Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

After getting off the car, Zhang Su took a deep breath of the cold countryside air, tucked his cigarette back into its box, and gestured to Lu Yubo, indicating they should split up and circle around to the other side of the vehicle.

Lu Yubo understood immediately, tucked his cigarette behind his ear, pulled out his weapon, crouched down, and headed to the other side of the car.

Once Lu Yubo reached the front, Zhang Su swiftly turned around and moved from the rear to the other side.

At the same time, there was the sound of a thud outside the camper window; a figure turned to flee, only to see someone approaching from the direction of the car’s front, while another person blocked their escape route.

“Don’t move, move again and I’ll kill you!”

Zhang Su stood in an exceedingly strategic position, with his flashlight aligned with the pistol pointing at the hunched figure standing beside the car; the gun was always on him, even though it wasn’t loaded, it was still very intimidating!

“Don’t shoot, no, I mean no harm!”

The teenager, upon seeing the dark silhouette of the gun, raised his hands quickly to plead, without any intention of resisting. Given the impressive gear of these people, he didn’t question the authenticity of the pistol and couldn’t afford to bet on it!

“Face the car, hands high on it, stand still!” Zhang Su didn’t relax at all, keeping a close watch on the teen.

“How could anyone be…”

Yuwen, standing on the fertilizer shop rooftop, looked at Zhang Su and the others in shock and said, “Mr. Zhang, this is my mistake…”

“Teacher Yu, this time you’re really in for a punishment!”

Zhang Su had said earlier that Zhao Dezhu, Yuwen, and Yu Qing could only take two shares from the team’s supplies, but later on, Yuwen demonstrated decent combat ability, and Yu Qing made efforts to improve, so they weren’t held to it. However, this oversight must be penalized.

The commotion outside the car was so considerable that everyone watching cartoons inside couldn’t sit still and ran out.

“Hey… Brother Su, is this guy here to sabotage us?”

Zheng Xinyu frowned at the inexplicably appearing teenager and asked.

“No, I’m not!” Not waiting for Zhang Su to speak, the teen defended himself: “I…I was watching cartoons, don’t accuse me falsely.”

Whoa…

“Haha…”

Several people couldn’t help but laugh at the teenager’s words. Really, his nerve was impressive, sneaking around the car window just to watch cartoons?

But thinking about it, everyone was chilled by fear; what if this guy wasn’t watching cartoons and was up to no good, wouldn’t they be doomed?

This time, even Zhang Su hadn’t noticed someone approaching until that laughter drowned out the subtle noises due to the TV and everyone’s laughter.

“Stop bullshitting, this reason is too damn weak, spill it, what are you up to? If you don’t talk, I’ll kill you!”

Lu Yubo poked several times at the teen’s back with a food sampler, tearing through his clothes and making a whooshing sound.

“Hey, ah, it hurts…”

The young teen shuffled around, anxiously, “I really was watching cartoons, don’t bully me because there are more of you, damn it, fight me one on one if you have the guts!”

“Damn…”

Zhang Su waved his hand to calm the irate Lu Yubo and said, “He really was sneaking around watching cartoons, he wasn’t lying…”

Seeing everyone’s skeptical looks, Zhang Su continued to explain, “If he hadn’t been tickled and laughed out loud, I wouldn’t have noticed him. Kid, your movements are light, now, tie your hands and feet and come up on the car to chat!”

With that, Zhang Su pulled out two ties from his pocket and tossed them at the teenager’s feet.

The teenager turned to see the dozen men and women and knew he couldn’t escape, crouching down in anger as he tied his wrists with his mouth and hands, saying, “Can’t tie the feet, unless you’re carrying me?”

“Alright, get on the car!” Zhang Su chuckled helplessly, gesturing to the teen, then turned to look at the roof of the fertilizer shop: “Teacher Yu, buck up, you’re on watch until midnight, and you’re skipping a meal tomorrow!”

Yuwen straightened up and said earnestly, “I assure you, the task will be completed!”

Before getting on the car, Zhang Su paused and said to Wu Lue: “Luezi, you should follow Teacher Yu on sentry duty. We now have more people and occupy a larger space, one person might miss some things. Keep an eye on one side each, got it?”

“Yes, I understand, Brother Su!”

Wu Lue replied seriously and then ran towards the stairs inside the fertilizer shop.

The group returned to the car, forming a circle and looking at the scruffy teen, in his ragged cotton coat, his face streaked black and yellow, with crusty snot below his nose, tangled hair, and mismatched rotten cotton shoes, filthy all over.

“Hey, how old are you, what’s your name, where are you from?”

Zhang Su sat on the sofa, asking the teen.

The grimy teenager remained defiant, twisting his body and stiffening his neck, “They used to call me Master Kun…”

“I’ll ‘Master Kun’ your damn puppet, talk properly!”

Lu Yubo instantly exploded, a teenager barely old enough to be considered one, calling himself ‘master,’ outright rebellious.

“I’m Pang Dakun, seventeen years old, from Shuwa Village…”

Perhaps intimidated by Lu Yubo’s ferocity, the teenager was reluctant but complied, reporting his background.

“Pang Dakun…” Zhang Su mulled over the name, then asked in surprise, “Wasn’t it said that the survivors in the village had all gone to the opposite shore, why are you here?”

Today, he heard the people on the opposite shore say clearly that survivors from several villages here had crossed over, so how did this young guy suddenly pop up?

Hearing Zhang Su’s words, Pang Dakun’s complexion changed, pursing his mouth as he said, “They’re inhuman, killed my grandfather, a bunch of bastards, I will get back at them someday!”

“Oh?”

Zhang Su looked at the others, surprised that there was more to this story!