Chapter 49
The questioning voice was filled with undisguised anger and an irresistible pressure.
When Wen Xin heard this, he felt as if he had been hit hard on the head.
His body swayed, his expression went blank for a moment, and his knees bent straight down.
...No!
In a hurry, Wen Xin climbed on the bedpost with one hand.
The sound of palms clacking against the wooden bedposts.
He clenched his back teeth and managed to avoid actually bending his knees.
The noise was neither too loud nor too quiet, but loud enough for people outside the door to hear.
In an instant, Wen Xin felt the force pressing on his shoulders withdraw.
It has the feeling of fleeing in panic.
He frowned, not knowing why he had such a strange idea.
There seemed to be someone difficult to deal with outside the door, and it was unclear how many people there were.
Wen Xin was on guard while looking around.
The last time he woke up, all his attention was on the little fox and he didn't have time to observe it carefully.
After a careful look, I realized that this was actually a luxury hotel.
The main color is golden, the decoration is exquisite and gorgeous, the walls are engraved with natural and beautiful patterns, and the floor glass is wiped clean.
Wen Xin tilted his head again and looked at the bed he had just slept in.
Whether it's the fluffy quilt or the springy mattress underneath, everything looks brand new as if it was just taken out of the package.
This is definitely not the right attitude to treat prisoners.
Wen Xin originally thought that he had fallen into the hands of Idealism.
Now it seems that someone rescued him.
While thinking about it, Wen Xin turned around and unexpectedly saw his own pistol on the table!
He was stunned for a moment, then his pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly walked over.
After unloading the magazine and counting, there were still four bullets left!
The strange feeling in Wen Xin's heart was immediately confirmed.
It's abnormal. This treatment is abnormal in every way.
Most people may not be able to recognize a real gun, but they can definitely recognize the shape of the gun. After all, toy guns for children of a few years old are everywhere on the streets.
If it were Wen Xin himself, he would ask himself, would he be willing to leave the gun to the person he is rescuing?
He certainly won't.
Even if he was saving someone, he would secretly hide such a dangerous weapon as a gun, and if someone asked about it, he would lie and say that something might have been dropped.
Wen Xin will not return the items to the person until he is sure that the person is not aggressive or can guarantee that he will not be harmed.
Wen Xin wondered why those people would let down their guard against him.
He quickly thought of a connection that might bring about the current change.
Xiaoqi.
If it was Xiao Qi who helped him negotiate the situation, then this kind of treatment would make sense.
But because he thought of the little fox, the details that he had never ignored before once again emerged in Wen Xin's mind.
——The fox statue that looks like Xiaoqi is a statue of Idealism.
——Before he died, the pockmarked man shouted "God" in despair, and then he saw the phantom of the pink ball, and really saw Xiao Qi.
Wen Xin couldn't convince himself that this was a coincidence.
He didn't know what expression to show.
The deaths of the troops were still fresh in his mind. Selfishly, Wen Xin didn't want the little fox to have anything to do with Idealism.
Although he was at least 60% sure that the relationship between the two was serious.
Wen Xin let out a long breath and put away the gun.
Inevitably, the pinch marks on the hands were seen.
It had been carefully coated with a layer of milky white ointment, which had not yet dried up.
The deep red and purple marks were covered by the ointment and no longer looked as obvious as before.
But the pinching marks are blurred, but Wen Xin can't forget the feeling of leaving these marks.
Just as the instructor feared, he hesitated and did not shoot immediately.
The instructor once told him that in today's world where order is gradually collapsing, the enemies that humans really need to be wary of are not ferocious zombies or ridiculously powerful mutants.
It's human beings themselves.
Sooner or later, he will abandon the pathetic and cowardly part of human nature and shoot his own kind.
If you are still soft-hearted at that time, it will become a torture and a burden.
What the instructor said in the past has become a warning today.
There was just one thing that the instructor didn't think of.
——Wen Xin had no regrets about killing the pockmarked man.
The moment he saw the man fall, he felt a little dazed and unreal, but he had no regrets.
Not at all.
Wen Xin touched the pinch mark and thought, maybe he can't be considered a good person...
It had been quiet outside for a long time.
Apart from the angry curse I just heard, no other sound was heard.
Wen Xin didn't say anything either, and subconsciously controlled his breathing frequency, so the whole room was so quiet that it seemed as if even a pin drop could be heard clearly.
Wen Xin had a hunch.
He was waiting for the reaction of the person outside the house, and the person outside the house was probably also waiting for his action.
Wen Xin is not the type of person who likes to drag things out and doesn't intend to remain in this stalemate.
He secretly tightened his grip on the gun, put his finger on the trigger, and walked slowly towards the door.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Squeak——
Before Wen Xin could get close to the door of the room, it was suddenly opened from the outside!
Wen Xin's expression froze and he raised the muzzle of his gun quickly.
But I saw a small pink ball flying in the air. It was thrown in from outside!
"Xiao Qi!"
Wen Xin's face changed drastically and he quickly reached out to take it.
Tuanzi fell into his arms, whimpered, and helplessly burrowed into the young man's arms.
"Boohoo!!"
His voice was full of complaints about the injustice he had suffered.
Meeting the big tearful eyes of Fantuanzi, Wen Xin felt distressed for a moment, and his brows tightened.
While holding Tuanzi in his arms, he looked out the door with cold vigilance.
Standing at the door was a stranger in a crimson robe.
The man was an elderly man with a wrinkled face and thinning gray hair.
Behind Bishop Shi, a dozen men in black robes who were kneeling on the ground were slowly standing up.
Wen Xin recognized the style of their robes; the totem patterns on them were exactly the same as the one on the pockmarked man.
The only difference is the emblem on the chest.
The emblem was a blooming flower. The plain black robe had three petals, the black robe with more patterns had four petals, and the red robe had five petals. Its shape was a bit like the succulent plants that Wen Xin had once raised.
But the instructor mentioned that any religious symbol has a special meaning and should not be such an ordinary one.
What kind of flower it was? Only a vague sense of déjà vu flashed through Wen Xin's mind.
He didn't think deeply and didn't care.
"Are you a member of Idealism? What is your purpose in arresting me? Tell me directly."
Bishop Shi kindly advised: "Don't be so nervous, young man. If we really had any bad intentions, we wouldn't leave that guy in your hands."
Wen Xin looked at the gun in his hand and said nothing.
His expression still didn't relax at all.
Bishop Shi knew why he was so hostile and sighed helplessly.
"Let me introduce myself. I am the cardinal of Idealism. My last name is Shi."
"I'm sorry for the people who died."
When this matter was mentioned, Wen Xin's face suddenly tensed up, and the arms holding the little fox involuntarily increased their strength.
The little fox curled up in his arms, feeling Wen Xin's pent-up anger, and his body became increasingly stiff.
Unexpectedly, Wen Xin did not get hysterical.
"That's too much. We just have different positions and interests."
Hearing this, Bishop Shi breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Xin pointed the gun in his hand at his forehead, and his eyes were three points colder than before!
"So, immediately prepare food and water for me, and support transportation to leave here."
Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, Bishop Shi's muscles tensed instantly.
"...Please believe us, we really have no ill intentions."
Wen Xin's expression remained unchanged: "Tell someone to prepare first. When the things are here, you can say whatever you want. I will listen carefully."
I didn't expect that the young man was so young but had such a stubborn personality.
Seeing that the other party's finger was already on the trigger, cold sweat broke out on Bishop Shi's forehead: "Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare now."
He looked at the black-robed men around him and angrily shouted, "What are you all doing standing here like idiots? Didn't you hear what he asked? Why don't you go now!"
The men went about their business in a hurry.
Wen Xin saw Bishop Shi's fear.
He is weird.
Facial expressions can be faked, but the physiological reaction of sweating is difficult to fake.
In that case, why didn't the other party take away his gun?
Just because there was no ill intention?
Wen Xin couldn't help but lower his head and looked at the little fox suspiciously.
Bishop Shi saw his doubts and his expression changed slightly. He changed his panic and said in a cold voice: "It's okay for you to leave, but you can't take the one in your arms with you..."
He choked, his face twisted as if the world was falling apart.
"This stupid fox."
Bishop Shi quickly adjusted his tone and said fiercely, "You can take away the Pope's favorite without permission?"
The Pope's Favorite...
Wen Xin's expression moved slightly.
This identity seems to explain both why the little fox appears in Idealism and why the fox statue resembles the little fox.
After all, the Pope believes in God, so what's wrong with him keeping a little fox that looks similar to God as a pet?
But Wen Xin did not dispel his doubts with just these few words, nor did he express his true thoughts.
He followed up on Bishop Shi's words and retorted.
"So you are the so-called Pope?"
Bishop Shi was slightly stunned, as if he had heard something extremely blasphemous. He was so angry that his face began to tremble: "How dare you!"
"If you are not, how dare you call His Holiness the Pope's favorite a 'stupid fox'?"
Wen Xin: "Since you are not, how dare you throw His Holiness the Pope's favorite into the house casually?"
Hearing these aggressive words, the little fox and Bishop Shi breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Great, just as planned.
Bishop Shi sneered as usual: "As the favorite of His Holiness the Pope, he relied on his favor to become arrogant and insisted on running over to save you at the critical moment. He almost ruined His Holiness the Pope's plan. How stupid is that!"
Wen Xin: “…”
The little fox noticed the young man's softening and signaled to Bishop Shi with his eyes: Hurry up, keep it up!
How to continue to be powerful?
That is of course exaggerating the matter.
"Young man, do you think throwing it away is too much? I tell you, when we return to Idealism, His Holiness the Pope will definitely deal with it. Ha, by then it will be a question whether it can still be alive."
The little fox cooperated and shivered in Wen Xin's arms.
Wen Xin quickly hugged it tightly, smoothed its fur and comforted it, saying in a cold voice: "If that's the case, I'll take it away."
The atmosphere on both sides suddenly became tense.
"Leave?" Bishop Shi asked with a smile, "How do you leave?"
"You are alone, and you have to bring a burden with you. There are members of Idealism everywhere outside."
"Even if you can escape from this hotel, you won't be able to get far. We will catch you sooner or later!"
"That's easy."
Wen Xin was not threatened at all and laughed as well: "As long as you come with us, even if the people from Idealism catch up with us, they won't dare to attack you without authorization."
"Don't worry, Bishop Shi, City A is warm and hospitable, and will definitely not let you down."
Bishop Shi: “…”
He didn't expect that he would be outmaneuvered by a boy in his twenties.
Wen Xin does what he says.
As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of Bishop Shi, with the gun against his heart, and said one word with decisiveness: "Go."
How could Bishop Shi follow Wen Xin to City A to become a prisoner?
His throat rolled over, and he quickly called out to the little fox in his heart.
But no matter how much he called out, the little fox did not respond to him.
I looked down and saw a good guy.
Wen Xin was actually threatening him while pinching the little fox's chin!
I don't know what technique he used, but I saw a few fingers immersed in the fur move slightly, and the little fox immediately let out a comfortable whimper.
With its ears drooped back and its eyes slightly narrowed, the whole fox was completely paralyzed in the young man's arms.
Bishop Shi: We are in a major emergency. Please support us! Please support us!
Little Fox: The fox you are calling is being groomed. Please call back later.
Bishop Shi: ...
That's terrible!
Bishop Shi could only follow Wen Xin's instructions and walk out of the room stiffly.
"Young man, I know you are suspicious of our intentions, but I still have to explain that the Idealist members who attacked you before acted on their own initiative, and the headmaster was completely unaware of it."
Wen Xin raised his eyelids.
Bishop Shi realized that there was still room for maneuver, so he quickly lowered his posture and spoke in a sincere tone.
"You know the situation now. Almost all the unmanned cell towers are useless. The network is paralyzed and there is no signal on mobile phones. If you want to contact someone in another place, you have to ask someone to drive you a message. It takes several days at the slowest and more than ten hours at the fastest."
"By the time we heard the news from the bounty hunters we passed by, it was already too late. Alas!"
Bishop Shi smiled bitterly in his heart.
If this matter is really investigated, it is simply an unprovoked disaster for the Idealism Sect, since they were the first to find Zhang Quanyong.
The base in City A is carrying out rescue operations in the name of rescue, but in reality it is committing robbery and robbery. No matter how you look at it, Idealism is in the right.
But Pockmarked Face should never act on his own and collude with people inside City A.
In this way, the nature changes instantly.
It turned out that they had been planning something bad for a long time and had planted an insider in City A!
No one wants to make enemies for no reason, especially Bishop Shi, who had heard of Wen Jinfeng's name before, and that was that he was an obvious madman.
This is not the worst part.
The worst thing is...
Bishop Shi smiled bitterly after calling the little fox several times but getting no response.
Wen Xin listened to Bishop Shi's words.
To be honest, he already believed it about 70% to 80%.
It was not because of how earnest Bishop Shi's attitude was, but because he suddenly remembered something that the pockmarked man had said before he died.
——Now it seems that there is no need to ask the bishop for help. I can deal with all of you by myself!
The pockmarked man said this with a sense of arrogance, and the possibility that he was lying was almost zero.
From this, it can be seen that the Southeastern Idealism Cult's attack on the A City base was indeed not clear to their leader.
This slightly reduced Wen Xin's hostility towards Idealism.
He did not stop and observed the situation here.
"Since you say this is all a misunderstanding, where is Zhang Quanyong now?"
There is skill in speaking warmly.
He did not ask Bishop Shi whether he knew Zhang Quanyong, nor did he ask whether Zhang Quanyong actually existed.
Instead, just ask the person where they are.
As long as Bishop Shi can answer the question, it means that there is such a person as Zhang Quanyong, and the other party must know him.
As expected, Bishop Shi's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
"You want to know where he is? Forget it. He has antibodies to the zombie virus. There is no way we will hand him over to you."
In an instant, Wen Xin's pupils shrank and even his steps stopped unconsciously.
It turned out to be an antibody against the zombie virus.
He knew that this mission was important, but he didn't expect it to be this important!
Since it carries viral antibodies, it means it is possible to develop a vaccine against the virus.
He can't leave.
He must meet Zhang Quanyong, who is the hope of saving all mankind.
“Hmm.”
The little fox curled up in Wen Xin's arms seemed unwilling to be left out and tugged at the young man's sleeves twice.
Wen Xin subconsciously patted its body to comfort it.
When Bishop Shi saw the little fox's elbow turned outward, tears welled up in his heart.
He said it in silence.
"I advise you not to have those crooked ideas and stay here honestly. Even if you hold me hostage and make Idealism helpless, there are still hordes of zombies outside."
"Okay." Wen Xin said, "I'll stay."
Bishop Shi hadn't finished speaking yet: "It's absolutely impossible for you to break through by yourself... huh?"
He was surprised and asked, "You're staying?"
Why did you change your words so quickly? It seemed like he didn’t say anything.
Wen Xin remained calm: "Yes, I will stay, but Xiao Qi must go."
Hearing this, the little fox was dumbfounded and yelled anxiously.
"Hmm?"
Why do you want me to leave? Don’t you want me anymore, Wen Xin?
"Good boy, I don't mean to reject you." Wen Xin patted its head, "Have you forgotten that you delayed your master's business in order to save me? You will be punished when you return."
Little Fox: “…”
It's over. It dug its own hole.
Wen Xin then showed pity in his eyes and murmured, "Why did you become someone else's pet and not come back to me directly? What on earth have you been through during this period of time, Xiaoqi..."
The more he talked, the more guilty the little fox felt, and he tried desperately to pull at the young man's clothes.
"Bing!"
I won't leave, I want to stay with you!
Seeing that it was in a bad mood and was too stubborn to leave, Wen Xin lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Qi, be obedient."
The little fox heard the determination in Wen Xin's words and anxiously connected with Bishop Shi's consciousness: You better think of a solution for me!
Bishop Shi was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
"In fact, His Holiness the Pope may not necessarily decide on it."
He said dryly: "After all, our Pope is the most merciful and tolerant person in the world. How could he lose his temper with his beloved for such a small matter?"
Bishop Shi was so anxious that he was at a loss for words and did not realize for a moment that his words were inconsistent.
But Wen Xin was so sharp that he noticed the clue almost instantly.
Once the strange feeling came over me, it would never go away.
He pursed his lips, pinched the little fox's neck, and said slowly: "...Okay."
"Since Xiao Qi wants to be with me, then we will never be separated again."
The little fox was overjoyed.
Wen Xin put down the gun: "I have a request."
"I hope you can send someone to City A to help me bring peace to my family."
Seeing that he had finally fooled Wen Xin, Bishop Shi felt as if a huge rock that had been weighing on his heart had fallen to the ground, and he felt relieved.
He did not refuse this small and reasonable request.
Even if Wen Xin wanted to take this opportunity to convey some message to the A City base, it would take at least several days for the message to be delivered based on the journey time.
A few days was enough for them to reach the headquarters of the headmaster in City B.
The Idealism Church has now established a defense base, which has tens of thousands of believers, which is not in vain.
Unless Wen Jinfeng personally leads the troops and brings a large number of troops, that would be really crazy.
Bishop Shi thinks that this should not be the case.
At this time, Wen Jinfeng was still rectifying the atmosphere of the A City base, and had not yet issued a bounty order to find Wen Xin.
Bishop Shi did not know the relationship between Wen Xin and Wen Jinfeng. Although they had the same surname, their first names were not similar.
Most people would not have thought that a small soldier in the army would actually be Wen Jinfeng's younger brother.
Since we have agreed to stay and follow the Idealism people, there is no need to prepare the food and car that Wen Xin requested before.
He handed the written letter to the members of Idealism and asked them to deliver it as soon as possible.
Unlike Bishop Shi, the believers could not remain calm. The moment they saw the little fox, their attitude immediately became respectful.
"Okay, we'll deliver it as soon as possible."
Wen Xin took in this scene.
He looked at the ignorant little fox in his arms with a very complicated look in his eyes.
The hand that was stroking himself suddenly stopped.
The little fox raised his head, met Wen Xin's deep gaze, shrank his body timidly, and his voice became cautious.
"Hmm?"
Wen Xin stared into the little fox's dark and translucent pupils.
There was a lot of water vapor inside, and it was shaking constantly, as if it would cry at any moment.
He lowered his eyelashes, then raised them again, and suddenly smiled.
"Oh, it's been so long since we last met, how come our little Qi has become such a crybaby?"
The young man lifted its little butt, lifted it up like a child, and touched his forehead with its: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
When the little fox heard his doting tone, his eyes suddenly became wet. He stretched his neck happily and bumped heads with him.
Outside the house.
Seeing Bishop Shi coming out, the church members greeted him hurriedly and respectfully.
Bishop Shi had a stern face and everyone ignored. He walked all the way to the first floor of the hotel and arrived at the lobby.
He fell to his knees with a thud!
The black-robed monk and other believers were horrified and rushed to support him.
"Bishop, what happened? What happened to you? Who attacked you?!"
"Someone come quickly, someone come quickly!"
But Bishop Shi waved his hands tremblingly and said with his dying breath: "No, don't panic, my legs are weak, that's all."
Everyone's faces were blank, confused and bewildered: "Ah?"
Bishop Shi is barely catching his breath now.
How dare he say it? Their extremely noble Pope was afraid that Wen Xin would have a grudge against him because of those dead people, so he didn't dare to reveal his identity and forced him to act.
Bishop Shi was so distressed that he actually called the Pope a stupid fox!
"This is really going to kill me..."
.
They set off immediately.
Wen Xin slept well that night, and after waking up and eating something, he was basically fully recovered.
But through this incident, he found that his previous behavior of just focusing on training was actually a bit blind and inattentive.
Apart from the rumors I heard from my instructors, I knew nothing about the situation in the outside world.
I don't know who is targeting the base in City A, nor do I know that the Idealism Cult has a kind of incense that can confuse people's minds.
Wen Xin didn't want to waste time, he wanted to find someone to understand the situation and also wanted to find out the whereabouts of Zhang Quanyong.
But in order to avoid revealing his true intentions, Bishop Shi had already given instructions in advance that no one should get close to him.
After much difficulty, he finally caught up with a man in black robe, but when he saw the little fox in his arms, his face turned pale.
"So, what do you want to ask?"
Wen Xin: “…”
He said in a complicated tone, "Nothing, can I go and see Bishop Shi?"
The man in black robe said quickly: "Yes, yes, of course!"
At this time, Bishop Shi was sitting under a temporary awning, leisurely making tea and drinking it.
Until I saw Wen Xin and the fox in the other's arms.
His hands trembled and the tea almost spilled out of the cup.
【Author's words】
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