Chapter 30: Sincerity

  While Tang Kun and Na Chuying were talking, Zhou Yue and others had circled around and entered the county seat of Ning County. After entering the city, they found that except for the surging crowds, the order was surprisingly well-organized, looking as if it was a Golden Week before the disaster, very lively, with many shops on the streets opening for business.

  Of course, on these streets you can also see fully armed soldiers and police officers, as well as a large number of temporarily recruited militia reservists.

  Zhou Yue and nearly twenty others were soon arranged to stay in the Ningcheng Hotel, which was one of the best hotels in Ning County. It was thanks to Secretary Gao that they could stay here at this time, and it was a privilege for these survivors as military personnel. Unfortunately, among the more than 50 survivors who were summoned at that time, only Zhou Yue, Zhao Dashan, and three others, plus the four seriously injured people who had been sent back to Ning County earlier, remained, totaling eight people.

  After checking into the hotel, Zhang Ying and Liang Xiaoxue were assigned to one room, Zhou Yue and Zhao Dashan, Li Dan were assigned to another room. The remaining four people, Lan Hongliang, He Ming, Xue Zhongchi, and Jiang Qin, lived in a room. The other five soldiers who were about to recover from their injuries lived in another room, taking turns standing guard at the entrance, making it seem like there was something extraordinary living here, but only Zhou Yue and a few others understood that they were being monitored.

  After allocating the rooms, Zhou Yue directly swapped rooms with Zhang Ying, because he didn't feel at ease sleeping next to other people, it's better to let Liang Xiaoxue help keep watch instead, and Zhang Ying was also happy about this.

  After locking the door, Zhou Yue didn't hesitate to take a hot bath, washing away his fatigue and various bloodstains. Feeling extremely comfortable after coming out, he only then discovered that Liang Xiaoxue was shivering and shrinking at the entrance of the room, which made him frown. She really thought she was a big star, who would covet her?

  "Hurry up and clean up, then come out and warn me, I want to sleep! Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter. And, don't think too much nonsense, don't feel good about yourself, thinking you're a seductive demon!" Zhou Yue coldly hummed, what time was it? Dead people can't be seen often, right? If he still dares to indulge in women, then he's really brain-dead and deserves to die a million times!

  After finishing speaking, Zhou Yue also ignored Liang Xiaoxue, holding the evil spirit's tooth in her hand, and suddenly fell onto the soft and comfortable big bed, and soon entered a dreamland.

  He slept until the afternoon, until his stomach growled loudly, and Zhou Yue finally got up to check the time. They had probably returned to Ning County around 9 am. He had actually slept for four hours straight. Except for being extremely hungry, he was full of energy, and even the 3 points of stamina he had consumed earlier were fully recovered.

  Stretching his waist, Zhou Yue suddenly remembered Liang Xiaoxue. He looked around and saw that she was still squatting at the entrance, hadn't gone to take a bath, and was still in that dirty and disheveled state. As soon as she saw him looking over, she quickly stood up and said softly: "Brother Zhou, you're awake, are you hungry? I'll go get some food for you."

  "Hungry, of course I'm hungry, but you go take a bath first, I'll call out myself!" Zhou Yue slightly relaxed his tone for the first time, he was very satisfied with Liang Xiaoxue's performance. To know that although she didn't participate in the battle, from yesterday to now, she hadn't closed her eyes once, and had been frightened, frozen for a night, and vomiting violently, it's estimated that she had already reached her limit. But she could still hold on and keep watch for him, this basically counted as qualified. Zhou Yue didn't care about human nature or men taking care of women, he wasn't Zhao Dashan, and this wasn't the world before the disaster. He could provide Liang Xiaoxue with security in life and strength, so she had to show her value, otherwise, he would unhesitatingly abandon her!

  As soon as Zhou Yue walked out of the room, he saw Zhao Dashan and Li Dan pacing back and forth in front of his door. They seemed to want to knock on the door but didn't want to disturb him at this time. When they saw Zhou Yue, the two of them suddenly became overjoyed and exchanged a somewhat ambiguous smile.

  But Zhou Yue directly ignored their ambiguous smiles and said lightly: "Looking for me? But wait until I eat something before talking."

  "Hey! Zhou Yue, no need to call, Zhang Ying has already helped you call. We knew you two must be starving, and since we've been through thick and thin together, it's only right that we help each other out, isn't it?" Zhao Dashan said with a big smile on his face.

  "Alright, go to your room!" Zhou Yue glanced at Zhao Dashan and Li Dan, and more than half of them had already guessed their thoughts.

  Zhao Dashan's room was just opposite Zhou Yue's, so Zhou Yue wasn't worried about Liang Xiaoxue either. He walked in and sat down on the sofa, saying: "Dashan, we all came from the same neighborhood, and before that, we even collaborated together, so don't be polite, just say what you want."

  "Hey, yeah, yeah, shouldn't have seen that!" Zhao Dashan chuckled with a bit of embarrassment, scratching his head before saying: "Zhou Yue, about what happened in Qiaotou Town earlier, don't take it to heart. Li Dan and I didn't mean to squeeze you out, I'm sure you could see that."

  What Zhao Dashan said was, of course, very clear to Zhou Yue, but he didn't take it to heart and just smiled: "Dashan, no need to beat around the bush or try to curry favor with me. To be honest, the gap between us isn't that big. Once you guys get promoted to level 4, you'll understand. What we really need to pay attention to is cooperation among ourselves. Don't let some petty gains damage our relationship. After all, in this team of ours, only I and you three are considered the lowest level."

  "Right! Zhou Yue, what you said is really a cut to the heart!" At this time, Li Dan, who had not spoken until now, also sighed and said: "I and Da Shan were just analyzing this. Look at us yesterday, we were all 2nd level, more than 50 people, but Tang Kun's soldiers weren't even 1st level. But now, there are only 8 or 9 of us left, including four seriously injured ones. However, Tang Kun's group has 10 people who have reached the 3rd level. If this continues, their promotion speed will definitely far exceed ours. This morning, Tang Kun was able to suppress you, Zhou Yue, but after those five wounded return tomorrow, it will be us who are suppressed. By then, we can only become cannon fodder."

  "Not bad, so after discussing with Li Dan, I still think that we should stick together and help each other out. Of course, to show my sincerity, I'll give you this rough iron sand that I got earlier!" Zhao Dashan said bluntly, then took out a rough iron sand and handed it over to Zhou Yue.