Chapter 42: Sports Boy

Yao Tao sat back down by the fire, picked up a branch and started stirring the fire, pretending to be a survivor as well.

"Oh, that's great. I don't have to be afraid as long as there is fire." Wang Mingyang sat down next to the fire.

Nan Nan looked around nervously, "Even if there's fire, they might still launch a sneak attack, right?"

"Don't worry about it for now. Take out the water in your bag quickly. I'm almost thirsty from running." Wang Mingyang pinched his throat and took the water handed to him by Nan Nan.

Yao Tao was wearing a black T-shirt and a hat on her head. Neither Wang Mingyang nor Nan Nan recognized her.

Meng Fan was very polite and greeted Yao Tao, "Thanks to your fire, otherwise we would be in danger."

Yao Tao nodded and said nothing.

In addition to Wang Mingyang, Nan Nan and Meng Fan, there are three other people.

The three people were a family of three, parents and a son in his twenties.

The father first helped his wife sit down, then took out some water from his bag and gave it to his son to drink.

The young man drank all the water in one breath, leaving nothing behind.

My father sighed and caught the few drops of water left in the bottle with his mouth.

Yao Tao glanced at them and guessed about 70% of the situation.

This guy is most likely a mama's boy.

Sure enough, the young man's eyes lit up when he smelled the aroma of meat coming from the fire.

He didn't even say hello to Yao Tao, but just used a branch to dig out a piece of meat from the fire, and it seemed that he wanted to eat it.

"You can't eat this." Yao Tao warned.

"You have so much, what's wrong with me eating one piece?" The young man glared at him with a fierce look.

Seeing that Yao Tao wouldn't let her son eat, the boy's mother also joined in, "Girl, don't be so stingy. We are all survivors. We should help each other when we are out."

"You will die if you eat it." Yao Tao was too lazy to explain to them.

The young man didn't believe it. "Who are you kidding? If you'll die from eating it, why are you burning all this? I want to eat it anyway. I'm not afraid of death."

Yao Tao stopped talking and lowered her head to fiddle with the fire.

Meng Fan couldn't stand it any longer and criticized the young man, "You are so rude! This is hers. If she doesn't let you eat it, do you think you are right?"

"There are more of us. If she dares not to give us food, we will kill her..." The young man lowered his voice for the last few words, but everyone could hear them.

"You..." Meng Fan stood up angrily.

Yao Tao held the branch in front of Meng Fan and said softly, "You don't need to persuade him. If he wants to die, no one can stop him."

The young man blew a piece of it cool, took it in his hand and took a bite.

Suddenly he realized something was wrong.

The piece of thing he was holding looked like some kind of animal's head. Although it was burnt, a pair of front teeth could still be seen.

"Ah!" The young man was so scared that he threw the meat in his hand, "What, what kind of meat is this?"

"Mutated rat." Yao Tao said lightly.

The young man's face turned pale instantly and he bent over to vomit violently.

I vomited out all the water I had just drunk.

The boy's mother was extremely anxious and accused Yao Tao, "You are such a mean girl! How could you trick my son into eating mutant rat meat?"

"I asked him to eat it? I begged him to eat it?" Yao Tao sneered, "If you want to call me a bad guy, don't sit here. I lit the fire just to burn these mutant rats. He's willing to eat it, and you're blaming me?"

The boy's mother's face turned red and white. "Can't you just talk to him nicely? He's still a child..."

Yao Tao almost burst out laughing, "Auntie, I'm a child too, why can't you talk to me properly?"

"Mother, forget it, stop arguing." The boy's father advised his wife, "We're staying here for one night and we have to go to the resettlement center tomorrow. Don't cause any more trouble."

"You still have the nerve to say that. It's because you don't have the ability. Others can join the team and go out hunting for supplies, why can't you?" The young man's mother took out her anger on her husband.

"I...I'm old, they don't want me."

"Humph, you just don't have the ability."

Yao Tao didn't want to listen to the three of them arguing anymore, so she stood up.

"Where are you going?" Meng Fan asked.

"Go get some wood and build another fire."

"I'm going too." Meng Fan also stood up.

"It's very dangerous outside, so don't go." Nan Nan couldn't help but persuade Meng Fan.

Meng Fan patted the nunchaku on his waist and said, "Don't worry, I can protect myself. Besides, I don't feel comfortable with her going out alone to collect firewood."

Yao Tao hid her face in the hat so that others could not see the expression on her face.

Meng Fan is a student at a sports school. He is enthusiastic and has a strong sense of justice.

But it was this sense of justice that killed him.

Even if he were to live his life over again, Meng Fan would never change and would always have a warm heart.

Yao Tao and Meng Fan went to collect firewood not far away. While it was dark, she took out the backpack from the space and put it on her back.

Anyway, no one noticed whether she was carrying a backpack or not.

Later she would use the backpack to attract Meng Fan's favor.

She knew Meng Fan very well. He was only 16 years old, very skilled in martial arts, and could even drive, but he had only one shortcoming: he was greedy!

In her previous life, because she had space, she would often take extra care of Meng Fan and occasionally feed him.

Meng Fan loved to follow her the most and called her "sister, sister" when he was around her.

"Did you bring any food with you?" Yao Tao asked Meng Fan in a low voice.

Meng Fan misunderstood. He rummaged in his bag for a long time and took out a piece of dry bread. "Sister, are you hungry? Here you go."

Yao Tao's eyes became hot and she almost cried with emotion.

This kid is so real.

"I don't want your things, I just want to ask if you would do me a favor."

"Sister, you say, as long as I can do it."

"When we get back later, help me dig a hole and bury those burnt mutant rats. I'm afraid they will attract other mutant animals."

Meng Fan's expression was serious. "Okay, I'll find some tools to dig the hole when I get back."

"I have a fire shovel in my bag. I'll lend it to you." Yao Tao took out a fire shovel from her bag.

Meng Fan took it in his hand and tried it out. "Hey, this is the most useful. It can also be used as a weapon."

"You have to return it to me after you use it. You can't give it to others." Yao Tao reminded him.

After picking up the firewood, Yao Tao and Meng Fan came back.

Yao Tao rekindled the fire, and Wang Mingyang, Nan Nan, and the family of three followed with shameless faces.

After learning that the fire was burning mutant rats, they were no longer willing to sit by the fire.

Meng Fan found a vacant lot nearby and started digging a hole.

Nan Nan asked Meng Fan in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"Dig a hole and bury these mutant rats. Otherwise, they will attract other animals. Come and help me."

Nan Nan pursed her lips and looked at Wang Mingyang, "Shall we go help him?"

Wang Mingyang snorted, "Are you full and have nowhere to use your energy?"

Nan Nan had no choice but to sit down with his head down.

The family of three had no intention of helping Meng Fan.

After the fire was burning, Yao Tao took out a small pot from his backpack and placed it on the fire.

Then she took out a piece of meat from her backpack, pork leg, white and red, and very fresh.

Wang Mingyang and others' eyes suddenly lit up.

There is meat to eat!