Chapter 49
The questioning voice was filled with undisguised anger and at the same time brought down an irresistible pressure.
When Wen Xin heard this, he felt as if he had been hit hard on the head.
His body swayed, his expression went blank for a moment, and his knees bent straight down.
……No!
In desperation, Wen Xin climbed onto the bedpost with one hand.
The palms of my hands slapped against the wooden bedposts with a loud sound.
He clenched his back teeth and barely managed to avoid actually bending his knees.
The noise was neither loud nor soft, but loud enough for people outside the door to hear.
In an instant, Wen Xin felt the force pressing on his shoulders disappear.
It has the feeling of fleeing in panic.
He frowned, not knowing why he had such a strange idea.
There seems to be a presence outside the door that is not easy to deal with, and it is not sure how many people there are.
Wen Xin was on guard while looking around.
The last time he woke up, all his attention was on the little fox and he didn’t have time to observe it carefully.
After taking a closer look, I realized that this was actually a luxurious hotel.
The main color is golden, the decoration is exquisite and gorgeous, the walls are engraved with natural and beautiful patterns, and the floor glass is wiped clean.
Wen Xin turned his head again and looked at the bed he had just slept in.
Whether it is the fluffy quilt or the springy mattress underneath, everything looks brand new as if it had just been unpacked.
This is definitely not the way to treat prisoners.
Wen Xin originally thought that he had fallen into the hands of the Idealist Church.
Now it seems that someone rescued him.
Just as he was thinking about it, Wen Xin turned around and unexpectedly saw his service gun on the table!
He was stunned for a moment, then his pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly walked over.
After unloading the magazine and counting, there were still four bullets left!
The strange feeling in Wen Xin’s heart was immediately confirmed.
It’s abnormal. This treatment is abnormal in every way.
Most people may not be able to recognize a real gun, but they can definitely recognize the shape of a gun. After all, toy guns for children of a few years old are everywhere on the streets.
If it were Wen Xin himself, he would ask himself, would he be willing to leave the gun to the person he is rescuing?
He certainly won’t.
Even if he was saving someone, he would secretly hide dangerous weapons like guns, and if people asked about it, he would lie and say that something might have been lost.
Wen Xin will not return the items to the other party until he is sure that the person he is rescuing is not aggressive or can guarantee that he will not be harmed.
Wen Xin was wondering why those people let down their guard against him.
He quickly thought of a connection that might have brought about the current change.
Xiaoqi.
If it was Xiao Qi who helped him deal with the situation, then this treatment would make sense.
But because he thought of the little fox, the details that he had never ignored before once again emerged in Wen Xin’s mind.
——The fox statue that looks like Xiaoqi is a statue of Idealism.
——Before he died, the pockmarked man shouted “God” in despair, and then he saw the phantom of the pink ball, and really saw Xiao Qi.
Wen Xin couldn’t convince himself that this was a coincidence.
He didn’t know what expression to show.
The deaths of the troops were still fresh in his mind. Privately, Wen Xin didn’t want the little fox to have anything to do with Idealism.
Although he was at least 60% sure that the two were closely related.
Wen Xin let out a long breath and put away the gun.
Inevitably, I saw the pinch marks on my hands.
There was a thin layer of milky white ointment applied on it, which had not yet dried.
The deep red and purple marks were covered by the ointment and no longer looked as obvious as before.
But the pinching marks are blurred, but Wen Xin can’t forget the feeling of leaving these marks.
Just as the instructor had worried, he hesitated and did not shoot immediately.
The instructor once told him that in today’s world where order is gradually collapsing, the enemies that humans really need to be wary of are not ferocious zombies or ridiculously powerful mutants.
But human beings themselves.
Sooner or later, he would abandon the compassionate and cowardly part of human nature and shoot his own kind.
If you are still soft-hearted at that time, it will become a torture and a burden.
What the instructor said in the past has become a warning today.
There was just one thing that the instructor hadn’t thought of.
——Wen Xin did not regret killing the pockmarked man.
The moment he saw the man fall, he felt a little dazed and unreal, but he had no regrets.
Not at all.
Wen Xin touched the pinch mark and thought, maybe he can’t be considered a good person…
It had been quiet outside for a long time.
Apart from the angry curse that was heard just now, no other sound was heard.
In addition, Wen Xin did not speak and subconsciously controlled his breathing frequency. The whole room was so quiet that it seemed as if one could hear a pin drop clearly.
Wen Xin had a premonition.
He was waiting for the reaction of the person outside the house, and the person outside the house was probably also waiting for his action.
Wen Xin is not the type of person who likes to drag things out and doesn’t intend to continue in this stalemate.
He secretly tightened the gun in his hand, put his finger on the trigger, and walked slowly towards the door.
One step, two steps, three steps…
Squeak——
Before Wen Xin could get close to the door of the room, it was suddenly opened from the outside!
Wen Xin’s expression changed and he raised the muzzle of his gun quickly.
But I saw a small pink ball flying in the air, it was thrown in from outside!
“Xiao Qi!”
Wen Xin’s face changed drastically and he quickly reached out to take it.
Tuanzi fell into his arms, whimpered, and snuggled into the young man’s arms pitifully and helplessly.
“Boohoo!!”
His voice was full of accusations of having been wronged.
Meeting the big tearful eyes of the little girl, Wen Xin felt so distressed that his brows furrowed.
While holding Tuanzi in his arms, he looked out the door with cold vigilance.
Standing at the door was a stranger dressed in a crimson robe.
The man was old, with wrinkles on his face and thinning gray hair.
Behind Bishop Shi, a dozen men in black robes who were kneeling on the ground were slowly standing up.
Wen Xin recognized the style of their robes. The totem patterns on them were exactly the same as the one on the pockmarked man.
The only difference is the emblem on the chest.
The emblem was a blooming flower. The plain black robe had three petals, the black robe with more patterns had four petals, and the red robe had five petals. Its shape was a bit like the succulent plants that Wen Xin had once raised.
But the instructor mentioned that the emblem of any religion has a special meaning and it is unlikely to be such an ordinary one.
What kind of flower it was, only a vague sense of déjà vu flashed through Wen Xin’s mind.
He didn’t think deeply and didn’t care.
“Are you a member of Idealism? What is your purpose in arresting me? Just tell me directly.”
Bishop Shi advised kindly: “Don’t be so nervous, young man. If we really had any bad intentions, we wouldn’t have left that guy in your hands.”
Wen Xin looked at the gun in his hand and said nothing.
His expression still didn’t relax at all.
Bishop Shi knew why he was so hostile and sighed helplessly.
“Let me introduce myself. I am the cardinal of Idealism. My last name is Shi.”
“I’m sorry for the people who died.”
When this matter was mentioned, Wen Xin’s face suddenly tightened, and the arms holding the little fox involuntarily increased their strength.
The little fox huddled in his arms, feeling Wen Xin’s pent-up anger, his body becoming increasingly stiff.
Unexpectedly, Wen Xin did not get hysterical.
“You’re exaggerating. We just have different positions and interests.”
Hearing this, Bishop Shi subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Xin pointed the gun in his hand at his forehead, and his eyes became three points colder than before!
“So, immediately prepare food and water for me, as well as transportation to leave here.”
Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, Bishop Shi’s muscles tensed instantly.
“…Please believe us, we really have no ill intentions.”
Wen Xin’s expression remained unchanged: “Ask someone to prepare first. When the things are here, you can say whatever you want. I will listen to you slowly.”
I didn’t expect that such a young man would have such a stubborn personality.
Seeing that the other party’s finger was already on the trigger, Bishop Shi’s forehead was covered with cold sweat: “Okay, I’ll ask someone to prepare it now.”
He looked at the black-robed men around him and yelled, “What are you all doing here? Didn’t you hear his request? Go now!”
The men went there in a hurry.
Wen Xin saw Bishop Shi’s fear.
He is weird.
Facial expressions can be faked, but the physiological reaction of sweating is difficult to fake.
If that’s the case, why didn’t the other party take away his gun?
Just because there is no malice?
Wen Xin couldn’t help but lower his head and looked at the little fox suspiciously.
Bishop Shi saw his suspicion and his expression changed slightly. He changed his panic and said in a cold voice: “It’s okay for you to leave, but you can’t take the one in your arms with you…”
He choked, his face twisted as if the world was collapsing.
“This stupid fox.”
Bishop Shi quickly corrected his tone and said viciously, “You can take away His Holiness the Pope’s beloved pet without permission?”
The Pope’s beloved…
Wen Xin’s expression changed slightly.
This identity seems to explain why the little fox appears in Idealism, and why the fox statue resembles the little fox.
After all, the Pope believes in God, so what’s wrong with keeping a little fox that looks similar to God as a pet?
But Wen Xin did not dispel his doubts with just these few words, nor did he express his true thoughts.
He followed up on Bishop Shi’s words and retorted.
“So you are the so-called Pope?”
Bishop Shi was slightly stunned, as if he had heard something extremely treasonous. He was so angry that his face trembled: “How dare you!”
“Since you are not, how dare you call His Holiness the Pope’s beloved pet a ‘stupid fox’?”
Wen Xin: “Since you are not, how dare you throw His Holiness the Pope’s pet into the house casually?”
Hearing these aggressive words, the little fox and Bishop Stone both breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good, just as planned.
Bishop Shi sneered as usual: “As the favorite of His Majesty the Pope, he took advantage of his favor and became arrogant. He had to run over to save you at the critical moment, and almost ruined His Majesty the Pope’s plan. How could he not be stupid!”
Wen Xin: “…”
The little fox noticed the young man’s softening and signaled to Bishop Shi with his eyes: Hurry up and keep up the good work!
How to keep up the good work?
That’s of course exaggerating the matter.
“Young man, do you think throwing it away is too much? I tell you, when we return to Idealism, His Holiness the Pope will definitely deal with it. Ha, by then it will be a question whether it can still be alive.”
The little fox cooperated and trembled in Wen Xin’s arms.
Wen Xin quickly hugged it tightly, smoothed its fur and comforted it, saying in a cold voice: “In this case, I must take it away.”
The atmosphere on both sides suddenly became tense.
“Leave?” Bishop Shi asked with a smile, “How do you leave?”
“You are alone, and you have to bring a burden with you. There are members of Idealism everywhere outside.”
“Even if you can escape from this hotel, you won’t be able to get far. We will catch you sooner or later!”
“That’s easy.”
Wen Xin was not threatened at all and laughed as well: “As long as you come with us, even if the people from Idealism catch up with us, they won’t dare to attack you without authorization.”
“Don’t worry, Bishop Shi, City A is very hospitable and will definitely not treat you unfairly.”
Bishop Shi: “…”
He didn’t expect that he would be outmaneuvered by a guy in his twenties.
Wen Xin does what he says.
As he spoke, he had already arrived in front of Bishop Shi, with the gun against his heart, and said in one decisive word: “Go.”
How could Bishop Shi follow Wen Xin to City A to become a prisoner?
His throat rolled and he quickly called the little fox’s name in his heart.
But no matter how much he called, the little fox did not respond to him.
I looked down and saw something.
Wen Xin was actually threatening him while scratching the little fox’s chin!
I don’t know what technique he used, but I saw a few fingers immersed in the fur moving slightly, and the little fox immediately let out a comfortable cry.
With its ears tucked back and its eyes slightly narrowed, the fox completely collapsed in the young man’s arms.
Bishop Shi: We are facing a serious emergency, requesting support, requesting support!
Little Fox: The fox you are calling is being combed. Please call again later.
Bishop Shi: …
It’s so sad!
Bishop Shi could only follow Wen Xin’s instructions and walk out of the room stiffly.
“Young man, I know you are very suspicious of our intentions, but I still have to explain. The Idealism members who attacked you before acted on their own initiative, and the headmaster was completely unaware of it.”
Wen Xin raised his eyelids.
Bishop Shi found that there was still room for maneuver, so he quickly lowered his posture and spoke in a sincere tone.
“You know the current situation. Almost all the signal towers are useless because no one is operating them. The network is paralyzed and there is no signal on mobile phones. If you want to contact someone in another place, you have to ask someone to drive you a car and deliver a message. It takes several days at the slowest and more than ten hours at the fastest.”
“By the time we heard the news from the bounty hunters we passed by, it was already too late. Alas!”
Bishop Shi smiled bitterly in his heart.
If this matter is really investigated, the Idealism Cult was simply brought to justice, after all, they were the first to find Zhang Quanyong.
The A City base is acting in the name of rescue, but in fact it is committing robbery. No matter how you look at it, Idealism is in the right.
But Pockmarked Face should never act on his own and collude with people inside City A.
In this way, the nature of the situation changes suddenly.
It turns out that they had been planning something bad for a long time and had planted an spies in City A!
No one wants to make enemies for no reason, especially since Bishop Shi had heard of Wen Jinfeng’s name before, and he was an obvious madman.
This is not the worst part.
The worst thing is…
Bishop Shi smiled bitterly after calling the little fox several times but getting no response.
Wen Xin took Bishop Shi’s words to heart.
To be honest, he already believed it about 70% to 80%.
It was not because Bishop Shi’s attitude was so sincere, but because he suddenly remembered something that the pockmarked man said before he died.
——Now it seems that there is no need to ask the bishop for help. I can deal with all of you by myself!
The pockmarked man said this with arrogance and the possibility that he was lying was almost zero.
From this, it can be seen that the Southeastern Idealism Sect’s headquarters was indeed not aware of the situation regarding the attack on the A City base by their Idealism Sect.
This slightly reduced Wen Xin’s hostility towards Idealism.
He did not stop and observed the situation here.
“Since you said it was all a misunderstanding, where is Zhang Quanyong now?”
There is skill in Wen Xin’s words.
He did not ask Bishop Shi whether he knew Zhang Quanyong, nor did he ask whether Zhang Quanyong actually existed.
Instead, just ask where the other person is.
As long as Bishop Shi can answer the question, it means that there is a person named Zhang Quanyong and the other party must know him.
As expected, Bishop Shi’s face changed slightly when he heard this.
“You want to know where he is? Forget it. He carries antibodies to the zombie virus. There’s no way we can hand him over to you.”
In an instant, Wen Xin’s pupils shrank, and even his steps stopped unconsciously.
It turned out to be the antibody of the zombie virus.
He knew that this mission was important, but he didn’t expect it to be this important!
Since they carry antibodies to the virus, it means it is possible to develop a vaccine against the virus.
He can’t leave.
He must meet Zhang Quanyong, who is the hope of saving all mankind.
“Hmm.”
The little fox curled up in Wen Xin’s arms seemed unwilling to be ignored and tugged at the young man’s sleeves twice.
Wen Xin subconsciously patted its body to coax it.
When Bishop Shi saw the little fox’s elbow turned outward, tears welled up in his heart.
He said it in a low voice.
“I advise you not to have those crooked ideas and stay here honestly. Even if you hold me hostage and make the Idealism Cult helpless, there are still hordes of zombies outside.”
“Okay.” Wen Xin said, “I’ll stay.”
Bishop Shi hadn’t finished speaking yet: “You can’t break through by yourself… huh?”
He was surprised and asked, “You’re staying?”
Why did you change your words so quickly? It seemed like he didn’t say anything?
Wen Xin remained calm: “Yes, I will stay, but Xiao Qi must go.”
Hearing this, the little fox was dumbfounded and cried out anxiously.
“Hmm?”
Why do you want me to leave? Don’t you want me, Wen Xin?
“Good boy, I don’t mean to reject you.” Wen Xin patted its head, “Have you forgotten that you delayed your master’s work in order to save me? You will be punished when you return.”
Little Fox: “…”
It’s over. It dug its own hole.
Wen Xin followed with a look of pity, murmuring: “Why did you become someone else’s pet and not come back to find me directly? What on earth have you been through during this period of time, Xiao Qi…”
The more he talked, the more guilty the little fox felt, and he desperately pulled at the young man’s clothes.
“Bing!”
I won’t leave, I want to stay with you!
Seeing that it was in a bad mood and too stubborn to leave, Wen Xin lowered his voice and said, “Xiao Qi, be obedient.”
The little fox heard the determination in Wen Xin’s words and anxiously connected to Bishop Shi’s consciousness: You must find a way for me quickly!
Bishop Shi was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
“In fact, His Holiness the Pope may not necessarily decide on it.”
He said dryly: “After all, our Pope is the most merciful and tolerant person in the world. How could he lose his temper with his beloved pet over such a small matter?”
Bishop Shi was so anxious that he was confused and did not realize for a moment that his words were inconsistent.
But Wen Xin was so perceptive that he noticed the clue almost instantly.
Once the weird feeling came over me, it would never go away.
He pursed his lips, pinched the little fox’s neck, and said slowly: “…Okay.”
“Since Xiao Qi wants to be with me, then we will never separate again.”
The little fox was overjoyed.
Wen Xin put the gun down: “I have a request.”
“I hope you can send someone to City A to help me bring news of safety to my family.”
Seeing that he had finally fooled Wen Xin, Bishop Shi felt as if the huge rock that had been pressing on his heart had fallen to the ground, and he felt relieved.
He did not refuse this small and reasonable request.
Even if Wen Xin wanted to take this opportunity to convey some message to the A City base, it would take at least several days for the message to be delivered based on the journey time.
A few days were enough for them to reach the headquarters of the headmaster in City B.
The Idealism Sect has now established a defense base, which houses tens of thousands of followers, and is completely worthy of the name.
Unless Wen Jinfeng personally leads the troops and brings a large number of troops, that would be really crazy.
Bishop Shi thought that it shouldn’t be the case.
At this time, Wen Jinfeng was still rectifying the atmosphere in the A City base, and had not yet issued a bounty order for Wen Xin.
Bishop Shi did not know the relationship between Wen Xin and Wen Jinfeng. Although they had the same surname, their names were not similar.
Most people would not have thought that a soldier in the army would actually be Wen Jinfeng’s younger brother.
Since we have agreed to stay and follow the people from the Idealism Sect, there is no need to prepare the food and car that Wen Xin had requested before.
He handed the written letter to the members of Idealism and asked them to deliver it as soon as possible.
Unlike Bishop Shi, the believers could not remain calm. The moment they saw the little fox, their attitude immediately became respectful.
“Okay, we’ll deliver it as soon as possible.”
Wen Xin took in this scene.
He looked at the unconscious little fox in his arms with a complicated look in his eyes.
The hand that was stroking himself suddenly stopped.
The little fox raised its head and met Wen Xin’s deep gaze. It shrank back timidly, and its voice became cautious.
“Hmm?”
Wen Xin stared into the little fox’s dark and translucent pupils.
There was a lot of water vapor inside, and it was shaking constantly, as if it would cry at any moment.
He lowered his eyelashes, then raised them again, and suddenly smiled.
“Oh, I haven’t seen you for so long. How come our little Qi has become a crybaby?”
The young man lifted its little butt, lifted it up like a child, and touched his forehead with its: “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.”
The little fox’s eyes suddenly became wet when he heard his doting tone, and he stretched his neck happily and bumped his head with him.
Outside.
Seeing Bishop Shi coming out, the believers hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
Bishop Shi had a stern face and ignored everyone. He walked all the way to the first floor of the hotel and came to the lobby.
He fell to his knees with a thud!
The man in black robe and other believers were horrified and rushed to support him.
“Bishop, what happened? What happened to you? Who attacked you?!”
“Someone come quickly, someone come quickly!”
But Bishop Shi waved his hands tremblingly and said with his dying breath: “No, don’t panic, my legs are weak, that’s all.”
Everyone’s faces were blank, confused and bewildered: “Ah?”
Bishop Shi is barely catching his breath now.
How dare he say it? Their extremely noble Pope was afraid that Wen Xin would have a grudge against him because of those dead people, so he didn’t dare to reveal his identity and forced him to act.
Bishop Shi was so distressed that he actually called the Pope a stupid fox!
“This is really going to take my life…”
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They set off immediately.
Wen Xin slept well that night, and after waking up and eating something, he was basically fully recovered.
But through this incident, he realized that his previous behavior of just focusing on training was actually a bit closed-minded.
Apart from the rumors I heard from the instructors, I had no idea about the situation in the outside world.
No one knows who is targeting the base in City A, nor does anyone know that the Idealism Cult has a kind of incense that can bewitch people’s minds.
Wen Xin didn’t want to waste time. He wanted to find someone to find out the situation and also wanted to find out the whereabouts of Zhang Quanyong.
But in order to avoid being exposed, Bishop Shi had already ordered in advance that no one should get close to him.
After much difficulty, he met a man in black robe, but when the man saw the little fox in his arms, his face turned pale.
“So, what do you want to ask?”
Wen Xin: “…”
He said in a complicated tone: “Nothing, may I go find Bishop Shi?”
The man in black robe said hurriedly: “Yes, yes, of course!”
At this time, Bishop Shi was sitting under a makeshift awning, leisurely making tea and drinking it.
Until I saw Wen Xin and the fox in his arms.
His hands trembled and the tea almost spilled out of the cup.
