"Hehehe... Uncle, why do energy crystals grow in the belly? Have you seen the brains, spine, and heart of a zombie?"

Pan Wenxiang couldn't help but smile when he was praised as a genius by the team leader, an awakened person. However, he still had a question. Shouldn't energy crystals grow in the head or heart? At the very least, they should be on the bones. How did they end up in the belly?

"Well, I have thought about this... You think about it, what's below the navel? That's the dantian and qihai of a person. The one in the head is a tumor, the one in the heart is a blood clot, and the one on the bones is hyperplasia. They are all not authentic. The authentic inner alchemy should be in the dantian!"

This time, Pan Wenxiang couldn't pretend not to know anymore. How can he be an awakened person if he doesn't know anything? Besides, it must be one inch below the navel because that's the large intestine. Although zombies don't have a strong smell, there may still be some feces residue in the large intestine after fermentation for so many days, which must be very smelly.

"You are such a troublemaker, you don't have the demeanor of a leader!" Hong Tao and Pan Wenxiang's conversation didn't escape the ears of Jiao San, who was tying a tarpaulin to a tree nearby. It had become a tradition to take a bath in the lake whenever a new person arrived.

"Here..." Hong Tao gestured with his mouth.

"Fine, it's not worth it even if it stinks to death!" Jiao San turned his head and immediately didn't want to defend Pan Wenxiang anymore. No wonder Hong Tao wanted to play tricks. This young man was too immature. In terms of age, Zhang Fengwu was the eldest brother, and in terms of special abilities, he was still carrying an infant who hadn't reached one year old. At least give way a little.

As a result, he arrogantly occupied the temporary bathing area that had already been prepared, but he didn't prepare a change of clothes. Don't ask why, he would have to ask someone else to help him get it later. He really treated everywhere as his own home.

Pan Wenxiang's personality was completely different. Hong Tao only needed to listen to his self-introduction and chat a bit to basically understand him. There was no need to be too detailed. This wasn't about finding a wife.

He was different from Zhang Tao. Zhang Tao wasn't incapable or unwilling to work, but he felt that his abilities were not recognized and felt unbalanced.

Pan Wenxiang was completely incapable and unwilling to work. It was impossible for him to actively consider the collective in a short period of time. If he had such thoughts, he wouldn't be so at ease relying on his parents' coffin money.

To overcome this problem, there was no other way but to let cruel reality teach him a lesson. No one should be soft-hearted and let him realize that there is no one to rely on, and naturally, he will change.

But Hong Tao didn't plan to do it himself as the bad guy anymore. That was Liu Quanyou's job. He believed that this guy would be more ruthless and more covert than himself. After all, that was his professional skill.

"You Yi, don't think too much. Each of us has experienced the pain of losing family and friends. In order for our children, you also have to let go of your burdens. We not only have to survive, but also live well and for a long time, striving to make the next generation no longer have to live in fear, right?"

What should he do? Whispering and caring everywhere, being a good leader! If there are mistakes, it's all because the subordinates didn't do their job well. If there are benefits, it's naturally because the leader is capable and has a long-term vision!

"Hong Leader, rest assured, just give me any task. I don't know much else, but I did some farm work at home before going to college, so I still have some strength. It's just that my child is still young and can't be separated from me..."

Compared to Pan Wenxiang, You Yi understood more. He positioned himself correctly and had a deeper understanding of the problem. He didn't mention how high his education was, nor did he expect to receive any special treatment as soon as he arrived. He just expressed a small difficulty in reality.

"Let's leave the child to Sister Zhou for now. She doesn't need to go on field missions and has more experience in taking care of children than you. As for work, I heard that you were researching battery materials. We don't need such high-end skills for the time being, but you should be familiar with electromechanics. You can go to the electromechanical team and be Li Xiang's assistant."

Ability doesn't need to be judged by whether someone can speak or not. It needs to be tested first. You Yi's skills were indeed a bit narrow, but they could still be used in a downgraded manner. Li Xiang's expertise was hands-on ability, while You Yi's expertise was theoretical foundation. Let's see if they can complement each other.

"Thank you, I will definitely not disappoint the organization's expectations..."

You Yi was very satisfied with this position. The actual situation was here, and it was impossible to return to his old profession one hundred percent. It would be good enough to rely on some sidelines. As for having a female boss who was also very young, that was not a problem. As a newcomer, it's better to stabilize oneself first and then look up.

"Don't rush, take a bath, finish lunch, arrange the house, rest, and then talk about work. If you encounter any difficulties in life or work in the future, go to Director Liu or come directly to me. Zhang brothers, do you still recognize me?"

It's not good to be too passive, but it's also unnecessary to be too proactive. Hong Tao, who was about to go find Li Xiang to report, turned his face to Zhang Fengwu, who was helping Sun Jianshe repair the front bumper of an off-road vehicle.

Since returning to the small courtyard, Zhang Fengwu hadn't had much presence. He wasn't as childish as Pan Wenxiang or as proactive as You Yi. He was just a taxi driver, and besides driving, he had no other special skills. It's useless to drive a taxi now. He had just saved his life and was satisfied as long as he could eat and dress warmly. He didn't even think about anything else.

"...Forgive my poor memory... But suddenly being asked by Hong Tao like this, Zhang Fengwu immediately became nervous, afraid that he had accidentally offended him before, which would be a big trouble."Your third uncle's name is Zhang Guishan, right? He was once reformed through labor in Shihezi when he was young, and died of uremia 14 years ago."

As soon as Hong Tao entered the courtyard of Zhang Fengwu's house, he remembered who this guy was. There was no grudge between them, nor was there any particular favor. At most, he was the descendant of an old acquaintance. Moreover, this old acquaintance had been dead for seven or eight years, and since then, the two families had no interaction at all.

"…Yes, yes… And you are…?" Zhang Fengwu was even more confused. Who was this person, and how did he know so much about his family?

Zhang Guishan was his youngest uncle, who had been unruly since childhood, always getting into fights. As a result, he was sentenced to twenty years for causing serious injury and disability to someone. After his release, he lost his household registration in Beijing and couldn't find a job, so he took on the risky jobs for others, often ending up in detention.

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His family didn't know what to do with him and feared being implicated, so they simply built a half-room in the courtyard for him to live in. They didn't interact much, and even the old residents in the courtyard didn't know he was their own uncle, let alone outsiders.

"Hehe, back in the day, your third uncle and I were buddies. After he got out, I even went to your house to give him some money. At that time, you weren't married yet. We got drunk outside, and he asked me to call you. You drove over in the middle of the night to pick him up, remember?"

Speaking of Zhang Guishan, he was also a scar in Hong Tao's heart. His ancestors were Han banner men. He was a year older than Hong Tao, and they met in junior high school. In fact, in the area of Houhai and Jishuitan, almost all the boys of similar age who were a bit unruly knew each other.

In those days, after school, they would either gather in the small garden of Houhai or the small hill of Jishuitan, where a large group of boys living nearby would gather. They would smoke together, fight together, and if they had nothing to do, they would inquire about who was causing trouble in each other's schools, and then they would gang up to deal with them!

After he started hanging out in the Houhai area, Zhang Guishan's little group also became a partner. No one belonged to anyone, but if something happened, they would call out and ensure full support, presenting a united front.

The time when he caused serious injury to someone was when Hong Tao ran into trouble. Zhang Guishan came to help, but ended up being the most unlucky one. That's fate. Back then, the young boys, when pushed to the edge, would use whatever they could get their hands on, without any rules.

Originally, he planned to make up for Zhang Guishan after he got out, but Zhang was too proud to spend the money given to him. Out of necessity, Hong Tao found him a job in a demolition company, not to take risks, but to pretend to be injured. The rule was not to touch anything, and if touched, to lie on the ground and play dead to scam people.

This kind of job was usually done by the more trusted people in the company, firstly because they were reliable, and secondly because they had experience. Zhang Guishan, after all, had spent more than ten years in Shihezi, so this was nothing to him. He did a good job and was highly valued by the leaders, earning a decent amount of money.