#267 - Chapter 267 Backhand
Yucheng.
4:30 PM.
The sky had begun to pour down rain at some unknown time. The dense, thread-like rain pierced through the air, striking the earth.
On a certain rural village road, a long line of vehicles was moving at a slow pace.
It was the Green Source combat team, nearing their destination!
"Everyone be careful! Watch the road! Don't drive into the ditch!"
Li Bowen spoke into the radio, reiterating his instructions in the team channel for what felt like the hundredth time.
After exiting the highway and driving on a stretch of national road, the weather turned against them, and it actually started to rain.
Moreover, the rain intensified. By the time they finally finished the national road section and entered the rural road, the drizzle had turned into a torrential downpour.
The already narrow road, after being soaked by the rain and obscured by the limited visibility, made their progress even slower.
He checked the map again, confirmed his location with the help of road signs, and compared it to the target. He estimated that there were still about thirty kilometers left on this final stretch!
Even with his calm personality, he couldn't help but feel anxious!
Could they reach the armory in the next half hour?
"Wei Shan! Move up front! You guide us! Make sure to choose the best and fastest route!"
He had Wei Shan, who was sitting in the back seat, lean forward.
This local resident, after entering the current area, finally began to play a role.
"Don't worry! I know this area well! Follow this road to the end and then turn left. I'll take you to Mount Liang as quickly as possible!"
Wei Shan patted his chest on the spot and accepted the order. It was his time to shine. He had to seize this opportunity, make a good impression on Captain Li, and maybe his life would be much better in the future.
The convoy continued to travel through the accumulated water at a speed of 30-40 kilometers per hour. Fortunately, they were driving large vehicles with big wheels, so they could ignore some small potholes and bumps and drive straight through.
If they had been in ordinary cars, they might have already stalled and fallen behind.
As the rain intensified, the sky grew darker and darker. It wasn't even five o'clock, and the whole earth had already fallen into premature twilight.
Worse things happened.
The zombies, who had been hiding somewhere, began to leave their shelters one after another and walk on the earth.
They entered their home-field advantage mode ahead of schedule.
In the rain.
Some ragged figures appeared in the convoy's path!
"Grip the steering wheel! Run over these monsters for me!!"
Captain Li's eyes revealed a murderous aura as he gave instructions to the driver beside him.
The armored vehicle accelerated suddenly, scattering the zombies in front like bowling pins!
The heavy trucks following behind continued to crush them into minced meat!
The convoy continued to advance towards its target without slowing down!
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Mount Liang.
Boom!
After a blinding flash of lightning ripped through the sky, a deafening roar followed.
On the open space outside the armory where Li Bowen and his team had stayed before, an armed helicopter was parked!
It was Xia Yan and Qin Jin, who had arrived from the oil base.
With the oral information and video recordings provided by Captain Li and his team, they had found the location of the armory without much effort after arriving nearby.
At this time, the disguised dead grass and stones had been removed, revealing the gate and passage leading to the inside of the mountain.
Inside, Qin Jin and Xia Yan lit a bonfire to warm themselves and wait.
"Treat today's matter as if you never saw it. Keep it buried in your heart, understand?"
Qin Jin added some wood to the bonfire to make it burn more vigorously.
He was soaked to the bone, apparently drenched by the heavy rain.
"Understood. Today, I took President Qin to the oil base, and then detoured to Mount Liang Armory to check. Due to the heavy rain, President Qin and I were trapped here."
Xia Yan said these words with a calm expression, showing no abnormalities, as if this was the truth.
Qin Jin nodded in satisfaction.
He still trusted Xia Yan more.
This helicopter instructor, who was rescued in the early days of the apocalypse, had long been fully integrated into the Green Source Base.
His wife and children were found in the family search plan, and they were living well in the base, which was very enviable.
Naturally, he would not do anything to betray him or harm the base.
The helicopter came to Mount Liang Armory naturally under Qin Jin's instructions.
It was just unexpected that it would suddenly rain so heavily, trapping them here.
With thunder and lightning outside, and night approaching, the risk of forcibly flying back to the base in such bad conditions was extremely high.
In the dark earth without lights, there were no recognizable landmarks for reference. With the amount of fuel they had left, which was just enough to get back to the base, they might have to make an emergency landing somewhere if they got lost.
Landing in the wilderness at night like that meant facing an unknown number of zombies.
It was no different from looking for death.
"You don't have to think wildly. I'm just making some backup plans. If we encounter irresistible forces one day, at least most of us will have a way out!"
While waiting idly, Qin Jin said casually.
Coming here this time was naturally something he had planned in advance.
There was nothing mysterious about it. It was just burying some weapons and ammunition in advance.
Except for Xia Yan knowing roughly what was going on, that small portion of weapons and ammunition was hidden by him in a place near Qin Jin himself knew.
Who told him that he had strange power and could easily lift hundreds of kilograms of heavy objects and walk quickly through the mountains and forests?
They arrived here around two o'clock. After Qin Jin found the armory, he hid a small portion of the weapons and ammunition before the heavy rain started.
This ruined the original plan to run back to the base after finishing.
It didn't matter too much. When Li Bowen and Zhong Yu came, they could just make an excuse saying they wanted to come and see, or they had a whim and wanted to experience a long-lost business trip.
No one would delve into it.
No one but Xia Yan would know about the missing weapons and ammunition.
Even if they had counted the numbers before, only Qin Jin knew the final total number entering the base warehouse.
His move was simply to leave a way out for himself, and it was best if he never had to use it.
"President Qin, I won't think wildly. There is naturally a reason for what you do. Without you, most of us would be dead. Anyway, we will follow you! We will do whatever you ask us to do!"
Xia Yan optimistically fiddled with a few cans next to the bonfire to make them heat more evenly. In a while, this would be their dinner.
His thoughts were also very simple. He would do whatever the boss asked him to do. The fate of his whole family was tied to the Green Source Base, which was in the hands of this leader. The more loyal he was, the safer he would be.
Betrayal?
Backstabbing?
Please!
He had no grudges against President Qin, and the man had saved his whole family and given them treatment that outside survivors dared not imagine. Now he was just being asked to keep a secret, so should he harbor resentment and do something?
Was his brain full of shit!?
Or did he, Xia, have lofty ambitions?
Bah!
Lying down and winning with his wife, children, and warm bed was the normal approach for most people.
Hugging the thigh was the right thing to do.
Qin Jin stopped talking when he heard the words.
What he was worried about at this time was another matter.
It was already dark, why haven't Li Bowen and the others arrived yet!?
It's raining so heavily outside, could something have happened?
Facing this situation, the two could do nothing but continue to wait quietly.
Suddenly.
A burst of light shone on the edge of the gate into the cave, startling the two inside!
Someone is coming!
(End of this chapter)
