The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 235 Supplier? What is their true identity?
The platform on the first basement level of an abandoned subway station.

"you?"

"Didn't Old Song say he didn't want us to come?"

Liu Shuo was somewhat surprised to see Cao Zhiqiang leading three people downstairs:

"You guys...were sent here on a mission? And you're the only four reinforcements?"

Cao Zhiqiang coughed and said, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

Liu Shuo paused for a moment, then put on a knowing look. He pointed to the tracks below the platform and said, "Xia Xiangyang took some people to the left and others to the right. They've been gone for two or three minutes, haven't they?"

So far, nothing unusual has been found.

Hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "We need to go to the second basement level..."

"How to go?"

Liu Shuo casually pointed to the sign that read "Transfer to Line 2": "That's it."

"Just go down the stairs."

Without further ado, Cao Zhiqiang immediately led Zhong Huahua and the other two towards that direction.

He had only taken two steps when he heard a voice behind him: "Do you need me to come with you?"

"The road ahead is quite complicated."

Since it could improve search efficiency, Cao Zhiqiang naturally wouldn't refuse. He waved to him, "Then let's come together."

The flashlight beam could not dispel the absolute darkness inside the subway station; beyond the reach of the light, all remained shrouded in darkness.

This long-abandoned underground environment not only smelled bad, but also gave people a very cramped and oppressive feeling. In particular, the constant footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, as if each step was imprinted on the heartbeat, adding to the tense atmosphere.

Unsure of where an opponent might suddenly appear, Zhong Huahua kept her perception field open, while Cao Zhiqiang also maintained a serious expression.

Song Xi remained calm as always. She showed no signs of nervousness and looked around with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

At this moment, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly spoke up and asked Liu Shuo, who was walking in front, "It looks like this place is completely completed."

"I don't know why it was disabled?"

"Dongzhimen definitely needs a subway station, and isn't there already a Dongzhimen subway station nearby on Line 2 and Line 1?"

He seemed to be trying to ease the tension, or perhaps it was just a casual question.

However, after this question was raised, Zhong Huahua and Tang Songming also realized the problem in their own minds.

That's right, the platform, tracks, and tunnels are all ready, and even the paint on the walls has been sprayed. It seems that it was suddenly abandoned for some reason.

Liu Shuo shook his head: "I don't know."

“When I was a child and my classmates came here, this place was already like this.”

"I still miss it a bit; it was so exciting back then."

He spoke of these things with a hint of melancholy:
"Back then, I thought we could hang out together for a lifetime, but I never expected that we would go our separate ways in just a few years, and now we don't even have each other's phone numbers."

"Tsk, tsk."

Cao Zhiqiang did not comment on the young man's remarks, and the other three, not knowing Liu Shuo well enough, did not pick up on the somewhat awkward topic.

They kept moving forward, turning left and right in this huge underground space, and finally arrived at their destination, the Line 2 platform.

The beams of several flashlights swayed wildly in the vast emptiness.

Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? This place isn't fully completed yet?"

"It seems we can narrow down the search area."

As can be seen with the naked eye, unlike the underground platform, the furnishings and layout here are incomplete. Although the tunnel has been dug, the rails have not been laid, and there is even a lot of steel left inside the tunnel...

It seems the construction was completed very hastily.

Liu Shuo then jumped off the platform and walked westward along the tunnel.

Cao Zhiqiang, Zhong Huahua, and the other two immediately followed suit, cautiously advancing deeper into the tunnel.

……

Inside the laboratory.

Jiang Chuan and Lu Bin are still locked in a power struggle.

Although Lu Bin's strength was enough to completely overwhelm Jiang Chuan, Jiang Chuan was still able to use his spatial abilities in conjunction with his Flow Mode II state to forcibly buy time. However, the mental energy he had painstakingly accumulated was rapidly dissipating like a flood under such tenacious support.

It should be noted that Jiang Chuan's total mental energy was already far greater than that of his contemporaries, yet it still couldn't support the extensive use of spatial abilities.

fifteen minutes……

This was the longest he could endure, and now three minutes had passed. To make matters worse, Lu Bin seemed to be getting more and more used to the method of breaking through the spatial wall, which was further squeezing Jiang Chuan's mental energy. The already limited time was compressed even more.

The situation is getting worse.

Jiang Chuan had to divert some of his mental energy into his combat suit, using the suit's jet system to forcibly alter some of his movements in order to cleverly evade detection.

In addition to spatial locking and spatial walls, Jiang Chuan originally had a third backup plan.

He had originally planned to use the cloning equipment as a shield to move closer to the exit...

However, it seems that Lu Bin had already noticed this third plan.

His stance and his punches blocked Jiang Chuan's path, forcing him step by step into a corner.

While desperately stalling for time, despair grew stronger in my heart:

"Damn it... when will the rescue arrive?"

……

Xia Xiangyang and his team are heading deeper into the tunnel.

As they were moving forward, they heard one of the mental-type awakened individuals in the group suddenly speak:
"Sir."

The line came to an instant.

Xia Xiangyang also saw the direction the mental awakener who spoke was looking, and saw the existence of that door.

"Is this here?"

The mental awakener nodded: "This door shows signs of having been opened, and there's relatively little dust underneath."

Several beams of flashlight illuminated the door, and everyone could see the electronic lock on it, which clearly did not belong to this abandoned subway station.

Xia Xiangyang looked at the door, but didn't move for a moment.

"Be careful of fraud."

They hadn't seen any of Lu Bin's men along the way, which was already quite suspicious...

The door looked sturdy, but Xia Xiangyang knew it couldn't stop a punch from him.

Lu Bin is also a second-class player. Will he put all his eggs in one basket by betting on this door?

Why is no one here? Besides Lu Bin's companions in the headquarters building, where are the others? He put on such a show, only to end it so hastily?

Just as Xia Xiangyang was thinking this, several mental-type awakened individuals reached out and touched the door, attempting to transmit their mental energy inside to probe what lay behind it. However, the door and the nearby walls had a special coating, preventing their mental energy from penetrating...

Under these circumstances, Xia Xiangyang could only nod, signaling the others to step aside, and then unleashed a powerful punch.

boom! !

A deafening roar, almost like an explosion, echoed through the empty tunnel, accompanied by a plume of smoke.

The smoke and dust quickly dissipated, and the beams of several flashlights illuminated the space behind the door.

Apart from the iron gate embedded in the wall, there were all sorts of instruments illuminated by flashlight beams.

"This is……"

"Pharmaceutical processing equipment?"

Everyone seemed quite surprised.

Even Xia Xiangyang looked somewhat surprised.

I initially thought that it was just some office space, or even a place where prisoners were being secretly held, which would be understandable.

But they didn't expect... it would be like a laboratory?
Some knowledgeable people remarked, "These kinds of experimental instruments are very expensive, often costing millions..."

"Why are you studying these things here?"

...Boom!

Song Chen, who was in charge of coordinating and deploying manpower, also heard this sound through his earpiece. A few seconds later, he also heard the discussion coming from Xia Xiangyang's team.

Listening to these discussions, Song Chen, whose expression was originally serious, was slightly taken aback and suddenly became somewhat surprised and astonished.

He stood up abruptly, his tone extremely solemn!

"Xiao Chen, you'll temporarily take over for me here."

"All other Class A4 and above, follow me!"

"Do everything in your power to evacuate the crowd!"

"Contact the Ministry of War to send someone to cooperate..."

He gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and muttered to himself, "It might be too late..."

But his voice immediately rose again: "Contact Mr. Zhou and tell him to return to Beijing immediately!"

Everyone could see that Song Chen's expression was extremely grim.

But Lu Bin's location is still unknown. What is Song Chen in such a hurry for?
No one present had time to think about the answer to the question. Song Chen's urgent tone made everyone tense instantly.

seem……

This incident is escalating again!
After receiving the message, Ai Zhe and Liang Cheng exchanged a glance.

They could both see the worry in each other's eyes.

Liang Cheng asked anxiously, "Brother Chuan... are you alright?"

Ai Zhe turned his head to look at Teacher Cao Zhiqiang and the others, wanting to get more information: "..."

"No, where is Teacher Cao?"

Liang Cheng's eyes widened: "Zhong Huahua and the others are missing too!... They couldn't be..."

In an instant, both of them naturally wondered what the other two had been up to.

Ai Zhe gritted his teeth and said with a determined look, "Knowing all this now is useless. We need to evacuate the crowd quickly... We have something to do!"

……

Boom!

Violent vibrations were heard.

Cao Zhiqiang's group of five stopped in their tracks and looked up at the sky.

Dust fell from their heads in a flurry, causing them to quickly lower their heads again.

The tremor had barely subsided when Zhong Huahua asked, somewhat surprised, "They found Jiang Chuan?"

Cao Zhiqiang could hear the voice coming from the communication channel in his ear, and he shook his head: "Not yet."

Zhong Huahua felt it was a bit of a pity, but this undoubtedly proved that they were on the right track in their search.

If it's not at the top, then it must be at the bottom.

At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang heard Song Chen give a tense order.

He frowned, as if he had thought of something.

"Is it a laboratory?"

"...expensive..."

"How much would it cost to build a laboratory here?"

Source of funding?

Does Lu Bin have powerful backers? Who exactly is supporting Lu Bin's actions?
This question flashed through Cao Zhiqiang's mind.

However, Cao Zhiqiang also knew that now was not the time to think about these things.

He must find Jiang Chuan as soon as possible!

Cao Zhiqiang began, "Let's continue..."

"No matter what happens, get the most important things done first."

Cao Zhiqiang's thinking was very clear: no matter what Lu Bin wanted to do with Jiang Chuan, as long as Jiang Chuan was found, Lu Bin's plan would definitely be thwarted!

The five of them continued deeper into the tunnel.

But after walking only a few steps, Zhong Huahua suddenly stopped.

Her slightly cool voice echoed in the tunnel: "Wait."

The group looked at Zhong Huahua in surprise, somewhat puzzled.

Zhong Huahua was staring at Liu Shuo's back when she said, "Liu Shuo, I have a few questions for you."

Liu Shuo turned around and looked at Zhong Huahua with some confusion: "What's wrong?"

Zhong Huahua asked, "How...did you follow me here?"

"I mean... when did you catch up with us?"

"You were in the technical team at the time, and I heard you talking to Tang Songming and the others..."

Are you from the technical team?

Tang Songming was taken aback and also sensed a bit of surprise.

This person... suddenly interrupted their conversation with Liang Cheng, joining their group quite naturally.

Now that I think about it, he doesn't seem to be part of the technical team, and even other people at headquarters don't really know him...

Simply put, too many people have come to headquarters because of the loyalist operation.

Moreover, even if they weren't part of the loyalist operation, not all the people at headquarters knew each other, and Liu Shuo was mixed in among them...

Although it did have an effect, the existence of this abandoned subway station was his idea...

But just as the situation was suddenly taking a sharp turn for the worse, Zhong Huahua finally raised this question.

Upon hearing this question, Liu Shuo seemed somewhat surprised: "You don't believe me?"

Tang Songming shook his head: "Don't believe it easily."

Liu Shuo said helplessly, "The right thing to do is to find Jiang Chuan first."

"I've been having dinner with Jiang Chuan for almost a month now, so please believe me."

"I don't want him to die."

At that moment, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly spoke in a gloomy voice: "You... which department are you from? Or rather, which branch are you from?"

Liu Shuo said, "I am a supplier for our headquarters."

"It belongs to the logistics department."

Cao Zhiqiang narrowed his eyes.

supplier?
The question that had just crossed my mind was one I wasn't planning to dwell on.

But upon hearing the name of this "supplier," a possibility instantly popped into my mind.

Is this young man... Lu Bin's supplier?

Cao Zhiqiang then asked, "Why were you in the technical team back then?"

"If you're really in logistics, why are you in the technical team?"

"The internal strife had just been quelled... how did you get in?"

"What do you want to know?"

Liu Shuo remained silent.

His expression was a little helpless.

After a moment of silence, Liu Shuo spoke again:
"I lied just now."

"actually……"

"I know why this subway station was abandoned."

(End of this chapter)