XG 20 - Soldiers, shoot those with signs of infection

The carriage finally reached the bottom without any more trouble, but they were immediately surrounded by guns pointing at them. The area was completely empty of civilians. All of them were from the military force and would not hesitate to shoot if not for Suzie Yap opening her mouth first.

“Thank you for not shooting us on sight. Can I trouble you to pass on to your leader that Suzie Yap is here?”

The guns did not lower at all.

“Surely you can see we do not have skeleton thin figures, white hair, or snarling inhumanly at you? Please pass my word to Sergeant Bolek.”

Upon hearing their superior's name, one of the soldiers finally moved and jogged away to send the message, while others continued to stand on guard.

“Soldiers, would you mind if we get out of this carriage?” Suzie Yap asked politely.

Receiving a consenting nod, Suzie Yap jumped out of the carriage without a sound as if she did not weigh much. Then she reached back to help Wong Xue Guo out.

Vihaan spotted a low latch and only then recognized there was a short metal gate installed. He exited through it with Kim Sung-Ho in his arms, looking at the guns warily.

Chen Jiang An nudged the paralyzed man that had forcefully hitchhiked with them, who then only scrambled out of the carriage. The fearful man stood far away from Suzie Yap, afraid that the petty woman would do something to him.

None of them dared to look at the dead body lying not far away from them with a smashed head and open eyes.

Cheng Jiang An does not dare to swallow, fear that it will induce vomit. Kim Sung-Ho does not look much better either with his green face. As for Wong Xue Guo, her mother hugged her trembling frame, making sure her body blocked the dead body from her sight.

The last to get out was Chen Yibo, whose head was lowered with no one knowing what he was thinking. But it was not a peaceful thought with how tight his fists were until they trembled from the pressure.

“Save us! Please!” Someone above yelled out of the window, disregarding the risk of attracting the zombies to their hiding place.

Chen Yibo released a deep breath and swiftly pressed the button for the carriage to go up. He raised his gaze resolutely towards the guns that had directed to him as soon as he did that. There was no regret in doing so even if he might be shot. At least, he gave those survivors a way to escape.

His heart had been suffocating since Mrs. Wong pushed the man away, even if he understood that letting the second man in will lead the third and fourth over.

“Yibo!” Chen Jiang An wanted to rush to his cousin but was afraid to step into the gun’s sight. “Why did you do that? They won’t be able to get in without going to the rooftop first anyway!”

“My heart feels better doing that, even if it might be meaningless.”

Chen Jiang An: Ah, shit. Why would his cousin take this time to rebel against rules anyway?!

But his action was not meaningless once a person managed to get into the carriage before it reached the rooftop. It was a small boy who managed to jump into the carriage with a loud thud that had the metal box swing violently. His mother told him to quickly control the carriage so that she can get in.

The soldiers finally changed their target from Chen Yibo to the survivors getting into the carriage and Chen Jiang An hurriedly dragged his cousin away.

Wong Xue Guo was gently pushed behind Suzie Yap to hide when a group of men headed in their direction.

Sergeant Bolek was shorter than his comrades walking behind him, but his muscles under his forest green uniform were intimidating, especially with his flashy badges. His steps were heavy and there was a gun in his hand at standby. With a soldier whispering to his ears, his expression was not happy as his gaze flickered to the carriage with survivors getting in.

With a wave of a hand to dismiss his informant, his severe expression hardly eased when he saw Suzie Yap. “Mrs. Wong. To think you manage to survive and escape from the building. I have truly underestimated a mother on a mission to save her daughter. Mr. Wong will definitely be at ease knowing you survived.”

Sergeant Bolek had received information about the infected, including their symptoms and lethality. He could easily see this group of survivors were clean but still ordered the medic team to check them for any bite wounds and treat their injuries if they were confirmed to be clean. Vihaan did not resist and immediately had Kim Sung-Ho get the check-up first.

“My dear husband had contacted you?” Looks like that old man could still do something even on the private jet.

“He asked me a favor, to delay the bombing till tomorrow morning. Now that I see you, I finally understand why he’s confident that you will make it.” Sergeant Bolek’s expression was hard to see with his extremely tanned skin, but his sneer revealed his white teeth were eye-catching in the dark.

Suzie Yap smiled. “Then we have truly troubled you. Now that we are out, please ignore my husband’s favor and proceed with your original plans. Truly, we are inconsiderate and delayed the infection containment procedure.”

“Remind your husband to keep his word.” Sergeant Bolek would never want the bargain to be nullified when he could get a promise from the pharmacy owner Charles Wong.

Actually, he was not in a terribly bad mood for the bombing to be delayed since Charles Wong was not the only one asking him to do so. The Ambassador of Canada and the Chief of Police had also joined in to request him to halt the bombing until the rescue attempt was completed. Now that everyone was successfully rescued, he could finally do his task and avoid being held responsible if the infection spread.

“I will pass your word to him.” Suzie Yap did not promise anything beyond that. Their business should be solved by themselves. In the first round, it was her that owed Sergeant Bolek a favor, but this man had died before he could redeem it.

Would he live longer this time?

While the adults were talking, Wong Xue Guo’s attention was on the carriage. Her heart shook fiercely the more passengers in the carriage grew. It was also shaking rather fiercely, and the survivors were yelling and shoving around to find a spot to get in. Someone yelled that they would come back for the second round, but no one wanted to wait for fear the monster would arrive at their hiding place.

They had made a lot of noise already. It was a matter of time when the zombies would find them.

“Prepare for the bombing! Set off once ready! Soldiers, shoot those with signs of infection! If there are too many people, just shoot!” Sergeant Bolek ordered grimly.

While it was good that there were survivors actively climbing out of the building, it was also a bad thing to suddenly have a large number of them at the same time. His men will have trouble identifying the infected among the mass and it will bring chaos if they do not control it. Sergeant Bolek could only harden his heart and order for these innocent civilians to be shot.

The necessary equipment had already been delivered to the site and only required installation, which would not take a long time. The faster the bombing, the lesser chance it will spread.

Suzie Yap brought her daughter to the medic team and was assigned to two women. They do not need to strip as they were still in public without anything to block prying eyes from them. But the search was thorough and proper.

The mother and daughter's serious injuries mostly centered on their palms for holding onto their weapons tightly. Wong Xue Guo saw her mother's fingernails with fancy manicures were mostly ruined, along with a few broken nails that had her wince from just seeing them.

With her hands treated, Suzie Yap took out her mobile phone from her pants pocket that she had changed into after discarding her bloody dress.

"Xunsu, how's the situation at your end?" Suzie Yap immediately asked after the call was connected.

Hearing the name, Wong Xue Guo no longer pretended to be disinterested and openly stared at her mother to eavesdrop.

Kang Xunsu was the leader of the Wong family's bodyguard team. A rugged-looking man that was also Wong Xue Guo's secret accomplice when it comes to watching anime, with their favourite HunterxHunter.

Until now, Wong Xue Guo could not understand why Brother Xunsu's favourite was Hisoka, just as he could also not understand why she liked Killua. Their tight friendship always had their boat overturned when it comes to their favourite man.

"We got out of the car park before it was sealed thanks to the military's help. Ma'am, I take it you are out with the little princess?"

Kang Xunsu sounded nonchalant, but Wong Xue Guo guessed the situation would be very messy. Unless most people got attacked before they could reach the parking lot, that area will be much safer.

But she doubted it.

"Yes. I will share my location later."

Their injuries were not much, so the ladies finished the check-up early and waited for the males. Being in a semi-safe environment, Wong Xue Guo could not stop nodding her head as her eyes already closed halfway.

Chen Yibo had been watching the carriage with a stifled heart at his helplessness but was soon distracted by the sleepy Wong Xue Guo. In any case, watching her nodding off was more peaceful than watching the carriage that was at the edge of collapse.

It was the loud screams that smashed Wong Xue Guo's sleepiness away and had her heart beating frantically.

"Oh my God! The carriage fell!" Chen Jiang An screamed in horror, watching the people hanging onto the carriage that had collapsed halfway.

There were few people that had dropped a long string of makeshift rope, using it to climb down the building. Unfortunately, their distance from the carriage was quite close and when the carriage fell, the passengers panicked and jumped onto the makeshift rope. Now, the people climbing down from the rope were in danger as well.

"The military will deal with them. Let's leave quickly," Suzie Yap gathered them after everyone was done.

No one stayed behind to watch, especially when they could distantly hear inhuman growls and sounds of gunshots joined in.