Chapter 403: Chapter 352: Another Unique Skill
"Wow, welcome to the two beauties!"
"Welcome, welcome, welcome Yi Xiaoling, welcome Ju... Ju Mumio!"
The group greeted the members approved by Zhang Su with goodwill, although they found the name Ju Mumio quite strange. However, this was clearly not a suitable occasion to ask questions.
Upon arriving at Celestial Horse Island, Ju Mumio and Yi Xiaoling’s reactions were markedly different. Yi Xiaoling felt self-conscious with many eyes on her, while Ju Mumio seemed completely indifferent to the attention, her gaze wandering around the camp.
Walls, sentry posts, tanks, and monitors!
Barricades, spiked belts, trap mines, and... a peculiar large zombie?
Everything here was fresh and alarming to her, but with the crowd’s enthusiastic welcome, her wariness began to ease.
"Xiaoling is a local from Qing County, while this one’s hometown is distant, coming from Japan, so her name sounds a bit different!"
Zhang Su explained to dispel the group’s curiosity.
"Oh, I see."
"I thought so, I’ve never heard of the surname Ju from Japanese people..."
"Impressive, how did someone from Japan drift over here?"
The group understood and became curious about Ju Mumio’s past. Qin City wasn’t like Shanghai—a cosmopolitan city—foreigners were rare.
"Well, on our way back..."
Zhang Su didn’t continue explaining Ju Mumio’s background, knowing they would have plenty of time to understand each other. Instead, he shifted the topic to their encounters on the way back, concluding, "I suspect the situation in Mountain and Sea District isn’t as Liu Shijie’s men described. If anyone comes from the north recently, stay vigilant!"
"Got it, Brother Su, I’ll set up a camera pointed north in the next couple of days, nothing will escape detection!"
Liu Tianji responded positively.
Yuwen stroked his chin, thoughtfully saying, "Mountain and Sea District, being a tourist spot, has a fluctuating population. Coupled with the old city’s unique environment, it could indeed form a significant force."
Mountain and Sea District, as an ancient strategic point, might have some outdated defenses, but the old city walls still provided immense strategic advantages today!
Zhang Su recalled his travel experiences in the Mountain and Sea District, remembering the world’s first gate and its towering walls over ten meters high. Comparing them to the concrete walls at Celestial Horse Island, he suddenly felt quite inadequate...
"Damn, they may have their impregnable walls, but they’d better not try anything! Come on, let’s get these items stored. Don’t touch the Land Cruiser’s trunk and the liquor."
No longer dwelling on the situation in Mountain and Sea District, Zhang Su instructed everyone to get to work. The trunk needed to stay untouched because it held the Venom Zombie’s corpse, a massive weapon that required selective handling by Fu Weijun, and Zhang Su needed to keep an eye on it...
After giving instructions, Zhang Su walked over to Ju Mumio and Yi Xiaoling, pointing to a small courtyard ahead, saying, "Let’s go over there and talk."
The two knew that Zhang Su would definitely approach them, so they didn’t refuse.
"Wow, so much liquor, hitting the jackpot... Hey? Sister-in-law, aren’t you going to hurry and manage your brother?"
Zhao Dezhu, upon opening the vehicle trunk and seeing various liquors, was about to speak to Zhang Su when he noticed him heading to Little Lucky with the two newcomers. He turned to tease Zheng Xinyu instead.
Zheng Xinyu rolled her eyes at Zhao Dezhu and said, "The chemistry teacher isn’t here, and you’re babbling on. I’ll report you soon, let’s see how proud you’ll be then!"
At the mention of Yu Qing, Zhao Dezhu shrank his neck and glanced at Yuwen, who was busy helping Zhong Xiaoshan with inventory. Seeing his father-in-law was focused, he breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "Hehe, just joking! Let’s get moving. Dad, I’ve brought eight large barrels of sorghum wine, forty liters!"
"Hey, I said not to touch the liquor, why are you carrying it off!"
Zheng Xinyu called out to Zhao Dezhu.
"Oh, I forgot..."
The shift from joy to disdain was instantaneous; the happier he was while carrying the liquor, the sadder he felt while bringing it back.
"Mr. Zhang!"
Just as Zhang Su led Ju Mumio and Yi Xiaoling to the Little Lucky Inn courtyard, Duan Wuhu came bustling over, pushing Fu Weijun, with Xie Yanshan alongside.
"Hey, how are you all? Why are you so out of breath?"
Zhang Su greeted them with a smile.
"Oh, Brother Zhang, you didn’t know. As soon as Weijun knew you were back, he dropped everything and came rushing to find you. I couldn’t even push this wheelchair slowly without being urged!"
Duan Wuhu complained good-naturedly, as he was often in the laboratory helping out nowadays unless there were specific assignments, acting as an assistant to the two research staff.
"Oh? Haha, come on, let me introduce today’s new recruits..."
Zhang Su proceeded to introduce them. Ju Mumio and Yi Xiaoling, being different from previous recruits, wouldn’t be stationed at Satellite Village, so they needed to familiarize themselves with the camp’s people.
Fu Weijun and Xie Yanshan warmly shook hands with the two, though Fu Weijun seemed noticeably perfunctory.
Ju Mumio, faced with Fu Weijun’s indifference, also displayed a chilliness, showing some similarity in personality.
After the introductions, Fu Weijun eagerly inquired, "Mr. Zhang, has there been any result from studying the corpses brought from the Cyan Dragon Corps, and... did you find that thing?"
Zhang Su raised an eyebrow, nodded, and replied, "Focus on your tasks for now, I’ll catch up with you all later."
"Okay, okay!"
Fu Weijun agreed readily, and rushed off just as swiftly as he had arrived.
"Brother Zhang, the researchers here are so dedicated."
Yi Xiaoling turned her head to look at the three hurried figures, expressing her admiration.
"Everyone’s very committed to their roles, come on."
Zhang Su gestured for them to enter the courtyard, pointing to the second floor, "I live in that room. We usually have meals here, and the meal times are posted on the wall."
The trio walked into the dining area, where the warm temperature made them feel incredibly comfortable.
"Grab a drink if you’d like. Now, let’s talk about what really happened before?"
Zhang Su pointed to a cabinet in the corner, casually took his favorite spot, and lit a cigarette, feeling true relaxation now that he was back in the camp.
Previously, when he was about to stop the trio in the Mountain and Sea District, Yi Xiaoling told him that Ju Mumio sensed murderous intent from the three, making it impossible to keep them!
Zhang Su only knew that he shouldn’t keep the three, planning to extract some information before eliminating them based on preventative reasoning, but this wasn’t solid evidence. The notion of murderous intent was quite frightening.
"Actually..." Yi Xiaoling hesitated, exchanged a glance with Ju Mumio, as if they reached some agreement, and lightly smiled, "I wanted to tell you before that little Ju here can sense others’ hostility, murderous intent, or other emotions!"
