Gurgle — —

The turquoise river water was so muddy that nothing could be seen clearly. Sinan did not panic. He held his breath for three seconds after falling into the water and kicked back fiercely with his long legs.

The ambusher was kicked in the lower abdomen and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, which spread scarlet in the river water. The ambusher involuntarily loosened his grip and sank.

Sinan twisted his body and dived. His heavy equipment gave him a great sinking speed. He almost caught up with the ambusher in an instant and grabbed his wrist and neck!

"…!"

The ambusher did not even have the slightest strength to fight back. He could only struggle in vain and keep spitting out bubbles.

At this time, Sinan's oxygen supply was almost depleted. Violent movements in the water consumed a lot of oxygen, and he was caught off guard when he fell into the water.

He was just about to twist the ambusher's throat and quickly float up to take in oxygen when his strong fingers suddenly stopped.

The ambusher's throat and wrist were unexpectedly thin.

— — It was a woman.

Sinan suddenly had an absurd guess. After half a second of weighing the pros and cons, he decisively let go of the ambusher's throat, grabbed her hand and twisted it, and strangled her waist from the back. He quickly rushed away along the undercurrent of the river.

"Hoo!"

Sinan suddenly emerged from the water, gasping for breath, and lifted up the ambusher who was almost choked to death by him. As he guessed, it was Spring Grass.

"Hoo, hoo hoo hoo, cough cough cough …" Spring Grass choked and was out of breath. Sinan dragged Spring Grass to the shore.

They were hundreds of meters away from the cave that was besieged by zombies. The riverbed was flat, and the rocky beach was connected to dense bushes and woods.

Spring Grass began to cough crazily as soon as she came ashore. Probably alarmed by the sound, six or seven zombies staggered out of the dense forest one after another.

"Woo — woo —"

"Roar!"

Sinan had already thrown his submachine gun in the river. He quickly stepped forward and pulled out his military tri-edged knife, and killed all the zombies with his bare hands.

The zombies wandering in the canyon had basically rotted away. Since there were not many of them, cold weapons were enough to deal with them. After confirming that there were no more zombies around, Sinan finally had the chance to turn around and ask while panting, "What's going on?"

"Cough, cough, cough —!!!" Spring Grass barely managed to stop coughing. Her small face was pale and green, and she sat down on the ground.

"You, you're too cruel. You're so … so cruel to an underage girl, cough cough cough!

I-I-I'm full … cough cough!!! "

"Underage?" Sinan asked suspiciously. "I heard from Zhou Rong that you're already 18. Are you trying to trick me into giving you an extra birthday present?"

Chun Cao waved her hand weakly. "A woman's age is a secret. Let's not pursue it at this time … Why are you with Tang Hao?

Have you seen Xiangzi?

Was Xiangzi still alive?

Where is Brother Rong? "

"Seriously injured but alive.

Where's Ding Shi? "

"Da Ding is fine. You tell me first … No, this is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Chun Cao stood up with the help of a rock and motioned for Sinan to follow her all the way to the downstream of the river to avoid the zombies in the forest.

Sinan briefly told her how he hijacked the plane and ran out of the base, discovered the camp, was deliberately led to see Tang Hao, and how he came to the cave. Chun Cao listened while walking and finally admitted, "Yes, the zombies that surrounded you just now were led by me. I've been following you since the waterfall."

Sinan asked, "Do you suspect Tang Hao?"

Chun Cao hesitated for a moment and said, "I was sure that he was a ghost, but you just said that Xiangzi is still alive, so I'm a little uncertain … It's a long story. I'll have to start from the night when the zombies attacked the camp."

Chun Cao had lost her coat and was only wearing a tattered vest. Her arms and back were covered with purple and black scratches and teeth marks.

Her short hair dripped into the water, and she couldn't help shivering when the wind blew. Si Nan took off his coat and handed it to her.

"Ah, thank you." Chun Cao wrapped the camouflage coat that was too big for her tightly around her body and sighed, "That night, I really thought I was going to die.

The camp was pitch black and there were zombies everywhere. Screams, bites, and gunshots were mixed together. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't get out. You didn't even know if you were shooting a living person or a dead person … I only remember that I kept shooting like crazy. During that time, I was bitten so many times that the flesh on my thigh was almost torn off while I was still alive. "

She pointed to her neck. The indentation left by the injection of the secondary antibody was very clear.

"We'll talk about the details later. In short, we tried our best to kill our way out of the zombie crowd, but we couldn't find Xiangzi.

We shouted for him while being chased by the zombie crowd. In the chaos, we rescued a seriously injured teammate. He told us that he seemed to see an off-road vehicle coming out of the forest and pulling Tang Hao and a person who looked a bit like Xiangzi into it. "

Sinan interrupted her, "Was the person in the car from A Country?"

"I don't know, although I also suspected it." Chun Cao said in a hoarse voice, "I injected the secondary antibody into that person, but … he didn't make it."

Both of them fell silent at the same time.

"We trekked all night, lost all our supplies, and ran out of bullets.

After dawn, we completely lost our way. It took us a long time to find the camp, and we couldn't find any clues about Xiangzi. "

Chun Cao sighed and said, "We set up a temporary stronghold. Da Ding and I took turns to explore and look for food. It wasn't until this morning that I finally found the vicinity of the waterfall. But before I could find the camp, I saw you and Tang Hao walking all the way down the river bank.

Since I was suspicious of Tang Hao, I didn't want to act rashly and alert him. I followed you for a long time and found that he deliberately led you to a remote place … "

"So I cut my palm to attract the zombies, and then I dived to get closer. I took advantage of the chaos and pulled you into the water so that you two could be separated." Chun Cao paused and said in a doubtful tone.

"I originally thought that Tang Hao was a mole who colluded with the people in the off-road vehicle. But if he was, why didn't he kill Xiangzi who was seriously injured and dying? Instead, he tried his best to take care of him until he was rescued?

This doesn't make sense. "

It did make sense, unless Guo Weixiang also colluded with the enemy, just like Chief Tang.

But this possibility was no less than Zhou Rong suddenly falling in love with Yan Hao, or Yan Hao suddenly falling in love with Lieutenant General Zheng. The probability was so small that it was not worth discussing.

The river twisted and turned. Chun Cao waved at Sinan and took the lead into the bushes.

"Tang Hao may have his own plans. No matter what, it's better to avoid him before we meet up with Brother Rong."

Chun Cao drew her machete and cut off the dense vines that were half a person's height. "His words about escaping with us and getting separated are all lies. The so-called cloth strips and road signs are also fake …"

"I know."

"?" Chun Cao turned around and asked, "How do you know?"

Sinan trudged through the knee-deep grass. A sad smile flashed across his eyes.

"He said that we got separated because it was a matter of life and death. No one could care about anyone else.

But I know that unless you confirm that someone is dead, you won't leave anyone behind.

This has nothing to do with life and death. It has nothing to do with your abilities. It's purely because … because it's you. "

Chun Cao's movements were slightly sluggish. Her eyes flickered slightly. She seemed to be a little emotional.

"Si Xiaonan …"

Sinan took off the blood-stained steel plate from his chest and spread it out in his palm. "I found this."

Chun Cao was stunned. "Huh?

How did you — "

She wanted to ask why he hung it around his neck. It was so dirty. He didn't even wipe it clean. But Sinan abruptly interrupted her, as if he was avoiding any questions from the outside world. "I still need some time."

Chun Cao: "?"

"I may … need a long time to accept the fact that Yan Hao is gone. Before that, can I keep it?"

Chun Cao: "Huh?!"

Chun Cao was dumbfounded.

Sinan: "… What's wrong?"

The two looked at each other. After a thousandth of a second, Chun Cao reacted quickly. She immediately raised her hand to cover her face and squeezed out a painful voice from her throat. "Okay … Okay, you can keep it if you want … But where did you find this dog … steel plate?"

"The camp.

There were a lot of corpses. I brought everyone's nameplates. "

Chun Cao: "Ah, okay, okay, so it's the camp … You … No wonder you didn't look happy at all just now … Are you sad for Yan Hao?"

Sinan hung the steel plate back around his neck and said in a hoarse voice, "I just want to know how he died."

Chun Cao: "Do you have to know this?

It's not good to know too much about such a tragic thing … But I thought you didn't like Yan Hao. Didn't you tell him to die before?

Why are you now … Hey!

Si Xiaonan!

Don't cry! "

Sinan didn't cry.

But he stood there motionless. He didn't even blink, as if his whole body was frozen. After a long while, his eyes turned slightly red.

"No," he forced a smile. "I just regret it."

"…" Chun Cao struggled for a long time before she asked carefully, "Do you regret yelling at him last time?"

Sinan pressed the tip of his nose with both hands and wiped it hard. It seemed that he was suppressing some indescribable sadness and bitterness with this action.

Then, he bypassed the eager Spring Grass and stepped on the grass to walk forward without looking back.

"I regret that I didn't apologize to him earlier. He didn't do anything wrong that time. It was my fault.

Actually … I don't want him to die at all. "

Chun Cao swallowed hard and finally decided to tell the truth.

"That … Si Xiaonan, actually …"

With a crash, half of a person hung down from the tree. Yan Hao was upside down. In an instant, he was face to face with Sinan and said faintly, "It's okay, I understand. You really don't have to apologize. I'll give you the dog tag."

Sinan: "…"

Sinan was motionless as if he had been electrocuted. After a long while, he fell straight back.

"Si Xiaonan!!!"

Ten minutes later, Sinan sat under the tree with a blank expression. Yan Hao hurriedly took out his clothes to fan him.

"I was wrong. I really didn't do it on purpose. After 118 was disbanded, the higher-ups gave us new dog tags. I've been wearing the old one as a talisman. I don't know how I lost it that night in the chaos … Hey Si Xiaonan, listen to me. Do you want to drink water? Do you want to eat fruit? Let me tell you a joke.

Once upon a time, there was a mute, he … "

Si Nan's reason was suddenly cut off.

Yan Hao screamed as he was pressed to the ground. Sinan grabbed his neck and said gloomily, "You're going to become a mute soon."

Chun Cao and Ding Shi each held one of the dogs. It took a herculean effort to rescue Yan Hao from the Flower Ruining Merciless Hand.

Sinan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He held the dog tag and said angrily, "If you were in White Eagle!

I would have broken your legs!

And you! "

Chun Cao quickly shrank behind Yan Hao. Sinan asked, "Who said that Yan Hao is dead?

Your 18th birthday present is gone! "

Chun Cao immediately cried out, "You only asked if Da Ding was alive. How would I know why you didn't ask Yan Hao!

And you didn't plan to give me a present for my 18th birthday! "

Sinan knew that he was in the wrong. He sat back in his original position and held his forehead with one hand. The veins on his forehead were throbbing.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry," Yan Hao tried hard to hold back his laughter and tried to smooth things over, "Nameplates are required to be worn on the chest. It's normal for it to fall on the ground because you thought I was eaten by zombies … Si Xiaonan, I didn't know that you didn't want me to die so much. When I heard your words on the tree just now, I was really, really touched …"

"It's too late."

Sinan said coldly, "I held your dog tag and cried in the camp for half an hour. Unfortunately, you couldn't hear me."

Yan Hao was stunned for a moment. His face was full of "What did I miss?!"

Sinan ignored him and took out the waterproof bag from his soaked backpack. He fired a signal flare into the sky, "Let's go.

Find a place to hide nearby and wait for the main force to arrive. "

Chun Cao told them about the encounter with Tang Hao and how they escaped after falling into the river. They all got up and tidied up their pitiful temporary base.

Pillows made from leaves and clothes, a few military knives, and slingshots made from branches were all they had. Sinan's submachine gun also fell into the river. The former Team 118 had never been so poor before. They were like Yang Bailao who was being chased by the landlord. The scene was miserable.

Fortunately, Sinan still had some soaked dry food, grenades, ropes, and a first aid kit in his backpack. He divided the rest of the supplies. The few of them used their machetes to cut through the waist-high shrubs and moved deeper into the forest.

"After we meet up with Brother Rong, we'll find Tang Hao."

Yan Hao held a machete in one hand and chewed on a compressed biscuit in the other. He said vaguely, "He deliberately led Sinan to that cave. There's probably something wrong with it. We should go and search it."

"Do you think the zombie attack that night had something to do with him?" Chun Cao asked.

The few of them looked at each other. After a while, Yan Hao said, "No, I don't think so.

If he really wanted to kill everyone, he should've run away first. But Tang Hao did fight until the last moment, and his shocked and angry expression didn't seem fake. "

"However," Yan Hao changed the topic, "if we find evidence that he's related to the annihilation of the whole team, we must tear him apart alive to avenge everyone."

The sun had completely risen to the middle of the sky, and the surroundings were quiet.

The tireless roars of the zombies were far away, mixed with the whimpering of the wind, echoing across the valley.

They stopped under the shade of a towering ancient tree, eating and chatting with each other. They analyzed the terrain of the valley and guessed where the anti-tank bomb had fallen.

Ding Shi nervously asked Sinan about his Little Golden Flower. Sinan cleverly skipped the part where he pointed a gun at Jin Hua's head. He only said that in order to contribute a little, she specially applied to assist in the search and rescue of the plane. She also said that she hoped Ding Shi could return alive.

Ding Shi was immediately moved, "I knew Little Golden Flower could do anything, even fly a plane. She was the most beautiful and clever girl in our village since she was a child …"

Chun Cao looked at him with a toothache expression.

Sinan sat cross-legged in the grass, holding his chin and not saying anything.

It was as if he had suddenly removed some invisible and heavy shackles. He calmed down from his heart, and even felt a sense of relaxation and contentment.

Although he was a little hungry and lacked sugar, his muscles were very sore after twelve hours of high-intensity trekking without sleep and rest. As soon as he calmed down, he immediately felt uncontrollable exhaustion. Although he did not know where the anti-tank bomb had fallen in the vast valley, and Romuir's group was probably hiding nearby, the situation in front of him was still very dangerous.

But at least at this moment, he was sitting with his companions.

Zhou Rong was also rushing over.

Sinan closed his eyes and felt sleepy. Suddenly, there was a rustling sound not far away, and a large number of voices came from afar.

Chun Cao listened carefully for a moment. Huoran stood up, "It's the search and rescue team!

Brother Rong and the others are here! "

It would be a lie to say that they were not excited. Everyone immediately got up and walked back, shouting loudly. Soon, they heard the search and rescue team's loud response from the place where the signal flare was fired.

"Where's Si Xiaonan?" Zhou Rong's roar came from the vines in the jungle, "Don't tell me he ran away again!

This time, I really can't take it anymore!

Take pity on the fragile heart of a married man! "

Sinan laughed. Just as he walked two steps with his teammates, he suddenly stopped. He carefully pressed down his messy short hair with his hands, lifted the corner of his shirt to wipe the sweat and dust on his face, and bent down to stuff his camouflage pants into his military boots.

In his life, he had never stopped to tidy up his appearance before meeting someone. But just as he was about to straighten up, there was a rustling sound from the shade above his head, and a heavy object fell with a whistling sound.

Bang!

It was a person!

Sinan was kneeling on one knee. He did not have time to react before he was pressed down and rolled. The next second, the muzzle of a gun was pressed against his temple. A rough, strong, and scarred elbow strangled his throat from behind, and he was forcibly lifted from the ground.

More than ten meters ahead, Yan Hao suddenly turned around and shouted, "Put him down!"

Sinan's expression changed slightly. He heard Tang Hao's tired but determined voice behind him,

"You can't go. Come with me."