Chapter 375: 372 Surgery
Chen Hu sat in his luxurious tent, gazing at his terminally ill mother.
After several months of fleeing, Chen Hu, who used to be plump, had lost a significant amount of weight. He frowned as he looked at Qu Shiheng, who was missing an ear,
“When will Xiang City Base finally fall? How much longer do we have to wait?”
He could wait, but his mother, who was on her deathbed, could not.
“Is there any other way to get the Energy Water Drops from Xiang City Base? Can you get some?”
Qu Shiheng shook his head,
“The last time we went to Xiang City Base, we wanted to talk about a material cooperation, but…”
He didn’t finish his sentence, because the mere thought of it frustrated Qu Shiheng immensely.
The discussions about buying materials from Xiang City Base at a low price hadn’t even started when they were completely annihilated by Hua Mi in Xiang City.
Moreover, Qu Shiheng had his ear cut off by that scoundrel.
Under such circumstances, they barely managed to escape with their lives, let alone negotiate cooperation.
Chen Hu’s face grew even darker.
He raised his hand to rub his face, furrowing his brow and asked,
“Are you really saying we can’t find even a drop of Energy Water Drop? What about on those men who came from Xiang City?”
His mother’s illness had been dragging on for a long time, even before the apocalypse.
The doctor had once gently hinted to him to prepare for his mother’s passing.
The only reason he had been able to keep his mother alive in this harsh environment, moving from one place to another, was entirely due to the Energy Water Drops.
But now, with Xiang City Base besieged by zombies, there were no more Energy Water Drops.
What infuriated him even more was that Xiang City Base had established a system where only shopping cards were valid; money was useless.
The value system had been stealthily altered by Hua Mi.
Xiang City might not fall anytime soon, which made him wonder how other cities would survive.
Qu Shiheng glanced at the old lady lying on the bed, barely breathing.
It wasn’t that he cared much for the old lady, but he didn’t want to ruin his cooperation with Chen Hu,
“Xiang City Base will fall sooner or later. If we can’t wait, we should think of other ways.”
Searching those men from Xiang City for some Energy Water Drops was just one possibility.
Or, they could take advantage of the fact that zombies hadn’t completely surrounded Xiang City Base yet, quickly enter the base, and buy some Energy Water Drops.
Chen Hu thought seriously about the feasibility of Qu Shiheng’s suggestion.
In the end, he clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with intense hatred,
“Then let’s just go all out and hasten the downfall of Xiang City.”
Qu Shiheng was right; once Xiang City Base fell, all its resources would be theirs.
Chen Hu found this possibility very tempting.
Currently, they had no idea where the Energy Water Drops came from, but such items were only available at Xiang City Base.
Presumably, they were produced in some laboratory within the base.
Chen Hu said to Qu Shiheng,
“Sending someone directly into Xiang City to buy the Energy Water Drops is feasible, but it’s too slow, and the outcoming time is also too slow.”
Moreover, this way, they were still trying to buy Energy Water Drops from someone else’s hands.
What could be better than having the Energy Water Drops in their own hands?
As long as the Energy Water Drops were in their hands, what would Chen Hu and Qu Shiheng lack?
When the time came, Chen Hu could extend his mother’s life as long as he wished, or even achieve longevity himself.
Qu Shiheng thought for a moment and asked,
“Boss, what do you plan to do?”
‘Boss’ was Chen Hu’s nickname; he wasn’t necessarily Qu Shiheng’s boss, but that’s what everyone called him.
Chen Hu said fiercely,
“The reason I have become , like a dog without a home, is all thanks to Gong Yi of Xiang City.”
“And Gong Yi’s woman, who killed my brother, I have always remembered that grudge.”
“You go ahead and search those men who came from Xiang City first, see if they have any Energy Water Drops.”
“I’ll send a team to lure some zombies toward Xiang City; with these two approaches, Xiang City Base will fall even faster.”
After pausing, Chen Hu added: