Chapter 1-1
Zheng and the other two waited until the area was crowded then came out from under the trees. Since Yinkong's clothes were stained with blood, Zheng gave her his jacket put an arm over her shoulders just like a brother holding his little sister.
Jie and Yinkong looked at him in surprise. Zheng smiled calmly. "It looks more natural this way. After we get inside the hotel, just chat about random stuff. Best if you can keep a smile. We won't attract attention this way... Hoho, is it alright to hold onto you for a while, Yinkong?"
She turned her head away and replied coldly. "Doesn't matter."
Zheng and Jie realized her figure was so different when she took off her jacket. The little girl's chest was so big it instantly attracted the two men's attention.
Although Yinkong didn't care about their stares, her expression changed a bit when Zheng put his jacket on her. So that was why she wasn't annoyed when Zheng put his arm around her.
"... Jie, Yinkong, I think our thoughts had gone into the wrong direction. Maybe it was over confidence or maybe I lost myself after I came back from the real world, so much that I forgot our original goal... to survive."
"We all just want to survive."
As the two of them looked confused, Zheng smiled bitterly. "Jie, do you still remember what I said to you in the last movie? I said I will do my best to protect my comrades, to trust and support them, then we will survive with the power of the team... My thoughts went in the wrong direction. The problem is who can become my comrade?"
"Like those normal people, they're mentally weak and can drag us in danger, and those that can betray us at critical moments are not qualified to become our comrades. Yet I included all these newbies. This was a fatal mistake."
"I will continue with my ideology. The power of comrades is very important. We should trust and support each other. I won't treat everyone as a number like Xuan did! But I will change what I did wrong. Only people who gained the trust of everyone in our team, have the talent, and pass a trial can become our comrade. As for those normal people..."
Zheng fell into a silence when he reached these words. Jie and Yinkong looked at him quietly.
"As for those normal people... I can offer them some help, like weapons and warnings, but their lives won't be a reason to put this team in danger. In necessity, I will abandon normal people for the team. Xuan was right with this point. This is a cruel world, everyone is just struggling to stay alive. We are the same..."
It didn't take long for their bus to reach Sunlight Hotel. Thanks to it being the tourist season, they easily mixed into the crowd and got into the stairs. They didn't want to take the elevator because of the smell of blood. It wasn't until they climbed over a dozen floors and opened the door to their room did they let out a sigh of relief.
Zero, Lan and Tengyi were having breakfast on a table. Aside from the bandage on Tengyi's head, they looked like they were in good shape. At least they didn't panic when the three opened the door.
Zero asked. "Doing well?"
Zheng replied with a smile. "Yeah, stayed in the darkness for a night. Fortunately we haven't been killed by the ghost..."
The atmosphere became relaxed. Zheng and the other two also sat down for breakfast. After eating, Zheng had them sitting on the sofa then stood in from of them.
"I'm sorry." Zheng bowed at them then said. "This was my fault. I forgot that the most important thing as a leader... is to be responsible for the safety of my team, and not for everyone like a savior. They want to live. We too want to live. Sorry... From now on, I will only be responsible for our team. I can help newbies but I will not risk our team to help them. At the same time, any newbies that want to join our team must have the talent, be someone we can trust and over half our team have to agree... Sorry! Let us do our best to survive!"
