Chapter 40: Everyone's Intentions

Seeing Wang Bin standing alone, deep in thought as he looked at the city below, everyone was puzzled, not understanding why he was like this.

"Sister Miao, what's going on with Brother Wang?" Guan Xiaoyue cautiously asked.

"He's thinking about whether or not to enter the city," Officer Miao thought for a moment and then explained.

"Ah, enter the city? If he wants to go, he should just go. Why think so much?"

"You, you haven't thought it through. With so many of us, entering the city might be dangerous."

"Then we just don't go into the city!"

"If we don't go into the city, where will our food come from? You don't think our food just magically appears, do you? Wang Bin exchanged gold and jewelry for it."

"Oh, I see!"

While Officer Miao and Guan Xiaoyue were chatting, everyone else listened quietly. It was indeed a difficult dilemma.

Entering the city might be dangerous, but without entering, how could they exchange gold and jewelry for food?

"Sister Miao, just tell Brother Wang that we'll go with him into the city to find gold."

"Bao is right. Everything we have now is thanks to Uncle Wang. What's a little risk if we go with him into the city? Besides, we're not rookies, and we have guns. What are we afraid of?"

"Xiao Miao, just talk to Wang Bin. We can protect ourselves, so he doesn't need to worry."

"Yes, Master!"

For Officer Miao, being able to help Wang Bin was a happy thing, after all, he had done so much for them. But this matter concerned everyone's safety, so she couldn't make a decision for everyone. Hearing everyone's words, she finally felt relieved, gave a grateful smile, and walked towards Wang Bin.

"Wang Bin, still thinking about it?"

"Yeah, I've decided. We'll take a detour. Everyone's safety comes first."

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As he said this, it was as if a huge weight was lifted from Wang Bin's chest, and he felt much lighter.

Gold was important, but so were lives. Besides, he valued friendship and loyalty. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given You Hongfei and Li Xingping a million each after they helped him, and later gave them shares to open a store and buy sports cars.

To him, money was important, but friendship and brotherhood were even more important.

With his current funds and gold, living a high life in the real world was easy.

For now, they just needed to find a safe haven where everyone's lives could be protected, and then they could exchange food for gold.

Officer Miao didn't expect Wang Bin to suggest taking a detour, and her impression of him improved even more.

"It's okay, we just discussed it. Everyone supports you entering the city, and we'll help you collect gold." Officer Miao smiled gently, placing her hand on Wang Bin's arm.

"Ah!" Wang Bin was very surprised when he heard this. He turned to look at everyone and found them all smiling at him.

"But going into the city together is very dangerous!"

"It is a bit dangerous. How about this, we first find a place to settle them and let Uncle Li protect them. Xiaoyue and I will go into the city with you to scout the situation. What do you think of this plan?"

"Yeah, that's a good plan. Tomorrow, we'll first go down the mountain to find a place for Uncle Li and the others, then the three of us will go into the city to scout the situation before making a decision."

"Okay!"

After discussing, the two walked towards everyone, and Wang Bin shared their plan with the group.

Bao and Little Nan initially wanted to go into the city with them, but Wang Bin stopped them. After all, they were still young, and if they left, the only one who could really shoot would be Li Chengping, whose mobility was limited.

After some training, Bao and Little Nan's shooting skills had improved significantly. Staying behind, they could help Uncle Li with defense. As long as they didn't encounter a large group of zombies or many armed people, they should be able to hold their ground.

After setting up the tents, everyone started preparing dinner. After dinner, Wang Bin took out a guitar from the system space and smiled at everyone, "Do you want to hear some guitar music?"

"Yes!"

"Wow, Uncle Wang, I want to hear it, I want to hear it!"

"Brother Wang, you're amazing, you can even play the guitar!"

"Wang Bin, you're full of surprises!"

"Let me say this first, I've only been learning for two years, so don't blame me if it's not good!"

"Of course not, just play!"

Wang Bin nodded, gently strummed the guitar to test the sound, and, finding no issues, began to play.

Wang Bin played the classic "Hotel California," and soon everyone was immersed in the guitar music, feeling everything the song expressed.

Apart from Wang Bin, only Officer Miao had some understanding of music, but as the saying goes, music knows no boundaries. Even though they couldn't understand Wang Bin's English, they could feel the beautiful yet slightly melancholic melody of the song.

Slowly, everyone was absorbed in Wang Bin's guitar music, with only the occasional crackling of the campfire breaking the silence.

The song was long, so long that people lost track of time. When Wang Bin stopped, they realized everyone was staring blankly ahead, lost in thought.

Wang Bin initially just wanted to show off his playing skills with the classic "Hotel California," but he didn't expect it to evoke memories for everyone, making him feel a bit regretful.

In the midst of the apocalypse, they should be given more joy.

"Shall I play a cheerful tune for everyone?"

"Ah, okay!" Officer Miao originally wanted to ask what the song was called, but seeing everyone's expressions, she understood Wang Bin's intention and nodded without saying more.

Next, Wang Bin played a few more upbeat songs like "The Moon Represents My Heart" and "Descendants of the Dragon," which everyone listened to with rapt attention.

Especially Bao and Wang Nan, who came over to sit beside Wang Bin, asking him to teach them to play. Wang Bin smiled and agreed, thinking it was a good way to pass the time on such a night.

Time passed slowly, the stars in the sky twinkled and gradually faded. If it weren't for the zombies, this would have been such a beautiful night.

Even though they were on the mountaintop, they still arranged for two people to stand guard. To let Wang Bin and the others rest well, Li Chengping volunteered to take the second half of the night shift. Wang Bin appreciated his gesture and took out a Da Zhong Jiu from the system space to give to him.

"Ah, Wang Bin, I still have more than half left from last time!"

"It's okay, just smoke it. I have more!"

"Thanks!"

Li Chengping accepted with a smile.

In the real world, Wang Bin would definitely advise Li Chengping to smoke less for his health, but in the apocalypse, he wouldn't do that. No one knew what the future held, and cigarettes were a kind of solace.