My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 27: Cooperation

“Sigh, that’s not what I meant.”
Wu Ya was so angry she wanted to punch someone.
“Just kidding.” Lu Bai restrained his smile a bit: “I know what you want to ask. He’s the same as me. If you see him, try to stay far away.”
Tian Wang, who had come closer, heard the second half of the sentence and couldn’t help but look toward the direction A Gu had left with lingering fear.
Ke Jiangni walked to Wu Ya’s side and asked softly: “Then why do you two seem pretty… harmonious? Didn’t they say you guys would kill each other?”
“After all, doing this in broad daylight isn’t great.”
Lu Bai stood up: “Let’s go. It’s about time to eat. You should try the food in District 7.”
Hearing about eating, Tian Wang perked up: “Sure, sure. After eating, you can take us for a stroll around nearby.”
If he had to say, Lu Bai’s understanding of District 7 was actually about the same as Tian Wang’s. During the time he had been in District 7, he had only figured out which direction had slightly weaker vigilance forces.
Fortunately, they were all densely packed military tents, so wanting to take a walk, he could go in any direction.
Anyway, no one would treat the tents as a tourist spot.
Lu Bai accompanied the three to eat their fill in the canteen and was just preparing to walk around.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the sunshade, he was stopped by a fully armed soldier.
“Company Commander Zhou wants to see you.”
……
The administrative building where headquarters was located.
Second floor, non-commissioned officer’s office.
Zhou Zongming sat at a desk: “What did you do this morning?”
“I moved a small stool to sit outside and watch everyone chat. I ate too much at mealtime and was planning to go somewhere quiet to do some breathing exercises, but then your people called me over.” Lu Bai said, tilting his head.
Zhou Zongming looked him up and down, then extended his index finger and circled it downward: “Turn around.”
Lu Bai didn’t comply and naturally sat down on the guest sofa nearby: “If you like watching men spin, I can recommend a bar called Big Bird Spin Spin Spin.”
“Just confirming if you’re carrying any weapons.”
Zhou Zongming maintained his surface sternness and didn’t continue with the previous request: “After all, the suspicion on you hasn’t been cleared yet. Don’t cause trouble. Behave yourself.”
Lu Bai nodded: “You said that last night. Hmm, then I’ll say it again: thanks.”
He really wasn’t being sarcastic this time.
In fact, according to wartime control regulations, someone like Lu Bai with major suspicion should be detained even without evidence.
But Zhou Zongming hadn’t done that. Perhaps it was self-blame for not discovering the murderer Cui Qing earlier, or perhaps because Lu Bai was still a student.
In any case, this company commander had retained Lu Bai’s right to move freely to the maximum extent.
“You really know how to thank someone.”
Zhou Zongming waved his hand somewhat uncomfortably.
Lu Bai looked around and suddenly seemed to think of something, pointing outside the window and asking: “Is that the research center over there?”
“Mm, what are you asking about it for, kid?” Zhou Zongming subconsciously responded, then quickly reacted.
“They don’t even let people in there. I’m just curious. Pretend it’s a kid being ignorant and asking for fun.”
Lu Bai brushed it off casually.
He recalled the glimpse he caught before coming in.
There were only two soldiers guarding the gate of that building. It was hard to say how strong the defensive forces were.
Not to mention supernatural death fighters—even a few bold civilians might be able to sneak in.
As for whether there were hidden defensive forces inside the research center?
It couldn’t be completely ruled out, but the possibility was really not high.
Because the current research center was originally called the research building, filled with military laboratories.
But after the zombie virus outbreak, most military experiments were temporarily halted, and the defensive forces were naturally transferred away.
Plus, a large number of medical personnel and sanitary medical equipment rescued from the urban area were all moved into that building, so it was simply converted into a virus research center, mainly responsible for vaccine research and development.
……
Coming out of the administrative building, Lu Bai keenly noticed several gazes falling on him.
He stretched lazily and casually looked around.
Although he wasn’t quite clear on exactly how many death fighters were secretly observing nearby, relatively speaking, he wasn’t too worried about exposing his identity as a death fighter.
With [Super Regeneration] as backup, his fault tolerance was higher than that of ordinary death fighters.
Without lingering too long in front of the administrative building, Lu Bai went straight back to the tent where he lived.
Standing at the tent entrance, he intentionally or unintentionally looked at a piece of chewing gum on the ground.
Then, he gave a thumbs up to the chewing gum.
About a few minutes later, A Gu, wearing a white shirt, slowly walked out from behind a tent.
“Looks like you’ve agreed to cooperate.”
“No explanation?” Lu Bai glanced at the chewing gum under his foot.
“That’s one of my abilities, [Detective’s Chewing Gum]. It can eavesdrop and surveil for a certain period of time.”
A Gu smiled faintly: “I didn’t deliberately hide it. This is my sincerity.”
Hearing this, Lu Bai also smiled.
Unlike A Gu’s obviously patterned smile, his smile looked more like genuine inner joy.
“Since it’s cooperation, the most basic thing is sharing intelligence, right?”
“Of course.”
A Gu said softly: “I’ll first tell you about the situation I’ve learned. Vaccine research and development has made great progress and will enter the clinical stage in about one or two days.
I’m sure you can also vaguely feel that the atmosphere in this temporary shelter is gradually becoming tense.”
Lu Bai looked around: “Is it?”
A Gu seemed choked for a moment and silently nodded: “Something like ‘storm is coming,’ though it sounds a bit mystical, it does exist.”
Lu Bai sat on the small stool at the tent entrance and gestured for A Gu to sit down and talk.
“Actually, I have another question. This so-called ‘node’—there’s only one, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then, after getting it, who gets it?”
This wasn’t some shared power bank that two phones could plug into together.
“I can’t hold onto it.”
A Gu didn’t mind showing his weakness: “My current ability set doesn’t have much combat power, so you keep the vaccine. I have only one condition: at final settlement, I rank in the top ten.”
Final settlement?
Lu Bai was slightly surprised, but it was covered by the harmless smile on his face.
His understanding of deathmatch duels was like battle royale—eliminate other death fighters and be the last one standing to win.
How did a final settlement suddenly pop up?
From A Gu’s tone, this seemed like a well-known fact.
“Top ten? No problem.”
Lu Bai kept his inner doubts and agreed first without asking.
A Gu had no doubts: “Great, then next, we can discuss how to safely get the vaccine out of the research center…”