Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 550 540: A Car Riddled with Bullet Holes

The rain was pouring down, drenching the glass. Looking outside, the scenery on both sides of the street seemed like a series of twisted oil paintings, bizarre and exaggerated.

He didn't know how long they had been driving, but Tang Xiaoquan's eyelids gradually drooped. The weariness and worry of the past days rushed over him like a flood, and soon he fell into a deep sleep.

In his dreams, he saw his missing parents and his missing sister, with a beautiful figure standing by their side.

This sleep was deep and sweet for Tang Xiaoquan. It could be said it was his happiest time since the apocalypse began.

However, happy times are always fleeting, because not long after Tang Xiaoquan fell asleep, just when he was immersed in a beautiful dream, reuniting with his family, a large hand woke him up.

"Little Tang! Little Tang! Wake up! Wake up!" Xu Renjie's slightly low urging voice came to his ear. Tang Xiaoquan opened his eyes irritably and asked impatiently, "What is it?"

But Old Xu didn't answer, he just raised his hand and pointed forward.

Seeing this gesture, and noticing the serious expression on Xu Renjie's face, Tang Xiaoquan felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over him. He quickly sat upright in his seat, then, without a word, quickly looked in the direction Old Xu was pointing.

In his view, a jeep was unexpectedly overturned on the road ahead.

Logically, in these times, encountering an abandoned car wouldn't be surprising, but the problem was that this jeep hadn't been seen on the Survivor Squad's way in.

Not only that, what made Tang Xiaoquan even more astonished was that the license plate of this car was actually military.

Tang Xiaoquan didn't dare to be careless. He quickly took out the hand-held radio from his waist and reported to his companions in the car:

"Brother Hu, be aware, there's an overturned car ahead of us, the situation is suspicious, please be prepared for combat! Over!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaodong immediately woke up Wang Qiang and the others who had been sleeping all the way, and quickly relayed Tang Xiaoquan's warning to everyone.

Consequently, the atmosphere inside the car became tense.

Indeed, an overturned van that hadn't been there before, suddenly appearing on their way back, and on top of that, being a military vehicle, certainly meant something.

Thus, without clarifying the specifics, Xu Renjie didn't intend to hastily stop. Although as a soldier he was eager to find out why the car overturned, considering the whole team's safety, he decided against stopping to investigate, and planned to drive directly through the accident site.

Since the road was blocked by the jeep, Xu Renjie had to slow down and navigate carefully through.

Using the passing opportunity, he observed the accident scene closely.

Once completely through, Xu Renjie decisively pressed the accelerator and sped out of the accident area.

Letting out a long breath, Xu Renjie, having driven about a hundred meters, finally felt relieved and leaned back against his seat.

At the same time, Tang Xiaoquan also exhaled, his every move exhibiting a sense of ease after a tense encounter.

Old Xu glanced sideways at the relaxed Tang Xiaoquan, then asked, "What do you think of that incident just now?"

Just as Tang Xiaoquan was about to respond, the voice of Hu Xiaodong came through from the hand-held radio: "Old Xu, Little Tang, how's it going? What's the current situation?"

Hearing the urgency in Hu Xiaodong's voice, Tang Xiaoquan didn't want to make him too anxious and worried, so he replied, "Brother Hu, it's alright! We've safely passed the accident site, and we're on our way home! Over!"

"Oh, that's good! Thank you for your hard work! Over!"

After ending the call, Tang Xiaoquan organized his thoughts, then formally answered Old Xu's earlier question: "I think that accident is a bit odd!"

"Oh?" Xu Renjie's eyebrow raised upon hearing "odd," and he immediately asked, "Did you discover anything?"

"The tires! I found that the car overturned due to a tire blowout!"

Old Xu nonchalantly replied, "Isn't a blowout quite normal? Nowadays, cars lack maintenance, so tire bursts aren't surprising at all!"

"No! Old Xu! The tire burst on this car is definitely not simple!"

"Why?"

"Because both rear tires burst simultaneously, and I also found several holes on the rear fender of the car, if I'm not mistaken, those should be bullet holes!"

Bullet holes! Two tires bursting simultaneously! Upon hearing these keywords, the corners of Xu Renjie's lips involuntarily formed a smile, and simultaneously, the scene of the cold night foreign killer reappeared in his mind.

"You're right! The overturning of that jeep is indeed suspicious!"

Following this, Tang Xiaoquan asked skeptically, "Old Xu, did you notice it early on?"

Yes, Old Xu had indeed noticed the reason behind the jeep's overturning early on, and the reason he didn't mention it was to test Tang Xiaoquan's observation and analytical skills.

After all, for a team to develop, it must have backup strength, and he had high hopes for the young man beside him, so in many matters, Old Xu was intentionally or unintentionally testing and nurturing Tang Xiaoquan.

"Old Xu, do you think this incident might be related to the group we encountered last night?"

Old Xu shrugged, frankly speaking, the timing and location of the military vehicle's appearance had too many connections to the incident with the foreign assassins last night.

Xu Renjie even thought whether foreign forces had infiltrated the country's borders.

If that were the case, then as a soldier, he had the responsibility and duty to fight them.

However, as of now, he slightly sighed, "Well... it's hard to say, everything is possible, isn't it? It also serves as a reminder to us that the future might become increasingly unstable."

After speaking, Xu Renjie worriedly glanced at the rain outside and decided that once they returned to the base, they would immediately strengthen the construction of the villa, and simultaneously, all personnel training must be implemented quickly.

"Alright, Little Tang, make contact with home, report our safety to Old Zhao, and tell them we're on our way back!"

"Okay!"

Since being trapped at the beauty salon, the Survivor Squad had been keeping things vague with their family.

Although they stayed in touch with the base daily, they never mentioned the entrapment.

Now that the main team was returning, there was no reason to continue hiding anything.

Tang Xiaoquan briefly reported their current location and subsequent itinerary to Old Zhao.

After that, Old Zhao was naturally very pleased and also promised to prepare a grand feast to welcome the "heroes" back.

Perhaps the heavens felt that the Survivor Team had already endured enough hardships these days, for their journey afterward proceeded smoothly, and finally, by dusk, the Survivor Team successfully returned to the villa. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and give recommendations. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com.)