Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 551 541: He Lei's Account

Inside Liu Fugui's office.

He Lei stood somewhat embarrassed in front of Liu Fugui. His entire body, from his clothes to his pant legs, was torn, looking as if he had escaped from a refugee camp, a pitiful sight enough to make one sweat.

Liu Fugui glanced at He Lei before him, his brow slightly furrowing. The delicate teacup in his hand swayed gently, and after a moment, he broke the silence, speaking indifferently, "Tell me, why were you gone so long? And what's with your appearance? Where are the other two brothers? What happened to you?"

With a string of questions, Liu Fugui's voice was deep and profound. His tone carried little concern for the return of his subordinates; instead, it resembled more that of an interrogator.

This made He Lei's face fluctuate uncertainly after hearing it. He scratched the back of his head and forced an awkward smile, "Boss Liu, we reached the place you mentioned five days ago. Nima's place looked like someone had set it on fire, traces of burning everywhere. As we drove into the town, we were shouting along the way, but damn it, didn't encounter a single living soul. With no other choice, we got out and climbed the mountain. No kidding, halfway up we really ran into one, but that bastard was cunning as hell and ran like a ghost. We couldn't help it, so we chased after, and these damn cuts on my body, they were all from the damn branches along the way. Damn it, in the end, the kid still managed to escape."

"What! You let him run away?" Upon hearing this, Huang Yong couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Three of you couldn't catch him, huh. Calling you He Lei a damn fool is not an exaggeration; you can't even handle such a small task, what else can you do?

Faced with Huang Yong's blunt retort, He Lei naturally felt annoyed, but surprisingly, he didn't rebut this time. After giving the other a sideways glance, he continued, "After we lost the trail, I wanted to return, but thinking it through, I couldn't face going back without completing the task Liu arranged, so..."

Sneaking a glance at Liu Fugui across from him, He Lei's words were obviously meant to express his loyalty.

But what frustrated him was that Liu Fugui gave no indication in response, still hanging his head while leisurely fiddling with the teacup in his hand, as if not taking He Lei seriously at all.

This made He Lei both angry and somewhat nervous, as after all, he did not perfectly complete the mission this time, and Liu Fugui's enigmatic attitude now made He Lei very uneasy.

At this point, He Lei unconsciously raised his voice and continued, "After that, the brothers and I discussed that, since the bastard was wandering around in this mountain, their place couldn't be far, so I took two of my men and started a grid search. Heh, heh, the effort paid off, and in the end, I really did find some life trash outside a mountain cave."

Liu Fugui wasn't very interested in He Lei's story-like description, especially with the latter's self-satisfied thunderous voice of excitement, which made him somewhat annoyed.

However, as He Lei mentioned finding signs of Survivors outside the cave, realizing the importance of this, Liu Fugui finally set down the teacup in his hand and began to listen seriously.

"The cave was deeper than I thought, pitch dark inside, couldn't see a damn thing. We walked in the dark without a flashlight. And wouldn't you know, after just a few steps, that scoundrel sneaked up and ambushed me from behind, catching me off guard and giving me a slash."

As he spoke, He Lei turned around to lift his tattered jacket.

In the visible area, the dragon tattoo on his back was cut in half across the waist, the healing scab dividing the dragon's head and body completely in two, which looked ferociously terrifying from a distance.

Seeing this scar, Huang Yong, who had been ridiculing He Lei, now couldn't help but inhale sharply.

He and He Lei were both streetwise men, living lives that flirted with danger, though since their power increased, they seldom went out to fight personally. But when they first started, brawls were routine, so the feeling of being slashed was something he remembered clearly.

And now seeing He Lei's ghastly scar on his back brought back many old memories for Huang Yong.

Yet, while Huang Yong was overcome, Liu Fugui remained calm, his expression so serene that you couldn't read any feelings from him.

To this, He Lei could only feel helpless; he had to continue, "That bastard dared to ambush me, and I couldn't just do nothing. So, I fought back, but given the wretched cave and poor lighting conditions, I could hardly see. After finally taking one down, another group chased us from the back of the cave. We were outnumbered..., sigh!"

He Lei slapped his thigh in frustration, not finishing the sentence, but the result was obvious.

"Later, they tied us up and during the interrogation, I pretended to be fleeing Zombies up the mountain to seek refuge. Their guard lowered, and they let me go, but because I had a knife wound, returning was really inconvenient, so I recuperated there for a few days."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fugui's lips involuntarily formed a shallow curve, but the curve vanished as quickly as it appeared. When it did, Liu Fugui spoke for the first time: "How many people were on the other side, do you know?"

"Well..." He Lei raised his head to calculate roughly: "About more than twenty or so."

"So many!?" Liu Fugui's voice suddenly rose, followed by a not-insignificant sigh, "Sigh, what a pity. If we could bring so many people back to work for us, wouldn't that be great!"

Seeing this, He Lei hurriedly shouted, "Hey, Boss Liu, things aren't that bad. Later on, I talked to the leader of those people about this matter and explained our situation in detail. They were very interested, so when my wound healed, I conned them by saying I'd come back to discuss with you and see if you'd agree to them coming over."

Liu Fugui smiled lightly, then approvingly said, "Hmm, not bad, He Lei, I'm very pleased with your conduct this time, didn't act rashly. But why didn't the two subordinates I assigned to you come back with you?"

"Oh, well, Boss Liu, I specifically had the two brothers stay up on the mountain to try and get in good with those people and talk about our benefits here. Also, to prevent them from moving locations. Hehehe!"

Having said this, He Lei chuckled a few times.

He chuckled slyly, and Liu Fugui similarly couldn't stop smiling, unstintingly giving He Lei more praise.

This made He Lei feel quite proud and, while brimming with joy, he slyly glanced at Huang Yong beside him, as if to say, "See, when I don't strike often, but when I do, you don't even have a chance to speak!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)