Chapter 193: Cunning and Deceitful

In a dilapidated little courtyard in Lianhe Village, waves of lascivious sounds rang out. The sounds of a man fighting with all his might and a woman's extreme satisfaction intertwined in the stifling air, making anyone who heard it feel how intense it was.

Because the heating was on, the room was as warm as spring, and the *kang* bed was piping hot. The man and woman were going at it back and forth.

However, all of this was interrupted by the *crackle-crackle* of electrical interference.

"Brother Guizi, the King of Hell is here!"

"Huh?"

Wang Xin was just about to make his final thrust when he heard the news over the walkie-talkie, feeling instantly deflated.

"Oh, hurry up and finish the last few strokes, don't just freeze there!"

As soon as he stopped, someone immediately urged him on.

"Get out, get out, get out! I'm not in the mood, get lost!"

Wang Xin slapped repeatedly, making a *pa-pa-pa* sound. He rolled off the *kang*, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and said, "Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"Hmph, you're not allowed to do this next time, you stinking habit."

"It's absolutely true. The car just passed in front of me. It should be at the entrance of the village in a few minutes!"

"I've brought enough men. We don't need the villagers to handle it; you just need to lead the way for me. According to our agreement, I'll give you twenty percent of the spoils!"

Calculating by the time, this meant the other party had started making preparations without stopping after their talk.

The villager on sentry duty watched the taillights and said.

"Let's go, get in the car!"

"I really didn't expect it, but I don't have any bad intentions, so I'm not nervous."

Wang Xin was very displeased in his heart. He wasn't stupid; he naturally knew Zhang Su's motive for pulling this stunt, but he only dared to complain a little under his breath.

"Great, great, then thank you so much, Brother Zhang!"

Zhang Su did not want people from Lianhe Village following them. The two sides were only in a cooperative relationship, and being on guard was never wrong. In case something happened, if there were too many people from Lianhe Village, they might have the guts to bite the hand that feeds them!

Wang Xin tossed the walkie-talkie aside, hurriedly ripped off the condom and threw it away, then started looking for his pants everywhere.

Wang Xin saw Zhang Su's getup and couldn't help but shiver. With an automatic rifle on his back, a crossbow and military knife hanging from his tactical belt, and even a few hand grenades, a row of magazines tucked into special pockets next to the grenades—this firepower reserve was enough to wipe out everyone in their Lianhe Village!

"That... everyone wants to come and see Brother Zhang's majesty, hehe. Only these five are going with us, the elite of the elite, the best of the best!"

Soon, the sound of dense footsteps rang out within the village where Lianhe Village resided.

Hearing Wang Xin's words, the five villagers standing to the side stood at attention, their straight postures like soldiers waiting for inspection.

The woman on the *kang* complained with extreme dissatisfaction.

"What's the situation? You dead ghost, if you do this again next time, I won't play with you anymore!"

The woman pouted and also started putting on her things.

Zhang Su smiled and said, "It's not that I'm overthinking; I trust you, but you have over fifty people in Lianhe Village, men, women, old, and young. Can you guarantee there are no problems? Let's not talk about this, hurry up and point the way."

"Understood!"

Wang Xin's movements were quite fast, and he managed to bring his men out just as Zhang Su's group arrived at the village entrance.

Seeing the various electronic screens and equipment in the RV, Wang Xin was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden; he didn't even know where to sit.

Wang Xin squeezed onto the sofa and sat down, touching the soft cushion beneath his butt, his expression one of deep emotion.

Wang Xin was ten thousand percent impatient.

"I really am a country bumpkin entering the city; this is my first time sitting in such a high-end car, haha."

Wang Xin nodded repeatedly after hearing Zhang Su's words. Not having to send men out and still getting a share of the loot—unless he really had crooked intentions, it was impossible to have any objections.

Zhang Su gestured toward the car.

"I'm going out for the sake of the whole village, what do you know, you stinking woman? I'm very fired up right now, I'll give you a chance!"

Wang Xin greeted the villagers and then stepped onto the RV.

His pants were tight, and Wang Xin was very annoyed; he grabbed the woman's head and pressed down.

*Knock-knock-knock-knock. *

"Brother Zhang, it's pitch black out, and you didn't even give a heads-up before coming. This is really sudden, hahaha. Didn't you say tomorrow? I was already asleep."

Whoever was interrupted at a time like this wouldn't be in a good mood. Wang Xin hadn't expected Zhang Su to arrive so quickly.

Zhang Su said teasingly while reversing the car.

"Oh, oh, okay. After getting on the main road in a moment, go north for one mile, then turn left... Eh, Brother Zhang, why are you turning off the headlights?"

Zhang Su pushed the door open and jumped out of the car. The village entrance was only illuminated by the headlights, and the range a normal person could see was limited, but in his eyes, everything was as usual. Behind Wang Xin followed over twenty people, some carrying crossbows, others slinging fire-muskets.

"I'm going out for a trip. You guys should keep watch and do what you need to do!"

"I wanted to act tomorrow, but the brothers can't wait!"

"Guizi, did you not expect me to come so quickly?"

"Damn, you don't want to play with me? With one shout from me, there are plenty of little ladies lining up to crawl into my bed. I don't need you. Go, go, take your things and get out of here, I have serious business to attend to!"

Seeing the other party fully armed, he frowned and said, "Guizi, why call so many villagers?"

"Damn it, he even tried to fool me by saying tomorrow afternoon at the latest. He definitely doesn't trust me, thinking I'm going to play some tricks... People really do judge others by their own petty standards!"

Xiangzhuang, one of the administrative villages under Beidong Town, Qingxian, north of Qincheng, had a permanent population of just over a thousand. The virus outbreak infected almost all the villagers who had the ability to organize. With no leader to stand up and organize self-rescue, it eventually led to only two people successfully escaping the entire village.

The two survivors later joined Beitaziying. One of them was killed by a grenade explosion after participating in an attack on Zhao Dezhu in Niuquanzi Town...

The quiet village was very abnormal; there wasn't even the low moaning of zombies. It was as quiet as if covered by a barrier, with all sounds trapped within a formation. In fact, it was because there were no zombies in the entire village...

Four hundred meters away from the village, on a relatively wide concrete road, two RVs were parked. Zhang Ya and Wang Xin were assigned to guard the vehicles to prevent anyone from causing sabotage.

Zhang Su led the others along a dirt road only two meters wide. The hazy moonlight shone on the wild grass in the fields, and gusts of cold wind blew by, appearing so desolate.

"Slow down!"

As Zhang Su spoke, he took the axe-hammer from his waist. He told others to slow down, but he didn't reduce his own speed. He stepped forward, and accompanied by the unique strange cry of a zombie discovering prey, *thump*, he directly took care of the zombie blocking the middle of the road.

"Damn, Brother Su, I remember Brother Dabin didn't give us night-vision goggles. Where did you get that equipment?"

Lu Yubo could only vaguely see that there was something in front, like a black ghost, and couldn't get a sense of direction at all. Yet Zhang Su was able to take it down with a wave of his hammer.

"Your brother understands health preservation, sharp ears and bright eyes, you know?"

Zhang Su gave a casual excuse, then frowned and squatted down. He picked up a piece of hemp rope from the ground and said, "This zombie was deliberately tied here by someone!"

"Damn, then it goes without saying, it must be a trap set by those bastards from Beitaziying!"

"Rather than a trap, it's more like a sentry post. Once someone enters the village from here, if they aren't careful and get attacked by a zombie, they will definitely make quite a bit of noise."

Zhang Su gently put down the hemp rope.

Wang Xin stood to the side with a colorful expression: "Damn, there really are experts in Lianhe Village; they can always come up with some crooked tricks!"

Zhang Su nodded slightly, didn't say much, and led the group to continue walking forward.

"Don't move!"

Walking another hundred meters or so, Zhang Su directly opened his arms to block the people behind him.

"Another situation?"

Qi Xiaoshuai asked nervously.

"Guizi, your spoils and one thousand catties of grain are secure!"

As Zhang Su spoke, he carefully walked forward a few steps and squatted down to look at a fishing line about twenty centimeters off the ground. There was already a mystery in the soil buried by the wild grass on both sides!

"There's a bomb here. Lift your legs and step over, from above my arm!"

Zhang Su wasn't sure if the previous "zombie sentry post" was the work of Beitaziying, but there was no need to guess about this tripwire mine; it was definitely the handiwork of Beitaziying. A familiar scent!

"What?"

"Damn!"

Cold sweat instantly broke out on everyone. This dirt road was narrow; usually, at most, a farm tricycle would pass through, and it was generally unlikely for a car to drive here. If a pedestrian were to be blown up by a bomb, would they still be okay?

If Zhang Su hadn't discovered it in advance, they would probably have been wiped out on this dirt road tonight!

Carefully stepping over the fishing line, no one dared to walk forward easily, waiting for Zhang Su to lead the way.

Wang Xin stood in the crowd, trembling. He wasn't afraid of zombies, but he was afraid of thermal weapons. He thought he was just simply leading the way, but every second was like walking on the edge of death. It was too thrilling and too terrifying.

He wanted to back out, but couldn't muster the courage, so he had to bite the bullet and continue walking forward.

"Looking at the bomb traps, the role of the zombies isn't just as simple as an early warning. It can also make the intruders let their guard down, thinking that after passing the zombie hurdle, the road ahead will be smooth sailing, and then they get blown away!"

Zhang Su analyzed in a low voice.

"Damn, when bad guys are educated, even ghosts are afraid!"

Everyone felt that those guys from Beitaziying were not only sinister and vicious but also well-versed in psychology!

The three-hundred-meter dirt road was arranged perfectly, with one zombie trap and two bomb traps, but Zhang Su's group was not affected and successfully entered the village!

"This isn't right. Where did the zombies in this village go? Could it be that Beitaziying cleaned up all the zombies?"

Wang Xin squinted his eyes and looked around, pricking up his ears to listen carefully. There wasn't a single sound, even quieter than their Lianhe Village. This was too strange.

"Heh..." Zhang Su said softly, "The zombies here were eliminated by us!"

"What do you mean?"

Wang Xin's brain was a mess.

"Beitaziying found out where my camp was, and I don't know what method they used, but they lured all the zombies in the entire village to my place!"

"What!?"

Zhang Su said it lightly, but Wang Xin only felt his scalp go numb. He knew very well how many zombies were in a village. Even if Xiangzhuang was a relatively small village, there were no fewer than seven or eight hundred zombies.

"My god, Brother Zhang, are you guys still okay?"

Wang Xin finally understood why Zhang Su wouldn't wait even for a moment and had to come out to find the people from Beitaziying. This was a blood feud!

"Let's not talk about that!" Zhang Su didn't answer Wang Xin and instead asked, "Where exactly are they hiding?"

After identifying the direction, Wang Xin pointed to the southwest: "Those few courtyards in the corner over there!"

In the quiet village, to reduce the sound of footsteps, the group couldn't move quickly. They lifted their legs and stepped forward, landing lightly without friction, just like walking on a smooth ice surface. The movements were very comical, but there was almost no sound.

After a quarter of an hour, the group finally managed to sneak from the village entrance to the southwest corner of the village.

Zhang Su told everyone to stand by, and he approached slowly alone, touching the base of the wall to listen. A moment later, he returned to the crowd, his expression strange as he said, "Guizi, are you sure the person who gave you the information didn't stand you up?"

"Ah? What do you mean?"

Wang Xin was confused.

"You've been tricked, you fool!"

Qi Xiaoshuai whispered to remind Wang Xin.

"This... no way, Brother Zhang, you, that... no one?"

In the darkness, Wang Xin's face was full of disbelief, and he said anxiously, "My brothers couldn't have lied to me, and I couldn't have lied to you. Brother Zhang, could it be that the people from Beitaziying have relocated?"

Zhang Su felt a burst of irritation in his heart. With Beitaziying's caution, after pulling off a big job during the day, it was really possible they had relocated again. If that were really the case, it would be troublesome.

However, at this moment, his ears suddenly twitched, and a faint sound rang out from afar—*pa, pa*—the sound of a lighter!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 194 =====