142: Chapter 142 Xu Qiangwei

The first floor of Lu Yan's villa.

Xu Qiangwei stood three meters in front of the sofa.

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, "You will stay here from now on," the color drained from her face rapidly.

Captain Han Xue stood at the doorway, gripping her gun.

Lu Yan blocked the side of the stairs like an iron tower.

Outside, there was also Qin Yumo.

Extreme tension caused fine beads of sweat to seep from the forehead of this Jiang University cheerleader captain.

The slightly thin, form-fitting garment she wore was soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to her slender, curvaceous body that was devoid of any excess fat.

Especially her willow-thin waist, which could be encircled by a hand, and her upright, full silhouette, which were outlined vividly under the dim, yellowish light.

Yet, she still spoke up.

"Boss Lin, I cannot stay."

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Lu Yan glanced at her.

There were few people who dared to refuse Lin Yuan to his face.

Xu Qiangwei took a deep breath, speaking quickly.

"Jiang University is currently being targeted by the Ninja Guild, Chu Feng is poisoned, Bai Jingchen is overexerted, and Xu Mengmeng only knows how to heal; she doesn't know how to manage people."

"Master Jiu has just arrived, and the students at Jiang University won't trust him."

"If I stay here now, Jiang University will fall into chaos."

Captain Han Xue glanced over from the side, her gaze sweeping across the lines of Xu Qiangwei's beautiful legs, which appeared even longer and straighter due to her legs being pressed together, and she suddenly felt a sense of admiration.

This woman was able to secure her position in Jiang University's management; it clearly wasn't just because of her seductive face.

Lin Yuan rubbed his nose.

Xu Qiangwei met the system's criteria.

If he detained her now and used force, there would indeed be attribute gains.

But her heart was at Jiang University.

Forcing her to stay meant he wouldn't get the subsequent rewards.

Moreover, Jiang University was currently a wall against the Ninja Guild on the eastern outskirts.

The wall hadn't collapsed yet, so he couldn't remove the bricks first.

Lin Yuan looked up.

"It was my rashness."

Xu Qiangwei was stunned.

She thought Lin Yuan would turn hostile.

Lin Yuan, however, leaned back on the sofa, his tone indifferent.

"After driving the Japanese away, you can consider it again."

Xu Qiangwei's lips moved, but she didn't reply immediately.

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Su Muxue had already put on her gloves.

She opened the portable medical kit and took out a vial of pale red serum stock solution from the refrigerated box.

That was a diluted version of Xia Qingqiu's serum.

"The poison Chu Feng is afflicted with is not complex."

Su Muxue dripped the poisoned blood into a reagent tray.

Upon encountering the serum, the edges of the black-purple liquid began to fade.

"Neurotoxin mixed with plant sap; the goal is not to kill him immediately, but to make him fall into a coma."

She picked up three empty syringes.

"It has been over two hours since he was poisoned; one dose won't be enough to suppress it."

"I will give you three."

"Inject the first one immediately, the second one in four hours, and the third one in eight hours."

Xu Qiangwei nodded immediately.

"I have noted it down."

Su Muxue placed the three antidote syringes into a sealed box.

Lin Yuan reached out and took the box, not giving it to Xu Qiangwei immediately.

"Take a message to Chu Feng."

"This time is his second life."

"The first life was Xu Mengmeng."

"The second life is his own."

Xu Qiangwei paused.

She finally understood why Bai Jingchen said Lin Yuan was the most terrifying.

This man didn't plead poverty, play the victim, or preach about righteousness when saving people.

He only kept accounts.

And for every single transaction, he made it impossible for you to renege.

"I will deliver the message exactly as is."

Xu Qiangwei picked up the sealed box with both hands.

Lin Yuan tossed another small cloth bag over to her.

Xu Qiangwei caught it and opened it to look inside.

Inside were a few packs of compressed biscuits, two chocolate bars, and four bottles of glucose drinks.

She was stunned.

"Give them to those few outside."

Lin Yuan stood up.

"Fang Xiaoxiao, Fatty, and Skinny—their character is decent."

"In the future, if you can't survive at Jiang University, you can come to Cloud Top Palace."

Xu Qiangwei gripped the cloth bag tightly.

She didn't say thank you.

At this moment, saying thank you was too light.

Ten minutes later.

The outer gate.

Fang Xiaoxiao, Fatty, and Skinny were waiting by the roadside.

Fatty's eyes kept glancing toward the meat soup pot.

Chunks of meat and potatoes were rolling in the pot.

A female logistics prisoner held a long ladle, distributing it spoonful by spoonful to the survivors who had come down from training.

Fatty swallowed his saliva.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, it's not that I have no willpower."

"But it really smells delicious."

Xu Qiangwei walked over quickly and tossed the cloth bag to Fatty.

Fatty opened it and looked inside; his eyes lit up.

"Chocolate?"

"Boss Lin... no, Boss Lin gave this?"

Fang Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment.

She recalled that man who had pretended to be a newcomer at Jiang University and talked with her.

She remembered the scene where she had pulled Boss Lin back up by the drainage ditch.

At that time, she thought she had saved a newcomer.

Now she understood that the newcomer had actually been observing whether she was qualified to be remembered.

Before getting into the car, Xu Qiangwei looked back toward the mountaintop.

That was Tiangong No. 1.

She whispered, "Let's go, to save Chu Feng."

The pickup truck quickly sped down the mountain road.

...

Tiangong No. 1, B3 Sealed Chamber.

Three military airdrop crates had already been opened.

Inside the crates, thirty gray-blue vials were neatly arranged.

Beside them were a few rough instruction manuals.

The pages were stamped with the red seal of the Capital Emergency Response Team.

[Incomplete Awakening Inducer]

[Side Effects: High fever, organ failure, mental confusion, risk of mutation]

[Use with caution]

Tang Qiqi finished reading the last line and clicked her tongue.

Liu Qing sat in front of the console, scanning the ingredients of the serum.

"The stability is very poor."

"It contains crystal core dissolving liquid and some kind of neurostimulant."

Su Muxue picked up a vial of the serum and held it up to the cold light for a few seconds.

"The capital must be lacking key stabilizing materials."

"Injecting it into living people has severe side effects."

Lin Yuan stood outside the glass partition wall.

"That's why we won't use living people."

Su Muxue turned her head to look at him.

Lin Yuan pressed the communication button.

"Mo Tong."

On the top floor balcony.

Lin Motong lifted her head while hugging the violent bear.

She was wearing a clean little dress today, but a red light flickered in the depths of her eyes.

"How many do you need?"

"Catch ten first."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment.

"They need to be intact."

"Don't let them be missing arms or legs."

Lin Motong nodded obediently.

"Okay."

Tang Qiqi immediately leaned toward the communicator.

"The Little Queen going out to pick zombies feels even more serious than me picking action figures."

Lin Motong's voice came through.

"Action figures won't bite you."

Tang Qiqi was silent for two seconds.

"That makes sense; the apocalypse version of blind boxes shouldn't be opened."

Liu Qing switched the surveillance to the bottom of the mountain road.

On the screen, the horde of zombies began to move.

They didn't roar.

They didn't run around chaotically.

Ten ordinary zombies, like prisoners, were being escorted by the zombies on the outer perimeter, walking toward the direction of Cloud Top Palace.

Lin Yuan watched the screen.

This was the first time he had used the incomplete awakening serum on zombies.

If successful, Tiangong No. 1 would gain a brand new unit type.

If it failed, he would at least know the limits of the capital's serum.

A few minutes later.

The surveillance footage zoomed in.

Tang Qiqi suddenly widened her eyes.

The few zombies walking at the very front had complete bodies, and their facial features were well-preserved.

One could even tell they had been quite good-looking before the apocalypse.

"Little Queen..."

"Are you a little too familiar with the Great Demon King's aesthetic?"