"Did Zhou divorce Yao before the doomsday or did he just walk away from them after the doomsday started?"
After a while, Tan Jianting broke the silence with a sullen look. If it were the former, there was not much to criticize. But if it were the latter, that man would be unforgivable.
"They're not divorced. Before the doomsday, I thought he loved my sister. However, when the doomsday descended, he didn't even give my sister a call. My sister couldn't get in touch with him, but he contacted his mother and told them to wait for him at my sister's house, despite that his family always despised my sister."
Yun Che would never forgive Zhou Zhijun for what he had done to Yun Yao. When the doomsday just began, the phone network still worked. Even if it had slipped his mind at the beginning, he had plenty of time to give Yun Yao a call later. In the previous life, Yun Che also learned from Zhou Ting that sending him and Chenchen to the lab was her brother's idea, which gave Yun Che one more reason to hate that man. He swore that he would make Zhou Zhijun and that family pay.
"This man is unbelievable!" Tan Jianting banged on the table and cursed out loud. He always despised those men who abandoned their wives and children. Because the victim in this case was someone he cared about, he was more outraged.
"Zhou Zhijun is supported by the capital base and the head of the state, so you'll need the coastal base to back you up when you go after Zhou Zhijun. Am I right?"
Tan Weiye was furious, too. He was such a protective man that he would blindly take Yun Che's side, not to mention that it was indeed the Zhou's fault in the first place.
"Uh-huh. This is also why I've spent so much effort in helping Major General Mo in the southwest. I don't care about how many people support Zhou Zhijun. Even if he becomes the president of the state someday, I will still make him pay for what he has done to my sister."
Yun Che looked him in the eye and nodded with a grave face. Actually, it was not necessary for Yun Che to look for any other helpers, because Xing Feng already had the ability to contain the force behind Zhou Zhijun. However, Yun Che didn't want to rely on Xing Feng on this. This was bad blood between his family and the Zhou family, so he wanted to take care of it personally.
"As long as we don't rebel against the capital base openly, we'll have a say by the time. Is this what you're trying to say?"
Tan Weiye finally understood what Yun Che meant by asking him to do a favor.
"Uh-huh. The capital base might not care about an individual opinion, but they can't ignore the voice from a local base. They don't want a civil war any more than we do."
The capital base had been used to being in the leading position, so they wouldn't dare to favor someone too obviously. If the southwest and the coastal base backed Yun Che up, the head of the state wouldn't dare to take Zhou's side blindly. Yun Che wasn't trying to start a war among the armies. He just needed these two bases to support him in public, so that he would have a fair fight with Zhou Zhijun.
"No problem. I'll do it for our sister."
Meeting his gaze, Tan Weiye finally made a concession.
"Thanks, Weiye."
Yun Che knew the decision Tan Weiye had just made was not as easy as it looked, especially when the public voice asking for independence was so loud. Hence, Yun Che was really grateful. "If there is anything that I can do to calm down the public rage, feel free to ask."
He would do anything in his power to help. Regardless of how tricky the problem was, he would do his best to figure out a solution.
"I'm glad I can help, but I'm afraid you'll need to make a small sacrifice. Nowadays, many people in the coastal base want us to declare independence. If we want them to quiet down, we'll have to let them know that being a state-owned base does have some benefits. Therefore, you'll have to let the southwest base take the credit for what you've done for our base."
They would have to claim that Yun Che and his team came here on behalf of the southwest base and thus convince the public to trust the system again.
"No problem. You can also tell the people that the southwest base is working on developing the antidote of the zombie virus, nutrients for superfunction possessors, as well as an energy weapon. As long as the coastal base remains a state-owned base, you guys will be able to share the results when those three things are developed."
"No kidding?"
Both Tan Weiye and Tan Jianting were excited with eyes wide open. They had no idea what the energy weapon was, but the antidote and the nutrients made their mouth water. Imagine what would happen if they had the antidote that could cure the injured of the zombie virus. A normal person would be able to go out to fight against the zombies, because when he got injured, he could get injected with the antidote. Not only he wouldn't zombify, but he would also acquire superfunction. How tempting that was!
"Uh-huh. Why don't you ask Xing Feng if I'm telling the truth?"
With that, Yun Che shot Xing Feng a glance, and the latter said with a chuckle, "Before we came to the coastal base, we already took over the laboratory of the southwest base. Moreover, my research team had started working on the antidote subject long before that. I believe we're close to success. By the time, the southwest will share the results with you."
The antidote was the top priority. As soon as he made sure that Yun Cheng had overcome the desire for fresh blood, Xing Feng ordered the research team to concentrate on developing the antidote. As for the nutrients and the energy weapon, Xing Feng believed Gu Mingxuan had already arranged for the research to be carried out.
"If your team successfully develop the antidote, that would be wonderful."
Tan Jianting was so excited that his lips twitched involuntarily. Suddenly, something crossed Tan Weiye's mind, and he asked, "The thing that you gave my grandpa when he was injured that day was the antidote?"
That medicine stopped his grandpa from turning into a zombie. Did they already work out a testing sample?
"I guess it's not wrong to call it the antidote. But we still need some time before we can make the real antidote."
Xing Feng glanced at Yun Che before he gave an ambiguous answer. He knew this was not the time to tell them about the spring water yet.
"I suppose the nutrients are used as supplement. What is the energy weapon?"
Tan Weiye knew he shouldn't push for a detailed explanation about the antidote, so he changed the subject. Xing Feng explained to him, "The nutrients are not just some supplements. We're hoping to replace the crystal nuclei with nutrients. Of course, it's just a theory now. We're still waiting for the research result. As for the energy weapon, it's kind of like the guns we're using now, but with a different kind of ammo, which allows it to cause damage to the zombies beyond level-3. If the research succeeds, we won't need to worry about running out of superfunction energy when facing level-3 or level-4 zombies. What's more, it can also be used by normal people."
"Holy God! You guys are genius!"
Tan Weiye was astonished. The three research subjects they were working on were so amazing. If they succeeded in developing those three things, Chaoyang and Peak Squad would have an influential position in their base as well as in the entire country.
"Well, don't flatter us. The antidote only works for people who have been infected for merely a short time. The nutrients don't have level limitations like the crystal nuclei, but they only have limited effect. As for the energy weapon, the raw material is hard to find. Therefore, even if the research succeeds, it won't be in mass production. Besides, after the zombies become more advanced, these tricks will no longer work."
When facing level-7 zombies, they might not have a chance to pull the trigger before getting killed. Superfunction was still the most important fighting force in the doomsday.
"That sounds awesome enough for me. How the hell did you guys come up with such amazing ideas?"
Tan Weiye felt like he had fallen a lot behind Xing Feng. What he didn't know was that he didn't lose to Xing Feng because he wasn't smart enough, but because he didn't have a transmigrated wifey. Xing Feng would not have started the research if it were not for Yun Che's previous life experience. In conclusion, it was very important to find a good wifey.
"Don't bother. You don't have enough brain to figure it out."
"Screw you!"
Xing Feng teased Tan Weiye, and the latter responded with a kick. Then, they both laughed involuntarily. The other members of Chaoyang and Peak Squad were still upset about what had happened to Yun Yao, so they didn't pay much attention to this conversation. For those people, Yun Yao was more than just a friend's sister. She cooked for them and made them feel warm at home. She was like a family to all of them, and they respected her. What the Zhou family had done to her was an insult to them. They had to make the Zhou family pay.
"When I speak to the public, I will mention nothing else but the antidote. Even so, you should be prepared. Once this secret is out, the capital will get the news very soon. It's just a matter of time when they show up at your door."
Tan Weiye got back to the point. Those leaders in the capital base were selfish and profit-driven. As soon as they heard about the antidote, they would definitely want to get their hands on it.
"Our researches, our call."
Yun Che snorted. They had no intention to keep the antidote, nutrients, or energy weapon to themselves. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken over the laboratory. However, they wouldn't share the research results before they succeeded in making those products. The capital base could have the antidote, nutrients, and energy weapon eventually, but they had to wait in the line behind the southwest and the coastal base.
"Uh-huh. This is Yun Che's decision to make. I'm happy to follow his lead."
Xing Feng always followed the lead of Yun Che when it comes to this kind of stuff. He only needed to be in charge of the big picture and the things in bed.
"You'd better be."
Tan Weiye shot Xing Feng a glance, as if he was lecturing his younger brother-in-law. Xing Feng didn't want to remind Tan Weiye that he was Mo Wenyang's elder cousin. If Tan Weiye finally became Mo's spouse someday, it would be hard to decide which one of them was the younger brother-in-law.