Chapter 311: Triumphant return

When the convoy returned to Tianma Islet, almost everyone in the camp stood on both sides of the mountain gate to welcome them.

Every time companions left the camp to scavenge for supplies, it was an adventure. Like soldiers going on an expedition in ancient times, returning safely was worth celebrating.

"Mr. Zhang, this trip was extremely dangerous. Seeing you return in triumph, I can finally rest easy!"

Yu Wen's face still carried lingering tension. Ever since Jia Shiqin returned to the camp wounded, he had been on pins and needles, but he still had to appear calm on the surface. Otherwise, if even he panicked, the others in the camp would surely become anxious too.

"We are all blessed people, turning danger into safety, haha!"

Zhang Su patted Yu Wen on the shoulder and then signaled for everyone to get out of the cars.

When the people left behind in the camp saw the villagers from Xidaying Village getting out of the cars one after another and learned the ins and outs of the matter, they couldn't help but sigh that amidst the unpredictability of the world, there was a hidden providence...

"From today on, the folks from Xidaying Village are also members of Tianma Islet. Everyone, welcome them!"

Zhang Su got out of the car and introduced them to the crowd.

They weren't strangers, so the small talk wasn't awkward.

"These five!"

After introducing Xidaying Village, Zhang Su pulled Pan Guoliang and the others in front of the crowd and said, "The Green Dragon Legion has been almost completely wiped out. Not counting Xin Qi and his two companions, these two are the only survivors we found: Pan Guoliang and Xie Yanshan. Like the folks from Xidaying Village, they have also joined us."

"Xie Yanshan, Mr. Xie, was a core member of the Green Dragon Legion responsible for scientific research, and this Pan Guoliang was once an elite among the elite teams. I believe both of them will continue to shine in our camp in the future. Let's welcome them!"

Another round of warm welcome followed.

"There's plenty of time for talk later. Now, hurry up and move the things. Classify and store all the supplies we brought back. If there isn't enough space, open up a few more rooms as warehouses. Put them away by category, and don't be careless!"

"Mr. Zhang..." Xie Yanshan walked to Zhang Su's side and said, "The team that was collecting grain brought Zero-Zero-Three out. I wonder what you did with that modified zombie?"

"It's alive. It's locked in that truck over there, controlled by electric current."

Zhang Su pointed to a box truck in the distance.

Xie Yanshan was slightly better in a bright environment, but in dim light, he was like a blind man. He smiled and said, "Right, right, using electric current for control. It's good that it's fine."

"Our research is relatively limited. Later... we will have to trouble Mr. Xie to contribute. I'll take my leave first. If you have any issues, you can tell anyone; they will help. If they can't solve it, they will relay it to me."

As Zhang Su was speaking, he suddenly saw Fu Weijun sitting in a wheelchair in the distance, looking over. It was obvious he was waiting for him. That was nothing, but the way Fu Weijun looked seemed a bit off...

After giving instructions, Zhang Su walked toward Fu Weijun's direction.

"I heard from Tony that this trip was particularly dangerous. Can you go out less in the future and leave things for others to handle?"

Zhong Xiaoshan walked from the crowd to Zhang Su's side and said with concern.

During the day, she was on duty in the monitoring room. It was fine, but suddenly she saw a car speeding back, and her heart tightened. Sure enough, something had happened. Lu Leiyang brought the blood-covered Jia Shiqin back to the camp, and upon learning about the battle with the Kuanzhuang crowd, her mood was extremely uneasy.

Zhang Su turned his head and glanced; everyone was happily moving things, so he tilted his head and smiled at Zhong Xiaoshan, saying, "Leave it to others to handle? Guess why everyone is willing to listen to me?"

Zhong Xiaoshan was stunned. She wasn't stupid, just worried. After Zhang Su's reminder, she understood. Zhang Su dared to charge and fight, had both courage and strategy, and his decision-making accuracy was extremely high. He also grasped the nuances of handling things well. This was the key to him being able to become the leader.

If he really left everything to others to handle in the future while he sat securely in the command tent, it wouldn't be long before someone developed ulterior motives, and the stability within the camp would be broken. The final result definitely wouldn't be good.

People's thinking was no longer in the form of the feudal dynasty or monarchical period.

"You are too tired."

"Hehe, then wait for me to relax properly tonight!"

Zhang Su slapped Zhong Xiaoshan's butt with a 'pa'. Unfortunately, she was dressed too thickly, so there was basically no sensation to speak of.

"Really... Leader, pay attention to the influence. So many people are watching!"

Zhong Xiaoshan shook her head with a strange expression. Suddenly thinking of something, she said, "By the way, Su Xiaoya doesn't know about the Kuanzhuang matter yet, right?"

"How would she know..."

Zhang Su glanced at the room where Su Xiaoya was being held. Inside the dark window, the curtain was lifted by a small corner, and a pair of eyes were looking outside.

"The little girl is also quite pitiful. I heard from Xinyu that her own sister also... you know. Are you okay?"

"What would I be okay with?" Zhang Su grinned and said, "Xinyu must have told you that Su Xiaoya's sister was my ex-girlfriend, right? Don't worry, I have at least twelve, if not twenty, ex-girlfriends. Compared to life and death, I can still keep a clear head."

It sounded very relaxed, but when Zhang Su threw the grenade today, he actually felt a slight hesitation in his heart. After all, the two had a past. If it were a different occasion, it wouldn't have been this result. In that situation at the time, there was no chance for hesitation.

"Hmm, it's good that you're okay. Then do you need me to go tell Su Xiaoya? She will definitely find it hard to accept..."

Zhong Xiaoshan had a bit of a headache about this matter.

"She will be able to accept it. Everyone in Kuanzhuang has accepted it. If she can't understand, send her to another camp, or just let her go out and wander!"

Zhang Su waved his hand. Killing Su Lei was a last resort. He was willing to have a good talk with Su Xiaoya.

Seeing that Zhang Su was indeed fine, Zhong Xiaoshan felt relieved and stopped talking. Looking forward, she saw someone sitting not far away and hurriedly said, "Dr. Fu is waiting for you? You should go talk to Dr. Fu quickly. You almost sacrificed yourself earlier. I'm going to get busy!"

"Ah? What do you mean!"

Zhang Su was stunned. Before he could react, Zhong Xiaoshan had already turned and ran toward the cars. She was responsible for registering supplies and couldn't be absent.

"Holy crap, Dr. Fu, how did you get like this?"

Originally, Zhang Su hadn't looked at Fu Weijun carefully. After hearing Zhong Xiaoshan's words, he turned his head and saw that Fu Weijun, sitting in the wheelchair not far away, looked extremely disheveled. His face had traces of being smoked black, and his hair was extremely messy, like he had gotten an American-style forward spike!

Fu Weijun pushed the wheelchair forward a few steps, his face showing excitement as he said, "There was a small problem when doing an experiment. These don't matter... Can we find a quiet place to talk for a few words? Uh, it's about the body you sent back."

"Oh?" Zhang Su's face showed joy. He walked behind the wheelchair and pushed Fu Weijun's wheelchair, saying, "So fast to have progress? By the way, we brought back another body with great research value!"

"Another mutated zombie?"

Fu Weijun stopped the wheelchair and looked at Zhang Su with full expectation. Under the faint light, his eyes looked extremely bright. It was hard to see such brilliance in the eyes of a person in their twenties...

"This time it's not a mutation... Uh, how should I put it? It's that when a person was turning into a zombie, they were injected with a modified drug, which produced some changes."

"Modified zombie? Haha, this is a big discovery. Where is it? Can I go take a look?" Fu Weijun was very excited.

"Don't be in a hurry. They are moving things. Wait until they are busy before talking about it. You tell me about the research results of the venom zombie first."

The two hurried back to Little Lucky and were walking toward the restaurant. Zhang Su looked up at the room where Fu Weijun and Duan Wuhu lived and said in surprise, "Dr. Fu, your room... caught fire?"

"Hmm, a small accident. It's fine, Old Duan is cleaning it up."

Fu Weijun waved his hands repeatedly, signaling to hurry to the restaurant to talk.

Zhang Su also wanted to know what was going on with that venom zombie as soon as possible, so he didn't pay much attention. He could indeed hear Duan Wuhu busy inside the room.

Arriving at the restaurant and sitting down, Zhang Su lit a cigarette. Before he could speak, Fu Weijun spoke first.

"Mr. Zhang, if we can catch a few more zombies like today's, the camp's combat strength will get a qualitative leap. If there's a live one for me to study, that would be even better!"

As he spoke, he carefully took out a very delicate glass container from his small bag, which looked like a bottle for nail polish.

"Live one?" Zhang Su shook his head with a strange expression and said, "That kind of venom zombie is extremely powerful. One mouthful of old phlegm can kill a person. Other zombies are melee attackers; this thing is a long-range damage dealer. It was lucky it wasn't us who ran into the venom zombie today. That group of people had three people taken down in one encounter. If we ran into it, we would also have people die!"

Not to mention whether they could find another venom zombie, just the perverted lethality—live ones were too hard to deal with. Who could stand it spitting everywhere?

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