After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 957

Chapter 957: Zhouzhou Re-enters the Arena
Half a month later, the last patient was discharged.

The preventive medicines and vaccines developed by Zhouzhou had all been put into production, and the southwest region, which had been sealed off for an entire month, finally reopened its doors.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin had already driven through the night the evening before, eagerly waiting to pick up their little granddaughter and take her home.

However, after waiting for a long time, they still didn’t see her.

Instead, they saw Qin Ren.

They glanced behind him, and it was empty—no one else in sight—and couldn’t help but ask, “Where is Zhouzhou?”

Qin Ren adjusted his glasses and said, “She still has some matters to attend to. She’ll come back home in a few days.”

Hearing this, Grandma Qin became anxious. “What matters? Could it be that something happened to Zhouzhou?” She guessed, and her face turned pale with fear.

Qin Ren shook his head. “No, nothing happened. It’s just that I can’t say exactly what she’s up to, but Zhouzhou is perfectly safe.”

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Qin scrutinized him for a while. Seeing no signs of deception, he finally let out a relieved breath.

After a moment, seeing that Qin Ren wasn’t going to elaborate, he guessed where Zhouzhou might have gone. He patted Grandma Qin on the arm and comforted her, “Let’s go back home first and wait for Zhouzhou. We’ll buy her some good food. After all this time, she must be starving and losing weight.”

Grandma Qin was about to ask more, but Qin Lie stepped forward, gently guiding her toward the car. “Mom, let’s head back first. Zhouzhou will return when she’s done.”

There was no point in staying here; Zhouzhou wasn’t here, after all. They had hoped to see her after waiting all night, but Grandma Qin couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

She muttered under her breath, “Why is Zhouzhou busier than all of you? She’s working all day long, and everyone just dumps their tasks on her. A whole family of useless people.”

“I thought the eldest son would be somewhat useful, but he’s just as helpless.”

As she spoke, her eyes swept over Qin Ren.

Qin Ren twitched his mouth. Great, even he was being criticized now.

He didn’t dare argue, because she was right.

There was nothing he could do about this matter. They were all relying on Zhouzhou to solve it herself.

At that moment, in Country A…

Zhouzhou and Ye Lingfeng had boarded the plane last night, and they had just landed.

Zhouzhou looked around the airport, her eyes narrowing as she observed every blond-haired, blue-eyed person. She glared at them, her expression clearly unfriendly.

She was ready to launch a full-on attack on anyone she saw.

Ye Lingfeng pinched her cheek and, sensing something wasn’t quite right, looked down and frowned. “You’ve lost weight.”

It wasn’t just the view of a father looking at his daughter; Zhouzhou really had lost weight.

In the past month, she had been working nonstop, eating very little, and had become visibly thinner, especially her face—her baby fat had reduced by half.

Ye Lingfeng was a bit displeased. She wasn’t as cute as she used to be. Her cheeks weren’t as squishy as before.

Zhouzhou, however, was in high spirits. “Daddy, I’ve grown up! Do you see that I’ve gotten taller?”

She eagerly looked at him, waiting for his approval.

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng took a step back and examined her closely, a hint of surprise in his eyes. She had indeed grown taller.

He stepped closer and compared. Before, Zhouzhou only reached up to his legs, but now she was nearly at his waist.

They hadn’t noticed before, since she’d been wearing protective clothing and they had been so busy. But now, seeing her without it, the change was much more obvious.

It could also be because she had slimmed down, which made her appear taller. The difference was striking.

In just one month, the little girl had truly grown up.

“You’ve grown taller,” Ye Lingfeng affirmed, but there was still a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone.

He wanted Zhouzhou to grow taller, but not like this—she was taller because she had become thinner, not in a healthy way.

Zhouzhou, however, was thrilled and shook her little head. “I’m finally growing taller! I’ll keep getting taller every day until I’m seven meters tall!”

She said it with great excitement.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingfeng’s lips twitched. If she thought she would grow to seven meters, then she could forget it for this lifetime. Maybe in her next life, she could reincarnate as a tree—then there might be hope.

Of course, he wouldn’t say that out loud, since Zhouzhou wouldn’t be able to handle such harsh reality.

Chen Tuo, who had been following them, covered his mouth and laughed quietly.

Well, dreams should still be nurtured.

“Boss, we found the location,” suddenly came the voice of Zheng Yu through the earpiece. His tone was filled with anger. “There are over a dozen such laboratories!”

Damn it, this was just too outrageous.

Upon hearing this number, Ye Lingfeng’s expression darkened, but he didn’t seem surprised.

Both Qin Ren and Jing Bai had encountered the same virus in their laboratories, so it wasn’t too surprising that they had found similar research facilities. If there were only two labs, it would seem like an unlikely coincidence.

The only explanation was that there were many such laboratories, and they were all studying similar things. At least in terms of the underlying principles, they were all focused on the same virus.

It was clear now—this had been planned for a long time.

Ye Lingfeng never believed in coincidences. Even if it were one, he’d gladly take the opportunity to eliminate anyone who didn’t sit well with him.

Zheng Yu was still typing furiously on the keyboard. “Boss, these labs are heavily guarded. It might be difficult to get in. Also, the labs are all spread out, and many are located on islands surrounded by water, making it hard to approach.”

“No worries,” Ye Lingfeng said, holding Zhouzhou’s hand as they walked forward. His voice was calm, but there was an underlying killing intent. “We’ll take our time and tackle them one by one.”

He wasn’t in a hurry. They had all the time in the world.

First, they went to the hotel, where they gathered in one room to prepare their battle plan.

This mission was somewhat risky, but even Zhao Xinghua didn’t try to stop them.

Who knew what viruses these laboratories might come up with next? If they allowed these labs to exist, they might continue targeting Hua Country with new viruses.

The danger was too great, and they were the target. A poisoned needle was always aiming at them, and they couldn’t just sit idly by waiting for it to strike.

Ye Lingfeng had no intention of being passive.

When Ye Lingfeng proposed destroying these laboratories, Zhao Xinghua didn’t object. He only made one request: that they return safely.

That was a given.

Their lives were valuable—Country A couldn’t afford to lose them.

Ye Lingfeng quickly marked the locations of all the laboratories. As Zheng Yu had said, they were all far apart, with many of them on islands, surrounded by water, which made entry difficult.

How should they approach this?

Ye Lingfeng rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

Zhouzhou, mimicking his pose, rubbed her little chin and suddenly had an idea. Her eyes lit up, and she said, “Dad, what if we do what we did last time with Uncle Huo and pretend to be pigs again?”

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng raised his hand and knocked her on the head. “It’s called pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.”

Zhouzhou covered her head and snorted, not backing down. “It’s called not going into the tiger’s den, how can we catch the little tiger?”

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng’s lips twitched. Very well, now it was confirmed again—she really wasn’t very cultured.

Chen Tuo and the others couldn’t hold back their laughter, patting Zhouzhou on the head. “Zhouzhou, you should really focus on your studies.”

Zhouzhou shot them a glare, “I’m the number one in my class!”

“Yeah, number one in first grade of elementary school,” they replied, mocking her in a teasing tone.

Zhouzhou’s temper flared.

What was wrong with being an elementary school student?

Hadn’t they all come from being elementary school students?

Seeing that Zhouzhou was genuinely upset, Ye Lingfeng pinched the end of her hair and smiled. “Alright, we’ll go with your plan.”