Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Good-for-Nothings Who Won’t Use Their Guns

Boss Qi instantly tensed up and hid.

This place was a secret; only he knew about it.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of moving the goods himself every night.

Of course, to make things easier, he used a truck for transport. The door was just big enough for the truck to get in and out.

But someone suddenly coming in was a bad sign.

The person who entered was Gundam. He poked his head in first and called out softly, ”Boss...”

The way he said it was suspicious.

Although he called him ”Boss,” it was clear he didn’t actually want his boss to be there.

”Gundam...” Seeing the wall slide shut and that no one had followed Gundam in, Boss Qi stepped out, relieved.

The hatred in his eyes bored right through Gundam.

Right now, he wanted nothing more than to slice him into a thousand pieces.

From the moment he’d run into Song Yiguo, he never should have listened to Gundam.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.

Although he didn’t know what was happening outside, the equipment of the national army entering the factory grounds told him there was no turning back.

If he had just released the man right after hearing Song Yiguo’s name, maybe he wouldn’t have come to this.

He might not understand political struggles, but he knew the Song Family’s power. Crushing someone like him would be incredibly easy for them.

At the time, he didn’t know what had gotten into him. He’d actually listened to Gundam and done the thing he regretted most in his life.

He hadn’t dared to show his face these past few days, hoping the Song Family wouldn’t find him while trying to quickly build up his own strength. But it was too late.

Now, seeing Gundam, he naturally blamed him for everything. ”I’ve treated you well, yet you conspire with outsiders to steal my things! You were the one who told me to kill Song Yiguo, and now you’re working with the Song Family to harm me. You’re ruthless!”

Gundam gave a cold smile. He no longer saw him as his boss, so there was no need to pretend anymore. ”I don’t like the sound of that. I followed you wholeheartedly, but what about you? You’re completely selfish, secretly hoarding all this stuff and lying to us that a thief stole it. That little girl, Chen Xing—no matter how capable she is, how much can she carry with two hands? Even if she had a thousand backpacks, she couldn’t fit all the stuff you have here. And you call *me* the traitor?”

He felt a little wronged. While he did have his own ambitions and had won over most of the men, he hadn’t actually done anything to betray him. ”That brat Chen Xing was just a scapegoat for you, Boss! Stealing things? I think *you’re* the one crying ’thief’ to cover your own tracks!”

”You’re fucking bullshitting me!” Boss Qi stomped his foot in fury. ”I took a few things for myself, but at least they were still in the factory complex! I would have brought them out when times got tough. But out there, more than half the warehouse is gone! Not a single thing left! Not only are you the one crying thief, but you also killed my brother! You’re so damn cruel!”

Gundam didn’t believe for a second that Boss Qi would bring out the supplies in a crisis. ”I don’t even need to investigate who killed Dongyuan! Who doesn’t know you looked down on him the most, thinking he was useless and just mooched off you all day?”

”You’re fucking bullshitting me!” Boss Qi was truly furious.

’No matter how useless Qi Dongyuan was, he was still my brother. I’m not so inhuman as to kill him myself.’

”I’ll kill you!” Too enraged to say more, he threw his hands up and charged at Gundam.

Gundam looked weak but was agile. As he dodged, he threw a punch that landed in Boss Qi’s armpit.

Boss Qi, fuming and in pain, charged forward recklessly and started brawling.

Gundam was also furious at being falsely branded a traitor by Boss Qi.

While they were locked in a heated fight, Chen Xing slipped in unnoticed.

In fact, the first person to enter the storeroom wasn’t Boss Qi, but Chen Xing.

Last night, after knocking Qi Dongyuan unconscious, she had used his phone to call Song Yiguo.

She knew Song Yiguo must be looking for Boss Qi, so she told him Boss Qi’s location.

Song Yiguo was naturally grateful to Chen Xing for telling him Boss Qi’s hiding place.

The moment he returned to the Capital City, he had sent people to find Boss Qi.

But time was short, and they hadn’t found him yet. As soon as he heard the address from Chen Xing, he immediately dispatched his men.

The men Song Yiguo sent had already contacted Chen Xing, ready to attack the moment she gave the signal.

When Chen Xing saw the factory yard descend into chaos, she was the first to slip into the warehouse and wait.

’For Boss Qi to secretly move goods without being discovered, he must be doing it in a storeroom with no surveillance.’

After a short wait, the first one to come in was Gundam.

’It doesn’t matter who comes in, as long as I find out where the supplies are.’

But to her surprise, Gundam just hid.

Chen Xing: ”...” ’Gundam doesn’t know!’

’He must have guessed that Boss Qi’s private stash was here, but he wasn’t sure, so he was waiting.’

Before long, Boss Qi entered the secret warehouse, with Gundam following close behind.

Chen Xing waited patiently for a while, only entering after she was sure the two were engrossed in their fight.

Naturally, neither of them noticed her. They were both taking hits and getting injured.

Chen Xing: ”...” ’Idiots. You have guns but you don’t use them.’

She ignored them and quietly began to collect the supplies.

After she had cleared out more than half the warehouse, the two were still brawling.

As time wore on, Gundam’s stamina began to fail.

Just then, he happened to see a figure moving around.

”How did you get in here?” he deliberately shouted.

Boss Qi was startled and immediately turned to see what was happening.

While Boss Qi’s attention was diverted, he kicked him away and quickly fled towards the main door.

The supplies were important, but his life was more important.

Boss Qi tried to give chase, but Chen Xing grabbed him. With a squeeze of her hand, he collapsed to the ground.

Chen Xing left Boss Qi on the floor and ignored him for now.

She had to finish collecting the supplies before Song Yiguo’s men found them.

As for Gundam, she wasn’t worried at all.

There were so many of Song Yiguo’s men outside.

When she was on the phone earlier, she had subtly asked if Song Yiguo knew a Gundam.

Song Yiguo couldn’t recall him, but he knew the man must hold a grudge against him. Last time, it was his words that had made Boss Qi decide to kill him.

When he sent his men, he didn’t say much, only that they should cooperate with Chen Xing. Their main mission was to kill Boss Qi and capture Gundam.

Chen Xing made another sweep, once again leaving only empty boxes behind.

Terror filled Boss Qi’s eyes.

’Now I know why Qi Dongyuan looked like he was just sleeping.’

’So what about me?’

He wanted to beg for mercy, but he couldn’t make a sound.

After collecting everything, Chen Xing walked toward Boss Qi with a satisfied look. ”Scared?”

Boss Qi stared at Chen Xing, his eyes wide with terror.

It was a smiling face, yet to him, there was nothing more terrifying in this world.

Unable to speak, he could only blink his eyes, hoping Chen Xing would spare him.

”It’s not that I absolutely have to kill you, but I do want your things...” Chen Xing feigned a look of dilemma.

Boss Qi’s eyes immediately pleaded. Who would want to die?

Just then, a sound came from the wall.

’Oh well.’

Chen Xing knew there was no more time to play with him. She placed a hand on him, applied pressure, and Boss Qi died.

The wall opened, and Song Yiguo’s men came in, restraining Gundam.

The man in the lead was Vice General Du. He looked to be under thirty and wasn’t tanned from the sun and rain like most soldiers. His features were quite handsome. ”Miss Chen, thank you for your help this time! Young Master Song said that everything here is yours to handle!”

Chen Xing nodded in satisfaction. ’Song Yiguo knows how to play ball.’

”We need to take this Gundam back to our Young Master!”

Gundam was being held fast. He looked down and saw the already-dead Boss Qi, and a chill went down his spine.