Chapter 14 Team Up
"What? You still want to order some food? Then go to the Fuhua Hotel." Wang Lin still remembered what Cui Lie had told him. Seeing the dissatisfied expression on Ren Cheng's face, he couldn't help but glare at him and said unhappily.
"Wang Lin, how can you talk like that? Forget it. Let's eat first, guys. We're starving." Before Ren Cheng could say something else, another person had already gone to take the food from Wang Lin's hand. This person was of medium height and sturdy build. His name was Wang Qirui.
"I didn't expect you to come together. I think you should understand that the note I left was for Captain Cui and the others, not for you. You are all unplanned. To be honest, the food stored in Sister Rong's house can't supply so many of us. Sister Rong provides food under certain conditions. Ren Tian and Liao Yong came early, I don't know if I told you that our food was exchanged for a skill book. It's the kind that swipes out when killing monsters. When this book is returned, the food supply will end. I wonder what conditions you use to exchange for food?" Wang Lin said to several people.
"Wang Lin, look at you. As the saying goes, when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. You need conditions to exchange for just a little food. We usually serve the owners diligently, but is this the quality of the owners in times of crisis?" Ren Cheng said loudly angrily. While speaking, he looked around and found that no one looked at him. Everyone turned their heads and no one agreed.
"As for the owners you mentioned, this building has 17 floors in total. Excluding the two households without residents, there are still 32 households. There are even more owners in other buildings in the community. You are serving thousands of households. If you want support, you have to take turns. Sister Rong will be supporting this section tonight. Will you go to other floors tomorrow morning?" Wang Lin said, staring at Ren Cheng.
Seeing Ren Cheng's eyes rolling, Wang Lin warned, "Sister Rong's family is my employer and they treat my family well, so I will definitely protect her. I retired a long time ago and am just an ordinary citizen now. I advise you not to have any ideas, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
"We bring money to buy it. This instant noodles is only three dollars and fifty cents. Eight-treasure porridge is three dollars. We can afford it." Ren Cheng said with a sneer.
Wang Lin was so angry that he laughed. "Are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? Do you think I run a small shop? Let's be frank. Forget about this meal tonight. If you want to get food from Sister Rong tomorrow, you can either exchange it with the skill books you get from killing monsters, or do something for Sister Rong. Do you understand?"
"Is this what you mean or what she means?" Ren Cheng's face looked unhappy.
"I think what she meant is very reasonable. It has been the truth since ancient times that you should be under the control of whoever you work for." Wang Lin said word by word. Although he was young, he was full of vigor.
“Wang Lin, we are colleagues after all. Even if you have a special relationship, don’t you have any feelings for us? If we could kill monsters, we would have gone to find food by ourselves. There are plenty of things to eat at the convenience store at the door.” Ren Cheng saw that Wang Lin was not buying it, so he started to play the emotional card again.
"There is no free lunch in the world. Even in a peaceful environment, begging for food depends on whether people are willing to give it. Don't say that I don't remember our old friendship. I recruited you and Sister Rong was implicated by me." Wang Lin actually felt very guilty. Ren Cheng has worked in this property for several years. He is stingy and selfish. Ren Tian is his relative and he came here to work as a security guard because of him.
Ren Tian was on duty together that night, so there was no way he could leave him alone. Unexpectedly, Ren Cheng used Ren Tian to get close to him. Just now, after listening to Cui Lie's reminder, Wang Lin hoped that he would be more courageous and form a team to pull people out by himself at a critical moment.
"We work for her and can't go out in this weather. What can we do for him? They won't let us go out to die, will they?" Wang Qirui asked hesitantly while eating noodles.
There were ten of them in total, and their dorm was located in a nearby community, on the first floor, with doors facing each other. They were all single men, and they didn't usually cook in the dorm, so there was no food in the dorm, only some cigarettes, alcohol, and playing cards. Seven of them were from Ren Cheng's dorm, and Cui Lie, Jiang Jie, and Xue Wen, who was killed by the monster in the convenience store, were from Wang Lin's dorm.
Although they were in the same security team, the people in the two dormitories quarreled frequently. Cui Lie, Ren Tian, Wang Lin, Jiang Jie, and Wang Qirui were all veterans. Cui Lie had practiced martial arts since he was a child and was quite skilled. Jiang Jie's family lived in the mountainous area of Northeast China. His ancestors were hunters. He was tall and strong, and was usually generous. This time, when Ren Cheng targeted Cui Lie, he did not speak up, so he felt very guilty. He was distracted and was bitten by the wolf monster.
Seeing Wang Qirui take over, Wang Lin thought about Rong Xianxian's words, "If possible, unite more people, it is safer in numbers."
"It's work, not risking your life. If there's danger, you can refuse. It's not about going out alone to fight monsters, but about working together on the rooftop to fight monsters. Set traps in advance to lure the monsters in. When the time comes, fight if you can, run if you can't. The environment and terrain are favorable to us and generally there won't be any danger. It's a maximum of half an hour to an hour a day, how about that? You all know the situation outside now."
"Not only can skill books be dropped from monsters, but the two wolves Sister Rong killed today also dropped two powerful weapons. I think everyone saw it today. If it is a skill book, everyone can share it. If it is an item, Sister Rong will choose it first, and then distribute it according to personal needs and the size of each person's contribution."
"In the current environment outside, everyone knows that individual strength is small and collective strength is strong. We kill monsters and get treasures, share skills, and make progress together. Improving personal strength is the real guarantee. Although we say we are working for Sister Rong, in fact, we are all doing it for ourselves."
"Let's not talk about the food issue. Do you want everyone to have a powerful weapon, a sword or a spear, sharp and unstoppable?" Everyone should think carefully tonight, whether you want to go out and risk your life to find food, or team up with us to kill monsters and improve your strength. "Wang Lin thought about what Sister Rong had taught him before, and now he was so excited when he said it out loud. He imagined himself holding a cool long sword in his hand and chopping off the head of a monster with one sword.
"No need to think about it, I agree. Yeah, I believe you and Captain Cui, not others." The speaker was Wang Qirui.
"Brother Lin, can I ask a question?" Ren Tian asked.
Wang Lin nodded and said, "Of course, everyone can ask any questions you have."
"Although the monsters are powerful, we are all men. It's not that we don't dare to kill monsters, but our weapons are not good enough. The electric batons used for patrols have long been broken. Most of the monsters have thick skin and armor, and we can't kill them even if the handles of our batons are broken." Ren Tian's words touched everyone's heart.
"Of course Sister Rong will provide you with weapons and won't let you take risks empty-handed." Wang Lin said this with certainty. Sister Rong also explained this issue.
"Boss, can I go fight the monsters too?" Looking at everyone whispering and discussing heatedly, Liao Yong shouted hurriedly.
“Of course you can. Only those who work hard can share the spoils. No one can gain something for nothing. If there is someone who does not work hard, you don’t have to team up with him. There are ten of us now, divided into two groups according to the dormitories. If you feel that someone is unhelpful, you can kick him out.” Everyone knew who Wang Lin was talking about.
Wang Qirui was somewhat dissatisfied with being on a team with Ren Cheng. Ren Cheng found that everyone was looking at him, either openly or covertly, and he could not help but get angry and said, "A bunch of grown men are listening to a woman's orders, and you guys are not ashamed."
(End of this chapter)
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