Chapter 66 - 63: Incoherent Emotions
Both of them didn't say much and entered the room, one after the other.
This driving school was quite large, with a row of simple houses built of aluminum alloy,
and two small buildings beside it.
Li Yu led Li Zhengping into one of the buildings.
The submachine gun in his hands was always ready to be fired at any moment.
According to what they had discussed earlier, Hao Ge's group had over a hundred people.
There were only dozens of people in the open space outside just now, so some must be hiding
After all, Li Yu had only 7 people in total, and although Li Tie and Li Hang were crouching behind the door,
in such a large driving school, it was inevitable that some would escape.
To capture the thieves, capture the king first; once Hao Ge was dead, the remaining people couldn't make any difference.
The two small buildings had not been searched by Li Yu and his team yet.
Perhaps some people were hiding inside, so Li Yu was extra cautious.
At this very moment, gunshots were heard from the side.
From the direction of the entrance.
Li Yu had just entered this building and hadn't had time to search it when he heard the gunshots and quickly ran over.
As soon as Li Yu came out of the building, he ran towards the entrance at the fastest speed, with Li Zhengping following closely behind.
Before reaching the entrance, Li Yu saw about a dozen people holding various weapons, preparing to rush the gate.
Some people were also getting out over the wall of the driving school; the wall was high, but there were trees planted just inside the wall.
A few people agilely climbed out from the trees.
Seeing this, Li Yu opened fire directly.
Bang bang bang!
Just now...…
At the doorway, Li Tie was somewhat in a dilemma; after all, he had a military background,
seeing some not-so-old boys in the crowd looking like young gangsters,
barely in their teens, he couldn't bring himself to shoot.
But as the group came closer and closer, Li Tie finally fired.
Bang!
And this gunshot also attracted Li Yu and the others.
The gunfire didn't stop,
Li Yu, Li Tie, and Li Hang, one after another, eliminated the people who were preparing to rush out of the gate.
Originally, Hao Ge's team was just riff-raff and hooligans from the County,
aside from a few women with large chests who joined later, there were basically no old people or children in Hao Ge's entire team.
So, Li Yu killed very decisively.
Those who are really in the underworld have their principles.
Just like some underworld bosses, they disdain those with no bottom line, oppressing ordinary citizens.
Hao Ge's gang, consisting of social idlers, who were cowards and only did petty thefts.
Thus, Li Yu had no psychological burden in killing them.
Everyone has to pay the price for their actions.
After dealing with the people,
Li Yu continued to search the small building with Li Zhengping.
While walking, he said: "You all need to be careful on your own, not sure if there's anyone else.
Kill anyone you encounter.
Xiao Tie, don't put yourself in danger."
Li Tie nodded.
After Li Yu finished speaking, he walked towards the small building with Li Zhengping.
It was quiet inside the small building.
Li Yu didn't speak, quiet enough to hear his own breathing.
The air seemed to be filled with a tense atmosphere.
The two of them slowly walked up to a closed door which appeared to be locked from the inside.
Li Yu gestured with his hand to Li Zhengping.
Telling him to come close, standing sideways, Li Yu's mouth close to Li Zhengping's ear,
and then whispered, "I'll unlock the safety on your submachine gun, and you'll spray the door. Dare to do it?"
Li Zhengping's neck turned red instantly, seemingly provoked by the words wanting to prove himself strongly.
Just as he was about to speak.
Li Yu's finger on his lips: "Shh, don't get excited. I trust you."
Li Yu unlocked the safety on the other submachine gun he was holding.
Then he whispered, "I've taught you how to use it at the base before, push down, don't lift up. Don't keep pressing. Understand?"
Li Zhengping nodded, taking over the submachine gun.
He looked at Li Yu again, seeming to wait for his command.
Seeing this, Li Yu nodded.
Bang bang bang!
Gunshots!
The wooden door was riddled with bullets.
Cries for parents, calls for help, screams, and the sound of tables and chairs tumbling could be heard from behind the door.
Li Yu kicked open the door to find five or six people inside, three of whom had been shot and fallen, while two others stood there wielding clubs and other weapons, trembling as they looked at them.
Li Zhengping saw three people lying in a pool of blood on the ground, their brains blown out.
He was instantly dazed.
One hand moved to cover his mouth as he wanted to vomit, but after retching for a while, he couldn't throw up anything.
His body swayed as he murmured, "I killed people! I killed three people."
He seemed to fall into a state of crazed shock.
Slap!
Li Yu slapped Li Zhengping on the back of the head, producing a sharp crack.
With that slap,
Li Zhengping's emotions became incoherent.
....
Even that stunned state seemed to vanish, and he snapped back to reality.
Li Zhengping looked resentfully at Li Yu, feeling a little overwhelmed.
Li Yu ignored him.
Then he raised his gun, ready to continue shooting.
The remaining two men, however, kept their eyes on Li Yu and, watching his movements, dared not speak.
Finally, one of the men couldn't contain himself and said:
"You... who exactly are you? I... I haven't offended you,
Could it be...
But it wasn't all my fault!"
He cried and sobbed regretfully as he spoke.
Li Yu and Li Zhengping were puzzled, not understanding what he meant by that.
"It was Hao Ge who ordered us to kill! I didn't want to kill that teacher,
but Hao Ge forced me! I was coerced!"
The man with a 'perseverance' tattoo on his arm continued.
Hearing this, Li Yu was surprised; perhaps they had done other things.
Yet it wasn't unusual either.
Before the apocalypse, they were a bunch of thugs, so how could you expect them to save the world after the apocalypse?
Li Yu narrowed his eyes as if he was about to make a move.
The man became even more frantic, pointing at the other one beside him and saying, "He was involved too. And when it happened, I was the one who said we shouldn't kill the teacher."
The man standing next to him, upon hearing the 'perseverance' man's words, looked at him angrily: "Ha! Did you not take part?"
"It was you who struck first! I joined in later."
.....
The two men actually started arguing with each other, and the murderous atmosphere suddenly seemed to add some uncontrollable factors.
The mood instantly turned off-kilter.
It was no longer as serious.
Li Yu felt a bit confused, not understanding what they were talking about,
nor why they would tell these things to him.
Maybe it was just guilty consciences that feared the knock of a ghost at the door.
But, it was unimportant.
Li Yu saw that Li Zhengping was slowly coming to terms with having killed three people just now.
"You handle it. The sooner they're finished, the sooner we can go home for dinner. Hurry!" Li Yu said,
then stood aside, always watching the two men's movements.
Li Zhengping was about to raise his gun, but seemed a bit too slow.
Hearing Li Yu's words, the two men instantly went mad. One threw a stool over, while the other charged with a knife.
Li Yu didn't dodge the stool; he simply shouldered it aside without pausing, and fired his submachine gun.
The man charging with the knife, who was within 5 meters of Li Yu, was shot in the head and fell down.
Li Zhengping felt remorseful, for he seemed to have hesitated for a second or two, giving them a chance to resist.
He sighed, guilt-ridden, looking at Li Yu, wanting to say something.
Li Yu waved his hand; he understood Li Zhengping. Hesitating for a second or two was normal, especially since the two men had reacted very quickly.
But, one only has one life, and if you don't cherish it, no one else will either.
He said seriously, "You should know that in that situation, if I wasn't there, you'd be dead.
Don't hesitate! There's no next time."
Li Zhengping nodded, pondered for a while, and then somewhat loudly said to Li Yu: "Brother, let me do it next time."
He was eager and motivated.
His tone was full of decisiveness and ruthlessness.
Li Yu nodded, but suddenly felt that something didn't taste right, as if something had gone astray.
He shook his head, reasoning that being a bit harsher on enemies and bad people wasn't wrong.
He was a little worried about Li Zhengping's mental state.
So, he said, "Tonight, when you get back, copy Master Shengyan's annotated 'Heart Sutra', alright?"
"Okay".