CH 33

Hao Jian bypassed the way they came and took another half an hour to reach the area where the conference center could be seen. She didn’t want to attract the attention of those in the conference center with her motorcycle so she stopped in the woods one or two hundred meters away.

Hao Jian gave Lian Ru Ning the crowbar, while she was holding the army knife and an ax. She also hid the handgun she received in her tactical vest.

Although they led most of the zombies away, there were still some zombies wandering in this forest. When Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning met them, they naturally ran over.

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning both rubbed the medicinal wine last night and their arms weren’t as sore today. They were actually more powerful than they were a few days ago. The remaining zombies naturally pose no threat to them.

Hao Jian ignored the rewards reminder for killing the zombies sent out in her mind. She and Lian Ru Ning focused on approaching the conference center slowly. They didn’t intend to use the front door, of course, so they lurked towards the back door.

The back door of the conference center is different from the front entrance. It didn’t have the same view compared to the front entrance. The front door is integrated with the lobby and the main building’s exterior walls were made of glass, providing a wide view. The back door, on the other hand, is connected to the garden of the conference center through retractable doors.

The retractable door is relatively low. Because there are usually people stationed there, there is no worry that someone will climb over it. But in this kind of chaotic period, most people will not guard the area, allowing Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning to easily climb over.

Of course, unless guardrails were added, or video surveillance that can detect their infiltration in time, it was their best method in sneaking in.

Sure enough, iron nets were added to the back entrance of the building. There were faint remnants of zombies on it. Unfortunately, the iron net is broken underneath and there is a hole where an adult can fit through.

Hao Jian wasn’t sure whether the hole was made by An Minghui and the other, or if it was destroyed by the dangerous elements in order to invade the conference center. But as long as it is convenient for them to sneak in. she chose to push the issue aside.

They found a corpse in the guard room. Judging from the scar on its neck, it should have been not long when he died. Hao Jian judged that it was probably An Minghui ‘s doing when they snuck in.

Lian Ru Ning suddenly said, “There’s another room here.”

Hao Jian got up and walked in. She found that it was a monitoring room, but it could only monitor the area around the front and back entrances. It seemed that it doesn’t have capabilities to surveillance the two main buildings.

“Adjutant An and the others should have gone in.” Hao Jian said, admiring them from the bottom of her heart. If things were different, they might not be able to sneak under the noses of these people.

There are actually no trees in the back garden of the conference center. Instead, there are large tracts of grass surrounded by common bushes, and there are not many places for people to hide.

The two of them clung to the bushes and quietly approached the main building. They also saw the remains of many guards lying on the ground as they made their way to the main building.

“Their guns are gone. It seems that they were taken away.” Hao Jian said, “At least there are many people in this group who has guns. Be careful.”

Lian Ru Ning nodded solemnly, not to mention how nervous she was.

As they approached the main building, two men holding rifles suddenly appeared inside. Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning were shocked, but they heard them shouting, “Hey, you two!”

The two of them froze and many messy thoughts flashed in their minds. Lian Ru Ning’s palms kept sweating. Suddenly, Hao Jian took her hand and said in a low voice, “Don’t be nervous. They didn’t use the guns and point them at us.”

Only then did Lian Ru Ning observe the two men who were approaching the, They were not tall and had tactical vests, but the base were ordinary t-shirts despite being guards. The boots they wore didn’t match their size, making their walking posture a bit strange.

“What are you doing here?” One of the men asked.

Lian Ru Ning’s heart was about to jump to her throat, but Hao Jian calmly opened her mouth, “We were bored inside so we went out to take a walk.”

Another person said in the same way, “It’s really boring inside. It’s not as comfortable as when we came out on patrol. But if you’re bored, you can’t forget your responsibilities. Go back and do your jobs!”

They saw that Lian Ru Ning was weak and was timid, Hao Jian was even more unremarkable. Because Hao Jian’s words were in line with their problems, they all believed her words.

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning had to bite the bullet and walk inside. The two men were not hostile to them, but if Hao Jian hadn’t found that the bodies of the guards had been picked up and the tactical vest that ordinary citizens don’t usually wear appeared on them, she might have lowered her attitude towards them. She must be wary.

“Hao Jian, why did you say ‘inside’?” Lian Ru Ning quietly asked.

Hao Jian also calmed her nervous heart and replied, “They treated us as accomplices, but I think they don’t have that many real accomplices. Since they’re not that many so they should be gathered in the major places like the conference room, or hall.”

Lian Ru Ning understood that her eyes were filled with admiration and brightness as she looked at Hao Jian.

Although they may have regarded them as accomplices, she was still worried if they’re exposed. She immediately turned her mind to overdrive, thinking about how to deal with it.

With these two people leading the way, they successfully entered the main building of the conference center and the two men talked without reserve, “Those people haven’t been let go?”

Another person sneered and replied, “No. They’re really well-trained. They almost broke my bones so I don’t think they’ll be let go that easily.”

“Let me say, they are all asking for trouble. They’re not even cooperating?! But Xiangzhu1 really is capable, even these refuge sites can be snatched!”

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning exchanged glances. They both understood the puzzle in each other’s eyes, “What the hell?”

They are not unfamiliar with the term, “Fragrant Master’. After all, didn’t Wei Xiabao walk the rivers and lakes under the title of ‘Fragrant Master’ from the beginning? But this is not the world of marial arts, and an organization with such a name is not normal in any way.

Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning had preliminary guesses about the identities of the mentioned people in their minds.

After walking for a while, they arrived at a door and opened it, “No matter which group you were in before, there’s temporary shortage of manpower here, so let’s go in and help!”

The two walked in but were shocked by the sight in front of them. The hall inside, which could hold thousands of people, was full of people. There were some who were dressed like the two men who were patrolling, and a man on the main stage was speaking passionately.

They were a little bit confused about what was going on before them. The two men soon left and they randomly found two empty seats and sat down. Lian Ru Ning took advantage of the surrounding guards not paying attention and took out her phone to secretly take a video.

They were a little far from the main platform but everyone around them were listening attentively. No one made any noise, making the speaker’s voice particularly clear.

After listening for a while, Hao Jian immediately concluded in her heart that this really was a cult organization.

The organization’s name is ‘Wugui’2 which meant that there is no guilt. Hao Jian could hear that a large number of brainwashing speeches that the speaker was saying were mixed with ‘Tao De Jing’3 and other classics.

Lian Ru Ning asked in a low voice, “How did you know?”

“In addition to playing games, I usually spend most of my time reading. I have read all these classics,” Hao Jian replied, “This cult is a mixed religion.”

“What mixed?”

“It’s mixed with Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and other doctrines in it.”

Lian Ru Ning was supposed to be in a heavy heart, but after Hao Jian explained, she almost laughed out loud.

The main point of the speaker’s speech is that the zombie crisis that erupted was actually a disease caused by an official experiment. He preached that human beings a re evil and this crisis was deliberately caused by the gods to punish the wicked. Only those who trust them physically and mentally can be exempt form the heaven and save them from guilt.

Hao Jian suddenly caught a glimpse of someone coming over and she quickly hid Lian Ru Ning’s phone. Just after finishing all this, the man approached them and angrily said, “What’s the matter with you two? I waited for you for a long time to change the guard shifts, yet here you are lazily sitting here!”

“. . .?” Although the two of them were a little dazed, they didn’t show it.

Hao Jian reacted quickly and smiled before saying, “We were so fascinated by the baptism that we forgot the time, sorry!”

The man’s face improved slightly, “Forget it. I’m going to release the water, you guard it. Don’t make trouble!”

After speaking, he walked away. Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning stood and patrolled around the hall instead of the man.

Lian Ru Ning said, “Why didn’t they recognize us?”

Hao Jian pondered for a moment and glanced at their attires before saying, ” First, these cult members are only ordinary people and their attires are different from guards, which are similar to ours. Second, they seem to have extreme confidence in their organization and believe that they will not be invaded. Third, most people think that the people who came to investigate must be officials, not ordinary people like us. Fourth, their organization should not be very mature yet and the recruitment of members is so fast that they have not fully recognized their own people.”

Lian Ru Ning breathed a sigh of relief and said, “But we don’t have a gun in hand.”

“It’s impossible for them to have a gun and I guess that although their members are women, their status will not be too high. At least they will not be given any hot weapons.”

“The question now is, how did they get here?”

Hao Jian never understood this question. If these people are all armed with swords and axes, how are they able to fight a guard with hot weapons and extraordinary skills?

Seeing that it was almost noon, a man hurriedly walked to the main stage and whispered something to the speaker, the speaker then announced to everyone, “Now it’s lunch time. God says that innocent people cannot be blamed, so food will be delivered later. But everyone must sincerely pray to God before they can eat. Those who are not sincere must continue to be baptized.”

He left after speaking, and the other two patrols guarded the left and right doors respectively. They also said to Hao Jian and Lian Ru Ning, “You guard the upper door.”

Hao Jian asked, “Did something happen?”

The man whispered, “There is an invasion by foreigners. In order to ensure that the believers are safe, you must guard the entrance and exit to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.”

Hao Jian thought that if they were this guarded at this time, it means that An Minghui and his team was just discovered instead of earlier and that they are still alive.

Hao Jian breathed a sigh of relief since she was nervous for An Minghui and his team. Once these people discovered them, it will be difficult to get out of the tiger’s mouth with just the three of them.

While she was wondering if she could sneak out, she suddenly saw a woman stand up from the crows. Judging from its appearance, she looked like a woman. The man guarding the other door shouted and asked, “Hey, why don’t you pray to God?”

“I need to go to the bathroom. Even if I want to pray to God, I’m sure he doesn’t want to watch his children suffer from these mundane things.” The woman reasoned.

“. . .” The two men didn’t expect her to say this. Although they felt something was wrong, they couldn’t say anything because many people wanted to go to the bathroom as well. The only thing they could do was scold the people, “Shut up! Come one by one. Whoever is not obedient, they will meet God!”

They scolded them as such and everyone did calm down. It was obvious that there were already some who had already gone to meet God before.

“You, take her there!” The man pointed at Hao Jian.

Hao Jian gave Lian Ru Ning a look and immediately led the woman out.

There was a little chaos outside, and many people rushed to somewhere. One of them saw Hao Jian and asked. Fortunately, Hao Jian was calm enough when answering that the person didn’t doubt her.

Although the person was gone, Hao Jian was a little bit troubled because she didn’t even know where the bathroom was. When she discretely looked around for the restroom sign, she suddenly felt something on her back around her waist, “Turn left ahead, don’t make a noise.”