"That's right!"

Gray Bear nodded immediately:

"I think this village is very suitable. Although it doesn't have the excellent water source that the picking garden has, a village with such a large area of farmland must have abundant groundwater!"

"Yeah!"

Duan Lei nodded in agreement, then hesitated for a moment:

"But… the problem now is that your captain and the others may have a hard time getting out!"

"What do you mean? What exactly happened?"

Hearing Duan Lei's words, Gray Bear's expression changed drastically, and he stepped forward, grabbing Duan Lei's shoulder and asking.

"Because there's a zombie horde in the city, summoned by the Zombie King. All the zombies it summons are... we estimate that the center of the summoning should be near the Qin Ting Hotel, no more than a hundred meters away, and the radius of the Zombie King's summoning exceeds three kilometers!"

Duan Lei looked at Gray Bear and said:

"We were in a shopping mall not far from where you fainted at the time! We saw with our own eyes the zombie horde frantically gathering there!"

"You just watched?"

Gray Bear stared at Duan Lei, his eyes red.

"Of course not. We immediately tried to escape, the two of us, with you three unconscious guys!"

Duan Lei said calmly:

"Otherwise, what do you think we should have done? Take you three and charge towards the hotel with the zombies?"

"You… at least you could have sent someone to notify the captain and the others, right?"

Gray Bear's arm trembled slightly.

"First, your sentries probably noticed the abnormality of the zombie horde earlier than we did! Because at that time, we were still on the fifth floor, scavenging for supplies!"

Duan Lei sighed and said:

"Second, even if we went back, even rushed into the hotel, and told your captain that the zombie horde was about to surround the hotel, what do you think… what would he choose?

You should be able to imagine what it would be like if all the unblocked zombies within a three-kilometer radius gathered in one area, like a tide pouring into the city in a disaster movie!

In that case, would your captain choose to break through with his team to avoid complete annihilation? Or would he choose to hold on, even knowing there was no hope, to become a beacon of hope in the hearts of those survivors?

He would choose the latter, right? You are soldiers, you have your own glory and mission, so you are always ready to dedicate and sacrifice yourselves!

But we are not. We are just survivors who want to live. Why should you ask us to be like you, to risk our lives for a group of strangers we don't even know?"

In the end, Duan Lei was already roaring!

Gray Bear's lips moved a few times, his arm slowly loosened, and he turned to look in the direction of the city, suddenly asking weakly:

"Then… do you think… the captain and the others… are they still alive?"

"I don't know!"

Duan Lei also looked over there and replied softly:

"But… at least I can be sure that even if they are still alive, they are now surrounded by the zombie horde. Unless there is enough ammunition to wipe out the zombie horde, even if they want to abandon the survivors and break through on their own, it is unlikely!"

"…"

Gray Bear fell silent.

"I know you want to go back, so you need to conserve your strength even more!"

Duan Lei picked up his backpack, took out food and water from it, and placed a portion in front of Gray Bear, saying:

"When Boss returns later, we'll go into the city together, and then you can make your choice!"

Looking at the food in front of him, Gray Bear didn't speak, but picked it up, tore open the packaging, and started tearing and chewing it fiercely. Then, he grabbed the water bottle, unscrewed the lid, and tilted his head back, gulping down half a bottle of water, washing all the food in his mouth into his stomach…

Because there was a car in Wu Village, Li Chenzhou returned soon, and he even made two trips to bring back two cars.

This time, Li Chenzhou didn't go up to the second floor again, because they were about to leave, and Duan Lei and the others came down directly…

Although the sun was still not visible, the sky was completely bright, and visibility was quite clear.

The two cars that Li Chenzhou drove back were both large-butted station wagons. He originally wanted to find two station wagons, but the people in Wu Village didn't seem to like this type of car very much, so in the end, he had to bring back these two cars.

Duan Lei was still carrying his bag, and Duan Xue was naturally holding Xiaoya, while Gray Bear stood silently behind them.

"Gray Bear, you sit in the first car with me, Little Lei, you take the girl in the other car, follow behind us, keep about ten meters away!"

Seeing Gray Bear's expression, Li Chenzhou was stunned for a moment, then looked at Duan Lei, and Duan Lei nodded slightly, so he understood. After a slight hesitation, he spoke directly.

"Yes! Boss!"

Duan Lei nodded immediately, and then took Duan Xue into the car behind, while Gray Bear didn't answer, just glanced at Li Chenzhou, his eyes devoid of hatred, and also devoid of the previous trace of admiration.

Watching Gray Bear silently get into the car, Li Chenzhou didn't speak either. He first walked to the back, directly smashed the rear window with a punch, grabbed it and threw it aside, then opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat, stepping on the gas pedal and driving along the road of Wu Village towards the city. Duan Lei quickly followed in the car.

Duan Lei couldn't drive before, but now he can drive the car away because of his observations over the past two days, as well as Duan Xue's guidance from the side. Fortunately, his brain works well, although at the beginning it was a bit like drunk driving, but after a few minutes, he began to gradually become skilled.

"Keep an eye on the back, and if there are any zombies, help them deal with them!"

While driving, Li Chenzhou said.

Hearing this, Gray Bear, who was sitting in the back seat, turned his head back, and then he understood why Li Chenzhou had knocked off the rear window. He looked at Duan Lei driving behind him, and suddenly said something nonsensical:

"He told me everything!"

"I know!"

Li Chenzhou said.

Gray Bear was stunned, looked at Li Chenzhou:

"And then? Shouldn't you switch with me so I drive and you protect them?"

"You should see that I'm using a long staff now. This thing isn't suitable for long-range attacks!"

Li Chenzhou replied casually.

"Then aren't you afraid that I'll go easy on them while protecting them, or even just shoot them dead?"

Gray Bear asked.

"What kind of soldier would treat civilians as enemies just because they saved themselves but didn't save their comrades?"

Li Chenzhou asked rhetorically:

"I remember the duty of a soldier is to protect the people, not to be protected by the people, right?"

"…"

Li Chenzhou's words stunned Gray Bear, and a trace of shame suddenly appeared in his eyes. He looked at Duan Lei in the car behind him and said softly:

"I'm sorry! I really shouldn't have said those words before!"

"That's right! The old you would never have said those words, but you said them now. Do you know why?"

Li Chenzhou suddenly laughed, looking at Gray Bear in the rearview mirror and asking…