PSW - Chapter 37
Chapter 37
"Y-Yes, it's thanks to Yang Ge taking us in that we were able to survive." The two members who were singled out were terrified and uneasy. They didn't even dare to meet Chu Yi's eyes, just walked over with their heads down, mumbling.
"What about the other three?"
"…" They couldn't answer right away, nor did they dare to look up.
"Speak. Where is Zhu Lanyuan?" The purple in Chu Yi's eyes deepened. She stared fixedly at the two, an invisible mental pressure locking onto them, almost making it impossible for them to breathe in that instant. "Heads up. Look at me. Answer!"
"Hey! Hey now, Administrator Chu, this coercion isn't good. Rein in your ability, rein it in. They've just recovered from serious injuries, don't scare them." In that same instant, the man called Yang Ge blocked the two members behind him and waved his hand at Chu Yi, still wearing a broad, amiable smile as he interrupted her questioning.
Chu Yi's purple eyes met his gaze. In that instant, Yang Ge felt a cold sweat break out on his back. His expression didn't change, but his heart was pounding wildly.
But Chu Yi only glanced at the other ability users who were subtly closing in and did nothing to him.
In that same moment, the two members suddenly shouted, "They-they're all dead! The captain is dead too, Zhu Lanyuan is dead!"
"We-we ran into mutated zombies, a zombie horde! They all died in battle! The zombies were terrifying, very powerful, we were no match for them at all!" As if they had suddenly straightened out their thoughts, their initially weak voices grew louder, as if they had grasped a final lifeline. One member abruptly raised his head to look at Chu Yi, staring directly into her purple eyes. "We ran into Yang Ge. It was Yang Ge who took us in."
"He saved you?" These two don't look like they've just recovered from serious injuries at all. What kind of serious injury heals within a week! Chu Yi suppressed her emotions, holding back as she asked softly, "So, you betrayed us? You defected to them?"
The member stared into those purple eyes. In that instant, he seemed to fall into a trance, his mouth opening dazedly. "No…"
"Don't say that, great Administrator Chu. This isn't about betrayal or defection. I just kindly saved them, that's all." Yang Ge chuckled, emphasizing the word "kindly." He stood in front of the two members, completely blocking Chu Yi's line of sight, but he didn't dare meet her eyes again. "A wise bird chooses a good tree to nest in, and a person strives for better things. How can you use an ugly word like betrayal? Your esteemed shelter probably doesn't make ability users sign their lives away, does it?"
"The benefits here are good, they like it here, and they stayed to repay me for saving their lives. It's that simple." Yang Ge smiled and draped an arm over one of the member's shoulders, appearing even more casual. "As for those three women~ Oh, I truly regret their deaths. It's a pity I arrived a little too late." As he said this, he put on a pained expression.
The purple faded from Chu Yi's eyes. She looked at the two members again. "You're really not coming back to the shelter?"
"N-No, we're not. Yang Ge saved us, we're sticking with Yang Ge."
"Right, Yang Ge is right. He saved us, we have to repay him."
Chu Yi's gaze lingered for a moment on the back of one man's hand, which he had accidentally exposed. The corroded wound was exceptionally clear.
"Fine, I understand," Chu Yi said calmly. "The mission regarding the missing squad will be canceled at the shelter. I will also report your choice truthfully. In that case, we won't disturb you any longer."
After saying this, she looked at Yang Ge. "Base Leader 'Good Tree,' you're not going to stop me, are you?"
These slightly barbed words, contrary to expectation, made Yang Ge's smile seem more genuine. "How could I? I'm not the type of person to force a lady."
"It's just that in this apocalypse, an ability user's wishes are also very important. No matter how short on ability users you are, you can't stop them from having new choices, right? Of course, I also believe Administrator Chu isn't someone so unreasonable."
"It's getting late. Are you sure you won't stay for the night? I see the ladies in your car must be very tired." As he spoke, he glanced into the car. When he saw Yu Yinan and Zheng Yi in the back seat, a dark glint flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "This elderly woman is getting on in years, too. Making her travel further… wouldn't be good, would it?"
"No need. The contribution points for this mission are calculated by the day." Chu Yi glanced at the people in the car. "Don't underestimate them. They're very expensive. Searching for the missing squad… just searching without any clues took me a whole day."
"And I didn't even bring the ability users back. I can't afford any more delays." She sneered and glanced at the two members. "However, if you could part with your new acquisitions, I wouldn't mind staying another day. It would save me the trouble of rushing back to the shelter to report on the mission. After all, the disappearance of five ability users is a matter of great concern to the shelter's high command."
"Haha, you're joking again. I wouldn't dare force an ability user's choice." He waved his hand and made an extremely gentlemanly 'after you' gesture. He stepped forward to open the car door for Chu Yi, brushing against the back of her hand in the process. "I have great admiration for your shelter. If possible, we could cooperate in the future. After all, in this apocalypse, we have to help each other to survive."
"I'll pass it on." Chu Yi got in without hesitation, closed the door, and rolled down the window. "Farewell."
"I look forward to our next meeting." Yang Ge watched as Chu Yi reversed the car, turned around, and drove straight away. He watched the taillights grow more distant until they disappeared from view completely.
"Yang Ge, you-you just let her go like that? There are so many of us brothers here!" an ability user asked, walking up to him in confusion.
But Yang Ge ignored him. He turned and kicked one of the members to the ground, spitting fiercely. "Fuck's sake, get your head straight! Don't let your brain shut off just 'cause you see a woman! You think a dozen of us can take on an entire shelter?"
"That woman's ability is damn weird, probably mental-type. You guys have some nerve."
"But those two stunners in the car-"
"You need to be alive to enjoy your lust!" he interrupted his idiot subordinate impatiently. The member who had been kicked to the ground didn't dare get up, while the other one stood by, trembling. "You, how many ability users are there in that shelter of yours?"
"I-I-I don't know, I really don't know the exact number. But-but there are at least a dozen ability user squads! I heard most of the high-ranking members who founded the shelter are also ability users, they just don't join squads or go on field missions. That Chu Yi… she's the one in charge of managing the ability users! Her ability is very strange. Anyway, anyway, you can't look into her eyes."
"Hear that? This place isn't half bad, and I don't feel like moving just yet. All of you, use your brains. Don't screw a few women and forget who you are." He said this, then smiled and bent down to pull the member up from the ground, patting his head as if he were a dog. "You two did well. Today, go and try to persuade your captain again. Tell her, as long as she's willing to be with me, she can have anything she wants."
"If you succeed, those other two members of your squad will be yours." He clapped his hands and grinned. "An ability user with an ability user, how fitting. You might even produce ability user children."
Laughing and talking, he gestured for the others to head back. But as he walked, he couldn't help but touch his fingers, tsking. The more he couldn't have something, the more his heart itched for it. That brief touch just now had really… lit a fire in him again.
"If that bitch Zhou Xiyue refuses to give me the people to flatten them, I'll fucking hypnotize her into eating shit!" Chu Yi wiped the back of her hand repeatedly with utter disgust. "I miscalculated. To think a group like this would show up near the shelter. I don't know where they drifted in from. A bunch of trash."
"Zhou Xiyue is?"
"One of the shelter's leaders." Chu Yi glanced at Zheng Yi. "Why is that your focus?"
"Is something wrong? Didn't the talk go smoothly?" Zheng Yi had an innocent expression on her face as she tilted her head. "That Yang Ge is such a good person. If it weren't for him, all five of those ability users would have died, right?"
"???" Chu Yi's head was practically overflowing with question marks. She started to speak, then stopped, then started again, and finally looked at Yu Yinan. "You explain it to her. Don't tell me you didn't see it either? What about you, Grandma Xu?"
"Is something wrong? Was there a problem?" Zheng Yi still seemed not to understand, her eyes perfectly clear.
"If they were good people, why did they block our car in the first place? The ordinary people were stopping us from leaving, but the ones who came later were all ability users! Those two sons of bitches traitors didn't dare to look me in the eye, and He Peng had a wound from Zhu Lanyuan on his hand." Chu Yi's head was throbbing. She waved her hand, suddenly not wanting to explain anymore. "Let's go back… We'll find a place far from here to rest for the night and head straight back to the base tomorrow. The mission is complete. You don't need to get involved in what comes next… Ah, but if you want to take the next mission, you can participate. You'll understand then."
"…This Zhu Lanyuan you mentioned, the captain, is she really dead?" Yu Yinan didn't explain the intricacies to Zheng Yi, instead looking at Chu Yi. "Could she still be alive?"
"Not sure. It's fine to tell you. Her attacks are corrosive. If she were being held captive… I'm not sure what could contain her." Chu Yi's headache worsened, and she grew more agitated. "But to say she's really dead… she's quite strong. It's unlikely she'd be taken down so easily. I don't know what abilities those people have. Maybe a control-type ability got the better of her? The other two members weren't weak either…"
Chu Yi's intuition told her there had been a betrayal.
And traitors like that, obviously, were despised by everyone.
Xu Lanjun gently patted Chu Yi's hand. "Calm down."
"I know, I know…" She just didn't dare to think about it too deeply.
Chu Yi closed her eyes, calming her emotions. She couldn't let herself think about it.
Those people… they were all men. Whether ordinary people or ability users, everyone who came out was a man. So, where were the women?
As a mental-type ability user, her five senses were very sensitive. So, the moment that leader got close, she could smell that scent.
Clearly, the leader hadn't taken them seriously at first, even seeing them as plump lambs walking to the slaughter. His attitude at that time had been completely undisguised.
They had probably succeeded many times before.
No, I can't keep thinking about it. If I think about it any further…
"Chu Yi, you don't seem to be in a good state. Let me drive." Zheng Yi seemed as if she understood nothing, yet also as if she had gleaned something from their conversation. She smiled sweetly and spoke in a gentle, considerate tone, "You'll definitely be busy when you get back to the shelter tomorrow. You should get some rest now."
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