Chapter 1255: The Real Purpose
Chapter 1255: The Real Purpose
“Buzz…” On the empty street, the wind occasionally swept by. In this place nestled against the mountain, not only was there the sound of the wind, but also some inexplicable rustling noises. Yet, the Zombies that had been following Ling Mo and the others had all vanished without a trace. It seemed that after forcing Ling Mo’s group onto this street, their task was considered complete.
However, everyone knew things weren’t that simple… As the distance between them and the end of the street grew shorter, their mood became increasingly tense.
Even Xia Na and the other Female Zombies had put away their smiles, a strange look appearing in their eyes. If someone were to turn back and observe at this moment, they would be shocked to find that their gazes were exactly the same as those red-eyed Zombies.
But at this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on that building. When they stopped a few dozen meters away, the building’s full appearance was already clearly visible.
It was a sanatorium.
Although the walls had collapsed and the original Garden was overgrown with weeds, the dust-covered sign was still visible at a glance.
But as soon as they saw the blood splattered beneath the sign, everyone couldn’t help but feel a chill.
This was the place the Zombies wanted to drive them into…
Although nothing seemed special from the outside, there must be something inside waiting for them…
The more Fang Zhou thought about it, the more panicked he became, and a layer of cold sweat had unknowingly appeared on his forehead.
In this kind of damned place, not only did that bastard Ling Mo not avoid it, he actually wanted to go in on his own initiative…
Just thinking that he would be the first to go in, Fang Zhou even felt as if there were eyes staring at him from behind those pitch-black windows.
“Otherwise… why don’t we think of a way to set it on fire?” Fang Zhou suggested.
Although the town wasn’t big, it shouldn’t be hard to find some fuel for arson…
Before Ling Mo could speak, Yuwen Xuan gave him a look as if he were an idiot: “Sure, you go ahead, I’ll cheer you on from behind.”
Seeing his expression, Fang Zhou instantly calmed down. Go? Go to die?! Not to mention that no Zombie would obediently wait for him to set a fire, even if the fire started, would it really burn the Zombies? By then, they’d be trapped on this Square with no support front or back, and the ones really getting burned would be them.
But they couldn’t just go in like this either!
Unwilling to give up, Fang Zhou continued, “Then I’ll use my Superpower…”
Before he could finish, Ling Mo glanced at him with a smile: “If I said I’d use my Superpower, would you feel at ease?”
Fang Zhou was instantly at a loss for words.
Indeed, he couldn’t trust Ling Mo… and by the same logic, Ling Mo wouldn’t trust him either.
So his plan to squat at a distance and use his Superpower was immediately scrapped.
Looks like… they really had to go in just like this…
“Sigh…”
Fang Zhou’s face was full of regret. How long had it been since he’d done this kind of leading-from-the-front grunt work?
And at this moment, Yuwen Xuan even patted him on the shoulder, encouraging, “Comrade, recall the bitterness to savor the sweetness.”
“… ” Fang Zhou glanced at Li Yalin, but forcibly swallowed back the curse words he was about to utter.
Damn, damn, damn! He couldn’t even curse properly!
Ling Mo hid behind a utility pole and observed for a while. Seeing that nothing happened, he signaled to Fang Zhou with his eyes: “Comrade, go ahead!”
“You guys are really enjoying this…” Fang Zhou suppressed the urge to cough up blood, then took a deep breath.
Once his breathing was completely steady, he gripped the small dagger in his hand and dashed out with a “whoosh”.
He moved almost pressed against the edge of the street, but his speed was extremely fast.
In just over ten seconds, he appeared at the entrance of the sanatorium. After signaling to Ling Mo’s group, he hesitantly approached the open door.
Watching Fang Zhou’s agile figure, Xia Na couldn’t help but click her tongue and say, “This guy acts all afraid of death, but when he really has to go, his skills aren’t bad at all.” ℞𝙖ꞐοBĘš
“That’s why I say he’s overacting…” Ling Mo sighed. For this guy to become Chief of Staff Wang’s “trusted aide,” he naturally had some skills. But he insisted on pretending to be completely useless, which was a bit much.
But most of the time, his personality was actually quite useful. For example, in front of people who didn’t know his background, he might just fool them. Others would think they were taking care of a weakling, but might never guess this guy could actually be stronger than them.
“But I don’t quite understand…” Yuwen Xuan watched Fang Zhou and asked in a low voice, “Since you don’t trust him, why do you keep giving him chances to be alone?”
Ling Mo glanced at him and couldn’t help but smile.
This madman was indeed meticulous. If it were anyone else, they might think he was deliberately making things hard for Fang Zhou. But this guy saw through to his deeper intention at a glance.
“Well,” Ling Mo didn’t hide it, “I have some suspicions I need to verify. Because you know, no matter how close a guess or deduction is to the truth, if there’s even a one percent flaw, it could bring us fatal danger. At a critical moment, you can gamble, but the more I think about it, the more I feel this time we can’t. The opponent might know me even better than I imagine.”
“So you want to fill in that one percent?” Yuwen Xuan said thoughtfully.
“Yes.” A cold gleam flashed in Ling Mo’s eyes as he squinted at the door.
In his estimation, this comrade Fang Zhou was not trusted by Chief of Staff Wang. But… is that really a one hundred percent flawless conclusion?
“But you said he knows you…” Yuwen Xuan said with some confusion.
Ling Mo pulled at the corner of his mouth and said, “Don’t you think they know a bit too much about our movements?”
“What do you mean?” Yuwen Xuan asked. But from his tone, he clearly already had some guesses.
“When we left, not many people actually knew. And those who did should all be core members of our Miracle Base. But as soon as we left, the news reached Chief of Staff Wang’s ears. Most importantly, how did they know we wouldn’t go to the granary first? If we had, wouldn’t they have missed us?” Ling Mo rattled off a string of questions, and when he finished, Yuwen Xuan had already fallen silent.
A few seconds later, Yuwen Xuan finally let out a breath: “You mean… not only do we have a traitor among us, but this traitor… could be someone we know?”
Ling Mo shook his head: “I also thought maybe the traitor was among the people who came later to move supplies. But if that were the case, they wouldn’t have let the supplies go. In other words, this traitor can only let them know where and when I am, and that’s it. Maybe… he can’t notify them that we’ve already taken the supplies…”
“I get it…” Yuwen Xuan’s face grew even more serious, “He can’t notify them because… he’s with us… This traitor is right by our side!”
Ling Mo neither confirmed nor denied it.
And just then, Fang Zhou suddenly appeared at the door, waving at Ling Mo and the others.
He looked a bit flustered, but there were no visible injuries on him.
At this moment, Xia Na looked up and said, “It’s already been three minutes. If he really wanted to do something, this time should have been enough.”
Ling Mo nodded, stood up and said, “If there really is a traitor… then this guy should have already sent out a distress signal. Maybe, we’ll be meeting them soon…”
But as soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Xuan suddenly grabbed his arm: “If that’s the case… then the previous ambush against you… wasn’t that just an advance decoy? That was dozens of lives…”
But he quickly figured it out himself… For Chief of Staff Wang, if that ambush had succeeded, those people would have been heroes, not decoys. But if it failed…
At this thought, Yuwen Xuan suddenly felt a chill all over… For Chief of Staff Wang’s scheming, and that ruthlessness far beyond ordinary people… he finally understood why Ling Mo was still so suspicious of everything. With someone like that, the more you think about it, the more uneasy you feel.
He looked up at Ling Mo and said with a bitter smile, “Your life is really valuable.”
“It’s just that, in their Boss’s eyes, their lives aren’t,” Ling Mo said flatly.