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Chapter 690 - 176 Humble, Bowing, I’m Sorry_3

Chapter 690: Chapter 176 Humble, Bowing, I’m Sorry_3

His gaze toward Mo Lan held emotions not typical of those between boyfriends and girlfriends. Any man, when faced with a woman he fancies, often harbors a spirit of unwavering companionship, ready to follow even if he clearly knows there’s a pitfall ahead.

Smack!

Wu Dongliang patted Zhang Hao’s shoulder and apologized, "Zhang Hao, I’m leaving Mo Lan in your care. I hope you can safely reach Huang City. I’ve thought it over just now, and I think I’ll stick with them. We’ve come this way, overcoming various difficulties, and forged a deep friendship, but I’m really tired and don’t want to continue taking risks."

"I hope you can understand."

Hearing this speech,

Zhang Hao stared at him, stunned, not expecting Wu Dongliang to leave too, and finally he sighed.

"Alright then."

All regrets condensed into two words.

Afterward, Wu Dongliang got out of the car, looked at the bus, and looked at the road ahead. It seemed flat and endless, but who knew what dangers lay at the end of it.

Li Long had not expected that the woman named Mo Lan could be so stubborn, kindly reminding,

"Are you really not going to think it over?"

Mo Lan smiled, "No, I’ll go to Huang City and see. If there really is a shelter there, I’ll be able to share some of our experiences, which might not be very useful but could at least be of some help."

"Okay, since it’s your choice, I can only wish you good luck." Li Long waved his hand.

Mo Lan nodded, "Thank you. I also hope you’ll be lucky, and maybe we’ll meet again someday."

"Alright."

Li Long smiled, watching the bus drive toward the distance until the bus disappeared from sight, then turned to greet the newcomers who had joined them.

"Your choice is wise. A good life awaits you. Get on the bus. We’re a bit far from our base, but don’t worry, our vehicles are specially modified; their safety is absolutely no issue."

Li Long’s face broke into a radiant smile.

The Mediterranean survivors joyfully approached the bus door and looked inside to see a few other survivors, all of them fully armed, their expressions rather cold, especially their icy stares.

"Hello."

The Mediterranean survivors greeted them proactively.

The people inside the bus smiled back, but their smiles were clearly forced, giving off a very superficial feeling.

Curious, Wu Dongliang asked, "Brother Li, how many people are at our base?"

"Quite a few. You’ll see when we get there. Hurry on the bus to prevent any zombies from showing up."

Li Long patted his shoulder, smiling as he spoke.

Wu Dongliang pursed his lips, nodded, and wondered whether his decision was right or wrong. Not following Mo Lan and the others to leave, he really didn’t want to continue the adventure; he just thought of having a stable place to survive.

...

"You were actually thinking about staying there too, right?"

Zhang Hao looked at Mo Lan, who was driving. Maybe others hadn’t noticed, but being always observant of Mo Lan, he saw her struggling and hesitant expression.

A slight frown meant hesitation.

It was unclear what made Mo Lan firmly decide to go to Huang City.

"Yes, I did think about going with them."

Mo Lan did not deny it, admitting her thoughts at that moment.

"Why did you change your mind?"

Zhang Hao knew Mo Lan was level-headed and often chose the best option in any situation. Clearly, the base Li Long talked about seemed the best place to go.

"I don’t know, it’s a mysterious feeling, perhaps a woman’s intuition that made me resolve to go to Huang City."

Mo Lan explained it somewhat mystically.

Zhang Hao was at a loss for words, but he acknowledged the terrifying aspect of a woman’s intuition—often when there’s something wrong with a man, a woman doesn’t find evidence but mysteriously gets that feeling.

He caressed the firearms in his hand. Even though the road ahead was uncertain, having a gun in hand could, to some extent, suppress his nervous heart.

"Do you think they are good people?"

Suddenly, Mo Lan, who was driving, blurted out this sentence.

"They should be...I guess."

Zhang Hao recalled the faces of those people, feeling they did not seem problematic. He looked at Mo Lan’s profile; her expression was calm, unfazed, as if she was talking about something very ordinary.

But this was no ordinary matter.

If that group truly were bad people, the consequences would be unimaginable, and people might die.

...

At that moment,

In the bumpy, modified vehicle, Wu Dongliang noticed that apart from Li Long occasionally talking to them, the others sat there silently, and occasionally, he saw their gazes sweeping over them.

Their eyes gleamed suspiciously.

It felt very off.

And he couldn’t tell if it was just his imagination.

"Brother Long, haven’t we reached the base yet?"

Wu Dongliang looked out through the black windows at the road conditions, bumping along, moving away from the city, continuously driving towards the outskirts—naturally, if they had appeared there, they should reach their destination in two to three hours at most.

But the vehicle had been driving till now and still hadn’t arrived; where exactly was this base?

Li Long smiled amicably, "Don’t worry, the base is quite far, it will take some more time."

"That far?"

Wu Dongliang had observed that the vehicle’s speed was not slow. Based on a two-to-three-hour estimate, they should have already traveled two to three hundred kilometers. Any base looking for survivors shouldn’t be this far, should it?

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