Jiang Yuntan saw how calm and composed Shen Hegui looked and asked, "We're not going over, and they don't seem to be reacting? Are we going to stay deadlocked here forever?"
Shen Hegui was fiddling with his pistol. "Don't worry, they'll come over. They're the ones who want something from us. We shouldn't be the first to lose patience."
"Besides, we were going to rest on the road anyway. Resting here now is the same. It won't waste much time."
Shen Hegui didn't mind explaining more clearly. "If we turn back, there are other routes, but they're troublesome. Now we'll see if they're determined to devour us, these sheep in their eyes."
Suddenly, Shen Hegui seemed to remember something. "I recall now. That leader is called Zhang Qiang. Before the apocalypse, he was a psychotic killer who loved torture and murder, regardless of age or gender. He even liked to eat small children and even placentas."
Xue Zhao spoke up at this point. "The one who cut open a pregnant woman alive just to eat the placenta?"
"Mmm." There was a note of caution in Shen Hegui's tone. He turned to Jiang Yuntan and said, "If you're scared, find a good place to hide. If a fight breaks out, I might not be able to look after you."
Jiang Yuntan nodded hastily. She really couldn't understand why others got to be agents or divine doctors transmigrating into novels, while she, a fresh college graduate, had to be caught up in this mess.
Just as this thought crossed her mind, she immediately recalled Jinbao's words: "Who told you to stay up late reading novels?"
If she could transmigrate back, she swore she would go to bed early and keep a regular schedule.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuntan quietly touched the Defense Talisman in her pocket and felt much more at ease.
Shen Hegui informed the people in the other two cars about Zhang Qiang being a psychotic killer.
Inside Lin Xuan's car.
Xia Chujing, who had been quiet these past few days, couldn't help but speak up. "Tingxue, it's a good thing we didn't rashly listen to you and go save those people. That Zhang Qiang is a psychotic killer. We might not only fail to rescue them but also end up getting ourselves killed."
Lin Tingxue's face stiffened. In her previous life, she had no idea who Zhang Qiang was. Since she and Jiang Yuntan hadn't been scratched by zombies back then, they had left earlier and never encountered this group.
She only knew that later, when Jiang Yuntan and the others rested here, she and Shen Hegui had gone to check the surroundings and brought back the injured Qiao Chengming.
But in this life, many things seemed different.
Facing Xia Chujing's accusation, Lin Tingxue showed no sign of guilt on her face. "But we still have to pass right in front of them, don't we? No matter how you put it, we'll have to confront them."
Xia Chujing saw that her expression was unpleasant and fell silent.
Both sides were at a stalemate, but Zhang Qiang's group was getting restless.
The short, fat man said, "Brother Qiang, how about we just go over there? They're not coming, so we can't just keep waiting forever."
Zhang Qiang glanced at him and said, "Let me think. They're not coming, probably because they've guessed we're not good people."
But as soon as he said that, Zhang Qiang saw the three cars show signs of starting up. He quickly said, "Fatty, take some men and chase after them. Tell them they can trade supplies for gasoline with us."
"Okay." The short, fat man immediately called a few people and rode motorcycles in pursuit.
Soon, several motorcycles screeched to a halt in front of Shen Hegui's car.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuntan silently moved back a little.
Well, Shen Hegui had predicted it exactly. If they saw them about to leave, those people would surely lose their composure.
It seemed the other side had set their sights on them for sure.
Shen Hegui and Xue Zhao exchanged a glance and rolled down their windows.
The next second, Shen Hegui said to Jiang Yuntan, "Yuntan, try to see if you can hit one."
"Okay." Jiang Yuntan instantly understood his intention. She also rolled down her window halfway, enough to shoot a bullet out.
The short, fat man saw a car roll down its window, thinking they wanted to negotiate. He smoothed his hair and walked over eagerly.
The next second, a bullet pierced his forehead, and his stout body crashed to the ground.
His three companions also fell within two or three seconds. Without anyone controlling them, the motorcycles toppled over with a loud crash.
Jiang Yuntan saw that she had also hit the target in the head and couldn't help feeling a surge of pride. It seemed she had some talent in shooting after all.
Shen Hegui had fired two shots, and she and Xue Zhao each fired one, taking down all of them.
"Not bad," Shen Hegui praised.
Jiang Yuntan nodded in agreement. "I think so too."
A faint smile unconsciously appeared on the man's stern face.
Inside the gas station, the people who had been waiting for a good show, expecting Fatty to trick the newcomers over, were startled by the gunshots.
And Zhang Qiang, after seeing Fatty and the others killed, directly smashed the glass in his hand, scattering shards everywhere.
He snarled viciously, "How dare they?"
Zhang Qiang grabbed a firearm beside him that was longer than his arm and walked toward Shen Hegui and the others.
Behind him followed a group of people, at least fifteen of them.
Jiang Yuntan saw clearly that some of them had come from inside the building. So they were far more than the dozen or so she had seen earlier.
Shen Hegui picked up the walkie-talkie and told Yu Ke and Lin Xuan to prepare.
Yu Ke's car had two pistols, quietly given to them before departure. As for Lin Xuan, Shen Hegui didn't bother with him—the guy never listened to him anyway.
After all, Lin Xuan wasn't around when they found the guns earlier.
Zhang Qiang advanced menacingly, followed by a group of people armed with guns and iron bars. He knew some in his team weren't loyal to him, only following because he had awakened an ability.
So he didn't dare equip them with firearms, afraid that they might turn on him one day. But he didn't believe those rich kids had many guns either.
To prevent them from escaping, Zhang Qiang aimed directly at Shen Hegui's car and fired several shots at their tires, his single-lidded eyes gleaming with manic excitement.
But the next second, his gaze froze in place.
The bullets he had fired suddenly stopped in midair, and then, under their stunned gazes, flew back toward them.
Seeing the bullets hurtling straight toward his forehead, Zhang Qiang hastily activated his ability and used lightning to knock the bullets down.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, screams erupted beside him—several of his men had fallen.