Jin Xuyan looked at everyone and continued calmly, "A zombie horde was spotted near the Lin'an city border. The location is close to Wei Ying's camp, so we will head there to investigate. Since we don't yet know the exact situation, we will divide into two teams."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Ah Zhi, Old Qin, Qixuan, Wen Mo, and Wen Kai will come with me to scout the horde. The rest will follow Old Zhang and assist the Eagle Team with evacuating survivors. Any questions?"
"No, Captain!" the members responded in unison.
Checking his watch, Jin Xuyan said, "We leave in five minutes."
"Understood!"
After exiting the suburban area, Feng Yun took out the armored vehicles from his space.
Since she no longer needed to conceal her space, Jiao Lizhi took out five buses and two trucks she had collected along the road previously from her space. Then, she stored away the extra armored vehicles into her space, leaving only one for their use.
They fueled up the vehicles and boarded the buses and trucks.
Before departure, Jin Xuyan turned to Zhang Yuan and said, "Old Zhang, I'm leaving the team in your hands while I'm gone. Contact me if anything urgent comes up."
Zhang Yuan nodded and replied, "Understood. Be careful."
Jin Xuyan gave his shoulder a firm pat before he went into the armored car. This time, Wen Kai was driving, with Qin Luzi in the passenger seat serving as the navigator.
Jin Xuyan and the rest sat in the back with Jiao Lizhi by his side, and Li Qixuan and Wen Mo across from them.
Once they left the narrow road behind, the team headed straight for the border.
At the same time, Wei Ying and his team had been waiting at the base entrance for a while before they saw Xun Che's team drive five buses and five trucks over.
Seeing them waiting, one of the soldiers said, "Captain Wei, sorry for making you wait."
Wei Ying nodded and said, "It's not early anymore, we have to leave now."
"Understood."
After a brief exchange, Wei Ying entered the car, and they drove away.
Since the road had been cleared up and fixed by Xun Che's team, it only took them four hours to reach the survivor camp. It was eleven o'clock in the morning when they arrived.
Seeing the familiar car, the guards quickly moved the roadblocks and greeted them. Sёarch* The Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
When they saw the buses and trucks, they thought they would come back with reinforcements. Therefore, when they noticed the buses and trucks were emptied, their hearts sank.
Wei Ying rolled down the window and asked, "Have the survivors been informed of the evacuation?"
One of the soldiers nodded and replied, "Vice Captain Xiao already informed everyone, and we have made the preparations. At this moment, the survivors have been moved to the field and are just waiting for your order."
Hearing this, Wei Ying nodded and said, "Inform everyone to prioritize the elderly, children, and women. We will evacuate them first and come back for the rest."
"Understood," the soldier nodded and quickly went to convey the order.
While Xun Che's team waited outside to organize the evacuation, Wei Ying and his team entered the camp. They drove directly to the main building and walked to the temporary office.
Not long after he took his seat and read the report, the door of his office was pushed open, and several leaders entered with darkened faces.
Hearing their footsteps, Wei Ying didn't even bother to raise his head and asked, "For all of you to come here at the same time, is there an urgent matter?"
When the leaders saw his nonchalant attitude, one of them frowned and said, "Captain Wei, what do you mean by prioritizing the elderly, children, and women? Shouldn't you evacuate the leaders and important people first?"
After he said this, another one chimed in, "They are sick and weak. Even if you evacuate them, they wouldn't be able to contribute anything to the camp or people. We should focus on the bigger picture and not be bound by old rules."
Wei Ying's hand stopped when he heard his words. After a moment, he finally raised his head and asked, "Colonel, are you telling me to abandon the civilians and focus on saving you all first?"
"Captain Wei, you know the chance for the children, women, and elderly to survive in our current situation is very low. Rather than wasting resources on a lost cause, we should focus on grooming more people to increase our combat power," the colonel replied with a frown.
Hearing this, Wei Ying stood up and said, "Colonel, as soldiers, we vowed to protect our country. Without the country, we have no home. People are the foundation of our country. You telling me to abandon the people is equal to asking me to destroy my home, my country."
Taking a deep breath to calm down, he continued, "I won't change my decision. Either you leave by yourself or wait until we evacuate all the people."
The leaders were angry with his reply, and one of them said, "Wei Ying, do you think we want to stay if we can leave by ourselves?"
"Since you think my decision is wrong and you don't want to stay, then you are free to return to the capital. You can take your soldiers with you, but my team won't escort you," Wei Ying replied firmly.
The moment he said this, the leaders' faces turned red with anger. The colonel pointed at him and said, "Wei Ying, are you going to rebel? Do you have to force us to give a military order before you listen?"
As soon as he heard these words, Wei Ying finally recalled Jin Xuyan's words. He had stubbornly refused to listen to his advice and had firmly held on to his belief all this time.
But today, he finally realized that the so-called government and country had collapsed on the day the zombies appeared. He shook his head and let out a chuckle.
"What are you laughing about?" the colonel asked with a frown.