#459 - Chapter 459 Call me brother

Outside the doorway.

Everyone looked at the crying little boy who was about to be dragged away by his father, then shifted their gaze to the leader of this expedition.

'What will he do?'

Brother Li and Brother Liang exchanged glances, seeing the unspoken question in each other's eyes.

The little boy's behavior outside was actually quite normal. Even an adult would display extreme desire for their food; it was a basic human instinct.

But now, everyone was curious about what Team Leader Zhong would do.

As members of the Green Source combat unit, these external cooperation members knew a little about him.

Green Source had a total of five special combat team leaders, each possessing considerable strength and leading their respective units to complete the various tasks assigned by Chief Qin.

Each one could be said to be a prominent figure in the base!

Moreover.

Many team members here knew what Team Leader Zhong had done.

Not long ago, when Green Source was being rebuilt and small residential areas were being constructed, some chaos erupted. Many of them followed Team Leader Zhong outside to deal with those unstable elements.

Team Leader Zhong occasionally spouted some crude jokes, seeming a bit improper, but in some areas, he engaged in dirty work.

He was also a ruthless person who could kill with a smile!

Who knew how many survivors he had buried!?

Could the Green Source's military department have any softhearted people?

Now, would he simply let the little boy leave as if nothing had happened, or would he give him some food to satisfy him?

They had plenty of food with them; giving some to the son of the Red Cloud base's leader wouldn't be a problem.

Just as everyone was curious about how Team Leader Zhong would handle this, Zhong Yu spoke.

"Wait! Don't leave yet!"

!!?

Team Leader Zhong stopped them!

Many team members seemed to have come to a conclusion in their hearts. Team Leader Zhong was indeed a kind person; he was probably going to give the little boy some food!?

Even Xiong Sen, who was about to drag his son away, stopped and looked at Zhong Yu with some curiosity.

Was he going to give food to his son?

If so, it wouldn't be unacceptable. Even as the son of the base's deputy leader, Xiong Lin hadn't had proper food for a long time, usually only eating coarse grains or vegetable porridge with the adults to fill his stomach.

This was simply impossible in peaceful times; no 7-year-old child could accept such food.

But in the apocalypse, it was a luxury.

Xiong Sen often felt that he owed his son a lot. If he could get Green Source's "charity" today, he would even kowtow to Team Leader Zhong, even if it meant losing face!

Bah!

He misspoke; he would just admit his weakness.

The little boy broke free from his father's hand and ran to Zhong Yu, looking at him with his innocent eyes full of anticipation.

This uncle was going to give him delicious food!?

"I can't give you the food in the pot."

Too good...?

Xiong Lin's mood was extremely excited when he first heard the voice, but it sank when he heard the meaning of the words, fluctuating like a roller coaster in a short second.

Re... Refused!??

Even Xiong Sen and the other team members who had just walked over were a little dumbfounded.

If he was refusing, why did he stop them and tell them to wait?

Just as everyone was confused and unclear, Zhong Yu continued to speak in an educational tone:

"Those are the things our base provides to us team members who are out on missions. We need to eat them to replenish our strength and then fight for you!"

"I don't have the authority to dispose of this food and give it to you, because this is my team members' food!"

"I know that my team members cherish and love this food very much, just like you! Except for a small number of them, most of them rarely have the opportunity to come out on missions and eat this level of delicious food!"

"I also know that after you asked, many of them might feel that it doesn't matter because of your status as a child and would be willing to share a little of the delicious food in the pot with you."

"But I can't do that!"

"It belongs to everyone!"

"I need to be responsible for them! If they don't share it with you, they can eat a little more themselves! Even if they are embarrassed to say it, I have to say it for them! You are not a member of our base! They are!!"

"So I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request."

Zhong Yu stepped forward again, touched Xiong Lin's head, and had a smile on his face.

!!!

Hearing Zhong Yu's words, all the Green Source team members present felt that their hearts were struck by something!

They couldn't describe it, but they felt a little blocked in their throats, and their breathing was not as smooth as before.

Even Brother Li and Brother Liang saw a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.

Everyone didn't expect this Team Leader Zhong to say that to the little boy.

It was too unexpected.

"Sorry! We'll leave now! Xiong Lin!"

Xiong Sen also felt his heart shaken, but he reacted quickly, quickly stepped forward to pick up his red-eyed son, and prepared to leave.

This Team Leader Zhong did nothing wrong!

This was a captain who thought from the standpoint of his own people!

"Please wait! I haven't finished speaking yet! Why are you running away with the child again!"

Just as Xiong Sen was pulling the child, preparing to quickly escape from here, the voice of that Team Leader Zhong came again.

"This..."

This operation made Xiong Sen and the other Green Source personnel confused again.

What else was this Team Leader Zhong going to do??

Zhong Yu walked to Xiong Lin, who was red-eyed and about to cry, grinned, and said:

"You are not a member of our base, so I can't give you the food in the pot."

"But I can give you my dinner!"

"If you don't mind."

!!!?

The boy, who was originally preparing to cry, could no longer bear it and burst into tears after hearing Zhong Yu's words!

"What's wrong? I've already given you a delicious dinner, why are you still crying!? Didn't your dad tell you? Don't cry at night! It will attract zombies outside!"

Hearing the words of the person in front of him, and remembering the rules that his father, the deputy leader, often told him not to make too much noise at night, Xiong Lin really stopped crying.

He sobbed and stared blankly at this Team Leader Zhong.

"What's there to cry about? I've already given you my food, you can eat delicious chicken and mushroom stew right away~~, are you crying because you think the saliva I ate is dirty!? No way!? No way!? I'm very healthy, clean, and don't have any messy diseases!"

Zhong Yu rubbed Xiong Lin's head exaggeratedly.

Until he rubbed his hair into a chicken coop, then he walked into the room, handed Xiong Lin the half-eaten meal he had eaten before, and said with a smile:

"Here."

"Don't dislike it!"

"Oh! Right."

After handing the food to Xiong Lin, he seemed to think of something else, groped on his body for a while, as if he found something, and stuffed it into Xiong Lin's hand together.

"Here! This is for you too! Remember that I helped you, I'm a person who repays kindness, you have to be like this too! Remember to treat me to a big meal when you get rich in the future!"

Rubbing the little boy's hair, which had become a chicken coop, again.

Zhong Yu stood up in the silent gaze of the Green Source team members behind him, and in the complex gaze of that father, and started walking towards the room.

Sending out half of his meal was not a big deal to Zhong Yu. He could often eat similar delicious food in the main base.

Because he was the combat team leader of Green Source, he had contribution points that could be exchanged for various important materials and snacks that ordinary people could not imagine.

Just like the candy he sent out just now, he liked to bring a few with him when he went out on missions.

He wouldn't go hungry.

Suddenly.

Zhong Yu stopped, as if he remembered something, turned his head and said to the crying boy behind him:

"Xiong Lin, right, remember, don't call me uncle next time!"

"Call me brother."

After speaking, he turned around and walked back into the room without looking back.

(End of this chapter)