Chapter 58 (1/2)
As the sky grew dark, a cold wind blew over and Bai Jing shivered. Seeing that people had begun to cook, he could not sit still and looked into to the distance.
“Young Master Jing, come over and warm up.” Tan Jiabing smiled as he spoke, still holding a pile of dry firewood in his hands. Although he was not an ability user, he still tried to help everyone out in his own way.
Bai Jing nodded and did not refuse – he did feel a little cold. It was now freezing, and he was really afraid that they would have to spend the night here. To tell the truth, he didn’t like sleeping in the wind at all. Only, if they left and it snowed tonight, it would be more difficult to get the nuclei tomorrow.
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“Where’s Xiao Sa?” Bai Jing asked. Some discontentment was rising in his heart as he had already come out a long time ago without seeing his shadow.
“Brother Sa went to help. It was getting colder and colder, and the earlier we finish the earlier we can leave.” Tan Jiabing’s good-natured reply was not affected by Bai Jing’s attitude at all. In any case, they all knew that Young Master Jing had a bad temper.
Bai Jing pouted and looked around, feeling a little ashamed as he suddenly discovered that besides the comatose Yu Yue, he seemed to be the only idler. Even Little Meng, the eight year old, was helping people to do things, and his little figure could be seen gathering firewood everywhere.
Bai Jing knew himself very well; he didn’t enjoy rough or tiring work. People had already taken over the dirty work, and he didn’t want to find trouble for himself. Looking around, it seemed like they would have to stay here for a long time, so he also didn’t stay idle, finding a place where the ground was flat to begin setting up a tent and bringing out some sleeping bags and quilts. The weather was too cold, and since they were out in the open, he would try to give everyone a comfortable environment.
After a long time, when the food was already ready, and everyone began to drool over the hot food that they hadn’t had in a long time, Xiao Sa and others came back. They were covered with mud, and it seemed as though their shoulders and hair were caked with layers of ice and snow. The snowfall seemed heavier now, and in the distance, the snow had already begun to pile up.
Bai Jing filled a bowl with hot soup and went directly to Xiao Sa, ignoring other people’s gazes. “For you.”
“Thank you!” Xiao Sa took the bowl and drank it all. He looked at Bai Jing’s red cheeks and felt that this soup seemed to warm him all the way to the bottom of his heart.
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“You’re welcome.” Bai Jing pretended to be casual, and angrily scolded himself internally. Just now, hadn’t he still been angry at him?
Others were also hungry, and they went up one by one to get their share and eat. The fire had been burning the whole time, but the weather was so cold that they all felt that if they didn’t hurry up to finish their meal, it would turn cold within a few minutes.
“Zhou Ji hasn’t returned yet?” After eating, Xiao Sa looked up at the heavy snow falling from the sky, his brows wrinkled into a deep frown.
“Yes, Cao Lei and Qin Yi haven’t returned yet either.” Bai Jing replied. He was a little anxious. He would not look down on an opponent that could trap them and set up the situation they had just encountered, even managing to accurately make use of the zombies. The longer they were gone, the more dangerous it would be.
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As he was thinking, sounds came from the distance. Bai Jing listened and his face showed a trace of joy, “They’re back.”
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Xiao Sa’s face was calm as he indifferently looked at the two people on the ground. Others also came over and crowded around in order to take a look.
Liu Wei opened his mouth and began to curse, “Lao Tzu is the best interrogator, damn it, see if I don’t peel off their skin. I almost lost my life today, and if I can’t get my revenge back, I won’t be able to get over it.”
“Zhang Bo, Wang Hongwei –” Liu Hui cried out in surprise as she clung tightly to Yang Chonghui’s hand.
The two people on the ground raised their heads, feeling like they had found a saviour now that they had met with old acquaintances. One of the men quickly opened his mouth and spoke, “Liu Hui, Yang Chonghui, how did you end up here? They caught us as soon as we escaped. You recognize me, right? Tell them we are innocent! This had nothing to do with us.”
The other man also called out: “Save us! Zhang Bo and I were just passing by. Really, really! We are fellow townsmen, and you know what I’m like. Help us!”
Liu Hui and Yang Chonghui exchanged looks, and there was some hesitation on their faces. Their gazes as they looked towards Xiao Sa held some pleading, but in the end they did not speak any words of imprecation. They were still not considered members of the team, and they knew they didn’t have the qualifications to open their mouths and speak up. It had been too dangerous today, and they had caught some suspicious people. If anyone else had been in their place, they would definitely not be willing to let them go so easily.
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“Closed mouthed? Looking for a savior?” Bai Jing walked over with a gun, pressing the cold muzzle against one of the men’s cheeks.
Zhang Bo’s face was very calm. He knew that the call for help had been ineffective and immediately went silent. Only, he was inwardly anxious, not knowing when their big bro would come to save them.
Wang Hongwei was panicked, but forced himself to pretend to be calm. Having met acquaintances, it seemed that there was now a gap in his defences and he kept pleading, “Yang Chonghui, I remember your father. At that time, before he turned into a zombie, I even gave him a steamed bun, and it wasn’t until we dispersed later that he was killed. I wanted to go save him, but couldn’t make it in time. We know each other from before; you can’t just watch me die without stepping in!”
“Speak. Tell us who sent you here, and I can consider not killing you.” Bai Jing smiled faintly. His chin was slightly lifted, and his arrogant expression made it seem as though he was looking at two ants on the ground. In fact, he really wanted to know who it had been that had plotted against them so early.
Zhang Bo took the lead. He opened his mouth to say, “We were just passing by. If you don’t believe us you can ask Yang Chonghui. We are from the same county, and we’ve all seen each other before.”
Wang Hongwei nodded his head and agreed. It seemed that Wang Hongwei obeyed Zhang Bo’s orders.
Cao Lei spat on the ground and kicked them again as he cursed, “These two people are full of nonsense. They are both fire power users. When we caught them, they still had the smell of gunpowder on their bodies and only subsided when we broke their arms.”
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