"I don't care! I can collect the body, but you have to compensate me with ten pounds of rice, or give me money!" Bear Dad, acting like a rogue, blocked the corridor and refused to leave.
Sun Tiantian stomped her foot angrily, "How can you be so unreasonable? We didn't kill anyone!"
"You were the last one to come out, who can prove it wasn't you?" Bear Dad's mouth twisted into a smirk, his face full of fat. "Anyway, you have a lot of stuff, and that man isn't here today, so don't even think about running away!"
Lu Sheng smiled faintly, "Want money? Sure."
"Really? At least 100,000! 100,000! Not a penny less!" Xiong's father's eyes widened with excitement as he rushed to Lu Sheng and stretched out his hand.
Lu Sheng raised his hand and pressed the compound crossbow against the middle of Xiong Ba's greasy forehead.
"I'll give it to you, do you dare take it?"
Feeling the cold, hard touch on his forehead, Daddy Bear's body went limp, and large beads of sweat appeared on his cheeks. "Who is this little girl trying to scare? Taking a toy for a real thing?"
“You can try.” Lu Sheng lightly wiped the winch of the compound crossbow, his voice cold. “But you only have one chance.”
After all, you only have one life; if you try it once, you'll lose it.
Bear Dad was sweating profusely, his triangular eyes darting nervously at Lu Sheng.
"Get the body away." Lu Sheng tilted his wrist slightly to the right, pointing the crossbow bolt in the direction of the corpse.
Papa Bear hesitated for a moment, but still obediently went inside, grabbed Mama Bear's foot with resentment, and dragged the body out.
"Damn it, she was always picking on me when she was alive, and she won't let me have a moment's peace even after she's dead." Bear Dad cursed under his breath as he dragged the corpse. "That bitch is so damn annoying."
Lu Sheng stood at the fourth-floor window, watching as Xiong's father buried the body under the tree.
"Is this alright now?"
Exhausted and drenched in sweat, Xiong Ba stood by the window and looked up at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng expressionlessly pulled the trigger of the crossbow and shot an arrow through Xiong Ba's shoulder. "If you dare to mess with my porcelain again, I'll burn 100,000 ghost money for you during Qingming Festival."
If Lu Sheng hadn't seen the army maintaining order nearby when he returned, he would have shot an arrow right through Lu Sheng's forehead.
There's no other reason, I just really dislike scumbags, and I feel better after shooting them in the face.
...
After a sleepless night and a whole morning of commotion, Lu Sheng coaxed Sun Tiantian back to room 402 and returned to his dormitory, utterly exhausted.
Lu Sheng placed fruit-scented bath bombs in the jacuzzi and then put a small table on top of the tub.
Take out fresh salmon fat from the space, cut it into cubes, and put it on top of fragrant, hot white rice along with top-grade bluefin tuna and sea urchin.
A bowl of luxurious seafood rice made with hand-ground wasabi and a touch of soy sauce.
Lu Sheng immersed himself in the warm bubbles, leisurely savoring the delicious food while taking a bath.
The sweet sea urchin, the oily fish, and the distinct grains of Wuchang rice blend together in your mouth, stimulating your taste buds to the fullest.
After a hearty meal, Lu Sheng glanced in the mirror and realized that he was even fatter than before the apocalypse.
Before, she ate meager meals every day and spent all her money on Su Zicheng. Now, she eats and drinks well every day, and if it weren't for the calories she burns while searching for supplies, Lu Sheng would worry about gaining weight.
Bored, Lu Sheng picked up his phone and checked the messages in the group chat.
"Does anyone have any mosquito bite ointment? I'd love to borrow some, and I'll definitely pay you back later! Or I can trade you a pack of compressed biscuits!"
A girl with a sunglasses-wearing dog avatar asked for help in a group chat, along with a photo.
The girl in the photo had been bitten by mosquitoes on her arms and neck, and the rows of blisters and large bumps looked shocking.
The profile picture looked familiar. Lu Sheng opened the profile and saw that it was Jiang Lan from the next class.
The mutated mosquitoes are extremely venomous; a bite can cause swelling that lasts for days, or even fever and coma. A bite as severe as Jiang Lan's could easily have been fatal.
No one responded to Jiang Lan in the group.
The medicines on the market have long been controlled by the government or other people with connections, and ordinary people simply cannot buy them.
In particular, with the increasing number of insect mutations, even if there are medicines available, they are kept secret. Who would be willing to share them with others?
If you lend the money to Jiang Lan this time, but someone else needs it next time, will you lend it to them or not?
"Please, I'm willing to pay for it! I can't stand the itching anymore!"
Jiang Lan sent a voice message, her voice already trembling with tears.
Lu Sheng took out a box of ointment for treating mosquito bites from her space, and also took a box of anti-inflammatory medicine and iodine swabs, put them in a small bag for Zhuangzhuang.
"Go deliver it to 510, and I'll open a can for you to eat when I get back."
Hearing that there was canned food, Zhuangzhuang ran as fast as he could.
In their previous life, Lu Sheng and Sun Tiantian went three days without eating a single bite of food, and Jiang Lan gave them two moldy biscuits.
She delivered the medicine this time to repay Jiang Lan's favor; how she proceeds from now on is up to her.
"The water's here! Brothers, hurry up and get some water!"
Suddenly someone in the mutual aid group tagged everyone.
Lu Sheng went to the kitchen and turned on the tap. The water flow was slow, taking two minutes to fill a small bowl. Not only was the water flow thin, but it was also dirty, with a rusty smell.
"To ensure the daily water supply for citizens, the government has urgently deepened the underground water pipes. Starting today, water supply will be limited from 12:00 to 13:00 every day. Please store water in advance."
An emergency announcement was broadcast on television.
"The water's back! The water's back! Quick, wash your face!"
The group was incredibly excited.
But while some were happy, others were worried, and soon several girls started complaining in the group chat.
Why is there no water on the fifth floor?
"The same goes for the sixth floor; the faucet is almost turned off, but there's not a drop of water."
Groundwater is already scarce, and the water pressure is insufficient to supply the high-rise buildings.
Lu Sheng had no need to rush for water. He washed a wax apple and ate it while tidying up his newly acquired spoils.
Lu Sheng had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run; he knew that the Cartier Ballon Bleu was very valuable.
My phone had just run out of battery, so having it on my wrist meant I could at least check the time.
Just as Lu Sheng fastened his watch strap, several sweet, coquettish female voices came from outside the door.
"Brother Xiao, could you open the door so we can get some water?"
That sound couldn't be produced without ten years of skill; it almost crushed Lu Sheng's head.
Several young girls from the fifth and sixth floors were standing at the door of room 402, carrying buckets of water.
"Brother Xiao, are you there?"
The girl in the lead knocked on the door.
Lu Sheng glanced at the monitor and saw that the neckline of the tank top was almost up to her navel, and the denim hot pants were shorter than Lu Sheng's underwear.
Although she looked rather disheveled, the little girl was still pretty with her rosy lips and white teeth.
They don't seem to be here to borrow water; they seem to be here to borrow seeds.
She was used to this kind of thing; in the apocalypse, women who couldn't find supplies on their own usually chose to rely on men for survival. In the three years of the apocalypse, she had witnessed more competition among women than in her previous twenty years combined.
In order to stay by the side of their "tools" for as long as possible, these women use every trick in the book, a feat comparable to palace intrigue.
Most of these young girls were envious of their supplies and assumed that Xiao Yu was the main force behind obtaining them.
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