Still hoarding supplies in the apocalypse? I'll just go on a killing spree and looting!

The armored vehicle slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the visitor center.

Lin You pushed open the car door and jumped out.

Mu Xue got off the car from the other side, having already taken the bone shield out of her spatial storage and fastened it to her left arm.

Several new scratches appeared on the shield, left by the wolf's claws.

Although it's just a scratch, it adds a touch of menace to the look.

An Yan jumped out of the back seat and looked up at the building in front of her.

The glass doors of the visitor center were spotless, and a wooden sign hung on the doorknob with several gilded Chinese characters: "Orchid Mountain Base Reception Office".

Team Leader Song had already received the message and came out of the door, followed by an armed police officer.

He glanced at Lin You, noticing the bandage that was no longer on her left arm, and then at the newly wrapped bandage on her head.

His lips twitched slightly as he said, "It's two hours later than expected."

"I encountered a few survivors on the way," Lin You said casually.

Where are they?

Lin You leaned against the armored vehicle door and said calmly, "Some were killed directly, others are still in the vehicle. Some didn't come; they have their own base. The leader is called Guo Lei, a superhuman, a metal controller. I invited him. He said he would consider it."

Team Leader Song nodded, took out a small notebook, and wrote something down in it.

While taking notes, Team Leader Song said, "We also have a superhuman in our team. Do you remember Xiao Li?"

Lin You perked up and asked, "That young armed police officer?"

"Yes, he awakened his fire abilities and can release flames out of thin air."

"That's a very good ability. What about the others?"

Team Leader Song put away his notes, shrugged, and said, "Nothing unusual, only Xiao Li." He then looked at the people getting off the bus one after another.

"Who are they?"

Lin You waved to the people who had just gotten off the bus and then briefly introduced their identities.

Team Leader Song nodded and gave an instruction to the person next to him.

Soon a hospital bed was wheeled out, and Wang Tao and Qin Ying carried Professor Shen onto it and headed straight for the infirmary.

After everyone was led to a nearby neighborhood to arrange their accommodations, they were taken there.

When there was no one else around, Team Leader Song finally spoke, "Someone stole the antibiotics."

Lin You frowned; all the medicines and food were placed in the visitor center.

In other words, ordinary survivors cannot easily enter; it is a private area reserved for the families of combat personnel.

"How many."

With that, Lin You took the lead and walked towards the visitor center.

Along the way, Team Leader Song briefly explained the situation.

The matter is both simple and not so simple. The medicine wasn't stolen by the outside survivors; it was taken by people in the family compound.

During the daily routine inventory check, someone discovered that a pack of amoxicillin tablets was missing from the drug inventory, making the quantity completely mismatched.

The matter was reported directly to Team Leader Song, who did not make a fuss but first checked the entry and exit records of the medical room.

There were only two signatures on the registration form last night: one was Mu Xue's, and the other was Lao Zhang's.

Old Zhang is the father of Armed Police Officer Xiao Zhang. He is in his early sixties and worked in the pharmacy of the street health center for more than ten years before the apocalypse. After the base was established, he took the initiative to apply to manage the medicine cabinet.

He is experienced and is a trusted member of the police force.

Team Leader Song sat down in the chair in the conference room, where there were only the two of them.

He took the drug registration form out of the drawer, placed it on the conference room table, and pushed it in front of Lin You.

Lin You picked up the registration form and looked at it for a long time.

He didn't have much of an impression of Lao Zhang, and in fact, he wasn't very familiar with the team as a whole.

After all, they only had a couple of days together.

Old Zhang, a family member of an armed police officer, had managed the pharmacy at a health center for over a decade. He knew everything about antibiotics, how to store medicines away from light, and how to separate injections and tablets.

Lin You simply couldn't understand how such an old pharmacy could make such a mistake.

After all, the impact of this incident was extremely negative. The value of medicine in the post-apocalyptic world goes without saying, and this behavior directly violated the newly established base rules.

Lin You put down the registration form without directly asking Lao Zhang or first inquiring about the situation from Team Leader Song.

Instead, he went straight to the medicine cabinet and stood there for a while.

The cabinet was very clean, and the medicines were arranged according to their expiration dates.

Everything was in good order and clean.

Lin You silently returned to the conference room, and Lao Zhang was called in.

Surprisingly, Lao Zhang didn't hide anything at all; instead, he was very frank.

He spoke before Team Leader Song could even ask.

"Old Sun's granddaughter had a high fever for two days. He came to me, knelt down and begged me. He said he didn't want to steal... he wanted to buy. He was clutching a few crumpled banknotes in his hand, saying it was the only money he had brought with him, and begged me to sell him some. I said I didn't accept money here, the medicine was from the base. He knelt on the ground and refused to get up. I still took a strip from the cabinet where the medicine was kept and gave it to him."

His voice was deep, and there was no evasion or concession in his words.

Lin You stared into his eyes, and there was no regret in them, only composure.

Team Leader Song asked expressionlessly, "Why did you violate the newly established regulations? Do you know what consequences this will have on the future management of the base?"

Old Zhang was silent for a few seconds, then took off his glasses and slowly wiped them, his tone showing no regret whatsoever.

"I've worked in pharmacies for decades, and I've never seen anyone kneel down begging for a strip of amoxicillin. I've seen people steal medicine, I've seen people cheat others out of medicine, but I've never seen someone kneel down begging. At that moment, he wasn't begging for medicine. He was begging me to save his granddaughter's life. I didn't stick to my principles. I violated the base's regulations, and I'll deal with it however I should. But I'm asking you for one thing. Don't take back that strip of antibiotics. The child has already taken it."

Team Leader Song did not answer immediately, but looked at Lin You.

It seems they are waiting for Lin You's decision, since although this kind of thing is terrible, it is understandable.

This is because Team Leader Song did not handle the matter according to the rules that the base had just set.

Lin You sat on one side of the table without saying a word, while Team Leader Song sat on the other side.

The entire conference room fell silent.

Soon, there was a knock on the conference room door, and Lin You called out, "Come in."

A policeman led an old man in; that was Old Sun, the old man who was supposedly the one who stole the medicine.

Old Sun was clutching a plastic bag tightly in his hand, inside which were a few changes of clothes.

This is all his belongings, and it's also the luggage he packed.

"You got the medicine for him." Lin You looked at Lao Zhang.

"Yes. There were six pills in total. I took them from the cabinet myself. He didn't touch the cabinet, or even go into the pharmacy. All the responsibility lies with me," Old Zhang replied without any regret.

Lin You turned to Old Sun. "Kneel down and beg him."

Old Sun's lips were trembling, his face was full of guilt, and he managed to squeeze out a hoarse "Yes."

"You knelt down and begged someone in charge of medicines for your granddaughter. He knew it was against the rules, you knew it was theft. But you both did it." Lin You stood up and walked to Old Zhang. "How many years have you managed the pharmacy at the health center?"

"Sixteen years."

"In the past sixteen years, has anyone knelt down and begged you?"

Old Zhang shook his head.

Lin You turned around and walked to the window to look at the scene outside.

Outside the window, the sun shone brightly, a rare sight, while the entire conference room was eerily quiet.

She looked for a long time, then turned around. Her voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

"Old Zhang, you're in charge of the medicine cabinet because you have sixteen years of experience. That experience is meant to ensure the medicines don't spoil, expire, or get misused. What happened last night was a violation. From today onwards, the medicine cabinet will be double-locked, one key in your possession and the other in Mu Xue's. From now on, except for antibiotics used in emergency situations, both people must sign off on the issuance of these items. This is the rule, not something targeting you."

Old Zhang's face turned somewhat ashen, and Old Sun's face was etched with a bitter smile.