The man paused, then took a blanket from his spatial storage and draped it over her legs before returning to the coffee table.
Xu Qian leaned against her chair, processing for a moment, and glanced at the man.
Seeing him staring intently at the screen, Xu Qian cautiously placed her feet on the floor and pushed slightly. It didn't hurt.
The wound on her foot wasn't deep. After treatment by an ability user, it had largely healed, making carrying her unnecessary.
This man’s tendency to carry her was truly unsettling.
Xu Qian propped herself up with one hand on the stool, preparing to stand, when a shadow flashed before her eyes, and the man had already grasped her arm.
Without a word, he swept her up into his arms, placed her on the bed, and tucked her in.
"Call me if you need anything," he paused. "Don't get out of bed yourself."
Xu Qian frowned slightly. She didn't know what to say. He was the target of her mission; she should be getting closer.
It was just that they weren't familiar yet, and it felt too awkward.
The man lowered his gaze to her, sat on the edge of the bed, and said softly, "Don't feel burdened. You saved Mommy, so this is what I should do."
Xu Qian pulled at the corner of her lips. Did every savior have to be personally attended to by the person in charge?
How could they possibly manage?
Of course, she wasn't foolish enough to ask that.
Between men and women, unspoken things could maintain ambiguity indefinitely.
"The one who tried to assassinate Mommy was sent by country D."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qian's expression shifted slightly, and she sat up straight.
Her dark eyes narrowed, and she asked coldly, "Don't you have cooperation with country D? Why would they still try to assassinate Mrs. Tang?"
The man let out a scoff, his tone growing colder.
"The Tang Group already had this route with country D before the apocalypse. They were even receiving M-coin, which means they were living quite well. I tried contacting other countries, but received no response."
Xu Qian’s mind flashed back to the blond, blue-eyed men in the cave, the colorful serums, their attack on the future base, and the contract between X Group and country D…
"After the vaccine incident broke out, I, Zhiyuan, Mommy, and Daddy have had to constantly guard against assassination attempts. Therefore, country D absolutely doesn't want us to develop a vaccine."
Tang Zhishen observed Xu Qian's expression as he spoke. Xu Qian had connections with various bases and even X Group.
She must know something.
The girl’s lips pressed together tightly. X Group had a partnership with country D. Those few men from country D she had blown up last time, except for that one contract…
But, what use did it have?
Country Z was already in this state. The fact that other countries didn't respond, or even didn't take it seriously, indicated they wanted to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
If country D dropped a bomb, what would they do?
With the current manpower and resources of country Z, they couldn't possibly fight back.
If… the zombies could all be restored to normal humans, then perhaps there would be a sliver of hope.
The man waited silently beside her, saying nothing more.
Xu Qian pondered for a moment and then said, "We can't destroy country D. We can only continue to cooperate. In the future, new vaccines shouldn't be announced immediately, and I think the SVT vaccine can be declared ineffective."
Tang Zhishen's dark eyes lit up. Xu Qian's statement meant…
Country D was indeed an enemy nation.
"What about X Group?"
X Group had shown no outward signs, and he found it strange that Xu Qian would destroy someone's research base without reason.
If she had… then it was the enemy.
"X Group cooperates with country D."
Tang Zhishen pressed his throbbing temples. X Group was still expanding its bases, and they even had two in City S.
"Besides me, do the other bases know?"
Xu Qian raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Of course. President Tang, you're just too late to find out."