Chapter 4196: Irresponsibility
The old woman grew even more frantic, desperately clutching her small grandchild. Her eyes, filled with anger, fixated on Qiao Mu. "You, what are you trying to do?"
Qiao Mu stared at her with a cold gaze for a long moment, then sighed softly. "If this child isn't suppressed with medicinal power, he'll turn into a zombie in less than half an hour."
"At that point, who will bear the consequences?"
"Grandma, you secretly concealed your grandchild in the crowd. You're being irresponsible to yourself, and equally irresponsible to everyone else."
The old woman trembled. She wanted to speak, but flinched slightly when she met Qiao Mu's chilling gaze. However, she quickly grabbed her grandchild's arm again, her face filled with terror as she stared at Aoye and the others approaching. She cried out in panic, "Don't come closer, you!"
"You can't kill my grandchild! He's still so young. He's little, you can't..."
"This old woman!" Hades, standing nearby, impatiently snarled, "No one here is trying to kill your grandson! Didn't you hear clearly? Your child will mutate if he isn't controlled with medicinal power!"
The old woman finally understood. Her gaze flickered towards Qiao Mu and her group. "You, can you really save... save my grandson?"
Hades seemed unwilling to answer the old woman's redundant question. He simply scoffed, waving his hand for someone to take both the old woman and the child away first.
Then he spoke, his voice cold. "I hope everyone stops wasting our time!"
"You all have eyes, so you should see the current situation and how dire it is."
"I hope those of you who have sustained minor injuries or been bitten by zombie puppets will voluntarily step forward."
At his words, many faces showed a hint of panic.
Hades continued, "The pharmacists in our team can suppress the corpse poison in some individuals."
"If you don't step forward now and are later discovered, don't blame us for treating you as deceitful and despicable individuals who deliberately concealed your condition, and for abandoning you here completely."
These words heightened everyone's tension. In the subsequent "tests," everyone was extremely cautious, merely touching the surface of the water with their hands before immediately pulling them back, not daring to linger.
Hades couldn't help but scrutinize the little stoic standing not far away, a strange glint in the depths of his eyes. "Can it really detect it that quickly?"
Qiao Mu glanced at him and nodded, then turned and tugged on her husband's hand.
Mo Lian gave Hades a cold look and stated blandly, "I'll leave this place to you."
What does he mean, "leave it to me?"
Hades's eyes sharpened. He strode forward a few steps, still wanting to argue with Mo Lian, when a cry of alarm came from the side. "Crown Prince, something's wrong! This man is starting to mutate!"
Hades turned his head and saw a small area ahead beginning to descend into chaos. His eyes immediately grew colder. He angrily reprimanded, "What are you all staring at? Quickly disperse the crowd! Don't let it get out of hand!"
"Continue testing the remaining people with the medicinal liquid!"
"Don't try to fish in troubled waters!"
Ultimately, Divine State and Underworld State each separately brought back over two thousand people from Jialan City in batches. The remaining were taken back by the Four Great Cities.
Qiao Mu and Mo Lian did not return to the capital with so many people. Instead, they dispatched others to arrange accommodations for these distressed civilians. The two arrived in the capital a day later.