Chapter 219.2: Apocalypse Survival (23)

  The man had been in the laboratory for years, rarely coming out. This was the first time he had learned of this place.

He picked up his tablet and notebook and said softly, “Lead the way.”

The leader of the men in suits immediately led the way, taking the man to the laboratory on the basement floor.

The other men in suits did their duty, guarding the villa tightly. Neither zombies nor humans could get close.

Any danger was completely eliminated.

***

There was no sign of restraint from the noise downstairs. When Ruan Qing heard the door open, he knew someone was coming.

He couldn’t stay here.

He now had to be wary of not only zombies but also humans.

In the apocalypse, being good-looking could also be a sin, not to mention his strange physique that attracted perverts. It was definitely not safe to be with others.

Fortunately, most of the villas here were empty, so it wouldn’t be too much trouble to change to another villa to hide.

Ruan Qing didn’t even think about it before preparing to climb out of the window.

This was only the second floor, and there was a balcony that could go down a bit, so the height was about the same as the previous wall.

With proper protective measures, he wouldn’t get hurt from the fall.

Just as Ruan Qing was about to walk to the window, the lights in the villa were turned on, and the lights in the room he had chosen were also turned on instantly.

Ruan Qing, who was about to climb onto the balcony, was startled and immediately hid behind the wall next to the balcony.

Because the moment the lights were turned on, Ruan Qing saw clearly that men in black suits surrounded the outside of the villa.

Just like bodyguards, they tightly surrounded the villa.

The men in suits were all standing at a distance, where they could see each other. Even if one was missing, the other men in suits would discover them, leaving no room for maneuver.

Unless it was possible to take down all the men in suits around the villa without making a sound.

But Ruan Qing had basically given everything to Jiang Shuyu, so he obviously didn’t have that ability.

He couldn’t go out.

He couldn’t even change rooms. The man and several men in suits were standing in the villa hall.

From the perspective of the lobby, the door of the room he chose wasn’t visible.

However, this room was located near the end of the corridor, with a wall on the other side. The only way to leave was to pass through the second-floor corridor.

This would completely expose him to the people in the lobby.

Ruan Qing regretted his decision. He had chosen this room specifically to make it easy to escape through the balcony, but now he had instead trapped himself here.

The only thing he could do now was wait for these people to leave.

Ruan Qing hid silently behind the wall, trying to get a glimpse of who the newcomers were.

But when he saw the situation in the lobby, he froze immediately and took out his binoculars, carefully observing the people in the hall.

This was because the group of people didn’t look simple, especially the man in the lab coat.

He looked like he was doing some kind of research, like someone from the Eternal Life Laboratory.

Xie Xuanlan had briefly described the Eternal Life Laboratory’s logo and even drew it on the ground a bit. Ruan Qing remembered the logo very clearly.

Unfortunately, the group of men in suits were wearing ordinary black suits without any logos.

And the sofa the man was sitting on was facing away from him, making it difficult to see if there was a logo on the man’s lab coat.

Ruan Qing aimed the binoculars at the man’s tablet, which was facing him. From Ruan Qing’s angle, he couldn’t see what was on the screen at all.

Moreover, the man and the group of men in suits were not talking, so it was impossible to infer whether or not these people were from the Eternal Life Laboratory.

“Knock, knock, knock!” 

Just as Ruan Qing was about to give up observing, there was a knock on the door.

Doc...tor?

Al...arm clock?

After seeing the mouth shape of the person who put the box down, Ruan Qing had a bad feeling.

He picked up the binoculars again and aimed them at the people in the lobby.

After seeing the scene clearly, Ruan Qing tightened his grip on the binoculars in his hands, because the alarm clock in the man’s hand was the one he had used in the hospital.

Even the people in protective suits had the Eternal Life Laboratory logo on their chests.

These people were from the Eternal Life Laboratory, and the doctor was probably the person in charge of research at the lab.

They had actually gone back and retrieved the alarm clock, apparently having discovered the abnormality in his blood.

Ruan Qing watched the man’s reaction and felt a chill down his spine. When the man looked at the blood on his fingertips, it seemed as if he had encountered something exciting.

He even seemed to want to dissect the alarm clock.

Ruan Qing took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He must not be discovered by the people of the Eternal Life Laboratory now.

Because once he was caught by the people of the Eternal Life Laboratory, he would probably become a test subject.

He must be more careful.

After the man left, Ruan Qing carefully observed his surroundings, hoping to find an opportunity to leave.

Even if it meant finding another hiding place.

Because these people didn’t seem to have any intention of searching the villa, it would be much safer as long as he didn’t hide in the bedroom.

After all, if he hid in the bedroom, no one knew if someone would come into the room later.

The probability of being discovered would be greatly increased.

However, Ruan Qing waited for a while, but the several men in suits standing at the entrance of the villa showed no intention of leaving whatsoever.

It seemed like they were guarding the entrance.

Ruan Qing couldn’t even leave this corner, let alone change his hiding place.

After observing for a long time, Ruan Qing finally had to give up and quietly returned to the room.

Preparing to find a hiding place within the room.

The rooms in the villa were all very spacious, basically including dressing rooms and bathrooms.

There was no shortage of hiding places.

As long as he was careful, he might not be discovered.

Ruan Qing looked around and eventually set his gaze on the dressing room not far away.

In this room, the dressing room was the farthest from the bed, so even if someone came to sleep, it would be difficult to notice if there was someone in the dressing room.

At least this way, he wouldn’t need to worry too much about breathing too loudly.

With his heart condition, if he had to focus on breathing lightly all night, it would be easy for him to struggle to breathe.

Moreover, there were plenty of clothes in the dressing room, so if he hid among them, it would be hard to tell that there was a person hidden there.

Ruan Qing didn’t dare to lock the door this time. Once he locked it, it was equivalent to telling the people outside that there was someone in the room.

Ruan Qing carefully looked at the places he had passed, and after completely cleaning up his own traces, he hid in the dressing room.

The dressing room was large, and a wardrobe was built in the corner. It was not very big, but it was more than enough to hide a person.

Ruan Qing hid directly in the wardrobe and curled up in the corner.

Under the cover of the clothes, if one didn’t pay attention, his figure would be completely invisible.

Moreover, this dressing room didn’t just have clothes in the wardrobe; there were clothes hanging in other places as well. Even if someone wanted to change clothes, they wouldn’t necessarily have to open the wardrobe to get them.

Moreover, in this post-apocalyptic world, no one could guarantee their own safety. Under normal circumstances, people wouldn’t change clothes unless they were very dirty.

These people’s clothes were all clean, so the likelihood of them changing clothes wasn’t high either.

Most importantly, the clothes in this room were all casual loungewear, neither matching the white lab coats nor the black suit uniforms.

The probability of these people changing clothes was even lower.

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