Ten Minutes

Ten Minutes

"This won't do." Gao Xiaoyan refused at once. "You can't take Luo Changren away."

"He's not much use to you," Xu Huo said. Now that they had confirmed Survivors wouldn't suffer any Aftereffects, the vaccine's whereabouts weren't that important.

Gao Xiaoyan understood what he meant and said bluntly, "Unless he enters the game, the only way for him to leave W37 is to die."

It didn't matter whether Luo Changren had a vaccine, whether the vaccine he had obtained was genuine, or whether it worked. If he left W37 alive, there was no telling whether other Base Cities might use him to make trouble, just as they had during the first SE virus outbreak.

"I can compromise. I won't take him with me, but I want to ask him a few questions alone." Xu Huo paused. "Alone. No one is allowed to listen in."

"What are you planning?" Gao Xiaoyan asked, deeply suspicious.

"As I said, I'm the one in control here," Xu Huo replied. "What I want to find out has nothing to do with W37 Base Station. Whether you agree or not, I'm going to see Luo Changren again—unless you can put the greater good ahead of your own interests, like Mayor Gao."

Gao Zhen hadn't mentioned Ren Man once during their conversation, which meant she wouldn't compromise for a player. If she were still young and strong, Xu Huo might have had a harder time.

"You can take a gamble," Xu Huo continued. "If you win, W37 Base City gains a friend."

"If you lose, W37's plans could fall apart!" Gao Xiaoyan knew perfectly well which mattered more, the Base City or Ren Man. But she couldn't stand by and watch the younger brother she had grown up with go mad.

"You can make a