While on this end, Su Ruyan was also infuriated by Captain Zhao's thoughts of desertion at the moment of crisis.
She was holding a transparent umbrella, standing in the hazy drizzle, looking towards the Qu Family members who had finally calmed down, her face full of contemplative expressions.
No one knew what was on Su Ruyan's mind at that moment.
Not long after the Qu Family had settled down, Uncle Qu went over to Hua Mi's side with Qu Yimin, and they began a warm conversation with Lin Zhigang.
Ever since Qu Yimin had drawn the Qu Family to this place, the Qu Family had been continuously sending people over.
All sorts of people, one talking with Lin Zhigang after another, with conversations varying in content.
Some would talk about survival during the Zombie Tide; others would subtly inquire and verify Lin Zhigang's background.
It was from these scattered conversations that Lin Zhigang pieced together the current situation of the E City base.
To put it accurately, there was hardly an E City base anymore.
Simply put, too many had died within E City base, and those who could flee had done so.
As for the Qu Family members, they had not suffered much damage due to their abundant resources and had even managed to allure a whole group of Superpower Users using the resources they controlled.
For the time being, the Qu Family was relying on the protection of these Superpower Users to plan their travel towards Xiang City Base.
They wanted to negotiate with the administrative hierarchy of Xiang City Base, as for the terms, naturally, they wouldn't reveal them to Lin Zhigang.
Lin Zhigang was fidgeting with a drone in his hands, he looked up and glanced at Uncle Qu, who was spirited and well-maintained, saying,
"I can't decide anything. If you want to enter Xiang City Base, you should go ask at the base of Xiang City's walls."
"I'm a person who came out from Xiang City Base, whether or not I will return, I truly don't know."
According to the Qu Family, this vacuum zone had become the last safe place, and venturing beyond it towards the direction of E City could lead to unknown dangers.
Therefore, after discussing with Hua Mi, Gong Yi decided to stay here and not head towards E City anymore.
When Chen Hu called again, Lin Zhigang would notify Chen Hu to come here to meet with Lin Zhigang and take the child.
Uncle Qu's face wore a smile as he looked at Lin Zhigang,
"Doctor Lin is really too modest. After all, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse."
"Even though you are out on official business, compared to us, who live day by day in the apocalypse, you still have considerable support."
Uncle Qu, with a smile, suddenly stuffed a large handful of Crystal Cores into the pocket of Lin Zhigang's clothes.
"I heard that within Xiang City Base, the person in charge of material transportation is Chi Chuan. Doctor Lin must be one of President Chi's subordinates, right?"
"Seeing that you have a continuous source of resources, I wonder if Doctor Lin could sell us some transmission tickets. Allow us to fly directly to the base of Xiang City Base?"
"Or perhaps, Doctor Lin could provide us with President Chi's contact information, letting us establish a connection with President Chi and discuss with him."
Uncle Qu's smile was amiable, looking every bit the benevolent elderly gentleman of advanced years, emanating a sense of harmlessness.
Had it been a few months prior, Lin Zhigang would have been completely unguarded against such a person.
But Lin Zhigang, after leaving Xiang City Base, the various experiences he had encountered made him reassess his view of human nature in these times.
He forced a smile at the corner of his mouth, not wanting to burn bridges with Uncle Qu, merely saying,
"I don't have any transmission tickets. Xiang City Base strictly controls the distribution of transmission tickets precisely to prevent unauthorized people from flying directly into Xiang City."
"Transmission tickets aren't something that can be distributed freely."
"And I'm not familiar with President Chi. I know President Chi, but President Chi doesn't know me, ha ha ha ha ha."
Lin Zhigang was quite candid with this information, considering Chi Chuan and those who had dealt in trafficking supplies with Hua Mi in the early days of the apocalypse, which of them wasn't a hotshot within Xiang City Base now?
What was Lin Zhigang?
Lin Zhigang was merely a small doctor from the emergency center who had gained Ke Minghong's attention.
Why would Chi Chuan bother recognizing him?
Hearing Lin Zhigang speak this way, the smile on Uncle Qu's face slightly faded.
He exchanged a few more words with Lin Zhigang before taking Qu Yimin away to the area where the Qu Family was located.