Chapter 17 Chapter 17 (1/2)
Ouroboros
Chapter 17
The two were escorted into the car and the first thing that was done was a body search.
The communicator on the wrist was taken off and thrown out the car and the dark-skinned man also instructed the others to take away Song Qinglan’s knives, fist hooks and the likes.
In the twenty-six years of Song Qinglan’s life, this was his first time being tied up in such an undignified manner with a gun pointed to his head. And the key point was that it was buy-one-get-one-free; he had suggested it himself.
Next to him, Ji Yushi was also getting searched.
With slightly furrowed brows, he had both his arms raised as a man checked him from top to bottom. They took away his Diamond Bird, box of medicine and the likes and also found a black and white device about one and a half palm in size.
The dark-skinned man was suspicious, “What is this?”
Ji Yushi, “Game console.”
‘Smack.’ All those things were tossed aside.
Ji Yushi looked over. That small game console was broken into several parts and even the battery rolled out. When he restored his gaze, his clear eyes held no emotions but for some reason the dark-skinned man felt a little uncomfortable. That look of his was a little unnerving.
Song Qinglin felt some pity for the dark-skinned man.
“What are you looking at?! Who knows if there’s a tracker in there?!” The dark-skinned man’s face had completely darkened, and he pushed Ji Yushi back, “Tie this one up too and throw him next to his man!”
This time Ji Yushi also had his arms tied behind his back and was thrown into the corner of the car.
With the two in this predicament, Song Qinglan lowered his head and whispered beside his ear, “Advisor Ji, having fun?”
The masculine voice entered his ears, and his breath could be distinctly felt.
Ji Yushi quivered slightly. He turned back and created some distance between them before whispering back, “I’ll explain it to you later.”
Song Qinglan talked through gritted teeth, “You think I’m asking about that?”
Ji Yushi, “What is it then?”
Song Qinglan: “…….”
Ji Yushi’s beautifully shaped lips gently moved, “Cap Song, homophobia is a sign of a deeply closeted gay. I’m helping you understand yourself better.”
These people probably didn’t have a high level of education. They spent a long time but was still unable to set the spacecar into high-speed mode, so the car wasn’t travelling very fast.
The dark-skinned man was very careful. Once they reached a place, he suddenly called for them to stop: “Those people will definitely come after us. Seal the road here first and then take the other one!”
Three people opened the rear door and jumped out.
Zombies rushed over. Two of them stood guard while the third one acted. He pressed the road closure button on the side of the road, and something appeared from the ground, completely sealing the road.
It was a wire fence.
It was just like the one the car had ran into when they escaped from the bookstore last time.
Song Qinglan looked back. It just happened that Ji Yushi was also looking at him.
The wheel of time turned again and again. The memory of death was just too vivid. The loud noise, the car overturning, the blood on the glass shards and even the scene of Zhou Mingxuan’s head drooping down seemed to replay right in front of them.
It was an unexpected gain.
“Bang!”
The door was closed again and nothing could be seen.
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There were some equipment the team had originally left in the car and, with the addition of the Diamond Bird and Shen Mian, their harvest this time was quite impressive.
This group of people didn’t seem to be people from the same place and are at this moment dividing up their spoils.
The woman with a child had no share or status. She was probably just a chess piece.
The car was sultry hot. She placed the little girl aside and took off her robe, revealing very pale skin. She suddenly heard Ji Yushi ask, “How long have you been away from the sun for?”
The woman glanced at the group of men, hesitating over whether or not she should talk to Ji Yushi.
Ji Yushi asked again, “Was it from before the catastrophe?”
Song Qinglan didn’t understand why Ji Yushi was asking this but he knew that there must be a reason.
The woman finally nodded.
Ji Yushi asked very naturally. “Did it start since the launch of Golden Crow No. 2?”
“Yes.” The woman whispered in hast, “Are you police from PU-30? I heard there is no mutation there. Can you take my daughter and I there?”
“No.”
He was tied up but he sat there and spoke like he was a high-ranking judge.
“I’ll find a way to help you!” The woman immediately broke down, “Please, I’m begging you. Can you just take my daughter? Ever since Golden Crow No. 2 was launched, my daughter has not been exposed to the sun. She definitely won’t mutate!
Song Qinglan said: “If you don’t go, the black wall will devour you.”
The woman was stunned, “What black wall?”
‘Bang!’
There was a gunshot in the car. Someone’s head was blown open and blood sprayed onto the walls of the car.
Faced with such good resources including weapons and the spacecar, the men couldn’t come to an agreement and a fight had started.
The woman looked back and screamed in fright.
The little girl remained in her own world, silently playing with her doll.
Ji Yushi wasn’t surprised by this, but he whispered, “Soon.”
He looked as if he wasn’t involved and was just an onlooker.
The person who fired the gun had the gun snatched away. The body laid there with his eyes wide open, but these people turned a blind eye to it.
The argument escalated and they started to get physical. Immediately afterwards, the spacecar made a sharp turn before continuing to drive on ahead at a steady speed.
Someone shouted, “Kill them all and take the spacecar!”
Everyone fell silent for a second and then they all threw themselves towards the pile of equipment.
Gunshots sounded.
The car leaned sharply to the side and the control panel at the front was hit by a stray bullet!
“Ahhhhh!!!” The woman screamed.
The out-of-control spacecar carrying a group of desperadoes shot forward. Song Qinglan used this opportunity to roll forward but a cold muzzle was pressed against his forehead.
He raised his head. The dark-skinned man held Shen Mian with a murderous expression and pulled the trigger.
Song Qinglan hooked up his lips, “It needs fingerprints, stupid.”
As soon as he finished saying that, the hands tied behind his back suddenly broke free. When he rolled forward just now, he had at some unknown point in time picked up a knife. His movements were so fast, even Ji Yushi had trouble following. He only saw him leaning to the side and, sweeping his long legs out, the dark-skinned man was thrown onto the ground.
Song Qinglan threw himself onto him, grabbed the man’s head and smashed it against the ground. The dark-skinned man cried out in pain and fresh blood coming from his broken nose covered his face.
At the same time, Song Qinglan kicked a knife with his boots, sending it whirling over towards Ji Yushi’s direction.
“Fucking kill him!”
“Stop the car!!”
‘Bang, bang!’
Bullets hit the metal car walls. Sparks flew everywhere.
In the dim light, Song Qinglan stepped on the car wall and used the force to propel himself off. As soon as he landed, he broke someone’s neck with a loud crack.
“The car is out of control!!”
Ji Yushi shouted this and watched Song Qinglan raise his Shen Mian to kill two survivors in front of him. Hearing the shout, he immediately went to the control panel, but someone rushed over from behind and grabbed his neck.