Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 17: The Traitor in Zhongzhou
Those who received the mission were all combat elites. Lingdian, Zheng Zha, Zhao Yingkong, and Zhang Jie left together. Zhan Lan held the cat, his eyes following Zheng Zha's back, with a lost look on his face.

"you like him?"

Wen Lie lifted his butt and sat next to Zhan Lan with a playful expression.

Zhan Lan turned around and asked angrily, "What are you talking about in a place like this?"

Wen Lie said calmly, "The enemy isn't coming, and nothing's happening anyway. It's better to have some fun and relax than to tense up and get tired."

Zhan Lan said angrily, "Fun? How can you be like that? You treat your teammates' feelings as fun?"

Wen Lie sneered, "Because it's really fun. In a world where you have to fight hard to survive, what are you messing with? Besides, people don't like you, so don't end up making a mess of things that hurt both you and others."

Unless these emotions are turned into some kind of power, into a powerful force.

Thinking of that very interesting strengthening routine, Wen Lie showed a smile with some malice on his face.

Qi Tengyi stood up somewhat awkwardly and walked away quietly.

Zhang Heng, Gao Hongliang and Qin Zhuiyu also left.

Is it okay to casually discuss the emotional issues between a veteran and a captain? And why bother discussing it with the person involved?
This guy named Wen Lie has extremely low EQ!

The same thought flashed through everyone's mind.

On the first day, I argued with Zhang Jie.

The next day, he bluntly said that Zheng Zha had a low IQ.

Today, it’s fun to talk about Zhan Lan.

He has offended half of the senior people. Is he really not afraid of them getting angry?

Xiao Honglu, the only one who didn't run away, was still thinking hard about his own mistakes and didn't notice what the people around him were saying.

Zhan Lan's brow twitched a few times, and he asked with a forced smile, "So, Wen Lie, how did you know that I liked Zheng Zha, and how did you know that Zheng Zha didn't like me?"

Wen Lie said firmly, "The way you look at Zheng Zha is different from the way you look at other people."

In fact, Wen Lie doesn’t have such good eyesight. Not only that, he is also nearsighted.

But Zhan Lan didn’t know!
Zhan Lan thought Wen Lie had really noticed that the way she looked at Zheng Zha was different, and her gaze suddenly became evasive and she showed an embarrassed expression.

Wen Lie continued, "As for Zheng Zha's evasive attitude towards you, in the past six days, he has spoken to you only a few times, and most of them were about business."

This is what Wen Lie truly observed. Zheng Zha gets along more naturally with Zhao Yingkong than with Zhan Lan.

Zhan Lan touched his forehead and said with a forced smile, "You misunderstood. Zheng Zha... is... because of another matter." Zhan Lan's expression became serious at this point. "There's a traitor in the Zhongzhou team."

Wen Lie asked calmly, "A traitor? Whose traitor?"

Zhan Lan was stunned by the question.

Yeah, who’s the traitor?
Everyone is in the same main god space and cannot go anywhere else.

However, after strengthening her mental skills, she did feel a strong pressure from Zhang Jie.

"I understand!"

Xiao Honglu suddenly slapped his thigh, and with a snap, Zhan Lan came back to his senses. He and Wen Lie looked at Xiao Honglu together.

"What do you understand?"

Xiao Honglu crossed his fingers and looked at the ground. "I'm too superstitious about the plot. Following the plot and controlling its development is the only way to go wrong. That's what I subconsciously believe. Even after the British army was brought in, I still subconsciously wanted to stick to the original plot..."

“This is not just your problem.”

Zhan Lan touched his forehead and recalled what Zhang Jie said in Resident Evil 1.

"Familiarity with the plot is a Reincarnator's greatest asset, so I won't change it unless I'm absolutely certain. And if anyone attempts to forcibly alter the plot to gain bonus points, I don't mind sending them to hell... That's what Zhang Jie said back then, and we all thought it made sense. Zheng Zha didn't listen and tried to interfere with the plot, which resulted in serious consequences."

"That's right! Absolute certainty, but what does this absolute certainty mean? Power? Obviously not. Our team doesn't have that kind of power, otherwise we wouldn't need to borrow the strength of the British army. We have to use deception to deceive the British army, which means we lack strength. Without strength, how can we have the confidence to change the plot?"

Xiao Honglu snapped his fingers and felt comforted.

It turned out that it wasn't his problem. It was because the team was not strong enough that he subconsciously wanted to act according to the original plot.

"Zhang Jie," Wen Lie yawned and said to Zhan Lan, "tell us about your experiences in detail, from the beginning of Resident Evil 1 to your entry into this horror movie."

"Well, I'll try to present it from a neutral perspective."

Zhan Lan nodded, his eyes solemn, and began to recount his experience without bias.

From Resident Evil 1 to the beginning of The Mummy, it continues until Zheng Zha and the others return.

Zheng Zha just thought that Wen Lie was curious about their experiences, and if there was anything missing in what Zhan Lan said, he would help to fill in the gaps.

However, both of them tacitly concealed their speculation about Zhang Jie.

"Haha, interesting."

After Zhan Lan finished speaking, Wen Lie tilted his head and laughed out loud.

Zhang Jie lowered his eyes, with a bitter look in his eyes.

Zheng Zha asked doubtfully, "What's so interesting?"

"It's a meaningless little thing to know," Wen Lie kept it a secret. He stood up, holding up his stand-in, Anubis. "I'm going to eat first. By the way, Zhan Lan, I support you. Keep working hard."

Wen Lie gave Zhan Lan a wicked smile, gave him a thumbs up, and walked out of the Zhongzhou team's gathering place.

Everyone looked at each other.

Zhan Lan was also confused, not knowing what Wen Lie was talking about.

But soon, Zhan Lan reacted.

Is she saying that she likes Zheng Zha?
Zhan Lan showed an embarrassed expression. She tried to change the subject by talking about the traitor, but she didn't expect that she still couldn't fool Wen Lie.

But Wen Lie said he supported her...? Didn't he say before that she would harm herself and others? Was he moved? After all, Zheng Zha had saved her three times in a row.

She should repay the life-saving grace with her body, so it's normal for her to have a good impression of Zheng Zha, right?
As night fell, the soldiers had already started a fire and were cooking. The potato soup was ready. Wen Lie filled a bowl and took a few heated cans.

He had been on a camel for the past few days and had no appetite. He had not tasted the British army's food yet.

Wen Lie cut off a piece of canned meat and put it in his mouth. After taking two bites, his brows immediately frowned.

This thing is like chewing shoe leather.

Wen Lie decisively returned the food and asked Zheng Zha for compressed biscuits and solid water as dinner. After eating and drinking, Wen Lie quickly went into the tent to rest.

As a young man of the new era, he always stays up until midnight before going to bed, but the journey these days is too tiring and his body can't take it anymore.

(End of this chapter)