Chapter 108: Chapter 102 Wan Yuzhou
Chapter 108: Chapter 102 Wan Yuzhou
Zhou Ji ordered everyone to get out of the cars. They had a total of three vehicles: the front one was an off-road vehicle, and the two behind were business vans. In an instant, twelve people got out.
Leading the group was Zhou Ji himself, with his deputy Yu Shaokui by his side. Their expressions were indifferent. As soon as they got out of the cars, they quickly scanned the surrounding environment, and the Angel Envoy was summoned to their side in an instant.
A group of twelve, almost half of them armed with guns, had a grave look. They were not the kind to be trifled with.
"Brother Zhou, what do we do now?"
Someone asked, casting a vigilant glance at the gradually dissipating fog, while in Zhou Ji's hand was a fist-sized Lamp Tree Crystal.
"Search for traces of the hospital, it would be best if we could find survivors."
The silence of the hospital, along with the residual signs of battle, made Zhou Ji realize that the area had already been scavenged.
But one must always be prepared for the unexpected.
Zhou Ji and his deputy Yu Shaokui split up, each leading a team to search for clues within the hospital. Soon they found something amiss and quickly converged back at the parking area.
"There are traces of recent activity in the canteen building, but it's empty now. They must have left just a few days ago."
Yu Shaokui shared his findings with Zhou Ji, who had arrived, paused, and then said, "It's not just a few days ago; it must have been within the past day or two."
Zhou Ji's words made Yu Shaokui freeze, then revealing a puzzled look: "Brother Zhou, what did you find?"
"The comprehensive building has just been cleared, some of the monster's blood hasn't even dried."
He paused for a second, his gaze cold, and the corner of his mouth slightly upturned: "However, there's still a good amount of medical supplies in the storeroom on the second floor."
"A'Kui, load the stuff onto the vehicle, as much as we can. We've got our next target."
Although Zhou Ji and his group only had three vehicles, not as many as Su Han's team's trucks, there wasn't especially much left after Su Han and his team had finished loading their vehicles.
And after they randomly loaded some more, even less remained.
Occasionally, monsters would sporadically come to attack them at the parking spot, but Zhou Ji didn't even fire his gun. Pulling a dagger from his waist, he dodged the corpse's lunge with sharp movements and then stabbed it upwards through its chin into its head.
His actions were extremely skillful, and his response was very quick. He was a Contractor of no low level.
About an hour later, they had loaded everything onto the vehicles, and then they got into the cars one after the other and drove off into the distance.
Zhou Ji and his people sped along, heading north, passing through the overpass and buildings, and gradually reached the outskirts.
Between the fog and the withered trees, a tarred road unexpectedly appeared. The three cars drove onto the road, and after just a mile or two, Wanzhou Manor came into view.
A metal gate blocked the entrance, and above this iron gate hung Lamp Tree Crystals, their light dispersing the surrounding fog.
At the entrance, several sandbags blocked the way, and a team of about five or six people were on guard, all armed with guns. The Angel Envoys were by their sides, and among them, one person's Angel Envoy was actually a Giant Macrophage Dog.
"Roar!"
As soon as the vehicles approached, the Giant Macrophage Dog reacted, and the guards became very alert, immediately turning their gun barrels around.
"It's me."
Zhou Ji's car stopped, and he leaned out, signaling that they were allies.
"Brother Zhou," the long-haired man in charge came over with a smile. He bowed slightly and then said, "According to the boss's rules, you need to get out and open the trunk."
Zhou Ji did not get angry at his words. He just nodded, calmly saying, "I know the rules, turn off the engine and get out, open the trunk."
He had been with the boss the longest, not just as a bodyguard but also as a brother who had started from scratch with the boss. Naturally, he was aware of his boss's caution.
Everyone got out of the cars, allowing the guards to open the doors and the trunk. Boxes filled to the brim were inside the vehicles.
A few people opened the boxes, checked that they were filled with medicine, and confirmed no one was hidden, then they stopped.
"Brother Zhou, all clear."
Zhou Ji did not say much more and drove straight into the interior of the manor after getting back into the car.
Wanzhou Manor, one of the largest vacation villas in South City, was built by Bai Lake, featuring hot springs, golf courses, shooting ranges, and other large entertainment facilities. With lush woodlands and flowers blooming all year round, it covered an extensive area.
However, since the arrival of the mist, the surrounding woods had become withered, and few could survive.
This gave the villa, which should have been very attractive, a touch of desolation amidst the mist, only adding to its dreariness.
But as the vehicles continued to drive inward, suddenly lights appeared at the edge of the fog. Lamp Tree Crystals were placed high on poles in the ground.
About every hundred meters or so, they were arranged in a circle around the villa's buildings, illuminating not only the structures of the villa but also the ground.
Many people were turning over the withered grass and preparing the land for crops.
Among those working, there were individuals in suits and others in shirts, both men and women, with a wide age range from the fifties to the twenties, which seemed a bit odd.
If they had anything in common, it was that very few possessed Angel Envoys.
Zhou Ji paid no attention to these people, driving directly to the luxurious villa buildings.
Soon as the vehicles stopped, guards immediately approached.
"Brother Zhou."
"Unload the stuff and take it to the warehouse. It's all medicine, so be careful."
"Understood, Brother Zhou."
Zhou Ji paid them no further heed and strode into the villa. Inside the hotel, there was no shortage of people - most of them robust in their youth.
They greeted Zhou Ji as they saw him, but Zhou Ji headed straight to the top floor inside the hotel.
There were only a few large rooms on the floor, all luxury suites, yet of all these rooms, only one was occupied.
"Knock, knock, knock"
As soon as the knocking started, a deep voice came from inside the room: "Come in."
Zhou Ji pushed the door open and entered the spacious living room, where a middle-aged man in black clothes was reclining on a sofa.
He had a pair of narrow, eagle-like eyes, deep and sharp, with gaunt cheeks casting a somewhat sinister air.
Seeing Zhou Ji enter, he finally showed a smile, but this smile was far from warm and it was hard to tell whether it was genuine or fake.
"Zhou Ji, have all the survivors from the hospital been brought back? How many doctors are there?"
Zhou Ji stood up straight and shook his head, "Boss, we were too late, the people were probably taken by other survivors."
"Hmm?" Wan Yuzhou's eyes narrowed slightly, "Other survivors, have their traces been found again? Tell me about it."
Finding survivors banding together wasn't a big deal. Wanzhou Villa had not only its original surviving staff but also the people under his command, those who were farming; weren't they all 'survivors' collected from around?
It was just that the process was a bit more intense, eliminating some of the resistors.
They too had acquired a large amount of resources in this way, especially things like Lamp Tree.
"By the time we got there, the people were gone, but there was still some inventory left in the pharmacy, which I've brought back. If we search around the hospital as the center, we should be able to find their trail, and then..."
Although the fog enshrouded the entire city, making tracking extremely difficult, the monsters' attacks would still leave traces of battle.
Bloodstains, or even the corpses of monsters... these were all potential markers.
"You're wrong."
Wan Yuzhou's gaze intensified, "Since they didn't take everything, there's a high probability they will come back. You shouldn't have touched those things."
Zhou Ji's brow furrowed as he immediately realized, "Boss, are you planning to lie in wait for them?"
He had moved those things and left traces, so when the others came back, they would surely notice that there were other survivors nearby, which would certainly make them more cautious.
"Tail them first. If they don't come back in the next few days, search the area. A camp that thinks to recruit doctors wouldn't be a small one."
Wan Yuzhou smiled, but his eyes remained cold, with no signs of worry.
He didn't believe any camp other than the official one could be stronger than his; after all, he had over four hundred people, with not just one combat team.
As for the official survivor organization, he figured it would only be in the south, where the Government Affairs Hall, the city bureau, and the factories were all located in the southern district, so it was unlikely they'd appear here.
Plus, not being able to move an entire pharmacy didn't seem like something officials would do.
Going over the situation in his mind, Wan Yuzhou slowly said, "If they're difficult to follow, you know what to do."
Zhou Ji nodded, "Take out any threat, keep the obedient ones."
"Mhm."
Wan Yuzhou nodded, trusting Zhou Ji to handle the matter, and said, "Go to the storeroom, take a few more rifles."
"Understood."
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Su Han and his group quickly returned to the camp. As soon as they arrived, Cao Yubao and several doctors were taken to the infirmary for treatment.
The rest, as usual, were registered by Yan Meiyu, who also assigned their accommodation. Find more to read on ???
However, this time there were several children alone, whose parents had sacrificed their lives to save them. Cao Yubao and the others had taken care of them back in the hospital.
Now it was somewhat problematic to arrange for them; they couldn't possibly leave them to Cao Yubao and his colleagues again, right?
After pondering for a moment, Yan Meiyu decided to have Guo Gang's wife Zhao Hui and Yan Qiumei take care of them together. They didn't necessarily have to work, but they must be obedient.
Zhao Hui was already looking after her daughter Guo Huihui, and Yan Qiumei had children herself, so they both knew how to care for children, which posed no issues.
Su Han waited in the living room for Cao Yubao and the others, who soon came out, their wrinkled faces serious.
"How is it?"
"We need to operate. They're all Contractors, so their physique should be able to withstand it."
Operating outside of a surgery room without the aid of equipment was very risky, but luckily, Contractors were tougher than ordinary people.
"Then go ahead with it, save them. If you need anything, talk to Bai Qilan or Yan Meiyu."
"Understood."
With Su Han's permission, Cao Yubao and his students started preparing for the surgery. Even though it wasn't in a hospital, the more prepared they were, the less risk it posed to the patients.
"Su Han," After Cao Yubao had been gone a while and the vehicles were unloaded, Zhu Xiong found Su Han, "I'll take a team back to the hospital to bring back the rest of the medical supplies, as well as the meat corpses in the integrated building. You still want those, right?"
"Bring them back to feed the monsters and the Lamp Tree."
Without much thought, Su Han agreed as the quantity of meat corpses and monsters in the integrated building was only over a hundred, definitely not enough for LV3 Essence of Flesh. However, they could be of use for both the Lamp Tree and the confined monsters.
Zhu Xiong, hearing this, smiled and said, "Alright, I'll bring more people."