Just then, Yu Jingjing suddenly let out a surprised gasp.
She pointed at the communications device flashing red inside the armored vehicle.
"Could there... be some of our people nearby? Doesn't that red dot mean a signal is trying to connect?"
Lu Jiayi said, "I remember this. That's exactly what it means, but with so many zombies around here, could anyone still be alive?"
"Possibly." Gu Cheng took out the map and tossed it to him.
"There's a biology research institute on the map, marked with our base's $ symbol."
"Why don't we connect and see what the people over there have to say?"
Ye Ruan brought over a little stool and sat beside Gu Cheng to keep him company, propping his chin on his hand. The gauze showing around his wrist was painfully conspicuous.
Every glance at it made Gu Cheng angry all over again. He wanted nothing more than to turn back and kill that woman, who might already have become a zombie.
"All right, we'll do it your way." Gu Cheng opened the communications channel and connected.
Yu Jingjing took the Communicator and kept calling the other side for five or six minutes.
Finally, the green light came on, and someone spoke.
"Hello, this is the Lin City Biology Research Institute. I'm researcher Li Luo."
It sounded like a middle-aged man. He was panting, as though he had run over to answer, and his tone was anxious:
"May I ask why I haven't been able to reach Headquarters? Is the Special Person Base all right?"
Yu Jingjing glanced at Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng said, "Tell him the truth. There's nothing to hide."
Yu Jingjing sighed. "Unfortunately, the virus broke out inside the base. Apart from the higher-ups and the three teams, everyone else has most likely..."
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