Jia Lan was completely dumbfounded. Xu Wenshan was sitting in the study with his head wrapped in bandages, and even his hands were covered in them. He looked like he had been beaten half to death, which scared Jia Lan half to death.
She stepped forward shakily: "Old Xu, what's wrong with you...?"
"Lanlan".
Xu Wenshan gave a wry smile. His gaze fell on Jia Lan's empty sleeve, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You, what happened to your arm? Did Zhou Ziqi also attack you?!"
"It wasn't him, it was someone else."
Jia Lan shook her head and said, "Let's not talk about me for now. Lao Xu, what exactly happened to the base? How did you and Brother Lu both get into trouble?"
Actually, Jia Lan came to Xu Wenshan this time hoping to get his help. After all, when it came to serious matters, Xu Wenshan made her feel safer and was more reliable than Lu Ting. But she never expected... how did Xu Wenshan become like this?!
Seeing his beloved woman in this miserable state made Xu Wenshan feel embarrassed. He remained silent for a moment before giving a bitter smile: "Zhou Ziqi is like a madman, no... he has always been mad."
"Lu Ting has always been in charge of the superhuman squad. I don't know the specifics. I focused on the construction of the base and diplomacy with other bases for a while until the superhuman squad got into trouble and was completely taken over by Zhou Ziqi."
Xu Wenshan paused, then said, "I only just realized that Lao Lu and Zhou Ziqi had so many conflicts, it's really..."
Upon hearing this, Jia Lan's expression froze for a moment.
It seems that she deliberately got Xu Wenshan drunk and dragged Lu Ting into the incident to recruit Zhou Ziqi. Unfortunately, Zhou Ziqi was prepared, which made Lu Ting lose face instead.
But Xu Wenshan was obviously unaware of this. He just complained, "I really don't know what Lao Lu was thinking. And I don't know what Zhou Ziqi was thinking a while ago. Right after you, Lanlan, took the action team out on a mission, he controlled the superhumans and seized power."
"Lao Lu and I were taken into custody and kept locked up in the villa. Zhou Ziqi didn't kill us, he just prevented us from escaping. Moreover, he found a way to make the superpower disappear, just like cutting off a tumor. The wounds on my head and arms are from that."
As Xu Wenshan spoke, his smile was bitter. He clenched his good hand into a fist and slammed it hard on the table: "I'm... almost being crippled by Zhou Ziqi!"
"Then, what about Brother Lu?"
Jia Lan's face turned deathly pale, and she asked in a trembling voice.
Xu Wenshan then said, "Old Lu? His condition is worse. He can only use a wheelchair now. It seems to be because of a fight with Zhou Ziqi. I originally wanted to persuade him."
Upon hearing about Lu Ting and Xu Wenshan's situation, Jia Lan sat frozen in place. She knew better than anyone why Zhou Ziqi was angry; it was because she had taken Ruan Qing'an out of the base. Lu Ting was probably angry because of what had happened before, but Xu Wenshan was indeed innocent.
She trembled instinctively, her fear almost indescribable.
Just then, Xu Wenshan suddenly asked, "Lanlan, did you come to see me tonight because of something?"
"...I...I need your help."
Xu Wenshan was silent for a moment: "Lanlan, what can I do for you now? Do you still want to take revenge?"
Jia Lan's shoulders slumped as she touched her empty sleeves, her eyes filled with uncontrollable regret: "How could this be? How could I dare... Suddenly I realized that Ruan Qing'an was right about one thing."
Yes, she can scheme countless times.
But once they make a move, they have no chance to recover.
Thinking of this, Jia Lan took a deep breath: "Old Xu, let's go find Brother Lu. Let's find a chance to escape from the Third Human Base. As long as we change locations, we'll definitely have a way to start over!"
“Although Zhou Ziqi has now taken control of the superhumans at the base, as long as we find some people we know well before, and they just leave the base and don’t do anything else, there shouldn’t be any problem. Old Xu, my foundation at the base isn’t strong enough. Only you and Brother Lu can do this!”
Looking at Jia Lan's pleading expression and pitiful eyes, Xu Wenshan couldn't help but hesitate. He could barely survive, but what if he really risked provoking Zhou Ziqi?
and--
"Wenshan, I can only rely on you."
Before Xu Wenshan could figure it out, Jia Lan had already placed her hands on his, her voice pitiful and helpless, and her eyes seemed to possess a kind of magic when she looked at him.
Xu Wenshan was in a daze for a moment, then nodded subconsciously: "Okay, I promise you, Lanlan."
...
Jia Lan was moving very fast. If she continued to stay in the Third Human Base, she felt like she was going to stop breathing. Zhou Ziqi and that monster-like man were constantly putting pressure on her.
She contacted Lu Ting, who was also under control. Perhaps it was because Ruan Qing'an had returned that Zhou Ziqi had shifted most of his attention, or perhaps... they were simply not worth Zhou Ziqi's time. She had thought that the two former leaders would be strictly guarded, but to her surprise, Zhou Ziqi barely paid any attention to them.
As dawn breaks and the sky begins to lighten, and the base prepares to awaken—
Jia Lan pushed Lu Ting's wheelchair and, together with Xu Wenshan, retreated from the hidden passage to the outer area, avoiding the sight of the superhumans.
As they approached the outer area, the three finally had time to stop and rest. Jia Lan sat down beside them and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. I was worried that Zhou Ziqi would find out that we had escaped, so I rushed out in a hurry. It seems that he didn't hear anything."
Xu Wenshan, panting heavily, said, "The superhuman who used to be my bodyguard told me that Zhou Ziqi's mental state was extremely poor due to his research, and he has already gone to sleep in the research institute's rest room."
"It must be because of Ruan Qingan's matter. He probably doesn't have time to deal with us right now, so this is a good opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ting couldn't help but nod: "Yes, besides, I'm in a wheelchair now and can only rely on the two of you to get around."
"But Lao Xu, how did that superhuman next to you know about this secret passage? It looks like it was secretly dug out. Could something have gone wrong?"
Xu Wenshan shook his head: "Probably not. He said he found a woman from the outer district to be his mistress, and in order to avoid being confronted by his wife, who is also an ability user, he set up a secret passage to meet her in secret. I know about his little secret, it's not a big deal."
Hearing this, Jia Lan breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "That's good. The sun will be rising soon, and the first batch of garbage trucks will be leaving the base. Let's hurry over there."
Even Jia Lan herself never imagined that she would end up like those fugitives from the outer areas, needing to resort to such methods to sneak away from the base...
Not long ago, she led the team of superhumans to take the fugitives out like trash.
After resting for a while, the three of them arrived at the outer area through the secret passage. Through Lu Ting's connections with the superhumans, they wrapped themselves up tightly in thick, cheap black cloth and carefully followed the garbage disposal workers toward the garbage truck.
Xu Wenshan and Jia Lan lifted Lu Ting's wheelchair onto the garbage truck, avoiding the sight of others, and hid in the filthy garbage heap—they were used to a life of luxury, and now they could only force themselves to endure it.
"Don't be afraid, Lanlan."
"Once the car leaves, we'll be able to escape."
Jia Lan hid in the corner of the garbage truck, nodding vigorously. The pungent smell made her eyes water uncontrollably as she fantasized about a new life after leaving the Third Human Base, where everything would start anew.
Soon—the car moved.
"Are we... are we about to leave?!"
Jia Lan was overjoyed, but the next moment, the tightly closed door of the garbage truck was suddenly pulled open, and as the sunlight fell, it cast several long black shadows, and the atmosphere suddenly froze.
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