Volume 2 Chapter 118: The Restless People

  Inside the spacious room, there were occasional bursts of excited and cheerful sounds.

  "Director Gong, your injury is no longer a major concern. As long as you rest and recuperate properly for a period of time, you will fully recover. However..." A man in his fifties, wearing a white lab coat, with grey hair that was thinning at the top, looked at Director Gong's right hand with some difficulty.

  "It's okay, Professor Duan, when can the drug you mentioned be successfully tested and mass-produced?" Gong Zhengwei's expression changed for a moment before he quickly covered it up and said with a relaxed and pleasant tone.

  He knew that his right arm was completely finished, hit by Liang Jing's special steel ball, like a bomb, the entire arm was blown to pieces, leaving only a short stump of the forearm. Even if all kinds of equipment and personnel were available before the end of the world, it would not be possible to restore it perfectly; his resentment towards Liang Jing grew even deeper in his heart.

  "Director Gong, the research on awakening drugs has made some progress in terms of concept and direction, and some trial products have been produced. However, their effects are still not up to par. Just like the medication you took earlier, it has many benefits for the body and even helps with injuries, but it's still far from truly making someone an Awakened." A man in his fifties, referred to as Professor Duan by Director Gong, adjusted his glasses and said somewhat awkwardly.

  Duan Hui Zhen, a researcher at a secret research institution in S City, has been fascinated by the mutated creatures and plants that have appeared since the apocalypse. With the support of Gong Zheng Wei, he has been using the blood, crystal nuclei, and other biological materials from these mutants to conduct research. Recently, he has finally made a breakthrough and successfully developed a treatment that has saved Gong Zheng Wei's life.

  "This time, apart from bringing the newly developed medicine that can quickly and stably treat injuries to Gong Zhengwei, the main purpose is to hear that several Awakened Ones died this afternoon. I thought that if possible, it would be best to transport the bodies back for thorough research. I believe that as long as we can dissect and study these bodies, we will soon be able to develop a medicine that can directly turn ordinary people into Awakened Ones." This was Professor Duan Hui's true intention. His previously calm face turned red with excitement when talking about the bodies of Awakened Ones. Having obtained an Awakened One's remains before, he had developed a medicine that could quickly restore human vitality and heal injuries. Now, several complete bodies of Awakened Ones were available, which made him even more excited. He was full of passion for his research.

  "Uh, I'll send someone to transport those few corpses over to you later." Gong Zheng heard that it would still take some time to get the results and was disappointed, but he was soon stimulated by Professor Duan's words. There was no longer any hesitation, just a few corpses were being used as waste materials.

  "No, no need! Secretary Gong won't bother you anymore. I'll take the lab people and go now, we'll start right away! Just have someone show us the way." Professor Duan was not young, but he was very impatient in doing things. Once his goal was achieved, he wouldn't stay behind. He stood up, ready to drag the body back to start the autopsy research. Without another word, he bid farewell and left immediately.

  Watching Duan Hui Zhen leave in her white coat, Gong Zheng's face changed immediately, looking extremely unpleasant. It was clear that earlier he had only been pretending to be calm. This time, he had suffered a great loss, losing face and dignity, and even almost lost his own life. His right hand was directly crippled, and the anger and frustration in his heart were not so easily calmed.

  "Liáng Jìng! I'll make sure you don't rest in peace even in hell, and everyone related to you will come to no good end!"

  After this incident, he also understood that even if he has power at a certain time, it is false. His own strength is the only true reality, and no matter what time, he will not be taken advantage of by others. If he were an Awakened person, he would not have ended up like this now. Looking at Professor Duan's back outside the gate, he was filled with excitement. As long as he can research the results, a few corpses are nothing. If the other party needs it, he can even go to capture Awakened people for him to experiment on. At this time, he is full of longing to become an Awakened person, his face filled with expectation and excitement.

  Just then a loud noise came from outside, interrupting Gong Zhengwei's speech, his brow furrowed.

  "What happened?"

  "Report! The private soldiers who were pursuing target Liang Jing have rushed back with an urgent matter to report."

  "Let them in!" Gong Zhengwei heard this and a bad premonition rose up in his heart, his eyebrows furrowed even deeper, and he said in a deep voice.

  "Report! Commissar, you must send someone to rescue Commander Wu Yong immediately, or it will be too late......" Two private soldiers with tattered clothes and covered in dust, dirt, and blood stains entered from outside, looking utterly disheveled.

  "What's going on? Tell me clearly!" Gong Zhengwei's face was extremely ugly, his eyebrows furrowed into a line, suppressing his anger as he asked.

  "We were waiting outside for the search results, but suddenly a huge bird monster flew out from the mountain forest and chased after our pursuers. I fought with the bird monster, but its gunfire was like a machine gun that couldn't penetrate... We weren't opponents. In the end, Wu Yong ordered his men to cover our retreat and let us escape first. Commissioner, please send someone to rescue Wu Yong and his team!" Two disheveled private soldiers spoke rapidly and anxiously in unison.

  "Has there been no news from the people who entered the mountain?" Gong Zheng's face changed greatly, how could there be such a fierce monster, and what about the more than 300 private soldiers who entered the mountain forest? He asked anxiously.

  "This, this... after entering the mountain forest, apart from that brother being chased by a giant bird monster, we haven't received any contact or news; and also..."

  "What else is there to say, spit it out!" A huge ominous premonition struck, and Gong Zhengde glared at the two private soldiers in front of him, who were stuttering and hesitating.

  "We had lost contact with our brothers who entered the mountain forest, and when we fled first, it seemed that we saw Liang Jing rushing out from behind!" A private soldier was frightened by Gong Zheng's loud shout, and hurriedly said what he saw when he turned his head while escaping.

  "What? Didn't they say that Liang Jing was seriously injured and on the verge of death?" Gong Zhengde suddenly sat up straight from his bed, his face as pale as a dead person's. How could this be possible? How could it be that Liang Jing hadn't died yet? Just now he had been thinking that Liang Jing dying like this would be too easy for him, and he was feeling stifled and resentful that he couldn't vent his anger. He wanted to find someone related to Liang Jing and torture them to release his pent-up emotions.

  At this time, hearing that Liang Jing was not dead yet, he didn't feel a single thread of excitement, but instead felt a chill run down his spine, a cold air seeping from the top of his head to his lower body, his pupils and heart shrinking instantly. Liang Jing's back went rigid, his adrenal glands contracted, even the small birds felt a sense of emptiness and shrinkage, his whole body shuddering with a cold tremor.

  Impossible! How could Liang Jing still be alive?!

  He's dead, he's already dead! You're wrong! Gong Zhengwei seemed to be stunned for a moment, muttering to himself, and suddenly realized that he was now so afraid of Liang Jing. Now he'd rather Liang Jing be dead, and he would no longer have any regrets.

  "Commissar Gong, we've all seen it, and there are several brothers outside who have also seen it. It's not Comrade Liang Jing's fault!" One of the bodyguards, apparently unclear about Commissar Gong's previous situation, thought that Commissar Gong didn't believe them and immediately became unwilling to speak, starting to explain instead.

  "Ah! That's right, Liang Jing! It was all Liang Jing who did this!" Gong Zhengwei suddenly shouted loudly with extreme anger and fear, like a madman, as if he had just discovered something.

  "That's right! It must be Liang Jing. Previously, Liang Jing was definitely not injured. More than 300 private soldiers who entered the mountain forest were all killed by Liang Jing. The bird monster was also deliberately brought by Liang Jing, completely annihilating all personnel. Now even the tank and machine gun are gone."

  "How ruthless! Liang Jing, you are so ruthless and daring!" Gong Zhengwei was furious, loudly shouting curses at Liang Jing.

  The people on the side originally didn't know what was going on, but after listening to Gong Zheng's loud shouting, they quickly understood that Liang Jing was really so ruthless and daring? Didn't he single-handedly slaughter over 400 private soldiers, and even machine guns couldn't kill him? In an instant, everyone in the room turned pale, and the temperature inside seemed suffocating. They felt an overwhelming sense of terror, not just sympathy for the dead rabbit, but also a choking horror that made them almost unable to breathe, their faces turning white then red, their hands and feet cold, only wanting to quickly escape and get far away.

  "No! No way! Can't be like this!" Gong Zhengwei seemed to have thought of something again, suddenly stopped, his face fearful, his limbs stiffened, and only his left hand trembled as he grasped the bed sheet.

  "Hurry! Hurry up and get the leaders of those forces to come over here, no, please come over! Hurry up!" Gong Zhengde shouted hysterically. He thought of Liang Jing's ruthless move against him, thought of Liang Jing killing more than 400 of his private soldiers, and he couldn't imagine what else Liang Jing wouldn't dare to do. Fear instantly overwhelmed his anger, and he became terrified, suspicious, and fearful, feeling like he was completely exposed in the snowy wilderness. He was thoroughly intimidated by Liang Jing!

  As for rescuing Wu Yong, forget it! That's just asking for trouble!

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  Let's just consider it as practice...