Chapter 59 - 56: Just Convince Yourself
The people in the car hadn't buckled their seatbelts and were struck until their heads were bleeding.
Meanwhile, in the backseat, there was a young man with a mole on his mouth corner, also suffering from the impact.
Li Yu didn't approach; with a glance from the corner of his eye, he saw Li Tie and others driving an armored vehicle coming over.
The people in the car probably hadn't recovered from the collision yet.
Even though Li Yu pointed the gun at them, they had not reacted yet.
Bang!
Li Yu fired another shot, hitting the rear tire, which deflated instantly.
"Get out!"
The people inside the car seemed to snap out of a dream, looking up to see Li Yu pointing the gun at them.
Fear appeared on their faces.
"Don't, don't shoot!" the young man with the mole hurriedly said.
The person sitting in the front passenger seat glanced at the distance between Li Yu and them,
their eyes shifting.
Lowering his head, he saw a weapon at his feet, seemingly coming up with an idea.
A slight unnatural smile appeared on his face, saying, "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, don't shoot. I am getting out of the car."
While slightly bending his body, he intended to pick up the weapon by his feet to fight back.
The mole-faced youth behind him clearly saw his movements and couldn't help exclaiming, "Brother Wang!"
Brother Wang suddenly turned around, his gaze intently fixed on the mole-faced youth.
"..."
The mole-faced youth's face turned red, looking at Li Yu and then at Brother Wang.
He seemed to have also made a decision.
A smile appeared on his face, with a hint of pain in it.
He said, "Brother, this really is a misunderstanding. I, I, I can't get out now; I twisted my ankle in the crash. Don't believe me? Come and see."
Li Yu laughed.
Li Yu, who had been carefully watching their movements, though not sure what they were planning,
had deeply learned one principle over the past few years after the apocalypse: Never give the enemy any chance to resist!
Bang!
A gunshot, Brother Wang was hit right between the eyebrows.
Before dying, his face still bore a slight smile, his eyes filled with disbelief.
As if to say, this isn't how it's normally done!
"Still having a twisted ankle? Last chance, get out of the car!" Li Yu shouted fiercely!
"3"
"2"
He didn't even reach 1 when the mole-faced youth, agile like a monkey, quickly got out of the car.
Li Yu looked at him, with a smile on his face.
"Ankle not twisted now?"
"I... I can make it not twisted."
"Who sent you?"
"Haoran," the mole-faced youth replied, without hesitation, quick and decisive.
Hearing such a smooth response, Li Yu felt a bit conflicted,
This mole-faced youth is too obedient, to kill or not to kill?
He then asked, "This Haoran, is he in Tianhua Mansion? How many people total? Why did you follow us?" Li Yu fired off several questions.
The mole-faced youth, looking somewhat scared at Li Yu, with a flattering smile,
said, "Yes, in Tianhua Mansion, there are 121 people in total, but after being attacked by the Armed Police Battalion through you... then us four, now there's just 113 left there."
"Brother, I didn't really want to follow you, it's all Brother Wang forcing me.
Brother Wang is Haoran's real younger brother, he's been planning to get some guns from the Armed Police Battalion, but there are too many Zombies there, and no place found to fire the guns,…"
The mole-faced youth swallowed his saliva, then glanced at Li Yu.
Meanwhile, Li Tie and the others also got out of the armored vehicle, seeing Li Yu interrogating this person, they did not interject.
Instead, they quietly listened to the mole-faced youth speaking.
The mole-faced youth glanced at Li Tie and the others, seeing them staring intensely at him, he shuddered.
He suddenly stopped talking.
Li Yu raised his gun, saying, "Keep talking!"
The mole-faced youth quickly raised his hands and continued:
"That, over there, when you were shooting, nearly the entire area could hear it.
We all heard it, and then from the building opposite, we saw you moving the guns...
That's why Haoran told those guys to come over and drive away the heavy truck."
"Who would have thought you'd discover them? Then he asked us to follow you to see where you'd go.
Actually, me and another person didn't want to follow, but Haoran forced me to come. Wang voluntarily asked to come."
As the mole-faced youth spoke, he timidly looked up at Li Yu and continued, "Now that Wang is dead, I guess Haoran will be very angry, and I'm probably done for...."
Li Yu asked about some more situations concerning Haoran, and the mole-faced youth obediently answered all questions.
"Guys, look, my relationship with Haoran has always been bad, otherwise he wouldn't have sent me here, knowing you had guns, right?"
"Could you please spare me, or ... let me join you."
The mole-faced youth saw Li Tie's disdainful expression.
He quickly added: "No, not joining you. I mean, I can help out with odd jobs or something. I can do all that. Guys, you all are like dashing dragons among men. Whatever you ask, I'll do."
Upon hearing this, Li Yu said, "Then how about you go kill Haoran?"
"....."
"I can't do it alone, and if Haoran sees me, he'll definitely ask where Wang has gone, and if I go back, I'm done for," the mole-faced youth hurriedly replied.
Seeing that he had asked enough, Li Yu noticed Yang Tianlong looking impatient, frequently glancing back at them from the car window.
Li Yu looked at this seemingly obedient but actually cunning mole-faced youth.
He was initially conflicted about whether to kill him.
But after convincing himself, the dilemma no longer troubled him.
Li Yu always had a way:
What if you feel guilty?
Convince yourself not to feel guilty.
What if you can't bear it?
Just convince yourself.
What if you're in a dilemma?
Convince yourself to resolve the dilemma.
...
Considering the mole-faced youth had just tried to trick him, Li Yu did not hesitate any longer.
Raise the gun.
Seeing Li Yu's action, a look of despair appeared on the mole-faced youth's face, and he just opened his mouth to say, "Boss..."
Bang!
Li Yu fired a shot into the mole-faced youth's forehead.
The mole-faced youth died,
Falling to the ground!
Following that, Li Hang, already familiar with the process, found some useful items from the black SUV: a short spear, two knives, and a baseball bat, along with a few bits of food and cigarettes.
Uncle didn't say anything, living in such apocalyptic times, human nature is unpredictable. Perhaps he felt a bit uneasy, but Li Yu's decision was probably the correct one.
Li Yu gestured, and everyone returned to the armored car.
Ignition, throttle.
Go home!
Meanwhile, Yang Tianlong, who had been waiting impatiently, also started the heavy truck and drove back home.
The two vehicles drove side by side, Yang Tianlong rolled down the car window and shouted, "All settled?"
Li Yu loudly replied, "All settled, we'll go back to the County another day to completely eliminate the root of the problem!"
Silently they drove.
...
Entering the rural road, Li Yu usually took out the walkie-talkie,
and said to Li Haoran who was guarding the gate, "Haoran, we're almost at the base, help us open the gate when we arrive."
Hearing the voices of Li Yu and the others, Li Haoran was very excited: "Okay. Big brother,....."
Li Haoran was about to ask something when it seemed like someone snatched the walkie-talkie, and they heard Second Uncle's voice through it: "Li Yu, is everything smooth? No injuries?"
Li Yu was a bit puzzled, it wasn't Second Uncle's shift today, but...
He still replied, "All smooth, we're entering the rural road now, will talk more later."
"Good, good, good," Second Uncle felt reassured and said 'good' three times.