Salvation Army Leader was somewhat despairing.
Unwilling to give up, he threw his belongings onto the boat and quickly boarded.
The refined man next to him threw the backpack he was carrying onto the small boat, and the moment the backpack landed...
Thud!
The small boat immediately sank a bit, and the refined man pushed it forward again.
The small boat was already in water nearly half a meter deep, and the refined man hurriedly climbed onto it.
But the moment he climbed on, the small boat seemed unable to bear the weight of the heavy backpack plus two adults. It tilted slightly.
Seeing this, Salvation Army Leader looked at the backpack behind him, then at the refined man who had just boarded.
Without any hesitation, he kicked him.
The refined man was caught off guard, kicked in the back, and already not sitting steadily, he was immediately kicked off by Salvation Army Leader.
Plop!
The refined man looked at Salvation Army Leader in disbelief, wondering why he had been kicked off.
He tried to get back on the boat, but Salvation Army Leader pointed a gun at him with one hand while desperately paddling the boat with the other.
He should have bought an electric one, damn it!
The refined man looked at the muzzle of the gun and stopped moving forward.
His eyes widened, as if saying: Leader, don't abandon me.
Behind them, Li Gang had already reached the shore. He saw two people by the riverbank preparing to row a boat and escape.
He raised his submachine gun and fired directly.
The refined man was shot through! In his wide-open eyes, there seemed to be a mix of pleading and confusion: "Before, Leader clearly said he would take me with him!"
He couldn't understand it until his death, and he couldn't rest in peace.
Salvation Army Leader's position was just blocked by the refined man. Seeing the refined man fall a few meters away, and seeing Li Gang less than 20 meters away, he grew even more anxious.
He pulled out his pistol and fired two shots at Li Gang and his group.
"Take cover!" Li Gang shouted when he saw Salvation Army Leader pull out his pistol.
Song Min and the others quickly lay down.
The bullets hit a tree 10 meters away from them; their lying down at this moment seemed a bit unnecessary.
These two shots didn't hit anyone. Salvation Army Leader rarely used a gun, so his marksmanship was terrible. Moreover, he was on a rocking boat, which made it even easier to miss.
Salvation Army Leader didn't intend to hit them; he just hoped to hinder their approach.
After two shots, he continued to paddle vigorously, and the small boat drifted forward with the current.
Li Gang saw Salvation Army Leader fire two shots and miss, and just as he was about to shoot, he heard a gunshot.
It was Song Min!
After lying down, she found a suitable position, aimed at Salvation Army Leader, and fired.
Ah!
Salvation Army Leader was directly hit in the shoulder blade and immediately fell into the river.
This river was about 100 meters wide, and the current was somewhat swift.
Seeing this, Li Gang grew anxious and immediately ran forward.
Along the riverbank was a row of suspended wooden ladder walkways. Before the apocalypse, many people used to stroll and play here.
Li Gang raised his gun and fired a few more shots at the spot where Salvation Army Leader had just fallen.
For a moment, there was no trace on the river's surface.
10 seconds.
Li Gang ran along the river in the direction of the downstream.
The river was swift, and Salvation Army Leader, who had just fallen from the boat, was very likely to be carried downstream by the current.
Li Gang ran while watching the movement on the river. Song Min and the others followed behind him.
20 seconds, Li Gang had already run over a hundred meters along the river.
There was still no one on the river's surface.
30 seconds, Li Gang ran further along the river for a while.
A normal person can hold their breath for about 60 seconds, but in this swift river, that time would definitely be reduced.
Suddenly, Song Min, who was following behind Li Gang, instantly turned around, her mind shifting, and looked at their previous location.
She ran in the opposite direction of the river's flow.
"Hmm, Song Jie?" Optimistic Xiao Han, who was beside her, called out.
Song Min ignored her and ran directly towards the spot where Li Gang and the others had been.
Li Gang heard the commotion, looked back at Song Min with some confusion, but his pace didn't stop, and he continued running downstream along the river.
40 seconds, he still hadn't found any trace of the person. Suddenly, he realized why Song Min had run in the opposite direction just now.
According to a normal person's logic, after jumping into the river, they would definitely swim with the current, as this saves energy and is faster.
Swimming against the current in this swift river would be very tiring.
Furthermore, Salvation Army Leader had been rowing the boat downstream, so under the inertia of thought, Li Gang and the others would certainly assume that Salvation Army Leader would swim downstream.
Therefore, since Salvation Army Leader knew this, he might very well do the opposite!
He might swim upstream, against the river's flow.
Even if he couldn't swim far upstream, just by going against the current, he could stay in place or even slow down the force of being swept downstream by the river.
While Li Gang and his group ran downstream, with their attention focused in that direction, Salvation Army Leader could very likely get ashore directly and then escape!
Understanding all this, Li Gang said to Xiao Han and the others beside him: "You continue chasing downstream. If you see anyone surface from the river, shoot them dead!"
He had just thought that Salvation Army Leader going against the current was highly probable.
However, there was also another possibility: Salvation Army Leader had extraordinary swimming talent and was still going downstream with the current.
Hearing Li Gang's words, Xiao Han and the others nodded, then, holding their guns, continued running downstream along the river.
Li Gang, meanwhile, ran upstream.
60 seconds had already passed.
Song Min had run in the upstream direction more than 30 seconds ago.
She was now almost at their previous location. Song Min ran ten meters upstream, then stopped again, staring intently at the river surface in front of her.
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds. Just as Song Min was debating whether to look further upstream...
About 5 meters from the riverbank, there was a dark spot.
Song Min walked a few more steps towards it, stood on the bank, holding her submachine gun.
She stared intently at the river surface.
Two more seconds passed, and about 3 meters from the bank, with a splash, a head emerged.
As soon as Salvation Army Leader's head emerged, he immediately looked to his left, downstream, then moved to his right, seeing the spot where he had abandoned the refined man.
No one was there! He probably thought they were still looking for him downstream.
Inhale! Exhale! Inhale! Exhale!
He gasped for air, a slight smile on his face, though his face was still a bit pale.
Good thing I'm so smart!
His body slowly stood up. Since he was not far from the bank, the water wasn't deep, less than a meter.
Half of his body slowly emerged from the water. One arm trembled slightly, and gurgling blood flowed from his shoulder.
His gaze, at the same time, continued to move to the right!
Less than 8 meters from him, a woman was pointing a submachine gun at him.
His smile instantly froze, his pupils slightly contracted, and his eyes filled with intense shock!
The expression on his entire face was incredibly dramatic!
