Luo Xiaole couldn't help but chuckle.
Then, she patted his back gently, saying softly, "Don't worry, I'm fine." She had always been oblivious to matters of the heart, and felt she had used the gentlest words in her life.
However, to Mo Chen, it sounded like thunder.
"Don't! Worry! I'm! Fine!..."
His eardrums must have been blown out...
Those temporarily deaf sometimes couldn't gauge their own speaking volume...
Zhou Shoushan and the others, seeing this scene from not far away: "..."
They were all ability users with fast recovery. In just a few minutes, their hearing had returned by about seventy to eighty percent.
"Sigh..." The twins looked crestfallen.
"Can this sister really succeed in love?"
"She seems quite smart though..."
Even Zhou Shoushan, who was usually as steady as a mountain, showed a look of being on the verge of collapse. "Little Le is good at everything, except..." The latter half of the sentence got stuck in his throat.
Sometimes her nerves... were just a bit too carefree!
Who could save this child!
...
After a while, Luo Xiaole finally remembered the important matter.
She led Mo Chen to Zhou Shoushan.
Mo Chen, with a pale face, immediately took out an earplug and put it in.
The next second, Luo Xiaole's voice, full of vigor, boomed, "Commander! Cheng Miao escaped! What! Should! We! Do!"
Zhou Shoushan clutched his ears in pain.
He quickly typed a few words using his base card and put it in front of her, "You can speak softly, I can hear you! Or use this, Little Friend Xiao Le, thank you for your cooperation."
If she continued to shout like this, the entire Luocheng Base would hear this secret military intelligence...
Zhou Shoushan didn't stop for a moment, typing furiously and quickly as if being chased by a monster.
"Don't worry, I have another very powerful ability user with me. I've already left a mark on Cheng Miao. With Cheng Miao 'leading the way' this time, we'll definitely find their stronghold. Don't worry!"
Wow, Commander Zhou's words have become so much longer~ So friendly~
Luo Xiaole sighed inwardly.
As expected of an old hand, he not only quickly resolved the crisis but also followed the clues, laying an ambush early, turning defeat into victory, and striking at the enemy's stronghold!
Brilliant! Truly brilliant!
Just as she was about to say something, Zhou Shoushan started typing like a machine gun again.
"Xiao Le, you need to rest now. Don't speak, be careful not to hurt your throat. I will find a way to locate all your companions and send them back to your home safely.
Don't worry, go home and recuperate!"
Looking at Zhou Shoushan struggling to survive under Luo Xiaole's booming voice,
The twins wanted to laugh but dared not, their facial muscles aching from holding back their laughter.
They pinched their own thighs. The only one who could make Zhou Shoushan and Mo Chen so flustered was probably this little sprout...
Could this be a case of "one thing conquering another"?
...
Half a month later, news came from Luocheng Base.
The notorious Azure Dragon Gang had been annihilated at their stronghold, following the trail.
Lin Xia and Lin Ruoshui, with Zhou Shoushan's approval, participated in the annihilation operation and avenged themselves by killing their enemies.
Except for Cheng Miao...
That shameless person actually used his woman Zuo Ran and his senior brother Lian San as bait and escaped.
Those two had committed many evils and were, of course, dealt with.
At the Azure Dragon Gang's main stronghold, a total of three large bases' worth of weapons and food reserves were discovered. These supplies were enough for Luocheng Base to stand tall for several years in the apocalypse.
More importantly, countless missing people were found at the main stronghold, including many of the missing relatives of Luocheng citizens.
This included the wives and daughters of Brother Wang and Old Li.
Long-term, inhumane labor exploitation had left them emaciated and disfigured, some even blind.
Yet, at the end of their lives, they finally saw the sunlight.
When this news reached the base, it brought many to tears.
Many people even gave up their own scarce supplies to help these people.
Zhou Shoushan also awarded these families, and Luo Xiaole announced that her restaurant would be open to them for free for one month.
"Money can always be earned later."
"By the way, Commander, where did you say their stronghold was?" Luo Xiaole asked curiously in Zhou Shoushan's temporary office in another location.
Zhou Shoushan raised his hand, about to say, "Guess?"
Luo Xiaole: "Was it in the military base we were at before?"
Zhou Shoushan: "..." This girl was sometimes like a ghost...
Although they had suspected the military base at the time, the previous investigation found no other traces besides the basement, and it couldn't accommodate so many people and supplies.
So that location was quickly ruled out.
But who would have thought it was actually there!
"They have multiple hideouts. The basement you raided before, though grand, was a deliberate diversion to make you think there was nothing else."
Zhou Shoushan said with some emotion.
"The real stronghold was in the three underground levels they built. The area was expanded several times, it was a complete underground palace!"
No wonder no one had been able to find their stronghold before...
Who would have thought they would need to teleport directly underground using abilities!
Were these people living in the underworld?
Luo Xiaole felt a chill.
Because she had also thought of something terrifying...
"Even if many of their supplies were looted after the apocalypse, building such a large area underground so silently couldn't have been done overnight, right?"
Zhou Shoushan looked at her with great admiration. "Continue."
"So they knew beforehand that an apocalypse was coming! This base must have been under construction for a long time!" Luo Xiaole was shocked!
Zhou Shoushan's brows, which had relaxed for a moment in relief, furrowed again.
"That's right, so there might indeed be human factors involved in the cause of the apocalypse..."
He strongly agreed with Luo Xiaole's words.
"So, Little Friend Xiao Le, there's something I need you to do."
"You said it."
"The biologist you rescued last time, do you remember him?"
"Tan Hongyi?" Luo Xiaole recalled.
"Yes, he made a major discovery about the zombie virus this time, and might be able to find the source of the virus. However, he has some important information in Fengcheng..." Zhou Shoushan paused.
Luo Xiaole naturally took over, "So you want me to escort him to Fengcheng Base?"
"That's right." Zhou Shoushan looked at her and smiled.
This girl had always been to his liking. He now treated Luo Xiaole like his own daughter, and his expression became much more affectionate.
The people he had sent to Fengcheng before had all perished on the way...
Although he was also worried about the safety of this "little daughter," the matter was too important, and Luo Xiaole's current strength was undeniable, making her one of the top in Luocheng Base. Without sending her, Zhou Shoushan would not rest assured.
"Alright, you can count on me. When should I depart?"