Chapter 778: That Fleeting Device
Chapter 778: Chapter 778: That Fleeting Device
"Kill who?"
The Base Commander’s fingertips overflowed with purple lightning, the lightning enveloping Xiao Ying like a giant serpent.
The oppressive force was invisible to Xiao Ying, but her eyes could see the terrifying lightning around her. She felt that if her skin touched the lightning, she would be disfigured immediately.
"Ah!"
Xiao Ying was so terrified she turned pale and dared not speak carelessly.
Because she couldn’t see anything but the surrounding lightning.
The Base Commander’s lips curled slightly, casting a glance at his own son.
At the moment Bai Xiqin was pointed at, Leng Yebai’s fingers also overflowed with purple lightning.
To appease his son, the Base Commander acted decisively to intimidate.
He expected a grateful look from his son, but all he saw was disdain.
His son’s expression seemed to say that mere intimidation wasn’t enough; she should at least have a broken arm or leg!
Base Commander: ...
He was too naive!
"Everyone, the Bai Family are our saviors. It was they who killed those bad guys, allowing us to escape from the human traffickers. Meeting zombies on our return... was just bad luck, not the Bai Family’s fault. Please don’t misunderstand them anymore."
When Zhang Ping spoke, she glanced in the direction of Xiao Ying, her gaze unsteady.
As she recalled their return, her speech halted slightly.
A trace of struggle flashed in her eyes.
"Zhang Ping! Speak properly!"
Surrounded by lightning, Xiao Ying was trapped and unable to get out, so she issued a warning to Zhang Ping.
Zhang Ping pursed her thin lips, took a deep breath, and solemnly looked at Bai Xiqin, her gaze growing resolute.
"The reason we encountered a zombie horde on our return was that Xiao Ying insisted on stopping for a clean water source to wash up. When the zombies attacked, she insisted on closing the car door, not allowing everyone back on... So, only the two of us returned."
As Zhang Ping spoke, she moved a bit away from Village Chief Zhang, trembling uncontrollably.
Village Chief Zhang was the most powerful superpower user in the village. Now that she’d spoken, the village would not tolerate her.
The nearest safe base was far away, and even as a Gold Ability User, she couldn’t make it alone.
"Shut up!"
Village Chief Zhang glared at Zhang Ping with a menacing look in his eyes.
"Everyone, don’t listen to her nonsense. She’s colluding with outsiders to harm us!"
Xiao Ying shrieked, wishing she could throw Zhang Ping out of the village.
She should have pushed Zhang Ping out then and returned to the village alone!
The villagers stared blankly at Zhang Ping.
Shock filled their eyes.
Many girls were taken back then, and most families had some distant relation.
The deceased girls were more or less family or close relatives.
The villagers knew Zhang Ping well; what she said was most likely true.
Anger and resentment rose in everyone’s hearts.
Yet silently sank back down.
Those who died were already dead; the living had to continue on.
Since Xiao Ying’s father was the village chief, and he protected the village, without him, the village would have long perished.
At that point, they too would die.
The villagers fell silent, not voicing any condemnation of Xiao Ying.
But with Zhang Ping’s words spoken, she could no longer remain in the village.
"Xiao Ping, you shouldn’t speak recklessly. This family truly has nothing to do with our village girls’ deaths, but neither does it with my Xiao Ying."
Village Chief Zhang’s face bore a gentle smile, as always steady and calm.
The recent ominous expression seemed like an illusion.
"Xiao Ping, you must be mistaken! It’s already commendable to return alone from such a terrifying zombie horde."
A villager chimed in.
The other villagers looked at the village chief, then at the Bai Family, and added,
"These are your benefactors, and we all remember wrong, but it certainly isn’t Xiao Ying’s fault. I guess our children were just unlucky, damn this apocalypse!"
"Yes, yes, exactly!"
The villagers quickly made the "right" choice.
No matter how much they resented the village chief’s daughter internally, they could only swallow their resentment.
"Ha, you really are magnanimous for your daughters!"
The Base Commander’s fingers moved slightly, and the lightning around Xiao Ying instantly struck the surroundings.
The disordered lightning struck the ground, instantly charring the yellow earth.
Deliberately or not, the lightning fell on the villagers and Xiao Ying.
They weren’t harmed, but the shock of the electric current was unpleasant, leaving each person writhing in pain, enduring the electrocution.
Unable to utter a word.
The Base Commander was never a good person, always seeking revenge.
He appeared to be a good person only because he found his son; in reality, he dealt with bad people in an even worse way.
This retaliation was still mild, considering his daughter-in-law was there, as the Base Commander didn’t want to seem too violent.
He didn’t want the daughter-in-law to think people named Leng were all violent.
The Base Commander wanted to seem scholarly so he could quickly gain a daughter-in-law.
"Boring, let’s go!"
Bai Anhai stood on the steps, not stepping down, moving his mouth and swallowing the ginseng, slightly disappointed.
He thought the bloodshed Bai Yifan mentioned would happen now, and he was ready to be hit, only a false alarm.
A chill ran down his spine, wondering when the next chance would be to get beaten!
The Bai Family cast a glance at the suffering villagers but didn’t hold it against them.
These villagers would not live comfortably later, having to live under Village Chief Zhang, remembering his daughter might have harmed their daughters.
"I sincerely apologize for this time. If there’s an opportunity, I will certainly repay you well!"
Zhang Ping didn’t seem worried about her future struggles at all, politely bowing towards the Bai Family’s bus once more.
――Kind enough indeed.
Bai Xiqin sat on the bus’s sofa by the window, gazing out, quickly spotting Zhang Ping bowing.
From her angle, amid Zhang Ping’s lush hair, something shone brightly under the sunlight.
A fleeting sight, but Bai Xiqin saw it clearly.
That metallic object was familiar to Bai Xiqin.
There was a similar device at Captain Zhu’s temple.
It was the handiwork of Wang Ge and his son.
Bai Xiqin suddenly recalled Wang Ge’s appearance at that location previously, targeting perhaps a unique superpower user.
Now it seemed, it was Zhang Ping.
Bai Xiqin’s fingers gently tapped the table, brows furrowed, her mind racing.
The bus began to move slowly, and Bai Xiqin raised her head to look into the rearview mirror outside.
From her angle, she could just see Zhang Ping’s reflection.
A moment ago, Zhang Ping’s grateful face now bore a subtle expression, her smile untouching her eyes.
"It’s not the zombies, it’s a more unique superpower user, the device on her head should allow her, like Wang Ge, to control zombies."
As Bai Xiqin pondered, Leng Yebai casually handed Bai Xiqin a peeled tangerine, his voice gentle.
"Looks like we’ll meet again in the next few days!"
Bai Xiqin accepted the tangerine, a hint of a smile on her lips.
Wang Ge and his son’s influence was indeed lingering; this time, let’s settle it once and for all!