Chapter 318 Deterrence

By the time we descended the mountain, the sun had already set.

The car quickly drove away from Pingshan and returned to the Hope Base as dusk fell.

Having just returned to his residence, Zhou Chong, having received the news, rushed over immediately: "Sir, is everything alright?"

"Everything went smoothly, is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just came to say hello." Zhou Chong said with a gentle smile, "Since you're alright, I'll be going now."

Zhu Man, who was standing to the side, also said, "My lord, I'll be going too."

Shen Nian called out to her, "Xiao Zhu, wait a moment."

Zhou Chong had intended to leave, but upon seeing this scene, he stopped in his tracks.

Then Shen Nianshen took out a lot of wild fruits and several bags of rice and flour from his spatial storage and handed them to her: "Tip on the way."

"Oh? No need, I've already taken enough."

"That's a tip, this is the real fee for directions." Shen Nianshen didn't think it was much, after all, the supplies that the adults casually gave to the base each time were probably enough for Zhu Man to eat for several years.

Zhu Man was both apprehensive and touched: "Thank you, sir."

The backpack on her back was a bit heavy, and the rice, flour, and wild fruit she was carrying were also quite heavy, but Zhu Man didn't feel tired at all.

"Chen Le, could you do me a favor and see Xiao Zhu off?"

Zhu Man wanted to refuse, but she didn't say anything.

Every time she tries to refuse, she can't, so she stops refusing altogether. Refusing too often would seem pretentious.

"Okay."

Chen Le forcefully took the rice and flour from Zhu Man's hand and said, "Little Zhu, let's go. You lead the way."

"good."

Zhu Man bowed slightly to Ling Ran: "My lord, I shall take my leave now. If you need any help, please feel free to ask."

"Mm," Ling Ran responded.

Zhu Man took another deep look at the woman sitting on the sofa, making sure she had memorized her image before turning and leaving.

Seeing this, Zhou Chong greeted them and followed them.

When Chen Le returned after dropping Zhu Man off, Ling Ran was already asleep. The few people who were busy in the living room were making very little noise.

Shen Nianshen put down the book in his hand: "You're back. How's Xiao Zhu?"

"You can rest assured that I can handle things."

Chen Le poured himself a glass of water and gulped it down before saying, "Zhu Man lives on Third Street. I've already spoken to all her neighbors."

Zhu Man's acquisition of so many supplies inevitably attracted envy. Because it's not easy to offend people with superpowers in the base, and there are no laws, the base often doesn't interfere with the fighting between people with superpowers.

Shen Nian was worried that Zhu Man would be robbed while carrying so many things, so he specially sent Chen Le to deliver them.

Sending gifts is just a formality; the real purpose of this trip is to intimidate.

Chen Le isn't powerful enough to intimidate others, but the queen behind him is the source of their power.

"It's alright, I'm going back to my room to read now."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

Chen Le sat in the living room for a while, and after thinking about it, he felt somewhat relieved, realizing that the adults probably didn't intend to take Zhu Man in.

He was already of low status, and if someone else became favored, he would probably be so jealous and envious that he would be itching to die.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning...

Zhou Chong arrived again right after I finished breakfast.

He came here to talk about the base's SS-level mission.

Last time, Ling Ran suddenly said she wanted to distribute supplies, catching him off guard. Before he could even think about it, the zombie horde arrived again.

Now that things have recovered, Zhou Chong has given this matter serious thought and even held a meeting. He came here today to discuss the results.