Chapter 9: The Cold-Blooded Sentinel's Overbearing Love for the Little Guide: Bitten

"You're talking nonsense!"

Gu Shanshan quickly pulled her hand back, afraid that Gong Ye would believe Wen Ziting's words.

She looked at Gong Ye with a panicked expression, "Gong Ye, don't listen to him, he's making baseless accusations."

As he spoke, he pulled open his sleeve, revealing the wound.

“This was caused by Wen Ziting, not by a zombie. Wen Ziting even gave me an injection in my hand.”

Fearing Gong Ye wouldn't believe her, she looked for the needle eye, "Look, there's still a needle here..."

Gu Shanshan's voice suddenly went silent after she saw the condition on her arm.

The needle marks on his arm had disappeared, as if he had never had a shot.

Wen Ziting sneered inwardly; how could he possibly leave any evidence against him?

The needle used was the finest one, and the injection mark disappeared shortly after. The syringe had just been thrown down, but it was trapped under some zombie corpse, and there was no way to find it.

Wen Ziting looked at Gu Shanshan with a wronged expression.

She complained, "Shanshan, I know you're blaming me for not stopping you just now."

"But I had no choice. The brakes failed, and the car kept rolling backward. I was afraid it would crash into a horde of zombies and get damaged, making it impossible for us to get back. So I tried to stop the car first, but who knew..."

At this point, Wen Ziting squeezed out a few tears.

"Who knew you would open the back door and fall out of the car yourself?"

Wen Ziting tugged at Gu Shanshan's sleeve, apologizing with red eyes.

"Shanshan, I really didn't mean it. You blame me, and I apologize to you."

"sorry."

After saying this, Wen Ziting's expression suddenly changed.

"But Shanshan, you've already been bitten by a zombie, the wounds are all on your arm, how can you deny it?"

“I know you don’t want to die, but you just saw with your own eyes how terrible the zombie virus is. You can’t go back with us; everyone in this base will be in danger.”

Wen Ziting spoke with great righteousness and awe.

"Glass, for the sake of humanity, you cannot go back."

As she spoke, tears welled in her eyes, and she looked pitifully at Gong Ye.

“Mr. Gong, for the sake of humanity, Gu Shanshan cannot go back. As the chief, you should understand this better than anyone else.”

Wen Ziting's long speech was both reasoned and emotionally moving, and it made perfect sense.

They even brought up human interests as a pretext.

The goal is to kill Gu Shanshan.

Sure enough, as soon as Wen Ziting finished speaking, everyone except Gong Ye looked at Gu Shanshan differently.

Another person had their hand on the gun at their waist, as if ready to draw their gun and shoot Gu Shanshan at any moment.

Gu Shanshan's face was pale, and her body was trembling with fear.

He didn't understand why Wen Ziting was so hostile towards him.

He gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Wen Ziting, "Why?"

Wen Ziting feigned ignorance, "Naturally, it's for the sake of the uninfected humans, Shan Shan. Or, we could give you a gun, and you can commit suicide after we leave?"

"Being bitten to death by a zombie is too painful, Shining, you'd be better off committing suicide."

Wen Ziting spoke with difficulty, as if he was reluctant to let Gu Shanshan die.

Gu Shanshan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

"Enough!"

Gu Shanshan angrily interrupted Wen Ziting, "Wen Ziting, I'll say it again, I wasn't bitten by a zombie. That tooth mark was from you. What are you pretending to be stupid for!"

"Sigh, Shanshan, why are you so stubborn?"

"Ask them, who among them believes you?"

Wen Ziting pointed to the sentries around him.

Gu Shanshan followed his gaze and saw only hostility.

As Wen Ziting said, no one would risk trusting him in the face of a deadly zombie virus.

Gu Shanshan suddenly looked up, her expectant gaze fixed on Gong Ye.

Upon seeing the icy expression on Gong Ye's face, the last spark of fire in his heart was instantly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

A clear thought flashed through Gu Shanshan's mind.

Gong Ye didn't believe him.

Her body, held by Gong Ye, was trembling and cold, and her eyes were reddening uncontrollably.

Gong Ye raised his hand, the black gun in his hand gleaming coldly.

Seeing Gong Ye's actions, Gu Shanshan felt so distressed that she could hardly breathe.

With a choked voice, she asked, "Gong Ye, are you going to kill me?"

Not long ago, I told him I would protect him and that he shouldn't be afraid.

Now, however, he picked up a gun and wanted to kill him.

Gong Ye gripped the gun, his cold voice escaping from his thin lips, "Shanshan, is there anything you want to say?"

His voice was cold and devoid of any warmth.

Gu Shanshan knew he absolutely could not die. He didn't know if his words would have any effect; he could only pray that they would.

He shook his head to defend himself, "Gong Ye, I didn't lie to you. The bite mark on my hand was indeed from Wen Ziting. Wen Ziting also injected some medicine into my body."

"I don't know what that medicine is."

Gu Shanshan actually knew that Wen Ziting had told her this when he was getting the injection.

That's a zombie virus.

But in this situation, he has no choice but to grit his teeth and deny it.

He dared not admit it, fearing that if he did, he would be beaten to death on the spot.

He had seen movies, and those zombie movies all featured vaccines developed to combat the zombie virus.

Regardless of whether he has the zombie virus in his body or not, he is not infected yet, so he still has a chance to live.

"Is that so?"

Gong Ye's voice was devoid of any emotion, his cold eyes fixed on Wen Ziting.

Wen Ziting felt a chill run down his spine, but in order not to give himself away, he forced a glance at Gong Ye, making sure his face didn't show anything strange.

Gong Ye questioned Wen Ziting in an accusatory tone, "So, what you just said, is it all true?"

"That is certainly true."

Wen Ziting answered too quickly.

"Heh..." Upon hearing this, Gong Ye suddenly curled his lips into a cold laugh.

No one could tell what Gong Ye was thinking from his cold expression.

Everyone involuntarily held their breath, awaiting Gong Ye's final verdict.

Whether here or throughout the entire empire, Gong Ye is the one with the most power to deliver the final verdict.

Gong Ye didn't care about the gazes of those around him at all, and only looked down at Gu Shanshan.

"Glass, do you think I would kill you?"

To be honest, seeing Gong Ye's cold and emotionless eyes, Gu Shanshan felt that Gong Ye would kill her.

But he couldn't say that.

He moved his lips and managed to make a sound from his throat.

No, you won't.

"Gong Ye, do you remember? You said you would protect me and wouldn't let anyone hurt me."

By the end, Gu Shanshan's voice had become choked with emotion.

No matter how calm he appeared on the surface, he was terrified inside.

"Oh......"

Gu Shanshan's words seemed to please Gong Ye.

Gong Ye smiled, his cold expression gone, and leaned down to kiss Gu Shanshan's trembling lips.

As he left, he offered a low, hoarse praise.

"Sparkle, you're such a good girl."

Wen Ziting was stunned by the sudden turn of events, his mouth agape in astonishment.

Looking at Gong Ye kissing Gu Shanshan in disbelief, she asked, "Mr. Gong, Gu Shanshan..."

"Shut up!"

However, before Wen Ziting could finish speaking, Gong Ye interrupted him sharply.

Wen Ziting was unwilling to give up, "Mr. Gong, I..."

Gong Ye frowned, looking at Wen Ziting coldly with displeasure.

He raised his hand, the dark muzzle of the gun pointed in Wen Ziting's direction.

The moment he fires a shot, Wen Ziting's head will be blown to bits.

"Wen Ziting, I don't care what you're thinking, but Gu Shanshan is my person. Who do you think you are? When did it become your place to tell my people what to do?"

Wen Ziting stared at the gun barrel with fear in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "But he was bitten by a zombie."

Whether you've been bitten or not is not up to you to decide.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gong Ye abruptly pulled the trigger.

“Here, I’m in charge. If I say he doesn’t have it, then he doesn’t have it.”

Bang!

The man's cold voice was accompanied by a sharp gunshot.

The bullet grazed past Wen Ziting's ear, just centimeters away from hitting his head.

Wen Ziting was so frightened that his whole body went limp. He never expected that Gong Ye would be so ruthless as to shoot him.

My limbs went limp and I collapsed to the ground, groaning, "Palace..."

"Wen Ziting".

Gong Ye interrupted Wen Ziting, "I'll spare your life for now, but if you dare say another word about Gu Shanshan, next time, who knows where the bullet will hit."

After speaking in a cold voice, Gong Ye's icy gaze swept over the surrounding sentries.

The order was given: "Get in the vehicle and return to base."

As for Gu Shanshan, no one dared to ask another question.

Wen Ziting's limbs went weak, and he was dragged into the car by two sentries.

As the car started, a more oppressive atmosphere filled the entire carriage compared to when it was first started.

No one dared to utter a single word; even their breathing was kept low.

Gong Ye held Gu Shanshan in his arms as they sat in the front row, pecking and kissing her neck repeatedly, seemingly showing even more affection for her.

Wen Ziting huddled at the back of the car, looking utterly disheveled.

They've long lost their initial arrogance.

Two hours later, the vehicle returned to the base.

Gong Ye ordered his men to send the latest zombie virus samples to the laboratory for research, while he carried Gu Shanshan straight upstairs to his room.

As soon as she entered the room, Gu Shanshan was placed on the sofa by Gong Ye.

"Sweetie, I'm going to take a shower first, and I'll be back to play with you soon."

Because of the battle, his body was more or less stained with the foul-smelling blood of zombies.

Gu Shanshan nodded obediently, "Okay."

After saying that, he added, "I'll wait for you."

"Good girl."

Gong Ye couldn't help but give Gu Shanshan a hard kiss on the lips before getting up and going to the bathroom.

Hearing the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, Gu Shanshan's hands trembled as she took out one of the hands that was hidden in her sleeve.

Pull up your sleeves and raise your hands in front of your eyes.

Under the light, the area where he was bitten showed large, radiating blue veins that stretched outwards.

It was as if his arm was covered with a layer of blue spider web.

Gu Shanshan stared wide-eyed in terror, muttering, "Zombie virus?"

He had barely finished speaking when he heard a cracking sound.

Looking up, Gu Shanshan saw Gong Ye coming out of the bathroom. It was too late for her to hide her hands.

Gong Ye noticed the bluish veins on Gu Shanshan's hand, narrowed his eyes dangerously, and a cold killing intent flashed in his gaze as he looked at Gu Shanshan...