Chapter 356: Past is like the wind
Li Zhuang looked at him speechlessly, doubting for a moment whether he had any future following this group of teammates who were only interested in gossip.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a puff and then spoke, "It's a long story."
"It's okay, there's time," Dean said excitedly with half a melon seed hanging from his mouth.
Antonio tried to hold back his laughter and stroked his hair to silence him.
"About eight or nine years ago, not long after I entered the industry, there was an order on the dark web to assassinate two people," Li Zhuang began, his eyes fixed directly on Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi.
That timing was too special. Basically, it was only after Xu Yi attacked Lu Weiyi that he retaliated against him.
"At that time, I asked someone to check your information, and it was noticed by the relevant departments of your country. They thought your identity should be unusual, and since he offered too little money, they did not accept the order," Li Zhuang shrugged.
Zhuang Mingxu had just been discharged from the army not long ago, and some of his information was still kept confidential. Investigating through technological means would indeed alert state departments.
"Not long after, the buyer automatically canceled the order. I was a little curious, so I contacted him and learned some things," Li Zhuang continued, "Last time at the Xiangning City base, when Antonio mentioned your affairs, I suspected it was him, and then I tried to test him when I met him."
At that time, they had already arrived at the Kyoto base, and Xu Yi was arranged to share a room with him. Li Zhuang would not let go of such a good opportunity, so he tried to test the man a few times, but the man was timid and was immediately frightened.
Li Zhuang thought this man's bluffing was particularly amusing and he would tease him from time to time. But who knew that today he would go all out and turn against him.
"What a coincidence." Xu Sa glanced at Zhuang Mingxu's expressionless face and tried to adjust the atmosphere.
"Fate is indeed wonderful," Ning Yuan also said, trying to ease the tension between them. Now that Li Zhuang is a core member of the team, he has a lot of superpowers and knows a lot of things. Letting him go would be a losing deal.
"You and Xu Yi... ahem..." Lu Weiyi didn't understand what the two meant and hinted directly.
"Young master, you're being too nosy," Li Zhuang teased.
Lu Weiyi immediately put away his gossipy expression, and said with a serious face, "As the captain, I am responsible for the personal safety of every team member. Deputy Captain Li, please cooperate with me."
Seeing that Lu Weiyi didn't care, several familiar people couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh. Some even started to make fun of him, "That's right, how can there be someone in the team who touches other people's buttocks?"
"What if he touches us someday? Wouldn't we be in big trouble then?"
"Come on, look in the mirror. You look so big and strong. If someone touches you, you are the one taking advantage."
"You can't say that. Although I have a tough face, I have a pure heart and body."
"Just say you're a little virgin."
"grass……"
"Hahaha……"
…
As the group of people were joking around, Li Zhuang didn't say anything. He just said bluntly that he would explain everything to Xu Yi.
"He wants to live a good life here again, so he is always worried about me, you know, and keeps compromising with me."
"Are you speaking for Xu Yi again?" Lu Weiyi sensitively noticed Li Zhuang's intention and hoped that he would not have any opinion on Xu Yi.
Li Zhuang choked at these straightforward words. He stood up tiredly, waved to everyone, and was about to go upstairs when he turned around and looked at the silent Zhuang Mingxu with a sense of evil humor.
"I came to China during the end of the world and took an assassination order."
Seeing everyone looking at him, he continued with a sly smile, "A very prestigious family said that the heir they were training was abducted, and the itinerary they gave said that the person was alone in Wutong City."
After these words, the crowd that had finally become lively quieted down again. Everyone looked at Zhuang Mingxu unconsciously. Some people who didn't know the situation asked silently with their eyes, while Ning Yuan, who knew the inside story, looked directly at Lu Weiyi's face.
Having achieved his goal, Li Zhuang concluded with a smile, "So I came to Wutong," and went back to his room.
"Well, it's getting late and I have to go to work tomorrow, so I'll go back to my room and rest first," Wu Yue spoke first.
"Ah, it's so late, I'm sleepy"
"I stink from drinking so much, I'm going to take a shower now"
"It's a rare break, so I'll sleep in."
Various excuses came one after another, and soon, Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi were the only ones left in the living room.
If Li Zhuang had made this matter clear before going to the banker, Zhuang Mingxu would have been very panicked. But now that he knew that Lu Weiyi was aware of these things, he did not react at this time. Besides, the banker no longer existed, but they were still alive and well, and no one wasted time dwelling on the past.
Lu Weiyi took a look at the mess in the living room, dumbfounded, "Are you asking us to clean it up?"
"Then let's go quickly." Zhuang Mingxu grabbed his hand and quickly returned to the room. In the empty corridor, people hiding in various places ready to eavesdrop could still hear Lu Weiyi's lingering voice asking if they wanted to find a servant.
"Will they go back to their room and make trouble?" Gu Qingyue asked worriedly.
Gu Qingji was not interested and said nothing. Liu Rui shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. Xu Sa crouched down and walked quietly towards their bedroom, putting his ear to the door hoping to hear some news, but the soundproofing was very good and there was no sound for a long time.
Those who couldn't get any news could only go back to their rooms to rest.
Although Lu Weiyi didn't seem to say anything, Zhuang Mingxu did have some grudges in his heart, especially about Li Zhuang taking over such an order, "What do you think of Xu Yi and Li Zhuang?"
"Not really." Knowing that he was asking seriously, Lu Weiyi no longer showed that he didn't mind. "Xu Yi is a healer. Our base is in great need of him. I won't let him go for both emotional and logical reasons. What's more, he doesn't have the ability to attack me now. Using his ability will maximize the benefits."
"As for Li Zhuang, the grudge between us has no action to support it, which means that the hostility does not exist. It would be a waste to let him go because nothing has happened. Besides..."
"He took good care of me along the way." Lu Weiyi used to feel that Li Zhuang took too much care of him, but it didn't seem like love to him, it just seemed like he was just teasing him for fun.
But he did help him a lot, especially when he first led the team. Many of Lu Weiyi's ideas and abilities were immature, and when loopholes occurred, this guy was always the one to back him up. Such a teammate made people feel at ease.
Perhaps because he has been leading a team for a long time and understands the meaning of responsibility, Lu Weiyi is not so concerned about his personal gains and losses.
Zhuang Mingxu understood what he meant and didn't dwell on it any more. After putting Lu Weiyi to sleep, he returned to the study to finish all his short-term tasks. It was already late at night.
The man who was completely sober had no intention of sleeping and took a pack of cigarettes and left the villa.
The wooden pavilion extends all the way to the sea surface. The previously damaged parts have been repaired. Two lounge chairs are placed under the pavilion for sunbathing. The small square table in the middle is just the right size for cold drinks, which is extremely comfortable.
Zhuang Mingxu lit a cigarette while listening to the rolling waves. In the flickering light, he heard footsteps behind him.
When I turned around, it was Li Zhuang, who was the first to go to rest, with a bottle of red wine in his hand.
"Stolen from the wine cabinet?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
"Take it quietly," Li Zhuang corrected.
Lu Weiyi had a loose control over the people in the team and rarely restricted their food and drink. These things were placed in the newly built storage cabinet in the kitchen, but he usually locked it in case they came to pick it up for no reason. Unfortunately, the lock was just a decoration for most people.
Zhuang Mingxu took out an upside-down juice cup from under the small table. Not knowing whether there was dust on it, he blew it casually and directed it towards Li Zhuangju.
Li Zhuang poured two cups to wake himself up, then lay down on the other side and asked in a good mood, "Did you get punished?"
"He knew it a long time ago." Zhuang Mingxu took a puff of cigarette and said in a flat tone.
After spending a long time together, he also had new goals, and his relationship with Lu Weiyi became better and better. Now he could chat with Li Zhuang without any scruples, and even when he thought about it carefully, all the ambiguities in the past seemed to have been stopped in place.
"You don't like Lu Weiyi, right?" Zhuang Mingxu asked bluntly.
Li Zhuang turned to look at him in the darkness. The night concealed his expression but could not hide the smile in his voice, "I still like it."
"..."Zhuang Mingxu retracted his gaze and looked into the distance, "Then you have no chance."
As if he was not satisfied, he stepped on it again and commented, "How pitiful."
After hearing this, Li Zhuang burst into laughter, and then Zhuang Mingxu also found it funny and couldn't help laughing.
The two men clinked their glasses and took a sip each. As the aroma filled the air, Li Zhuang said, "When I first saw him, I asked him to sweep the building, and I recognized the target of the mission at first sight."
“I approached him out of curiosity at the time, but later I saw him going out alone every day to hunt zombies and take in companions. He did everything with a purpose and a plan, and I felt that this kind of person was really…”
Li Zhuang was silent for a while and said, "I met the wrong person."
After being sure that the end of the world had really come and there was no hope of leaving, Li Zhuang followed the group to Qingyuan. He thought about alienating the relationship between Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu. Maybe there was some affection between them, but more importantly, the target of two assassinations was the same person, and both times he was dragged down by another person. As a teammate and half friend, it was not worth it for him to do this for Lu Weiyi.
But along the way, the feelings and dedication between the two gradually made him give up this idea and start to focus more on the team.
Different from the independent organizations in the past, they have a common survival goal, will stick together and support each other. This is another novel experience for someone like Li Zhuang who grew up in a completely opposite environment.
Make him like it more and be more willing to integrate.
Zhuang Mingxu also felt that it was unlucky for Lu Weiyi to have to deal with him, but what could he do?
They may continue to be unlucky like this for the rest of their lives.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Mingxu couldn't help laughing again.
Li Zhuang ignored his gloating smile. After a while, he asked curiously, "I asked Xu Yi later why he canceled the assassination order. He didn't say anything. When I asked him urgently, he said he had no money. Is there something going on here?"
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