"Did the base send you? Why are you all alone? Open the door for me!" The young man ran out and saw Zhan Yi inside through the car window. He kept banging on the door as he spoke.
Zhan Yi got up from the driver's seat, walked to the door, and opened the rear door. Normally, these doors are locked, so the young man and his companions couldn't open them.
"Quick, get on!" the young man called to the people behind him as soon as he got on the bus.
"Why are there no seats in your car?" asked the middle-aged man who followed him up, looking at the empty carriage.
"The mat on the ground will have to do." These words were not spoken by Zhan Yi, but by Shen Muyu. It was a kind of use of mental power, which could make the sound materialize wherever it spread.
"Did you bump into a transparent spherical creature? Have you looked through those three rooms ahead?" The old man, supported by the middle-aged woman and the young woman, came to the car, but instead of getting in, he asked Zhan Yi.
"I've encountered it before, but I've already led it away. Hurry up and get in the car, we're in a hurry." Shen Muyu was too lazy to explain too much, and just casually urged them on.
"Didn't you bring a special container? We need to take that transparent creature with us." The old man's tone carried a hint of accusation.
"What special container? Never heard of it. Hurry up and get in the car, there's no time." Shen Muyu got angry after hearing the old man's tone. She had gone through all that trouble to rescue them, and not only was there no thanks, but what was with this tone? Did she owe them something?
"Didn't I say on the radio before? I told you to bring the container! This thing is very important! Can you take responsibility if something goes wrong?" The old man's tone became stern.
"I don't care, you have to get that thing back! We need it for further research!" The old man stood in front of the car, looking furious, as if he wouldn't get on the car unless his conditions were met.
Shen Muyu was so angry that she laughed.
"Zhan Yi, knock them all out, then pack them up and take them away like before!" Shen Muyu's words rang in Zhan Yi's ears. He had finally managed to find some conscious people and was hoping to get some information from them, but now he didn't need to.
Upon hearing this, Zhan silently got out of the car, then walked up to the old man and delivered a swift chop to him.
"What are you doing!" The middle-aged woman initially thought Zhan Yi had come over to explain to the old man. After all, it was normal for someone who was urgently needed by the base to receive some special treatment. However, she did not expect Zhan Yi to act unpredictably and start hitting her right away.
Zhan Yi dodged the middle-aged woman's outstretched hand, and then gave her a jolt as well. The elderly woman, now without support, fell directly to the ground.
The young woman was not spared either, and all three of them fell to the ground.
Zhan Yi ignored them, turned around and got into the car, thinking he would deal with the two of them as well.
"No...don't hit me! I don't know anything! I didn't do anything to you!" The young man immediately shrank into a corner and covered his head.
"Who sent you? How could you treat us like this! Does your base no longer intend to carry out this experimental project?" The middle-aged man's words, coupled with a somewhat frightened expression, gave off a feeling of bluster without substance.
Zhan Yi didn't care what he said and just attacked. However, he controlled his strength very well, so the person was only stunned and not seriously injured.
"Zhan Yi, leave this man here, just tie him up." Seeing Zhan Yi walk up to the man, Shen Muyu thought for a moment and said. This man seemed relatively easy to control, so why not use him to find out what's going on?
Zhan Yi walked up to him and took out a rope.
"Cooperate a bit, I have some questions for you, and if you answer them well, I'll let you go," Shen Muyu's words rang out beside the young man.
"Okay, okay, I'll cooperate, I'll definitely cooperate." The young man followed Zhan Yi's force and put his hands behind his back, and then a series of entanglements engulfed him.
Finally, Zhan Yi tied the remaining rope at the back to the handlebars on top of the bike, and also tied a strip of cloth over his eyes, so tightly that the young man felt his skin was taut.
The remaining four people did the same thing, except they used an extra sack.
Knowing that Shen Muyu was a little unhappy, Zhan Yi deliberately threw the old man in first, and the middle-aged woman and the young woman each put some weight on him. It was unclear whether his old arms and legs could bear it.
"Little A, let's go." While Zhan Yi was tying up the people, Shen Muyu glanced at the cave in front of them. There was almost nothing inside except for some tables and chairs, so he didn't waste time collecting anything.
The trip went smoothly, without any unexpected power outages or other dramatic incidents.
Seeing the natural light in the valley, Shen Muyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; she was really afraid of being left inside.
Xiao A returned to the highway along the original route, and then headed towards the Huangshan base following the route given by Ban Zhuan.
Meanwhile, the dark brown dumpling, which had been unable to find a way out, trembled a few times and then slowly followed the path Shen Muyu had taken.
Although the speed was slow, the determination was strong.