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Chapter 296 - 296 295 It Feels Like Cheating
Chapter 296 - 296 295 It Feels Like Cheating
?Chapter 296: Chapter 295: It Feels Like Cheating Chapter 296: Chapter 295: It Feels Like Cheating Miss Luo and her party entered the laboratory, and Dr. Luo went with two assistants to pack up the equipment and important documents.
Su Wei didn’t join in but instead went to sit and chat with Miss Luo’s group.
Miss Luo asked him, “Aren’t you going to help out?”
Su Wei smiled, “I’m not very familiar with the lab stuff, so if I went, I’d probably just make things worse.”
Miss Luo joked, “That makes you quite an unqualified assistant!”
Su Wei shrugged, “I’m just freeloading a position, temporarily finding a job to survive at the base.”
He said carelessly, “The world is too chaotic now. It’s not like I can start a company doing my old job within the base, so I’ll just hang around with my brother for now.”
He looked at Miss Luo with admiration, “But I really didn’t expect you to be able to crack the intelligent lock. Impressive!”
Miss Luo couldn’t help but smile, “It’s alright. It’s your own smart lock after all, and you couldn’t even use it.”
As she spoke, she observed Su Wei’s expression.
Su Wei’s eyes flickered, “We didn’t expect that the person who could unlock it would turn into a zombie and activate the highest level of security.”
Miss Luo asked, “Are you going to stay and help out in your brother’s lab from now on?”
Su Wei replied, “I guess that’s the only option for now. With my pathetic skills, I can’t deal with zombies outside!”
“That’s good. The sooner you guys can crack the Zombie Virus and develop the antidote, the world won’t be in such chaos anymore,” Miss Luo said, full of hope.
Su Wei smiled sheepishly, “The Zombie Virus is not that easy to crack, and the antidote is even harder to develop.”
He added, “But I do hope my brother gets to work quickly and figures out the antidote as soon as possible.”
Miss Luo nodded, “We hope for that too.”
After more than three hours, Dr. Luo and the assistants had packed everything they were taking.
Liao You led everyone to move the items to the helicopter.
The equipment and documents were less than expected, so Miss Luo’s helicopter was freed up.
Liao You turned to Miss Luo for help, “Could you lend a hand and transport the people waiting outside back to the base?”
Running the base’s helicopters on a separate trip was a waste of manpower and resources.
Liao You’s suggestion hit right at Miss Luo’s spot.
“The helicopter I chose has quite a large space. Although it can only seat thirty people, there’s enough standing room for more, so it wouldn’t be a problem to bring them all back,” Miss Luo replied.
The performance of the helicopter she chose was very good, and the space was especially large. Even with all those people on board, there would still be room to spare.
Liao You thanked her with a smile, “Then we’ll leave it to you guys.”
Miss Luo suggested, “You go back first. We’ll stay and take another look outside to see if there are any more survivors. If there are, we’ll bring them back to the base too.”
Liao You thought for a moment and nodded, “Alright, we’ll head back first. The rescue operation is in your hands. Contact me via walkie-talkie if you need anything.”
With all the important things and documents moved from the laboratory, he wasn’t worried about what Miss Luo and her team might do on their return.
Moreover, the lab’s monitoring had been restored, and they could access it at any time.
“Alright, I’ll find you if anything comes up,” Miss Luo agreed.
With that, Liao You and the others headed back to the base, while Miss Luo and her team went to the laboratory entrance on level minus one.
The team guarding the entrance saw only the Huaxia Team returning and were confused.
The captain of the first-ranking team looked at Bo Xuan and asked, “Where are the people from the base?”
Bo Xuan replied, “We told them to return first.”
“If you want to return to the base, we can provide a charter flight service. It’ll only cost one point for each team.”
The contestants in the competition: “…”
What’s with the Huaxia Team? All of a sudden they’re all about trade; their style had changed completely.
The captain of the first team smiled, “Of course, we need that, but we still need to get the second clue before we leave, after all the trouble of coming here.”
Bo Xuan nodded in agreement, “That’s right, you should get it.”
The captain of the first team asked, “I wonder if we can ask Miss Luo from your team to help us with the lock?”
Miss Luo said with a smile, “It’s no problem to unlock it, but these smart locks are a bit troublesome and complicated, so I can’t work for free, right?”
Everyone: “…” This woman was outright lying.
They had just seen her effortlessly unlock it and even change the permissions for others. Where was the trouble and complication?
She was obviously just trying to make them use their overall points to purchase some lock-picking service, under the guise of a noble reason.
It seemed the Huaxia Team had changed their style, all under the influence of this woman.
The captain of the first team still wore a smile on his face, “No problem, we understand the need to pay for a lock-picking service.”
He asked, “How many points to unlock it?”
Given the choice between not getting in and spending some points to quickly get the clue, he decisively chose the latter.
Points were meant to be spent, and if they weren’t enough, they could be earned back.
If not, they could always loot them, no big deal.
Miss Luo said with a smile, “I appreciate straightforward people like you.”
“The Huaxia Team has always been fair to young and old alike. Besides, we all come from outside. Friendship comes first, competition second, so we also want to extend some special consideration—just one point per team will do.”
Everyone: “…”
Tsk, easier said than sung. If they truly wanted to be considerate and put friendship first, why still ask for payment for unlocking?
But at this point, they were not about to say anything unpleasant.
So, the captains of each team discussed and all agreed to this proposal.
Following Bo Xuan’s instructions, the captains sent a text message to the system to transfer their points.
Only then did Miss Luo step forward and reactivate the smart lock.
She also deployed an evil spirit to entangle all the surveillance within the lab.
For this period, the surveillance would experience a time delay and halt, so their entry into the lab would not be recorded.
After entering, the teams followed the clues they had purchased earlier and found the box placed on the bookshelf.
Miss Luo reminded them, “Once the box is unlocked, a virtual panel will appear, presenting the clue in the form of text.”
Because of her words, the temporary alliance of dozens of people instantly began to dissolve.
Especially those teams skilled in deciphering password locks looked at other teams with apprehension.
They didn’t want others to benefit from a clue they had unlocked and found themselves.
Why should they buy intelligence from the Huaxia Team and then share the clues they found? That was not an option.
Consequently, the captain of the first team spoke up, “Let’s unlock them separately.”
Miss Luo added, “Each box should have corresponding national text. I believe each of you can get a box, then the clue will appear in your country’s language.”
The people present did not quite believe her words. The captain of the first team took the lead, picking up the box with his country’s text on it.
To everyone’s bewilderment, as he took the box, another one appeared on the shelf, the text changing to that of another country.
They were stunned, how could Miss Luo even predict this correctly? It felt like cheating.