Chapter 186 - 175: Is This the Script You’re Supposed to Follow?

Chapter 186: Chapter 175: Is This the Script You’re Supposed to Follow?

’Why are there only three of them?’

This was Building 3. If Yu Dong remembered correctly, there should be three more living people inside.

Two men, plus Yang Yi.

If Lin Xiaojun and his group were hiding in Building 3, there was no way they wouldn’t have seen the other three.

’Unless...’

A strange glint appeared in Yu Dong’s eyes. He aimed the Death God Repeating Crossbow in his hands at Lin Xiaojun’s body, ready to eliminate this unstable element at any moment.

"I’m here, Wen Jie!"

Yang Yi ran out from inside, sobbing as she threw herself into Zhao Wenjie’s arms.

She then clung to Zhao Wenjie, crying her eyes out, her face streaked with tears.

Watching from the side, Huang Zhiqiang’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"You’ve gotta be kidding me. Some guys have all the luck. It’s over, we’re finished... Kai, looks like there are only two sad sacks left on this team."

Yan Yikai asked in confusion, "Besides you, who else is there?"

"Of course it’s... Huh???"

Huang Zhiqiang looked at Yan Yikai in shock. "Something’s not right with you, Kai. Something’s very not right."

Meanwhile, Zhao Wenjie comforted Yang Yi, "It’s okay... everything’s okay now. You’re safe. You can come back with us. You weren’t mistreated here, were you?"

Just then, Yang Yi lifted her head, and Zhao Wenjie noticed that she was actually wearing light makeup. She also smelled fragrant, as if she were heading out for a date.

She wrung her hands. "No... nothing like that. They were... pretty good to me."

"That’s good." As Zhao Wenjie said this, a look of conflict flickered across his face before he let go of Yang Yi’s hand.

"In that case, once we get to the cruise ship base, go report to Sister Mo. She’ll arrange things for your future."

"Wen Jie, I want to be with you... I’ve thought it over. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been like that before. I’m so sorry. I’m willing to spend the rest of my life making it up to you. I’ll be good to you, I’ll love you, baby."

Yang Yi’s voice was gentle and pitiful, making her seem helpless and in desperate need of protection.

This was the first time Yu Dong had seen her act this way, and it felt a little strange. But then, his gaze was drawn to the two people behind her.

’It’s them...’

In his past life, after Lin Xiaojun fled to Building 3, he had gathered two teammates—these two guys.

At this moment, a total of six people had come out of Building 3.

The number was correct.

It matched the intelligence Yu Dong had from his past life.

Four men and two women.

However... when Yu Dong looked at Zhao Yun and Yang Yi, he couldn’t find anything unusual about them.

Especially Zhao Yun. She seemed to be in good spirits, and there were no strange scars on her face.

For a moment, Yu Dong couldn’t figure out what Lin Xiaojun was up to.

"Who’s... the leader here?"

"Me," Zhao Yun said. "My name is Zhao Yun. Before the zombie virus outbreak, I was the property manager for this district. They all know me, so I took charge."

Yu Dong looked at the others, and they all nodded in agreement.

Lin Xiaojun still had his head down, looking silent and withdrawn. Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought he was the honest type of guy who’d willingly pay a 388,000 yuan bride price to get married before the apocalypse.

Jiang Xupeng still had the look of a hoodlum, just as he had in every lifetime.

"Alright, Zhao Yun. Tell me everything you’ve done since the apocalypse started. Don’t leave anything out."

"Yes, of course, sir." Zhao Yun nodded slightly and began to speak fluently:

"When the zombie virus broke out, our property management office had already closed for the day. There were only four of us left: Sister Zhang from management was waiting for a client, the security guard Li was on duty, and the control room operator, Lin Xiaojun, was in the 24-hour monitoring room. I just happened to be working overtime."

"The moment the virus hit, Sister Zhang and Li turned into zombies. Luckily, both my office and Sister Zhang’s office doors were closed. I went and shut the main entrance to the property management office, securing it. Then Lin Xiaojun heard the commotion and came out of the monitoring room, and we... teamed up."

"Lin Xiaojun works out often and is very strong. He took out the zombified Sister Zhang and Li. There wasn’t much food in the office, so we found an opportunity to move from there to Building 3."

"Here, we met Zhang Jiaquan, Li Huawei, and Yang Yi. Jiang Xupeng saw us in Building 3 and ran over from Building 1 to join us. Just like that, the six of us cleared the zombies in the hallways and stayed together in Building 3. Over the past few days, we’ve also been coming down to clear out the zombies on the ground floor and have sealed the main entrance..."

"...until you all arrived today."

After Zhao Yun finished, the image of a self-reliant and resilient team of survivors formed in everyone’s minds.

Yu Dong was baffled. ’Wait, is this the script they’re supposed to have? Did they read it wrong?’

"Lin Xiaojun, you seem pretty brave, huh?" Yu Dong asked directly.

Lin Xiaojun mumbled, "I guess..."

"You’re so strong, yet you let Zhao Yun be the leader? You didn’t want to be the boss yourself?"

Yu Dong watched Lin Xiaojun’s shoddy performance and couldn’t help but press him.

Lin Xiaojun didn’t speak. Zhao Yun cut in, "Lin Xiaojun is an honest man. He’s not good at communicating. Plus, I’ve always been his superior, so is there a problem with him listening to me?"

’Huh?’

’The Zhao Yun of this lifetime... she’s become more assertive, and she sounds so convincing.’

’Where did things go wrong?’

’Did she actually manage to persuade Lin Xiaojun?’

’Impossible... That’s absolutely impossible!’

Lin Xiaojun was not the type to be content playing second fiddle. In his past life, he even beat to death the tracker guy who had saved his life.

Obviously, an ordinary property manager, who was just a bit pretty and dressed somewhat provocatively, couldn’t possibly have tamed Lin Xiaojun.

Yu Dong wanted to continue probing for information, but Wang Dingbei was already getting impatient.

"Enough of this back and forth. You two women, just say it. Did these four men bully you? Did they do anything dirty? If they did, say it now, and I’ll pass judgment on the spot."

Zhao Yun shook her head firmly. "No."

As for Yang Yi, who had been clinging to Zhao Wenjie, she hesitated for a moment. She glanced at Lin Xiaojun and his group, then at Wang Dingbei, Yu Dong, and Zhao Wenjie, and finally lowered her gaze.

"No... The four of them were very good to us."

Zhao Wenjie finally relaxed completely. He pushed Yang Yi’s hand away and, under her stunned gaze, walked over to Yu Dong’s side.

"Brother Dong, after we clear this place, should we go take care of the Bihai Building District across the street? There are a lot of residents over there, so there should be a good number of survivors. We need to hurry, or we won’t finish before dark."

Yu Dong looked at the now-focused Zhao Wenjie and patted his shoulder. "Good. It’s good that you can distinguish priorities."

"Thanks, Brother Dong."

In that moment, Yu Dong knew that Zhao Wenjie had let go.

Zhao Wenjie was a man of benevolence and righteousness.

His benevolence was in casting aside prejudice to save Yang Yi; his righteousness was in understanding that after saving her, he had to work for the team instead of wasting time on her.

Saving her was instinct; letting go was reason.

Yang Yi watched Zhao Wenjie speaking so earnestly with the team’s top leader, her face a picture of disbelief.

She had thought... Zhao Wenjie was just an ordinary nobody, lucky to even be a cog in the machine of a large team. But she never expected... that Zhao Wenjie seemed to command a lot of respect from that top leader.

At this moment, with so many people around, especially so many men... Yang Yi didn’t pester Zhao Wenjie further, but in her heart, she had already made up her mind.

’I will win Zhao Wenjie over again and make him my dog once more. Trying to run? Impossible!’

’As for Lin Xiaojun and the others...’ Yang Yi gritted her teeth. ’Once I have Zhao Wenjie back under my thumb, I’ll definitely use his connections to get those four men killed! I’ll have them all killed brutally!!!’

Wang Dingbei assessed the situation and thought for a moment.

"Yu Dong, since there’s no problem... let’s just take them back with us and sort things out later. Wen Jie is right, we need to hurry. This is the last day."

"Mm... Let’s go."

Yu Dong frowned slightly. Lin Xiaojun’s behavior today had been unbelievably docile, giving him no opportunity to act. The most troublesome part was that the other two women refused to say a word.

’How am I supposed to justify making a scene?’

The other core team members all felt that this was a bit... absurd.

Because Yu Dong had specifically warned them to be careful, that they might run into some tough customers today. But instead... these people had been actively clearing zombies in the district and banding together with other survivors.

They were practically a model post-apocalyptic team.

Only Zhao Youcai seemed thoughtful as he looked at Yu Dong’s conflicted expression...