69 Returning Home

"How?" 

All the people behind the truck looked at Rick and Lori in surprise, so Rick's angry expression calmed. 

"Is what you said true?" 

Glenn also interjected, "So you're still planning on getting out of prison even though you're pregnant? In prison there is medicine and doctors, where do you plan to give birth when you get out of prison?" 

In fact, Lori's brain was also very blank when she said those words. She just couldn't accept that her husband had to leave the prison frequently, let alone become someone like Airon. She knew it was dangerous and today anyone can die at any time. 

Today, Airon, in front of everyone, killed two people in cold blood. What will happen next, will he die or will he continue killing more people? What will happen to Carl and her husband, will they also be like Airon? If her husband dies, will Airon's group kick her out?

All those kinds of negative thoughts and emotions intertwine in Lori's mind, causing her to think of things that will never happen and her behavior to be unstable. Now thinking about her pregnancy, it makes it become much worse.　　 

Rick is an ordinary man with the only concern of taking care of his family's future, so he has no romantic words for his wife and doesn't indulge in those kinds of thoughts. The only thing on his mind is to protect his family, friends and people around him. Even if he dies, he will always have those kinds of thoughts hovering in his mind. 

One of the most important reasons why he is so respected and loved by everyone in the original story was because he is a good leader willing to give everything to protect his people. 

Now, upon hearing his wife say she was pregnant, Rick didn't have many thoughts, he was just happy in his own way, which made him directly ignore his wife's complicated thoughts.  

"We shouldn't get out of prison, there are researchers doing everything they can to create a vaccine for the virus. I am sure that very soon the first vaccine will come out, this will provide a way to a better world. If what they say is true, at least we won't have to worry about becoming a walker when we suffer a natural death." 

Rick put his hands on his wife's shoulders, he wanted to see her expression. Seeing her calm down a bit, he was relieved to know that this matter was quiet for now. 

Looking at everyone, Rick had to say, "You guys may think Airon is cruel to do all that. But me, I don't think so. I am willing and will surely do the same to protect us. The reason why Airon acted that way is because someone died, a good person and he was willing to survive." 

"He is willing to take the first step as a leader of the community, so we should respect him and feel safe for the decisions he makes." 

Hershel's sad look felt guilty at this point. If he had not left that morning, maybe things would have turned out differently and Jimmy might have survived, this pain he would surely carry with him forever. 

Everyone in the truck was silent when they heard Rick's words. Beth, who looked at her grieving father, took him by the arm and rested her head on his shoulder. She was one of the most hurt by the death of her boyfriend, but she couldn't blame her father.

At the other end of the truck, Airon opened his eyes and looked outside as he listened to everyone's conversations. A while ago Shane had told him about why Lori got out of prison. 

Thinking about that, Airon could only sigh at how things unfolded. If Lori hadn't gotten out, Shane wouldn't have taken people to look for her and that meant he wouldn't have been able to notice the horde of walkers, which meant Hershel's family wouldn't have been spared, but Jimmy died anyway. 　　 

It's hard to tell now what will happen later, so he could only work with what he knew without saying a word. 

But that doesn't mean he let anyone act freely, then he thought about what he should do next. 

Seeing that Airon didn't feel like talking, the others began to tell the stories they experienced when the others weren't around. 

After a while, Airon finally broke the silence in the truck and finally communicated with the base, "Zz.... This is Airon, come in!" 　 

"Zz... This is Marco, Sir, I received your message, glad to hear your voice!" 

The thoughtful look on Airon's face showed the same look as always and he said, "Zz.... How's the situation at the prison?" 

"Zz... The situation is under control, many are now sleeping due to the fact that they stayed awake upon hearing the alert of a possible walker's hour." 

Hearing the voice, Airon immediately thought of Guillermo, who until now had been bedridden, recovering from his wound. When he heard this, Airon brightened up and asked, "Zz.... Guillermo, when did you start moving freely?" 

"Zz... Haha, I couldn't stand lying down while most are asleep now. I can walk now, I can only say this place is amazing bro." Guillermo's voice was full of happiness, the prison conditions were very beneficial for the elderly and that made him very happy. 

"Zz... Well, I'm glad to hear you're so happy, we'll be back at the base very soon, see you later."

"Zz... Okay, we'll be waiting for you." 

Looking at the large convoy headed for the prison, Airon did not want his allies to shoot him out of confusion. It could be said that the resources leading to the prison were too large, not counting the numerous people.

Soon, all the active people in the prison gathered at the main gate, and soon enough everyone could see a long convoy slowly making its way to the prison, the walkers outside the prison were quickly eliminated before everyone arrived. 

All the people in the prison looked at the big trucks with two tanks behind them and couldn't help but be surprised.

Several survivors stood aside and discussed in hushed voices. 

One young man with a cheerful expression said, "That's amazing! They even brought two tanks with them!" 

Another fat middle-aged man also smiled enthusiastically, "Haha, this sure is a good trip, now the prison strength will be more than assured." 

The young man suddenly stepped forward and said mysteriously, "I heard something interesting from Merle, it seems the captain wants to retrieve a helicopter!" 

Although the young man sounded mysterious, his voice was strong and many people around him couldn't help but stare at him. 

"Really? You better go with your lies somewhere else, hahaha." 

The young man named Enrique looked at them with disgust and replied without showing any weakness, "What do you know, you only know how to clean the prison, these are not my words, they are Merle's words." 

"That old Merle, that guy doesn't seem like a good person!" The middle-aged man did not have a good impression of Merle. 

"If Merle heard his words I don't want to imagine what he would do to him." 

Suddenly, a slightly soft voice was heard behind the group. 

The middle-aged man's face changed, he turned his head back and looked at a young man with glasses. 

"It's true that Airon is in search of a helicopter, he wants to travel to different parts of the country and expand, watch your words so as not to cause unnecessary trouble." Tyler said with a bored look. 

"Yes, I understand." 

Henry, on the other hand, smiled, it felt good to have someone confirm his words.

At this point, the convoy had come to a complete stop in the yard and everyone in the trucks jumped out. 

But there were many new faces, but the ones that stood out the most were figures in military uniforms, looking at the tanks parked nearby and many machine guns.

This place was definitely in good hands.