Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

Zheng Xinyu leaned over to Zhang Su’s ear and asked, “Is there a problem with the other side?”

“There’s a fight coming up!”

Zhang Su simply answered Zheng Xinyu’s question, and upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions tightened, instinctively gripping their gun handles.

“Everyone, don’t act impulsively. Follow my orders!”

Zhang Su heard the commotion around him and reminded again, specifically sending some to the warehouse to avoid the opponent seeing any flaws. Everything in front of him puzzled him, not knowing the opponent’s intentions, but he must deceive the two vehicles from afar by all means!

“Hello to all the big brothers and sisters!”

The pickup truck slowly drove over the playground, the co-driver Xiaobo rolled down the car window, leaned out amidst the cold wind, and greeted with a laugh.

Zhang Su stepped forward two steps with his hands in pockets, an expression of faint doubt on his face. “Where did the few of you come from? This car looks unfamiliar.”

While speaking, he kicked the front tire, making a thumping sound.

The dominant side has the right to ask questions first, while the weaker side can only answer passively.

Xiaobo jumped down from the car, took out cigarettes from his pocket and handed them around, not minding when the other side didn’t light up. He pointed east and said, “We came from the Mountain and Sea District, and you guys, big brothers and sisters?”

“Us? We’re from the south, Kuanzhuang.” Zhang Su casually raised his hand towards Kuanzhuang.

Whoosh…

A cold wind blew by.

Zhang Su noticed the opponent’s body stiffened slightly, even the atmosphere became a bit awkward. He didn’t understand why they reacted this way until he inadvertently glanced at the rear glass of the car, roughly guessing the answer in his mind, and secretly clicked his tongue.

He didn’t expect to tell the same lie as Qi Xiaoshuai.

When Zhang Su was thinking quickly about taking action against the two opposite, he saw the person’s bewildered expression disappear, replaced by a smile once more.

“Ah, haha, so you are friends from Kuanzhuang, Grass Slope Town, Kuanzhuang, nice places, nice places. I’ve been there for business before, just a few kilometers south, right?”

With a smile, Xiaobo gave a thumbs up, seemingly flattering but actually probing truth from falsehood.

Zhang Su immediately caught the hint of Xiaobo’s words, deliberately paused before smiling knowingly, nodding, “Yes, yes, Grass Slope Town, Kuanzhuang, a few kilometers away, correct.”

Seeing Zhang Su’s reaction, Xiaobo felt assured, inwardly saying, these guys definitely aren’t from Kuanzhuang…

Whether it was the half-dead guy’s reaction or the brief stupor upon hearing Grass Slope Town, it was evident they weren’t together. He was just curious why they both liked using Kuanzhuang as cover. Does this place have some special significance?

“Wow, coming from the Mountain and Sea District, quite far, you must have been driving for a while, what’s the situation on the road?”

Zhang Su didn’t wish to dwell on this matter further. As the vehicle approached, he could see Qi Xiaoshuai was seriously injured and required immediate treatment to prevent life-threatening danger, but first, he must deceive and capture the two cars opposite!

“Not too far, we’re on the western edge of Mountain and Sea District, near the Qing County border. Not many zombies on the road, they’re probably clustered somewhere, who knows in which nook they’re hiding.”

Xiaobo shrugged, palms up.

“It’s at least fifty or sixty kilometers, what brought you here this trip?”

Zhang Su inquired curiously, trying to appear more friendly.

“Haha, to be honest, we’re here to trade medicines and weapons with the Cyan Dragon Corps, didn’t expect, tsk, brother you know… life is unpredictable.”

With a dry expression, Xiaobo gestured around, the meaning he wished to convey clear.

“Oh, you’re looking for the Cyan Dragon Corps for trade, that’s really unfortunate, a horde of zombies in the hundreds of thousands attacked here a few nights ago, artillery fire lasting half the night, eventually everyone died…”

Zhang Su said with a regretful expression, then pointed at the warehouse, “We’ve now taken over the barracks, whatever medicine or weapons you need, we can exchange them with you, price is negotiable!”

“Ah, that’s wonderful, brother you are truly kind! But there’s one thing… I’m not sure if I should say.”

Xiaobo rubbed his hands a bit bashfully.

“We are all survivors from the end times, if you have something to say, feel free.”

Zhang Su patiently raised his hand.

“Brother, this barracks is rich in supplies, you probably can’t move them all. I wonder, could you spare some soup for us? Little brother would be grateful.”

“Your question… is indeed quite presumptuous.” Zhang Su smiled with a curl of his mouth, “Who complains of too many supplies? Besides, a lot of the supplies are tributes from Kuanzhuang that the Cyan Dragon Corps collected from us Niuquanzi—oh no, from Kuanzhuang. Now it’s only right for us to take them back; can’t share with you.”

Xiaobo heard the other party slip up, feeling more certain about his thoughts. His smile became even more radiant, and he said, “Big brother, we’re carrying top-quality raccoon pelts. In this freezing weather, wrapping oneself in them is soft, comfortable, and warm. So, can we trade them for some food or weapons with you?”

“Raccoon pelts?”

Zhang Su was puzzled; he had never heard of such a thing.

Xiaobo quickly explained, “Big brother, surely you’ve seen those women’s coats, the ones with a circle of fur on the hood, right? Some of that fur is made from raccoon pelts. The more upscale ones use fox fur. The quality of our raccoon pelts is excellent, truly amazing, not inferior to fox fur at all. They used to sell for a thousand or eight hundred each, while the lesser ones went for only two or three hundred!”

To give Zhang Su a comparison, Xiaobo intentionally provided different price quotes.

“Oh… got it.” Zhang Su understood, inwardly laughing coldly while displaying a warm demeanor. He said, “I’m not one to hog all the advantage. How about you call your companions over, everyone can chat. If there’s a deal to be had, it’s all good. It makes people uneasy to be guarding against us like thieves from far away.”

“Yes, yes, we were being narrow-minded. Big brother, please wait a moment; I’ll report to our leader.”

Xiaobo was quite happy, as he felt he’d accomplished something. He quickly leaned into the car, picked up the walkie-talkie, smiled at Zhang Su, and then walked to the back of the car and spoke quietly.

“Brother Jie, these guys falsely claimed to be from Kuanzhuang. They seem very cautious, but they agreed to trade medicine with us. Additionally, they agreed to exchange food and weapons for raccoon pelts. They just don’t value me as a little minion; they want to talk to you, Brother Jie.”

“How do you know they’re falsely claiming to be from Kuanzhuang?”

Brother Jie asked cautiously.

“He doesn’t even know Kuanzhuang is in Grass Slope Town, and later slipped up saying they came from Niuquanzi Town. Mainly, that guy in the car didn’t react at all. If they were really together, the deadpan attitude of the guy in the car couldn’t be so calm, don’t you think?”

Xiaobo logically analyzed.

“No way, I still don’t trust them. Keep the walkie-talkie on and tell them we need to leave for something. See how they react.”

Brother Jie put down the walkie-talkie, took a small telescope from the glovebox, and observed from afar.

“Heh heh…”

Xiaobo walked from the pickup truck’s rear to Zhang Su’s group, awkwardly smiling, and said, “Well, big brothers, sisters, unfortunately, our leader said we have to go elsewhere for some matters. We don’t have time for the transaction right now, maybe we’ll come back later…”

Zhang Su inwardly chuckled. The sensation of having all the opponent’s tricks within his grasp was truly amusing. He suppressed his anger and waved his hand, saying, “Forget it. The road forks, let’s each go our way and not waste everyone’s time. Farewell. Brothers, let’s continue our business, and keep watch so they don’t sneak away with anything!”

Before he could finish his sentence and turn away, two cars parked across the playground started their engines successively and headed this way.

“Hey, weren’t you leaving? Why are they coming over? Planning to snatch by force?”

Zhang Su raised his eyebrows, watching as everyone around him picked up their guns.

The people around him were still in the dark; they could tell Zhang Su was acting for the other side, but why he was doing it was beyond them. Was it just to rob them?

Blackmail didn’t seem like Zhang Su’s style…

Xiaobo saw the other group raise their guns, inwardly cursed but still kept a smile, waving his hands repeatedly, “Please, big brothers and sisters, don’t get excited! I might have misunderstood our leader’s intentions just now, don’t get excited, don’t get excited!”

Zhang Su eyed the flailing Xiaobo, instructing his men to keep watch, while he looked towards the Camry and the large dog.

Soon, the two cars stopped at about ten meters away, and five people got out successively from the main and passenger seats, still wearing enthusiastic smiles despite facing gun barrels.

“Hahaha, brothers and sisters, weren’t we called over to discuss the trade? Why bring out the knives and guns, did my junior say something wrong?”

Zhang Su looked at the man who stepped down from the Camry’s driver side, wearing a thick North Face down jacket, a cotton hat, a warm headband around his forehead, and stubble on his blue chin, lacking any affinity even when smiling.

“He just said you had matters to attend to and were leaving, then you drove over, what’s your plan?”

Zhang Su asked, tilting his head.

“Misunderstanding, this is a damn misunderstanding! Xiaobo, I clearly said we’d come right over, what did you say?”

“Ah…Brother Jie, I, I misheard it, assuming we would attend to other matters before getting to the trade. I’m sorry, I was wrong.”

Xiaobo kept folding his hands in apology.

“So that’s how it is.” Zhang Su slung the gun onto his shoulder and gestured for his people to put away their guns, then said, “I heard you brought some excellent raccoon pelts and planned to exchange them for some medicine and weapons?”

“That’s right, top-notch raccoon pelts, thick skin, dense fur. Used to sell for over a thousand each, now they’re even more valuable, hahaha.”

Brother Jie pointed to the Camry’s trunk, saying, “We want to trade for some cardiovascular and anti-epileptic medicine, and then, um…”

At this point, Brother Jie glanced at the weapons of the group before him, his heart suddenly skipping a beat because he was surprised to find their weapons were identical to the ones on that guy’s car!

This discovery caused his bodily hormones to explode, cold sweat instantly spilling from his spine.