Chapter 716 - 587: Temporary Worker

"Good day, Uncle Zhang."

"Good morning, Brother Zhang."

"Hello to you too, wear more clothes, it’s cold outside, don’t just focus on keeping the vegetables warm."

No matter how good Zhang Su’s hearing was, he couldn’t hear the conversation between Duan Wuhu and Fu Weijun from a hundred meters away. On his way to Cui Leng Pavilion, he bumped into Mo Qianlan and Yi Xiaoling heading to the vegetable shed together.

Yi Xiaoling tilted her head and smiled, "Don’t worry, don’t worry, Brother Zhang, you should take care of yourself too. By the way, your glasses are so cool!"

After being at the camp for some time, Yi Xiaoling’s condition gradually improved. Not only did her personality become a bit more cheerful, but her skin and appearance also recovered, not to mention charming, but at least she was a girl who looked quite pleasant.

"Uncle Zhang’s eyes got a bit injured, that’s why he wears glasses to shield from the light..."

Mo Qianlan quietly reminded Yi Xiaoling from the side.

"Ah... I see, sorry, Brother Zhang, but they really look good, just a bit small."

Yi Xiaoling touched the temple area, indicating it felt a bit tight.

"Cough cough..." Zhang Su thought this woman’s observations were really detailed, waving his hand, "I already asked Xinyu to help me find a better pair. Haha, you guys carry on."

After the chit-chat, Zhang Su walked into Cui Leng Pavilion. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Xie Yanshan doing some stretching exercises, breathing out white mist, while Liu Tianji and Ke Zhiyu were doing push-ups, already counting to thirty-four...

Xie Yanshan saw Zhang Su standing quietly watching the two doing push-ups, so he didn’t say anything, just nodded as a greeting.

Zhang Su sensed Xie Yanshan’s mood was slightly heavy, for some unknown reason. Maybe it was because he lost his good partner, Fu Weijun?

"Forty-nine, fif...ty! Whew..." Liu Tianji stood up, looked at Zhang Su, happily waved: "Brother Su, good morning, oh, you’re looking quite stylish."

"Good morning, King Yama." Ke Zhiyu still greeted him reservedly, then stood respectfully to the side, remembering not to act overly familiar.

"Eyes are a bit light-sensitive."

Zhang Su adjusted his sunglasses, walked to Liu Tianji and Ke Zhiyu, grabbed their regenerated hands and squeezed them, nodding and smiling: "Looking like you’ve recovered quite well?"

"Very well, even better than the original, haha!"

Liu Tianji squeezed his fist, quite satisfied with this brand new hand.

Though it seemed like a joke, Zhang Su asked seriously: "Why is it better than the original? In what way?"

"Uh..."

Liu Tianji was speechless, having said it casually, but he did feel some differences, though he couldn’t quite articulate them, furrowing his brows in thought.

Ke Zhiyu weakly spoke up from the side: "The fingers have more strength than before, and the joints are a bit more flexible."

"Seems like it."

Liu Tianji uncertainly wiggled his fingers, indeed feeling they were a bit more nimble than the other hand.

"It’s normal. It’s a new thing, it has to be good. With the observation period over, you two are free to go, but don’t get too excited!"

Before the two could cheer, Zhang Su pivoted, suppressing their joyous expressions right as they began to emerge.

"Ke Zhiyu, you don’t need to report back to Liu Yao anymore. From now on, stick with Liu Tianji, consider yourself a temporary member of the Yama Corps. When you’ve grown in various aspects, you’ll become a full-fledged member."

Temporary worker!

Ke Zhiyu tried to contain his excitement when hearing Zhang Su’s words, nodding vigorously: "Yes, got it, I’ll definitely try hard!"

From being an obscure little underling at a kindergarten branch, immediately skyrocketing to a temporary member of the Yama Corps, it’s quite thrilling.

"And about your hand issues... try not to let it show. Wear gloves; if nobody asks, it’s fine. If anyone asks, just say you got the original hands reattached!"

Zhang Su pointed at their hands, unable to explain this away. If word got out that there’s a miracle medicine that could regenerate severed limbs, even he wouldn’t find peace. He took a rough glance yesterday and noticed there were no less than twenty people in camp missing an arm or leg!

"But, Brother Su, will people believe that?"

Liu Tianji placed his two hands side by side, clearly contrasting the new and old.

The old hand had calluses, wounds, and all sorts of marks of experience, while the new hand was bright, smooth, and fresh.

"Then don’t let people see it so closely, or make a big show of it, okay?"

Zhang Su smacked Liu Tianji’s new hand with a slap, leaving a few red marks on his fingers.

"Ah! Easy there, don’t break it... Got it, I’ll make sure there’s no problem."

Liu Tianji and Ke Zhiyu knew the seriousness of the matter, quickly agreeing without joking.

"Alright, let’s do that then... Xiaoliu, you live alone, the place is quite big, let Ke Zhiyu share it with you, convert the sofa into a bed, no problem, right?"

Zhang Su remembered Liu Tianji used to live with Wang Xin, then Wang Xin moved in with Zhang Ya, leaving single Liu Tianji behind...

"No problem! Big Dummy and I get along well, won’t take up resources, he can stay with me, and I’ll just teach him our rules here, haha."

Liu Tianji readily agreed.

"You two go ahead, no need for outside missions today or tomorrow, but remember afternoon training is mandatory!"

"Alrighty."

"Yes!"

"Don’t run off, here, gloves!"

Xie Yanshan saw the two about to bolt, quickly handing his leather gloves to them.

"Hehe, thanks, Dr. Xie."

The two put on the gloves, joyfully walked away, stepping out of Cui Leng Pavilion signified a new lease on life, and not just life, but new hands too!

"These two have a great mindset, in such difficult circumstances, they handle it well!"

Zhang Su watched their departing silhouettes, making a remark with some feeling.

"Yeah, we should always maintain a positive attitude, like when I’m about to tell you bad news, you need to keep a positive attitude too."

Xie Yanshan walked up beside Zhang Su, speaking very low and heavy.

Zhang Su turned his head with an odd expression: "Oh, Old Xie, I hadn’t realized you’re quite humorous, hurry up, what’s the bad news?"

Xie Yanshan looked towards the house, lowered his voice: "The other four injured individuals didn’t make it."

"That..."

Zhang Su finally understood why Xie Yanshan’s mood was heavy, this was the reason. He asked puzzledly: "Wasn’t it said someone — Guo Fenfang, was doing quite well?"

Xie Yanshan shook his head: "Last night, after dinner, I came over to check, the situation was indeed still stable, including the other two returned injured, no issues. But when I performed the routine check this morning, I found their breathing had stopped, their bodies showing various degrees of stiffness, the estimated death time was from two to four in the morning."

"This, is this even possible? Someone tampering?"

Zhang Su’s eyes sharpened, calmly hidden by dark sunglasses, if not, Xie Yanshan would surely be affected. His first reaction was someone sneaked into Cui Leng Pavilion to poison.

Xie Yanshan decisively shook his head: "There’s no tampering; it’s an issue with the Corpse Transformation Inhibitor. During tests with the Cyan Dragon Corps, similar situations occurred, the drug’s effective period inside the body is only two to three days."

Six people injected with the Corpse Transformation Inhibitor around the same time, four died around the same time, only Liu Tianji and Ke Zhiyu pulled through, it’s not easy at all."

"Hold on, you said it was just death, with no corpse transformation?"

Zhang Su asked.

Xie Yanshan paused slightly in surprise, looked at Zhang Su with a peculiar gaze, nodded: "That’s right, they passed quite peacefully. If there was transformation, it wouldn’t be long after death before it started again, it seems the inhibitor did work?"

"Exactly..." Zhang Su helplessly massaged his temple, saying: "Successfully inhibited transformation, but the people didn’t survive! Sigh..."

As he spoke, Zhang Su suddenly let out a sigh, pulled out a cigarette to light: "Previously when seeing Qiu Hui and Liu Tianji’s condition, I thought, eventually we’ll develop a special squad imperceptible to zombies, but now this plan seems unrealizable!"