Ma Long was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but then he understood Lu Yu's intention.
He had a fever. Although it might be due to wound infection, the symptoms were consistent with those of viral infection, so Lu Yu had reason to take precautions.
If Malone is really unlucky and turns into a zombie, everyone in the house will suffer, so before the cause of the fever is determined, tying him to the bed is the safest option.
Zhang Jike opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something for Ma Long, but in the end he sighed and said softly.
"Tie me up too, I'm also at risk of contracting the virus."
"What?"
Lu Yu on the side raised his head and glanced at Zhang Jike. In the process, without stopping, the rope tied a beautiful bow on Ma Long's chest.
"Although the information we have obtained does not clearly indicate that the secondary virus can be transmitted through the air, people with exposed wounds like me and Malone are very likely to be infected by the virus."
Zhang Jike's eyes were dull, staring straight at the empty wall.
"Little Sanzi, he turned into a zombie not long after he was cut open by a weird plant. Before that, this kid was sitting and eating with me..."
This short sentence seemed to bring back the painful memories of this soldier. His originally strong face was filled with sadness and despair, making the atmosphere further silent.
"If that's the case, I really need to tie you up too."
Just when everyone was immersed in Zhang Jike's grief, Lu Yu expressed his opinion at an inappropriate time. He had no choice but to have no empathy and could not feel the other person's sadness at all.
When Xiao Ran heard Lu Yu's words, there wasn't much expression on his face. He just turned around and left the bedroom very obediently, and went to look for rope in the storage room.
"By the way, where are our equipment?"
Zhang Jike was interrupted by Lu Yu, and his sad mood was forcibly stopped. He simply stopped thinking about it and turned to check his own situation.
After looking at it like this, he realized that his clothes had been changed. His upper body was a white casual short-sleeved shirt, and his trousers were a pair of beach pants with flame patterns. Overall, he looked like he had no military temperament, but he looked a bit like a diamond king. The feeling of Lao Wu.
Zhang Jike looked around and saw that the equipment he was originally wearing was not left in the room, so he asked.
"Oh, your equipment and clothes are all on the table in the living room. I'll bring them in for you."
Xu Xiaoxiao took the initiative and walked out of the bedroom quickly.
When she came back, she already had a pile of clothes in her hand and two rifles placed on the clothes.
Zhang Jike felt relieved at first when he saw the rifle placed at the top, but then his face darkened.
The girl placed all the equipment in her hands in front of Zhang Jike.
These things were taken off by Lu Yu and Zhang Ning from the two soldiers before. It's not that they were very enthusiastic and wanted the two soldiers to sleep more comfortably. It was purely because of men's natural affinity for firearms and their curiosity.
But the two men fiddled with it for a short time before putting the gun back on the table.
After all, they had never really touched a gun, and they didn’t know how to turn on the safety, so they could only make a few gestures with it to enjoy themselves. In addition, Zhang Ning was timid and tried to persuade Lu Yu that it would be bad if the gun went off. This made Lu Yu reluctant. He reluctantly put down his gun.
Then the two took off the clothes and pants of the two soldiers and took them for cleaning. The casual clothes on Zhang Jike were what Zhang Ning put on for him when he was unconscious.
"Where are the guns? One less gun!"
Zhang Jike rummaged through the equipment, and the expression on his face gradually became ugly.
"Aren't both guns here?"
Xu Xiaoxiao pointed to the two rifles placed on top and said.
"It's not a rifle, there's a pistol. One pistol is missing, and two pistol magazines are missing!"
Zhang Jike fumbled with one of the bullet belts and said anxiously.
"You, please don't make trouble. This is a gun. It has not been systematically trained. If you use it blindly, there will be problems. Give it back to me!"
Seeing Zhang Jike's anxious look, Xu Xiaoxiao turned around and glanced at Lu Yu and Zhang Ning with reproachful eyes. The girl naturally thought that these two men wanted to hide the gun on a whim so that they could keep it for themselves.
Lu Yu and Zhang Ning were looking at each other with innocent expressions on their faces.
"We didn't take it, we just played with it for a while and then put it back. Moreover, we were playing with rifles, and we didn't touch the pistol at all, let alone the bullet belt."
Zhang Ning scratched his head and explained honestly.
"Did you empty the magazine before? Did you forget about it after changing the magazine?"
Lu Yu touched his beardless chin and asked.
"Impossible. Before I passed out, I always used a rifle and kept the pistol on my waist. I just checked and the number of bullets in the rifle was correct. There was only one missing pistol and two pistols. clip."
Seeing that Lu Yu and Zhang Ning looked confused and didn't look like they were lying, Zhang Jike calmed down and explained his previous memories.
"Could someone have taken it by mistake?"
Xu Xiaoxiao expressed his guess, but as soon as the words came out, the strong girl covered her mouth in embarrassment, regretting that she had spoken out this relatively stupid inference.
Taken by mistake? That's a gun! It's a weapon with huge destructive power, and it's not just any clothes. How could you handle it by mistake?
Everyone was silent for a while. Everyone knew very well that it was impossible for the pistol to run away on its own. The only possibility was that it was taken away by someone, and this person took away Zhang Jike's gun with premeditation. .
At this moment, Xiao Ran returned to the bedroom again and handed a bundle of thumb-thick plastic ropes into Lu Yu's hands.
"Sister Xiaoran, have you seen the pistol in this pile of clothes?"
The person who asked the question was Zhang Ning. Since being rescued by Lu Yu, he had learned that the little Loli had been strengthened by the virus and her intelligence had been greatly improved.
Although he already treats her as an adult in his heart, he still maintains his original habit of addressing her and has not changed.
The little Loli shook her head, glanced at the rifle on her clothes with her beautiful heterochromatic eyes, and said in a calm tone.
"I didn't pay attention, but if the gun is lost for no reason, there is only one outcome: it will be taken away by the survivors in this building."
Xiaoran's remarks instantly grasped the center of the problem and guided everyone to think in the right direction.
Because in the residential building they are in, all external entrances have been hung with large locks. Unless they are flying, it is absolutely impossible for outsiders to enter the building without destroying the door locks. possible.
"So the thief is among us."
Lu Yu had regained his composure at this time, his eyelids were drooped, not looking at anyone, and he was concentrating on wrapping the rope around Zhang Jike.
"Brother Yu and I definitely didn't take it. I'll use my little penis as a guarantee."
Zhang Ning raised his hands, immediately revealing his identity as a good person.
"I'm not interested in small pistols."
Xiaoran also answered calmly, with no hint of childishness on her delicate face.
"I'm not interested in guns at all. If it were a handsome guy, I would try to steal one."
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled sheepishly and made a rare joke.
Zhang Jike, who has rich experience, naturally saw that the four people in front of him were telling the truth, but he was worried and spoke out.
"Ask Uncle Ni and Yan Shao and his wife. Maybe they want to use it for self-defense. After all, in this situation, it is normal for everyone to be in danger."
Zhang Jike seemed to have figured something out, but he still looked anxious.
He was not afraid that it would be difficult to communicate with the team after losing the gun, but he was worried that if the weapon fell into the hands of civilians, it would cause unnecessary casualties due to improper use.
"I'll go get them."
Xu Xiaoxiao took the initiative to invite him, and soon called the other three people into the bedroom.
"What? A pistol? Hey, I was a soldier when I was young and had a hand with a gun. I wasn't interested in that and didn't hold one."
Uncle Ni, who was wearing an apron, said. He was holding a spatula in his hand, and it looked like he was cooking in the kitchen just now.
"Well, I have noodles fried in the pot. I have to go and look at it. I didn't hold this gun. You can ask someone else."
Uncle Ni waved the spatula in his hand, said a few words to Zhang Jike, and hurried out of the bedroom.
"Gun? I didn't even pay attention. Besides, I can't carry such a big rifle. Husband, did you take someone else's for fun?"
Shao Xiuqi rubbed her eyes and said that she was sleeping on the bed with Yan Han just now, but Xu Xiaoxiao forcibly woke her up.
"I didn't take it, but I saw Lu Yu and Zhang Ning competing there yesterday..."
Yan Hanben said with a yawn, the corners of his eyes filled with crystal tears.
"Then no one will take it!"
Zhang Ning spread his hands and settled the difficult problem in front of him.
"How is that possible? It's impossible for the gun to run away. You must have taken it away. Are you lying?"
Xu Xiaoxiao looked angrily at Zhang Ning, who had a helpless face, and had already concluded in his heart that the thief with peach blossom eyes had taken away the pistol.
"No, there's another person."
Lu Yu tied a beautiful bow on Zhang Jike's chest, straightened his waist and said in a deep voice.
"There is someone else, who is it? Aren't they all in this room?"
Lu Yu looked at Xu Xiaoxiao, who had a question mark on his face, and showed an unpredictable smile.
"Ms. Yao Peiqing."
Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.
Yesterday, Yao Peiqing came to the second floor to move supplies several times, each time taking a bag of rice, a box of compressed biscuits, or some mineral water and canned products.
Everyone didn't like this selfish woman, and Lu Yu didn't object to her carrying food privately, so they automatically ignored her existence.
Unexpectedly, this woman took advantage of everyone's busy work to come up with the idea of a pistol.
Lu Yu gradually recalled the situation last night. After he and Zhang Ning settled the two soldiers, they indeed placed all their equipment on the table in the living room. There were indeed two pistols at that time.
He still remembered that Zhang Ning gave him some popular science, saying that it was a general pistol that had been developed in recent years, and the model was CF-98T pistol. He said that it was actually a 92-type pistol with more exquisite workmanship...
After making some gestures, he and Zhang Ning put the guns back into their equipment and ignored them.
After that, he started to get busy with Zhang Ning's affairs again. In addition, it was dark at the time, and Yao Peiqing's conditions for committing the crime could be said to be the right time, right place and right people.
Zhang Jike's missing gun must have been taken away by Yao Peiqing!
"What should we do? Do we want to ask her to take it back?"
Xu Xiaoxiao frowned and turned his questioning eyes to Zhang Jike, who was already tied up tightly.
"If you ask her directly, she will probably not admit it, and she may even hurt us with the gun in her hand."
Just as Zhang Jike was about to say something, Lu Yu interrupted.
"What should we do?"
Xu Xiaoxiao was a little anxious. She was well aware of Yao Peiqing's previous attitude towards everyone. According to Lu Yu, Yao Peiqing with a gun seemed to be a time bomb that could detonate at any time.
"Don't worry, as long as we pretend not to notice this, it will be fine. There is still one day until communication is restored. As long as we wait until tomorrow, I believe there will be a turn for the better."
Lu Yu still looked confident, leaving everyone confused for a while.
"Are you really not worried that Yao Peiqing, who has a gun, will be harmful to us?"
Zhang Ning's face was full of worry and doubt, and he looked at the confident Lu Yu with some uncertainty.
"Not worried at all."
Lu Yu raised the corners of his mouth, shook his head slightly and said.
Seeing that Lu Yu was so determined, everyone couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts. However, they all felt that what Lu Yu said was reasonable, and they couldn't think of a better way for a while.
Coupled with Zhang Jike and Ma Long's current state of being bedridden, everyone finally discussed and decided to pretend that they hadn't discovered the missing gun yet and stayed put for the time being...
