Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 382 - 380: The Death of Xiao Mei (10)

The rain kept falling, and the backflowing rainwater relentlessly pounded on Zhao Yunhai and Zhao Huilong.

Seeing Zhao Yunhai silent for a long time, Zhao Huilong realized the former still had reservations about his confession, so he immediately added, "Uncle Zhao! I know you don’t trust me! I became aware of this from the time I decided to infiltrate Scarface’s network. But now, with things as they are, my undercover identity has become meaningless. Wei must have found something out! If I hadn’t escaped quickly to these woods just now, I fear he would have killed me to silence me already!"

"Hey, you might as well think about it this way: I’m under Wei Dazhuang, both working for Dai Sha. So why would he want to kill me? In other words, if I were truly of one mind with Dai Sha, why would he leave me in this godforsaken place?"

His eyes fixed tightly on Zhao Huilong, Zhao Yunhai still remained silent.

This couldn’t help but leave Zhao Huilong somewhat flustered, thinking: Say something for God’s sake! You just stand there like a stick, what are you doing? Striking a pose?

However, having long been a low-ranking minion, Zhao Huilong understood that his opponent was at a crucial moment of indecision. If he couldn’t sway him now, the problem would become bigger once the latter calmed down completely.

Thus he had to strike while the iron was hot and couldn’t afford to give his opponent too much time to think sensibly.

Thinking this, Zhao Huilong raised his hand to grasp Zhao Yunhai’s right arm, then smoothly put the Steel Blade he held against his own neck.

"Old Zhao! When you all rescued me back then, I, Zhao Huilong, felt I had no way to repay you, so I thought I’d infiltrate the enemy to eventually do something for you! But I didn’t expect to be too naive and was tricked by Wei. There’s nothing more to say; if you don’t trust me, then kill me. I’m willing to prove my innocence with my death!"

With head held high and chest out, eyes resolute, Zhao Huilong indeed looked no different from a selfless patriot ready to sacrifice.

But upon closer reflection, one should notice, if he truly was willing to die, why borrow someone else’s arm for this act of slaughter? You could completely take the knife and solve it yourself.

So Zhao Huilong really didn’t intend to die; he just wanted to act out this scene for Zhao Yunhai and let him decide whether to cut or not!

It’s easy to hurt someone but hard to kill, especially under these circumstances.

The environmental influence, the linguistic pressure, plus the knife’s position at the blood-splattering neck, although Old Zhao had slain many Zombies and seen many violent scenes, at this moment he couldn’t help but show some hesitation.

And this was precisely the effect Zhao Huilong wanted to see, because he knew very well that once a person hesitates, the indecisive emotion spreads, slowing down the brain’s cognition, making the reality that could easily be seen through become blurred.

Old Zhao was indeed somewhat undecided, especially with the young man’s composed expression and unusually clear logic while speaking, particularly when talking about "willing to die to prove innocence," it was all overly righteous, causing Old Zhao no small headache.

Believe or not believe? This had become a question.

However, considering the critical mission at hand, without time to waste, Zhao Yunhai finally decided to trust Zhao Huilong once.

After all, the other party was currently alone; even if he wanted to stir trouble, it wouldn’t be easy.

And once returned to the base, after a collective inquiry, surely the truth would be revealed. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

This deal was not a loss! If Zhao Huilong was true, his side would gain an ally; if he was false, one could extract information about the base.

At this moment, Zhao Yunhai finally figured things out entirely and gently released the hand grasping Zhao Huilong, then gently patted the latter’s shoulder. After saying "thank you for your effort," he withdrew the knife and called for Yue Guishan and Bi Dahu, waiting in the rain, to head towards the Jeep parked by Wang Zhongyu at the roadside.

Unnoticeably exhaling a breath of frustration, Zhao Huilong almost wanted to escape in fear at the moment Zhao Yunhai withdrew the knife.

Fortunately, he still considered himself a man; otherwise, there’s no way he could be sitting in the car calmly now.

Perhaps seeing the young man’s face looking somewhat pale, Yue Guishan, who had gone through similar ordeals, kindly asked, "Hey, young man, how are you? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Afraid of anyone figuring out his thoughts, Zhao Huilong quickly waved his hands and changed the subject, saying, "Thank you, big brother, I’m fine! By the way, where are you heading now?"

"Oh, it’s like this! We’ve been thinking about how to get inside the base, and Old Zhao came up with entering through the drainage pipes! We’re now going to secure construction blueprints to determine a specific action route."

Being part of the team, Yue Guishan divulged their plan without reservation.

Listening to Yue Guishan’s reply, Zhao Huilong couldn’t help but touch his rain-soaked cheek, instinctively responding with several "hmm"s.

"No wonder Xu has been so quiet these days; he’s been plotting to retake the base!" Considering Xu Renjie’s insidious methods, Zhao Huilong began plotting in his mind.

Meanwhile, after a mad flight, Wei Dazhuang successfully returned to the gymnasium.

Of course, unsurprisingly, he was called to Dai Sha’s office alone for questioning.

"So, tell me? How come you returned alone? Where’s your... tagalong?" Scarface lowered his head, continuously scribbling something on the desk, making it hard to guess his intentions.

"Dead! Bitten to death by Zombies!" Wei Dazhuang replied straightforwardly, almost forcing the other into an answer.

"Oh? Really?" Raising his voice slightly, Scar played it cool and continued questioning, "Really bitten to death by Zombies? It couldn’t be you... "

"Boss Dai! If you don’t trust me, just say it, no need to beat around the bush! I’m just a simple man who deals with fields all his life. If I truly disliked Zhao Huilong, I wouldn’t have brought him to meet you! Additionally, although I might not be cultured, I understand loyalty! It doesn’t matter if you look down on me, but don’t undermine the friendship between my brothers!"

Whether from spending too long with Zhao Huilong and picking up habits or not, Wei Dazhuang’s "hypocritical words" were expressed powerfully, forcefully, as if oblivious to his true sentiments with Zhao Huilong, one would think they were bosom friends.

Clearly, Dai Sha wasn’t concerned about the relationship between these two; he only cared about what’s going on deep inside Wei Dazhuang’s mind... (to be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)