Chapter 14 The Police

When Duan Lei and the others had just set off, the police officers at the police station had already completed their sweep of the station. Because the zombies in the surrounding area had been lured away, they could open fire without restraint. Cleaning up the scattered zombies wasn't difficult, after all, they had four or five handguns.

After clearing all the zombies from the police station, they were able to enter the armory. Of course, this police station was only responsible for maintaining the security of a small area, so the armory only had a few handguns and some bullets. They could forget about rifles and grenades.

But at least these handguns allowed them to have a gun for everyone, so Liu Hengjin's confidence naturally increased.

Just then, the convoy was approaching…

"Chief Liu, what do we do?"

The police officer surnamed Wu asked, looking at the approaching convoy.

Liu Hengjin also looked at the convoy with hesitation. He now had three options. One was to actively join this team. After all, they were police officers and they all had weapons, so he figured the team wouldn't refuse.

As for Li Chenzhou's attitude earlier, Liu Hengjin didn't take it too seriously. In his opinion, being sent out to scout the road with only a newly joined person meant that guy's position in the team was obviously low.

The second option was to retreat back to the police station and not interact with this team. After they left, he could take his men to the market and surround it, using it as a base. Then, he could see if there were any survivors nearby who could be easily rescued, and bring them back to strengthen his team.

The third option was still to join this convoy, but to find a way to get rid of the current leader of the team and take over himself, then bring them back to the market. That way, he could say he directly owned a base with hundreds of people.

With so many people, plus the enclosed market, future development would be much easier!

The best option was of course the last one, but it also had a high risk. After all, he didn't know who the leaders of this team were, especially the armored vehicle at the front of the convoy. That was a vehicle used specifically by special forces, where did they get it?

Liu Hengjin had cooperated with special forces once before, and knew the location of the armory, so he never considered that they had gotten this armored vehicle from the special forces' armory.

One reason was that it was already on the edge of the city. If they had the ability to enter there, why would they still be in the city? And another reason was that he only saw one armored vehicle. The others in the team were holding weapons like baseball bats, not more guns.

Moreover, although Duan Xue, who was driving, was wearing combat uniform, she was obviously not special forces. Therefore, Liu Hengjin thought they were just lucky to have found this armored vehicle on the road.

Thinking of this, Liu Hengjin made a decision in his mind and directly discarded the second option.

"Go! We'll stop them in front and see what happens!"

With Liu Hengjin's order, all twenty or so remaining police officers in the police station followed him to the road and blocked the convoy's path.

When Duan Xue saw the police officers, she slowly pressed the brakes and stopped the car in front of them. Then, she lowered the window and told Wang Yuanqiang, who was behind her, to tell Duan Lei.

Duan Xue definitely didn't know how to handle this kind of thing, and Gray Bear was at the back of the convoy, out of range for the car radio, so she could only find Duan Lei.

When the police officers behind Liu Hengjin saw some of the survivors in the team, they immediately called out their names—these survivors that Li Chenzhou and the others had rescued were all residents of the neighborhood, and were in this police station's jurisdiction. Of course, these beat cops would recognize many people.

Hearing the police officers' voices, the survivors reacted differently. Some pretended not to hear. They would naturally greet these police officers with smiles and wouldn't dare to offend them, but now… it was the apocalypse, why would I be afraid of you?

Others responded, but that was all. They didn't have a good impression of these police officers, but they didn't want to offend them either, because they knew their personalities, so they would just give a response and not offend you.

Still others, seeing these twenty or so police officers, and knowing that they were all holding handguns in their hands at Liu Hengjin's urging, so that others could see them at a glance, couldn't help but have some thoughts.

When their lives are threatened, people's greatest wish is to be safe. After safety is guaranteed, they want to be full. And after they can be full? They want to eat well. And after they can eat well, they want to be a little leader, to be above others. Human desires are endless and will continue to escalate with their circumstances. The fisherman's wife actually represents the mentality of most people…

These people were like that. They had been following the team and knew that the team now had people, sufficient supplies, and the protection of strong people like Li Chenzhou and the others. Therefore, escaping the city and establishing a base outside the city was basically a sure thing.

But what about after the base is established? The base must have managers, right? Who would want to be an ordinary person being managed when they could be a manager?

Look at Wang Yuanqiang and Kong Xiang, and the few who followed them, as well as that fatso who made pigs feel inferior, they were already acting like petty bosses, openly ordering other survivors around.

They were lucky and started early. They would definitely be on the leadership of the future base, while others with some careful thoughts originally planned to find an opportunity to get close to the people in Li Chenzhou's team.

But Duan Xue basically ignored everyone. And Duan Lei? A little killing god, you never know if he’ll suddenly turn hostile and give you a bullet?

As for Gray Bear, that guy seemed to be just a thug. A few people tried to get close to him before, and they got close, but it was useless.

And Li Chenzhou was rarely in the team, so you couldn't even get close to him. So, these survivors who were unwilling to be inferior were a little discouraged.

But now, the appearance of these police officers gave them a glimmer of hope. If this team wasn't working, then why not change the leader?

After all, they were police officers and naturally had advantages. If they were invited to protect the team and take over the management, wouldn't they have another chance?

So, regardless of whether their names were called, the survivors who had some ideas in mind took the initiative to get out of the car, walked towards the police officers in front, and greeted them with smiles…