"Brother Lei, can we go now?"
Cha Murong couldn't bear to look at the zombie fragments scattered all over the yard, but Xiuyan, being a doctor, was much better off.
"Leave? We've been killing for so long, and we haven't even gotten the spoils of our labor yet!"
Ye Lei was referring to the crystal nucleus.
"Oh, do you need my help?"
Xiuyan took out a dagger.
Aren't you scared?
"I'm a doctor, okay? What's this all about!"
"Okay, let's go in and take a look."
Upon entering the courtyard, the raging assassin and Xiuyan began collecting crystal cores. Bloodthirsty bats swarmed in the air, swooping down to kill any zombies they missed.
Ye Lei decided to go inside and take a look; maybe he could find something!
Cha Murong followed behind Ye Lei, skipping and hopping, as if afraid of stepping on the disgusting yellow zombie fragments.
When the two arrived in front of a two-story building, Ye Lei found the door tightly closed and did not intend to go in. In such an environment, no one could survive.
Just as I was about to leave, I was stopped by a voice from the balcony upstairs.
"Hey, hello there, did you kill all these zombies?"
Surprisingly, there were still survivors. Ye Lei turned around and found a man and a woman, who looked to be around forty years old, standing on the balcony.
"Yes, we were worried they would go out and cause trouble, so we killed them all!"
"Thank you. We are the owners of the farm. After the apocalypse, these animals all turned into zombies, and we are too scared to go out."
"So how did you survive?"
"We slaughtered one of the cattle and sheep that were locked inside the house before they turned into zombies, and we survived on it."
"Oh, that's quite clever. Okay, I've cleaned this place up for you, you can come out now."
As long as you use your brain, even in the apocalypse, there's always a way. Ye Lei really did a great thing this time.
"May we invite you in and have a seat for a while? It would be a way to express our gratitude."
The host extended a warm invitation.
"Sure, I won't bother you!"
Since collecting the crystal cores will take a while anyway, why don't we go in and rest for a bit?
"No, no, we'll come down and open the door right away."
Upon entering the house, the host warmly poured them a cup of tea. It had been a long time since anyone had treated them to such hospitality, and Ye Lei was quite touched.
"Our benefactors, where did you come from? How did you end up in such a remote place!"
"Oh, we were just passing by."
Ye Lei didn't want to talk about the Black Tiger Gang yet.
"Was there no one there when you came over?"
The owner pointed in the direction of the vegetable base.
"What? Do you know anyone lives over there?"
"Of course I know. They moved in the day after the apocalypse started, kicked everyone out, and took over the place."
The owner sounded shaken; thankfully, they hadn't taken over his place, otherwise he would definitely have been kicked out too.
"Do you know what they're doing here?"
"I don't know. We haven't gone out since the apocalypse, but I often see a car coming by with a few big characters written on it, and I remember them."
"What word?"
"I think it was something like Desheng Generator."
The master scratched his head, and upon hearing those words, Cha Murong immediately stood up.
Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?
The owner was startled and stammered, "I think so, but I don't remember very clearly."
"Oh, it's nothing, don't be nervous, we were just asking."
Ye Lei tried to pull Cha Murong to sit down, but she refused, so he had no choice but to stand up and prepare to leave.
"Thank you for your hospitality. It's about time we should go."
“My benefactor, wait a minute. I have some food here. I saw on the news that many people are starving to death.”
After the host finished speaking, he took out a whole, air-dried ham.
"No need, we have food!"
Ye Lei doesn't lack these things, and perhaps they don't have many either!
"My benefactor, don't worry, we still have plenty. These were all leftovers from before, which we turned into ham and stored away. We never expected to use them now."
The master insisted that Ye Lei take it, so Ye Lei didn't stand on ceremony.
"Murong, take the ham and let's go!"
Ye Lei called out to Cha Murong, who was still in a daze.
"oh"
Cha Murong finally reacted, picked up the ham and left. The host escorted them all the way to the gate of the courtyard before finally letting it go.
When Ye Lei arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Xiu Yan was already sitting in the car, carrying a large bag of crystal cores, which she showed to Ye Lei with a smile.
"Brother Lei, look, there are so many!"
"Hmm, not bad, you've worked hard. How much is it approximately?"
"I estimate there are one or two thousand. Here, take them all."
Okay!
Ye Lei accepted the crystal cores and stored them in his spatial storage. Combined with those he collected from the Black Tiger Hall, he now had a total of five thousand crystal cores – a truly bountiful harvest.
"Let's go, it's time for us to head back!"
"Alright, let's go home!"
Xiuyan was excited to hear that she could go back, but Cha Murong suddenly stopped talking.
Ye Lei started the Mercedes SUV, turned on the navigation, and drove towards the shelter.
It was only then that Xiuyan noticed something was wrong with Cha Murong.
"Little Chili, what's wrong? You look so down."
"I just heard that a car from my dad's company went to the Black Tiger Gang's territory."
"Oh! How could this be? Are you worried that your father has some connection with the Black Tiger Gang?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm worried about!"
"Why don't you call your dad and ask?"
Soo-yeon suggested.
"Okay, Chili, maybe your dad's company car was stolen. It's the apocalypse, this is normal, don't think too much about it."
In fact, Ye Lei knew very well that ever since he found her father's business card on his desk, he knew that her father was definitely involved in this matter, and he was just trying to comfort her now.
"That's right, Brother Lei is right, Little Chili, don't think too much about it."
"Let's hope so!"
"Alright, everyone, cheer up! We've had a great time and done so many good things. Relax, okay? Stop looking so gloomy!"
"Yeah, cheer up! It's the apocalypse, we should be happy to be alive."
Xiuyan naturally couldn't understand that they each had their own ulterior motives.
Suddenly, a small bridge appeared ahead, which gave Ye Lei a plan in mind.
He has to investigate this matter on his own. Whether Murong's father was involved or not, only a thorough investigation will tell.
At this moment, he must make Murong forget about this matter; otherwise, it may put enormous pressure on Murong and have an adverse impact on the subsequent investigation.
"Hey ladies, wanna go for a swim?"
Swimming? Where can I swim?
Xiuyan craned her neck to look around.
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