Her first thought was simple. In the apocalypse, helping strangers was usually a bad deal. It could waste time, energy, and supplies. It could even get you killed. But then she saw the way the taller woman kept standing in front of the others no matter how hard the danger hit. She saw the way the child was being protected with a body that had already started to shake from exhaustion. That kind of scene was hard to ignore.
Yan Cijin looked at Bai Li and spoke low. "If possible, help them."
Bai Li did not answer right away. Her eyes stayed on the road ahead while she weighed the situation in her head. The zombies were not too far from those three anymore. If she did nothing, they would likely be caught within a minute or two. If she helped, she would need to cut through the zombie group fast, then get them out before the rest of the horde swarmed in. It was not impossible. It was just risky.
Bai Li made her decision in less than a second.
She twisted the throttle hard.
