#340 - Chapter 340 is back
Rumble!
A huge thunderclap ripped through the earth, echoing across the entire space.
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
Mentang Town.
Green Source Base.
Beside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the chief's office.
Qin Jin looked out at the torrential rain as if the sky were collapsing, a hint of worry in his eyes.
Just like in Shenzhen.
Fenghe County was also experiencing an extremely rare rainstorm.
It was sunny in the morning, but without a word, this sudden heavy rain arrived at noon.
"This is a bit bad."
There was no one else in the office, and he muttered to himself with his hands behind his back.
Starting in May, the temperature throughout Guangnan Province had been rising every day, reaching nearly thirty degrees Celsius in just the first ten days of May.
According to Qin Jin's memory, it would soon be time for drought and ultraviolet radiation disasters.
Since the night of the mutation, Blue Star had gradually experienced extreme and unusual weather that had never occurred before.
Even if the testing departments and scientists hadn't mostly been killed or turned into zombies and were still maintaining peace, these extreme weather conditions would be enough to give humanity a hard time.
It was really too difficult for humans to survive in this environment.
Qin Jin had just asked, and Li Bowen's team that went to Shenzhen hadn't returned yet.
Looking at the astonishing rain outside, even if they found the information they needed from Giant Frontier Company, they would likely be stranded on the road.
"I hope they can find a place to take shelter temporarily."
He sighed.
He arranged for people to go out, naturally not to set them up.
These were all teams that he had painstakingly built up, and losing any one of them was a loss.
Even with his memories of his past life, he couldn't remember everything that happened every day.
Not to mention that he was in a different city back then.
Looking at the heavy rain that had been falling for nearly two hours without weakening, it seemed very likely that Li Bowen and his team wouldn't be able to return today.
Hopefully, they can find a place to stay overnight.
Qin Jin recognized the strength of Captain Li and his team.
Li Bowen could be said to be the second strongest individual in the entire base besides him!
Relying on firearms, plus the strength enhancement of a power-type evolver, and leading nearly ten teammates, he should still have a relatively high probability of surviving.
After watching the pouring rain for a while, he turned and left the office.
Besides asking about Captain Li and his team's situation, he had also learned about the base's defense work.
With the outside so dark, many of the zombies that had been hiding during the day would definitely come out to revel.
So, he had already told his uncle Qin Guoqiang and other base leaders to keep a close eye and manage the entire base well.
And also the drainage problem.
If he remembered correctly, they would soon enter drought mode.
The two reservoirs in the base and a small pool in the underground level could be used to store water.
He wouldn't refuse to store more water.
The base's various planting and production activities required a lot of water.
So, the more water, the better.
The parasite disaster from some time ago was still raging in some places, so it was best not to use outside water if possible.
After Qin Jin left the office, he came to Zhou Qihang's laboratory.
On a certain floor of the experimental building.
Qin Jin stared at Lin Runwei, who had woken up inside the reinforced glass, his eyes flickering.
This girl had finally woken up this morning!
Zhou Qihang had informed him of this news as soon as it happened.
Incredibly, this Miss Lin didn't show any abnormalities after waking up, as if she had just had a long sleep, and was even confused as to why she had changed her residence again.
"President Qin, we have already told Miss Lin about some of the situation, and now she has agreed to stay here."
Zhou Qihang stood next to the chief and introduced.
He had told Lin Runwei some of the things that could be told in the morning.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why she was being held here.
Qin Jin nodded to show that he understood.
In front of him, behind the glass, Lin Runwei was still lying on the hospital bed, and her brother Lin Zhijie was showing her concern.
Without going in, he could guess what the two siblings were talking about.
They had also told Lin Zhijie in advance that his sister's body had a problem and needed to be quarantined and observed.
After experiencing two inexplicable comas in a short period of time, even her own brother Lin Zhijie realized that his sister was indeed having problems.
So, he couldn't say anything about the base's actions.
Anyway, he could come to see and chat with his sister every day.
"Any progress?"
Qin Jin stared at the two siblings catching up for a while, then turned to look at Old Zhou and asked directly.
Zhou Qihang naturally knew what the chief wanted to ask him.
His face overflowed with excitement again, glanced inside the glass, and then said with relish:
"President Qin, the progress is very smooth! Give me a little more time, and I will definitely find what you need! This is definitely an epoch-making discovery!"
Qin Jin remained noncommittal.
Old Zhou had said this more than once, but until he saw something truly useful in front of him, he still maintained a cautious and optimistic attitude.
"Then I'll wait for your good news."
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Shanshi City.
Next to the coal mine.
Since Li Hongwen developed this place, the number of people has exceeded thirty!
It can be completely called a mini-shelter.
Relying on his strong business acumen, and using the surplus grain traded from the Green Source Base, he successfully won over a group of survivors with relatively good character and ability to join.
Now, many survivors around know that there is a coal shelter here that relies on a powerful force to develop.
Occasionally seeing the Green Source transport team come over, Li Hongwen would also exaggerate a bit, and coupled with the few crossbows he recently traded from Green Source, he actually made a name for himself in the surrounding area!
At least no ignorant survivors came to make trouble for them.
At this time, inside the shelter surrounded by cargo containers, Li Hongwen and Huang Cailan were standing on the protective belt made of cargo containers wearing raincoats, staring at the distance with worry in their eyes.
"Logically speaking, today is the day Captain Liu and the others should come, why haven't they come yet?"
Huang Cailan asked, seemingly asking her husband, but also seeming to be talking to herself.
Today, the Green Source coal transport team should come over, and her children agreed to come back with them.
"It's normal for Captain Liu and the others to be delayed because of the heavy rain today, let's wait a little longer."
Although Li Hongwen also showed worry, he was not like his wife.
He believed that his daughter would definitely come back.
They had agreed.
"President Li, let's go inside and wait, the rain is too heavy now, it's easy to catch a cold outside."
Beside the couple, several members responsible for defense persuaded them.
Although the rain here was not as heavy as in Shenzhen and Guangyuan City, the outside also seemed a bit dim.
Occasionally, a few zombies would appear and stay under the container wall, which needed to be dealt with.
Li Hongwen rejected his companion's suggestion, and instead turned to his wife and said:
"Cailan, you go back and wait, I'm enough here."
The latter shook her head.
Her daughter hadn't come back yet, staying at home was even more tormenting, it was better to be here and feel better.
The moderate rain was still falling.
Unknowingly, another hour passed.
On rainy days like today, night would fall earlier than usual.
Just when they all thought that Captain Liu and their daughter wouldn't come back today and were about to go back, a few clusters of vehicle lights appeared on the distant road!
Li Hongwen looked into the distance and saw a few familiar riot control vehicles and heavy trucks, and shouted happily:
"They're back!!"
(End of this chapter)
