#51 - Chapter 51 Brother and Sister Awaken

"Mr. Liu, you are too kind. Whether we have elderly or children at home, everyone is the same. We can't discriminate like that," Niu Xingwang said righteously.

"Then why are you doing this...?" Secretary Liu was confused.

"No special intention, it's just easier to manage this way," Niu Xingwang smiled slightly.

"Alright, whatever makes you happy," Secretary Liu said no more.

In reality, Niu Xingwang wanted to use this method to eliminate any potential spies. After all, there were too many people, all unfamiliar faces, and time was of the essence. It was unrealistic to conduct background checks one by one.

He simply put himself in their shoes. Those with elderly or children at home would definitely have more concerns, making them a safer bet. And Secretary Liu's question conveniently gave him the answer. The spy was most likely in the internal affairs group.

Because if Secretary Liu had planted someone, he would definitely want them in the external affairs group, so they could gather more intelligence.

"Everyone, go back and prepare today. Gather at the chamber of commerce early tomorrow morning. Alright, dismissed," Niu Xingwang said.

Mayor Gong's office.

"Mayor Gong, I'm sorry, I didn't handle things well," Secretary Liu said.

"What? You didn't get anyone placed?" Mayor Gong asked.

"I did. However, except for Cao Yinghua, everyone else was assigned to the internal affairs group," Secretary Liu said.

"Internal affairs group? What does that mean?"

"Niu Xingwang is indeed resourceful. He divided the 100 newly recruited people into internal and external affairs groups. The internal affairs group is responsible for matters within the city, while the external affairs group is responsible for tasks outside the city," Secretary Liu explained.

"So, most of our people won't have the chance to access their material storage points?"

"I'm afraid so," Secretary Liu replied awkwardly.

"This Niu Xingwang is really cunning!" Mayor Gong said thoughtfully.

Secretary Liu didn't respond.

"Alright, tell Cao Yinghua to be careful and cautious, and not to expose himself unless absolutely necessary. Also, tell the others to try and gather information if they have the chance. Even if they don't find anything useful, it will serve as a smokescreen, so they can be a bit bolder. Spend some resources if necessary," Mayor Gong instructed.

"Understood," Secretary Liu replied.

…

Inside Mo Prefecture City.

It was already late at night when Shen Wengang was the first to wake up from his unconsciousness.

He was still holding the dagger he used to kill the zombie during the day.

The zombie was still lying beneath him.

He suddenly realized something and hurriedly got up, running towards Luo'er beside him.

Luo'er was still unconscious. Shen Wengang took off her hood, wiped the knife clean, and held it to her nostrils. There was fog on the knife, indicating that Luo'er was still breathing.

"That's good!" Shen Wengang thought.

With the protection of the protective suit, Luo'er definitely wouldn't be injured. It must be that she overused her mental power, leading to weakness.

The two dogs beside them were watching quietly, presumably protecting them all along.

"Go, collect all the crystal cores, decompose as many as you can, and put the rest together. Don't decompose the Tier 2 zombie's crystal core yet," Shen Wengang ordered the two dogs to get to work.

The mechanical dogs' claws were specially treated and were very sharp. So, collecting crystal cores was not difficult for them.

There were hundreds of Tier 1 zombies at the scene, and it took the two dogs an entire night to collect them all.

After deducting the dogs' decomposition and consumption, there were 420 Tier 1 crystal cores and 1 Tier 2 crystal core left.

Shen Wengang fully charged the laser gun's energy clip and tag, and Luo'er finally woke up from her slumber.

By this time, it was already dawn.

"Luo'er, you're awake?" Shen Wengang asked.

"Brother, are you alright?" Luo'er asked.

"I'm fine," Shen Wengang replied with a smile, even turning around.

"Is that Tier 2 zombie dead?" Luo'er asked.

"Yeah, it's dead. I've collected all the crystal cores," Shen Wengang replied.

Luo'er nodded, relieved.

The two rested for a while longer, ate something, and started heading back.

"Brother, what do you think happened to the other three?" Luo'er asked curiously as they walked.

"I don't know, maybe they're dead, or maybe they didn't see us leaving early," Shen Wengang said.

Even now, they didn't realize that being locked inside yesterday was the work of the other three.

"Then who do you think locked us inside?" Luo'er asked again.

"I don't know," Shen Wengang shook his head.

"Then why was the door open when we woke up in the morning?" Luo'er continued to ask.

"I don't know," Shen Wengang still shook his head.

This was what they couldn't understand the most. If someone deliberately wanted to harm them, why did they open the door in the end? Since they opened the door, why didn't they kill them while they were unconscious? Were they afraid of the two dogs?

What they didn't know was that the other three knew there were zombies inside and didn't dare to go in at all.

As for the possibility that the siblings killed all the zombies? Don't be ridiculous, they wouldn't believe it even if they died. They would rather believe that the zombies killed the two of them and then calmed down.

"Hey, Brother, our car is gone," Luo'er said after returning to the starting point.

"They probably drove it back," Shen Wengang replied.

"They're so annoying! Couldn't they just take one car? Why did they have to take both cars!" Luo'er stomped her feet in anger. They finally walked all the way back, and now there was no car.

"They probably thought we were dead. Let's go see if we can find another car."

With that, Shen Wengang pulled Luo'er to look for a car.