Follow You

Looking at Zhao Sanyan, Ren Anhua pondered for a short while.

“Since you still call me ‘Boss,’ then you can continue to follow me.”

To Ren Anhua, Zhao Sanyan was more like a companion than a subordinate.

This old friend, who had been with her since the beginning of the apocalypse, had consciously lowered his own status after the camp was established, putting Ren Anhua first in everything.

This behavior greatly enhanced Ren Anhua’s authority, making the camp’s governance model more stable and robust.

Before he left the camp, he was essentially the tacitly acknowledged second-in-command in everyone’s hearts.

If he hadn’t left, Meng Fanhai probably would never have reached that position in his lifetime.

Of course, Zhao Sanyan left in the end.

He was a very organized person, both before and after the apocalypse.

Unlike the spontaneous Ren Anhua, he often thought far ahead and valued his future prospects greatly.

If one had to say, he possessed more of the qualities of a leader than Ren Anhua.

But in the end, Ren Anhua was the one who became the boss.

Because Zhao Sanyan, although he planned far ahead, never had the thought of becoming a leader.

His plans were less about becoming a success and more about making his own life more comfortable.

Being a leader was never a comfortable position.

Emperors come and go, but the officials remain.

Zhao Sanyan’s goal was always the position of that “official.”

Therefore, Zhao Sanyan could not be said to be a potential leader, but he was an outstanding deputy.

If he could return to Ren Anhua’s side, Ren Anhua would be very welcoming.

In the end, Ren Anhua still held some resentment toward him for leaving her to join the military.

But she also understood that Zhao Sanyan did it for his future.

It was a good thing for a brother to have a better life; how could Ren Anhua stand in his way?

So now, seeing Zhao Sanyan voluntarily give up the future he had planned, this was more effective than any apology.

Seeing him in this state, outwardly bright but inwardly dejected, Ren Anhua’s anger finally dissipated.

But Zhao Sanyan’s answer greatly surprised Ren Anhua, because he still didn’t want to return to her side.

“I’m sorry, Boss. We can’t travel the same road,” Zhao Sanyan said with a difficult expression, as if troubled by some particularly troublesome matter.

“What’s wrong? Can I not handle you anymore? Or do you think I can’t fight without my original ability?”

Zhao Sanyan’s attitude annoyed Ren Anhua quite a bit.

When he wanted to leave back then, Ren Anhua didn’t try to keep him, only telling him to do well.

But in her heart, Ren Anhua had hoped he would stay.

It was just that at the time, besides herself, there really wasn’t any reason for him to stay.

To use friendship to coerce a friend into giving up their future was too shameless, and Ren Anhua couldn’t bring herself to do it.

But now, he was wanted by the military, and she was wanted by the military.

What the hell could be so difficult that he couldn’t follow her?

At worst, they would be brothers in misfortune, looking out for each other.

The beginning might be a bit difficult, but Ren Anhua was confident she could pull together another survivor camp.

Chen Shu and Shi Mu were the prototype.

She refused to believe that in this vast apocalypse, with humanity struggling to survive, the military could do anything outrageous to her at that point.

“No, how could I look down on you? I’m just afraid of dying,” Zhao Sanyan said, his expression becoming complicated as if he had thought of something terrible.

Ren Anhua was a bit confused.

If he was afraid of dying, shouldn’t he be following her even more?

Under her command, who would dare to die without her, Ren Anhua’s, permission?

“Afraid of dying? The military wants to kill you, and now you’re afraid? Then you should be following me even more. If I don’t let you die, you’ll have a hard time trying. You should have some understanding of my abilities now, right?”

Zhao Sanyan did know a little about Ren Anhua’s abilities.

However, not as clearly as Wan Xingbang.

The detailed attributes of Ren Anhua’s abilities were military secrets, which Zhao Sanyan had no access to.

He only knew that Ren Anhua’s ability had changed to healing, but he knew nothing of its detailed strength, so he didn’t connect her ability to the current operation.

He thought it was something Ren Anhua had done in the city that had led to such a capture order.

For someone of his rank, the military wouldn’t tell him too much, especially after Wan Xingbang had become a little suspicious of him.

Of course, his ignorance of how precious Ren Anhua now was was not the reason he wouldn’t go with her.

No matter what ability Ren Anhua held in her hands, Zhao Sanyan would not look down on this big brother of his.

In his mind, Ren Anhua was synonymous with power.

Even if she only used ability flow to strengthen her body, her strength would still surpass ninety percent of the Awakened in Pingding County.

It was just that what gave him deeper concern was someone else.

“Not the military, it’s Meng Fanhai.”

Meng Fanhai.

Ren Anhua was stunned.

If one were to break down Ren Anhua’s resentment toward Zhao Sanyan’s departure, then fifty percent of that resentment was now directed at Meng Fanhai.

The reason was simple: if Zhao Sanyan hadn’t left, she wouldn’t have had a closeted gay man like Meng Fanhai pop up by her side.

What was worse was that Meng Fanhai wasn’t even purely gay; he was bisexual, and even leaned more toward women.

The joy that bordered on fanaticism when he saw her turned into a girl was simply beyond words.

“His intention to kill me is quite obvious now. Part of the reason is that in his eyes, I’m a member of the military, and the military is after you, so I’m a complete traitor who must be killed. But in reality, looking at the overall situation, his motive for killing me is more than just that. Another part of the reason is…”

Zhao Sanyan’s face grew more and more awkward.

“He might also see me as a romantic rival.”

“I’ll rival your mother’s…” Ren Anhua stopped her profanity in time, took a deep breath of the air tinged with the twilight’s afterglow, and calmed her mood.

“Zhao Sanyan, tell me honestly, in your eyes now, how do you see me?”

Regarding Ren Anhua’s question, Zhao Sanyan was very clear about what she was really asking.

“Boss, you’re very beautiful now,” Zhao Sanyan said, and seeing Ren Anhua’s hand moving toward her sword hilt, he quickly continued.

“But of course, I could never see you as an ordinary little girl. We fought together since the apocalypse began. Since I still call you ‘Boss,’ you will always be that same Ren Anhua in my heart.”

“If that’s the case, then you should come with me. You’re not afraid of the military, so what are you afraid of Meng Fanhai for?”

“The military follows rules. Meng Fanhai doesn’t,” Zhao Sanyan shook his head and continued. “You don’t know much about what happened in the East Suburbs after you left, but I do. The military has been monitoring the camp, even after you left.”

“Meng Fanhai… he’s fanatical about you. Telling you about his affairs would seem trivial; there are too many of them. I’ll pick a more representative one. The Survivor Camp is no longer called the Survivor Camp. Meng Fanhai changed its name. It’s now called the Anhua Society.”

“There are some military spies in the Anhua Society. You know about this, too. After all, it’s for balance, for stability. We couldn’t openly confront the military back then. But Meng Fanhai is different. Almost everyone associated with the military has died a miserable death. No one dares to go in as a spy anymore.”

“The military has also made some statements about his behavior, but he doesn’t care at all. He’s a madman. He took the entire Anhua Society, that’s hundreds of people, and they’re all rushing to Su City. He’s coming to find you.”

“If the military wants me, they’ll probably just put up a notice, offer a bounty, and at most, maybe form an elite squad of five or fewer to search for me. If they can’t catch me, it’ll be disbanded in a month at most. The military is short on people, so that’s already a big deal. Of course, it’s still nothing compared to you, Boss,” Zhao Sanyan said, not forgetting to joke with Ren Anhua.

“But Meng Fanhai is different. He could spend the rest of his life, and all the people under him, to hunt me down. And if I’m caught, the outcome won’t be good.”

“Being with you will definitely arouse his enmity. He’s powerful, and he doesn’t play by the rules. That’s what I’m afraid of.”

Ren Anhua had not expected such a major event to have occurred in the camp after she left.

And, Anhua Society, the name made her feel a little embarrassed.

Along with the embarrassment, there was also some anger, because it sounded so much like a triad gang.

Ren Anhua took the nature of the camp very seriously.

If Meng Fanhai had really turned it into a gang of bandits, Ren Anhua would definitely not let him off the hook.

That brat was getting more and more audacious.

Last time he drugged her, this time he changed the name of the camp.

Another reason to go to Su City was added, although Zhao Sanyan had come to tell her not to go.

“Alright, I won’t force you,” Ren Anhua chose to let go once again in the end.

Since the other party was unwilling, she didn’t want to insist too much.

Of course, another reason was that she didn’t want to see Meng Fanhai treat Zhao Sanyan like a love rival.

Just thinking about it gave her a headache, even more so than that whole mess with Lin Aijing back then.

“From your description, it seems you know quite a lot about both Su City and Pingding County. Let me ask you a question. That RV team, where are they now?”

“According to military intelligence, they’ve already reached Su City, and have been there for several days. They’ve had some contact with the military, but the military can’t do anything about them, especially in Su City. I think they might be waiting for you.”

“Waiting for me? Good that they’re waiting for me. I’m looking for them too. I admire people who are self-aware. I’ll go and deal with them personally.”

“Boss, you’re still going to Su City? It’s very dangerous. The military is there, Meng Fanhai is there, and that RV team that even the military can’t figure out is there too.”

“There are some things I must do. Just like you finally decided to wait for me here, I also have some business to handle with the RV team. From what you’re saying, you seem quite afraid of Su City. It seems we really are on different paths. Thanks for the map. I’ll bypass those points and find a hidden route to Su City.”

“Boss, the military has stationed troops in all the places with fewer zombies. If you go that way…”

“Compared to zombies, I think the military is more troublesome right now. I’m glad you didn’t cause me trouble today, so I won’t cause you trouble either,” Ren Anhua turned to get in the car, gave a simple order: take a detour.

Only two figures remained on the dusky yellow streets of Pu Town.

Huang Jing walked to Zhao Sanyan’s side.

This little sister who had been sticking to him since the city center now found her familiar place again.

“You were sent by Wan Xingbang to keep an eye on me, right?”

Zhao Sanyan had finished his cigarette.

He put his hand in his coat pocket and gripped a glass bottle.

“Yes.”

“I let the person go. What are you going to do now?”

Zhao Sanyan waited for a reply.

Although Huang Jing’s actions just now had basically shown her attitude, Zhao Sanyan would not let his guard down until he heard a definite reply.

“Go with you.”

Zhao Sanyan sneered inwardly.

Wan Xingbang had miscalculated one more thing.

Now he had to capture two people.