Besides Fang Yuan, I also looked at the people around him and found that they all looked extremely anxious. I didn't know if they were afraid of the gun in my hand or worried about something else.
But none of that matters to me. Right now, I only care about Fei Lichao.
I won't let anything happen to him.
Fang Yuan looked a little anxious, staring at me angrily and saying, "I only want guns, I don't want your lives. As long as you give us weapons, we'll leave immediately and never come looking for you again!"
I didn't believe him and said, "You don't need to think about this anymore. We don't have guns, we only have lives."
Fang Yuan gritted his teeth, his cheek twitching, his grip on the katana tightening, his expression growing increasingly anxious. Besides him, the people around him also began to look worried, as if something was about to happen!
I continued my stalemate with Fang Yuan.
Now it's just a matter of who gives up first. I think Sister Jing is waiting for her chance to make a move.
Looking at Fang Yuan's increasingly anxious expression, I could tell he was about to give up.
Sure enough, less than half a minute later, he said, "Lu Xiaonan! I'm telling you, you have to give me the gun now, otherwise not only me, but you all might die here!"
I frowned, not understanding what he meant.
Fang Yuan sneered at me and said, "Let me tell you the truth. The reason I need a gun is because a group of people have been chasing us. They have guns, and we can't fight them off, so we have to run. Then I happened to see you kill one of their men, and I knew that you must have weapons! That's why I came to ask you for a gun!"
"If you lend me your gun, I'll kill them all and then return it to you. That way, this matter will have nothing to do with you!"
I stared at him, remembering the person I had killed to save Wen Guochao and his family, and wondered if it was really such a coincidence.
To be honest, I didn't quite believe Fang Yuan's words, but judging from his expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it.
Could it be that someone is really hunting them down?
Fang Yuan looked at me and said, "Lu Xiaonan, if you really don't lend me the gun, I don't mind taking you all down with me and dying together with them. Then I'll see if you resist or not!"
I stared at Fang Yuan and said, "Do you think I'll believe you?"
Fang Yuan looked at me and said, "Whether you believe it or not, those people are almost here. If you don't fight back now, we'll all die. You can get in the car and check the situation to the east to see if there's a group of people coming from there."
I frowned slightly, not putting down the two pistols in my hands. I went to the car, stepped onto the tire, got on the roof, and looked eastward.
In no time, I saw the beams of flashlights approaching from the east.
"See?" Fang Yuan said to me from below.
After I got out of the car, I asked, "Who are they?"
Fang Yuan said, "I don't know exactly who these ruthless killers are, but I've encountered some living people who say they are plunderers. Wherever they go, there are basically no survivors. These plunderers will steal from anyone they see. The most crucial thing is that these people are all crazy. They will rush at you regardless of whether you have a gun or not!"
Raiders?
I murmured to myself.
Fang Yuan continued, "Once they get here, they definitely won't let us go. Seeing you with us, they'll be even more determined to get you. Plus, since you have weapons, they'll be even more interested in you! They might even attack you directly for the weapons you have."
"So, if you don't want to get involved with us, lend us your guns and we'll handle this. Whether we live or die is none of your business."
I stared at Fang Yuan and said, "Give me a reason to believe you."
Fang Yuan gritted his teeth, glanced at Fei Lichao in his hand, released the arm around Fei Lichao's neck, pushed Fei Lichao away, and said, "Is this enough?"
I helped Fei Lichao, who was staggering towards me, and was about to speak.
Bang!
A gunshot suddenly rang out from the distance to the east, startling us all.
"Fang... Yuan." At this moment, a person next to Fang Yuan clutched his chest, raised his hand and saw that it was covered in bright red blood. After glancing at Fang Yuan, he collapsed to the ground.
"Xiao Li!" Fang Yuan exclaimed, trying to pull Xiao Li, who was standing next to him.
Bang!
But then, gunshots rang out again from the east.
"Lie down!" Fei Lichao shouted decisively.
Everyone around me lay down, and Fang Yuan gritted his teeth, looking at me with tears in his eyes.
I frowned, tossed the pistol in my hand over, and said, "Take it. Go ahead and die if you want."
Fang Yuan took out his pistol, stood up, and fired directly in the direction of the east. In less than a moment, he emptied the nine bullets in the magazine. As for whether he killed anyone, it was unknown.
Jingjie, Lu Yun, and Wen Guochao and his family of three had already come out of the tent.
I said, "Get in the car and hide quickly."
As I spoke, I opened the pickup truck door, pulled out two assault rifles from under the seat, loaded them, and tossed them to Fei Lichao.
Then I took my gun, aimed it at the dark figures not far to the east, and fired decisively. Instantly, many of them died.
I heard screams coming from the east. After Fang Yuan ran out of bullets, I took out a magazine and gave it to him, saying, "Use it sparingly."
"Thanks." Fang Yuan suppressed his grief, loaded the magazine, and began aiming at the people in the distance, no longer impulsively wasting bullets.
A moment later, Sister Jing also came to my side with a gun and scanned the area in front of her.
There were still sounds coming from the east, but after our sweep, the activity completely disappeared, and I don't know what happened to them. I didn't want to stay here any longer either. After seeing that there was no more movement from the east, I quickly grabbed Fang Yuan and said, "Don't shoot! Let's run while we still have time!"
Fang Yuan looked at me with reluctance in his eyes, but finally agreed.
We didn't have time to pack up the tent, so we had to abandon it, get in the car, and leave decisively.
As I left, I looked at Fang Yuan and said, "Farewell forever."
We immediately drove away.
To be honest, I don't know Fang Yuan at all, and this guy just threatened to kill us. Helping him this time was already an act of overflowing sympathy. I won't be so kind next time I see him, and we might never see each other again.
As for those raiders, I have no interest in making contact with them.
All I want to do right now is get to Mingzhu City and see if there really is such a thing as a zombie vaccine.
(End of this chapter)
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