Chapter 566: Xiao Yunlong Arrives
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xiao Yunlong glanced at Lin Qiao who was sitting by the other side of the table, then said to the old man next to him, “He, you have something to say, so say it.”
The old man who was called He was the other deputy chief under Zou s.h.i.+hui’s command. His name was He Lukun, and he was a level-six wind-power possessor. His hair were gray, and he wore a thick pair of gla.s.ses.
“I wonder what do you think about the surprise attack that happened last night.” He said to Lin Qiao straightforwardly.
“What do we think about it? Why don’t you ask your Chief that question? He knows it all. We were all here last night,” Lin Qiao raised her eyebrows and said to He.
He turned to Wu Chengyue and said, “Chief Wu, Deputy Chief Yan told us that the attacker might be from Upper City Base. How much do you think is that possibility?
Wu Chengyue smiled faintly and asked him, “What else did she say?”
He shook his head and responded, “Nothing else.”
“Oh! Didn’t she say which level that attacker is at, and what kind of power does he or she have?” Wu Chengyue asked.
“No. When Chief Zou asked her about the attacker, she repeatedly claimed that it was Upper City base. Then, she got emotional and locked herself in the room,” said He.
“According to what we have found out, the one who attacked the three of them last night was a level-seven wind-powered person. If Lu Tianyi and Kong Qingming, who were both at level-five, didn’t risk their own lives to buy her time, she wouldn’t have a chance to run back to Sea City. Also, if Upper City Base didn’t send reinforcements to stop the attacker, she’d be dead,” said Wu Chengyue.
He nodded, then looked at Lin Qiao and said, “So, we can tell that it has nothing to do with Upper City Base. We haven’t found out who the attacker is, and we heard that the other two victims are also in your base. I wonder how they have been.”
“They’re both injured severely. One of them almost died. Thankfully, he was brought back in time and managed to survive. That is it,” Yuan Tianxing answered his question.
“One of them almost died? Which one?” The old man paused briefly and then asked.
“His name is Lu Tianyi. He almost stopped breathing when he was brought back. He’s still in a critical condition, and needs to stay for observation. The other injured one is called Kong Qingming. He’s not wounded as badly as Lu Tianyi. He’s still lying in bed now, but he’ll be able to move in a couple of days,” Yuan Tianxing said to He.
In fact, it wasn’t going to take a couple of days. After last night, Kong Qingming had already healed a little. However, in order to cover the magical effect of Lin Qiao’s lake water, Yuan Tianxing told He that it would take a couple of days for him to be able to move.
Finis.h.i.+ng talking, he turned and gave Wu Chengyue a glance, because what he said wasn’t true, and the latter already knew that Lu Tianyi had turned into a zombie. As Wu Chengyue made no reaction after hearing his words, Yuan Tianxing figured that he wasn’t going to expose his lie.
“Ah, Tianyi… How’s that boy doing now? We’ll come back in a few days to pick up Qingming. We’ve brought quite some medicines this time. Hopefully, those medicines can help with their injuries,” Hearing that Lu Tianyi almost died, He showed a slightly sorrowful expression. After giving a sigh, he said to the others.
Xiao Yunlong added, ‘We’ll try to find the attacker as soon as we can. Miss. Lu, if you find anything, can you please let us know?”
Lin Qiao shrugged and nodded, “Yeah, sure!”
“She sent her people after the attacker last night. But, we haven’t heard from them yet,” Wu Chengyue glanced at Lin Qiao and said to Xiao Yunlong. ”
“Oh?” Xiao Yunlong didn’t quite understand his real meaning, but did feel that his words had a hidden meaning.
“They have their own way. They might find the attacker before us,” Wu Chengyue smiled at Xiao Yunlong meaningfully.
“Oh, I see,” Xiao Yunlong immediately understood him.
Miss. Lu and her people were zombies. Their sense of smell was much sharper than that of dogs.
“Has Zou said anything else?” Wu Chengyue looked at He and asked.
He glanced at him and responded with, “Nothing else for Upper City Base.”
Wu Chengyue immediately understood his meaning. Clearly, He had something to say to him in private.
“So, let’s end it here,” Lin Qiao stood up, then turned and left. She then went back to the fifth floor and walked to Lu Tianyi’s door.
Lu Tianyi opened the door after she knocked on it.
Lin Qiao walked in and said to him, “I told the people who came from your base today that you’re not dead, but are in a critical condition. You should lay low recently. When we’re strong enough to face the whole world, we’ll tell the world who we really are.”
Hearing her words, Lu Tianyi froze. Facing the world… That might sound not so difficult now, but in ten or twenty years, things might not be the same.
After all, recently, he heard that Huaxia Base seemed to have developed some kind of method that could cause ma.s.s destruction of zombies. If that worked, the other bases would definitely head to Huaxia Base to seek that method.
By then, large scale clearance operation would happen all over the country.
“That’s right! Although that’s only hearsay now, it’s very likely to be real. Which means, human beings have a big hope on this,” Lin Qiao knew about it as well. She wanted very much to send someone to Huaxia Base and find out if it was true or not. But, she had to postpone it, as the new base was very short-handed at the moment.
Since they had hope, people would surely try their best to develop that method. When it was really feasible, the other bases would be willing to pay a high price for it.
That would benefit the entire mankind. So, no matter how high the price might be, those people wouldn’t care.
“You have accepted your new nature pretty fast. I wasn’t as calm as you are back when I just became a zombie,” Lin Qiao patted Lu Tianyi on his shoulder and said, who looked at her with a bitter face.
‘What else can I possibly do? It has already happened, and we have to think in a good way. Life needs to continue, doesn’t it? ‘ he thought.
“You’re right. Life needs to continue, and we still need to survive. From this day on, you’re going to stay in my s.p.a.ce. The energy in my base is highly beneficial for your cells. I’ll let you out when you’re ready.” While speaking, she grabbed Lu Tianyi’s shoulder and dragged him into the s.p.a.ce without giving him a chance to refuse.
Lu Tianyi was stunned a little when Lin Qiao dragged him into the s.p.a.ce, looking at her confusedly. He didn’t know why Lu Tianyu was so much nicer to him after she became a zombie. Before, she cared nothing about him; but now, she seemed to care about him a lot. Lu Tianyi wasn’t used to this sudden role swap, because he was usually the one who cared more about the other.
Lin Qiao sensed his feeling, but didn’t mention it.
She wondered how he would react when he found out that she wasn’t Lu Tianyu. He would know one day, and she was already waiting to see his shocked face.