"No, you should be disappointed, you should be angry with me... That way, I will feel better and not feel so guilty."
Qin Yu bit her lower lip and looked at Jack heartbrokenly, and said sadly, "Tao, I'm sorry, I deceived you. I know this deception deeply hurts you and myself, but please believe me, my love for you is sincere. , although the time I have known you is very short, my love for you has melted into my bones. But this time, I made a mistake that even I can't forgive myself. I am really not a good woman, and I don't deserve your kindness to me at all..."
"Qin Yu..." Jack stood still, quietly looking at the heartbroken Qin Yu. In a suddenly hoarse voice, he slowly said, "I don't blame you for this; you had no choice!"
"No, Tao, you don't understand!" Qin Yu shook her head vigorously, her beautiful big eyes filled with tears of sadness, and suddenly shouted in a voice filled with despair, "Not only do I do drugs, but I also lie every day, constantly lying, telling the most outrageous lies to everyone in the gathering place..."
Qin Yu was almost in tears, her hands painfully tugging at her messy hair. She seemed to have lost the courage to face Jack, lowering her head and choking out, "I really am a bad woman who doesn't deserve you. Do you know why I never talk much? I wasn't like this before. I don't talk now because I'm afraid others will guess my secret! Because I'm not a doctor at all, not now, and I wasn't before either. I've always been pretending, always lying. I've deceived everyone..."
"What? You... you're not a doctor?" Even Luo Kai was shocked, looking at Qin Yu in disbelief, and said in a daze, "Then... how can you treat patients?"
"Tao, now you know what kind of terrible woman I am, right? I even bought that midwife just to kill her, to prevent her from discovering my secret!" Qin Yu seemed not to have heard Luo Kai's words at all. She raised her tear-streaked, pale face and once again gazed at Jack, saying, "Give up on me, don't care about me anymore. I don't want you to suffer even a little because of me. Just go, take Qin Yu with you; he is the most innocent one..."
"Luo Kai!" Jack's hoarse voice interrupted Qin Yu's words again. He slowly turned his gaze from Qin Yu's heartbroken face to Luo Kai, and in a deep voice said, "Let Qin Yu go, and I'll spare your life!"
"You... you must be dreaming! Do you think I'm stupid? If I let her go, I will truly have no way to live!" Luo Kai suddenly startled, tightening his grip on Qin Yu's neck, almost making it hard for her to breathe. He pointed the gun, somewhat nervously, at Jack's head, and shouted with forced bravado, "Take one more step forward and see what happens! I don't believe you can dodge the bullet! I'll count to three, and if you don't back off, I'll pull the trigger!"
"Cough, cough... Luo Kai..." Qin Yu, who was being choked, managed to speak with great difficulty, her voice even carrying a hint of hoarseness. Her left hand gripped Luo Kai's fingers tightly, and the cold light in her eyes seemed to want to tear Luo Kai apart. Qin Yu struggled to take a few breaths and said with deep resentment, "Luo Kai, you are the one who has harmed me to this extent. Now you not only harmed me but also want to harm my brother and my man. I won't let you go even as a ghost; you should go to hell..."
Suddenly, an incredibly terrifying grimace appeared on Qin Yu's delicate face. She roared like an angry lioness, and in Luo Kai's terrified gaze, Qin Yu actually pulled out a cold gun from the gap between the front seats. It was a Type 54 pistol that Jack had left in the car for Qin Yu's protection, but now she was really using it for self-defense. However, in the moment she drew the gun, it was not aimed at Luo Kai, but at herself, and without a moment's hesitation, she pulled the trigger.
"No…"
Standing outside the car, Jack let out a heart-wrenching roar, but no matter how fast he was, he could never be faster than the bullet. Although he opened the car door at the first moment, the bullet had already pierced through Qin Yu's delicate chest and firmly lodged itself in Luo Kai's heart.
"Ah…"
Luo Kai screamed in agony, instinctively pushing Qin Yu away from him, but Qin Yu had no intention of letting him off that easily. As she fell to the ground, she gritted her teeth and gathered the last bit of strength in her body, firing all the bullets in the gun. One after another, the bullets hit Luo Kai's vital points, and the last bullet even struck Luo Kai's forehead, mercilessly shattering his skull, splattering red and white all over the car.
Rokai collapsed on the mat like a blood-soaked sieve, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief as he looked at Qin Yu. Surprisingly, after shooting all the bullets, Qin Yu smiled as if relieved, the gun in her hand becoming heavy and falling to the ground with a "clatter." Her head tilted back softly, resting perfectly in Jack's arms as he rushed over.
"Mmm…" Qin Yu couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood foam, her white shirt already soaked in thick, dark red blood. Yet, she still exerted all her strength to reach for Jack's cheek, turning her head with great effort to smile brightly at him, weakly saying, "Tao… it's so nice to die in your arms!"
"No… Xiaoyu, don't say such things. You won't die, you definitely won't die!" Jack anxiously pressed his hand against the gaping wound on Qin Yu's chest, his lips trembling. But it was a penetrating, gruesome wound, blood gushing from the front, and even the back of Qin Yu was a bloody mess.
"Tao, stop comforting me. Although I'm a fake doctor, I know my own body well!" Qin Yu's delicate face had turned so pale that it lacked any color, her hand gently caressing Jack's cheek with immense affection. She gazed deeply at Thomas's face, which had completely captured her heart, and softly asked, "Tao, do you love me?"
"I love you!" Jack nodded desperately, tears of sorrow streaming down his face, dripping onto Qin Yu's paper-like cheeks.
"Hmm, I love you too, so much…" Qin Yu's lips were stained with thick, dark red blood, yet her expression was one of a smile. As she spoke, her breath began to weaken, and she almost closed her eyes several times. But at Jack's desperate calls, Qin Yu slowly opened her eyes again. This time, she smiled happily at Jack and softly said, "Actually, when I said I didn't want to marry you last night, I was lying. I was afraid you would look down on me after knowing my secret. I really want to marry you, to wear the purest white wedding dress and hear you say 'I love you' in public… Am I being foolish? Knowing it's impossible, I still yearn for it…"
Jack knelt beside the car, holding Qin Yu's body, and cried out, almost unable to speak, "No, you're not foolish. I will marry you, I will definitely marry you!"
"Hmm! I will marry you!" Qin Yu smiled with relief, but she seemed to know her time was short. She looked longingly at Jack's face, slowly grasping his large hand. Her breath began to drift away, and she said intermittently, "Husband… I know… being your wife would make me the happiest woman… but Xiaoyu… won't be able to wait for the day to be your bride… Please take good care of my brother. Besides you, he is Xiaoyu's last family… You must also take care of yourself. Xiaoyu will definitely… definitely be your wife in the next life…"
"No…"
Qin Yu's grip on Jack's hand finally fell weakly onto the seat of the warrior. Although the sound was very soft, it felt like a heavy blow to Jack's heart. Jack closed his eyes in immense pain, gritting his teeth as a beast-like growl escaped his throat. Qin Yu's head slowly leaned on Jack's shoulder, smiling peacefully, her faint smile seemed to tell Jack not to be sad for her; meeting him was the greatest happiness of her life…
...
"Can you give me a cigarette?"
Behind the steep slope from earlier in the day, three men were gathered around a campfire. A big boy who looked very much like Qin Yu was staring at Jack with swollen eyes, extending his hand.
Jack silently took out a cigarette and handed it to the big boy beside him. Watching the boy awkwardly light the cigarette and cough violently, he took a gentle puff from his own cigarette, gazing at the boy's stubborn eyes that were strikingly similar to Qin Yu's, and softly asked, "Qin Yu, tell me about everything concerning Qin Yu!"
"Cough... cough..." Qin Yu coughed several times in succession but still clung to the cigarette. After trying several puffs, he finally began to adapt to the spicy taste. Lowering his head, Qin Yu said gloomily, "My sister used to be a piano teacher at a music academy. After the doomsday came, we quickly ended up in that gathering place. The food we brought ran out quickly, but to protect my sister from being mistreated by others, I didn't dare to leave her side. Originally, she thought that if things got really bad, she would find a man to rely on to support us. But I knew that with my sister's pride, that would only make her feel worse than death, so I would rather starve than let her do that..."
At this point, Qin Yu took a breath, inhaled the cigarette to the very end, and threw it into the fire. He continued, "At that time, more and more people in the gathering place were getting sick, and Brother Qiang called everyone together to ask if there were any doctors. For our survival, my sister had no choice but to step forward. She had dated her ex-boyfriend for four years, who happened to be a cardiologist. All of my sister's medical knowledge came from him, and as you know, the situation in the gathering place is such that serious illnesses can't be treated, and minor illnesses don't need treatment. Moreover, my sister also read a lot of medical books in her spare time, so as long as she didn't prescribe the wrong medicine, there shouldn't be any problems!"
"So what exactly happened this time? How did Xiao Yu get addicted to drugs?" Jack's previously calm eyes suddenly turned sharp, his terrifying gaze almost devouring!
"It's all my fault!" Qin Yu painfully grabbed his own hair, burying his head between his knees, choking out, "It's all my fault for treating that beast like a man. Luo Kai gave me a bag of flower tea mixed with white powder, and I didn't even think before giving it to my sister. If it weren't for me, my sister wouldn't have gotten into trouble at all!"
The pain and guilt were almost driving this young man's mind to madness. He had no idea how many strands of his sister's black hair he had pulled out, and his sobbing appearance was on the verge of collapse. Seeing this, Jack sighed lightly, opened a bottle of whiskey, and handed it to him, knowing that at such a time, only alcohol could numb Qin Yu and help him forget the painful memories!
Qin Yu took the whiskey and without hesitation took a big gulp. Once two flushes appeared on his face, his mood indeed improved a lot. He stared blankly at the bottle in his hand and said intermittently, "My sister got addicted to drugs two months ago, but she must have been afraid I would worry and never told me. If it weren't for Luo Kai suddenly falling out with me a few days ago, I would have been clueless about this matter. According to Luo Kai, he originally wanted to use drugs to possess my sister, but she refused to comply. That beast wanted to play the long game, constantly giving me flower tea to send to my sister, until you suddenly appeared in the gathering place, and he changed his mind!"
"Was it William Hu Cheng who contacted him?" Jack asked, frowning.
"Yes!" Qin Yu nodded and said, "Originally, that night we were almost at the gathering place, but the mountain dog found Luo Kai outside the gathering place. They were actually planning to ambush Brother Qiang; otherwise, once Brother Qiang took over the supermarket, there would be no space for them to survive. But Luo Kai said in front of me that he had a way to deal with you first, but whether it would work was uncertain. Who knew he would directly fall out with me, using me to threaten my sister to lure you into that building? Moreover, one of our team members had just been scratched by a living corpse, and Luo Kai promised that person to take good care of his wife and children. Knowing he was doomed, that person fabricated a lie that even Brother Qiang believed, so even if something happened to you, Brother Qiang wouldn't suspect Luo Kai!"
"You always knew that Luo Kai was in contact with William Hu Cheng and the others?" Jack asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Yeah, but that's why I was stupid. I thought that Luo Kai even told me such a secret thing, so he must really treat me as a man. Who knew that I treated him as a man, but he treated me as a fool?" Qin Yu laughed at himself, drank another sip of wine, then held his head and said miserably, "I really don't want to live anymore. My sister was killed by me. I am really a complete bastard."
"Live well, don't forget that all our enemies are not dead yet. If you keep your life, I will take you back for revenge."
Jack stood up and patted Qin Yu's shoulder, sighing softly. He turned around and walked up the steep slope behind him. There happened to be a withered but unique osmanthus tree on the west side of the steep slope. A small grave bag had been piled under the tree. In front of the grave was carved a bluestone - the tomb of his beloved wife Qin Yu.
Jack didn't know if he and Qin Yu were in love at first sight, but his feelings for Qin Yu were no less than those for others. Maybe some people live together for a lifetime without a feeling of excitement, but some people will only be together for a few days, but they will have the firmness of an eternal alliance.
Qin Yu just passed away, and the saying "beautiful women have bad lives" has been like a long-lasting curse, always shrouded in these beautiful women. Thomas Hong was like this before, Ding Jie was like this, and now it is the turn of Qin Yu who is enough for Jack to fall in love. Standing in front of Qin Yu's tomb, Jack sighed heavily, silently praying in his heart that she can be a free bird in the next life, and never suffer the torment of this world-eating world.
...
Without the terrifying wind and sand, the Warrior bumped along and moved forward quickly. Jack sat in the passenger seat and silently dismantled the firearms in his hand over and over again. From the early morning until Marcus was unconscious, Jack had been like this, either dismantling the firearms or looking out the window and smoking a cigarette without saying a word. Occasionally, you could see his very cold eyes in his reflection in the glass.
"Sister...brother-in-law, can I kill William Hucheng and Mountain Dog with my own hands when the time comes?" Qin Yu, who was sitting in the back row, suddenly straightened up. The name brother-in-law was requested by Jack himself. He said that this was his last promise to Qin Yu. No matter what, he would definitely complete it.
Jack installed the last latch on the gun, released the slide with a "click", and said expressionlessly, "I can leave the mountain dog to you, but William will never succeed. He will have to die in my hands."
"Well, I won't give up until I kill the mountain dog." Qin Yu's slightly childish face also showed a sharp look, and he clenched his fists and swore a fierce oath.
"Brother Lin, something is wrong. Why are there more and more living corpses wandering around?" Thomas Xu, who was driving, suddenly spoke in shock. He looked at the groups of living corpses around him in horror and said in surprise, "It's really wrong. There have always been very few living corpses around this road, and they were basically cleared away by the people gathering there. How come there are so many living corpses at once? Brother Lin, what should we do now?"
"Don't worry about so much for now, just hurry up! You'll know when we get to the gathering place!" Jack furrowed his brow deeply, and his tone became somber. A very ominous premonition began to slowly surface in his heart!
"Lin... Brother Lin!"
Thomas Xu shouted as soon as he drove the car up a steep slope. He slammed the brakes hard, almost causing Qin Yu in the back seat to fall out. However, Thomas Xu couldn't care less; he stretched his head out desperately, staring blankly at the gathering place several kilometers ahead, panicking as he shouted, "How... how could this happen?"
Jack was equally shocked as he looked ahead, but after a few seconds, he immediately opened the door and climbed onto the roof of the car. He quickly pulled out the binoculars from his waist bag, and after just a few glances, he trembled violently and instinctively shouted, "It's a horde of corpses..."