"There's a problem! Of course there is a problem! This is a huge problem!" Lao Gou shouted in an exaggerated manner. His sight started from Ke Lan's head and moved to her toes, then gradually moved upwards, finally stopping at the position below the latter's lower abdomen and above the knees.

The old dog said in a voice that only they could hear: "You... don't you have any obstacles?"

"Bah, what are you thinking about, old dog?" Having said that, Ke Lan naturally understood what kind of "obstacle" the other party was referring to, "I'm just not interested."

"Not interested... isn't that an obstacle?" The old dog scratched the back of his head.

"This is called moderation! Keep yourself clean, don't you understand?" Ke Lan suddenly wanted to kick the old dog out of the car, and then spit on him...

"No - I'm just wondering, when you're not working, how do you kill time when you're bored?"

"Playing video games, watching movies, reading books." Ke Lan replied unhappily. He wanted to end the topic immediately and then find a reason to escape - no, to get away...

"If that kind of plot appeared in the movie, would you react?" Lao Gou showed his relentless spirit and brought the topic back again.

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"Tsk, tsk, tsk... It seems that the problem is a bit serious. Do you want to ask a doctor to help you take a look? Oh, right? Have you ever masturbated? How often do you do it? Do you have morning erections? And... Hey, don't look at me like that. This is a show of concern between brothers, okay... If it was Layton, if that kid suddenly told me one day that he couldn't get it up, I would definitely help him find a doctor and medicine right away!"

"You old man are impotent!" Leighton cursed with a smile.

"Old dog, I finally understand one thing." Ke Lan's expression suddenly changed and he said very seriously.

"Hmm? What's up?"

"No wonder you were disliked by your superiors in the army. If I were your superior, I would definitely put you on the front line as cannon fodder." Ke Lan said gritting his teeth.

"Tsk, if those bastards really sent me to be cannon fodder, I would have deserted with my brothers long ago. Living in the wilderness is better than being fed to those indigenous creatures." The old dog said with great disdain.

"Hehe," Liao Zilang on the side also laughed out loud, "Ke Lan, this move of yours really poses no threat to the boss, otherwise, he wouldn't be here now."

"...Okay, if...if you want to look for a woman, then you can go by yourselves, don't drag me along. I'd rather go home and play some games if I have that time. I haven't even finished Half-Life 2.5, which was released last month."

"You guy...are games more fun than women?" There was a hint of annoyance in the old dog's tone.

"Women are not as fun as games." Ke Lan rolled his eyes at the old dog, but just when he was about to get off at the next stop, the speed of the train suddenly slowed down.

"What's going on?" Leighton looked up at the electronic bus stop sign hanging above, only to find that the next stop was still several kilometers away.

"Look outside." The old dog pointed at the car window. At this time, he had put away his playful expression and looked at the things outside the window with a serious face.

Ke Lan turned around and saw several teams of garrison soldiers, wearing blue and gray ship combat uniforms and face-covering helmets equipped with filtering systems, lining up on one side of the track. Further away, a series of blockades consisting of modular roadblocks had been built, and several power armors carrying heavy Vulcan cannons stood behind the roadblocks.

"Martial law? Why? Was there a riot ahead?" Leighton said in a deep voice.

"It's not a riot... but it's probably worse than a riot." The old dog shook his head. "Look at the equipment equipped by those garrison troops. If their mission is to maintain order and suppress riots, they should be equipped with light riot shields and shotguns equipped with non-lethal ammunition. But this group of people in front of me are almost all equipped with large-caliber full-power rifles. I didn't even see a submachine gun... The bullets fired by these things can just hit someone's arm or leg. When have you ever seen such weapons used in a riot suppression mission?"

"That makes sense." Layton nodded in agreement. "And the power armor - oh, old dog, look over there, do you see that four-legged mecha? That's the light reconnaissance mecha 'Bloodhound' that I told you about before, with the same nickname as yours... Judging from the equipment, it should be a Type 3 mecha with enhanced firepower output and positional warfare... Damn, this unit's firepower can almost walk sideways in the wilderness, except that it can't beat the Thunder Beast."

"There are more troublesome things." Ke Lan patted Layton and Lao Gou on the shoulders, "Your attention is drawn to their equipment, but I still suggest you look at the other side--"

"Fuck...the Security Bureau's field agents? They actually cooperated with the military? What on earth is going on?" Lao Gou said in astonishment.

"Could it be... a pollution incident?" Ke Lan whispered.

"What do you mean by dirty... Are you referring to the pile of garbage we just cleaned up?" The old dog couldn't help but hold his breath. "It shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"I'm not sure..." Ke Lan shook his head, "But that guy must have accomplices, and their organization has infiltrated the Ark... Otherwise, that guy would not have passed the routine inspection. What I'm worried about now is... if that thing spreads, these blockades may not be able to stop those monsters at all."

They all had personal experience of the power of the Seed of Corrosion. If there was no restraint, conventional weapons would be difficult to kill it... As for the high-powered weapons that could directly wipe out the Seed of Corrosion, if used inside the Ark, it would be tantamount to killing one thousand enemies and losing thirty thousand of your own.

The train finally came to a complete stop. A fully armed garrison team boarded the train and said to the passengers in a very cold tone: "A large-scale unknown infectious disease has broken out in the North District 9. It has now been blocked and isolated. Including this train, all transportation lines to the North District 9 will be suspended indefinitely. In addition, according to the order from above, everyone on the train must undergo pathogen testing and can only leave after being confirmed to be free of infection. Please cooperate."