Chapter 23 Rekindling the Fighting Spirit
"Captain Wang is still as decisive as ever," Gao said with a smile.
“What’s the use of saving this piece of trash? You all heard it just now, this person only ran out because he had no food.”
Team Leader Wang's eyes were full of disdain. He snorted and continued speaking.
"Hmph! I was hoping to rescue this person and see if he had any extra food or supplies, but he has nothing. What a waste of my time!"
"Captain Wang just said to wait a bit longer, probably to see if any survivors would come and try to loot some supplies, right?"
Gao Zai smiled and walked over, unscrewed the bottle cap, and cleaned Wang's blood-stained right hand.
Gao Zai used the word "plunder," but Captain Wang didn't take it to heart; they often did similar things. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so well-off.
"Of course not. When we first stopped, I sensed that there were very few zombies here. In that case, there's a high probability that there are other types of zombies."
Team Leader Wang lit a cigarette.
"So I waited there for a while, but instead of the alien species, this guy came instead."
"It seems I was overthinking it; mutant species are extremely rare."
'Alien species'? This was the first time Han Shuo had heard this term. He had no idea what it was.
However, when Gao Zai and the other three heard those two words, a clear look of fear and worry appeared on their faces.
Team Leader Wang stood up, patted Gao Zai on the shoulder, smiled, and didn't say anything more.
Immediately afterwards, the cigarette burned out, and Captain Wang casually tossed the cigarette butt aside before getting into the passenger seat of the car.
"It's getting late, I'm leaving."
"good!"
"Understood, Captain Wang!"
...
The four responded in unison, and Gao Zai drove. In just a moment, the car disappeared from Han Shuo and the others' sight with a roar.
"Phew! That scared me to death." After seeing Captain Wang and the others leave, the fat man stood up and let out a deep breath.
It was such a close call! If he had stood up a few seconds earlier and shouted, the fat man couldn't imagine the consequences for the three of them.
Team Leader Wang and his men were clearly ruthless killers, and they had no intention of rescuing any survivors.
If the three are discovered, Fatty knows that there's a high probability they'll end up like Zhang Xiaoer.
Han Shuo remained silent; his mind had calmed down. His expression was extremely solemn as he sat up on the bed, deep in thought.
The fat man and Li Shurou wisely left the room without disturbing them, closing the door behind them. They discussed what had just happened in hushed tones.
Han Shuo thought about it for a long time in the room.
To be honest, Wang's outstanding performance somewhat dampened Han Shuo's confidence.
He didn't blame anyone else for what happened today. He was just one step away from leading the team into a fire pit. And there was absolutely no room for regret.
Although it was Fatty and Li Shurou who suggested joining Captain Wang's side, ultimately, Han Shuo's approval was needed. If the three of them lost their lives as a result, he, as the captain, would ultimately be held responsible.
Looking back now, calmly...
There are many suspicious points in the behavior of Captain Wang and his five men just now.
For example, their vehicles had absolutely no military markings.
The lax and undisciplined behavior of Gao Zai and his three companions is not how soldiers should behave! On the contrary, they seem more like a group of people without organization and discipline.
Especially the expression on Captain Wang's face when he crushed Zhang Xiaoer's head was extremely brutal, making him look more like a heinous bandit.
Han Shuo knew that people who truly spent a long time in the military would develop an invisible quality that was ingrained in their bones and could not be erased.
This temperament stems from the military's ironclad rules, composure, uniformity, and serious management attitude developed over many years. These qualities are completely absent in them.
"They're a bunch of bandits dressed as soldiers!"
Han Shuo didn't care where their clothes came from. With Captain Wang, this 'superhuman,' around, this little thing wouldn't be difficult.
"Using the guise of soldiers to lure survivors and plunder their supplies, that's probably their ultimate goal."
Just now, Han Shuo was also blinded by their uniforms. Coupled with his lifelong admiration for soldiers, when he saw these men dressed as soldiers, he immediately relaxed his guard considerably.
At that moment, once he calmed down, he understood most of the suspicious points.
The only remaining question in Han Shuo's mind was how Captain Wang broke through the limits of the human body to obtain such strong power.
This is also the direction Han Shuo plans to explore next.
"There's one more thing! What exactly is this 'alien species' they're talking about?"
Han Shuo was relieved that they hadn't rashly ventured out. He was also relieved that in the past few days, he had intentionally or unintentionally dragged the corpses to places where they wouldn't be noticed when dealing with the nearby zombies, preventing them from discovering anything amiss.
...
Before we knew it, it was evening.
Han Shuo walked out of the room, and after he figured it out, his face relaxed a lot.
"Han Shuo, come and eat!" The fat man knew Han Shuo best, so he didn't ask any questions or bring up the matter of today again. He believed that Han Shuo already had plans for the future.
"Yes, I'm here!" Han Shuo replied. The three of them ate dinner together.
The remaining food would at most allow them to last another day.
After dinner, Han Shuo called the two of them over.
"Let's move out tomorrow morning!"
"Great, I'm all set!" the fat man shouted excitedly.
“No problem!” Li Shurou had no objections either.
Han Shuo thought for a moment and then gave another instruction.
"Don't worry too much about what happened today. Since they haven't discovered us, we shouldn't be in too much danger for the time being."
Han Shuo said all this because he was worried that the two of them would be under a lot of pressure because of what happened today. If they kept dwelling on this matter, their mental state would definitely be affected in the future.
"Haha! Don't worry, they'll take their main road, and we'll take our own narrow path. The world is so big, it's not so easy for us to meet."
The fat man had a good attitude; he wasn't worried at all after the incident.
"Besides, no matter how good that Captain Wang is, I don't believe he can withstand bullets. Once we have guns in the future, we won't be afraid of him if we run into him again."
As he spoke, the fat man excitedly picked up his new weapon. His hands had been itching to get going after lying in bed for days.
Even the fat man himself didn't know when he had become so belligerent.
Perhaps it's because I've spent so much time with Han Shuo, or perhaps it's because of the current state of affairs, where only those who can quickly adapt to the pace of battle can survive.
Li Shurou didn't act as dramatically as the fat man, but Han Shuo could vaguely see a flame in her eyes.
"Yes, although Li Shurou is a woman, she was an emergency room doctor before and was used to seeing life and death. Today's bloody scene will not affect her at all."
Han Shuo felt a little gratified. His criteria for choosing teammates was: he wasn't afraid of god-like opponents, but he was afraid of pig-like teammates!
The two people in front of me right now are very good.
As long as Han Shuo himself is more diligent and cautious in the future, and can make more accurate judgments, he believes that the three of them will definitely live longer!
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