Doomsday group favorite: I will win with my three brothers

Chapter 257 They Have Conflicts

Zhang Ying looked at the man with the buzz cut.

The crew-cut man's expression remained unchanged despite Zhang Ying's gaze. He smiled and explained, "Professor Yuan has agreed to stay and become the head of the second laboratory, as Deputy Base Chief Li has agreed."

"Nonsense! I don't know when I agreed!" Professor Yuan shouted angrily.

The crew-cut man seemed not to hear Professor Yuan's voice and continued calmly, "Before Chief Zhang arrived, Professor Yuan was preparing to leave the laboratory and return to his residence to rest. You can indeed talk to Professor Yuan as you walk."

The crew-cut man was Li Jun's confidant. He didn't know why Zhang Ying was here at this time. Usually, Zhang Ying and Li Jun had a good relationship. Although sometimes, Li Jun would "minorly" make things difficult for her when it came to distributing supplies, after all, supplies were scarce in the apocalypse, and there were many important figures in the capital base with complicated relationships. Offending anyone was not good. Li Jun would only "slightly" withhold supplies from ordinary survivors when he had no other choice.

Li Jun had never made things difficult for Zhang Ying or her relatives regarding their food, clothing, or daily necessities. Therefore, when the crew-cut man revealed Li Jun's plan, he didn't expect her to object.

After all, keeping Professor Yuan would benefit the entire base; who wouldn't want their faction to become stronger?

The crew-cut man's confident tone and expression made the anger that had been hidden and suppressed deep in Zhang Ying's eyes burn uncontrollably.

Zhang Ying came from a good family, had the ability, and was also lucky. After several groups of people fell in the infighting, she managed to take the position of deputy base leader.

She genuinely cared for the survivors, working tirelessly in the base doing jobs that were lucrative and unwanted by anyone else. She survived tenaciously in the cracks, and her passion for serving the people had not been worn away.

Therefore, he had many complaints about the positions of the other deputy base commanders.

Who do you think you are? You think you're worthy to bark at me like Li Jun's dog?

I've put up with those four selfish, arrogant, and narcissistic bastards for so long, I've had enough. It's bad enough that they summon me at will, but even their dogs show me no respect, dumping all the dirty work on me. The survivors I've settled here are secretly brought here as "volunteers," tricked into drug trials; the children from my school, boys and girls alike, if you take a liking to them, are taken away and sent to beds on higher floors; the evolved humans I just saved, you leave without a word, without any paperwork, to be cannon fodder in your mission.

You bunch of beasts, I'll kill you all sooner or later.

Zhang Ying cursed inwardly, but her smile remained unchanged: "It seems that Professor Yuan's meaning is quite different from yours."

Everyone was stunned.

The crew-cut man's face showed displeasure: "Deputy Base Chief Zhang, what I said was all Deputy Base Chief Li's idea."

“But I think we should respect Professor Yuan’s wishes.” Zhang Ying’s smile faded. “We don’t know how long we’ll have to fight the zombies. The zombies are evolving much faster than us. Our future may very well depend on the development of the drug. We can’t do something that kills the goose that lays the golden eggs.”

Zhang Ying ultimately gave Li Jun some face, refraining from bluntly stating in front of his subordinates that Li Jun kept Professor Yuan around solely for his own political gain. Otherwise, whether the research results came from the Beicang base or the capital base would have made no difference to the survivors.

Zhang Ying was about the same height as the man with the crew cut, but she liked to wear high heels, so when she looked at the man, her gaze was downward. Although she had a smile on her face and in her eyes, this posture itself made him very uncomfortable.

But the crew-cut man couldn't directly turn against Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying's position is the same as Li Jun's; both are deputy base commanders. If he hurts her here, the other three deputy base commanders will definitely be eager to hold Li Jun accountable.

The consequences of this are even more serious than letting Professor Yuan go.

The four men were of one mind in their disdain for women, but that didn't stop them from being a monolithic group.

However, since Zhang Ying came alone, as long as she is not hurt, no one will know what happened here... The crew-cut man said in a deep voice, "Base Commander Zhang, I'm sorry, I was just doing my job to complete the mission. If I did anything that caused Deputy Base Commander Zhang to misunderstand, I hope you will forgive me."

He then called to his subordinates outside the door, "Take Professor Yuan back to rest, and also escort Deputy Base Chief Zhang home." Four Level 4 evolved humans armed with live ammunition rushed in. Zhao Lexi recognized the guns they were carrying; they were the same Desert Eagles that Tang Jing had used to assassinate Liu Qinggang.

After the zombie siege of the base, Zhao Shiyun once used the latest model of weapon to conduct an experiment with Zhao Lexi. The result of the experiment was that Zhao Lexi, who was at level 5, was faster than the Desert Eagle, and the weapon posed no threat to her. However, it was certain that it would be a nightmare for level 4 evolved humans.

"Put away your weapons, be gentle with your hands, we should be courteous!"

"Meow!"

Chengfeng arched its body, the fur on its back bristled, and a small whirlwind formed above its body.

The crew-cut man's expression turned serious, and he immediately shouted, "Watch out!"

However, to his surprise, the little whirlwind didn't target any of the crew-cut men's side; instead, it aimed at Professor Yuan.

This was Gao Jue's suggestion to Zhao Lexi: if the opponent's strength surpassed Chengfeng's, then Chengfeng should attack Professor Yuan. Their goal was to capture Professor Yuan, and they certainly wouldn't let him get hurt. When the person Chengfeng couldn't defeat went to rescue Professor Yuan, Chengfeng could seize the opportunity to strike and injure them.

This move is unexpected and has an 80% chance of success.

Professor Yuan agreed: If they didn't save him, what right would they have to keep him alive? As for his own safety, Professor Yuan said that with Zhao Lexi backing him up, he wasn't worried.

Without hesitation, the crew-cut man immediately threw a fireball to block the whirlwind.

Unfortunately, the fire, aided by the wind, transformed into an even larger fireball that flew towards Professor Yuan, albeit at a slower speed.

"Damn it!" The crew-cut man immediately ran towards Professor Yuan.

At the same time, Chengfeng jumped towards him, using him as a shield against the fireball, and bit his shoulder with his sharp teeth, drawing blood.

The other four people grabbed Zhao Lexi, Li Qiong, Professor Yuan, and Zhang Ying respectively.

Zhao Lexi took Zhang Ying's hand and said with a smile, "Auntie, are you planning to see us off from the base?"

Zhang Ying showed no panic, calmly looking at Zhao Lexi as if trying to see through her thoughts: "Of course." Having taken care of too many survivors, she would not look down on any child or elderly person.

Zhao Lexi raised her right hand: "Then let's go together! Before we leave, let's set off some fireworks, so my brother can see them and come pick me up."

Looking at Zhao Lexi's right hand, there was a small bamboo tube about the thickness of a finger.

Zhang Ying's expression changed drastically.

She also has this kind of bomb; one of them is powerful enough to destroy half of the laboratory!
She has at least four of them; the entire lab isn't enough for her to blow up.

Did she even realize that if the bomb were dropped, none of them would survive?

Indeed, ignorance breeds fearlessness.

Zhang Ying was terrified and immediately cried out, "Little sister, it's not that serious! All of you stop right there!"

The four men also saw the bomb in Zhao Lexi's hand and immediately stood still, not daring to move an inch.