My Girlfriend is a Zombie

Chapter 781 – Not Everyone Can Catch Birds

When the Squad Leader saw Captain Song again, he realized that meeting the Big Boss was not something that could happen on a whim. Usually, the Big Boss only appeared before senior management during important meetings. Most of the time, he lived a life akin to seclusion. Given today’s situation, the Big Boss certainly wouldn’t be idle, but this also meant he was very busy and might not have the time to spare.

“Since it’s news about that kid, he should see you,” said Captain Song.

However, after thinking it over, he suddenly smirked. “But then again, it’s hard to say. Maybe the Big Boss doesn’t even care about him. No matter how impressive he is, he only has a few people. Can they compare to us, Niepan? If they hadn’t taken advantage of the situation, how could things have turned out like this? In my opinion, what the Big Boss cares about are the forces behind them, not this kid who’s jumping around.”

The Squad Leader felt like wiping the sweat from his forehead. Regardless of how they took advantage of the situation, the other side only had a few people… Making excuses after losing, wouldn’t it be better to just put up a sign on the wall that says, “We actually won”?

Of course, he didn’t dare say this aloud and instead asked, “Captain, does the Big Boss have any particular likes or dislikes?”

The Squad Leader seemed very nervous and even slowed down as they went upstairs. Even with support from someone beside him, he looked like he couldn’t muster any energy.

Asking these questions had clearly taken a lot of courage.

Captain Song glanced at him and said, “How would I know?”

He said the Big Boss was reclusive; did he think he had seen him before?

What a fool…

Captain Song felt a bit disgruntled. If it weren’t for Ling Mo, none of these troubles would have arisen!

“I see…” the Squad Leader forced a smile and suddenly asked, “When I arrived, I saw that all the regular Members were gathered together…”

“We’re looking for a mole,” Captain Song replied dryly.

“There really is…” The Squad Leader felt uneasy. The reason he “listened” to Ling Mo was partly due to this concern. If he came back and said nothing, not only would his situation be difficult, but he might also get inexplicably killed. If Ling Mo hadn’t mentioned this matter directly, he would have felt even more anxious, as if there were an invisible knife waiting ahead, ready to cut him down if he wasn’t careful.

“Who knows if there is or not. Stop asking,” Captain Song glared at him again and then casually mentioned a few precautions.

These precautions were all related to the Big Boss, and the Squad Leader listened attentively.

“Can we see the Big Boss? We have news about Ling Ge. He said… he has a message for the Big Boss.”

As soon as they reached the emergency exit of the staircase, they were stopped. Captain Song stepped forward and spoke in a gentle tone.

“Changing face, huh…” The Squad Leader was somewhat dumbfounded.

“Wait,” said the Guard, who was a new face but whose voice seemed somewhat familiar to the Squad Leader.

He thought about it for a moment and suddenly realized.

Wasn’t this the guy with the sunglasses man? And that other Iron Rod Man…

So they were the Big Boss’s people?

Two minutes later, the man returned, lazily leaning against the wall. “He’s busy. Wait another hour.”

“An hour…” The Squad Leader started to speak but was silenced by a glare from Captain Song.

“There’s a sofa over there.” The man stepped aside and pointed towards a corner.

The Squad Leader looked around as he walked in and immediately noticed rows of tightly closed doors.

There were also people patrolling the Corridor, giving it a tense atmosphere.

As soon as they settled on the sofa, a muffled scream suddenly echoed from the depths of the Corridor.

The Squad Leader shot up, while the guard remained indifferent, saying, “Interrogating a spy.”

“A spy? That fast…”

Didn’t the investigation just start downstairs? How could the spy be exposed so quickly!

The Squad Leader glanced back at Captain Song, only to find him equally bewildered.

He knew that a few mental ability Members had been called away, but how did they figure out who the spy was?

If anything, these people had attempted to make a move when “Ling Ge” escaped, right?

Could it be a disguise?

It’s hard to understand…

“Don’t ask questions about things you shouldn’t know.” The man added coldly.

The Squad Leader sat back down sheepishly but secretly muttered to himself, “Now he knows how to act tough. Why was he such a pushover in front of that guy Ling?”

An hour isn’t that long, but with occasional screams echoing, it felt like sitting on pins and needles…

Meanwhile, Ling Mo and his group had already left the Medical University far behind and were walking towards the outskirts through remote alleys.

With Ling Mo’s psychic probe and Ye Lian’s sense of smell, they didn’t encounter many zombies along the way.

Yu Shiran and the others were kept at the back by Ling Mo to prevent them from unknowingly being approached by pursuers.

With Xiao Bai and Black Silk around, even a superhuman would easily be exposed, greatly increasing their safety.

But not even Ling Mo had anticipated that he had gained an invaluable hour due to the Big Boss’s intervention.

“Old Lan, you said even fish can mutate. Can birds?” Ling Mo asked, walking beside Old Lan with genuine interest.

“That depends on the size of the bird,” Old Lan pondered aloud. “Common birds generally can’t; they’re too small. Look at this koi fish. It mutated, but its body length was already a foot long, and it fed on recently mutated common zombies. Given its size, how long do you think it had been feeding? Moreover, there were definitely other fish in that pool. The blood mostly diluted in the water; how much virus could they get just from rotting flesh? So it was an accumulation and gradual change process…”

“Why are you telling me the theory? I just want to know if you can make any bird mutate.” Ling Mo said.

For this infiltration into Niepan, having a mutated bird would make their actions much more convenient.

But what had really reminded him of this idea was the relentless pursuit by Niepan.

In this desolate urban jungle, all senses are restricted. For example, smell and hearing can be affected by environmental Interference, and sight can be obstructed by buildings. However, if they had an aerial observer, these problems wouldn’t exist!

Ling Mo had tried to create one himself, but ultimately failed. In hindsight, it was because his awareness was too advanced for the time.

Half a year ago, he had tried to mutate small Creatures, but the virus hadn’t progressed to that point yet. And from what Old Lan was saying, even now it might still be a bit premature.

“Birds are a special case; they need to fly,” Old Lan said, frowning. “Large birds are in the mountains. Where am I supposed to catch one for you?”

“There are scavenger birds in the city; the accumulation is there,” Ling Mo reminded him.

“Not many around, though…” Old Lan looked around and said.

They hadn’t seen birds on their way, which Ling Mo found to be quite normal.

“There aren’t any fresh corpses around here, so why would there be birds? Anyway, the road ahead is long. When we encounter one, I’ll catch it for you.” Ling Mo said enthusiastically.

Old Lan was stunned again, “You can catch birds!”

Li Yalin, standing nearby, reached out and wrapped an arm around Ling Mo’s, leaning normally on his shoulder and saying, “I can too…”

Her eyes drifted from Ling Mo’s chest downward, and a peculiar smile formed on her lips.

“Ahem…”

Ling Mo almost choked and quickly covered it up with a cough.

However, Lan Lan had already turned around, curiously asking, “Where? I want to catch one too.”

“Catch what!” Old Lan glared angrily at Ling Mo, waving his daughter to move ahead.

As Lan Lan walked past Mu Chen in confusion, the sunglasses man suddenly convulsed, and muffled, odd hissing sounds came from his gagged mouth.

“Ah!” Lan Lan jumped in shock and instinctively kicked at him. “How dare you scare me!”

But the sunglasses man didn’t even look at her. Instead, he smiled through clenched teeth, mumbling something indistinctly.

“It’s finally starting,” Ling Mo said, walking over with a smile.