Chapter 109: A Crime Committed by an Acquaintance?
After walking down a gentle slope for a full ten minutes, they finally reached an open space.
Yu Miaomiao quickly noticed the red light flashing on the ceiling monitor and, without hesitation, threw a dart to violently destroy it. The further into the corridor she went, the brighter the lights became, and the more surveillance equipment appeared.
This densely monitored area should be the core area of the weapons factory.
The closer they got to the truth, the greater the danger became. They all tried to slow their pace, breathe gently, and listen carefully to the sounds around them.
Yu Miaomiao opened her mental network, and not far away, there was a life form moving slowly, as if it were sitting in a wheelchair.
Knowing the number of people and their approximate location, the group no longer proceeded cautiously, but instead destroyed surveillance cameras along the way and rushed towards the enemy's location.
The corridor gradually widened, and inside the transparent glass room, a man sat in a wheelchair. As if sensing someone's arrival, the man slowly turned his wheelchair toward the direction where they were standing.
"Brother!?" The group recognized the person in the wheelchair; wasn't that Ji Feng?
Ji Mu calling him "brother" wasn't entirely unexpected, but it still felt surreal.
The world is a giant makeshift operation; you'll find acquaintances everywhere you go, even in times of natural disaster or apocalypse.
This is just a coincidence, isn't it?
And Yu Miaomiao finally understood why there was a sign for An'an Factory hanging at the entrance...
Ji Feng saw that the others couldn't hide their excitement, but when they looked at his legs, his expression instantly froze.
Only Xu Nan stared wide-eyed as she observed the diverse expressions on the faces of the group.
The glass door opened, and Ji Feng's eyes gleamed with disbelief. He spoke with difficulty, "Xiao Mu."
He spun the wheelchair with all his might, trying to get closer to Ji Mu, but Ji Mu stood there stunned. He hadn't expected the reunion to be so sudden, nor had he expected that the weapons factory would be his brother's business.
In my memory, my brother was always a spirited and all-powerful leader who was always composed and the center of attention wherever he went. But now he sits alone and forlorn in a wheelchair, his expression filled with pain and helplessness.
"Brother, how could this happen..."
Ji Mu's voice trembled. Mingming was perfectly fine when he got lost from his brother.
Ji Mu tightly wrapped his arms around Ji Feng's, his eyes filled with worry and confusion.
Ji Feng gave a bitter smile, looked up at Ji Mu, then at the others, but dared not meet Lu An's gaze. "Bad luck, the building collapsed and I was buried... It's okay, I'm still alive, right? And I've even seen everyone again, it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."
Everyone present fell silent, unsure how to cope with this sudden turn of events.
It seems like just yesterday we were having a wonderful meal together, our young faces ready to welcome flowers and the future, but suddenly the natural disaster has robbed them of their brilliance.
"Brother, it's okay. I'll take care of you from now on."
With tears welling up in his eyes, Ji Mu swallowed hard, trying to keep his voice steady, "Sister Miaomiao is also a doctor, please ask her to think of a way, she can definitely help you stand up again."
Ji Feng simply stroked Ji Mu's head, which was buried in his arms, his gaze indifferent. He seemed to have long accepted the reality of being in a wheelchair, but he still tried his best to respond to Ji Mu's expectations.
"good."
From the moment she saw Ji Feng, Lu An remained silent. Yu Miaomiao could see that she was sad and didn't know how to express herself. She gently hugged Lu An's shoulder. Lu An, who was always strong and didn't show her emotions, turned her back to everyone, and her eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.
Gently patting Lu An's back, Yu Miaomiao looked at Ji Feng in front of her. He had also become thinner, unlike when they met in the United States when he was a handsome young man. Now he had a more mature and decadent air about him, but it still couldn't hide his sharp edge.
"An'an, let me go check on him first to see what's wrong with him." As the biggest fan of the two, Yu Miaomiao naturally didn't want to see Ji Feng end up like this.
"The doctor said it was a sciatic nerve rupture, and it's very difficult to repair it now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Miaomiao's expression turned grave. She tried tapping the object but received no response, and her leg muscles felt weak; her condition was indeed very bad.
But looking at Ji Feng now, he doesn't seem to be uncared for. On the contrary, despite the natural disaster, he looks somewhat dejected, but his clothes are still in good condition and he doesn't smell bad.
"Where is the person who took care of you?" Lu An also noticed this, but they hadn't seen anyone along the way.
"I knew you were coming in." Ji Feng pointed to the damaged surveillance equipment. "That's why I told them not to stop you, which is why you were able to come in so easily."
Hearing that those people hadn't abandoned him, they felt a little relieved.
"Who do you mean?" Yu Miaomiao wasn't very clear about the details; he had only mentioned these guesses to Lu An.
"The family's mercenaries. Of course, only a portion of them are within China."
This did not surprise Yu Miaomiao at all; Ji Feng's family background was unfathomable, and he had the power to do so.
"Then why don't you take care of your health instead of getting weapons?"
"My family has always been in the arms business. What else can I do if I don't do this?"
Ji Feng raised his hand and clenched his fist. "This is one of our family's secret laboratories. Although the building collapsed, this underground fortress is relatively stable."
This place houses most of the family's research capabilities, and much of the equipment is state-of-the-art. Don't worry, An'an, I didn't use the weapons for anything malicious. We rigorously screened the backgrounds of those who procured the weapons.
"Guess why we're here? It's because your weapons caused significant casualties at our base, and it was done by a group of people in a planned and organized manner."
Those people cruelly murdered innocent people; it's heartbreaking for anyone to witness.
"What?" Ji Feng looked shocked, seemingly unaware of the situation.
"Recently, there has been constant unrest within our military base. A large group of well-trained men in black are indiscriminately killing and looting in the underground city. Moreover, their behavior is very suspicious. They are not only killing people but also draining the blood of superhumans. Most importantly, they are using weapons made here. I have compared them and I saw that those people's weapons have the same markings as the weapons produced in your factory."
Those people's weapons also had a "J" symbol on them, just like the one she had gotten from He Yusen last time, and the same symbol was printed on the equipment here as well.
"How did they manage to purchase the weapons you produce through the investigation? Do you have any clue?" Lu An had never suspected that Ji Feng was the mastermind behind these events, so she was now even more confused about the clues in the whole affair.
Yu Miaomiao also began to think seriously. As Ji Feng said, their weapons must be strictly controlled. If the weapons were too powerful, someone with ulterior motives would use them and cause endless trouble.