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The refined gentleman nodded and said, "Yes, but that was an accident. It was not my intention."

Li Yu observed his response and asked, "Have you always been in this place? Last time, when we came here, did you see us?"

The refined gentleman nodded again, "Yes, I saw you from the rooftop last time."

Li Yu raised an eyebrow, leaned back in his chair, and slowly asked, "If you didn't intentionally cause the green zombies, then why did you let the wastewater flow into the river?"

"It wasn't my intention. I noticed the leak at the wastewater treatment site because of the noise you made after you arrived.

Later, I thought of going to the river to check if there were any infected zombies, but then I was discovered by your people.

Then I ran back here. You guys moved so quickly, finding your way here directly,"

said the refined gentleman.

He continued,

"Fortunately, you dealt with the zombies downstairs so that I could come downstairs."

Li Yu heard his answer but made no comment.

He went on to ask,

"Just now, by the river, I heard you say there was no hope, no meaning anymore. What did you mean by that?"

The refined gentleman hesitated, his gaze flickering, and after some thought, he began to speak,

"To understand this matter, we have to go back to over a year ago, before the zombies outbreak.

My name is Ma Di. I was a high-level researcher for a cross-national pharmaceutical company.

In our group, we were specifically responsible for the development of anti-cancer drugs.

Until one day.

We obtained something, said to be a substance extracted from a meteorite.

We were astonished to find that the substance contained active properties, which, to us, was unbelievable.

Later, we applied this substance to the development of the anti-cancer drug, and during clinical trials, we found it to be particularly effective.

Within just a few days, it actually killed cancer cells, causing a huge stir in the field.

However, headquarters insisted that we delve deeper into research, to ensure there were no potential risks before making it public.

Due to a lapse in internal management at that time, clinical data was leaked,

and it became known to people in many countries, and many high-ranking officials with cancer were clamoring to use it.

But at that time, it was only the first phase of the experiment.

Then hundreds, then thousands of people, used the drug.

We wanted to stop it because it hadn't undergone phase three clinical trials yet, and we were unclear on whether there were any side effects.

Still, those patients facing death wielded their power to obtain the medicine.

After three months, nothing happened, and the news began to spread in outside circles.

But then for some unknown reason, a new, novel virus emerged during follow-up investigations in the bodies of the test subjects.

One by one, they all broke out!

Because the patients who had used the drug were from various places, the outbreak spread extremely fast.

And I, one of the core researchers who developed this drug, most of us were forcibly taken away after the incident.

Later, while we were being evacuated to the west, we encountered a Zombie Tide, and I escaped during the evacuation.

And then, I came here."

Listening to him speak in one go, telling everything,

Li Yu's heart was stirred. Although he had heard that the zombie outbreak originated from a pharmaceutical company, he didn't know so much of the inside story.

But hearing the refined gentleman speak of escaping, he asked with some confusion,

"Why did you escape, and who forcibly took you away?"

The refined gentleman's eyes blazed with anger as he said,

"We researchers were the sacrificial lambs, and the research was what they instructed us to do.

We tried our utmost to stop them from pushing it onto those patients, but to no avail; the company's upper echelon simply wouldn't listen to us. And when things went wrong, they wanted us to take the blame.

During the relocation to the west, we all had families, and we hoped that someone would be dispatched to help us search,"

But at that time, the situation was critical, we simply didn't have time to search for you.

Moreover, as far as I know, the company's executives deceived the government, which led to the unexpected chaos later on."

Li Yu listened quietly, then asked:

"You said you were looking for your family, how did you end up at that chemical factory?"

Ma Di sighed and said:

"I'm from Xin City; the chemical factory was my father's, so I came looking for him.

But by the time I returned, everyone in the chemical factory had turned into zombies, including my family."

Li Yu's lips curved into a smile and said:

"So, you stayed in that chemical factory all along, and you've been researching the antidote for zombies until you met us?"

Ma Di looked up at Li Yu in surprise and asked, "How did you know?"

Li Yu smiled without saying a word, just looking at Ma Di silently.

Li Yu did not know whether the words of the man in front of him were true or false.

But judging from how Ma Di spoke just now, it seemed truthful, yet the content of his words, though logically consistent, had too many loopholes.

No need to rush; he would eventually figure it out.

Li Yu didn't urge him, bringing him back to the base, where the truth would slowly emerge.

...

Li Yu stopped talking, observed Ma Di for a while, then turned his head to quietly look out the window, pondering everything Ma Di had said.

The vehicle was moving fast, and less than ten minutes after their conversation ended, they had returned to the base.

Ma Di looked at the base with wide eyes, somewhat incredulous.

Very imposing.

He could not imagine that such walls could be built in this kind of environment.

Even seeing the people who were still constructing the wall, the close patrols on top of the wall, and the firearms made him feel the strength of this place even more.

Having survived so long after the apocalypse erupted, he knew deeply the severe problems faced by living with so many people, with the food crisis at the forefront.

Over the past year, he had slimmed down from 140 pounds to less than 100 pounds, looking like a beanpole.

As if a gust of wind would knock him over.

Apparently, frail and unsteady.

Entering Weng City, parking, Li Yu got out of the car, then instructed Li Tie to temporarily imprison Ma Di in a detention room.

Ma Di got out of the car, hands and feet bound, his wrists shackled with handcuffs and also tied with rope.

His eyes were blindfolded as well.

"Mr. Li, could you please untie me a bit? I'm quite uncomfortable like this. And I can't see anything," Ma Di said.

Li Tie heard what he said and then went to find Li Yu to convey this person's request.

Li Yu walked over to Ma Di and said in a deep voice:

"Don't worry, right now we all don't trust each other, you wouldn't want us to feel uneasy, right?"

The question was asked in a tone that brooked no argument.

Ma Di fell silent for a moment, didn't say anything, and was obediently escorted into the detention room.

He was strictly guarded as arranged by Li Yu,

watched 24 hours by someone, and there was also camera surveillance.

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