Chapter 273

"Be at ease."

I said to them.

But this didn't seem to have much effect, which I could understand, so I stood up, patted my clothes, and told them that they could take their things back now.

"What? Are we really going to go back like this? Are we really not going to be killed? I'm so scared! I think we really can't go back now. Let's wait a little longer."

"Yes, yes, if we delay a little longer, it will seem that we have traveled a long way. The reason for the accident is that we are too tired, not anything else."

"What happened? We suddenly felt so sleepy."

They started discussing it in a flurry.

"Okay, okay, there's no point in saying all this now. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. Even if there is a problem, I will die before you. We won't be lonely if we go together.

If you continue to make noise and attract something that shouldn't be attracted, everyone will die now, and there will be absolutely no room for maneuver.

I urge you to be quiet, or I may go crazy.

It's the same if I go crazy or become a mutant, we'll all die together. Do you understand what I mean?"

I looked at them and asked.

They looked at each other and finally fell silent.

I told them they could go back now.

They said nothing more.

Just follow me.

So we walked back.

Meanwhile, my friend took his friends to check the food to see if I was lying.

They checked the food, and every time they checked it, they found it to be poisonous. They finally decided that I was telling the truth and that the food was not edible at all.

"I never thought it was so poisonous. It's like they wanted to poison everyone to death."

"We were told it was poisonous, so it's nothing. But the poison is too strong. It's like we've never seen it before. I don't know what's going on."

"It's OK if we don't know. If he has problems, so do we. Now that these things are in our hands, we can't just leave them to rot."

"That's true, but we've already promised him, and we've doubted him time and again, so it's not good to deceive him on this. That would be too much."

"But we are bandits!"

"You also know that you are a bandit, not a liar. Moreover, even if you are a liar, you would not cheat on something you have promised. We bandits are loyal and trustworthy.

Otherwise, who will deal with us in the future? Are we self-sufficient? If we have that ability, we can just build a city. Why do we have to wander around outside?

As if days like this were good.”

They all looked at my friend.

"You are his friend and our boss. We all trust you. We will do whatever you say. No matter what order you give, we will not object."

They said in unison.

My friend nodded.

"Very good, since you trust me so much, I cannot let you down, and I cannot let my friends down. We should really keep our word, otherwise we will not be able to survive in the future.

If you want to ask for my opinion, then I will tell you that my opinion is to do what we agreed to before, without any more delays or changes.

Everyone knows that things will change if things are delayed.

If something unexpected happens, the loss will outweigh the gain, so we have to do it quickly and well.

I have also thought of a way that may be able to avoid casualties and get the job done. Listen to me.

We processed the surface of this batch of grains a little more to make them look dusty and as if they had just been snatched away some time ago.

Afterwards, we held a celebration party around the food.

The place must be chosen carefully, preferably within the range where mutants frequently move around, so that when they appear in front of us, we can fight them and then run away immediately.

As long as we run fast, they won't be able to react and won't keep chasing us. We can run away and no one will get hurt or die.

If things are left there, they will want them. They may even think that we are afraid of them and deliberately left these things there to divert their attention. They will not be particularly suspicious.

This way the task is half done. All we have to do now is watch them eat the food, and that will mark the success. Then we can wait for a while to confirm that they are dead, and then finish them off one by one.

Even if things don't work out, they will succeed.

After confirming the bodies and spoils, we took our share and notified my friend that he would bring people with him. In this way, our business was done and his business was also done.

Isn’t it nice to have a happy ending?”

My friend asked them.

They thought about it and nodded their agreement.

That's what they did with the food.

It happened just as my friend expected.

They pretended to celebrate, but were discovered and chased away by the mutants. They dropped the food while running away, and the mutants thought they had stolen the food and felt they had won.

The mutants followed their example, singing and dancing in preparation for celebration, eating lavishly, and the food was soon consumed.

They were either drowsy, vomiting and having diarrhea, or rolling around on the ground, all looking like they were dying.

It seemed that the mutant was about to die.

My friend rushed out with his men, surrounded them first, and then stabbed them one by one. They twitched twice quickly and died.

Dead animals are less dangerous than alive ones.

A dead mutant is no more dangerous than a living one.

However, due to negligence, some companions were accidentally injured by the dead mutants and needed to rest for a while.

They returned to the camp early.

After the others had counted the bodies and spoils, some went ahead to transport the things they were going to take back, while the other group went behind and informed me after counting the remaining bodies and spoils.

When they notified me, I had already returned to the city with my team, because the news that I had not completed the mission and lost supplies along the way had spread before I returned.

So I was arrested as soon as I arrived, detained for two days, and then taken to the company, to the same department as before.

The boss was watching me in the office.

"You finally came back, and I should have celebrated for you, but I heard that you didn't complete the mission, so I have to let you go for a day or two. I don't think that's a problem, do you?"

The boss asked me, sitting in his chair.

I nodded and said no problem.

The people around burst into laughter.

The staff began to speak.

"How can you think there is no problem if you haven't completed the task?"

"Maybe his mind is not clear. Maybe we need to examine it carefully. Maybe there are silver nematodes in his brain that are controlling his body and his brain has been eaten up."

"Then we must be more vigilant. If there are parasites, they can be contagious. We must not get close to them, otherwise we will be in trouble."

"It's unfortunate that we were infected with parasites without going out. It's even more unfortunate for those who just accepted a mission and thought they could go home safely."

The boss knocked on the table and everyone quieted down.

The boss looked at Zhengji.

"Can you please tell me how to deal with this matter?"

The boss looked at him and asked with a smile.

"I think this matter needs to be dealt with severely. If he is not dealt with, no one can complete the task. How can the company operate? How can the city ensure safety? There are still many residents."

Shoji answered without hesitation.

"You speak so fluently, it sounds like you have prepared everything. Great, I need employees like you who are prepared.

This news was not sent back today. Others just talk useless nonsense, which is really a waste of my time.

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you can learn more from good employees, not from bad employees, and especially not from employees who have not completed their tasks but still think there is nothing wrong with them.

The company gives you jobs, pays you, and assigns you tasks, not to make you drunk and sleepless. If you want to drink, smoke, or go crazy, that's fine.

But if you fail to complete the mission, you will die.

Did you hear that?

The boss asked.

"Yes, I heard it."

The employees all answered.

When they spoke, they were like a bunch of sardines in a can trying to get their heads out of the water.

"What is severe punishment?"

The boss looked at Zhengji and asked again.

"Put him in jail, take away his rights, and don't let him out. Wait for the trial and then kill him."

Zheng Er answered.

"That sounds great, but this matter is not just about one person, so let's ask the person involved."

The boss looked at me.

"Do you have anything to say? If not, just do as he says, okay?

I'll lock you up for a while and then kill you.

If you have an opinion now but don’t say it, then don’t have an opinion when you die. Because you chose your situation yourself.”

The boss said.

"I want to make amends for my crime. If you give me another chance, I can kill all the enemies and bring them back, along with their belongings. As for the food and the delayed wages for the others, I can make up for them all."

I said.

"If that's what you think, let me think about it for a while."

The boss finished speaking and the meeting ended.

I was locked up again.

The others returned home and continued their work and lives.

The boss thought it over and let me out.

In name, I was making amends for my crime, but in reality, I had taken on a new mission.

This mission requires me to go out of town. While I am doing this mission, I can go out to see my friends and check on what they promised me.

If they do what I ask them to do, then I have nothing to worry about. If they don't, then I will find a way myself.

Anyway, a carefree life is always far away from me.

I can understand that and I don't think there is a problem with it.