"Why don't I know you? I think we have never met before." Old Mr. Xu kept looking at the girl.
"I know you but you don't know me." I knew you in my previous life, and this is the first time we meet in this life, so of course you don't know me.
"......" Mr. Xu always felt that this girl was not simple. The way she looked at people was so sharp, as if she had always known him.
"Mr. Xu, we can help you escape Commander Wen's control and stop working for him. And I can guarantee you won't come to any harm. What do you think?" Shangguan Wan glanced around at the surroundings, then at their thin appearances. A thought struck her. Making this promise, she knew that supporting four people would be enough. Furthermore, their role wasn't simply research; humanity's future resurgence depended on their research.
"Conditions?" He asked hesitantly, his voice etched with age. She must have been talking about a conditional exchange. Could it be that they were also researching the virus?
"We need your knowledge to research medicine to fight zombies and restore peace to humanity. We will protect you in exchange."
“Even though you are soldiers, how can I trust you?”
"Mr. Xu, I can tell you that without us within three months, you will find it even harder to survive. You may not have been out recently and don't know the situation outside, so I'm here to help you understand.
It's already very hot outside, and the zombies in the surrounding cities have begun to migrate here. There's not much food left outside. Even if Commander Wen can feed you, that's only while you're still useful. Once his wish comes true, you'll either become food or die."
Shangguan Wan coldly recounted the moments she had witnessed along the way. She felt time passing so quickly. The zombies were about to surround them, and with food now scarce, they were afraid their only hope of survival would be to eat human flesh. However, they were all elderly, all from the research institute, and they simply didn't have any crystal cores. They would be sold, slaughtered, and eaten. She shuddered at the thought. She especially recalled the inhuman torture she had endured at the hands of Commander Wen. Seeing those zombies roaring at her with their bloody mouths agape not far from her was truly excruciating.
I initially disagreed with Commander Wen's approach, but when I saw the situation, I was terrified. So I was forced to agree. I didn't expect to be sent here, and it was almost like a prison, with no sight of day or night, studying zombie blood. They then experimented on living people, watching them gradually go insane, in agony, and then transform into zombies. They then studied the process, observing the mutation data, and conducting experiments over and over again. But this was all their fault, because they were forced into it.
"Tell me, if we successfully create a drug that inhibits it, will you use this result on humans?"
"Mr. Xu, I promise you with my life that we came to save you just to end this struggle as soon as possible and restore peace to mankind. Otherwise, the world will be destroyed." Han Lie spoke at the right time, his deep and thick voice carrying a convincing magnetism.
Mr. Xu looked at Han Lie, sized him up, and nodded, "Not bad, young man."
"Okay then. I've decided to go with you and continue researching the potion. As for the others, I can't make the decision. It's up to them." Old Xu decided to trust them just this once. He would do whatever they asked of him, simply because he was a patriot, not to mention he was once a soldier.
When the others saw that the most persuasive person among them was going to follow Han Lie and the others, they had nothing else to say and decided to follow Han Lie and the others out.
"Well, can you take these instruments with you? They are all useful." Mr. Xu looked at them with embarrassment when he was about to leave. These instruments were the most advanced ones, and they were necessary to develop medicines.
"Okay." Shangguan Wan looked at the instruments and instructed them to sort the things, clean and disinfect them before putting them into the space and placing them in the warehouse.
Old Xu looked at the instrument that disappeared out of thin air, and looked at Shangguan Wan meaningfully. He didn't expect that this little girl had this special ability. Not bad, not bad, especially the fact that she was neither arrogant nor impatient, which was very good.
If they are really for humanity, then they are saviors, and such people are more convincing.
Han Lie was still at the beginning, walking out. When everyone else had left, Shangguan Wan, with flames in her hands, rushed into the basement room where the white mice were imprisoned. Screams were heard in the flames.
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