Miss Xiao Rou continued to babble on about Ninth Lord's absurdities, and Zuo Feng listened with extreme focus.
However, Zuo Feng currently lacked the ability to kill Yin Jiu. This was Peerless Apocalypse, where Yin Jiu wielded immense power. Zuo Feng didn't even dare to expose his existence, otherwise, once discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although his defense was Peerless Apocalypse, and the presence of the Black Hole Cover made him fearless of group attacks.
But Zuo Feng feared one thing, and that was — being trapped. Once trapped, Zuo Feng's attacks were too weak; he would be helpless if he were confined.
Therefore, in E City, he absolutely could not let Yin Jiu discover his whereabouts. Fortunately, Yin Jiu had only seen him and did not know his name; otherwise, with the E-rank bounty Zuo Feng had posted, Yin Jiu would probably have already brought people to his door.
Zuo Feng couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and at the same time, he learned a lesson: when out and about, one must never carelessly reveal their identity.
Zuo Feng naturally couldn't keep talking about Yin Jiu with Miss Xiao Rou, or she would definitely sense something amiss.
So, he skillfully changed the subject and began to chat with Miss Xiao Rou about the various important figures in E City.
"Ah! Is she going to be a volunteer?" Just then, Miss Xiao Rou suddenly pointed at A Mao's leg in surprise.
She had just seen A Mao's leg, which had turned into rotten wood, through a tear in her pant leg.
Zuo Feng's gaze immediately sharpened. This Miss Xiao Rou actually recognized at a glance that A Mao had been a volunteer, which meant she must know quite a bit about these volunteers.
Zuo Feng immediately pressed, "You know about the volunteers?"
Miss Xiao Rou nodded, lowering her voice, "Volunteers aren't a secret in the inner city of Peerless Apocalypse, and this matter is even somewhat related to Ninth Lord."
Zuo Feng said in a deep voice, "Tell me more in detail."
Miss Xiao Rou leaned closer to Zuo Feng and whispered, "Ninth Lord's wife is Ye Wenwen, and she is the head of the Laboratory. Those so-called volunteers are all tricked by her from the outer city, claiming they're for experiments, but in reality, she uses them as guinea pigs.
I've seen the miserable state of those volunteers. Some were transformed into monsters, while others directly became failed experimental subjects.
Moreover, the failures ultimately couldn't escape death; they died terribly. Some turned into rotten wood, some dissolved into blood, some became a stone, some were directly burned to ashes by fire erupting from their bodies, and some became ice sculptures. Their death throes were varied and too gruesome to behold.
Ye Wenwen's methods are extremely cruel. Apart from the doomed failures who are thrown out of the Laboratory, once other volunteers enter the Laboratory, no one ever comes out alive."
After hearing this, a chill ran through Zuo Feng's heart. He was certain that Ye Wenwen was developing a potion to turn ordinary people into Mutants, but that was very likely a Pandora's Box. He hadn't expected Peerless Apocalypse to also be conducting such dangerous research.
Zuo Feng's fingers tapped lightly on the table. After a moment of contemplation, he said in a deep voice, "You're right. A Mao participated in such an experiment before, and she was one of the failed subjects. I fortunately encountered her and want to try my best to save her. Do you have any way to get information about that potion? Or can you get in touch with anyone in the Laboratory?"
Upon hearing this, Miss Xiao Rou's face showed a hint of difficulty. She bit her lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Mr. Zuo, I'll be frank with you. Ye Wenwen and Ninth Lord wield immense power in Peerless Apocalypse, and her Laboratory is even more heavily guarded. It's almost impossible to get in touch with people inside the Laboratory or obtain information about the potions."
Miss Xiao Rou's gaze swept over A Mao, who was sitting silently like a little beggar. In truth, if she spent money, she was confident she could obtain the potion and even research data, but the loss crystal cost would be enormous.
Miss Xiao Rou didn't think Zuo Feng would easily spend a fortune for a little beggar. Since A Mao was right there, she naturally wouldn't say directly that she could get it, but rather wanted to test Zuo Feng's reaction to see if he was sincere or just saying it out of politeness.
Zuo Feng frowned slightly. He naturally knew the difficulty of this matter; no matter where, a Laboratory was a highly confidential area, but he wanted to try his best.
He looked at Miss Xiao Rou with determined eyes and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Rou, I know this is very difficult, but A Mao's situation is very critical, and I must find a way to save her. If you can provide any clues or suggestions, I would be extremely grateful."
Miss Xiao Rou looked at Zuo Feng's determined eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little moved, even a little envious that A Mao could meet someone like Zuo Feng.
She thought for a moment and whispered, "Mr. Zuo, although I can't directly contact Ye Wenwen, I do have some acquaintances in the Laboratory. Perhaps I can try to inquire about some information from them. However, this will require a lot of loss crystal and effort. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Feng pondered. To be honest, he didn't want to take too much risk, but he had promised A Mao he would try his best to cure her. If there was no way to get the experimental data, then so be it. But now that there was a way, if he gave up, and A Mao were to die in the future, he would feel that he hadn't done his best, and his heart would not be at peace.
He took a deep breath and said, "Miss Xiao Rou, loss crystal is not a problem, but you said this matter has risks. If you get involved, will it put you in danger?"
Miss Xiao Rou shook her head slightly and whispered, "Mr. Zuo, actually, the leakage of Laboratory data is not the first time. As long as we are careful, there should be no problem. Moreover, the potion injected into A Mao was originally an experimental product, close to a failed product. Even if this type of data is leaked, it won't attract too much attention."
After hearing this, Zuo Feng felt a little relieved and nodded, "In that case, I'll leave it to you. But Miss Xiao Rou, can you tell me a rough estimate of the loss crystal needed? I need to have an idea."
Miss Xiao Rou lowered her voice and whispered, "My colleague handled a similar matter before, and it cost about 10 six-line zombie crystals! That's equivalent to the reward for an E-rank bounty mission."
Zuo Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief; thankfully, it was still within an acceptable range. 10 six-line zombie crystals might be an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, and even among powerhouses who have lit Six Lotus Seeds, more than half wouldn't be able to produce that many loss crystals.
But Zuo Feng was the one who had captured the Peerless Apocalypse treasure, so 10 six-line zombie crystals were nothing to him.
Zuo Feng pondered for a moment, then took out 11 six-line zombie crystals from his embrace and said firmly, "Then it's settled, Miss Xiao Rou. Here are 11 six-line zombie crystals. If it's not enough, you can find me again. If there's any left over, consider it your compensation."
A Mao, who had been silent by his side, kept her head down without a word, but her eyes were already glistening with tears, her gratitude overflowing.
She had never expected that this stranger, whom she had just met, would be willing to pay so much for her. It was laughable that she had been wary of him all this time.
Miss Xiao Rou took the loss crystal, her eyes filled with shock: this big client was truly too generous. In fact, her quote of ten six-line zombie crystals already left room for negotiation; she might have even closed the deal for nine loss crystals. She hadn't expected Zuo Feng to give an extra one as compensation. Oh my! This was a handsome and rich big shot!
In fact, these receptionists, due to their extensive connections, would secretly take on some private jobs to earn extra money, and tasks like Laboratory data were one of their sources of side income. With this private job, she could earn at least one six-line zombie crystal, and if the price was negotiated well, she could even earn two! This sudden wealth made her a little dizzy.
Miss Xiao Rou quickly composed herself and said solemnly, "Mr. Zuo, please rest assured, I will do my best to ensure the data is safely obtained."