up and glanced at Chu Xinxin.
He discovered that Chu Xinxin was looking at him.
Chu Xinxin wore glasses today.
Through the lens, Wei Yan felt that those eyes were devoid of any warmth, chillingly cold.
Wei Yan subconsciously reflected on whether he had done something wrong.
"Professor Chu, is there a problem with the interview transcript?"
"No." Chu Xinxin naturally looked away.
"oh."
Wei Yan had just breathed a sigh of relief when Chu Xinxin's gaze returned.
This went on and on until almost the end of the workday.
Just as Wei Yan was about to ask Chu Xinxin what was wrong, Chu Xinxin spoke first.
She said, "Xiao Wei, there's something I need to tell you."
Wei Yan looked up and saw that Professor Chu, who was usually aloof and cold, was now looking at him with a smile.
This startled Wei Yan, to the point that he subconsciously obeyed whatever Chu Xinxin said or did to him.
He didn't realize what was happening until he unwittingly signed a "guarantee not to get angry agreement".
"Professor Chu, what exactly did you do that makes you think I'd be angry?"
Wei Yan couldn't understand it. He had only been there for two days. Professor Chu was a bit cold, but he had been very helpful in answering his academic questions and hadn't made things difficult for him at work...
You'll find out later.
"Can't you say so now? I've already signed the agreement anyway."
Chu Xinxin's eyes flickered, and Wei Yan seemed to see guilt in them...
"No, don't ask anymore."
Chu Xinxin refused to say anything, so Wei Yan had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.
It was a bit strange, though, that after that day, Wei Yan received gifts every day.
Sometimes it's a bouquet of roses, sometimes two movie tickets, and sometimes a delicious cake.
These things were commonplace before the apocalypse, but they are extremely expensive in the post-apocalyptic world.
Only those in power and those with powerful superpowers can afford it.
And there are even stranger ones.
Whenever he received these things, Director Wu and Professor Chu would hesitate to speak to him.
Wei Yan was completely baffled. Whenever he mustered the courage to ask Chu Xinxin if she knew anything, Chu Xinxin would sit down at the experimental table, and he would not dare to ask again.
Wei Yan harbored a strange fear toward those gifts.
......
A few days later.
Chu Xinxin's experiment with a new anti-zombie virus drug failed once again.
Wei Yan suddenly came in: "Professor Chu, the location mentioned by that team has been found."
Chu Xinxin was overjoyed.
The new batch of medicines that arrived that day did not include the type of adhesive she wanted.
Some are just packaging boxes for a new type of adhesive.
The team of superhumans said they found it in a well-preserved pharmacy at a large hospital, which was highly likely to contain a new type of adhesive.
A new type of adhesive, as the name suggests, functions to stick together; it is somewhat similar to phagocytes in the human body.
When the zombie virus enters the human body, it can increase the chances of the barrier agent adsorbing and engulfing the virus in a short period of time.
The prescription for this drug has been lost. If a sample can be found, Chu Xinxin is absolutely confident that she can replicate it!
Where is that location?
Chu Xinxin pressed for an answer.
"In the 11th district of the frontier, near the city of death."
The higher the number in the pioneering area, the greater the risk factor.
Chu Xinxin's pupils shrank: "That team's ability wasn't particularly high, so why did they go to Area 11?"
Wei Yan: "They encountered a horde of zombies and, in their panic, drove their car into District 11."
Chu Xinxin recalled the scene when she saw the team that day. They had only suffered some minor injuries and no fatal or disabling wounds. With such a lineup, being able to return from Area 11 was truly a blessing from heaven.
Wei Yan added, "Professor Chu, Director Wu has already reported this matter to the city lord, and the city lord will send the most powerful superhuman to search for it, so don't worry."
Chu Xinxin nodded, temporarily suppressing her doubts.
But that night, an unexpected incident occurred!
When the city lord visited the squad, one of the members suddenly jumped up and bit the city lord.
Although he has been killed, the city lord has been infected by the corpse virus!
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