Chapter 1395 Undercurrents and treacherous conspiracies
The sun hangs ruthlessly in the sky, and the hot breath penetrates into every corner.
City.
The hot air twisted in the streets, and the heat wave made people feel suffocating.
Both sides of the street were overgrown with grass, as if the entire city had been forgotten.
The originally bustling streets were now empty. Except for the occasional bird song from far away, there were only a few zombies walking aimlessly on the entire street.
Under the erosion of high temperatures, the surface color of human buildings has faded, the paint on the walls has begun to peel off, and the walls have become soft, as if they will be baked by the scorching sun at any time.
In this desolate world, human buildings have become the only refuge for survivors.
Buzz buzz——
Three helicopters flew over the center of Lanzhou.
In the helicopter, an old man with a whip was sleeping wearing an eye mask.
A middle-aged man sitting opposite him put down his crossed legs and looked out the window.
He whispered to the old man:
"Mr. Xu, we will be there soon, please wake up."
Mr. Xu remained motionless.
Upon seeing this, Liu Hong from the 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the Northwest 3rd Column repeated it with a higher volume.
And patted Mr. Xu's knee.
When Mr. Xu woke up leisurely, he took off his eye mask made of silk.
His eyes were not used to the strong light coming from the window of the plane, so he closed his eyes and took a breath.
"Have you told Ma Laoliu?" he said with his eyes closed.
Liu Hong quickly said: "I've already said it."
After a while, Mr. Xu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Liu Hong and said:
"Remember what the boss told you, talk less and do more, and don't talk nonsense."
"Also, keep an eye on Yuan Zhi and the others. Don't let them escape. Hold them steady."
Liu Hong nodded and quickly replied: "I know, Mr. Xu, don't worry."
Ever since the boss met Yuan Zhi last time and learned about the existence of the Northern Territory and Oil City, he had the idea of contacting them.
Liu Hong didn't know the purpose of the boss sending him to lead the team. He summarized it with one core: listen to Mr. Xu in everything.
He felt that there was no need to let Yuan Zhi lead the way, because they should be able to find it just from the location of the northern border described by Yuan Zhi and others.
After all, if what Yuan Zhi said is true, it should be easy to find such a large area in the north.
But he didn't ask too much.
The journey is long, a full two thousand kilometers from the northwest to the north.
Even if the helicopter is full of fuel, its range is only one thousand kilometers.
However, you can get fuel refills at Ma Laoliu, Wuyuan Mountain, Lan City.
In order to be able to return with fuel after arriving smoothly, they specially modified one of the helicopters. That helicopter did not transport people, and the entire helicopter cabin was modified to store aviation kerosene.
However, even if we stay here for one night in Wuyuan Mountain, it will still take two days to reach the northern border.
This is already their most convenient mode of transportation.
If we walked on the ground, it would probably take less than ten days and a half to reach it.
Three helicopters, except one helicopter which is specially used to store fuel. Ah.
The remaining two helicopters have a combined capacity of only forty-five people.
Excluding Mr. Xu and Yuan Zhi, there are only forty combatants that can be accommodated.
Not enough people for a squadron.
On the northwest side, a squadron has five teams, each team has ten people.
Naturally, they have the ability to send out more helicopters, but with too many helicopters flying, they are worried that it will easily cause the North Border and Oil City to misunderstand and think it is an enemy attack.
But if just one helicopter can't fly there at all, two would be too few.
That’s why the number of three helicopters was finalized.
Buzz buzz——
The helicopter slowly landed inside the wall at the foot of Wuyuan Mountain.
Ma Laoliu, Jin Kui and others came here in ten minutes to wait for the arrival of Xu Lao and others.
Mr. Xu is a popular person around the boss. If Mr. Xu can be made happy and Mr. Xu can say a few nice words in front of the boss, Ma Laoliu will be able to get a lot of benefits.
This is also the reason why Ma Laoliu is so flattering to Mr. Xu.
"Boss, why do you think the boss sent people here this time?" Jin Kui asked doubtfully next to Ma Laoliu.
Ma Laoliu touched his nose, looked at the landing helicopter, and hurriedly walked over there.
"How do I know? I just need to go and ask. That Tian Yunxiao has been hidden. Don't let him come out and run around."
"Okay, I locked him in the dungeon, don't worry." Jin Kui followed the boss closely and walked towards the helicopter.
The helicopter rotor slowly stopped.
Mr. Xu slowly unbuckled his seat belt and glanced at Liu Hong.
"Let's go."
Liu Hong stood up, followed Mr. Xu with a submachine gun on his back, and walked out of the helicopter.
"Welcome Mr. Xu!"
Bang bang bang!
There were two rows of people standing on both sides of the helicopter. After seeing Mr. Xu getting off the helicopter, Ma Laoliu approached with a smile on his face.
After Mr. Xu saw this Ma Laoliu, his expression did not change at all.
He was not happy because of Ma Laoliu's welcome ceremony. He had been with the boss for so many years and helped him manage various things.
The third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door.
Before the end of the world, there were many people who fawned over him, and the same will be true after the end of the world.
But he knew very well that the reason why these people fawned over him was not because of how powerful he was, but because he represented the big boss.
He dare not be proud, which is one of the reasons why he was able to win the trust of the boss.
"Ma Laoliu, we have to stay here for one night, and you fill up the helicopter's fuel."
"We have to go out tomorrow, don't delay things."
Mr. Xu's face was neither sad nor happy, and he explained the matter straight to the point.
Hearing this, Ma Laoliu asked curiously:
"Mr. Xu, if there is any task that requires you to go there personally, if there is a task, just let me do it directly."
He was filled with curiosity and a sense of crisis.
In the past, most of the affairs of the boss were left to him.
Now he directly sends someone to do things. Doesn't this mean he doesn't trust him?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, the bullets that I have been applying to the boss for a few days have not been promised to him until now.
How can it withstand it without bullets?
Is it possible that the boss wants to support others to take charge of the northwest entrance?
Thinking of this, Ma Laoliu became even more nervous.
The change on his face was seen by Mr. Xu at a glance. He had no other ability in these decades, but he had a strong ability to observe words and emotions and see through the human nature of people.
"Old Ma, don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
When Ma Laoliu heard this, his expression became even more ugly, a smile appeared on his face, and he was about to speak.
But Mr. Xu who was opposite him spoke first and blocked him.
"Don't worry, the boss says you are doing well and will continue to support you."
"The bullets you applied for last time are still in production."
"You also know that the thunderstorm disaster not long ago caused great losses to our side, and the arsenal was also affected, and it is still recovering.
The boss asked me to tell you, don’t worry, after a while, someone will send the ammunition to you."
Hearing Mr. Xu say this, Ma Laoliu breathed a sigh of relief.
He hesitated whether to tell Mr. Xu about Tian Yunxiao, but he still didn't make up his mind.
He always felt that if he told the boss about this matter, he might be used as a weapon.
Forget it, let’s not say it anymore.
With a smile on his face again, he accompanied Mr. Xu up the mountain.
....
In the crowd, a bald man and a short man opened his eyes wide when they saw Yuan Zhi, Ma Song and Yuan Luo coming off the helicopter.
"Second brother, isn't that the group of people we met at the Zhongshi gas station before? Why are they with Mr. Xu and the others?"
The little dwarf's brain was spinning rapidly.
They met Yuan Zhi and his gang at the gas station. There was nothing for them to say when meeting strangers in the apocalypse. They could just rob them.
Unexpectedly, the gang escaped very quickly, leaving only Tian Yunxiao behind whom they caught.
Everyone else fled.
I originally thought that the group of people must have died on the way, or died in a thunderstorm and natural disaster.
I never imagined that these people would actually be walking together with Mr. Xu and the others.
Cold sweat.
They didn't know the relationship between those people and the big boss, but since they got off a helicopter, they must be closer than they were to the big boss.
In other words, they rob the boss's friends!
If they recognize this and report it to the boss, it will be a dead end!
Damn it!
"Stop looking and run away before they notice us!"
The little dwarf pulled his bald head hard and whispered:
"Let's go quickly!"
The bald man was not very smart, so he asked with a little knowledge:
"Why, don't we have to refuel the helicopter later?"
The little dwarf pulled him hard and walked to the side.
They temporarily walked away, attracting the attention of the giant monkey next to them.
"Chapo, where are you going? I'll let you refuel the helicopter later!"
"dwarf!"
"I'm talking to you!"
But the short man didn't look back. After hearing what the big horse said, he ran faster.
Yuan Zhi and others who got off the helicopter also noticed this.
Yuan Zhi was older and did not realize that the two men were the same group of people who attacked them at the gas station before.
But Ma Song and Yuan Luo had very good eyesight. They looked at each other and could see each other's thoughts.
"Cousin, I saw it..."
Ma Song shook his head at Yuan Luo. Although Yuan Luo didn't quite understand why he shouldn't tell the governor, he still kept his mouth shut.
"Just pretend you didn't see it." Ma Song approached Yuan Luo and said in a low voice with an expressionless face.
"good."
Yuan Luo suppressed the surprised expression on his face and secretly thought about the reason.
I can't understand.
But he knew Ma Song's ability. Ma Song had always been Governor Yuan Zhi's think tank in the northern border and had never made any mistakes.
Always able to make some good suggestions.
As for the Northern Territory's defeat at Oil City, it was not a matter of strategy, but a matter of being completely crushed by strength.
Under absolute power, no amount of strategies will work.
That's not Ma Song's fault.
Yuan Zhi saw the two of them muttering behind him and asked curiously:
"What are you two doing, muttering?"
"It's okay, it's okay, we are just sighing at the scenery here, it's quite beautiful."
"Oh." Yuan Zhi felt a little strange after hearing this answer.
He looked at the few northwest fighters who had been following him. He was following them all the time.
Clearly.
He knew that Ma Song and the others must have discovered something, but it was difficult to tell because Liu Hong's men were nearby.
After all, Yuan Zhi was once the governor of the Northern Territory, and he was not a fool. Naturally, he would not continue to ask questions.
soon.
Ma Laoliu took Mr. Xu and other people to the residence on the top of the mountain.
Food has been prepared in the residence.
Mostly meat dishes, paired with some sorghum wine.
Mr. Xu and Liu Hong took Yuan Zhi and others to their seats.
Ma Laoliu asked Jin Kui to toast Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu shook his head and said:
"I do not drink."
Here in the northwest, when someone toasts you with a drink, they will give you more or less face.
Or drink a little.
But Mr. Xu simply said he wouldn’t drink.
Ma Laoliu felt a little angry when he saw Mr. Xu being so disrespectful.
But he could only suppress his anger and still have a smile on his face.
Looking at Yuan Zhi and the others, "Mr. Xu, you haven't introduced these people yet, how do you call them?"
Mr. Xu frowned and already reminded Ma Laoliu not to ask random questions.
This Ma Laoliu is so ignorant.
They don't really want Ma Laoliu to know about the Northern Territory and Oil City, at least they can't tell him now.
Originally, Mr. Xu didn't want Yuan Zhi and others to eat together here, but in order to stabilize them and prevent them from becoming wary, he allowed them to eat together.
He knows the big boss's purpose.
If you want to have good relations with the northern border and the oil city.
There must be a meeting ceremony.
If a stranger comes to your door with a gift, don't hit the smiling person with your hand.
In the apocalypse, if a strange force comes up to you and asks you to cooperate, it will easily arouse others' vigilance.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order to convince Beijing and Oil City of Northwest's sincerity, they gave Yuan Zhi and others as gifts to Beijing.
After all, Oil City has formed a rift with Yuan Zhi and others. People from the northwest have sent the enemies of Oil City to their doorsteps. Isn't that sincerity?
Therefore, the reason why the boss asked Yuan Zhi to go to the North was not because he knew where the North was.
But because of Yuan Zhi's identity, the original governor of the Northern Territory and now the enemy of the Northern Territory.
The boss took a fancy to Yuan Zhi's identity, so he waited until he had recovered his health before setting off.
Mr. Xu thought for a while and said with a smile on his face:
"These are the boss's friends."
The purpose of talking about friends is to make Yuan Zhi and others relax.
But his tone changed and he said with a hint of threat:
"Ma Laoliu, you're asking too much."
Ma Laoliu was stunned when he heard this, coughed and replied:
"Ahem, blame me, blame me, I'll punish myself with a drink."
After saying that, he drank a glass of wine in one gulp.
Yuan Zhi smiled at Ma Laoliu, then lowered his head and ate the vegetables quietly.
Ma Laoliu no longer asked for trouble, no longer toasted, but just greeted Mr. Xu to eat food.
Ma Song ate the food quietly. After seeing the scene just now, he quickly lowered his head and a light flashed in his eyes.
It seems that Mr. Xu and the others may not want this Ma Laoliu to know the existence of Oil City.
But when he got off the helicopter just now, he saw the few people who attacked them at first. He was a little unsure at first, but when he saw the two people saw him and the governor, they immediately turned around and left.
If you are not guilty, why should you leave?
This made him more certain of his thoughts.
What's more.
The bald man and the dwarf, such an obvious combination, are easy to remember.
At the same time, he and Wang An both saw it, which meant that Tian Yunxiao was captured by them in the first place.
Tian Yunxiao was captured and fell into the hands of Ma Laoliu.
Ma Laoliu must have known about the existence of the Northern Territory and Oil City.
It stands to reason that if Ma Laoliu, as a subordinate of the northwest boss, discovered a powerful force, he would definitely report it to the police.
However, now Mr. Xu is not willing to reveal the identities of these people at all, nor does he say that their mission is to go to the north.
This shows that Mr. Xu and the boss have no intention of telling Ma Laoliu.
It also shows from the side that Ma Laoliu did not report the incident in the northern oil city at all!
this....
I feel like the relationship between Ma Laoliu and the big boss is a bit subtle.
The feeling of being on guard against each other.
Ma Song ate his meal quietly, observing the expressions of Ma Laoliu and Xu Lao with his peripheral vision from time to time.
Now it seems that Mr. Xu and the others probably didn't know that Ma Laoliu knew about the Northern Territory but did not report it.
If Mr. Xu is informed, Ma Laoliu will not report it.
Ma Laoliu will definitely be feared by the boss and Mr. Xu.
But Ma Laoliu was definitely not going to say it. He hadn't said it for so long, and it would seem a bit hypocritical to say it now.
It will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the bosses.
Judging from Ma Laoliu's expression, he probably didn't know these people, but Ma Song could be sure that after the meal was over, Ma Laoliu's men would definitely tell him the identities of these people.
Friend of the boss?
It seems that a breaking point has been caught.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange and extremely quiet.
Everyone was eating quietly.
Basically no one spoke.
Ten minutes later.
Mr. Xu put down his chopsticks and asked Ma Laoliu:
"Take me to see the laboratory. Is Huang Shiyong still in the laboratory now?"
Seeing Mr. Xu put down his chopsticks, Ma Laoliu also stopped eating.
He nodded to Mr. Xu and said:
"You are still here, then I will take you there now?"
"Well, has there been any new progress in the laboratory recently? The boss is very concerned about this matter." Mr. Xu looked at Ma Laoliu.
Ma Laoliu shook his head and sighed,
"Expert Huang still said the same thing, we must find the key parameters, we must find the expert team that develops cancer drugs."
"Without key parameters, it is impossible to advance the progress of the zombie vaccine."
Yuan Zhi heard the conversation between the two and his eyes moved.
He seemed to understand why the boss wanted to find the group in Oil City, because the group in Oil City had managed to control zombies in the North.
There must be something to this.
What makes me even more amazed is that the boss actually wants to develop a zombie antidote.
How difficult!
After hearing Ma Laoliu's answer, Mr. Xu said with some dissatisfaction:
"If you can't find it, you have to keep looking. This is the boss's order."
As he spoke, his tone softened slightly.
"The thunderstorm disaster has passed. You should pay more attention next time. I will put in a good word with you from the boss."
"Thank you, Mr. Xu." Ma Laoliu was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Let's go to the laboratory and have a look." Mr. Xu stood up.
"Yeah, let's go this way." Ma Laoliu stood up and led the way, feeling comfortable.
Mr. Xu said that if he could put in a kind word for him, wouldn't his life get better?
But what he didn't know was that his little thought of not reporting to the North had laid a huge trap for him.