Chapter 67 (2/2)

Seeing his lover's temper change, w.a.n.g Xuebing quickly laughed and diverted the topic, ”Right, are you the only one here? Where are the others? And your parents are now…”

”Come on, we'll talk inside. Everyone will definitely be happy knowing that you guys have come. Is this your employer? You two boys are lucky.” Chen Dawei sighed, and the joy of reunion was washed away, leaving only a strong feeling of sadness.

Reading the situation, Cao Lei turned silent. Needless to say, everyone could understand that the current situation could not possibly be good.

”Big brother Dawei, who was that just now?” A little boy's voice sounded out. Seeing them enter the room, his expression turned uncertain and anxious, and it was not until he saw that Chen Dawei was familiar with them before he relaxed.

”I knew you guys would come. Good fellows, you guys didn't make us wait in vain.” Someone called out in surprise, and everyone in the room looked up. One glance showed their precautions were more in-depth than expected. The room that originally only held six people, suddenly held eight more as they came out from behind the sofa, the roof, behind the door, and even under the window, and other random places. Three of them were people Cao Lei knew.

Bai Jing glanced around and suddenly felt ashamed. He found that compared with others, their own guard was very lax. Professionals were really different. However, it seemed that besides the attempted robbery, they had not encountered any danger on their journey over. He had to wonder why these people were so cautious.

Meeting old friends away from home was one of the several major happy events in life. w.a.n.g Xuebing and Cao Lei greeted everyone happily and introduced them to Bai Jing one by one.

Chen Dawei lightly talked about the past. There was grief, sadness, but also the tenacity unique to soldiers. They originally had a group of 38 people, but only these people were left by the time they arrived here. Having only three ability users, they suffered from insufficient weapons, insufficient food, cold weather, and the suppression of other forces. If not for the fact that they believed Cao Lei would come, to tell the truth, Chen Dawei did not worry about himself, but he was afraid that the child that was following him would not be able to persist.

”They are?” Bai Jing was frowning, but he did not mind that much. Even if they did not have abilities, he had the spring water. Only one point was important - he had to ensure their loyalty. He did not want to raise up anyone that would turn around and switch sides.

Chen Dawei was slightly nervous. From Cao Lei and w.a.n.g Xuebing's att.i.tude, he could tell that this young man should have the final say. Although most of them had good skills, they did not have any abilities. They also had wounded, three children under ten years old and two fifteen-year-old middle school students. Under such circ.u.mstances, he was very clear that most people would be apathetic towards others they were unfamiliar with. ”These children's relatives are dead, sacrificing themselves in order to give us an opportunity to get away. Only Yu Qian is a local. She was dying when we met, but it was thanks to her help that our group could find somewhere to settle down.”

These words were spoken very simply, but there was an unspoken heaviness within. Bai Jing saw them looking anxiously at him, and a crow flew over his head in the awkward silence. ”What are you looking at me for? By the way, are there any more houses near here? You guys came early and should be more familiar with this area. What other forces are there?”

Chen Dawei felt relieved and secretly blamed himself for being too careful. Cao Lei would not have contacted everyone if he wasn't sure about the situation. ”When we came, the weather wasn't so cold. A group of people killed their way out of the prison, and occupied a town in the nearby county. There is another force that seems to have just arrived from somewhere else. As for the rest, except for some small contingents, there are only a few surviving local residents. There are not many of them, and they're mostly hiding in the cellar and don't usually come out. This child Yu Qian…”

”Alas!” Chen Dawei sighed: ”Yu Qian is a girl. Her parents were afraid of wasting food, so they brought her brother away and locked her in the house. Fortunately, she escaped the disaster. Otherwise…”

Bai Jing didn't speak, his expression distant. Such things were not uncommon after the apocalypse, but it was good for them to have a local, even if it was a 10-year-old child.

Then, Bai Jing asked about the number of people and strength of the various forces around the area.

At the end of the day, soldiers were different. Chen Dawei hardly needed to think before answering, ”There are more criminals in the county town next to us. They have about 300 people. Besides the original prisoners, there are many refugees who have come to depend on them. Now, they have already formed a small base that is about 30 kilometers away from us. The other side arrived only a few days ago. As for the other group, they only arrived a few days ago and are living a short distance away from us. They had sufficient firepower, and started to fight with the county town forces. After their first battle, quite a few teams came to rely on them, and up until now, their numbers have been increasing non-stop.”

Bai Jing thought about it slightly and realized that the team Chen Dawei was referring to should be led by Sister Lian's husband. Only, based on the current situation, it would be very difficult to bring them in. The other side's situation was too optimistic, and they definitely would not give in easily.

Cao Lei obviously thought of something else, and asked, ”How many ability users do they have on that side? When is Young Qiang coming over? How many more people do we have?”

”The weather is uncertain now. We communicated five days ago, and Young Qiang had not made up his mind yet. I only heard that Huang Jian has left the army, but we don't know where he's at now.”

w.a.n.g Xuebing opened his mouth, but finally did not ask about why Huang Jian left the army. These days, hadn't they seen a lot? For a soldier of the national army to leave and become a private soldier for someone in power… It was probably a good thing to leave…

translator: xiin

editor: alamerysl

pst - yes, i do also think the same thing when i see the initials 'BJ', but i'm pretty sure Xiao Sa would stab us all to death if we thought too hard about it

- xiin

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