Chapter 81

Tang Zi's eyes were filled with tears and hatred. A strong desire for revenge dominated her entire mind. At this moment, her brain could not accommodate any more thoughts or emotions.

Apart from the deep-seated hatred and anger, there was an extreme desire to kill and torture.

Xin Yan looked at her with pity but said nothing.

This silent gesture, in Tang Zi's view, was equivalent to a refusal.

She opened her eyes wide, bent her knees, and knelt before Xin Yan. The latter quickly reached out to help her up, but Tang Zi, with even greater speed, slammed her forehead heavily on the ground.

"Please, Second Sister, please! I want to kill him! Kill him—"

Tang Zi's face was covered with tears and snot.

She had long lost her dignity and now completely abandoned the restraint characteristic of women in the civilized era, screaming like a shrew: "Give me that damned bastard. I—I, I am willing to do anything, pay any price—I want to kill! I want to kill—"

Xin Yan held Tang Zi by the arm, lifted her up, and embraced her.

Xin Yan gently patted the girl's shoulder, caressed her back like a family member, and whispered soothingly in her ear: "Don't worry, we will help you. He is yours; you can do whatever you want." The two women, pressed closely together, could feel each other's body heat. Xin Yan could hear Tang Zi's heart, which had been beating wildly, gradually return to normal. The tense muscles indicated that she had not given up on the thoughts in her mind, and they were becoming even stronger.

Xin Yan had no doubt about the words Tang Zi had just said. She then released her, took a syringe from the first aid kit she carried, and handed it to Tang Zi.

"This can make you immune to zombies and make you stronger. Remember, this is from our leader. It is the power he gives you."

Tang Zi took the syringe, and her eyes subconsciously flashed with the image of the tall man who had saved her the night before.

Xin Yan seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled. "His name is Su Hao."

When the heavy helicopter carrying Ye Ying slowly landed on the road outside the small building, Su Hao was interrogating Lin Zou in the basement.

The effects of marijuana and alcohol had worn off, leaving Lin Zou feeling empty and exhausted. He felt very uncomfortable.

He yawned constantly, as if he had just been trampled by a hundred hungry and resentful women, feeling hollow and empty.

He had no appetite, no sense of hunger or thirst, his head was swollen, and his body felt weak.

He wanted to sleep but was controlled by numb nerves, forcing him to keep his eyes wide open. The heroin from the future world had all been converted into decay hormones.

However, he had a lot of morphine and pethidine from the city's hospitals.

Lin Zou was a half-addict, and his body's reaction to these drugs was still quite sensitive—after the first injection of pethidine, he felt very good and began to strongly request the second and third injections. Thus, through a combination of inducement and threats, Su Hao obtained all the information about the "Sheng Fei" Group's bases in the city from Lin Zou.

Receiving a report from the guards on the rooftop, Su Hao immediately left the interrogation room to welcome the female colonel, Ye Ying, who had just gotten off the plane.

She was wearing high heels and a military uniform as usual. The tight, high-elastic fabric made her legs look straight, and the high heels emphasized her white, delicate feet. The standard shirt was tight, accentuating her full breasts, making them look even more prominent. Her high, rounded buttocks made her slender waistline incredibly attractive. Every step she took caused her chest to move up and down, releasing a strong and compelling undulation.

"Are you Su Hao?"

Ye Ying's face was openly cold and proud. These two traits seemed to have become a part of her, naturally radiating out, impossible to fake or modify into a more gentle expression.

Su Hao smiled and nodded.

"I have come to transport the zombie with insect-like features. This is the order from the Academy." Saying this, Ye Ying took some documents from a nearby guard and handed them to Su Hao. He carefully read the content and the seal at the end, then stepped aside and gestured, saying, "Please follow me."

The basement was still filled with the smell of blood.

When the iron door was opened, the cold air made everyone shiver.

Then, their attention was drawn to the zombie lying on the operating table, surrounded by ice, looking like a stone sculpture.

Ye Ying took out a pair of rubber gloves from her pocket, put them on, and walked into the room, carefully examining the dissected zombie.

This cold and icy attitude made the team members gathered nearby feel very uncomfortable. They instinctively felt hostile towards this proud female officer.

Su Hao stood next to Ye Ying, glancing at her cautiously.

He was very reflective—after nearly a century of fleeing through time, he still encountered an acquaintance from the future world.

Ye Ying was the second-in-command at the Academy, after the Fat Dean.

This ranking was not just about power and resources but also about her personal charisma and influence on others.

She was a block of ice.

Cold, beautiful, and almost never smiling.

In the future world, Su Hao spent decades at the Academy and saw thousands of men pursue Ye Ying.

She seemed to be naturally immune to "romance"—roses were always thrown into the trash, and chocolates were given to the refugees outside the base city. She was absolutely obedient to Wang Qian, but not blindly. Many people said she and the Fat Dean were having an affair, but for some reason, they were still not married when Su Hao fled.

Whether they were married or not was just a formality.

The Ye Ying in front of him was younger than Su Hao's memory.

In his memory, Ye Ying's eyes already had wrinkles. At that time, she also wore high heels and tight uniforms every day, with a fiery figure and full breasts that made many young female researchers feel inferior. Her perfect body curves would make even models in the civilized era feel inferior. Despite her aged face, she was still beautiful, still cold, and still irresistibly attractive to men.

Ye Ying had few friends.

Su Hao was one of them.

They were not particularly close, but they could talk about a few things and share some common topics.

This was already very rare. After all, except for the Fat Dean, Ye Ying almost never talked to any men.

Just before fleeing through the time machine, Ye Ying was still working on Su Hao's behalf. She and Wang Qian together pressured the powerful clans and financial groups who coveted the time machine, but they were deceived, forcing Su Hao to leave the future and return to the present.

Su Hao walked to the side of the operating table, took out a daily observation record, and handed it to her, saying seriously, "This is the viral culture data in the frozen state. You should pack it and transport it immediately. The equipment here is limited, and the cooling effect of the ice is not very good. I can only try to ensure that its head is not corrupted. That part is very important."

Ye Ying slowly looked at him, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

After a moment, she turned and let the four soldiers following her enter the room to load the body into a coffin-like refrigerated box.

Su Hao walked to Ye Ying's side, looked at his watch, and said, "You should leave as soon as possible. This area is not safe. We have already discovered over a dozen mutated blood zombies. Their numbers are increasing, and there are also many other teams nearby. We had a conflict with them last night, and they have many people."

This statement surprised Ye Ying.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and carefully examined Su Hao.

Ye Ying was very beautiful, and her cold demeanor made her especially attractive to men.

Due to her position, she almost became the spokesperson for the old fat man, Wang Qian. Many times, she had to go on official business, and the men responsible for receiving her, whether from the military or financial groups, would be strongly impressed and then pursue or flatter her enthusiastically.

Ye Ying hated this situation but was forced to get used to it. After breaking the fingers of those who reached out with ill intentions over ten times, she no longer shook hands with anyone, let alone maintain close relationships or accept pursuits.

Of course, Wang Qian was an exception.

The old fat man had a very special quality, or rather, a charisma that attracted Ye Ying like a magnet.

However, she never revealed it, and Wang Qian never showed any initiative.

There were no love letters, no roses, not even a touch of the hand.

Su Hao was the second exception Ye Ying encountered.

He was very handsome, and his every move exuded a passion for work and responsibility.

This quality was especially similar to the old fat man, Wang Qian.

He did not beat around the bush, did not make excuses to invite her to dinner, did not use sweet talk to make her stay, and did not use passionate and boring love language. Instead, he straightforwardly placed the most important matters first, using concise words to arrange the most urgent steps. How to put it? The aura Su Hao exuded made Ye Ying feel very comfortable, and it could develop into a friendship.

Men who could make her feel good were indeed rare.

Ye Ying's cold expression did not change, and she continued with her characteristic icy tone, "You have been promoted to an M-level researcher. The research and communication equipment is being air-dropped from the Chengdu base. You have a direct line to the Dean. He needs your latest report and likes people with unique insights."

Su Hao smiled faintly.

He knew Ye Ying's habits—this woman was not as cold as she appeared. She just did not like to smile, but her words often contained many hints. If one understood her and could interpret them, they would earn her approval and recognition.

Su Hao did not know if Ye Ying had taken any enhancement drugs. He could not sense the aura of enhanced cells from her.

In the future era, Wang Qian and Ye Ying were both old, immortal monsters at the Academy. The year he left, it was said that Ye Ying was already over 170 years old.

He used to call Ye Ying "sister."

This intimate term of address remained even now.

Su Hao never thought about having a relationship with Ye Ying beyond friendship—he liked Xin Yan, and Ye Ying's actual age was a mystery to everyone. If the old fat man, Wang Qian, found out that he had his eye on his woman, the consequences would be more terrifying than angering the devil of hell.

Without any polite small talk, the soldiers and team members left the basement with the refrigerated box.

As they walked out of the small building's door, Ye Ying turned, handed a briefcase she had been carrying to Su Hao, and said coldly, "If you need help with weapons, equipment, or resources, you can directly ask the Dean or me. Remember—you are a member of the Academy."

The briefcase contained 100 first-stage enhancement drugs and one second-stage drug.

The helicopter's propellers made a "rumbling" sound as the four soldiers guarded the refrigerated box in the cabin. Ye Ying was the last to board the plane. Just as the door was about to close, the sound of engines could be heard from a distance. More than ten trucks and four off-road vehicles with heavy machine guns were coming from the east side of the city, moving quickly.

At this distance, Su Hao could already see the blue and white "Sheng Fei" Group logo on the front of the vehicles. For some reason, when the convoy was about 100 meters from the small building, it suddenly slowed down and then stopped, turning off the engines.

Ye Ying glanced at the distant convoy, shifted her gaze to Su