Being a villain in apocalyptic writing

Zhang Jiayan forced a smile at the few people and whispered to them not to worry, saying that the person would definitely be found.

Everyone continued talking, and through each other's voices, the fear of the unknown in their hearts was somewhat dispelled.

Knowing this, even though Jiang Ye wanted to ask something, he held back and sat aside in silence.

But she still habitually sorted out the situation in her mind.

After about ten minutes, all that could be said had been said over and over again, and everyone fell into silence.

Jiang Ye moved slightly in her wheelchair to relieve the stiffness in her waist, and she cleared her throat at the same time.

Successfully attracted a lot of attention.

Jiang Ye raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man: "Uncle, have you and your wife entered the city in the past few days?"

From their previous conversation, Jiang Ye learned some basic information, such as there are currently seven missing people, and the man’s wife is one of them.

The man looked up in confusion, then nodded sadly because Jiang Ye mentioned his wife: "Yes, I came here five days ago."

"Bian Ran, what about you guys?"

When her name was called, Bian Ran was a little dazed. The tall girl next to her named Qiao Ying answered for her: "We came here three days ago. I entered the city one after the other."

Jiang Ye nodded and asked the old woman and the boy one after another.

Everyone then realized that they had all entered the city within the past four or five days.

Zhang Jiayan: "Jiang Ye, why are you asking this?"

"I just feel that we are not at the end of our rope yet, so we should not despair." Jiang Ye sat upright in the wheelchair, his hands folded casually, looking calm, "We are here, we must do something."

Even though they had already thought of the worst-case scenario in their minds, Jiang Ye's words made Bian Ran and the others feel relieved.

Her calm appearance also made everyone feel at ease.

"Yeah, Luo Ming and the others haven't come back yet, we are just scaring ourselves here!"

"And Luo Ming came back to see Doctor Luan, which means he might still be alive."

"Maybe it's not the person missing from our clinic at all..."

Seeing that they were comforting each other more, Jiang Ye wisely chose to keep quiet for the time being.

But to be honest, she was not optimistic about this matter.

Because no matter who Luo Ming and his team find, whether they are dead or alive, the seven missing people are unlikely to be safe.

After all, the people were taken away by Jiang Canhao. Jiang Ye didn't believe that he was crazy and came to the clinic to capture a few people at random.

As for Hu Jing, she had originally thought that the only thing that would alarm him was the basement being opened, but from what happened afterwards, it seemed that he was also coming for these seven people.

Then there must be some common characteristics among these seven people, and their importance or secrecy are so high that it is even worth Hu Jing's personal action.

But Jiang Ye couldn't figure out the reason for the time being.

I guess we won’t be able to get anything useful out of the person the clinic caught.

On the one hand, Jiang Canhao dared to let them take action, so he must have already taken care of their weaknesses.

On the other hand, this clinic may not be able to find any ruthless character and extract anything from this person through interrogation.

Jiang Ye scratched her forehead. She was not very willing to deal with the protagonists. To deal with gangsters and bastards, it was better to be more down-to-earth and breast-friendly.

Otherwise you will always feel depressed.

Just as she was thinking of this, her ears seemed to be suddenly silenced, and the noisy sounds around her stopped abruptly.

Ok?

Jiang Ye looked up, confused, and met everyone's bewildered yet trusting eyes...

Oh, that's it again.

Jiang Ye understood immediately and cleared his throat twice. The awkward and solemn atmosphere eased and everyone's eyes brightened.

Jiang Ye quickly got into the mood and continued to ask the middle-aged man: "Before entering the city, did you encounter anything... well, anything that left a deep impression on you?"

"No." The man thought for a moment and shook his head.

They all came to seek asylum, they were starving and just rushing on their way. What could be more impressive?

There was no need for Jiang Ye to continue asking, as Bian Ran and the others also said no.

After ruling out one possibility, Jiang Ye turned to ask about the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation on the road.

When they encountered this problem, they initially lost interest.

However, after a conversation, everyone, without exception, mentioned the issue of food.

They had come on a long journey, and the dry food they brought with them had been used up for various reasons. They had no choice but to buy some hunger-replenishing medicine from the supply exchange points along the way.

This thing was also invented in the laboratory. It can greatly improve a person's sense of fullness. A small bottle can keep you from feeling hungry for three days.

“Could it be that because they drank this, Xin Xue and the others were targeted?”

"What's so special about this hunger-relief liquid? I heard the uncle at the door say it doesn't taste good."

Amid the active discussion among the crowd, Jiang Ye silently watched Bian Ran and the others.

Her eyes were clear and frank, but when the other party noticed her gaze, they chose to look away and did not dare to meet her gaze.

It's not a hunger-filling liquid.

Listening to everyone's increasingly heated discussions, Jiang Ye remained very calm.

She believed that Bian Ran and the others had indeed bought some along the way, but... she didn't believe that only the missing people drank it.

She had seen this stuff at a supply point. It wasn't expensive. If one more person drank it, that person would be able to last longer.

Bian Ran was with her friends, so it didn't make sense for her friend to be the only one drinking.

Except for the old woman with less physiological consumption, the same logic applies to everyone else. The more food they need, the more likely they are to choose hunger-filled medicine to prolong time.

They were able to make it to the refugee camp, most likely because they had drunk the same drink.

Therefore, the hunger-filling medicine is not the key to distinguishing them from their missing relatives and friends.

But they were obviously ambiguous about the matter of "eating", which reminded her of something.

Jiang Ye lowered her eyes, her long black eyelashes hiding the coldness that flashed across her eyes.

"Anything else?" Jiang Ye's voice was not prominent amid the noise, but everyone heard it.

Everyone's eyes were focused on her. Jiang Ye smiled calmly, as if asking about the weather. "Besides the hunger-replenishing medicine, are there any other medicine or food?"

"No more..." The white-haired old lady said, and at the end she emphasized, "The others are too expensive, so I didn't buy them."

The middle-aged man avoided Jiang Ye's gaze: "We don't have it either."

Bian Ran blinked his red eyes in panic and stammered a few times without saying a word.

On the contrary, the seven or eight-year-old child suddenly widened his eyes after hearing Jiang Ye's question.

Seeing this, Jiang Ye leaned forward slightly and asked in a gentle voice: "Did the child's parents buy anything? For example...nutrient solution or something."

When they heard the word "nutrient solution", the faces of several adults changed instantly.

The look he gave Jiang Ye was filled with fear and panic for a moment.

The old lady even subconsciously wanted to cover the little boy's mouth, but stopped awkwardly under the gaze of everyone.

"Nutrient solution?" a girl asked, "Does the material exchange point still have this thing?"

"…Isn't this used for growing plants?"

When Jiang Ye mentioned "nutrient solution", no one thought much about it. It was not a word that would easily cause panic.

Everyone was waiting curiously for the answer from Bian Ran and the others, but the way they refused to answer was puzzling.

But the little boy couldn't understand their nervousness.

Amidst all the doubtful looks, he just spoke out the facts he knew in a hoarse voice: "Yes, I have bought it..."

"Is it the nutrient solution?" Jiang Ye was as calm as ever.

The boy nodded.

Bian Ran and the middle-aged man closed their eyes at the same time, as if they could not accept these three words.

The old lady also drooped her eyelids, looking visibly depressed.

What's going on here?

Everyone looked at each other.