Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

After dinner, Zhang Su personally brought some food and went to the guest room where Guo Dachao and Yang Wenjie were being confined at Little Lucky.

“Do you want something to eat?”

Zhang Su entered the room and placed a large bowl of egg noodles on the table.

The egg noodles, garnished with scallions and drizzled with sesame oil, might not have been particularly enticing before the disaster, but now the aroma filled Guo Dachao and Yang Wenjie’s nostrils, igniting their hunger and making their stomachs growl as they swallowed eagerly.

“I want to eat…”

Guo Dachao answered honestly, his eyes fixed intently on the large bowl of noodles.

“Answer a few questions for me first, and the bowl of noodles is yours.”

“Sure, sure, big brother, ask away and we’ll tell you everything!”

When you’re under someone else’s roof, you have to bow your head, especially when there’s delicious food in front of you; there’s no need to be reserved.

“There aren’t even any signposts on the road; how did you find your way here?”

Zhang Su took out a pack of cigarettes and generously tossed two to Guo Dachao and Yang Wenjie.

They all lit up cigarettes, and Guo Dachao said, “Over there… that Maple Forest Inn was opened by a friend of mine and another partner. When it was newly built at the end of last year, I stayed there for a few days, so I remember the place… Actually, I just came here to try my luck. If Celestial Horse Island falls, I plan to head directly north to Qing County, where there’s a military camp. It might be a bit better there.”

“The military camp might be better…” Zhang Su scratched his head helplessly and said, “Did you know that a regiment was stationed at No. 1 Qin City Cultural Road?”

“I’ve heard about it, and? Is there a large survivor gathering there?” Guo Dachao asked hopefully.

“Stop dreaming, we’ve been there. We got these guns from there, and there are only three soldiers left in total!”

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Guo Dachao and Yang Wenjie looked at each other in disbelief.

“A survivor team stayed in the military camp. There weren’t many people at first, just a dozen or so. They relied on the camp’s supplies. They should have developed by now.”

Zhang Su didn’t doubt Old Li’s leadership abilities. With Old Li’s cunning nature, combined with the team’s combat strength, it certainly wouldn’t be poor.

He only hoped that Old Li would achieve something because he had invested a “Loyalty Brand” on him!

“It seems I thought too much. The disaster broke out without warning, and with a densely packed military camp, it must have been quite tragic…”

“Uh, big brother, are there any more questions?”

Guo Dachao’s attention was fixed on the egg noodles.

“Eat, talk while eating.”

Zhang Su pushed the large bowl, which had a very substantial portion, enough even for the big eater Zhao Dezhu.

“Do you have any information about the Survivor Alliance?”

Zhang Su watched the two gobbling down the food and asked.

“Uh…” Guo Dachao choked a little, patted his chest, and said, “We both avoided them. We only know that all the leaders of the Survivor Alliance have guns and that they plan to clear out the Third Hospital, but we don’t know anything else.”

The Qin City Third Hospital is not far from Lego Shopping Mall, connected by a pedestrian street.

“How does the Survivor Alliance treat other survivors?” Zhang Su asked.

“Attitude? If you want to survive north of Construction Street, you have to stay hidden all the time; otherwise, if you’re found, you only have two choices: join the Survivor Alliance or leave. If you join, you hand over half your supplies. If you’re expelled, you lose everything…”

Zhang Su nodded. From his perspective, the Survivor Alliance seemed quite tyrannical, but that’s the way of survival in the post-apocalypse, with a very clear distinction between insiders and outsiders.

Through the two’s accounts, Zhang Su had a preliminary understanding of the Survivor Alliance, but he had no plans to enter the city. As long as these people didn’t come north to cause trouble, they wouldn’t intersect.

“Did you encounter villagers collecting tolls when you crossed the bridge out of the city?”

Guo Dachao nodded and said, “We did, they’re people from West Camp Village. They said everyone crossing the bridge had to hand over supplies. They took a box of instant noodles and a box of milk powder from our car. They have guns; there’s nothing we could do…”

Talking about this made the two quite helpless. In this world, there are all kinds of people stealing, robbing, looting, and cheating for supplies. In comparison, the people from West Camp Village are already very gentle.

“And later, when you went through Beidong Town, did anything happen?”

Zhang Su continued to ask.

“Beidong Town? No… It was a rundown town, desolate, no zombies, no people, and no supplies either.”

Guo Dachao recalled and said.

Zhang Su nodded thoughtfully. It seems United Village really stopped doing robberies, which was good news for him.

Not because he hoped United Village would wholeheartedly turn good, but because if they focused on breeding and farming, they would become a very good trading partner in the future.

“We’ve previously looked into both of your situations. Recruiting new members tests trust a lot. Do you have anything to say about the incident where you killed one of our team members before?”

Zhang Su asked very frankly.

Guo Dachao and Yang Wenjie exchanged a look and smiled wryly, “Big brother, we were at fault first back then, and your companion was just defending themselves. You might not believe it, but we didn’t really feel anything at the time. The person who got shot was Xiaoteng. He never talked about revenge, just said it was unlucky and he accepted it…”

Zhang Su licked his lips and asked, “What was your relationship with him before?”

Guo Dachao recalled and said, “On the day we snatched the car… the four of us had only been together for two days and didn’t know each other before. Big brother, are you worried we will take revenge for our companion? Don’t worry, we won’t do that. We just want to live well.”