Quick Transmigration: The Villain Always Ends Up with the Male Lead

Chapter 184 Human Leaders Are Blind to the Truth (37)

Seeing that Si Yan was so unyielding, Li Wenshu simply stopped saying anything more; after all, she had already given a warning, and whether it had attracted their attention was no longer her concern.

And so, he calmly watched everyone leave.

The last to step out the door was He Chiyan. Just before leaving, he suddenly stopped, his back to Li Wenshu, and said:

"If there really is an afterlife, how would you face it?" He Chiyan didn't care about Li Wenshu's answer. After saying this, he walked away again.

Therefore, he did not see the fleeting, unreadable emotion in Li Wenshu's eyes behind him.

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Zhong Liyu acted swiftly, and after obtaining the key testimony, he immediately convened a meeting covering the entire base.

The true mastermind behind the murder of Zhong Yihuan was identified as Li Wenshu, thus clearing the names of He Chiyan and others.

Zhong Liyu: "According to the base's regulations, the mastermind Li Wenshu was sentenced to death; the five accomplices, including Sun Donghang, were expelled and will never be allowed to set foot on the base's borders again."

In addition, Zhong Liyu officially announced that Si Yan would become the successor to the base leader, and also told everyone in the base that Si Yan was the human leader she had predicted could save humanity.

Most people in the base still believed in Zhong Liyu, the "prophet." After hearing that he was the prophesied human leader, their initial dissatisfaction with the newcomer becoming the leader disappeared.

Finally, with the unanimous approval of the entire base, Si Yan successfully took over the base commander's office.

Stopping in front of the base commander's office, Zhong Liyu said to Si Yan, "Although Zhong Yihuan said he would have He Chiyan assist you, his brain... isn't really suitable to be your deputy..."

He Chiyan felt deeply that she had misunderstood him: "Zhongli Yu, what do you mean by that?"

Zhongli Yu looked at He Chiyan through the veil, her eyes showing no fear: "It's nothing, just the literal meaning. I have to be responsible to the new base commander, and even to our entire base, right?"

He Chiyan opened his mouth, but could only remain silent and silently endure everything.

Even he himself had to admit that he preferred to take action to solve problems rather than use his brain to think.

Zhongli Yu then asked, "Do you have anyone you like? If not, I'll just have to figure it out myself?"

When she asked that question, Si Yan subconsciously looked at Shi Qi.

Si Yan was actually very clear that the so-called deputy was just a base chief's secretary like Li Wenshu; rationally, it would be best to find someone with average combat skills but a very good mind.

Shi Qi's intelligence goes without saying, but at the same time, his combat strength is also among the best of all humans; such a person is more suitable to stand on the front line of fighting against zombies than to be his deputy.

But out of selfishness...

"Shi Qi, would you be willing to be my deputy?" Si Yan asked, looking at Shi Qi with anticipation.

Upon hearing the question, Shi Qi nodded immediately and agreed, "I'm willing." He didn't really care, although he knew his martial prowess wasn't suited for being a "civil official." But according to the original plot, whether he became a civil official or a military general wouldn't have a significant impact on what followed.

After all, in the original storyline, he himself was unable to join the human camp.

Zhong Liyu glanced at Shi Qi, who had agreed without hesitation, then silently turned to look at Si Yan, who had extended the invitation: "Why don't you reconsider someone else?"

Si Yan frowned in surprise: "No, and Shi Qi has already agreed, hasn't he?"

Zhong Liyu was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, whatever you decide is fine..." She now truly understood what it meant to "you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep."

Although she really wanted to believe Shi Qi, knowing that he was most likely not even human, she found it very difficult to fully trust him.

The position of deputy to the base commander is crucial to the safety of the entire base, so she has to be extremely vigilant.

Zhong Liyu: "Also, if Dr. Jiang needs anything... He Chiyan, you can take him to the base's research center in a bit."

"As someone who rarely shows his face (at his private residence), staying outside for this long has already given our new base commander a lot of face! If there's nothing else, I'll head back now!"

Clearly, the second half of her sentence was just a polite formality. Without waiting for anyone's reaction, she simply walked away.

The speed was so fast that it even seemed to create a gust of wind.

He Chiyan watched her hurried departure speechlessly: "..." After a moment, he turned back to Jiang Weilan and asked, "Do you need me to take you to the research center? As far as I know, some of Li Wenshu's research results should be there."

Jiang Weilan nodded, because he knew very little, so he was really eager to know what Li Wenshu's research results were.

After Jiang Weilan left with He Chiyan and the others, apart from Si Yan and Shi Qi, only Zhang Lie and the other two remained at the office door.

Zhang Lie sighed deeply: "Sigh! Now that you're the base commander, Brother Shi is your deputy, and even Dr. Jiang has gone back to his old ways, what are we three poor wretches supposed to do?"

Hearing his clearly teasing tone, Si Yan couldn't help but chuckle, "Although I've become the base commander, the fact that we're a team won't change. If there are any tricky situations in the future, we'll still act together. However, if you'd like..."

Si Yan patted him on the shoulder: "I believe that with your strength, becoming a squad leader will be a piece of cake."

Zhang Lie quickly waved his hand: "Never mind! I was just joking. Boss, you know me, having me in charge of a team is worse than killing me."

Ye Xin rolled her eyes speechlessly; even Ling Wei couldn't suppress a smile.

Ye Xin hooked her arm around Zhang Lie's neck and pulled him back, saying, "Boss, you guys keep working. You've been working so hard, the three of us should go back and rest!"

Zhang Lie was held by the neck by fate and could only resign himself to being led backward.

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As the saying goes, "a new broom sweeps clean," and the newly appointed base commander, Si Yan, was incredibly busy in the first few days after taking office, which also kept his adjutant, Shi Qi, extremely busy.

Seeing Shi Qi sitting at his desk with an increasingly gloomy expression, 007 cautiously asked, "Dear host, are you alright?"

Shi Qi glanced up at 007, who was slumped over the corner of his desk: "Do I look like I'm doing well?" Although he was a responsible person and a zombie with increased stamina, no one could accept spending three days straight doing nothing but work, right?!

007: "Uh...it doesn't seem like it...but, host, good luck?"

Shi Qi had no desire to listen to his sarcastic remarks, so he lowered his head and continued reading the documents, ignoring 007 on the corner of the table.

After a moment, Shi Qi suddenly looked up, a flash of dark red in his eyes: "Do you smell any fragrance?"