Chapter 562: We have no guilty conscience, we aren

"They've discovered us!"

"Duh, there are so many of us! Boss, what do we do?"

"Quick, smile, show friendliness. Learn from me, look at me holding my hands up like this. Absolutely do not let them misunderstand that we are reaching for weapons. I'm telling you, this isn't a joke!"

Meng Changwei had one single eye, his face full of the vicissitudes of life, looking a bit fierce, but he was quite humorous as soon as he spoke.

The people around him obediently followed suit. This wasn't a joke; there were several hundred people on the other side. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that one slap each could kill them.

The Flying Wolf Gang people were also quite cooperative at this moment, not daring to make any excessive moves, as if they were also people from Daciaobao Township, their movements uniform.

However, just as Meng Changwei was walking forward with his hands up, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his eyes. It was a woman who jumped to the ground from the first car—that beat-up box truck.

"It's over!"

Meng Changwei's heart went cold.

"What's wrong, Boss?"

Xiao Wei, who was beside Meng Changwei, heard the muttering and asked in surprise.

"Nothing, nothing! Don't ask too much."

Meng Changwei's expression dimmed. He had seen Zheng Xinyu and recognized her immediately, but he hadn't seen Zhang Su's figure in the first car. This sent him a very bad signal: it seemed Boss Zhang really had kicked the bucket! But at this moment, he still held a glimmer of hope. His gaze searched rapidly behind Zheng Xinyu, and then figures he had met a few times appeared on the road, carrying guns, some even wearing strange, ugly hats that symbolized the spirit of Tianmayu...

He saw many people, but he didn't see Zhang Su's figure. Meng Changwei let out a long sigh. At this moment, they had approached to within thirty meters of the road. He said loudly: "Sister-in-law, I'm Meng Changwei from Daciaobao Township. Do you still remember me?"

This shout didn't cause a reaction from the hundreds of people beside the convoy, but it startled the Flying Wolf Gang people beside Meng Changwei!

Meng Changwei knew the other side? *It's over, this is really Tianmayu's convoy! * Many people in the Flying Wolf Gang looked at each other, asking with their eyes, *What do we do? * Zhang Su's head was billowing black smoke, and the brainwaves in his big head were flashing rapidly. Finally, amidst all the struggle, he chose to remain silent and made no moves.

The boss didn't make any further moves, so the others naturally followed suit, continuing to maintain a calm appearance.

Xie Guangfa stood in the crowd, his squinted eyes fixed on Zhang Su, as well as Da Niu, Skinny Monkey, and the other main troublemakers. Seeing they made no moves, he secretly heightened his vigilance! "Eh? Why did they come..."

Zheng Xinyu looked at Meng Changwei, who was waving his arms, with some surprise. She remembered his highly recognizable appearance very clearly.

"Looking at this down-and-out style, they must be refugees. A lot of camps have had trouble in the last day or two, even they ran here to us..."

Zhao Dezhu analyzed thoughtfully.

"Hi, Boss Meng, hello! Uh, could everyone please put down your weapons first!"

Zheng Xinyu also waved her arms and greeted the other side, but she had no intention of welcoming them. Instead, she upheld a cautious attitude: *Friend or not, put down the weapons first and then we'll talk. *

Many people in the Flying Wolf Gang twitched their mouths. What a naked reality: the people from Daciaobao Township had to put down their weapons, while the other side could be fully armed. When the situation was inferior to others, one had to obey obediently.

Some people in Daciaobao Township also had complaints in their hearts, but seeing Meng Changwei throw his submachine gun far away very readily, they all followed suit.

"Sorry about that, this is the rule set by Brother Su. We must consider the safety of the majority of us. Please understand, don't be in a rush, he's coming from the back, it'll take a little time!"

Seeing the other side cooperate and looking at least quite friendly, Zheng Xinyu felt much more relaxed and pointed to the back of the convoy.

An ordinary sentence, yet it sounded like thunder to the people of Daciaobao Township and the Flying Wolf Gang. Everyone's gaze followed Zheng Xinyu's finger to the back, and they saw a sidecar motorcycle driving abruptly beside the convoy. The unique shape made people gasp!

The man sitting in the sidecar wasn't a Japanese officer, but a steady man.

"Boss Zhang!"

Meng Changwei exclaimed, confirming the other party's identity immediately. He then glared at Zhang Su with a scrutinizing gaze, the meaning being: *You lied to me! *

Zhang Su was shocked in his heart, but still calm. He touched his neck and turned to look at Skinny Monkey: "Hey, what news did you hear exactly? Isn't Boss Zhang alive and well?"

"You damn well act, keep acting!"

Meng Changwei's heart was burning with anger. Fortunately, he had kept his original intention and hadn't really planned to go loot Tianmayu with the Flying Wolf Gang; otherwise, the consequences would be imaginable!

"What am I acting? Damn it, I heard everything from this dog thing. It has nothing to do with me. If you want to blame someone, blame him!"

Zhang Su suddenly got angry too. He stepped forward, grabbed Skinny Monkey by the collar, and threw him in front of Meng Changwei.

"No, I, haha, that, nothing, nothing... I must have, uh..."

Skinny Monkey's down jacket was crooked to one side, revealing a gray undershirt at his neck. His already miserable appearance looked even more pathetic. He waved his hands, wanting to explain, but he was incoherent. No matter how silver-tongued he was, he felt he couldn't argue his way out of this.

Who could have expected such a coincidence? But perhaps this was an opportunity; at least it hadn't reached the point of no return. Zheng Xinyu's side was confused—why did they suddenly start fighting? These people were just too abstract. "Boss Meng, hahaha!"

Just at this moment, Zhang Su's hearty laughter sounded from the road. Skinny Monkey felt it was heaven-sent and hurriedly hid to the side, as he had been blocking Meng Changwei's view.

Zhang Su stepped off the sidecar, stood in front of the crowd, patted the floating dust off his body, and then stepped onto the ridge. Behind him, hundreds of combat personnel followed. Even without lining up, they basically maintained order. Although their weapons weren't uniform, the momentum was shocking.

After the disaster broke out, never mind regular troops, even survivor camps built by survivors themselves hadn't seen combat personnel of this scale. This movement made Meng Changwei and the others swallow their saliva.

In just a month or two of not seeing them, Tianmayu, which only had ten or twenty combat personnel, had developed to this point. Had they gathered all the survivors of Qincheng?

"Boss Meng, I remember I gave you a walkie-talkie. You don't usually contact me, but damn, as soon as something happens, you know to run to me, right?"

Zhang Su walked up close, patted Meng Changwei on the shoulder very familiarly, and waved his hand at the people beside him, counting as a greeting.

"Hehehe..."

Meng Changwei laughed dryly and glanced obscurely at Zhang Su, who was not far away. Seeing him with a smile and a friendly face, pretending to be his companion, he thought to himself: *What the hell are you laughing at? *

"Boss Zhang, you exposing me like this makes me very embarrassed and makes me lose face, haha."

He decided not to expose the Flying Wolf Gang for now. Anyway, Zhang Su was back, and that group of wine-and-rice bags couldn't make any waves. It was better not to affect the joy of meeting. *Wait, why would I be joyful? Probably because of the long-awaited reunion. *

Zhang Su waved his hand indifferently: "What's the matter with that? After a snowfall, zombies are as fierce as mad dogs. A lot of camps have had trouble. See those brothers behind? They were all brought back from Qincheng on this trip. Let me tell you a secret: they've all joined Tianmayu!"

"I can see that, haha, I can see that. As expected of Boss Zhang, you are the one."

Meng Changwei gave a thumbs up repeatedly. Zhang Su was indeed joyful in his heart. He knew this group from Daciaobao Township quite well. From their cooperation back then, he could see they were quite orderly. If they could join Tianmayu and develop together, it would be very good. But just at this moment, a strange emotional fluctuation drifted over from the side.

That feeling was very disgusting, like sitting in a restaurant enjoying fragrant roast meat, and suddenly a faint stench of rotting seafood drifted over.

Zhang Su moved his gaze away from Meng Changwei's face, swept across the crowd, and immediately found the source of the abnormality.

"Boss Meng, I haven't seen these people before. Are they also from your Daciaobao Township?"

Seeing Zhang Su point to Zhang Su and the others, Meng Changwei smiled strangely and said: "They really aren't. We met these people when passing through Qingxian. Zhang Su, introduce yourself!"

Because of what happened earlier, Meng Changwei didn't want to say more. A good mood wasn't easy to come by, and he didn't want to destroy it so quickly.

Seeing Meng Changwei didn't expose him on the spot, Zhang Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He raised a simple and honest smile, bowed slightly, and accompanied it with a laugh.

"Along the way, Boss Meng kept talking about how majestic Boss Zhang is. My ears have grown calluses. Only after meeting you do I know it's not an exaggeration. I am Zhang Su from Shihu Town. I gathered the surrounding villagers to form an inconspicuous little gang called the Flying Wolf Gang. Please excuse us."

While speaking, Zhang Su gestured to the dozen or so people beside and behind him.

The Flying Wolf Gang people nodded and greeted Zhang Su one after another, their brows flickering. A moment ago, they were saying he had kicked the bucket, and the next moment he appeared in front of them, with a powerful aura and fierce warriors like clouds around him. Only one person could remain calm.

Old cripple Xie Guangfa bowed to Zhang Su neither humbly nor arrogantly, nodded heavily, and the light flickered in his deep-set eye sockets.

"Flying Wolf Gang..."

Zhang Su muttered. The person speaking was full of Jianghu spirit, looking polite but actually having a lot of schemes in his heart.

His gaze wandered across the faces of the Flying Wolf Gang members. Every face full of worries couldn't be hidden. No matter how humble and respectful they acted, it was of no use, because he had clearly distinguished that those disgusting emotions came from this group! But when he saw an uncle with a strange standing posture, his brows furrowed slightly. The other party's eyes told him he had something to say.

It seems there's a story! "Whether it's the Flying Wolf Gang or Daciaobao Township, so many brothers, I'll just say it straight: what are your plans for coming here? Do you have any thoughts about joining Tianmayu?"

Zhang Su asked directly.

Meng Changwei had long been mentally prepared and nodded hurriedly, but before he could speak, a voice sounded from the side.

"Not bad, not bad, that's exactly what we were thinking. Boss Zhang, you don't know how we've been drifting. The journey was hard, fortunately we met Boss Meng from Daciaobao Township, otherwise... let's not mention it! Boss Zhang, the Flying Wolf Gang only has twelve people left now, and we are willing to join Tianmayu to contribute a meager force!"

After speaking, the twelve people, as if they had practiced, raised their fists and saluted. Regardless of gender, they all had the style of greenwood heroes.

The people of Daciaobao Township, who were full of joy a moment ago, frowned this time.

"Fine, good. Boss Meng, what do you say?"

Zhang Su nodded, then looked at Meng Changwei.

"Cough cough." Meng Changwei coughed twice, squeezed out a stiff smile, and nodded: "I brought my brothers to Tianmayu this time to defect to you. I hope you won't dislike us."

"Dislike? Of course not. But you also have to cooperate with my work. No problem, right?"

Zhang Su asked with a smile, his hands behind his back.

Meng Changwei and Zhang Su were both confused and nodded one after another. Of course, this was no problem, wasn't it very appropriate? "Very good!" Zhang Su moved his fingers to the people beside him and said: "Come, tie up the brothers from Daciaobao and the Fei-Fei-Fei-Fei, cough cough, Fei, right, the Flying Wolf Gang brothers first."

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"This... no."

Zhang Su was stunned on the spot. Watching the expressionless people walking toward him take out ropes from their bags, he retreated repeatedly: "Boss Zhang, we came from afar with pure hearts. I'm afraid this isn't necessary, right?"

The crowd from Daciaobao Township also became restless, a look of humiliation appearing on their faces. At the same time, their gaze toward Zhang Su was not as friendly as before.

No matter what, they could be considered comrades who had fought side by side before, luring zombies together, killing zombies together. How could he not cherish the old feelings at all, tying them up as soon as they arrived? This was just too much, right? As the leader, plus his personality, Meng Changwei could understand the intention of doing this, but now he didn't represent an individual, but an entire group. He had to consider the interests and dignity of his companions, so he said with a difficult expression.

"Boss Zhang, look at my brothers... this, how about this, just tie me up, don't tie them. Everyone is an acquaintance, right?"

Meng Changwei stretched out his hands, his face very sincere.

"This isn't targeting everyone!"

Zhang Su spread his hands lightly and said: "I have to consider the safety of the hundreds of brothers behind me. If you can't even cooperate with this little request, you can leave now. Just pretend we never met!"

After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation.

Meng Changwei looked at Zhang Su with a strange expression—the kind of dissatisfaction after hearing an excessive request from a friend. Then, like a young daughter-in-law throwing a tantrum, he twisted and beckoned to the back: "Come, we have no guilty conscience, what are we afraid of? Quick, don't make it difficult for Boss Zhang!"

*We have no guilty conscience, what are we afraid of... *

I don't know if Meng Changwei said it unintentionally or intentionally, but these eight words hit the hearts of many people in the Flying Wolf Gang hard.

"Boss?"

Cold sweat broke out on the heads of Skinny Monkey and the others. They looked at Zhang Su one after another.

Zhang Su pursed his lips tightly, as if struggling with himself. Watching the people from Daciaobao Township being tied up with their hands behind their backs one by one, he took a deep breath, tried his best to put on an honest and simple look, and bowed.

"Boss Zhang, I'd rather have a piece of tile from a broken house than bow my head to be a cow or horse. We cannot accept this treatment. Farewell!"

After saying farewell, Zhang Su took his people and turned to leave.

However, at this moment, a change occurred. Zhang Su took people away, but not everyone was willing to leave!

Twelve people came, but only eleven turned around. The middle-aged man with the strange standing posture stretched out his hands together: "I, Xie Guangfa, am willing to stay. I ask Boss Zhang to take me in!"

The eleven people who intended to leave stopped in unison. Those who were quick-witted turned around again, stretched out their hands like Xie Guangfa: "I, Ning Jianshe, am also... also willing to stay. Please take me in!"

"And me... my name is Qian Guangwei, I am also willing to join Tianmayu."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 563 =====