Chapter 493 – There’s a Traitor Among Us

Lucy felt a chill run down her spine as she listened. It seemed she had underestimated the ruthlessness of the Air Force Corps.

They even wanted F Team to join the hunt!

It was bad enough that they were being bullied, but now they wanted to use them as tools to kill. Did they really see them as subordinates?

“By the way…”

Lucy’s eyes narrowed as she suddenly asked, “What about Liu Baodong himself?”

“That’s something the broomhead…”

“Who is the broomhead?!”

Jianqi glared at Yuwen Xuan, then awkwardly explained to Lucy, “We have a traitor among us… Zhen Zhiyuan took some people and left with Liu Baodong.”

“What?!”

Lucy’s eyes widened in disbelief, her fists clenched tightly.

“Most people agreed to stall for time, to neither fall out with the Air Force Corps nor help them harm you. Then find a way to rescue you quietly… But yesterday, Zhen Zhiyuan took two people and secretly left with Liu Baodong. They left this guy here.”

Jianqi pointed to the tied-up member of the Air Force Corps and said, “I guess it was to keep us in check. As long as he’s here, we wouldn’t openly oppose the Air Force Corps. We were just thinking of a countermeasure when Captain Yuwen and his team arrived today. And then…”

There was no need to mention what happened next. Yuwen Xuan had directly tied the guy up, and it seemed they had already reached some kind of agreement with the remaining members of F Team.

“Zhen Zhiyuan…” Lucy gritted her teeth as she muttered his name.

Like Jianqi, Zhen Zhiyuan was an elder statesman level member of F Team, but he wasn’t as well-liked as Jianqi, and nowhere near as popular as Lucy.

The reason was simple: he was selfish and somewhat of a bully.

In F Team, where there were no strict hierarchies, people like him were naturally not well-received.

But he was a superhuman with strong mental abilities and excellent perception.

Such a person could detect danger in advance and spot enemy movements. Even if his interpersonal relationships were poor, no one would typically cross him.

After all, personality flaws were minor issues that everyone could put up with.

But Lucy never imagined that in such a crucial moment, he would sneak off with people to curry favor with the Air Force Corps…

“Who were the two people that went with him?”

Although Lucy had a hunch, she still asked with a trembling voice.

“Black Cat and Loong,” Jianqi said awkwardly.

Aside from the members of F Team, Yuwen Xuan’s group was also present.

Even though the incident had already happened, the internal discord and emergence of traitors were still a source of shame for them.

“Of course, it was them…”

Lucy took a step back and leaned against the wall.

Both of these individuals were quite strong and somewhat marginalized figures.

Though they weren’t the same type of person as Zhen Zhiyuan, they were even more dangerous.

Civilian organizations had their advantages, but also very obvious flaws.

A lack of effective control over powerful individual members was a significant one.

No one knew how Zhen Zhiyuan had convinced these two, but one thing was certain: chasing them down was likely impossible.

“Don’t worry, we were already planning to send out a team tomorrow. Partly to meet up with you, and partly…” Jianqi looked at Yuwen Xuan and then touched his hair, “to cooperate with them.”

Lucy’s mind was in turmoil, and she didn’t press for more details.

She glanced over and saw that the people Yuwen Xuan had brought seemed quite capable. Even if their skills were unknown, their eyes revealed that they had been honed through life-and-death battles.

Ordinary survivors often had a look of perpetual fear, but these people appeared very calm.

“Tom!”

Yuwen Xuan called out, and the burly man guarding the Air Force Corps member immediately lifted the captive like a small chicken.

The captive wailed as Tom dragged him over to Yuwen Xuan. Once he was thrown down, he immediately started pleading with Lucy, “Save me, Lucy, please save me!”

“Hmph…” Lucy glanced at him irritably and snorted coldly, “Ling Mo saved you all, yet you still helped hunt him down…”

“No, no, no!” The man shook his head frantically. “I was forced into this! Captain Liu didn’t take me along because he feared I might mess things up, so he used me as a stumbling block for you guys… Really! I’m a victim too!”

“Whether you’re believable or not isn’t for you to decide,” Tom kicked him and said, “If you want to save your life, lead the way. Since you’re from the Air Force Corps, you should know the fastest route, right?”

“Okay, okay!” The man grimaced in pain but nodded hastily.

However, no matter how urgent they felt, it was impossible to set out at night.

Zombies were ferocious hunters in the dark, and even the most cunning prey could suffer a fatal misstep.

The thought that Zhen Zhiyuan and his group had already been gone for a day and a night made Lucy feel incredibly anxious.

“Please be safe… Even if you can’t retaliate against the Air Force Corps, at least stay safe…”

“Don’t worry,” Yuwen Xuan turned his head and looked at Lucy, smiling, “Ling Mo isn’t someone who falls easily.”

“Mm…” Even though it was just a comforting remark, Lucy felt slightly reassured.

Yuwen Xuan looked out at the night sky through the window and continued, “After all, he still hasn’t given me a niece yet…”

Lucy glared at him fiercely and then moved away from Yuwen Xuan.

Early the next morning, a group from the F Team headquarters set out quickly for the Air Force Corps.

…

That same afternoon, several helicopters carrying a team of fully armed soldiers took off from the Air Force Corps, heading towards the nearby town.

As the helicopter noise erupted, Ling Mo, on the grass and in the room, simultaneously looked over…

“Captain Li.”

A short, fat man stared intently at Ling Mo and asked, “Is your intel accurate this time?”

Ling Mo controlled his zombie puppet to turn its head and look at him.

This seemingly plain, even somewhat ugly old man was the regimental commander of the Air Force Corps.

The moment Ling Mo saw this man, he affirmed his previous assessment.

An organization like the Air Force Corps was merely a gathering of many survivors…

The old man in front of him looked violent, with an air of superiority that came from long-term dominance.

He stared at Ling Mo with a somewhat impatient look in his eyes.

“That guy named Ling Mo, he’s got guts to chase us all the way here.” The regimental commander leaned back in his armchair, picked up the teacup in front of him, and said, “You’ve really made us proud, getting chased to our doorstep like a dog.”

Hmm? Looking at your fat head and big belly, I have to say, it suits you quite well…

However, Ling Mo felt even more contempt for this dog owner.

This guy clearly had the habit of deciding life and death on a whim. Using such insulting words for his subordinates who made mistakes, he naturally thought even less of Ling Mo, whom he regarded as no more than an ant.

Whether he held a high position before, Ling Mo didn’t know.

But in this short time, Ling Mo had formed a preliminary impression of him.

This guy was just a thug leader!

From any angle, he looked like someone ruthless inside, aggressive towards his own, and fiercely protective against outsiders…

Perhaps it was this protectiveness that made his position as regimental commander so secure.

But in terms of development strategy and methods, this guy was no match for Falcon. No wonder he had to rely on an alliance with Fire to balance the relationship with Falcon.

The team they sent out this time was more than three times stronger than before.

Being so close to the Air Force Corps, if they still couldn’t kill Ling Mo, it wouldn’t just be a matter of losing face; it would be an utter humiliation.

He glanced at Ling Mo, then turned to ask Bighead, “What about Fire?”

“Still no news,” Bighead replied, not even looking at Ling Mo as he stepped forward. “But if they want to establish a foothold in X City and share the pie under Falcon’s nose, they wouldn’t dare offend us.”

“Making such a fuss over a minor character, it’s really annoying!”

The irritable regimental commander started to get worked up again. “Today, Su Qianrou from Falcon even contacted me specifically. That woman, pretending to be concerned about our progress, was just here to laugh at us!”