Chapter 111 They might be people from my hometown.

Taking advantage of Zhang Yuan's moment of distraction, the man on the ground suddenly got up, took out a knife from somewhere, and stabbed towards Zhang Yuan's chest.

Zhang Yuan sidestepped and shot the man in the head.

The man fell to the ground, twitched a couple of times, and then stopped moving.

Liu Ruyan looked at the man's body and slightly furrowed her brows. "Why didn't you keep him alive?"

Maybe they could get some information from the man.

Zhang Yuan shook his head. "If he really knew something, he wouldn't have been sent to sneak into the base. Even if we questioned him, he'd probably just repeat the same few words."

Liu Ruyan thought about it and found it quite reasonable.

"It's okay. If we can't get anything from him, there are plenty of people outside. We're bound to find someone who knows the details." Liu Ruyan comforted.

Zhang Yuan smiled at Liu Ruyan. "No need to comfort me."

Even if that person really had the same origin as him, he wasn't the type to get emotional just because of a fellow - townsman.

If we talk about fellow - townsmen, those who used to get along well in Blue Star Village, the real fellow - townsmen, were now fighting fiercely.

Everything else was fake. Only the saying "Those who don't share the same path can't walk together" was true.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was open - minded, Liu Ruyan didn't say anything more.

Zhang Yuan sent a message to Kong Rui and soon learned Kong Rui's location. Then he went there with Liu Ruyan.

Kong Rui had a serious expression. He looked haggard, with bloodshot eyes, clearly showing that he hadn't had a good rest for several days.

Seeing Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan coming, Kong Rui furrowed his brows again. "Why did you come out?"

He had reminded them to stay at home. If they saw anything suspicious, they should quickly find a safe place to hide or go directly to the underground city.

But these two came running over instead.

Zhang Yuan smiled at Kong Rui. "We just caught a guy who jumped over the wall over there and killed him. But since one got in, I think there should be others who sneaked in. You'd better send someone to check carefully."

Upon hearing this, Kong Rui immediately set aside other things and told Chen Shi to take people to search.

The base being large had its advantages, but also its disadvantages.

At this moment, the disadvantages became apparent.

Especially with the thick fog that wouldn't disperse, it was somewhat difficult to find people.

However, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan weren't worried. Kong Rui and his men weren't useless. If they couldn't handle such a thing, they wouldn't have been able to stay in their positions until now.

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "If you catch someone alive, let me know. I want to see them."

Hearing this, Kong Rui looked at Zhang Yuan curiously.

He had known Zhang Yuan for quite a while and knew something about his personality.

As long as it had nothing to do with Zhang Yuan himself, he was too lazy to say an extra word.

For example, in the case of an invasion, according to Zhang Yuan's previous character, he would at most just give a reminder.

But now, not only did Zhang Yuan remind him, but he also wanted to see the captured people. This made Kong Rui a bit curious.

Seeing the curiosity and confusion on Kong Rui's face, Zhang Yuan gave an explanation. "I suspect that the people behind them might be from my hometown."

Zhang Yuan had never elaborated on his origin, and Kong Rui didn't know much about it.

But Zhang Yuan's abilities were obvious. If the people behind the city survivors really had the same origin as Zhang Yuan and were hostile to the base, this matter couldn't be underestimated.

This time, Kong Rui didn't say much and directly agreed. "Okay, if we catch a live one, I'll tell you."

After getting Kong Rui's promise, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan didn't stay there any longer.

The people in the base weren't weak. Under strong force suppression, they managed to subdue the rioters inside the base.

The people outside tried to stir up emotions, but as soon as they made some noise, they were shot by snipers.

Even in the thick fog, given enough time, it wasn't difficult to find the person making the sound and shoot them.

After several people were killed in a row, there was finally no more noise outside.

The thick fog served as their cover. They came and left quietly.

The crisis outside was over, but the base hadn't completely calmed down yet.

The bugs were still crawling on the ground, and the epidemic was still threatening people's safety. When everyone gathered together, they all shouted that they wanted to live in the underground city and receive treatment.

These people were making a scene to survive, which was different from the city survivors. They couldn't be killed directly and could only be appeased as much as possible.

Just when things were in a mess, some good news finally came.

The new insecticide had been developed, and the first batch had been produced. It could be used for large - scale spraying immediately.

Kong Rui had someone send the new insecticide to Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan. The two used it right away, and it really worked well.

At least after spraying and then patching the cement floor, the cement floor wasn't burrowed through by bugs the next day.

Kong Rui sent a lot of insecticide. Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan sprayed the inside and outside of the house.

Finally, they didn't have to worry anymore about stepping on bugs when coming out of the house.

Even after several days, Liu Ruyan still couldn't get used to this kind of thing and didn't want to either.

Although the bugs weren't completely eradicated, spraying the new insecticide could keep the bugs at bay for two days.

When they appeared again, they would spray the medicine again.

The base also issued an announcement saying that the second - type insecticide was being developed, and they would try to develop it as soon as possible to completely eliminate the bugs.

The current insecticide gave people a little peace of mind, and the insecticide being developed gave people hope.

In addition, the epidemic was gradually being controlled. Although not everyone was cured, at least people didn't suffer as much as before, and the number of patients didn't increase exponentially anymore. So, the panic and riots were naturally brought under control.

Because of the insect plague and the epidemic, most people had lost their jobs and income. The base started to distribute food and water for free.

As long as people brought their ID cards and swiped them, they could receive food and clean water.

The amount each person could get wasn't much, but it could at least ensure their survival.

As long as they could survive, there was hope.

After the situation in the base was gradually brought under control, news came from Kong Rui that they had caught the people who had sneaked into the base, a total of fourteen.

According to them, there were fifteen people who sneaked into the base in total, and one was killed by Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan and Liu Ruyan had been waiting. Now that they knew the people were caught, after discussing with Kong Rui, they went directly to see him.

On the way, Liu Ruyan asked Zhang Yuan, "If the people behind are really from your hometown, what are you going to do?"