Chapter Fifty Mutation

  Someone else died?

  I didn't have time to care about the pain, and hurriedly ran into the house to take a look. On the floor, many backpacks were scattered around in disarray. Two people sat on the backpacks, far apart from each other. One was dressed very casually, while the other wore black clothes and pants, exactly like the bodyguard who followed the old man in purple that night.

  Sitting without falling, but already unable to move, especially slow crawling over and pushing a push, the corpse crashed to the ground. Although I had seen Jiu Ge become a zombie, at that time Liu Wei Min was by my side, but now it was in a dark broken house, two dead bodies without temperature were right in front of me, and You Mo and I suddenly shouted out, hands and feet busy running out.

  Zhang Ge still calmly asked me how to deal with it.

  I was so frightened that I asked him to call Liu Weimin, but Zhang Ge didn't move, and it was You Wu who called Liu Weimin instead.

  Liu Weimin just said one sentence before hanging up: "Let Wang Zhen handle it and let him temper himself!"

  Don't be full of hot air and flatter me by saying that the old master is going to cultivate you, work hard.

  Zhang Ge also congratulated me with a few words, but I was stunned on the spot, wondering what kind of trick Liu Weimin was playing. He gave me a big case involving a dead person to practice my skills, did he want to cultivate me as an assassin? After saving Wenjing, I didn't plan to play along with him anymore!

  Calm down and think about the situation in front of you. Xu Shulin said that Ji's family and the people who came with him seemed to have reached an agreement on dividing the spoils, all sleeping at the village entrance to supervise each other. But now, except for two corpses, everyone else has disappeared. What can they do? They must be partners in going up the mountain to dig for treasure, but they are all treacherous and want to get rid of each other to monopolize the Tian Shi coffin. So the two people left behind will eventually die together, and the people who went up the mountain are now killing each other. It won't take long before only a few are left.

  We'll just sit back and watch them struggle until they're on their last breath, then we'll come out and take advantage of the situation!

  Thinking of this, I solemnly say: "Let's withdraw and let them bite each other!"

  Zhang Ge was somewhat surprised and asked me why I made such a decision?

  I expressed my own thoughts, expecting him to praise me, but unexpectedly Zhang Ge was so angry that he couldn't help but take out Yu Wu's mobile phone, turn on the flashlight and shine it on the footprints on the ground, saying: "Wang brother, your analysis is all based on your own empty imagination. Look at the footprints on the ground, they are chaotic and disorderly, obviously someone ran out in a hurry. And do you know the cause of death of the two people inside?"

  Zhang Ge walked to the front of the broken house, took a glance through the window, turned his head and sighed: "One sitting and one lying on the ground, it doesn't seem like they killed each other. If we leave like this, when the rest come back, they might think you ambushed their brother and turn against us!"

  I was taken aback and humbly asked for advice, asking him what to do now?

  Zhang Ge told me to call the police!

  I said those people are up to no good and the police may not be able to handle them. If they get angry with our report, they will still gang up against us!

  "Isn't about the police catching people, but showing that we only rely on the police's ability. This way they won't take us seriously. Let's have another fight with them soon and slightly reveal our strength, making them think they can devour us. But once they swallow, they'll break their teeth, and the opponent will gain an advantage. The benefit of doing this is that maybe there will be a group of people who will make friends with us and join forces to drive away another group!"

  It was a good idea, so I called 110 and said that two bodies were found in Guan Cun Village. The police heard it was a homicide case and were extra cautious, asking us to stay where we were.

  But the police hadn't arrived yet, and Xu Shulin came rushing over with two young men. From a distance, he shone his flashlight on my face and shouted loudly: "Wang Zhen? How did someone die again? You should have told me first when someone died! With this commotion, our village chief is also at his wit's end!"

  With a belly full of grievances, Xu Shulin first went to take a look at the broken house, then ran out with a pale face, asking about the identity of Zhang Ge and his five men. I said they were Liu Weimin's subordinates. Xu Shulin hurriedly tried to get close to them, constantly asking if there was any way to suppress this matter, no matter how much money it would cost.

  Zhang Ge smiled but didn't answer, and Xu Shulin became a frostbitten eggplant, limp and lifeless.

  The police always arrived last, before them was the old man in purple clothes who had been seen that day, and remembered that several men in black called the old man Mr. Zhao.

  He came with eight bodyguards, two of whom were bitten by zombies and are now unknown whether they are dead or alive. Now one is dead, Zhao the old man who was still mighty and powerful yesterday, now looks like a bereaved dog, with a look of desperation on his face. He jumped off the car and roared at me in anger: "What are you doing here? Do you want to shame Mount Dragon Tiger again?"

  He cursed and then shouted loudly: "Little Sun, get out of here, you son of a bitch!"

  I told you to stop shouting, both of them in the house are dead.

  "What?!" the old man shouted, took a look inside the house, and then it was a torrent of curses. Like a lioness who had lost her cub, he stormed out with a loud roar, his cane spinning in his hand, and struck me on the head and face.

  At the critical moment, Zhang Ge grabbed my collar and dragged me behind him, standing up to meet them. The five men in black rushed over, and Zhang Ge's people also charged forward. In the blink of an eye, they were fighting together with a loud crash. Zhao Lao Tou came fiercely, but was punched by Zhang Ge in the chest, like a kite with a broken string, let out a loud cry, and heavily fell to the ground. If it weren't for the men in black holding back Zhang Ge, I'm afraid Zhao Lao Tou would have been in danger.

  And after he fell to the ground, he didn't get up, but turned around and sat down with his legs crossed, placing his crutch on his knees. His ten fingers drew out a strange gesture as he muttered to himself. Just then, Zhang Ge suddenly shouted: "Run, run fast, don't worry about us!"

  Zhang Ge's warning was not because of Old Zhao, he stared with his eyes wide open, staring at the darkness tens of meters away, and the person who was fighting him just punched him hard in the face.

  As soon as Zhang Ge became so strange, everyone followed his gaze and ran away instantly. Including Zhao Lao Tou, they all rushed into the car and drove away quickly, not even bringing their companion's body with them. Zhang Ge then told us to hurry up and run, and he rushed towards that dark area.

  Under the moonlight, a slender figure came bouncing and jumping over, Yu Wei just took one glance and then pulled me to rush towards the village crazily. As for Xu Shulin, there's no need to mention him, at the moment when Lao Zu Gong appeared, he had already run away without even leaving a shadow behind.

  "Wait a minute, we can't abandon Zhang Ge and the others," I said. Yu Wu, who had been silent until now, suddenly burst out cursing: "Screw that, we've both been played by the old man, let's get out of here!"

  I asked him what he meant, but Yu Wuer was already panting and couldn't speak. I turned my head to take a glance, only to find that Zhang Ge and the five others were rushing up towards Lao Zu Gong, but suddenly dispersed and bypassed it, continuing to charge into the mountains.

  Turning a corner, Lao Zu Gong hopped on one leg and chased after the car. Zhang Ge and the others vanished into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

  I stopped in my tracks, staring blankly in the direction they had disappeared, unable to utter a word for a long time. Yu Wei was bent over at the waist, panting heavily. Under the night sky, it was desolate and empty, except for the two of us, there wasn't another soul in sight.

  What the hell is going on? Didn't you come here to fight?

  I grabbed his clothes and pulled him up, asking what he knew. After Yu Wu caught his breath, he stammered: "Just now I felt something was off. Zhang Ge didn't even look at us, but seemed to understand everything. He said let you take charge, then when you made a decision, he negated it. Later, after they fought, we were able to confirm that the five of them are just average level. If those two groups hadn't disappeared, I reckon they would have beaten us to death!"

  Indeed it is, I asked You Wu, what does this indicate?

  "Before the explanation, Zhang Ge already knew that those people were not there, so he was confident of winning. Looking at their reaction just now, they didn't even fear zombies and directly rushed into the mountain. And Lao Zu Gong was chased out from the mountain, I reckon they took advantage of Lao Zu Gong's absence to go in and dig for treasure!"

  My head was a bit muddled, so I let him wait and asked: "Didn't Liu Weimin not want the things in the coffin? And what did Zhang Ge mean by letting us report to the police?"

  "You don't know, maybe if the old man doesn't show up, Zhang will persuade the police to go into the mountains to find a zombie? Anyway, we've been cheated by the old master, that's for sure!"

  "Damn it, go back and settle the score with him!"

  You'd better not make a fuss, maybe the old man has his own difficulties, and we still have to ask for help from others. Let's calm down and ask him what's going on later, and let him handle the police, don't say we made a false alarm.

  I held back a bellyful of resentment and walked silently towards the village, constantly reminding myself to remain calm. Liu Weimin had said that within ten days, they would rescue Wenjing. I could endure for just a few more days. As long as Wenjing was safe, I would immediately part ways with Liu Weimin.

  Yu Wu didn't utter a sound all the way, but when we arrived at the reception office, I suddenly turned around and stared at him seriously. He asked me what was wrong, and I made a "tsk" sound twice, saying with some delight: "I found that you're starting to suspect that old man, and you're no longer his yes-man!"

  Don't kick me: "I wasn't a running dog before either."

  I smiled and was about to leave, to rescue Kang Jiuxiang from Liu Weimin's hands. I took two steps, but found that You Wu hadn't followed me. I called out to him, and he slowly raised his head, with a somewhat strange expression. His face was turned towards me, but his eyes were staring blankly at something behind me, and he muttered an even stranger sentence.

  He asked me: "Wang Zhen, if you become a ghost, will you harm me?"