Chinese agents survive in a zombie apocalypse.

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However, just as Li Ailun thought he wasn't needed here for the time being and was about to turn around and leave the room...

"Wait a minute, don't go."

Haosheer's voice, heavy with worry, suddenly stopped him.

"He's losing blood faster than we can replenish it, and he has fluid buildup in his abdomen. We can't wait any longer..."

"...otherwise he would be dead."

Sher looked at Rick with a serious expression and suddenly issued an ultimatum.

"..."

Rick and Lori looked at each other, stunned by the sudden bad news. Their eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

Hershel's gaze swept back and forth between Rick and Lori's faces, forcing them to make a decision. He urged anxiously, "I need to know now whether you want me to use the knife?"

"Because I feel this child doesn't have much time left."

You must make a choice!

"……choose?"

Faced with Hao Sher's repeated questioning, Lori asked back with a pained expression and a trembling voice.

How are they supposed to make a choice?

Sean hasn't returned yet. With a lack of medical supplies, what are the chances of success for the surgery?

"choose!"

Rick made a decision immediately. He turned and looked Lori straight in the eyes, saying in a serious and firm tone, "You have to tell me what to do!"

"..."

You must tell me what to do!

Rick's eyes showed both worry for his son and fear of the surgery failing, but it was indeed the best choice at this moment!

However, he still needs Lori's support.

"..."

Lori understood the meaning in her husband's eyes. She slowly reached out and stroked Rick's stubble-covered cheek. Finally, she said with difficulty, "...Let's have the surgery."

The moment she uttered those words, it was as if she had used up all her strength.

"..."

Rick breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Lori tightly. He could feel the pain and torment his wife was going through.

This choice was equally difficult for him.

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Having decided to perform the surgery immediately, everyone proceeded without further delay and began all the preparations in an orderly manner. Patricia hurriedly pushed a metal cot into the room, just the right size to serve as a temporary operating table.

"Okay, everyone stand at the corner of the bed and pull the sheets down..."

Hoseidon was the first to walk to the bedside, then quickly pulled out a corner of the sheet. He looked up at Rick and said, "Put the IV bag on the sheet..."

"..."

Without saying a word, Rick reached out and took off the IV bag, then quickly imitated Howe's movements and pulled up a corner of the bed sheet.

"..."

Lori and Lee Allen also rushed forward to help.

"Okay, I'll count to three... one, two, three..."

Under Hao Sher's direction, the four of them worked together to lift little Karl onto the operating table.

At this moment, Patricia brought over an iron tray containing various sterilized surgical instruments. Then, she brought over a table lamp and turned the light to its brightest setting, instantly illuminating the entire operating table.

“Rick, Lori…”

Having already put on medical gloves, Hao Sher suddenly looked up and advised the anxious couple, "You should leave for a while."

Then he turned to Li Ailun and said, "Ailun, right? I need you to help me hold him down later. I can't complete the surgery smoothly while he's moving around..."

Just then, the sound of a car approaching suddenly came from outside, the roar of the engine breaking the silence of the night.

"..."

Li Ailun was standing by the window and immediately realized what was happening.

He reached out and pulled back the white curtains, and saw two cars driving towards the house one after the other in the night, their headlights piercing the darkness like two beams of hope.

"..."

Rick also peered out the window, and a look of surprise and excitement instantly welled up in his eyes. He exclaimed, "Thank God!"

After saying that, he rushed out of the room, and Li Ailun and Lori naturally followed him out.

"You stay and watch over him."

Heshel gave Patricia a word of instruction and then quickly left the room.

When he stepped outside, he saw everyone waiting anxiously. Only after the two cars came to a steady stop in front of the house did the people inside open the doors and get out.

"..."

Li Ailun spotted Susan the moment he saw her. Seeing that she was safe and sound, the weight that had been hanging over him finally lifted. But the next second, his brow furrowed.

Because in Susan's eyes, there was no joy, but rather a heavy and regretful look. Even Moore, who was usually the most talkative, was silent at this moment.

"..."

Li Ailun's gaze shifted to another car, where he saw Sean get out, sling two backpacks over his shoulder, and limp toward the house with an indescribable complex expression on his face.

"..."

Sean limped over to Rick, staring intently at him, and asked anxiously, "How's Carl?"

"There is still hope."

Rick quickly agreed.

Beside him, Hao Sher reached out and took the backpack from Sean's hand, about to return to the room to continue the surgery, but the next second he suddenly realized something.

He turned his head and scanned the returning group, then fixed his eyes on Sean and asked, "Where's Otis?"

"..."

Sean met the old man's gaze, a flicker of panic flashing involuntarily in his eyes. He instinctively avoided the old man's gaze and whispered, "...They didn't escape."

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned serious.

Although some people noticed Sean's unusual behavior, they simply took it as a normal reaction to surviving a close call. To them, such a thing was perfectly normal when faced with such a large number of zombies.

But for the people on the farm, it was like a bolt from the blue. Maggie stood there, stunned, her beautiful eyes instantly turning red.

"..."

Although Herschel was equally upset, this was not the time to dwell on it. He quickly composed himself and instructed everyone, "Don't tell Patricia. We'll talk about it later. I need her now."

After saying that, he turned around and quickly walked into the house.

"..."

Rick didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only walk up and hug the somewhat bewildered Sean. He patted Sean on the back, with too many words of gratitude he couldn't express.

"..."

Lori's feelings were equally complicated; she had never met Otis.

The man first injured Karl, but then gave his own life to give Karl hope. She didn't know whether to hate him or be grateful.

"..."

Seeing Rick looking at him with a complicated expression, as if waiting for an explanation, Sean could only manage to gather his thoughts and say, "There are walkers blocking every turn, we're out of ammunition and supplies, only ten bullets left..."

Then he said...

Sean paused suddenly, as if trying to recall the situation, then said, "He said he would cover me and told me to keep going, so I did. I just..."

"I kept moving forward, but I..."

I looked back, and there he was...

"I tried my best..."

By the end, Sean became increasingly agitated, seemingly on the verge of collapse, and was even unable to express himself coherently.

"..."

As he spoke, the crowd began to imagine the scene when, in that critical moment, the man gave Sean his chance to survive and single-handedly held off the horde of zombies.

In order to bring these medical supplies back, Sean had to watch helplessly as the other party was swallowed up by the horde of zombies—a tragic and helpless moment...

"...He wanted to make amends for his mistakes."

Rick put his hand on Sean's shoulder to comfort him, trying to make him feel better.

"..."

Seeing that Rick completely believed him, Sean's shifting gaze turned to the others, secretly observing their expressions.

When he saw that everyone seemed to believe his story, Sean secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a fleeting look of schadenfreude passing through his eyes.

"Uncle..."

On the other side, Amy walked over and threw herself into Li Ailun's arms.

She was moved to tears by the story Sean told her; being kind-hearted by nature, she easily empathized with such situations.

"..."

Only Lee Allen remained expressionless, unmoved by those words. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and he keenly caught every subtle change in Sean's expression.

This seemed to give him some answers, and he felt that things weren't so simple.

"..."

Li Ailun reached out and patted Amy on the back, offering some words of comfort before saying to her, "I'll go ask what's going on."

"Ah."

Amy obediently nodded, and after breaking free from Li Ailun's embrace, she turned and snuggled into her sister's arms, seeking further comfort.

"..."

Seeing this, Li Ailun shook his head with amusement, then walked towards Susan and Moore's car.

When he got to Susan's side, he found that Susan's eyes were also red, which left him speechless.

[Ha, foolish woman!]

Li Ailun silently grumbled to himself, then looked at Susan and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"We hadn't even reached town when we ran into Sean's car on the way, which is how we made it back in time..."

As Susan explained, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Suddenly noticing the mockery in his eyes, she felt a little embarrassed and retorted, "You really are heartless. Aren't you even a little moved by something this touching?"

"..."

Li Ailun ignored her accusations and said thoughtfully, "So, none of you saw what happened?"

"Hmm...hmm? You mean..."

Susan was intelligent, and when Li Ailun asked her a simple question, she immediately realized what was going on and was startled. Was Sean lying?

Susan had already suppressed her sadness, and after stealing another glance at Sean's retreating figure, she said incredulously, "No way, this..."

"This is none of our business."

Li Ailun didn't want to continue the discussion, so he looked at her expressionlessly and said in a flat tone, "Be more careful in the future, and don't always rush ahead foolishly."

After saying that, without waiting for her to react, he turned around and walked towards Moore again.

"Oh……"

Susan knew that Li Ailun was unhappy with her acting on her own initiative today and was taking the opportunity to teach her a lesson.

Thinking of this, she playfully wrinkled her nose at the man's back, as if in silent protest.

When Li Ailun turned around as if he had noticed something, she immediately put on a sincere, ingratiating smile.

"..."

On the other side, when Moore saw Lee Allen walking towards him, he inexplicably became a little nervous. Before the other party could speak, he immediately preemptively said, "We're even now, you said it yourself!"

Even if... even if we don't go to town, you can't go back on your word!

He didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters anymore, fearing that Li Ailun would find an excuse to change his mind.

"..."

Li Ailun looked at him quietly and suddenly felt that a true villain was much more lovable than a hypocrite!

So he extended his right hand to Moore, smiling, and said, "Thanks! You don't owe us anything!"

"..."

When Moore saw that Lee Allen readily admitted it, he breathed a sigh of relief, beaming with joy as he extended his right hand to shake Lee's, grinning broadly and saying, "Hehe, it's good that you admitted it! It's good that you admitted it!"

"I knew all along that you're a man of your word!"

"Don't come to me with something this life-threatening next time..."

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