Chapter 40
By the time Li Yongming arrived, it was already two hours later.
Wen Xin vaguely heard footsteps coming from outside the door, and when they reached the door, they turned into a noisy sound of people.
After a few seconds, the door of the waiting room was pushed open, and a tall and tough officer rushed in, looking around with a tense face.
Almost instantly, Wen Xin made eye contact with the officer.
Seeing him sitting safely on the sofa, the latter was obviously relieved, and his frown relaxed slightly.
Then, he took quick steps and arrived in front of Wen Xin in a few steps.
Before the man got close, Wen Xin had already smelled the smell of gunpowder left on Li Yongming’s body, mixed with the faint smell of rotten blood.
The other party had obviously just run back from the battlefield. He only had time to wipe his face hastily, and his face was still wet. The details such as his sleeves and collar were still stained with black dust and mud.
Before Wen Xin could say anything, the officer mentioned with great regret several accidents that occurred during the rescue operation.
Wen Jinfeng did not ask the military for help, but commissioned the crew cut man and his men to carry out the rescue in his personal capacity because his status was sensitive and he did not want to draw attention to himself.
However, despite such cover-up and layers of confidentiality measures, the whereabouts of the crew-haired man and others were still exposed, and even a giant zombie, a monster that no one expected, appeared.
If you think about it carefully, this matter has far-reaching implications and they cannot afford to be careless.
Li Yongming spoke in a low voice, with a murderous tone: “Don’t worry, we have almost figured out who is behind this, and we will give you an explanation sooner or later.”
Wen Xin nodded, not avoiding the heavy meaning of these words.
End of the world disaster.
It’s just four short words, but they mean so much.
That was the birth of tragedy and the loss of many lives.
The fact that Wen Jinfeng was able to know the news of the coming of the end of the world in advance means that even if the other party was not at the center of the vortex, he must have been involved in it.
As Wen Jinfeng’s only relative, even if he does not have a close relationship with his brother, he cannot expect to stay out of it.
From the moment he stepped onto G177 highway, Wen Xin was ready to face everything.
Li Yongming observed Wen Xin’s expression and was somewhat surprised to see that he showed no anger or fear.
He didn’t know that Wen Xin had been thinking and imagining over and over again along the way to be able to remain calm now. He simply thought that the other party had not yet come to his senses.
Li Yongming thought, this is no wonder.
Wen Jinfeng had previously concealed Wen Xin’s identity information very well. Others knew that he had a younger brother who had been away from home for many years, but they did not know Wen Xin’s age or appearance.
Including the other person’s personality, such as arrogance and willfulness, all of which are made up because of a complete lack of understanding and just following what others say.
As Wen Jinfeng’s right-hand man, Li Yongming only obtained Wen Xin’s information in recent days.
Of course, he would not believe those seemingly plausible rumors and quickly went over the contents in his mind.
After graduation, the young man worked directly in a bakery on a commercial street. The boss was a nice person and his colleagues were also kind-hearted.
As a cake chef, Wen Xin only needs to focus on his work. He doesn’t spend much on daily expenses and rarely goes out on weekends.
It can be said that there is almost no chance to come into contact with any intrigue.
Before the end of the world, this was certainly a very comfortable and enviable living environment.
But after the outbreak of the apocalypse, the former comfort will become a noose around one’s neck.
After all, when order still existed, evildoers could still be restrained by the law. But now, the end of the world has magnified the ugliness of human nature, and there is no way to control or shackle it.
Wen Xin noticed that Li Yongming’s eyes had changed when he looked at him, revealing an indescribable worry, and he couldn’t help but look puzzled.
The other party seemed to be touched by his doubts, and suddenly swore: “Since Chief Wen entrusted you to me, I will definitely protect your safety.”
Wen Xin: “……?”
Although they were discussing a serious topic, why did they suddenly become so serious?
There is also the title of Commander Wen.
If I remember correctly, his brother was still running the company diligently the year before last, and less than a month ago he even got through to the other party’s secretary.
When did Wen Jinfeng join the army?
Wen Xin frowned and noticed another key point in the other party’s words.
“You said my brother entrusted me to you. Isn’t he in City A?”
Wen Xin guessed right.
There seems to be some confidentiality agreement involved, and Li Yongming did not explain it in detail.
Just tell him that Wen Jinfeng is trying to get some things recently and needs to go to other bases to negotiate some transactions that will be beneficial to the construction of the bases.
This was the itinerary that had been planned earlier.
Originally, Wen Jinfeng wanted to wait until he arrived before setting off, but he didn’t expect that Wen Xin and his party would be delayed on the road for twice as long.
The two sides missed each other.
Hearing this news, Wen Xin subconsciously asked: “Is it safe to go out now?”
There are so many zombies infected and fierce mutants out there, and each of them is a deadly danger to mortal humans.
Li Yongming looked certain.
“Master Wen, don’t worry. Our best armed forces will accompany Commander Wen all the way and protect his safety at all times.”
Seeing him so confident, Wen Xin felt relieved.
The men with the crew cut safely handed Wen Xin over to Li Yongming. Even though they had completed their mission, they were ready to leave.
But Li Yongming noticed that a tall and thin team member kept looking at Wen Xin before leaving.
The other party’s expression was very fearful and uneasy, as if he was afraid that Wen Xin might have let something slip.
Li Yongming’s face immediately darkened and he turned to look at Wen Xin.
“I was negligent. I forgot to ask you if your journey was smooth. I think you didn’t encounter any bad things, right?”
Wen Li’s face turned pale in an instant.
The feeling of regret that had never disappeared along the way also reached its peak at this moment.
Why did he insist on taking those few hours of rest?
Although he had never worked under Li Yongming, Wen Li had heard of some of his ruthless tactics. Thinking of his sister who was still waiting at home, his lips couldn’t help but tremble.
But I heard Wen Xin say: “It’s not very smooth, but fortunately we have Captain Luo and the others.”
Captain Luo is the man with a crew cut.
Li Yongming was silent for a while after hearing this, then nodded and said, “Thank you for your hard work.”
“Well, I’ll give you a holiday. You’ve traveled a long way and it’s exhausting. You should all take a good rest.”
Although they all work under Wen Jinfeng, Li Yongming’s position is several levels higher than Captain Luo and others, so it is not surprising for him to say this.
The reward for completing this rescue mission will not be small. Captain Luo and his team can choose to collect it immediately or have it delivered to their home.
After the end of the world, the original paper money also suffered a drastic depreciation, and in some places it has become like waste paper.
Therefore, the rewards are mostly scarce survival resources or firearms and equipment.
Upon hearing this, Captain Luo and the others immediately showed joy.
After everyone had left, Li Yongming said earnestly, “Times are different now. If you are too kind, you will suffer losses.”
He didn’t ignore that Wen Li gave Wen Xin a grateful look before leaving.
Li Yongming wouldn’t believe it if the other party really didn’t do anything.
Wen Xin thought for a moment and shook his head: “He is a mercenary, not a member of the army. If you want to attack him, it will not be good if it gets out.”
Although he didn’t know much about the current human and organizational structure of the A City base, he knew that as a cake chef, it was not easy for him to interfere with the promotional design of the store.
Li Yongming didn’t expect that Wen Xin would consider him, and raised his eyelids in surprise.
Wen Xin: “Besides, this matter has already been discussed on the road. Captain Luo has also punished him in front of me, including reducing the reward for this mission by half.”
Since the other party did not hesitate to leave the matter alone, there was no need for him to keep pressing him.
Li Yongming couldn’t refute this.
Wen Xin touched his nose.
“Also, there was a man named Xu Qiang among them who took good care of me on the way.”
Xu Qiang?
Li Yongming quickly realized that Wen Xin wanted to say something good about this person.
But he didn’t object.
Not only did he not feel disgusted, he even felt that with Wen Xin’s status, he could be more arrogant and willful.
As Wen Jinfeng’s younger brother, he has every capital to do so.
But then he looked at the young man sitting next to him.
He speaks politely, with a soft and gentle tone, never aggressive at all, and always considers others in his words and deeds.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Wen Xin was afraid of embarrassing him, so he touched his nose again: “I’m just saying…well, you don’t have to take it to heart.”
I really want to pull those people who spread rumors over here to see where they got so arrogant.
Li Yongming smiled and said, “No, I have heard of Xu Qiang.”
His impression of Xu Qiang was not limited to the meeting he had just had. He also remembered that the other party seemed to have submitted an application before, wanting to join the regular army.
Once you become a regular soldier, the treatment is completely different from that of a mercenary, so the review is more stringent.
However, the fact that Xu Qiang was able to travel thousands of kilometers on a road filled with zombies, complete the rescue operation and escape unscathed shows that he is a very capable person.
Since Wen Xin is very optimistic about the other party, what would it matter if he did this favor?
Li Yongming briefly explained the matter and emphasized that necessary review is necessary, but it can generally be passed.
After all, Wen Jinfeng would never allow anyone with bad conduct to be under his command.
Wen Xin was happy for Xu Qiang.
In this way, he could repay the other party’s kindness in taking care of him along the way.
After a few pleasantries, Li Yongming drove himself and took him and Heituan to his residence.
Afraid that Wen Xin would think too much, Li Yongming explained.
“Commander Wen’s current identity is quite eye-catching. He means that you should live in my house first and be known as my cousin. Captain Luo and the others will also keep it a secret.”
Wen Xin nodded and quickly accepted his current situation.
It was so fast that even Li Yongming was a little surprised.
So much so that he, who originally wanted to wait for Wen Xin to adapt for a while, stared at the person’s face for a while and then asked a question in advance.
“Commander Wen also asked me to ask you, do you have any plans for the future?”
Wen Jinfeng did say this.
But I was a bit schizophrenic at that time.
Sometimes he said to let Wen Xin be a small manager, and sometimes he said to let him stay away and not cause trouble.
When Li Yongming was about to leave, Wen Jinfeng called him again, holding his forehead with his hand and speaking in a low and hoarse voice, as if he had made some kind of compromise.
“As long as he doesn’t kill anyone or cause trouble, he can do whatever he wants.”
“Given that guy’s silly personality, I don’t think he’ll be able to stir up any trouble.”
Li Yongming felt that his boss was usually decisive and even overbearing, but he was conflicted when it came to dealing with his brother.
Just like those years, I heard that he had always wanted to contact Wen Xin actively, but since he couldn’t find a legitimate reason, he just held it in until the apocalypse broke out.
Of course, Li Yongming would never talk about his boss behind his back.
At most I’ll complain about it in my heart when I think of it.
He waited for Wen Xin’s answer.
Most people who have just arrived at the base look confused and say they don’t know or understand when asked.
Those who are a little smarter will quickly find a way to settle down.
Agricultural planting, machinery manufacturing, city defense construction…
Since Wen Xin was a cake maker before the end of the world, his final choice should be not much different from food and cooking.
This is what Li Yongming thought.
It was not until Wen Xin pursed his lips and thought seriously for more than 30 seconds that he raised his head and said firmly: “I want to help my brother.”
Li Yongming was stunned: “What?”
“I wanted to be next to him and be in a position where I could help him.”
Wen Xin: “It’s not a small favor. If he is in danger one day, I am fully capable of saving his life.”
Li Yongming was shocked by this sentence.
Not to mention that the other party’s next sentence was even more shocking.
“If being next to him is not enough, then I will surpass him until I achieve this goal.”
Li Yongming was dumbfounded.
If there is nothing wrong with his understanding, what Wen Xin meant is –
He wants to save Wen Jinfeng’s life. If necessary, he wants to stand higher than Wen Jinfeng?
Are you kidding? Even Li Yongming himself doesn’t dare to think so!
Li Yongming calmed himself down and tried to find a hint of joking in Wen Xin’s eyes.
But no.
Those eyes were extremely burning, but there was no sign of retreat or fear.
At that moment, Li Yongming was speechless.
He remembered Wen Jinfeng’s sneer: “I don’t think he can cause any trouble.”
In a trance, his Adam’s apple rolled.
Boss, what little white rabbit brother.
How thick must your filter be to make you look this wrong…
