"We just came from Huaiyin County. How did Captain Lin find this place?"
Seeing that the secret temptation was brought to light with one sentence, Li Xun simply spoke out.
"We just came out of Sanyang County and happened to pass by here. We found that there were no zombies in Zhongyi County, so we came to take a look out of curiosity." Lin Qingqing said calmly.
In fact, it was only after they entered Zhongyi County that they discovered that there were actually no zombies here. Qu Xingchi was still praising whose handiwork this was, and that it was even cleaner than him.
"Sanyang County?"
Li Xun and Xu Qiangsheng looked at each other. Sanyang County was just to the west of Zhongyi County, so what Lin Qingqing said was reasonable.
Okay, no more testing now.
When things got to this point, the three captains simply sat down calmly and exchanged their mission experiences with each other.
Although everyone has signed a confidentiality agreement, in this deserted place, who knows what they said?
"So you were able to lure out zombies in the entire county all because of this zombie inducer?" This was the first time Zhang He had heard of such a thing.
"Yes, it's our first time to use it. We didn't expect the effect to be so good." Xu Qiangsheng rubbed the back of his head and smiled brightly.
"Haha, of course, it is produced by the Third Experimental Base after all." He opened and closed his eyes without knowing what he was thinking.
Zombie inducer, third experimental base, Tang Li...
As soon as Lin Qingqing heard the first two names, she guessed where the potion came from.
"Did the Third Experimental Base tell you how this potion was made?" Lin Qingqing asked curiously.
"No!" Xu Qiangsheng shook his head: "That should be a secret. People will definitely not tell it."
Also, as an experimental subject, Tang Li's name must not be allowed to appear in the outside world.
It's just... can the laboratory really replicate a person's skills now? How did they struggle to do it?
The appearance of the zombie inducer immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even this mysterious mission seemed less attractive.
But this does not include Lin Qingqing, because she is still thinking about the tortoise shell in the Kuangsha Team's box.
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Anseong base a hundred kilometers away.
In a low-key looking lounge, two men with outstanding temperament sat facing each other.
The two of them seemed to be about the same age. One was wearing a black down jacket, had short hair, thick eyebrows, eyes like cold stars, and a temperament as calm as the abyss of a cold pool.
The other one was wearing a casual jacket. He had a short haircut, round eyes, slightly bulging temples, and a handsome face as sharp as a knife. The whole person was full of masculinity.
"Ye Lanshan, something happened at the Third Experimental Base, you know that, right?" The man with short hair tapped his fingers on the table, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"Yeah." The short-haired man nodded slightly.
"You already knew this?"
"I noticed it before."
"Then why didn't you stop it? You must know that the one who escaped was a zombie controller! If he dies, it is very likely that he will be another zombie king!"
"You also know what he is capable of, how can I stop it? Just capture him directly?"
"That's better than letting him go!"
"Then what happens after you capture him? Where are you going to put him?"
"..."
"Han Xiao, we have our own affairs. The laboratory is not our responsibility."
"Are you sure it will be okay if you let him escape?"
"How can I be sure of this? I don't even know what he looks like." The short-haired man said helplessly.
"You... forget it," Han Xiao waved his hand feebly, "You are not in a hurry, why should I worry about it here. I am only responsible for protecting you."
As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something. He stood up and touched the already cold water glass on the table. Then he held the body of the glass with one hand. After a while,
Wow, bursts of white mist emerged from the cup.
"The temperature has dropped in the past two days, please pay attention."
As a young boy, his brain has always been bad for his health since he was a child. After the apocalypse, he awakened such a powerful "brain enhancement" power, and his health became even worse.
"Thank you! Actually, I'm not that fragile." Ye Lanshan took the cup and thanked him.
His body is much better than before the end, and the "physical difference" Han Xiao mentioned is just compared to other people with powers. However, everyone seems to be used to him being sick for three days and one illness for five days, so they always feel that he is very weak and will not survive tomorrow.
"I don't know how the three teams are doing on their missions. They should be back soon."
"It's almost time. If nothing else happens, I'll be back tomorrow at the latest."
"With your plan, what else can happen?" Han Xiao glanced at Ye Lanshan's pale face and said, "You have arranged them clearly, and the advantage is that the scores will be exactly the same. Under normal circumstances , they can successfully complete the mission without losing a penny. If anything goes wrong, they can only blame themselves for not living up to expectations."
"You can't say that. Everything has the possibility of accidents. I'm not a god. I can't predict everything so accurately." Ye Lanshan shook his head.
"Okay, I can't help you. Since they will come back tomorrow, we can take things back to the capital base the day after tomorrow. It's almost the winter solstice, and I really miss the dumplings made by Aunt Ye..."
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Zhongyi County.
After the three captains finished their exchange, they planned to return to Anseong base together tomorrow.
"Captain, we will go back tomorrow, but what about the turtle shell?" Lei Min asked anxiously.
They found an excuse to enter the vault and search today. As Lin Qingqing expected, the box transported from the Sanyang County Historical Research Institute was in the hands of Kuangsha Team. It happens to be their mission item.
If it is something else, there is a possibility of changing it, but for mission items, there is no need to even think about it.
"Why don't we just tell them directly that we want to borrow it for a look?" Lin Fei suggested at this time.
"No, if the other party asks us how we know they have tortoise shells? How should we explain?"
Lin Qingqing shook her head, how to convince these captains with a reasonable reason? And it doesn't make them suspicious. This is her biggest headache.
"In the worst case, just throw money at it!" A cold light flashed in Yin Yaxiu's eyes. They had produced so many crystal cores in Sanyang County. She didn't believe it. They had more than 70,000 crystal cores just to take a look at their mission products. How could anyone not be tempted by such a bargain?
"What's the reason? Lei Min asked.
"How willful Qian is?" Wen Ling continued without hesitation.
"This is a feasible method. I will take the time to contact Vice Captain Zhou of the Kuangsha Team tomorrow." Lin Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle. Anyway, she couldn't think of any better method for a while. .
At night, the three teams live in the same courtyard. They are not too far apart. If anything happens, the other two teams can be notified immediately.
However, with the Gyrfalcon of the Flying Eagle Team here, Lin Qingqing did not dare to go directly to the Kuangsha Team. However, there will be more opportunities on the road tomorrow. With Wen Ling's power as a cover, she should be able to contact Zhou Ting smoothly.
It seemed to be particularly cold tonight. The north wind blew outside the window, and Lin Qingqing couldn't fall asleep for a long time with her thoughts on her mind.
Thinking that it would be her turn to keep vigil in the middle of the night, Lin Qingqing simply decided not to sleep.
She sat up and was about to put on her coat and go out, when a black shadow suddenly passed by her window.
"Who!" She was startled. This was the first time something was so close to her without being noticed.
"Min..."
She was just about to call someone, but found that the dark shadow that had left suddenly came back.
"Shh~" The black shadow made a "shh" gesture towards her.
Looking at the unusually familiar outline, Lin Qingqing calmed down, and then when she was about to speak, the shadow disappeared again.
After only hesitating for less than a second, Lin Qingqing got up and walked to Lei Min, woke her up, whispered a few words in her ear, then turned around, opened the window, and chased after her resolutely.
"It's really you, why are you here?"
Lin Qingqing ran after the black shadow for a long time before the other party finally stopped.
"Xiao Xuehua, I didn't expect it to be you." The shadow said helplessly.
After saying this, Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "Shouldn't this be the question I want to ask? Why are you here? Chengfeng!"
"Do you believe me when I say I'm on a mission?"
"Why don't you believe it? I'm here for a mission too."
"Oh~ how could it be you..." Chengfeng sighed.
"What do you mean?" Lin Qingqing looked at him in confusion. She had already experienced the mystery of Chengfeng. So far, among all the people she had met, he was the only one who was elusive.
"Your mission is to find one thing each of you, right?"
"How do you know? Could it be that your goal is the same as ours?" Lin Qingqing's eyes narrowed.
"Sometimes people are too smart, and that's not a good thing," Chengfeng sighed rarely.
"So you are here to snatch our mission items." Lin Qingqing said with certainty.
She knew that Chengfeng was a bounty hunter, but she didn't expect that they would be on opposite sides so soon.
"I don't want to argue with you," Chengfeng shrugged innocently.
"Can I ask you a question?" Lin Qingqing's heart suddenly changed when she heard this. In a flash, she suddenly had an idea.
"What?"
"Have you already obtained the mission items from the other two teams?"
"Yes," Chengfeng nodded. He only had Lin Qingqing's left.
Seeing Chengfeng nodding, although Lin Qingqing had expected it, she still couldn't help but feel chilled in her heart: What level is this person at? He could actually get the mission items that were closely protected by the captains without alerting everyone, and even Not even the gyrfalcon noticed him.
If she hadn't gotten up just when Chengfeng came, she might not have noticed it even if she had been awake.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingqing hid her shock, took a deep breath, and said, "How about we make a deal?"
"What deal?" Chengfeng looked at her curiously. In fact, he was quite conflicted. The reason why he lured Lin Qingqing out was that he was afraid of her going public, and he also wanted to see how she would react when she found out about him.
"Is there a piece of tortoise shell among the quest items you got?"
"Well, yes, there is such a thing."
"How about you let me take a look, and I will give this mask to you after just one look?"
As she spoke, she took out a cloth bag from her pocket and opened it. Inside was the golden mask they had taken from Sanyang County before.
