"So... it's because of your recklessness that my good grandson is gone?" Tang Mingzhong's eyes were cold after hearing Han Dadong's description of the situation at that time, and there was even a hint of disbelief in his tone.
Han Dadong broke into a cold sweat. He hurriedly waved his hands and shook his head: "No, no, no, listen to me. In fact, there is another more important reason..."
"That's enough!" Tang Mingzhong snorted coldly.
Han Dadong was immediately frightened and took back the rest of his words.
Aunt Zou on the side frowned: "Let him finish what he said."
Tang Mingzhong did not look at Aunt Zou. He only said: "What did you say? They are just excuses... Even if you say it in a wild and colorful way, my sweet grandson will never come back... So, what else do you want him to say?"
Tang Xuanzhou is dead, and Aunt Zou feels bad. Although the grandfather and grandson are usually not in good shape, the grandfather stalks them all day long, and the grandson makes fun of them. Sometimes Aunt Zou really wants to shoot these two idiots.
But people are like this, no matter whether you hate or like them when they are alive, as long as they are no longer around, you will feel empty and uncomfortable.
Aunt Zou took a deep breath with red eyes and said, "If you don't want to hear it, go out and get some air. I'll stay here. I want to find out what happened that killed Xuanzhou."
Tang Mingzhong didn't hesitate at all when he heard this, he got up and walked out.
Zhang Shiqing and his daughter stood at the door. When he saw Tang Mingzhong coming out, Zhang Shiqing was startled. He wanted to say some words of comfort, but after seeing Tang Mingzhong's expression, he felt that whatever he said at this time was pale.
So...instead of taking the initiative to provoke Tang Mingzhong, it is better to stay quiet and wait for the storm.
After Tang Mingzhong glanced at Zhang Shiqing, he surprisingly didn't say anything. He even smiled at Zhang Miao.
Zhang Miao has become familiar with the new environment and has become familiar with Y in the past few days, but she is still very afraid of people, and she still hides behind her father and does not dare to show her face.
Tang Mingzhong walked away, and the interrogation in the room continued.
There were already very few combatants in the shelter, and this simple mission of fetching water suddenly lost two people. This was like a bolt from the blue for the survivors in the shelter. Some even began to worry about Tang Mingzhong.
If the number of people in his team is reduced, it will lose its intimidating effect on the nine people he brought back. If they have different intentions by then, the consequences will be terrible to think about.
However, Zhang Shiqing proved with his own actions that they really wanted to return sincerely, rather than trying to infiltrate in some way to dominate the mountain. He first arranged for Yin Cai, Zhuge Xiangping and Gong Xingyu to go to the South District.
Once, Wang Luyao and Tong Zekai were paired up to patrol the blockade outside the shelter.
Through the above actions, the discussion in the shelter was silenced.
But the death of Tang Xuanzhou and the serious injury and coma of another soldier were still a huge blow to everyone's emotions. The purpose of interrogating Han Dadong now is not mainly to hold people accountable, but Tang Mingzhong and the others hope to find out what caused this.
A tragedy.
Now that Tang Mingzhong is gone, Han Dadong's mood has stabilized a little, but he still kneels there and dare not get up.
Aunt Zou didn't like people kneeling on the ground to talk. Although she didn't like this silly guy at first, she still said: "Get up... There are no rules for kneeling and talking here. If you really want to make up for it, just stand up straight."
Talk to me."
After hearing this, Han Dadong hesitated for a moment and then slowly stood up. However, since he had been kneeling all night, he almost fainted and fell to the ground when he stood up. Fortunately, this big man had a strong body and he stood up straight again after swaying for a few times.
"Tell me...what happened?"
Although Han Dadong stood up again, he did not dare to look directly into Aunt Zou's eyes. He lowered his head and said like a child who made mistakes...
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The enemies were coming fiercely, but fortunately there were not many of them. In addition, Tang Xuanzhou's arrangements had already allowed the team to retreat to the relatively narrow passage in advance, so that as long as they were not trapped by the tide of enemies from both ends, there would be no problem.
question.
But even so, Tang Xuanzhou and the others were still in a panic because of the sudden incident.
"Pay attention to the three o'clock direction!" Tang Xuanzhou reminded Han Dadong loudly.
Although the stupid guy raised his gun, he never fired. He asked stupidly: "Three o'clock? Where is the three o'clock direction?"
"It's on your left!" Tang Xuanzhou reminded impatiently and finally took action himself. He pushed Han Dadong away and said "Be careful!" Then he pulled the trigger and shot the infected person who came out of the window.
The others were all firing, and the team did not fight or retreat, and soon returned to the North Zone, which can also be said to be Zone D.
"Reload!" Tang Xuanzhou shouted.
The teammates around him immediately provided fire cover.
As for Han Dadong, he was like a stage actor from beginning to end, never firing a shot.
Finally, facing more and more enemies, the team could no longer bear the pressure. A soldier roared: "Fuck your grandma!" and then threw a grenade forward.
Then there was a loud "bang" sound, and the flesh and blood of four or five infected people were blown everywhere.
I don’t know if the power of the explosion frightened the infected who rushed towards the team desperately, or if they changed their attack intentions. In short, they retreated.
After getting some breathing time, Tang Xuanzhou immediately organized his team members to retreat to an abandoned checkpoint in the North District that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There are still a lot of weapons and equipment here, but their former owners have long since disappeared.
After stopping at the checkpoint, Tang Xuanzhou asked Gong Xingyu to cooperate with another soldier to set up defensive devices, while he led others to reinforce the checkpoint position. It seemed that he was not ready to give up the task of fetching water.
Seeing that Tang Xuanzhou had no intention of withdrawing from the shelter, Wen Jing asked tentatively: "Captain... aren't we going back?"
Tang Xuanzhou glanced at her and sneered: "What? Are you afraid?"
Wen Jing smiled awkwardly and nodded. She was indeed afraid... Even though Wen Jing was also an eater in the past, she hated that past and was even more afraid of those in the past. When she just came into contact with the infected, Wen Jing felt several times
She couldn't aim at the enemy every time, so the weapon in her hand only had one more weapon than Han Dadong and was prone to fire.
Tang Xuanzhou smiled coldly: "I'm afraid I have to go get water. I haven't taken a shower in almost a month. This time I went to get water just because I wanted to take a shower there. Don't you want to take a shower?"
Wen Jing was dumbfounded when she heard this, then she blushed and shrank her head and stopped talking.
Tang Xuanzhou laughed when he saw this, and Han Dadong also laughed, but he only laughed twice before Tang Xuanzhou grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against the wall!
Just hearing a "crash", everything on the table in the room fell to the floor. Han Dadong, who was pressed heavily against the wall, was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He looked at Tang Xuanzhou blankly, as if he didn't understand why Tang Xuanzhou suddenly changed.
face.
Wen Jing did not expect such a scene to happen suddenly.
But then...she understood why Tang Xuanzhou was so angry.
"What were you doing just now?" Tang Xuanzhou asked Han Dadong in a deep voice.
Han Dadong raised his hands and said innocently: "Well... I actually didn't mean it... maybe it's mainly because I'm too stupid..."
"Shut up!" Tang Xuanzhou shouted so frightened that Han Dadong immediately shut his mouth.
"I don't care if you are really stupid, and I allow you to make some mistakes when you first come out. After all, I have often done these things before... But just now so many infected people rushed over, the six of us pressed '
When the m' formation was unfolding, you, as the member of the far left front, why didn't you fire a single shot from the beginning to the end? Is it because your finger is broken? You can't press the trigger? Or you were too frightened! You didn't know you fired.
?!" Tang Xuanzhou was really furious.
In his principles, being a daredevil is no big deal. Who wouldn't make a mistake, let alone a group of non-professional soldiers. But what he will never allow is for the enemy to rush up while his teammates remain indifferent or even get in the way.
.
In a real encounter, this situation is not only a problem of lack of firepower, but also easily affects the safety of the entire team. Although it was just a surprise attack by dozens of infected people, it was a small scene for Tang Xuanzhou, but he still let out a cry of surprise
He broke out in a cold sweat. The reason was for no other reason than that this stupid big guy Han Dadong was useless as his left wing.
If they encountered not dozens of infected people this time, but hundreds, or even thousands, it would be absolutely impossible for Tang Xuanzhou's team to escape.
Han Dadong was pulled by the collar by Tang Xuanzhou and pushed against the wall. He did not dare to speak.
This only angered Tang Xuanzhou even more. He let go of Han Dadong's collar, took a step back, raised his weapon and pointed it at him, saying: "We don't need a cumbersome waste like you in the team! Just close your eyes, let's each do our best.
Peace of mind.”
Han Dadong's face turned pale with fright when he heard this.
Wen Jing on the side was a little at a loss when she saw this. Fortunately, the young soldier Bao Datong came over to persuade him and said: "Okay, okay, brother Xuanzhou, he is just a new soldier, there is no need to argue with him like this, let alone
Besides, aren’t we all safe now?”
Tang Xuanzhou had no intention of changing his mind, and his gun was still aimed at Han Dadong's heart.
The big man's legs were shaking, and he started crying after a while.
Tang Xuanzhou was even more upset, but this time he put away his weapon and cursed at the same time: "Damn it! You're crying! I've never seen such a coward like you!"
After speaking, Tang Xuanzhou spat at Han Dadong's feet.
Han Dadong shrank his body subconsciously, which fully confirmed his inner fragility.
Wen Jing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this scene... Regardless of whether Han Dadong was a softie or not, at least it was a good thing that he would not die in the hands of his own people.
Tang Xuanzhou really hated that iron could not become steel. He didn't want to care about this guy anymore, so he picked up his weapons and went out.
When Bao Datong saw Han Dadong, who was crying like a man in tears, he frowned and said: "Hey, hey, hey! Why are you really crying! That's what the captain said, do you really think we are executioners? Do you like killing people so much?
Come, take it, and quickly wipe away your tears."
Han Dadong did not answer.
Bao Datong simply threw it in front of him, turned around and followed Tang Xuanzhou out. It seemed that he didn't want to care about this guy anymore.
However, Wen Jing was somewhat sympathetic to Han Dadong. She came over and handed a tissue and said: "Brother Dong, stop crying..."
Han Dadong glanced at Wen Jing, tears were still flowing, and he choked back and asked: "Sister...you tell me...am I really so embarrassing and useless?"
Wen Jing smiled bitterly: "Actually, we are pretty much the same. I mostly closed my eyes when I was shooting. If the captain saw this, he might lose his temper..."
When Han Dadong heard this, he stopped crying slightly. He lowered his head and said: "I don't know what happened to me... I obviously did so many terrible things before I returned to normal... But now, I don't have the courage to shoot."
…”
Wen Jing heard this and said leisurely: "Perhaps... it is precisely because we have recovered from the infected... that is why we are like this..."
Han Dadong didn't understand. He frowned and said, "Is that so?"
Wen Jing shook her head: "I don't know...but when I face them, I always wonder...whether some of them are like us, who clearly resist the spirit and will, but are dominated by desire and body.
, so that when you rush over, facing the bullets, you can only endure the grief and despair and die silently?"
Han Dadong didn't have Wen Jing's delicate thoughts, but he understood what Wen Jing said.
Because he does feel that way.
but……
Han Dadong glanced at the gun on the ground and said, "But...if we don't shoot...how can we help them?"
Wen Jing asked: "Brother Dong, how did you get liberation in the first place?"
Han Dadong struggled to recall and fell into confusion. He wanted to grasp that feeling again, but it was always like trying to grab the girl's hair with his hands... There was a feeling, but he always caught it and let it go.
It slipped away quietly...
After repeating it several times, Han Dadong smiled bitterly and said: "I forgot..."
Wen Jing said in surprise: "Forgot?"
"Well... I don't know when I woke up... I just know that after I woke up, I felt that everything I did in the past was so disgusting... and unforgivable... so for a long time I was
I was hiding for fear of being discovered, and...I also thought about committing suicide, feeling that only by committing suicide could I be freed and atone for the mistakes I had made..."
Wen Jing nodded.
Han Dadong asked: "What about you, sister? You used to be an eater, right? That's what they call it... How did you return to normal?"
Wen Jing was deeply impressed by that transformation, but it was difficult for her to describe it in detail.
She was silent for a while and then replied: "I may be the same as you, Brother Dong...I don't remember much..."
"Ah? Hey...that's such a pity..." Han Dadong seemed quite curious.
Wen Jing added at this time: "Actually, I still remember some... I remember... I was... eating..."
When the word "eat" was mentioned, Wen Jing's expression showed obvious discomfort. She frowned and tried hard to restrain herself from spitting out.
"Are you okay?" Han Dadong is surprisingly patient and considerate towards girls.
Wen Jing smiled gratefully: "It's okay."
She calmed down and continued.
"It was a taste I had never tried before... At first... I was very resistant... But my will could not resist my desire... It felt like a person trying to chew after being extremely hungry.
The feeling of biting off everything... I also kept indulging my emotions and giving myself psychological hints... Just let it go... Give up... Stop struggling... Then I will..." Wen Jing said
I felt sick again.
This time Han Dadong directly patted her back to help her relax.
Wen Jing took a deep breath: "I enjoyed the process at first...but when I accidentally looked up...and saw that the child was still alive...he looked at me with a look of horror and despair...a feeling that I had never seen before...
The strong guilt I had felt suddenly penetrated my heart...I felt like...it was just like..."
Wen Jing couldn't speak any more.
But at this moment Han Dadong said: "Yes! I remember it too! It was this extremely strong sense of guilt! It was as if someone had set a fire in my heart when it was dark!... It was heartbreaking.
Feel……"
Wen Jing looked at Han Dadong in surprise. Apparently she didn't expect that the rough-looking Han Dadong would be more appropriate than what she described when describing such delicate psychological changes.
She grabbed Han Dadong's hand and said: "Yes! It's like a light shining into the darkness! It's like a fire burning in my heart! That feeling... I still remember it to this day!"
Han Dadong was also very excited. He touched his heart and said: "It's still warm here... It's because of this real feeling of being alive that I woke up."
Wen Jing also touched her heart.
Indeed, the beating heart and burning feeling are so clear.
Tang Xuanzhou, who intentionally or unintentionally overheard these conversations outside the door, pushed the door open and said, "Are you really getting better because of such abstract things?"
Han Dadong was startled, and now he consciously lowered his head when he saw Tang Xuanzhou.
Tang Xuanzhou didn't bother to look at him. Wen Jing stood up and said, "Well, this feeling is very clear and cannot be deceived."
"Well... I believe..." Tang Xuanzhou paused and then said: "Actually, when we brought you back, we planned to find out from you how you each returned to normal. After all, this kind of recovery might be able to save the entire shelter.
In the midst of fire and water... But my old man said there is no rush, and he will wait for you to get used to it... But after listening to what you said just now, I don't look forward to this extravagant hope anymore. "
Wen Jing asked in confusion: "Why?"
"For no reason, I just feel it's troublesome and pretentious... I'm still not sure what to do." Tang Xuanzhou spoke the truth.
Wen Jing also fell into distress when he heard the words.
yes……
The reason why these few people were able to recover was more or less a coincidence, and this kind of coincidence obviously cannot save more compatriots suffering from divine infection.