Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

”I...”

Wu Baokang struggled to get up, his whole body aching fiercely, twisted in pain.

His once-proud combat power was nothing in the eyes of the opponent. Damn, what should he do? It felt terrible. He said resentfully, ”I’m done making trouble, get me some medical staff, and I want to eat something, give me some meat!”

”You’ve gone mad, listen carefully, I’m going to rest now, but I’ll instruct the duty staff to report to me immediately if you make any noise. If my sleep is disturbed, I’ll definitely take it out on you, and then I’ll break your legs and hang you upside down! Don’t even think about escaping, you won’t make it out of Qingfeng Xiaozhu alive!”

Zhang Su’s voice was calm as he uttered these harsh words, but the effect was extraordinary. Not only did Wu Baokang frown and close his mouth, but even Zhao Dezhu, standing beside him, felt a chill in his heart.

Breaking legs, then hanging upside down, how painful would that be...

The two left again. This time, Wu Baokang remained quiet, standing in place watching them leave. Once the door was closed, he sat heavily on the bed, beginning to clean his wounds, though he wore a rebellious expression on his face, probably cursing in his heart...

Sigh.

The door was pushed open again, and seeing Zhang Su’s head poke in, Wu Baokang shivered, thinking perhaps his inner thoughts had been heard by the other party?

”Does Liao Youzhi know my name, appearance, and features?”

Wu Baokang paused, mechanically responding, ”He only knows your name, nothing else...”

”Good night!”

Bang, the door closed, and Wu Baokang let out a long breath, now even quietly cursing in his heart.

”Brother, I have to say, ever since you learned martial arts from that Japanese woman, your aura is completely different!”

Leaving Qingfeng Xiaozhu, Zhao Dezhu mused aloud.

Zhang Su shook his head with his hands behind his back, ”What’s the difference? Just that I’m more formidable when taking action than before, so you feel my aura is sharper... Let’s not discuss me, how about your interrogation, any news from those nine people?”

Zhao Dezhu took out a cigarette and offered one to Zhang Su. After lighting it, he said, ”Except for one guy named Dong Liang who was tough, the other eight confessed essentially the same thing. Liao Youzhi has allied with Civilization Guardian, Little Eagle Association, and Apocalypse Corps to deal with us, planning to expand north. A bunch of dogs!”

Zhang Su raised an eyebrow, ”Didn’t the four Survivor Alliance members tell you more, like Liao Youzhi’s real motive?”

”What real motive, isn’t it just to annex us and divide the resources up north, nothing else. Liao Youzhi is leading this, he first approached Little Eagle Association, then Civilization Guardian, and lastly Apocalypse Corps, and damn North City Four Tigers, ha!”

Zhao Dezhu spat on the ground.

”Civilization Guardian shouldn’t be counted in, Old Li doesn’t know Celestial Horse Island is our place, or he wouldn’t get into this mess.”

Zhang Su waved his hand explaining, as both parties would eventually meet, he didn’t want any misunderstanding.

Zhao Dezhu apparently didn’t know the situation between Zhang Su and Li Zongkai, cautiously saying, ”Brother, our relationship with Old Li isn’t that strong, and that guy must’ve been an official before, looks shrewd and cunning, can we trust him?”

Zhang Su patted Zhao Dezhu on the shoulder, nodding, ”Don’t worry, Zhuzi. Some things I can’t tell everyone, but your future father-in-law knows, talk to him sometime, and you’ll understand!”

”Oh, then forget it, you guys figure this out, I can’t make sense of it, don’t want to cause trouble!”

Upon hearing that his future father-in-law knew, Zhao Dezhu quickly shook his head in denial.

It’s not that he trusted Yuwen more, but every time he discussed similar issues with Yuwen, he couldn’t keep up with the thinking, got a lecture, and was therefore unwilling to discuss such matters with Yuwen.

”Brother, let’s not dig into Civilization Guardian. About this time the Survivor Alliance wants to stir trouble, what should we do, defend and counterattack like before?”

Zhang Su shook his head, ”It’s different this time, we can’t let those guys get to the base, too dangerous!”

The threat of Flaming Zombies was limited. What truly concerned Zhang Su was the mysterious biochemical weapon Liao Youzhi possessed. According to Wu Baokang, its existence was questionable, but in matters like these, it’s better to err on the side of caution with a contingency plan.

”Right, you call it dangerous, I see Wu Baokang as a dangerous guy, after asking him enough, we could just get rid of him, what do you think, brother?” Zhao Dezhu particularly disliked Wu Baokang, a rather formidable guy, but with a mouth as gossipy as an old woman, always cursing.

”He’s Liao Youzhi’s main thug, quite capable, but not currently a threat, and he has attachments in the Survivor Alliance, so we’ll keep him for now, see if we can persuade him to defect.”

If Wu Baokang were just a braggart, he would have been dealt with after the questioning was done. Precisely because of his capabilities, Zhang Su decided to keep him for now. Another major reason was that Zhang Su’s recent significant improvement in strength made him view Wu Baokang as non-threatening; his confidence stemmed from his abilities.

”Big brother, I’m just saying, Wu Baokang is no threat to you, but I don’t think Xiaolü and those guys can keep an eye on him!”

Ever since the Satellite Village was established, Zhao Dezhu gradually realized the importance of population and talent. He wasn’t surprised by Zhang Su’s decision, but he still felt uneasy, thinking Wu Baokang could escape violently at any time!

”That’s why we need to arrange for someone reliable to guard him!” Zhang Su smiled knowingly, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ”Hello, hello, Sakura, respond if you receive this.”

Inside the Maple Leaf Inn, Ju Mumio was telling Yi Xiaoling about the exciting story that happened in Beidong Town. Their faces were full of warm smiles. Suddenly, Ju heard her name through the walkie-talkie and responded with a puzzled look.

”Extremely dangerous individual Wu Baokang is currently detained in Qingfeng Xiaozhu 202. We need you to guard him.”

Zhao Dezhu was amused when he heard Zhang Su’s order. As Zhang released the button, Zhao grinningly said, ”That Japanese girl is quite prideful. If she doesn’t agree, you might lose face, big brother.”

Zhang Su confidently smiled and said, ”Absolutely impossible.”

As expected, Ju Mumio simply replied with an ”okay” and soon walked out of the Maple Leaf Inn, even bumping into Zhang Su and Zhao Dezhu in passing.

”I’m counting on you tonight; try to handle it by tomorrow. I’ll treat you to good wine then.”

Zhang Su promised with a smile.

”It’s my duty, but I’ll definitely accept the wine.”

With that, Ju Mumio tightened her coat collar and headed towards Qingfeng Xiaozhu.

Zhao Dezhu stood there, amused, and once Ju Mumio was out of sight, he sidled up to Zhang Su, ”Big brother, don’t tell me you’ve won over that Japanese girl!?”

”By ’won over,’ what do you mean? If you mean by combat power, then congratulations, you’re correct!”

”Combat power... won over...”

Zhang Su walked away, leaving Zhao Dezhu baffled in the night breeze.

”How’s it going? What’s the situation?”

Zhang Su pushed open the door and returned home. Zheng Xinyu came up and took his coat, immediately asking.

”Things are more severe than I anticipated. Liao Youzhi has some explosive weapons. I plan to go to the city tomorrow, capture the leader first, and everything will be solved!”

Zhang Su spoke softly, his expression calm and tone steady, as if discussing a simple breakfast of fried eggs.

Yet, this plan shattered like a thunderbolt to Zheng Xinyu’s ears. She jumped in fright and repeatedly shook her head, ”No, no, no, you can’t go. Are you delivering yourself to the doorstep? That’s way too dangerous! It’s better to wait for them, and when they reach Beidong Town, blow them all away!”

Zhang Su chuckled and ruffled Zheng Xinyu’s hair, causing static electricity to make it messy, then said, ”Don’t worry. Do I look like an idiot to you? Charging into danger? If it’s infeasible, I won’t force it. Just relax.”

Zheng Xinyu made a funny face but continued to persuade with emotion and reason, even weaving in strategies from games like PUBG and CS.

Initially confident, Zhang Su started to waver under Zheng Xinyu’s persistent persuasion. Not for anything else, but because of Zheng Xinyu’s ”Good Fortune” trait. Her vehement dissuasion surely had a reason. With this in mind, he decided on a final test.

”Xinyu, can’t you say something auspicious, like wishing me a smooth operation?”

Zheng Xinyu looked seriously at Zhang Su, pressed her lips together, and shook her head, ”Honey, of course, I want everything to go smoothly for you, but you really can’t go this time. I feel so uneasy, sensing lots of danger. I know you’ve become stronger lately, brimming with confidence, but I’m just anxious. Let’s be a little superstitious, okay?”

Zheng Xinyu held onto Zhang Su’s arm tightly, not blinking as she stared into his eyes, her attitude unprecedentedly firm.

Okay then...

Taken aback, Zhang Su thought to himself that with his lucky star saying so, insisting would just be jumping into the fire pit.

”Fine, I’ll take your advice this time. No matter how strong one’s ability, there are limits. Tomorrow, we’ll plant explosives, and when they arrive, we’ll blow them all up!”

”Great, blow them up!”

Upon seeing Zhang Su compromise, Zheng Xinyu smiled, revealing her little tiger teeth as she clenched her fists tightly.