Forty minutes later, Su Jin drove back to the activity center.
Cheng Du had already received the news and was standing alone at the entrance, waiting.
Seeing the car return, he immediately went up to meet it.
Su Jin did not get out of the car, simply leaning out and saying, "I've cleared the way ahead. Hurry up and get the two elders into the car, and grab two shotguns as backup."
"Director, I'm really so touched. I didn't expect you to dare to go alone with me..."
"Cut the crap and hurry up!"
Cheng Du jogged all the way, quickly carrying Wei De out from inside and getting into the car with Sun Ya.
The vehicle only stayed for three minutes before setting off again.
Su Jin and Sun Ya sat in the front seats. Sun Ya said, "No problems on the road?"
"Would I have returned this quickly if there were?" Su Jin said with a laugh. "Everything went smoothly. I checked out the Longlin Skyscraper. There were only a dozen or so ordinary Zombies inside, all dealt with by me. The environment is very clean, and the equipment looks intact, but I didn't dare inspect the details."
"Elder Sun, do you know where the emergency power supply is?"
"I know. Back when I went to inspect the equipment for someone, the owner specifically gave me a full tour to show off." Sun Ya sighed. "I've been to many nice places, but the top floor of the Longlin Skyscraper, that was... unforgettable!"
"No wonder everyone wants to climb up." Su Jin smiled helplessly. "I just took a wrong turn in life and ended up in the market. If I had studied something else back then, who knows how many people I could have helped."
"Hah, by then your brain would follow your wallet. Don't you want a big house?"
"I'm not greedy. I just need a place to live. I don't need to own a house."
"I can tell, you really are cut out for this."
In the back seat, Cheng Du was looking after Wei De. As the car turned, Wei De's limp body couldn't help but tilt.
"Elder Wei, is this position comfortable for you? Let me adjust it?"
"Don't touch me! Pervert!" Wei De scolded angrily. "You're a grown man, if you're sick, you should go to the hospital!"
"Hey! What's with you... who's sick? I'm not interested in you, why are you taking it out on me!"
Trying to be helpful, he ended up getting scolded.
Cheng Du was so angry he rolled his eyes, crossed his arms, and looked out the window.
Sun Ya snorted coldly and added, "Ignoring an illness doesn't make it right, does it? A grown man, liking men instead of something normal. Are you worthy of your parents? You're unfilial!"
"Hey... enough, enough, you two old men are really something. Cheng Du is here to help, and you say things like that... is that an illness? What outdated social ideas." Su Jin mocked while driving. "Later, we'll have to carry you two upstairs. Can you two walk up a hundred floors by yourselves?"
"Exactly... still looking down on me?" Cheng Du laughed, reaching out to pat the front seat. "The Director is considerate, open-minded!"
"Shut up, don't talk to me!"
...
Driving to the base of the Longlin Skyscraper.
Su Jin and Cheng Du got out of the car at the same time, carrying Sun Ya and Wei De, quickly heading into the building.
Having scouted the route earlier, the path was clear.
The four of them went straight to the ninety-ninth floor.
After placing Wei De on the bed in the luxurious ward, Sun Ya jogged off to start the power supply.
Cheng Du looked out the window and suddenly exclaimed, "What's going on! The building far across is on fire, the lower floors are burning, such a big fire! Are there other people there?"
"Stop shouting. I set the fire." Su Jin said while adjusting the bed.
"Why..."
Before Cheng Du could finish, the backup power started. With a few clunks, the entire floor lit up brightly.
Su Jin pointed upward. "Why else? Zombies react to light sources too. If they gather downstairs, it'll be troublesome. You come with me to turn off the other lights on the floors above and below. One light is enough. When Elder Sun returns, we'll act."
"The Director is cautious, I didn't think of that..."
"Shut up!"
Not long after, Sun Ya returned, entering the ward and saying, "I'm going to the MRI scanning room. Whoever wants to come can follow, if not, stay here and keep Old Wei company."
Su Jin went forward to accompany Sun Ya to the MRI scanning room.
The intact machine was placed in the room, and the surroundings were also tidy.
After scanning the area, Sun Ya immediately began checking the machine.
While waiting anxiously, Su Jin observed the environment and couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
This private MRI scanning room was much larger than those in hospitals, really wasting space... truly impressive!
After a busy period, Sun Ya clapped his hands heavily!
"Good! The magnet hasn't quenched, and the liquid helium level is still at 36%. As long as the cold head temperature control is stable, we can restart within three hours... great! The person who ordered the launch of the Cold Vault missile really helped us a lot. The situation is better than I imagined!"
"Hah..." Su Jin completely relaxed and said, "That's good. Elder Sun, you stay alone for a while. Cheng Du and I will go turn off the lights on the other floors."
"Alright, you go quickly. Don't worry about me."
...
On the top floor, Su Jin quickly moved from room to room, constantly turning off lights.
Although the world overall was backward, the top floor of the Longlin Skyscraper truly shocked him, this Earth bumpkin.
The decoration style showed no hint of tackiness, every piece exuding luxurious quality.
The walls and carpets were all in red and gold colors, with unique crystal chandeliers everywhere, shining brilliantly.
It wasn't until he found a messy watch cabinet in the huge master bedroom and found a good watch in the corner that Su Jin went downstairs satisfied.
At the same moment, Cheng Du also returned to the MRI scanning room, holding a basket, looking delighted as he approached.
"Director! Director! Look what I found downstairs, several huge refrigerators connected... all full of fruit. They've been stored for so long, still as fresh as new, so awesome."
Su Jin picked up a familiar-looking fruit, took a bite, opened his eyes wide, and nodded deeply. "Sweet! Really damn sweet!"
After chewing a couple of times, he suddenly realized the problem. He asked Sun Ya in surprise, "Hey, wait, that's not right. The refrigerator should have lost power long ago. How is the fruit still so fresh?"
Sun Ya calmly said, "All the equipment here is custom-made. I remember the refrigerators use a dual-loop cooling system. Besides the compressor, they also have a liquid nitrogen closed cycle and a phase-change cold storage layer. They can maintain below minus ten degrees Celsius for a month even without power... this kind of thing isn't sold on the market. You might not see it even twenty years later."
"I don't understand what you're saying... no wonder it's good to be rich. We get to experience the life of the rich." Cheng Du happily munched on the fruit.
"Rich? Some things you can't manage even with money." Sun Ya sneered.
"Hey, what do you mean? If I spend money, can't I buy it?"
"Some things, if others use them, you can't. It has nothing to do with money."
"Tch... I don't care. Anyway, today we get to experience it."
Sun Ya kept working with his hands, teasing with his mouth. "So, would you rather experience the life of the rich here, or go back to being a neighborhood security guard before?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Du's chewing slowed down, gradually feeling tasteless, and he said gloomily, "If I could go back to the past, I'd be willing to be a stray dog..."
"Hah... I'd be happy to die yesterday." Sun Ya laughed.
Su Jin put down the fruit in his hand, quietly sat to the side, closed his eyes, and rested.
...
"Done!"
Two and a half hours later, at Sun Ya's call, the two got up.
The machine had already started up, making noise.
Su Jin was about to step forward when he suddenly felt a pulling sensation at his side.
He quickly reached out to stop Cheng Du, who wanted to go forward to check.
"Don't go over."
"He's right, don't get close to the machine. If you have metal items on you and get sucked in, then my efforts will be wasted!" Sun Ya's reminder sounded. "Alright, which of you two is ready to push Old Wei in?"
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