Doomsday group favorite: I will win with my three brothers

"The virus has absolutely no connection to Shian Company or the Changsheng Society," Zhu Jinxian stated firmly, then explained, "However, we did analyze the strain. As most people guessed, the original strain of the virus originated from marine life near Country R. Their H waste entered the bodies of these marine creatures and mutated. Then, the glaciers melted, and the ancient virus frozen within them entered the bodies of these infected marine creatures, causing the strain to mutate again. It then entered the human body through people who ate the raw marine life, causing a third mutation, ultimately becoming the original zombie virus."

"We also obtained a copy of Professor Yuan's evolution potion formula. After studying it, we came to the same conclusion as Professor Yuan: there is an antidote for the zombie virus. However, once it is released on a large scale, not only will all the zombies within the area die, but evolved humans will also lose their resistance. Those with better physical condition can survive, but their evolutionary abilities will disappear. Those with poor physical condition will die directly, just like the zombies."

“No one is willing to take that risk.” Zhu Jinxian shook his head. “We won’t even take it out of the lab because it’s highly contagious. It’s like harming the enemy by a thousand while hurting yourself by ten thousand. There’s no way to defend against it except through absolute physical isolation.”

silence.

"So, where exactly is the Longevity Base?" Zhao Wushuang asked. She didn't care where the virus came from; she only wanted to find a solution. Since there was an antidote, she would find it and then give it to Professor Yuan for optimization. Eventually, they could create a drug that could kill zombies while causing minimal harm to evolved humans.

Zhu Jinxian... Don't jump to conclusions so quickly.

Just as he was about to speak, Gao Jue said, "We've arrived at the Benxi base."

The convoy entered the Benxi base and drove straight to the front of the Zhao family's house.

Looking at the Zhao family gate from her childhood memories, Zhao Lexi had no time to think about the Longevity Society anymore. Instead, she looked at Gao Jue with some nervousness.

Because Zhao Shikang was unaware that Gao Jue could hear people's thoughts, Zhao Shiyun entrusted Zhao Lexi with the crucial task of finding her parents' killer. Zhao Lexi needed to identify the enemy who plotted to kill her parents among her closest relatives.

But they are all my closest relatives!

Zhao Lexi was afraid she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly because she lacked concrete evidence and couldn't mention Gao Jue's special abilities. Although she could simply point out the killer's actions without explaining anything, she didn't know how to face her other relatives who were unaware of the truth afterward.

Gao Jue handed the car over to the Zhao family, got out and walked to Zhao Lexi's side, gently patting her shoulder to comfort her, "You only need to mention your parents once in front of everyone, you don't need to worry about anything else."

He paused for a moment, then looked at the approaching Zhao family patriarch and said, "Perhaps you don't need to bring it up; your grandfather will bring it up himself. This time, you will also witness the succession of the family patriarch position. At that time, you only need to call a halt, and leave the rest to me."

The nervous Zhao Lexi only remembered one sentence: "Stop when witnessing the succession of the family head."

Gao Jue moved aside to stand next to Zhao Lexi, and Zhao Hao took Zhao Lexi's hand with one hand and Zhao Shikang's hand with the other, his eyes full of love and pride: "Knowing that you were coming back, I specially arranged the handover ceremony of the family head today, to witness it on behalf of the eldest brother's lineage."

Zhao Lexi asked, "Grandpa, are all my uncles and aunts here?"

"Everyone's here!" Many members of the Zhao family survived the apocalypse, but not all of them lived at the Benxi base. For example, the siblings lived at the Beicang base.

Those who remained at the Benxi base were mostly from the lineage of the clan chief, Zhao Lexi's grandfather, including his two brothers and some collateral relatives.

Besides Zhao Lexi's father, Zhao Lexi's grandfather also had a younger son named Zhao Chuilin.

My second grandfather only had one daughter, Zhao Lanxin, who had been married before, but later divorced and returned home.

The third grandfather's first wife gave birth to two sons, and his mistress also gave birth to a son. In the end, he forced the mistress to take the compensation and leave the country, and brought back the illegitimate child. The illegitimate child's original name was Zhao Chuiliang, but after he was brought back, the clan chief ordered him to change his name, removing the character "Chui" and leaving only the character "Liang".

Upon entering the living room, the Zhao family was already waiting. Zhao Lexi and her siblings greeted their relatives one by one and introduced everyone to Gao Jue and Xue Hua. The older people were fine, but the younger ones couldn't help but glance at Xue Hua a few more times, though they didn't go too far because of the presence of their elders.

Zhao Hao said, "You guys rest first, we'll go to the ancestral hall later."

"Grandpa, we're not tired." Zhao Lexi didn't want to wait a moment longer. "Can our friends attend the ceremony?"

Zhao Hao laughed and said, "Of course. The current situation isn't good, so there's no need to worry about formalities. Let's keep the ceremony simple and we can finish quickly. There's nothing we can't see. Come on over."

Everyone stood up, straightened their clothes, and followed clan leader Zhao Hao toward the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is located at the very end of the courtyard. It was rebuilt after the end of the world, but fortunately, the ancestral tablets are still there.

Just as Gao Jue had predicted, on the way to the ancestral hall, the old man, holding Zhao Lexi's hand, couldn't help but sigh, "Lele, if only your father were still here!"

“If my elder brother were still alive, the position of clan leader should belong to him,” Zhao Chuilin added.

Zhao Lexi didn't speak. She knew that one of the people her older brother suspected was their uncle, Zhao Chuilin.

No one else spoke.

After a long pause, the second grandfather spoke up: "Chuilin, you are also very good. There is no need to belittle yourself."

Third Grandfather nodded: "That's right, you are the most outstanding one of your generation, and you deserve to sit in this position. Do a good job, and in the future, we will choose the best one. Our Zhao family is relying on young people like you."

“That makes sense.” Zhao Hao nodded repeatedly.

Gao Jue looked at the younger generation who were Zhao Lexi's peers and praised them, "The young people of the Zhao family are all outstanding individuals."

Third Grandfather laughed heartily: "No, no, he can't compare to Shiyun. The Zhao family will still be handed over to him in the future, which can be considered as returning the property to its rightful owner."

“My eldest brother isn’t coming back.” Zhao Lexi shook her head. “My second brother, third brother, and I are all going with our eldest brother. Wherever our eldest brother is, we will be there.”

Clan Chief Zhao Hao's eyes held a hint of disappointment, knowing that his grandchildren still harbored resentment towards him.

But what could he do? If he had made a big fuss about it back then and found out that his eldest son had been murdered by his own family, the collateral branches would have seized the opportunity to make trouble, and the position of clan leader of the main branch would have been in jeopardy!

Shi Yun chose to leave because he saw through this, partly to avoid being targeted and to protect his younger siblings as they grew up safely, and partly to avoid putting pressure on him. In reality, how could he not be heartbroken to see his own son, his outstanding son, die so mysteriously? For years, he had been secretly investigating the murderer, but unfortunately, he had no leads.

"That's right. Shiyun is the base leader now, and it's the time for him to make great strides. It's alright, we still have Shiting and Shixuan, they're all good kids."