“Hehe~” Ping Chengcheng’s mouth curled into a strange arc as she snatched the communicator from Zheng Zhiyi’s hand.
“Commander Xiao, hello~”
A cold snort came from the other end of the communicator: “Ping Chengcheng, so, what are you planning to do?”
The girl tilted her head slightly, looked at the young woman who was slumped against the wall, looking at her in fear, and slowly returned to the sofa and sat down: “What do you want me to do?”
The man laughed loudly.
“Smart person, you are indeed a smart person.”
“I like dealing with smart people, but… I heard that the smarter the guy, the easier it is to lose control~”
Ping Chengcheng chuckled: “General Commander Xiao, don’t worry, you also know that I’m not a fool.”
“Even if I am a Variant, can I compete with the zombies and infected outside?”
“I also need the protection of the base.”
On the other end of the communicator, Xiao Lie nodded in satisfaction.
“I need you to be used by me, to fight for the position of General Commander of the base for me. When necessary, I need you to help me assassinate some people.”
Hmm? Was Xiao Lie’s ambition so great?
Although Ping Chengcheng was a little surprised, she didn’t care too much.
“Okay, no problem.”
“By the way… this woman, can I kill her?” Ping Chengcheng’s cold gaze swept across Zheng Zhiyi, and she chuckled.
Xiao Lie’s indifferent voice came: “Oh? Her… not for the time being. It’s not impossible for you to torture her, I need someone to stay by your side to prevent you from losing control.”
“Pay attention to the scale, after a while, I will choose a suitable candidate to replace her. At that time, death is death, but now, the secret of the Variants cannot be known to too many people.”
He hung up the communicator.
The girl sneered and looked at Zheng Zhiyi, who was curled up in the corner in fear.
“I let you go that night, it was already merciful, but you actually…”
In an instant, Zheng Zhiyi felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar. So… it turned out that her life was so worthless?
But, she still had to avenge her brother! That… Wuu! That, damned worm!
Tears could no longer be restrained from gushing out of her eyes.
“No… I…”
“Can you not kill me? I still have to avenge my brother…”
“Please…”
Ping Chengcheng looked at the crying girl without any expression.
“Hmm, your brother died, what does it have to do with me?”
“Hahahaha~ So interesting.”
“Let me tell you another piece of news. That worm is called the Flesh Worm. It has the habit of storing food. Generally speaking, if you’re lucky, you might be able to live in its stomach for a long time~ How is it, knowing that your brother is still alive, but you can’t do anything, what does it taste like? Hahahaha!”
Zheng Zhiyi’s sobbing stopped, and she suddenly looked at the girl. She suddenly stood up and shook the girl’s shoulders, holding them with both hands: “You… are you telling the truth!?”
Ping Chengcheng patted away Zheng Zhiyi’s hand: “Whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with me, tell me, what fun games should we play?”
The scarlet color of her eyes surged, but she suddenly heard a series of familiar footsteps coming from outside the villa.
“Tsk, consider yourself lucky…”
The girl snorted coldly, and her whole temperament changed in an instant. Her slender eyebrows were slightly downward, and her eyes were watery, as if they contained stars.
She turned her head and said to Zheng Zhiyi: “You give me a good performance! Otherwise…”
Ping Chengcheng skipped out of the villa, and Song Ning, carrying the Barrett M82, walked back tiredly. She had just finished her training.
Seeing the girl’s energetic appearance, Song Ning couldn’t help but smile.
“Sister~ welcome back, are you tired? Sister, come here~”
Ping Chengcheng pulled Song Ning to sit down on the sofa, walked behind Song Ning, and hammered her sister’s shoulders with her small fists.
Song Ning then noticed Zheng Zhiyi standing in the corner of the living room. Why did she look like she had just cried? Frowning, Song Ning opened her mouth: “Why are you here?”
“Were you bullied by someone outside?”
Zheng Zhiyi hesitated and rubbed her crying, sore eyes: “That… I, I joined the Emergency Strike Team, and I was assigned to Team Three as an observer. I accidentally fell just now, so…”
Song Ning hmm’d, but didn’t believe Zheng Zhiyi’s words. She was definitely hiding something…
Thinking of the last time before they separated, she seemed to be like this, and at that time her eyes were always fixed on Ping Chengcheng.
Song Ning narrowed her eyes, noticing that Zheng Zhiyi was intentionally or unintentionally looking behind her. It seemed like she was still looking at Ping Chengcheng?
The young woman grabbed the arm of the girl who was massaging her back, and pulled the girl in front of her.
Why was this? What was Zheng Zhiyi hiding? Was it related to Ping Chengcheng? She didn’t pursue it last time, but this time… she was really a little curious.
Ping Chengcheng stood in front of Song Ning, looking at Song Ning with a pure face: “What’s wrong, sister?”
“It’s nothing, I just think that Chengcheng is really obedient and sensible.”
“She will actually massage her sister’s shoulders~”
The girl proudly raised her small head: “Hee hee, of course~”
Song Ning looked at Zheng Zhiyi again.
“Since you are already a member of our team, then stay here.”
“It just so happens that there is an empty bedroom on the second floor.”
Zheng Zhiyi was startled. She couldn’t wait to get away from here and not appear in front of that Variant girl!
But… but, she still had to remind Song Ning…
What exactly should she do?
She subconsciously glanced at Ping Chengcheng, only to see the girl looking at her with a hostile expression.
“I, I’d rather not.” Zheng Zhiyi opened her mouth uneasily, her fingers almost twisting into knots.
Song Ning observed her expression, becoming more and more curious. Was she hiding something important?
“Why? Since we are a team, it will be more convenient for you to act here.”
“But…”
“There’s no ‘buts’, let’s just leave it at that.” Song Ning didn’t give Zheng Zhiyi any more room to refuse.
Zheng Zhiyi moved in, in the girl’s fierce gaze.
Night.
Ping Chengcheng took off her clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Song Ning saw the girl entering the bathroom, frowned slightly, walked out of the bedroom gently, and came to Zheng Zhiyi’s door to knock.
“Song, Sister Song…” Zheng Zhiyi opened the door, saw Song Ning, and trembled slightly.
“She went to take a shower, she shouldn’t be coming for the time being. Have you been hiding something all along? About Chengcheng.” Song Ning went straight to the point.
Zheng Zhiyi vigilantly looked behind Song Ning, there was no one there. Then she pulled Song Ning into the room and quietly closed the door again.
Her heart was beating fast, leaning against the door, panting. Song Ning stared at Zheng Zhiyi’s face in confusion.
“What’s wrong? Why are you like this?”
Zheng Zhiyi took a few deep breaths and looked at Song Ning seriously: “What kind of person do you think Ping Chengcheng is?”
Chengcheng? What was she asking this for?
Although Song Ning was puzzled, she still thought about it seriously: “I think, she’s a… very well-behaved girl. Very good to her own people, decisive to bad people. She occasionally has some kindness, and at the same time is very rational.”
Zheng Zhiyi gave a miserable smile, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She suddenly thought of her brother again. Ping Chengcheng said her brother wasn’t dead? But… Wuu… she, she couldn’t do anything!
“If, if I tell you that you’ve actually been deceived by her all along, what will you do?”
“Actually…”
“Knock knock~” The door was knocked.
“Sister… what are you doing?”
Outside the door, the girl’s innocent voice slowly came, making Zheng Zhiyi’s heart half cold.
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