Chapter 38

Wen Xin asked as he took two steps towards the purple ball.

From this angle, he could just see clearly a dirty purple arm hanging down from Tuanzi's body, and his eyes froze for a moment.

"Danger, get out of the way!!"

Wen Xin, who was too concerned, didn't realize that the arm was not only completely powerless, but also fell at a wrong angle.

The moment he realized that the purple ball might be in danger, he rushed over hurriedly.

Wen Xin panicked, and Zi Tuanzi panicked even more.

Because the zombie it had just dealt with was right under its feet, and it hadn't had time to clean it up yet.

In a flash, the latter kicked the zombie with half of its head missing into the alley, trying to hide.

Unexpectedly, this knocked over several trash cans.

There was a loud clang, and even the zombie that had been stuffed in was knocked out.

So, when Wen Xin arrived in front of Zituan, what he saw was a mountain of zombies crowded in the alley on the right.

They are stacked up in all directions, and it is so spectacular.

Wen Xin: “…”

Purple group: “…”

The latter looked stiffly at the mountain of zombies, then at the dazed young man.

For a moment, my heart almost stopped beating.

It's over. Wen Xin thought they were poor little animals that were badly abused. Would they be scared or suspicious after seeing this brutal scene?

It should have been quieter!

The purple squirrel was filled with regret. Looking at his bloody claws, he wanted to burrow into the ground in panic.

After coming back to his senses, Wen Xin felt warm in his heart.

He was very surprised at first, because there were many zombies in this gas station before he came, but after he came, they seemed to disappear suddenly and he didn't see a single one.

Now it seems that it was Zituanzi who was secretly protecting them all along.

Wen Xin saw Zituanzi staring at his paws intently and thought that the dirty blood of the zombies made the little guy sick.

He reached out and picked it up, rubbed its head, and thanked it sincerely.

"Thank you, Azi."

Zituanzi thought she would be questioned and doubted, so she clenched her paws and remained silent, but she didn't expect that she would be gently picked up by the young man first.

A gentle voice came from above my head at the same time.

"The smell of the piled up zombies is a bit unpleasant. Ah Zi, just bear with it for a while. We can leave tomorrow."

Wen Xin meant that since they were leaving tomorrow, there was no need to bother cleaning up the zombies they had killed, and they could just leave them where they were.

But Zituan misunderstood what he meant.

Its understanding was that Wen Xin didn't know that these zombies were killed by it, nor did it know that it was just cleaning up the traces.

The other party thought it was just a clean animal and came out to clean up the zombies.

Suddenly, Zituan: "..."

It couldn't believe it.

You don't even doubt it?

Zi Tuan raised his head and glanced at Wen Xin carefully.

Seeing that the young man looked normal, the little squirrel couldn't help feeling relieved for a moment.

But at the same time, there is an indescribable worry.

"squeak."

They are usually very smart people, so why are they always so careless when it comes to times like this?

Zi Tuan plucked Wen Xin's arm worriedly.

It thought that the other party was so credulous that he might be cheated in the future, so it opened its mouth and wanted to warn him.

But suddenly he thought, let alone others, even they were hiding a lot of things from Wen Xin, and Zi Tuan was so guilty that he couldn't say a word.

While talking, Wen Xin had already arrived at the water storage room carrying Zituanzi.

There was no water coming out of the faucet, but the water tank next to it was still half full of water.

The man with the buzz cut had tested the water quality before and it was confirmed that it was not drinkable, but it was fine to use it to wash hands or things that were not meant to be eaten.

There was nothing around to scoop water from.

Wen Xin rolled up his sleeves, nimbly held Tuanzi in one arm, and used the other hand to carefully wash Tuanzi's body.

Zituan was just distracted for a moment, and the next second, the young man's hand reached out to him.

It has a violent temper and it has a hard time staying calm during a fight. It got carried away just now and made a mess of itself.

In contrast, the young man's hands, even though they were slightly stained by touching it, were still as clean as if they were made of ice.

It instantly formed a sharp contrast with its dirty fur.

Sharp and bright.

Zituanzi seemed to have returned to the day when she and Wen Xin first met near the trash can. Her breathing stagnated and she subconsciously retracted her hand.

But Wen Xin was the first to realize its intention.

Like all cat owners who find their cats resisting bathing, he hugged Zituanzi tighter.

"You'll feel uncomfortable if you don't wash it thoroughly. Be good and bear with it for a while."

Wen Xin didn't know why the other dumplings were happy to let him help them take a bath, but when it was Zituanzi's turn, he always wanted to run back.

It was okay before, but now the water tank was quite deep and falling in was no joke. He really didn't feel comfortable letting Zituanzi wash himself.

Under Wen Xin's insistence, Zituan struggled in vain and could only allow the opponent to wash it from beginning to end.

Seeing that its fur had become clean and dry after being patiently scrubbed by the young man, and no longer looked out of place compared to its fair skin, its knotted heart felt a little relieved.

But she still couldn't help it and moved a little further away from the young man's hand.

Seeing that Zituanzi was still resisting, Wen Xin helplessly lowered his eyes.

If other pet owners were rejected like this, they would at least be sad, if not angry.

Wen Xin knew that Zituanzi didn't dislike him. If there was a real reason, it was probably because of Tuanzi's own cleanliness quirk.

He then brought a towel so that Tuanzi could wipe the water off himself, and then he walked away cleanly.

Wen Xin met Tuanzi's eyes, smiled softly and said, "Thank you for your hard work tonight, Ah Zi. But everyone will take turns to keep watch later. Ah Zi doesn't have to stay outside all the time. If you are tired, you must come back and rest. Do you understand?"

When Wen Xin approached it just now, Zituan felt a little uncomfortable.

Now that the other party has taken the initiative to back off, it can't help but feel a little lost.

"squeak."

good.

.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next day, Wen Xin saw a bright white light rising in the distance. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and then heard footsteps behind him.

Turning around, I saw that it was Xu Qiang who had just woken up and walked out.

Xu Qiang only managed to sleep for less than four hours in the first half of the night while keeping watch with the man with a crew cut.

He yawned and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Wen Xin guarding the door of the employee lounge.

"What are you doing?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I just switched shifts with Wen Li and I stayed outside."

Of course Wen Xin would not say that he couldn't sleep because of the departure of Tuanzi. He only said that he was in a bad mood and kept feeling that there was something unusual outside, so he couldn't sleep because of the worry.

Hearing this, Xu Qiang frowned immediately, feeling very unhappy.

It has not been a peaceful journey. To this day, Xu Qiang still feels that it was a miracle that they survived the night when the town encountered a small-scale zombie tide.

Now, whenever he has time, he will take time out to teach Wen Xin'e some survival knowledge and fighting skills, hoping to train him.

It’s not that Xu Qiang doesn’t want to take responsibility, but he no longer dares to be arrogant.

They thought that if there was any emergency in the future and they were unable to make it in time, Wen Xin might still be able to save himself.

It just so happened that Wen Xin had signed up for private lessons before the apocalypse, and after the apocalypse he always went out foraging with the team, so he already had some basic training skills.

In addition, he listened attentively and studied seriously, so with this kind of tutoring, he achieved some results.

But in Xu Qiang's opinion, Wen Xin's fighting ability is far from enough to stand alone. Letting him guard the zombies alone is no different from throwing a sheep into a pack of wolves.

Not to mention that Wen Xin was their mission target. Who would do a mission and let their employer take the blame?

Let's not talk about what the boss would think if he knew about this. If something happened to Wen Xin, who would be able to take the responsibility? !

Suddenly, Xu Qiang felt a surge of anger in his heart, and he rolled up his sleeves to go settle the score with Wen Li.

Wen Xin noticed that he looked strange and had a vague feeling that something was wrong, so he quickly followed him.

But Xu Qiang acted too quickly, leaving him no chance to stop him.

Wen Li had just woken up and was checking the car they were going to drive with the man with a crew cut.

Hearing Xu Qiang's angry shout coming from behind him, he turned his head and was hit hard in the face by a punch.

Wen Li was extremely shocked. He covered his aching nose and shouted, "Fuck, Xu Qiang, what the hell are you crazy about?!"

As the team leader, Xu Qiang suddenly did this to Wen Li, and the man with the crew cut immediately turned cold in expression.

But after listening to Xu Qiang's angry explanation, his face became even gloomier.

This depression was certainly not directed at Xu Qiang.

The man with the buzz cut stared at Wen Li's eyes, his gaze as sharp as an ice knife: "When I came out just now, you told me that there were two of you guarding last night..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Wen Xin running over and stopping where he was. He stopped talking instantly and forced a soothing smile at him.

Then he grabbed Wen Li's arm and pulled him aside.

Before he could say a few words, the man with a crew cut suddenly reached out and slapped Wen Li hard in the face.

Wen Xin was stunned, his heart tightened, and he opened his mouth subconsciously.

Xu Qiang stopped him with a sneer: "It's okay, let them argue. The captain is too easy to be soft-hearted with his subordinates, and always makes some people forget their limits."

Wen Xin: “…”

He clenched his fingers and pursed his lips slightly.

Before Xu Qiang's outburst, Wen Xin didn't think there was anything wrong with keeping watch alone.

First, he was used to being independent. He had been living alone since middle school. This included the times he was sick and went to the hospital, and the time his landlord temporarily terminated the contract and asked him to move out early, which was also when he was alone.

The second thing was that he took the initiative to suggest keeping watch alone because he knew that the surroundings had been almost cleaned up by Zituanzi, and he saw that Wenli was so sleepy that he yawned several times.

Wen Xin didn't catch up to stop Xu Qiang at that time. When he saw people beating Wen Li, he panicked and thought that he might have said something wrong that caused the misunderstanding between them.

But when he heard what the crew-haired man said, he immediately noticed something strange.

Wen Li actually told the other party that it was the two of them who were on guard last night.

Wen Xin is not a young man who has not yet entered society.

He knew that Wen Li would lie like this, which only showed that the other party was well aware that there were big problems in letting him keep watch alone.

Xu Qiang saw that he had turned around and his face looked better. He patted Wen Xin on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you reacted pretty quickly."

Wen Xin closed his eyes and thought of more things.

"My brother's situation in City A is not that good, is it?"

Hearing this was a bit beyond Xu Qiang's expectations.

He looked at Wen Xin for a while, and finally said vaguely: "It's not bad, but it may not be that smooth."

Wen Xin roughly understood.

He said to Xu Qiang seriously: "Thank you."

Xu Qiang waved his hands in anger: "It's okay, it's my duty, and I'm not used to it anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man continued apologetically, "I'm sorry that I had some prejudice against you before and my attitude was not very good."

This was indeed something Xu Qiang had not expected.

He was stunned for a moment, and looking back at the whole process of getting along with the young man, he didn't feel that the other party had any bad attitude at all.

Is there prejudice? What is prejudice?

He thinks so highly of Wen Xin, but Wen Xin has always been prejudiced against him? ?

Looking at the serious expression on the young man's face, Xu Qiang felt like he was being rejected, and his iron-hearted heart was shattered in an instant.

Wen Xin's prejudice against Xu Qiang was that he frequently mocked himself and the owners of the community when they first met, and kept looking down at people with his chin raised.

This prejudice was slightly improved when Xu Qiang taught him survival knowledge on G177 Highway.

Until just now, it was completely gone.

Wen Xin said sorry again, then smiled and said, "You are really good. I was wrong about you before."

Xu Qiang was still trying to muster up his steel heart, but suddenly his eyes flickered at his smile, and the heartache disappeared.

He was inexplicably a little flustered, not knowing where to put his hands. He touched his nose and put them down again: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm glad you know! Well, go pack up, we should be able to set off soon."

After saying that, Xu Qiang took a big step and left as if he was escaping.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Xu Qiang looked around vigilantly, but found nothing.

On top of the gas station, the black group slowly withdrew their gaze, but the coldness in their eyes still remained.

It reacted by wagging its tail in confusion.

Wen Xin is much more cheerful than before and smiles at people more often. It knows this and is happy to see the young man smiling all the time.

Why did it feel particularly uncomfortable just now?

Not long after, the man with the crew cut came to apologize to Wen Xin, forcing Wen Li to come.

Wen Xin looked at the fist mark on Wen Li's left cheek and the slap mark on his right cheek. He was silent for a moment and explained that he had taken the initiative to let Wen Li rest last night.

But he did not let go of the fact that Wen Li lied about the two of them keeping watch.

So the crew-haired guy and the others all knew Wen Xin's attitude, and in the following days, they treated the young man more carefully.

This time they chose to take the national highway.

Their whereabouts have been exposed, and there is no point in covering them up at this time. There are official people patrolling and cleaning the road regularly on the national highway, so it is relatively safe.

Under the secret protection of the Black Group and the Purple Group, no major problems occurred afterwards.

Soon, Wen Xin and his party arrived in City A.

【Author’s words】

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