BXBX NOVEL Chapter 130 - 95 Superiority_3
“I’m sorry… I deceived you; the truth is, I didn’t murder our teammates-it was
Sun Weiguang…”
Han Rui narrated the events exactly as they had happened, even taking out her
phone to show the video to Wang Tao.
Wang Tao didn’t look at the phone; instead, he nodded with satisfaction.
“Very good; that’s the Han Rui I know!”
“You… You believe me?”
Han Rui was somewhat incredulous. Her explanation sounded like she was trying to pass the buck. Normally, the listener would ask detailed questions or want to see her phone. But Wang Tao did none of that; he just believed her.
Han Rui suddenly felt touched, although her husband was reluctant to believe her, there were still people who did!
But the feeling of being moved came and went quickly, because she then heard
Wang Tao say:
“Of course I believe you, since I was the one who took the video.
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Han Rui was stunned, and then quickly said:
“Wait, what you just said… it wasn’t that you saw the video, but that you took it yourself?”
Wang Tao nodded, confessing.
“Yes, I took it. I was there at the water plant, hiding in the highest crumbling
building.”
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If it were Sun Weiguang hearing this, he probably would have complained why
Wang Tao didn’t help them.
But Han Rui wasn’t her useless husband; she was silent for a moment, then she
spoke with a hint of surprise:
“We almost went to that building… maybe we could’ve met earlier-” Han Rui cut off mid-sentence as if she had just thought of something and hurriedly added, “Doesn’t that mean, you knew me already? So, when we met for the second time at the commercial street, the reason you saved me…
“Exactly, it was because I had seen you before and knew of your character. I thought you were worth saving, so I saved you. If it had been your useless husband, I wouldn’t have saved him.’’
Wang Tao lied without even a blush. When he saved Han Rui, her good character was indeed a reason, but another was that she was an Ability User, and he was curious about what other Ability Users were like. Moreover, it was convenient for him at the time… But these were all white lies, harmless.
Hearing this, Han Rui flushed slightly, not with shyness, but embarrassment.
Because before today, she had lied to Wang Tao…
As for Wang Tao calling her husband a waste, Han Rui instinctively ignored it, for she had already come to terms with that fact.
“How did you leave then?”
Han Rui asked, curious.
“I had a car. I just drove away; a small number of zombies couldn’t catch me. If you had waited a bit longer, until I lured the zombies away with my car, you wouldn’t have had to pay the price of two teammates’ lives to survive,” Wang Tao answered, somewhat painfully.
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Returning to the subject made Han Rui feel miserable.
What was more agonizing was that Wang Tao clearly knew everything but pretended not to, leaving her feeling like a clown.
Han Rui’s gaze at Wang Tao carried a trace of reproach.
“Why didn’t you just tell me directly… You even made up a person…”
“Because I wasn’t sure whether you would cover for Sun Weiguang or not. Telling the truth might have worsened our relationship. It turns out, I was right. Indeed, you protected Sun Weiguang.”
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Han Rui felt so awkward she could almost dig out a three-bedroom apartment
with her foot in embarrassment.
“So what do you… What do you want to do with Sun Weiguang?”
Han Rui now directly referred to her husband by his name.
“This matter is only known to you, me, and the two Sun Weiguangs. It doesn’t affect me, as long as you don’t speak of it, as long as they don’t cause trouble later, then I can pretend I don’t know.”
Wang Tao spoke indifferently.
The Survivor Base needed stability. As long as there was stability, there wasn’t much problem. There were surely more things like what Sun Weiguang did, they just hadn’t been exposed.
Wang Tao had seen the files managed by Ren Jie, which listed some of the bad things some people at the base had done. As long as it wasn’t related to the base, as long as it didn’t harm the interests of the base, and as long as it didn’t get exposed, there was no great issue. After all, the base was in dire need of workers.
If we only accept “good people without a single blemish,” then there’s no point in keeping this base open. We might as well shut it down because we can hardly gather a few people. In the apocalypse, where can you find absolutely good people?
“…Thank you!”
Hearing Wang Tao’s response, Han Rui expressed her gratitude.
Although she no longer wanted to deal with Sun Weiguang’s affairs and even wanted to draw a clear line with him, Wang Tao’s reluctance to get involved was partly out of consideration for her, so it was only proper for her to thank him.
“Do you have any other business? If not, come and have dinner at my place.” Wang Tao got up and sat down next to Han Rui, wrapping his arm around her shoulder as he spoke.
Han Rui, however, jumped up as if she had been electrocuted.
“Wang Tao, please… please behave yourself!”
Watching Han Rui’s face flush red as blood in an instant, Wang Tao was taken aback.
“Last night was out of necessity; can we just pretend that nothing happened…?” Seeing Wang Tao staring at her, Han Rui quickly added.
“Pretend nothing happened? I can’t forget how you insisted on being on top.”
Wang Tao teased somewhat.
“You, you stop it!”
Seeing Han Rui’s embarrassed face, even with tears sparkling in her eyes,
Wang Tao shook his head with a smile.
“Fine. Let’s pretend nothing happened.”
“…Thank you.”
Then Wang Tao spoke again:
“By the way, I need to go out tomorrow, and you should come with me.”
“Ah? To scavenge for supplies?”
“You could say that.”
Han Rui felt tempted; she truly didn’t want to deal with the trivialities of the base anymore. The outside world was dangerous, but if she were with Wang Tao, the risk would definitely be much lower! Yet, her relationship with Wang Tao was currently rather ambiguous… Han Rui was torn.
Since she didn’t refuse right away, it meant she wanted to go. So Wang Tao spoke again:
“Let’s settle on that, then. Wait for me at the comprehensive building tomorrow.”
“…Okay.”
In the end, Han Rui nodded.
“Stay for dinner?”
Wang Tao invited her again.
“No, no! I still have things to do, so I’ll be leaving.”
Han Rui waved her hands in refusal. It wasn’t that she minded getting a free meal, but mainly because there was another woman in Wang Tao’s house. Although she was unclear about this woman’s status, it was apparent that she was very close to Wang Tao. Staying there would be awkward.
Watching Han Rui’s retreating figure, Wang Tao’s face broke into a smile as he perhaps thought of something.
“Han Rui left? Weren’t you going to ask her to stay for dinner…?”
At that moment, Ding Yuqin walked over.
She never disturbed Wang Tao when he was discussing matters. She had seen Han Rui leave from upstairs before coming down.
“Yes, she had some business and left first.”
Wang Tao briefly explained, then suddenly looked at Ding Yuqin and said: “I think Han Rui is quite a decent person. Sister-in-law, when you’re free, you could try interacting with her. I think you two could become friends.”
“Ah? No problem!”
Ding Yuqin was slightly startled but then nodded eagerly.
Wang Tao seldom praised people. His praise for Han Rui meant she must have had some exceptional qualities.