BXBX NOVEL Chapter 153 - 103: Ruthless Person, Familiar Person l
Wang Tao just wanted to ask Gao Hua whether he had managed to stop that shouting woman, to prevent her from yelling again.
But Gao Hua went straight over and killed her!
The other survivors all covered their mouths with horrified faces, not daring to speak. A few of them were even scared to the point of losing control of their bladder and bowels…
They had been imagining what the Survivor Base would be like; who would have thought that before they even got there, two people would be gone, killed by the hands of Gao Hua himself!
Han Rui gripped her crossbow tightly. If Wang Tao hadn’t given the command, she would have aimed it at Gao Hua.
As for the bloodiness of the scene, Wang Tao frowned but didn’t say much. If that woman was the one who had been shouting earlier, then she indeed deserved to die. But the fact that Gao Hua went on to kill another person puzzled Wang Tao.
“Who’s inside?”
“Xie Xia’s grandson,” Gao Hua pointed to the old woman whose throat had been slit. “If her grandson lived, he would surely have sought revenge against me. I couldn’t leave him alive!”
“…You’re too ruthless. Our base doesn’t like people like you!”
Wang Tao shook his head.
If Gao Hua had killed the woman before his arrival, Wang Tao would have turned a blind eye. The survivors who settle in Shuize Base usually don’t talk about their pasts unless it’s dug up by someone else. So Wang Tao could overlook it.
But Gao Hua had killed these two survivors right in front of him. It was one thing to kill the old woman, but another to kill an innocent person… This put him in a difficult position, as he was a commissioner who always valued fairness and justice.
Upon hearing Wang Tao’s words, Gao Hua suddenly threw the bloody dagger onto the ground. Then he kneeled on one knee before Wang Tao, clenching his fists in a salute:
“Big Brother! I said before, if you could save me, I’d be your ox and horse for life! Since I’ve said so, I, Gao Hua, keep my word! It doesn’t matter whether the Survivor Base accepts me or not, I just want to follow you!”
Looking at the sincere face of Gao Hua, Wang Tao suddenly realized.
This Gao Hua… he killed people in front of him on purpose! He was presenting a pledge of allegiance!
Gao Hua knew that Xie Xia had set up Wang Tao, making her an enemy to Wang Tao. By killing Wang Tao’s enemy and not dirtying Wang Tao’s hands, while also offering a pledge of allegiance to him… it made sense.
Moreover, he didn’t kill from behind, but made his move in front of many people and Wang Tao, thus bearing the identity of a murderer forever.
In times of peace, this would have become leverage against him, a handle that could lead him to his death.
Now, even though it was the apocalypse and the law no longer existed, being known as someone who kills his companions was not a good reputation. Put yourself in their shoes; who would want to be with such a person?
So he would definitely be ostracized. For Gao Hua, this was also fatal.
Unless he wanted to be the Apocalypse Lone Ranger, but it seemed he didn’t possess the ability for that currently.
So after killing these two people, Gao Hua only had one path left—to follow Wang Tao.
This Gao Hua, quite ruthless!
Not just ruthless to others, but also to himself.
He’d effectively burned his bridges.
If Wang Tao took a disliking to him, then even if he was brought to the Survivor Base, he’d likely be isolated anyway, as the murder was something that couldn’t be hidden. Unless he killed the other several survivors there…
But if Wang Tao took a liking to him, then he could cling tightly to Wang Tao’s coattails. It wouldn’t matter whether others liked him then.
So, Gao Hua had delivered this choice straight into Wang Tao’s hands.
Gao Hua, looking at the man before him, fully armed to the extent his eyes weren’t even visible, felt extremely anxious.
The purpose of his pledge was clear: he wanted to follow Wang Tao.
Ever since he had seen Wang Tao and Han Rui together yesterday, he had wanted to become friends with Wang Tao.
Unfortunately, all of it was ruined by that old woman, Xie Xia. Gao Hua was very angry, but he couldn’t do anything, so he chose to keep silent. He thought perhaps it was heaven’s will for him to die.
But today, when he saw that Wang Tao and his companion had not died and were still alive and well, he realized that his time hadn’t come yet!
Especially when Wang Tao showed he was considering saving him, yet clearly disliked Granny Xie Xia, Gao Hua knew his opportunity had arrived!
He wanted not just to be saved; he wanted to follow this strong man!
Because he was really fed up with those idiots—if only they hadn’t been so cowardly back then, listening to his advice to leave earlier before the Big Hammer Zombie arrived. Even if they’d just gone to the villa area, just steps away, they wouldn’t have ended up trapped here!
Even if Gao Hua really got saved, he didn’t want to be neighbors with such idiots anymore. Because he didn’t know when he might be killed by such people.
Therefore, Gao Hua chose the most ruthless method—a pledge of allegiance!
That Xie Xia had put Wang Tao in a tough spot; thus, her death was certain. Whether or not Wang Tao would have killed her, Gao Hua would have chosen to act!
After all, by doing so, he was indeed helping Wang Tao get even. Unless Wang Tao was a saint, there was no reason for him to dislike Gao Hua—even if he verbally expressed disdain, deep down, it would be satisfying.
As for killing Xie Xia’s grandson, the reason was the same as he had said, to rid himself of future trouble. He didn’t want to risk revenge, even if he felt that with the capabilities of Xie Xia’s worthless grandson, there was no way he could truly seek vengeance, he didn’t want to take that chance.
Of course, his intentions were good, but he couldn’t be sure of Wang Tao’s thoughts..