With just a little trick, Li Xin'er successfully won over a group of 'followers'.
Then, Li Xin'er beckoned the giant panda forward and pointed to Ma Ruicai in front of it, saying:
"Your first task is to take your men and stop him."
The giant panda's wise eyes followed the direction Li Xin'er pointed and glanced at Ma Ruicai, who was desperately trying to escape. A look of human-like disgust appeared on its face.
It knew who this person was; it was the guy who stole its ugly cub.
Although the cub is ugly, it is still its cub. How dare this thing steal from it? This revenge must be taken.
Thinking of this, the giant panda got emotional and became quite angry. It grabbed the old bamboo pole and slammed it to the ground.
Hearing the commotion, the other mutated beasts gathered around. Then, a gurgling sound came from the giant panda's throat. As if understanding its command, all the mutated beasts turned their gazes toward Ma Ruicai in front of them.
Immediately afterwards, all the mutated beasts moved instantly, one after another, running and chasing after the front.
Li Xin'er was very satisfied with the mobility of these mutated beasts. She thought to herself, "Er Sha and the others are too comfortable staying in the space. We still need to bring them out for some training."
They can't just eat her food for free, that would be too much of a loss for her. They have to earn their own living and exchange their labor for food.
"Come on, let's follow."
Li Xin'er turned her head and glanced at the zombies blocked in the middle of the bridge by the abandoned truck, then called out to Qin Siye and the two large and one small pandas.
These zombies aren't smart enough; if they get blocked, it takes them some effort to squeeze through, which will buy them some time.
The most urgent task is to find Qian Leduo.
Ahead, Ma Ruicai was surrounded by a group of mutated beasts. His legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up at all.
The rest of the base were completely ignored by the mutated beasts. Those people looked at this scene, then looked behind them...
For some reason, Li Xin'er and the leading panda seemed to have become closer, and having guessed the reason for the situation, she dared not make any rash moves.
Because they knew that if they took action, they would definitely be no match for these mutated beasts.
But with their companions right in front of them, their remaining humanity prevented them from simply abandoning the situation.
Everyone held their weapons and watched the circle of mutated beasts warily, and the two sides were once again in a standoff.
When Li Xin'er and the others came forward, Ma Rui hurriedly cried out:
"I've said everything I needed to say. I really didn't do it on purpose. Besides, the little panda wasn't injured and was returned to you unharmed. Please let me go!"
He was crying and sniffling, looking quite pitiful.
But Li Xin'er remained unmoved, arms crossed, staring coldly at him.
"You know, that's not what I want to hear."
Without waiting for Ma Rui's reply, she looked up at the dozen or twenty survivors at the base.
“This has nothing to do with you. You can leave now if you want. He won’t leave until we find Qian Leduo.”
Immediately afterwards, Li Xin'er's tone shifted again, carrying a hint of threat.
"Of course, if you trust him and are willing to stay and stand with him through thick and thin, I can grant your request."
Upon hearing this, Ma Ruicai couldn't help but panic. He knew that given his usual character, they might abandon him without hesitation if his life was at stake.
Ma Ruicai turned to the base team members behind him, pleading pitifully.
"Don't abandon me. I have elderly parents and young children to support. If you leave, they will not let me go."
As he spoke, he made a gesture as if to kowtow.
This incident displeased some people at the base, who angrily criticized Ma Ruicai.
"What do you mean by having elderly parents and young children? There are only you and your wife in your family. Last time you cried pitifully and asked the team to switch shifts with you. You even said that your children and parents had turned into zombies and were killed by the neighbors."
"Yes, I was there too. I heard it with my own ears. You're just talking nonsense. I can't believe it."
"Hey, it's not that we don't want to help you, you...you..."
The speaker was noticeably older, probably in his forties or fifties. He shrugged, looking quite helpless.
"First of all, we don't have the ability to save you, and secondly, we also have families."
"Exactly, my child is still young. If I can't go back, what will happen to them?"
"Who can argue with that? My family is truly one where I have elderly parents and young children to support, and they all depend on me."
Everyone chimed in, eagerly sharing their own struggles.
The young men who had initially spoken up for Ma Ruicai were now huddled in the back, silent.
This scene was very similar to when their convoy was surrounded by mutated beasts on the bridge.
They did the same thing back then, saying the same things, pushing all the soldiers who were accompanying them to the front.
Li Xin'er was right next to her, watching the scene with great interest, a smile playing on her lips.
That's just how people are, she's always known; but being human is damnably fascinating.
In this team, besides the temporary drivers who were transporting goods, she personally saw that there were at least seven or eight hundred soldiers accompanying them, if not a thousand.
But now, the twenty-odd people who survived are all temporary drivers.
As Ma Rui listened to their words, his head slowly lowered, as if he realized that he could not escape death, and his whole demeanor became gloomy.
He clenched his fists, suddenly looked up, and screamed hysterically at those people.
"You hypocrites! You will all suffer the same fate!"
He laughed maniacally, throwing his head back and shouting, "Hahahaha!"
Ma Ruicai stretched out his hand, pointed at them, and his eyes swept across each of their faces as if he wanted to etch their images into his mind and remember them!
Remember that it was this group of people who harmed him, that it was this group of people who abandoned him, that it was this group of people who watched him die without helping him!
"You, you all knew it too, you all clearly saw me rob Leduo's bag, didn't you?"
Ma Ruicai clutched his stomach, lying on his side on the ground laughing, still shouting and cursing.
"Haha, look at you all, how hypocritical you are! When I hit Qian Leduo with a brick, weren't you all watching from not far away?"
As he spoke, he turned his head to look in Li Xin'er's direction, about to say something.
When Qin Siye heard him say that he had hit Qian Leduo with a brick, he couldn't hold back any longer. He rushed forward, grabbed Ma Ruicai by the collar, and lifted him up from the ground.
Ma Ruicai's legs were forced to remain in a kneeling position, while his upper body was supported entirely by Qin Siye's strength.
Qin Siye's eyes were bloodshot, like those of a raging leopard.
"Tell me! Where is Qian Leduo? What did you do to him?!"
Ma Rui realized that things had come to this point, and he was likely doomed.
Conversely, he was no longer afraid. Even when threatened by Qin Siye, he still sneered, displaying a somewhat indifferent attitude.
"Ha, what can I do to him?"
"Him? He should be devoured by zombies by now, right?"
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