Chapter 223 - 216: Gao Lan’s Whereabouts

Chapter 223: Chapter 216: Gao Lan’s Whereabouts

Seeing that the bosses who had been leading the charge were all sent flying with a kick, the rest of the group fell into an uproar.

After all, no one had ever dared to treat them like this before!

Before the apocalypse, they were all high and mighty bosses.

Everyone they met was always completely respectful.

No one would have dared to say a single word against them.

Let alone dare to lay a hand on them!

But now, this person hadn’t just laid a hand on them—he was trying to kill them.

’Isn’t he trying to beat us all to death?!’

Even after the apocalypse, Jiang Haibing and his men had always protected them.

They had food to eat and water to drink, never having to worry about a thing!

How could *they* ever hit them?!

Even when they constantly spewed profanities, it was never an issue.

Jiang Haibing and his men shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting them.

And that was precisely why they found it so hard to believe that someone would actually dare to hit them.

"You... you dare to hit us! I’m going to report you!"

"You’re all finished!"

"You pieces of trash... We paid so much in taxes."

"The government will definitely punish you!"

"Just you wait, you’ll be doing hard time in prison."

"We’re going to sue you and make sure you get a life sentence! You’ll rot in there until you die!"

"..."

Mengde couldn’t stand listening to their clamoring any longer.

With a wave of his hand, he had Zhao Yu take action.

They were just a group of bosses accustomed to a life of luxury. Not a single one of them had an Awakened Superpower.

In fact, from screwing around with young models all the time, their constitutions were even weaker than an average person’s!

For a Tier Six Superpower User like Zhao Yu, it was almost laughably easy.

One kick per person, he quickly sent them all flying through the air.

After they landed, none of them could escape the fate of becoming a corpse on the ground.

No matter how much they begged or screamed, it was useless.

And in the process, Mengde spotted a familiar figure among them.

It was the wealthy woman who had once ordered "abalone and lobster."

That’s right, it was the very same heavyweight cougar who had shouted, "This pussy’s not doing anything... get over here!"

But heavyweight or not, her bulk was utterly useless against Zhao Yu’s Big Foot.

Soon, amidst the bosses’ tortured screams, they were all sent one by one to meet Yama.

One had to admit, Zhao Yu was ruthlessly efficient.

After he was done, the kid didn’t forget to run over to Mengde and ask for praise.

’He’s my brother-in-law, after all. We’re all family here.’

’I’ll give his sister a proper reward tonight, but for now... I’ll just have to reward him!’

Mengde didn’t hesitate to credit him for his contribution.

He would be given a reward back at the base.

Seeing her younger brother grinning from ear to ear, his older sister, Zhao Lina, was also delighted.

It was only then that Jiang Haibing belatedly processed what had happened.

Or to be more precise, it wasn’t that he was just now processing it.

Rather, he heaved a huge sigh of relief.

An indescribable feeling of satisfaction welled up inside him.

The immense pressure he’d been under seemed to vanish.

That was it!

For more than two months, they had considered it their duty to protect these bosses.

They were constantly focused on fulfilling their duty.

But now, seeing the bosses who had oppressed them die, they felt as if a massive weight had been lifted from their shoulders.

’What a relief!!!’

Mengde stood silently, watching the expressions change on the faces of Jiang Haibing’s men.

He knew that these officers from the security bureau were finally adapting.

In fact, seeing them inexplicably reminded Mengde of Leng Feng.

As a bodyguard, Leng Feng had been stubbornly loyal to Principal Wang.

If Mengde hadn’t dealt with Wang Siming so swiftly and decisively in the end, that guy probably would have fought him to the death!

Jiang Haibing and his men were much the same.

As security bureau officers, their sense of duty was too strong.

’Hopefully, they’ll change a little after this experience.’

In fact, when Zhao Yu had made his move, Mengde had noticed that Jiang Haibing had wanted to stop him.

But thankfully, the guy hadn’t disappointed him.

’Otherwise, he couldn’t use someone with such misplaced altruism.’

’After all, it’s the apocalypse. People have to change to survive.’

"Brother Mengde, I don’t know what to say. In any case, thank you!"

Jiang Haibing approached Mengde, an honest, simple look on his face.

To be honest, that simple look really reminded him of that big oaf, Tiezhu.

Of course, their simple-mindedness wasn’t the same type.

One was genuinely simple, through and through.

The other’s was just a result of his personality.

Mengde understood why Jiang Haibing was thanking him.

He was likely thanking him for freeing him from his burden.

He shook his head.

"Don’t mention it."

"It was no trouble at all."

"Besides, I would have stepped in even if you all weren’t here."

"I’m a patient man, but I have zero patience for idiots."

Mengde said with a chuckle, his words crude but his reasoning sound.

Jiang Haibing understood immediately.

"Brother Mengde, you’re right!"

"I’ll never do something like that again!"

"Thinking back, it really wasn’t worth it!"

Seeing the man’s regretful expression, Mengde smiled faintly.

"Don’t worry about it. Just change your ways from now on."

"This is the apocalypse. It’s time to make some changes."

"You can’t go on acting like you did before."

Even though Mengde looked... no, wait... he definitely wasn’t as old as Jiang Haibing.

Mengde was only twenty-five, while Jiang Haibing was already in his thirties or forties.

But listening to Brother Mengde’s words, Jiang Haibing found them impossible to refute.

He could only scratch his head sheepishly.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Something that had been interrupted by the bosses from the Yunxuan Villa District.

"Oh, right, Brother Mengde, what brings you here?"

Since Jiang Haibing had brought it up again, Mengde took the opportunity to explain.

"We’re here looking for Dr. Gao Lan."

"I heard she was in the Yunxuan Villa District."

"So we came here specifically to find her."

Mengde hadn’t seen Gao Lan among the group of bosses from earlier.

Now he was starting to find it strange.

’If Zhao Lina weren’t his woman, he’d be suspecting her of feeding him false intel.’

"Oh, I see."

"Then are you..."

Jiang Haibing asked curiously, raising an eyebrow.

"We’re her friends. We came to find her about something."

’As Zhao Lina’s man, her friend was his friend!’

’And maybe in the future, she’d become his woman, too!’

’Judging from her photo, it was highly likely!’

"I didn’t see Dr. Gao Lan earlier."

"Brother Bing, do you know where she might have gone?"

Although Mengde’s Superpower was of a higher tier than Jiang Haibing’s, he still showed respect for an officer of the state.

That was why Mengde used the honorific when addressing him.

This made Jiang Haibing a little embarrassed.

But perhaps because he was eager to answer Mengde’s question, Jiang Haibing didn’t pay the detail any mind.

Instead, his expression turned grave as he began to speak.

"You’re too late. Dr. Gao... she’s already..."

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