Chapter 462 - Relatives
Xi Ke returned before dinner. He didn't want to miss his wife's dishes, and he also missed his son so he wanted to eat with him again, together with his wife, as a family. The other people, Yi Bing, Huo Ling, Qi Ying and the four women Jenny, Chichi, Lan and Rei, are very sensible so they left to give the family of three a time to eat together.
So, Xi Ke, Xi Kai and his mother ate happily. They also avoided the depressing topics like the apocalypse and other sensitive stuffs so their dinner is very warm. Meanwhile, the others who have left also have some business to do with the Capital. For example, Yi Bing and Huo Ling who want to observe the Capital and also to investigate. Qi Ying doesn't want to just rely on the others so he left to find them. But, since Xi Kai has already warned them about the Capital that seemed normal at first but actually very dangerous underneath its surface, Jenny tagged along with Qi Ying since she has nothing to do because Xi Kai is currently with his family.
Meanwhile, the three women – Chichi, Lan and Rei, went to Rei's school dormitory to accompany her. Although Rei is an ability user, but it is still dangerous for a woman to be alone. This was already proven when those people have captured her during her weakened state and she was sent to Xi Kai. Thus, Chichi and Lan kindly accompanied her to check how is her friends in the dormitory.
"How about you two?" Rei asked as the three of them walked after buying some foods. They didn't buy more foods since they know that someone will rob them of it despite the Capital still exercising the law.
The law is just on the surface.
"Us?" Lan spoke. Chichi is just silent. "We were office workers. We were also like you before, who were almost assaulted." She said and her face darkened. "Fortunately, Chichi awakened her ability and rendered those bastards unable to move. We escaped, but also were captured after since there is only two of us despite being ability users." She looked at Rei. "We were resisting, and they are also afraid of our abilities despite capturing us, so they sent us to Xi Kai, who is a dual ability user." She explained.
"That's good, then." Rei sighed in relief. "Our class have a field trip and I was the only one left alive after the zombies attacked us. Then, those people found me. Fortunately, although I felt weak at that time, but I am unable to control my ability after I awakened. The plants keep hitting them so they couldn't touch me and just pulled me through a rope." She explained.
The women sighed in lament. Their status in the society became worse after the apocalypse and they were always seen as s*x slaves. Fortunately, Xi Kai is different, as well as Hu Feng, Qi Ming, Yi Bing, Huo Ling, Jin Wu, Mo Shi and Qi Ying.
Hu Feng is a soldier so he is very proper, even during an apocalypse. The apocalypse just made his sense of responsibility stronger. Qi Ming and Qi Ying have a sister, and the rest of the Rolling Thunder Team respects Qi Ning, as well as Tang Xiu, their teammate who has no ability but can fight. Meanwhile, Yi Bing, Huo Ling, Jin Wu and Mo Shi… well, Yi Bing and Huo Ling are gays, and they suspect that Jin Wu and Mo Shi are gays, too.
So, the three women of the Fighting Wolves Team feel very fortunate to meet these people who are both uninterested but respected women. Of course, they wouldn't rely on them either and would make themselves stronger, as strong as them, or may be stronger than them, if they could.
"Huh? Jenny! Qi Ying!" Rei called when they saw Jenny and Qi Ying after they reached the university. "Have you finished looking around the school?" she asked and paused when she saw Qi Ying's expression. "What's wrong?" she asked him.
Qi Ying didn't answer while Jenny glanced at Chichi and Lan. Chichi and Lan have worked with Jenny more frequently than with Xi Kai, so they understood her gaze.
"Eh? Ah!" Rei exclaimed when Chichi and Lan pulled her and the five of them left the school. Although she was surprised, but the apocalypse developed her fast reaction so she noticed that there is something wrong. She immediately calmed down and closed her mouth.
"Don't look back. Let's go to the hospital first." Jenny spoke in a low voice as they walked away, leaving the people hiding in the dark places that are secretly watching them.
Seeing that they left, those people went back to hide again. They didn't see them carrying anything good so they let them leave.
…
"What?! Is what you said true?!" Rei asked as she sharply turned to Qi Ying after they heard what Jenny said after they reached the nearest hospital.
"All the schools have been turned to residences of the people whose homes were attacked by the zombies but then they survived." Jenny said and looked at the tall wall afar. "The Capital sure reacts and moves fast… or…" her voice faded.
"They already have expected the zombies to attack." Chichi spoke.
They all fell silent.
"So, his relatives must be attacked by those people that were hiding earlier?" Rei said as she sadly looked at Qi Ying who finally can't hold back his tears and cried on the side.
Jenny nodded. "We found earlier that his relatives' home in the Capital were destroyed by the zombies and is now outside the wall." She said. "So, we checked each school and fortunately, the Capital was organized. We found the school which belongs to the district where his relatives live and went there. There is also the list of the residences where each family lives." She explained. But, when we got there…" she looked at Qi Ying. "It were different people who are living in the room assigned to his relatives." She said. "We also felt we were being watched when we left, so I guessed that his relatives were attacked. Thus, we want to go to the hospital to find them." She finished.
"This…" Rei doesn't know what to say. She squatted beside Qi Ying and patted his back to comfort him.
Suddenly, Jenny's phone rang and saw that the caller is Xi Kai. "I already told the boss about this so that the old master would narrow his search." She told them and answered the call. "Boss… what?" she muttered as her eyes widened. She slowly turned to look at Qi Ying before she fixed her expression. "I get it. I will bring him there." She told him before she ended the call.
"Jenny." Lan called after she and Chichi saw Jenny's expression. It must be about Qi Ying's relatives, and it is definitely not a good news.
Jenny didn't answer and called Qi Ying. "Let's go. The old master has found your relatives. They are in the hospital near here." She told him.
Qi Ying's eyes widened and he immediately rose. "Really?!" he asked.
Jenny nodded. "Let's go." She told him. "Hurry up." She added. Although the hospital is near, but also somewhat far.
But, it isn't a problem to them, ability users, whose bodies become stronger after they awakened their abilities.
Second General Hospital.
"Yi Bing?! Huo Ling?!" Xi Kai was surprised when he, his mother and his father saw Yi Bing and Huo Ling outside the ward where Qi Ying's relatives are.
They are in a critical condition and can no longer be saved so they were placed in the ward while they waited for their death.
"What are you doing here?" Xi Kai asked as he approached them.
A doctor came out of the ward and heard Xi Kai's question. "It was them who found that family of three earlier being attacked and sent them here." He answered.
Xi Kai and his parents were surprised and turned to look at the pair. It was only then that they smelled blood on them. Because they were wearing a dark suit, the blood isn't noticeable. But… how much blood has stained their clothes, and how can they act so calm? They don't want to know.
Xi Kai and his parents looked at each other and silently tacitly agreed to not ask Yi Bing and Huo Ling about what happened earlier, and also what they did to the attackers. It is already enough to know that Qi Ying's relatives were in critical condition and might only have a few hours left to live.
"Boss!" Jenny called when their group of five arrived.
The other group turned and saw them. "Qi Ying." Xi Kai called when he saw the young man's eyes are red. For the first time, he didn't glare at him. "They are inside." He told him.
Qi Ying didn't speak and gave him a nod before he ran inside.
"Huh? Smell… blood…" Jenny muttered and her gaze fell on Yi Bing and Huo Ling. Before she could speak, they heard Qi Ying's cries inside.
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