Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

Du Songzi was half asleep when she opened her eyes and saw Qi Chuan standing in front of her.

He paused for a moment, then instinctively asked, "What are you doing here?"

"...There are only two safe shelters in total, and I happened to be nearby, so I came here."

"Oh, then go get some sleep."

Qi Chuan was exasperated by Du Songzi's oblivious nature. He shook her awake again: "Don't sleep yet, where's Brother Ling?"

"Hmm, it should be in the supermarket. I just saw it. Look for it."

He sighed: "Songzi, tell me the truth, does Brother Ling really not want to include me?"

Du Songzi opened his eyes again after he had just closed them. He frowned almost imperceptibly, but his expression quickly returned to normal.

Why do you think that way?

"It's been more than 30 hours since we parted ways. Ling Ge met up with you first, and then started running around everywhere. I kept trying to catch up with you guys, but every time we were about to meet, you went somewhere else. You didn't seem to care about waiting for me at all."

"You know how efficient Brother Ling is," Du Songzi said cautiously. "Besides, he knows you have a car and are quite capable, so it's safer for you to go anywhere."

"Our relationship has always been good, so why does Brother Ling have a problem with me now?" Qi Chuan slowly shook his head. "This isn't right. Besides, Zhang Xin is dead. I wasn't there at the time, but you were. Tell me, how did he die?"

"..."

How did he die? How could he have died? Zhang Xin had malicious intentions and tried to steal someone's motorcycle, but he was killed by two female thugs.

However, considering the relationship between Ling Ye and Yi Zanglan, speaking about it might cause some unnecessary trouble, so one must be mindful of the art of language.

Unfortunately, Du Songzi is not good with words, let alone the art of language.

He suddenly remembered the promise he had made to Yi Zanglan, so he steeled himself and answered in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, I killed him."

"...You killed him?" Qi Chuan could hardly believe his ears. "Your attack power isn't even B, right? Zhang Xin has such a violent temper, you couldn't even get close to him, how could you kill him?"

"I ambushed him." Du Songzi forced a lie. "Zhang Xin wanted to use me to lure the zombies outside the door. He's done this several times already. I didn't want to put up with it anymore, so I pretended to do it and stabbed him when he wasn't looking."

"You killed him with a single blow, and he didn't even resist?"

"I was pretty crazy at the time, I stabbed him several times, and he had no chance to fight back."

"...You're pretty crazy, aren't you?" Qi Chuan rubbed his temples and couldn't help but complain, "Matsuko, you don't lie, and I'm not an idiot."

Du Songzi looked at him calmly: "I'm not lying."

"Honestly, I don't believe Zhang Xin would use you to lure zombies. Your skills are for saving your life in critical moments. Even for his own sake, he wouldn't want you to die."

Qi Chuan's eyes grew increasingly suspicious, and he raised his voice slightly: "Why did Zhang Xin die? If you keep hiding this, none of us will be able to explain it to the captain when we get back."

"What do we need to explain to him?"

A cold male voice suddenly came from behind the shelves, startling Qi Chuan, who quickly turned around to look.

Ling Ye had somehow appeared behind the two of them, his deep eyes fixed on them without any emotion.

He felt inexplicably guilty and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Brother Ling, you know there have been a lot of rumors circulating in the team lately, and I don't want your relationship with the captain to deteriorate any further."

"Is that so?" Ling Ye retorted coldly, "Then if our relationship continues to deteriorate, whose side will you lean towards?"

"..."

"You already knew the answer, didn't you, Qi Chuan?" Ling Ye said. "What did you and He Rui talk about at the team dinner last month? Do you really think I knew nothing about it?"

A chill ran through Qi Chuan for no reason. He looked embarrassed and tried to explain.

"Everyone drank too much that night, and I was just trying to be considerate of the captain's feelings, so what I said shouldn't be taken seriously—Brother Ling, you saved my life, and I've always been grateful to and respected you. You should understand that."

"I don't understand, you understand yourself." Ling Ye gestured for Du Songzi to follow him, leaving without looking back, "Also, you don't need to keep an eye on me. I'll leave the team after this bonus match."

"...Leave the team?"

Qi Chuan stood there, his face full of shock.

Meanwhile, not far away, behind the checkout counter, Tang Yunxi and Qin Shaoyu peeked out, their heads furtively moving.

"Oh, is this something we should be eavesdropping on?"

"I should or shouldn't I? Anyway, I eavesdropped," Qin Shaoyu muttered to himself. "Being a light sleeper definitely has its advantages, otherwise I would have missed this gossip."

"Even a team as strong as Hunter Time and Space has internal strife? It sounds like Wild King is even the one being ostracized and isolated?"

"You don't understand, do you? The stronger the team, the more serious the internal struggle, because no one is willing to submit to anyone else. Everyone thinks they should have the highest position or priority to obtain the most resources—our team is like that too, although our cash cow is not as good as Hunter Time and Space."

Tang Yunxi clicked her tongue, looking disgusted: "That's why I don't like joining teams casually, it's such a hassle."

"Isn't Ke Lan already preparing to take over the Winter Team? Will you be joining then?"

"Nonsense, how can that be the same? Of course I joined Lanlan's team. Besides Zhaozhao and Lao Shen, I'm the third oldest member!"

Qin Shaoyu quickly covered her mouth: "Okay, I understand, Elder. If you speak any louder, they will all hear you."

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During the ten hours in the safe haven, Qi Chuan was constantly restless and couldn't sleep soundly.

During this time, he wandered around, secretly observing Ling Ye's movements, and tried to talk to him several times, but he didn't know where to start.

He knew Ling Ye's personality all too well. At this moment, it was best not to provoke the other party's anger, otherwise he might get stabbed through before even facing the last zombie.

He considered himself to be of decent fighting ability, but he was no match for Ling Ye.

Ling Ye has never failed to kill anyone he wants to kill.

...until Qi Chuan saw a young woman in a light blue windbreaker hand Ling Ye an energy drink, and then sit down and chat with Ling Ye.

Ling Ye never liked to talk much to strangers. He didn't know the girl either, but he could tell that she was a beautiful woman with a gentle and classical temperament.

Ah this...

So Lingye likes this type?

Qi Chuan's mind stirred slightly. He patiently waited for an opportunity, until Yi Zanglan got up and walked deeper into the supermarket, before quietly following her.

Before he could even get two steps closer, Yi Zanglan suddenly turned around, his baton suddenly extended, and with a "snap," it was less than half an inch from his eyes.

"You're very rude."

He was startled and instinctively stepped back: "Excuse me, miss, are you... are you Brother Ling's new friend?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"It's like this, there's been a misunderstanding between Ling-ge and me, and now our relationship is rather strained," Qi Chuan said tactfully. "So, if possible, could you please mediate between us?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zanglan put away his baton, his expression slightly hesitant.

"Is it really appropriate for me to interfere in your teammates' private matters?"

Seeing that her attitude was wavering, Qi Chuan was overjoyed and quickly took a few steps closer, lowering his voice to persuade her.

"It's okay, I think you're a good match. You know, Brother Ling has never been close to women before. I saw you two chatting very congenially just now, so I think he'll listen to what you have to say."

"Oh." Yi Zanglan nodded, paused for a moment, then smiled and looked at him. "But whether we click or not is none of your business."

"..."

"Don't spy on others secretly next time."

She gave him a casual shove and brushed past him without a second thought.

She was stronger than he had imagined, and almost pushed Qi Chuan off balance. The gap between the two rows of shelves was already narrow, and Qi Chuan was speechless as he regained his footing.

Bah! Birds of a feather flock together. No wonder you can chat with Ling Ye. You're a weirdo too!

He cursed under his breath and was about to turn back when he accidentally put his hand in his pocket and froze.

"...Holy crap! Where's my No. 2 potion?!"