Chapter 800: Chapter 785: Hit Someone (Part 3)
After the car successfully left the small town, Wang Zhongyu didn’t stop but continued driving for a while until he reached a relatively safe and secluded area in the outskirts before bringing the car to a steady stop.
Once the car was stable, he immediately ran to the back to open the cargo door and climbed into the carriage. He went to check on the man he’d been worried about all along who was hit.
"How is he? Xiao Wen, is he awake?"
Wen Quanxin nodded, "Just woke up, but he’s very weak, seems to be pretty injured."
"I see!" Although Wang Zhongyu was feeling guilty, he knew that even if he had killed the man just now, he wouldn’t need to bear any responsibility. Yet he still couldn’t harden his heart entirely.
"Hey, brother, how are you? I’m really sorry about earlier; you suddenly appeared, and I didn’t have time to react and hit you. My apologies."
If it weren’t for the man lying on the ground with his eyes open, others might really think he was dead. Even his speech was weak and breathless: "No... two... two friends, it’s...it’s me who should thank you...thank you for the rescue, otherwise...I’d... I’d eventually die there. And...you didn’t...didn’t hit me..."
Turns out the cargo truck hadn’t hit the man at all. He fell mainly because of a lack of food and energy over the past few days, and his physical weakness. In addition to the momentary life-and-death situation, he thought his end was near and instinctively fainted when he saw the truck was about to hit him.
After hearing this, Wang Zhongyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, got rid of the guilt burden, and started chatting with the man: "Brother, what’s your name?"
"I... My surname is Luo, Luo Baocun. I wonder how to address both of you friends? Cough, cough!"
"Wen Quanxin, Wang Zhongyu!" Wang Zhongyu introduced the former by name.
Seeing that this Luo Baocun was about the same age, Wen Quanxin simplified by calling him Xiao Luo: "Is Xiao Luo from the town we just left?"
"No...no...I... I’m from out of town...passing through here, ran into trouble, vehicle...it...exploded! Cough, cough...cough, cough!"
"What? Explosion? You mean that explosion earlier was caused by you guys?"
"Alright, Xiao Wen!" Wang Zhongyu pulled Wen Quanxin’s arm, interrupting his questioning: "Can’t you see that Luo brother is very weak right now? Don’t bombard him with questions. We can talk later. Luo brother, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Feeling somewhat embarrassed as he looked at the scattered supplies inside the cargo, Luo Baocun replied humbly: "No...nothing uncomfortable, just...hehe...just a bit hungry." As if to prove his words, his stomach immediately made a series of growling noises.
"Haha!" Wang Zhongyu laughed: "Luo brother is in luck; if it were a normal day, you’d probably still be starving, but now you’ll be stuffed!"
In no time, fragrant, piping hot instant noodles were served in front of Luo Baocun: "Brother, eat up!"
"Uh..." Luo Baocun didn’t move, Wen Quanxin chuckled: "Brother, since you’re on our truck, don’t stand on ceremony with us. Rest assured, this noodle won’t cost you anything, absolutely free."
"You!" Wang Zhongyu was amused as well, agreeing lightly: "Exactly! Luo brother, don’t be shy, it’s cold; don’t let it get cold. Our hot water is limited, don’t waste it."
Luo Baocun moved forward with a wry smile and then turned around to plead: "Could you help take these off? I...I mean no harm."
Wen Quanxin smacked his forehead: "Look at this dumb head of mine! Xiao Wang quickly untie him!"
Only then did Wang Zhongyu realize why Luo Baocun didn’t move; his hands were tied, preventing him from doing anything. "Luo brother, sorry about that, we tied you because you were unconscious earlier; we weren’t sure of your background and circumstances. The main thing was we couldn’t determine whether you’d been bitten by Zombies, so to prevent any potential mutations, we had to restrain you first, and decide once you woke."
After being untied, Luo Baocun flexed his sore wrists, thanked them, and assured: "Rest assured, brothers, I’m not a bad person and haven’t been bitten. Both of you are my lifesavers; without your help, I fear I..."
"Hey! What’s all this!" Wang Zhongyu gestured to Luo Baocun to stop talking: "Luo brother, don’t say that, although we’re just passing acquaintances, meeting alive in this end world is quite the damn fate. Besides, speaking of lifesavers, you’re actually my and Xiao Wen’s lifesaver."
Wen Quanxin nodded repeatedly in agreement, leaving Luo Baocun completely puzzled: "Me? A lifesaver?"
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t connect himself with being a lifesaver.
Of course, Luo Baocun doesn’t know the details. It’s reasonable that he doesn’t understand why Wang and Wen regard him as their lifesaver.
After the latter explained how they were besieged by Zombies and how the Zombies were attracted by the explosion sound, providing them a chance to escape, he realized: "So that’s what happened!"
"Yes, brother, that’s why you’re our lifesaver."
"Okay, Xiao Wang, let Xiao Luo fill his belly first!"
"Right, right, come have a hot milk tea!" While speaking, Wang Zhongyu brewed a cup of milk tea for their lifesaver.
Luo Baocun’s eating manner was quite uncivilized, even could be considered alarming. Luckily, neither Wang nor Wen were particular, but even so, they were startled by his rough eating method.
Wen Quanxin was more worried that his wolfish gobbling would harm his body, kindly reminded: "Xiao Luo, eat slower, don’t choke. We have plenty of instant noodles here!"
Watching Luo Baocun’s gluttonous style, Wang Zhongyu felt comforted. At least for now, their team hadn’t fallen to the point of having no food to eat: "Brother, looking at you, it seems you haven’t had a full meal in a while."
Wang Zhongyu’s words seemed to hit a chord with Luo Baocun, who suddenly halted his eating and drinking, prompting Wen Quanxin’s dissatisfaction: "Xiao Wang, your wording is not very pleasant!"
Wang Zhongyu also realized they misunderstood his meaning, quickly explained: "Oh, Luo brother, don’t misunderstand. I have no other intention, just concerned about your eating condition. If you haven’t eaten for a long time, personally, I’d suggest not overeating to avoid hurting your stomach."
"Hey, just a pack of instant noodles, it’s no big deal." Wen Quanxin glared at Wang Zhongyu, then found some more instant noodles among the scattered supplies and placed them before Luo Baocun: "Xiao Luo, eat, eat as much as you want, eat openly, don’t listen to this guy. No way a living person could be full to death, what a bloody joke!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
