Chapter 69: The Rear Guard



"Kill the boss?"

Wuyi was becoming more and more stunned, but He Sizhao didn't show any surprise, and it was obvious that he had also made such a guess.

"That's not impossible." Lu Qianzhi said, "Xiaoyi never finishes a whole pot of food, so Young General He will eat some as well. If the purity is so terrifying, then I'm afraid that after one bite, it will be..."

He didn't have to finish his words for everyone to know what he meant.

The evidence of someone's life being exchanged was right before their eyes. Everyone lost the subtle feelings they had before, and their eyes looking at Jiang Chuyi also changed a little.

Before, they just liked her and felt sorry for her, but today they suddenly discovered that although she looked weak, she was actually sharp and determined, and so smart and clever.

When faced with difficulties, she would solve them herself using unimaginable methods, but the results often showed that she was right.

In fact, now that I think about it, every time Jiang Chuyi insisted on doing something, it would always bring good results in the end. If she was not born lucky, then she must have a lot of ideas and her own considerations and wisdom.

In this way, her arrogance and willfulness are particularly excusable.

After all, it’s not surprising that people who are much smarter than them have their own ideas.

The crisis was resolved, but the subsequent problems exposed more problems.

He Sizhao took Jiang Chuyi back home, carefully cleaned and disinfected the small pot, and made soup for her again.

Su Mo and Lu Qianzhi also followed, and Wu Yi was responsible for throwing the body outside.

As Lu Qianzhi walked, he said, "Colonel Su, I always thought your special forces were a solid team. How could someone like this appear?"

Now it is not just a problem involving He Sizhao. They even dared to poison Major General He. It is hard to say who sent them, whether there are other people with such intentions, and whether they will pose a threat to others.

"Excuse me." Su Mo said, "We will check the interior after we return."

"That's not what we're worried about right now." Lu Qianzhi said solemnly, "Any normal person would know that killing Major General He is very difficult. So, whoever did it... would this be the only method he had?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere seemed to suddenly become gloomy. Everyone present was a familiar partner, but now they seemed particularly unfamiliar.

"Brother Zhao." Su Mo's eyes fell on the person who was cooking in an orderly manner, and he didn't see that anyone was trying to kill him. "I remember Zhang Zhiyi was recommended by someone, right? Who was that person?"

He Sizhao placed the re-cooked soup in front of Jiang Chuyi, looked directly at Su Mo, and gave an answer that no one expected.

"General Su."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people's faces froze, and Su Mo even showed an expression of disbelief.

Jiang Chuyi blew on his soup and looked at this person and then that person: "Are they all surnamed Su?"

"General Su Yuanchen..." Lu Qianzhi shifted his gaze. "Colonel Su's father is now one of the highest leaders of the headquarters."

Jiang Chuyi said "oh" and continued eating as if it was none of his business.

"I don't know." Su Mo's expression darkened noticeably. "Brother Zhao, you know the relationship between him and me. He won't tell me what he's planning."

"It's none of your business." He Sizhao drank up the remaining soup base from Jiang Chuyi as usual. "I know what's going on. I'll take care of it when we get back."

"He Sizhao, someone wants to kill you, aren't you angry?" Jiang Chuyi asked.

"Being angry is useless." He Sizhao touched her black hair. "Solving the problem is the most important thing."

"Whoever wants to kill you, just kill that person first. This is the safest way." Jiang Chuyi said, "I can help you then."

These words made several people laugh.

"Okay." He Sizhao responded gently.

Jiang Chuyi felt that none of them took it seriously, but he didn't care.

He Shizhao now doesn’t know how important the promise he has received is.

"Xiao Yi is so fierce?" Su Mo smiled again, "I thought you would be scared after seeing that you were almost killed."

"What's the point of being afraid? It's not like people won't die if they are afraid." Jiang Chuyi curled his lips.

Su Mo chuckled and said gently, "I didn't expect that you are not only brave, but also handle things in a way that suits my taste. I like Xiaoyi even more."

He Sizhao and Lu Qianzhi both looked at him, but he was so thick-skinned that his expression did not change at all and he was still smiling.

Jiang Chuyi didn't listen to these words at all. She tilted her head, and a faint but strong enough breath gradually entered her perception.

"Let's go." She took the initiative to speak for the first time and stood up. "He Sizhao, put the things you need into the space."

"Hmm?" Lu Qianzhi was stunned for a moment. "It's safe here. Maybe we can stay here tonight, Major General He?"

He subconsciously looked at He Shizhao.

It was gradually getting dark outside. In the apocalypse, traveling at night was much more dangerous than during the day.

He Sizhao pondered for a moment: "How far is it to the next town?"

"About 80 kilometers." Su Mo said, "This place is too remote. The cities ahead and behind are quite far away."

Eighty kilometers is not too far, but considering everyone’s current tired state, rushing is not a good option.

Not everyone is He Sizhao.

He Sizhao looked at Jiang Chuyi and said, "Xiaoyi, everyone is very tired. Let's leave tomorrow morning."

Jiang Chuyi remained noncommittal.

"Stay and rest tonight." Seeing that she had no intention of insisting, He Sizhao quickly made a decision, "Let everyone go to bed early and set off on time at six o'clock tomorrow."

However, at this moment Jiang Chuyi didn't care what decision he made, because in a while, they would probably run faster than rabbits.

She ignored them and walked straight to the freezer, sucking all the vegetables, meat, eggs and milk into the space in one breath.

Including everything in the supermarket, as long as it looks intact, pack it all in first.

The others watched her shopping frantically, not daring to say a word.

Only Wuyi, who had just entered, happened to see this scene and blurted out subconsciously.

"A woman's shopping urges can be terrifying."

Jiang Chuyi paused and looked at him with narrowed eyes.

Wuyi chuckled: "You can pretend, you can pretend, everything is yours."

Then he ran to He Sizhao and said, "Boss, I searched him again and took off all his clothes. He really didn't have anything else on him, so I buried him to prevent the bloody smell from attracting zombies."

Jiang Chuyi lowered his eyes when he heard this, hiding his thoughts.

There is nothing wrong with doing it unintentionally, but it won't work for the person who died.

The moment Zhang Zhiyi stopped breathing, she smelled an unusual smell. It was not unpleasant, but on the contrary it had a great attraction.

But since no one else seemed to react, she didn't say anything.

Now, more than anything else, she doesn't want to expose her "difference". As the system said, there is nothing wrong with living with these people, and she wants to maintain the status quo.

This is actually not easy for her. She always inadvertently shows that she is different from normal people. Now in order to avoid this from happening, she took the easiest way: say nothing.

Although this cannot completely avoid the crisis, it will minimize her suspicion.

Just like now.

But if we continue to let them wander around like this without any defense...

Jiang Chuyi knocked the last pack of biscuits into the space, frowning slightly.

When no one else noticed, she glanced sideways slightly, and her cold gaze went straight to - Su Mo's wrist.

It's fine if humans can't feel it, but what is this guy doing here? Just eating and not working?

The little silver snake immediately felt cold all over.

It immediately understood what Jiang Chuyi meant. The whole snake shook, then curled up its tail and slapped Su Mo's hand frantically.

"Huh?" Su Mo picked it up in surprise. "Didn't you just eat beef jerky? Are you hungry again?"

"What's wrong with the donut?" Wuyi asked curiously.

"I don't know." Su Mo shook his head. "It has never looked for me so urgently before."

Hearing what its master said, the little snake almost rolled its eyes, but the cold feeling it had just felt was still with it, so it didn't dare to slack off and continued to slap Su Mo frantically.

When he finally managed to gain access to its consciousness, a concise message rushed into his mind.

“Run!”

Su Mo's expression suddenly became stern.

"Brother Zhao..."

He immediately turned to look at He Shizhao, but before he could finish his words, a cry of surprise was heard from the sentry outside.

"Oh my god! A tide of zombies... It's a tide of zombies!"

In an instant, everyone, whether sitting or lying, stood up from the ground, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

He Shizhao also stood up immediately.

"Grab your weapons and get in the car."

The moment he gave the order, Jiang Chuyi felt someone picking her up by the waist, and she habitually adjusted her position in the embrace.

He Shizhao moved quickly, but what no one expected was that the zombies were even faster.

It took less than two minutes from the time the warning was issued to the time everyone took action. However, the zombie tide that seemed far away just now was now only a few kilometers away from here.

The wide national highway was in full view, and everyone could clearly see the large group of zombies... running towards this side!

Their ferocious faces were filled with uncontrollable fanaticism. They ran towards this side one after another as if they were chasing some treasure. Those who ran slower would even be stepped on by the ones behind.

As a result, they were getting faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye they were almost right in front of us.

Everyone showed a look of horror.

"Oh my god, I'm not seeing things." Wuyi clenched the heavy sniper rifle in his hand, his voice unusually dry, "These zombies... when did they become this fast?"

No one could answer him.

Everyone was so frightened that no one noticed Jiang Chuyi's slightly stiff back.

She quickly lowered her eyes to hide her surprise.

She didn't feel it very clearly inside just now, but now seeing the state of these zombies, an incredible idea was born in her mind.

The condition of these zombies is obviously abnormal, not because they have become stronger, but because they have been summoned by something.

This call has a fatal attraction to them.

She knew what the fragrance she had smelled before was.

This was the kind of attraction that unconsciously emanated from her before she learned to harness the power of the zombie king, attracting all the zombies.

Her eyes fell on the mound at the door, where was Zhang Zhiyi's body.

Who is this person, or who is the person behind him, and why is he using... the power of the Zombie King?

These zombies could not pose a threat to Jiang Chuyi, but that was not necessarily the case for others. Even He Sizhao's calm face showed a solemn expression.

Run, you definitely can't run now, they have smelled the scent of living flesh and will keep chasing you, never stopping.

But even if these people are powerful, they are far from being able to compete with such a huge tide of zombies. Everyone is very clear about this.

"Major General He." Lu Qianzhi's tense voice sounded, "Is there any solution?"

Feeling a pair of eyes falling on him, Jiang Chuyi suddenly raised his head.

Meeting He Shizhao's deep gaze.

"Xiaoyi, promise me that you will take care of yourself first."

An idea suddenly popped up in Jiang Chuyi's mind, but before she could say anything, her whole body flew into the air and was thrown into the air by him!

"Su Mo!"

Su Mo immediately caught Jiang Chuyi and held her tightly in his arms.

Years of tacit understanding made him immediately understand He Sizhao's intention. He held down Jiang Chuyi who wanted to struggle, jumped into a car as fast as possible, and yelled at others.

"Walk!"

The others reacted one after another, and their eyes became moist as they looked at the man who faced the tide of zombies alone.

At this point, He Shizhao's purpose was clear as day.

He was the most powerful person present, and in order to protect more people from leaving, he chose to stay behind.

But in this situation...

Even someone as powerful as He Sizhao could not have any hope of this.

"I'm not leaving!" Wuyi roared even louder, holding his gun firmly and standing beside He Sizhao. "Wherever the boss is, I'm there! I'm not leaving!"

However, he immediately felt a pain in the back of his neck and fell to the ground.

He Shizhao roughly stuffed him into a car and kicked the wheel hard.

"Walk!"

Su Mo gritted his teeth, threw the donut out, and then stepped hard on the accelerator.

He was not strong enough, so the only thing he could do was to let Donut, the only one who could help He Sizhao, stay and lead the others to escape.

Jiang Chuyi leaned out of the window and stared at the lonely and tall figure.

She knew why He Sizhao did not exist in the original plot.

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