Let Them Go

Xiao Lie dismissed the personnel following him, and they trotted away.

Ping Chengcheng hooked her arm around Song Ning’s and leaned against Song Ning, a naive and innocent smile on her face.

Xiao Lie occasionally glanced out of the corner of his eye, and he was becoming less and less confident in his conjecture.

It didn’t seem like she was acting, either?

No… he absolutely couldn’t let his guard down before verifying it! What if her acting skills were very good?

“Boss, what delicious things have you prepared?” Ping Chengcheng seemed a little bored, releasing her grip on Song Ning’s hand and skipping to Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie placed his hands behind his back, his left hand gently stroking the ring on his little finger.

“You’ll know when we get there, I definitely won’t mistreat you, rest assured.”

The girl brushed aside the strands of hair covering her eyes and tilted her head: “Alright, so mysterious.”

This guy was obviously suspicious of her, yet pretending as if he didn’t know anything.

He probably didn’t suspect Song Ning, right? Thinking of how she had once modified Song Ning, although at the time it was only to purify the zombie virus, and that inexplicable white limb replaced most of Song Ning’s nerves, nothing else had been touched.

Probably Song Ning’s genes were still no different from humans.

Moreover, Song Ning didn’t have the violent bloodlust of a Variant Body; even if Xiao Lie really wanted to use some method to stimulate Song Ning, it wouldn’t have any effect.

As for Ping Chengcheng?

Although she occasionally had some violent emotions, it was difficult to lose control.

The only time she seemed to have lost control was when she killed Ping Yan.

Arriving in front of a three-story villa, Ping Chengcheng observed the composition of the personnel nearby, and found that there were three or four guards disguised as scavengers, picking up trash nearby. They were of normal build, had healthy complexions, and other than being a bit dirty, were very different from ordinary scavengers.

Xiao Lie opened the courtyard gate and gestured for them to enter: “Ladies first.”

Song Ning also realized that this trip didn’t seem simple, she tried her best to disguise herself, maintaining all her usual reasonable behavior.

Xiao Lie watched their actions, sneering in his heart.

Just now he was actually thinking that the girl might not be a Variant.

Now he realized that it was very likely that Ping Chengcheng was acting, using her appearance to confuse him and make him lower his guard! That was definitely it.

He put one hand in his pocket, stroking the smooth and cold touch of the pistol.

Opening the door, the moment they entered, a man stood in front of the door, a pistol pressed against the girl’s forehead!

“You, ah! What are you doing! Boss, how did bad people get into your house!” The girl was panic-stricken. Song Ning also looked shocked, looking at Xiao Lie in confusion.

Dozens of personnel poured out from all over the house and living room! They held the dark muzzles of their guns in their hands, looking indifferently at the girl and the young woman. Ping Chengcheng’s whole body began to transmit danger signals, and for a moment, she almost instinctively released her tentacles to fight!

“Don’t move!”

Behind them, Xiao Lie’s voice was cold, with an unquestionable majesty.

Song Ning’s voice immediately turned cold, her eyes filled with contempt: “Heh… I thought you were some kind of righteous person!”

“Are you trying to imprison us here and do something dirty?”

Song Ning naturally knew that Xiao Lie had other purposes, most likely because he saw the girl’s red eyes and suspected their identities. So Song Ning had to pretend not to know anything, and had to pretend to misunderstand Xiao Lie’s meaning, in order to reduce his suspicion.

Xiao Lie narrowed his eyes, and said coldly: “Stop pretending, I know your identities.”

“Variants, right?”

“Variants?” Song Ning and Ping Chengcheng exclaimed in shock, their reactions identical. Song Ning really didn’t know, Ping Chengcheng was pretending to really not know.

Xiao Lie looked at the two bewildered young women, but cruelly curled the corners of his mouth: “Alright, I already know your true nature.”

His eyes focused on Ping Chengcheng, as if to see right through her. At first, he only wanted to test whether Ping Chengcheng was a Variant, but now he suddenly felt that the two of them were so close, they might both be Variants.

Since that’s the case, then test them all!

“I know, your mutated part is your eyes, right?”

“Otherwise, how could your shooting be so accurate, and you could even see the Lurker’s mimicry.”

“Alright, still being stubborn? Do you want me to bring out more evidence?”

But Ping Chengcheng lowered her head and didn’t speak, tears falling patter patter, like a little girl being bullied: “You… Boss, Wuu wuu wuu, don’t scare me!”

“What are Variants, I don’t know, Wuu wuu wuu.”

“Hmm? Then how do you explain your good marksmanship and eyesight?”

“At such a young age, playing with guns so accurately.”

Xiao Lie’s eyes were fixed on her coldly.

“Not crying until you see the coffin, Zhou Lei! Get the thing, test them!”

“Yes! Commander!”

The man named Zhou Lei entered a room and took out a basin of blood from inside.

Immediately, the smell of blood spread out, they were like the most attractive gas, lingering around the girl’s nose.

A long time ago, the girl had noticed the attraction of human blood to her, but other than that human that she devoured when she was reborn and transformed into a human form, she had never tried human blood and flesh again.

Admittedly, these things were still attractive to her now, but the girl could still restrain herself.

“This, what is this? Blood?”

Zhou Lei’s face didn’t have the slightest expression, he carried the blood to the girl and the young woman.

Xiao Lie stood aside, quietly watching the two of them.

According to the Research Department’s research, Variants would lose control once they came into close contact with human blood! At such a close distance, he didn’t believe that the girl could hold out for long. If she was a Variant, it wouldn’t be long before she turned into a mindless madman.

However, ten minutes passed, and nothing happened. Xiao Lie frowned, something wasn’t right? Why hadn’t she changed yet?

“Boss, don’t joke around, Wuu wuu wuu, I’m scared…” The girl cowered and lowered her head, not daring to look at the dark muzzles pointing at her.

Song Ning’s eyes revealed disappointment: “I didn’t expect this, I really don’t know what you’re suspecting.”

“She’s just an ordinary girl.”

Xiao Lie gritted his teeth, his palms clenched red.

“Continue!”

He didn’t believe it!

Another hour passed, Xiao Lie’s voice was irritated: “Someone, hold them down for me!”

Two men instantly came over, restraining the girl and the young woman.

Xiao Lie picked up a water glass, scooped out blood from the basin, walked slowly to the girl, ignoring the girl’s struggles, rudely held her cheeks, and forced her to open her mouth.

The blood was poured in. The girl’s body became feverish, she noticed that her body was already craving the arrival of blood. She endured it, she absolutely couldn’t let herself be exposed!

The girl said “Wow!” and spat out the blood.

Ping Chengcheng looked disgusted, vomiting sour water all over the floor.

“You… you! You pervert!”

The bloodthirsty emotions crashed out in the girl’s mind, gradually beginning to eat away at her sanity.

If Xiao Lie’s suspicion didn’t disappear, then… she might really be detected!

Tears sparkled in Ping Chengcheng’s eyes, she slumped powerlessly to the ground and cried, starting to wail.

Xiao Lie rubbed his temples in distress, could it be that she really wasn’t one?

Xiao Lie took a deep breath, turned around.

Then, with his back to the girl and the young woman, he waved his hand at the people restraining them: “Let them go.”

“That, I’m sorry.”

Xiao Lie said, then left without stopping.

Ping Chengcheng gasped heavily, Song Ning stepped forward and hugged her in her arms.

“Chengcheng.”

The girl was a little relieved, just now, she was almost triggered into a momentary state of madness by the blood. Fortunately, fortunately, she didn’t reveal any flaws.

Staying in the base was inevitable, absolutely necessary. Even if she was some kind of Variant, she couldn’t escape the protection of the human base.

If her identity was discovered, even if she could escape, what then? The situation outside… Ping Chengcheng was completely unsure if she could survive! Not to mention, she still had to be with Song Ning all the time…

Song Ning… was her everything…

The girl’s eyes were blurred, lying in Song Ning’s arms, looking at her face.