Chinese agents survive in a zombie apocalypse.

Highway 18.

Two crows were gnawing on the carcass of a small animal that had been hit and killed on the road, while two police cars with sirens blaring sped past one after the other.

"The two suspects are white Caucasians. All units are being notified that the suspects have opened fire on police; one Lincoln County Sheriff has been injured..."

A few minutes later, Rick's police car and the other police cars that had come to meet him arrived at the interception point.

Rick and Sean quickly laid out spikes on the road and then parked the car at a safe distance.

Rick pulled out his beloved python revolver, while Sean held a shotgun, ready to intercept.

Four police officers, positioned against two police cars, were ready for action, waiting for the robbers' vehicle to arrive.

Before long, the robbers' car came into view in the distance, followed closely by two police cars.

As the police cars continued to approach and ram the robbers' car, the robbers finally ran over the spikes on the road in a panic. The tires were ruined, and the car drifted for more than ten meters. Then it rolled over several times in succession until it finally came to a stop on the side of the road, completely overturned.

"A generous gift of crabs..."

Sean couldn't help but sigh, seeing the car in such a terrible state, the robbers inside probably weren't having an easy time.

Rick led the way, cautiously approaching the hijackers' car. The other police officers got out of their vehicles and cautiously moved closer, all pointing their weapons at the hijackers' car.

The police are not taking any chances and do not know the current situation of the robbers inside.

Just as Rick and his group were about to approach, the car's already somewhat deformed door was suddenly pushed open, and Frank, who had been hit on the head and was bleeding profusely, crawled out of the driver's seat.

"Watch out, there might be a gun."

A police officer shouted a warning.

"Put the gun down."

Rick raised his pistol and shouted.

Bang bang...

Although Frank was dazed and somewhat unable to think clearly after being hit, he still did not choose to surrender. Instead, he fired at the police first.

bang bang bang...

Police officers returned fire, and in the fierce gunfight, Rick, who was at the front and had no cover, was hit in the ribs by a bullet, screamed, and fell to the ground.

When Sean saw Rick get shot, he panicked and emptied his gun, throwing all the bullets at the robber.

Frank was riddled with bullets by the police, ending his life of crime.

Matthew, who had just gotten out of the car from the passenger seat, saw that Frank was dead and fought back desperately to avenge his old brother. He even almost shot Sean, but the bullet hit the police car that Sean was using as cover, leaving a large hole in the windshield.

But soon, after a burst of gunfire, as the police emptied their magazines, Matthew was also shot multiple times and killed on the spot, just like Frank.

"...Rick."

Seeing that all the robbers were dead, Sean loaded his gun while shouting Rick's name, wanting to know how he was doing.

"I'm fine, heh... heh..."

Rick lay on the ground changing his pistol bullets, responding loudly as he did so.

Fortunately, the bulletproof vest he was wearing saved his life, but the intense pain and lingering fear from the bullet wound still made him gasp for breath.

“I was startled when I saw you get hit.”

Sean had just run over to check on Rick when he saw that Rick had struggled to get up from the ground on his own, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Me too."

Rick, equally shaken, quickly checked himself over.

The bulletproof vest had a big hole in it, but thankfully the bullet was completely stopped by the vest, although it still hurt a lot.

"That damn bastard actually shot me, can you believe it?"

"I'll get you a new bulletproof vest then,"

"No."

At this moment, no one noticed that Billy, who was wearing a headscarf, also climbed out of the car. Because the bus had only announced that there were two robbers, no one expected that there was a third person in the robbers' car.

"Sean, you can't tell Lori."

Rick suddenly remembered something and turned to Sean to give him instructions.

"Absolutely not, do you understand?"

boom......

Overwhelmed with grief and anger at losing both his father and uncle, Billy shot Rick in the back.

The shot hit the blind spot of the bulletproof vest, and Rick screamed and fell to the ground, his blood instantly staining the area red.

Upon realizing what was happening, Sean immediately fired back. This time, the shot hit its mark, and the immense power of the shotgun sent Billy flying several meters before he crashed to the ground, lifeless.

Seeing that the robber was completely dead, Sean threw his gun aside and quickly knelt down to check Rick's injuries.

Rick was in so much pain that he couldn't speak and was becoming delirious.

"Rick, no, don't..."

Sean tore Rick's police uniform open with his bare hands to stop the bleeding from his wound, while anxiously calling out to his fellow officers.

“He’s injured, Leon. Call an ambulance right away. Tell them a police officer is injured. Go quickly.”

Sean reassured Rick to keep him conscious, and other police officers rushed over to help.

......

The school playground, near the end of the school term.

Housewives waiting to pick up their children from school chatted in small groups.

I know that look on your face.

Seeing that Lori seemed distracted, Mrs. Tom, the neighbor's wife, took the initiative to say:

"You always fall silent when something's wrong, so, do you want to talk to me about it?"

"We had a big fight this morning, a really bad one."

Lori forced a smile, pretending that she was fine.

"It's a shame, darling, men can be jerks sometimes."

"The problem is, if I'm being honest, he's not the bastard."

"Oh, I understand."

Mrs. Tom understood; women are sometimes not so rational, and she was no exception.

"He was just trying to be rational, but that only made me angrier,"

Lori turned her head, gave her a knowing look, and said:

"God, sometimes I really wish he would have a big fight with me, throw a tantrum, call me a bitch, anything would be fine. If I did that, instead he would just..."

Lori sighed and couldn't continue.

"Don't blame yourself."

Mrs. Tom comforted her.

Don't you want it?

Lori countered with a question, then gave a wry smile and said self-deprecatingly:

"It doesn't make sense for you to get angry at your husband just because he doesn't yell at you."

Mrs. Tom didn't know how to answer at this point, so she could only smile and say:

"Tom and I don't have this problem."

"But you still love him."

Lori simply remarked that her neighbors, the Toms, had always been a model couple in the community.

On the other hand, Mrs. Tom's expression turned somber. After a few seconds of silence, she turned to Lori with a beaming smile and said:

"Yes, I love him. That's for the best. We'll just go with the flow."

"I admire your pragmatism."

Lori continued to sigh, unaware of the change in Mrs. Tom's expression.

Do you still love Rick?

Mrs. Tom asked the crucial question.

"I've asked myself that many times, and I think it is."

Lori thought for a moment, then continued:

"I'm just trying to recapture that feeling. Maybe the only real problem is that we were too young when we got married, and that..."

Before Lori could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a sudden siren. The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw two police cars approaching. The police cars then turned off their sirens and stopped on the side of the road.

Lori recognized her husband's police car from afar and was initially surprised.

After all, they had just argued that morning. According to their usual routine, they would give each other the silent treatment for at least a few days before pretending that nothing had happened. Rick's initiative to break the ice made Lori very happy.

"excuse me."

Lori couldn't help but smile, but she quickly masked it.

She apologized to Mrs. Tom and then walked towards the police car.

The gloom of the day vanished, and her steps became lighter. She was still wondering whether she should apologize to Rick later, since she had impulsively said something hurtful that morning...