Chapter 272

"If you confuse them, you might die on the road."

The team looked at the sunlight on the ground and started discussing.

After a while, the topic became unified.

They all said they were very thirsty.

"I'm very hungry now, but there's not much food."

"I think we have to find food for ourselves when we get out. Otherwise, we will just be a burden. If we transport too many things, it will be difficult to escape if we encounter danger. We will definitely die, right?"

"Where can I find food? I'd better have some water. I'm dying of thirst. I'm dying of thirst."

They all said so, and the team was getting slower and slower.

"Then we will stop here for a while. Some people will stay here to watch the food, some people will go out to find water, and some people will be responsible for finding food. And some people will be on guard. Do you understand?"

I asked them.

They nodded.

The teams were quickly assigned.

People began to disperse.

I was the first to leave the team and walked out, one distance after another, getting farther and farther away from the team members who were guarding the food. I also wanted to sit down and rest, and then I saw a stone.

I thought this might be a good place to rest.

When I was about to take a break, a group of people suddenly jumped out and stopped me.

I looked carefully and found that the leader was my friend. He introduced the people around him to me and said that they were all bandits. He knew them because he was walking on the road when he was exiled and was about to escape, and he happened to meet the bandits coming.

They simply collaborated without any prior agreement.

It turned out to be so easy to succeed.

The exiles were broken up.

He escaped from exile.

The bandits got what they wanted and were about to retreat. They saw him and thought he was a good guy, so they took him with them.

Originally the bandits wanted to extort him, but he had no money. Originally they wanted to eat him, but he didn't look tasty. He also said that he was polluted, mentally ill, and even had a medical condition.

He can also tell what medicines he has taken.

The bandits were worried that they would get sick if they ate him, so they kept him.

He negotiated with them with his eloquent tongue.

They thought he would be more useful if they kept him, so they let him join them.

When he joined them and explained his identity, they were very surprised because they had heard of this man's name before but had never seen him. They didn't expect to meet him like this today.

They were all drunk and very happy, so they simply announced to everyone at the table that he would be the leader of the bandits.

No one disagreed, and everyone sang and danced around the campfire.

After a day and a night of good sleep, he got up from the ground.

Some people have frozen to death.

Some people are still sleeping.

The mutated creatures approached them.

They were fresh off a hangover and ready to fight.

The bandits have some experience with mutants, but not much, and he has some experience with mutants on paper, but not much opportunity to put them into practice.

After all, he is a higher-level company employee, unlike me.

The combination of theory and practice is simply explosive.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

The battle between humans and mutants is fierce.

After a while, the mutants were repelled. Everyone was very happy and wanted to pursue the victory, but they felt hungry and were persuaded by him to stop.

This time they were friends for life, and his relationship with the bandits became even deeper, and no one would harm anyone else.

There is nothing to question between them.

They were planning to do something, but they couldn't figure it out for the time being, so they wanted to contact me.

Because my friends are writing to me.

I thought about it and felt that I didn't see the relevant content in the letter, which meant that I didn't know much about them.

They said they could explain it to me in detail.

"But it's not safe here. Come with us to our camp."

They told me.

"But I came out on a mission, I can't just walk away. But now that I've met you, I suddenly have a new idea. I wonder if you are willing to help?"

I asked them, blinking.

"Then tell me what it is."

My friend said to me.

"I came out to deliver food, but this batch of food cannot really be delivered to the place where it should be delivered in name. Now I am halfway there and I need to find a place to go.

Your identities are just right for this task. Collect the food for me and find the mutants and give them to them.

If they eat the food, they will die.

You collect their bodies for me.

When they are almost dead, notify me and I will bring people out to collect their bodies.

I brought their bodies back as proof that I had completed my mission.

This way it's easier to get the job done.

No innocent people will be harmed and there will be no other impact.

What do you think?

I asked.

"It's not impossible. We can help you with this, but we can't do it for nothing."

My friend said with a frown.

"You can take some of the bodies, and you can also take their war loot, at least half, but no more, I also need to hand over something.

It would be ugly if you have nothing in your hands, and it would be even more ridiculous if you only have something in your hands."

I said to them.

They discussed and considered for a while and then nodded to me. It seemed that they agreed, and I was very happy.

But they handed me a packet of powder.

"To confirm that what you said was true and to prevent others who didn't know what was going on from doubting the situation, you added these things to the water and gave it to your team members to drink.

After they drink it, they will fall into coma, and we will take away the food, thus avoiding casualties. You can choose not to drink it, but you have to pretend to drink it. Others will not suspect that you did it on purpose.

If the food goes missing, they won't blame you entirely.

Because you can say you didn't know there was something wrong with the water, and you can also say you didn't force them to drink the water. An explanation is better than no explanation.

We need a foundation of trust between us.

This is the basis.

If you don't want to, forget it and find someone else to help.

We won't hurt you, but we won't help you either.

Do you want to think about it for a while? We can wait for you here. But we can't wait too long, because it's really dangerous here. Something strange could come rushing in at any time."

They told me.

I nodded and took what they handed me, examining it.

There is no poison.

I tasted a little.

I felt a little dizzy and had diarrhea.

I took a handful of painkillers.

I'm feeling better now, I put the medicine away.

"Where does the water come from? Should I find it myself, or can you give it to me? If you give it to me, I will return faster. If I have to find it myself, I may forget it when I get there.

Or maybe I didn't forget, but something just accidentally got knocked over, spilled, or moved somewhere else and I couldn't pick it up.

I can't just add dirt to the water and let them drink it.

That's too much. They'll know there's something wrong and won't drink it.

If they don't drink it, the medicine will be of no use.

What do you think?

I asked them.

"Then we'll give you the water. But we'll have to look for more water later, so this is all we brought with us. You better be frugal with it, because if you drink too much you'll sleep for a long time."

They told me.

I nodded.

They gave me water.

I poured the powder into the water in front of them.

The powder looked like soybean flour, and it tasted a bit sweet when I tasted it.

After adding the water, I screwed the lid on the kettle and shook it until I opened the lid. I saw a layer of bubbles floating on the surface of the water.

It felt like seeing flowing whipped cream become a semi-solidified substance after being stirred and whipped.

I think that's about it.

I asked them to check it, and they said it was fine.

I nodded, put the lid back on, and returned to the team with the water.

People in the team came back one after another. No one died, but some were injured. The injured needed water more than the healthy people, so the water that was originally sufficient was suddenly insufficient.

I took out the water I got and shared it with them.

They drank it all.

They still felt thirsty, but less so than before.

Everyone rested for a while, then stood up and prepared to continue on their journey.

After walking for a while, the effect of the medicine took effect and they wanted to rest again. I agreed. They either stood or sat, and gradually they all lay down on the ground and fell asleep.

I leaned against the car and waited for my friend to come.

After a while, he appeared in front of me with the bandits.

"If you lie to me, I will kill you."

I said to him.

"I don't need to lie to you, and this will benefit both of us. There are so many people here, and everyone can bear witness. Don't be afraid. How about we set a time and place?

This way we can meet sooner next time."

My friend said to me.

I thought about it and nodded.

But I was still a little sleepy, so the time and place were decided by my friend.

"You won't let me go into your bandit den, will you? That would be weird. And if I bring other people with me, it would be hard to explain. Even if I want to go, I have to do it after we meet alone.

It makes people feel safer, although they may not necessarily believe it is safe. But whether they believe it or not is not an important factor. We just want to try our best to avoid them from causing trouble suddenly.

Do you understand what I mean?"

I looked at him and asked.

"I know what you mean."

My friend nodded.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Because I was so sleepy.

It must be because of the effect of their medicine which is like soybean powder.

I didn't expect that something like that would be more effective than sleeping pills.

I hope there are really no other problems.

When I woke up, the food was gone and everyone around me had woken up and was very panicked.

When they saw me coming over, they all started asking me what to do.

"Whatever the problem is, it's my problem. If you want to blame someone, I'm the first one. I won't leave you alone, especially since I was the one who started it."