The woman inside gave an "oh" and then opened the door tightly. Lu Yuan took a deep breath and went in. Suddenly, he sensed danger and dodged away. He snatched the woman's gun away and twisted her arm behind her back.
"You're not Chen Linyu's friend. Who are you? What do you want?"
The woman's voice was tinged with fear, but she had no other choice but to desperately ask.
"Oh? How do you know I'm not Chen Linyu's friend?"
"Chen Linyu has never acknowledged my identity in public; I am merely his mistress."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was suddenly stunned. The woman took the opportunity to pull her hand back, gently covering her shoulder, and stood on the opposite side of the fire looking at Lu Yuan with fear in her eyes.
"Damn, aren't you Chen Linyu's wife?"
"Hehe, I wish I were his wife."
Lu Yuan frowned, feeling cheated. He knew Chen Linyu had already taken his spoils and was living a carefree life in the underground fortress, while this lover was merely a tool for his sexual gratification. Once he got the identity token, he simply discarded her.
"Where is Chen Linyu?" Lu Yuan's voice was slightly deep.
“Aren’t you Chen Linyu’s friend? You should know more about this than I do.”
The woman seemed still angry about Lu Yuan barging in.
“I’m not Chen Linyu’s friend. I’m here to see him. Have you seen him within the last three days?”
The other person shook their head: "No, you should go to the review team to find him."
"I can't find him now. If you know anything about him, please tell me immediately."
The woman gave a bitter laugh: "I'm just a lover, what right do I have to know his whereabouts? Even if I wanted to find him, he wouldn't admit it."
Lu Yuan cursed under his breath, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one for himself, and seeing the woman staring at the cigarette in his hand, he offered her one as well.
She skillfully lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, her expression relaxing considerably. Through the dim light, Lu Yuan could see that the woman was quite pretty; he seemed to have seen her face in a poster before, suggesting she was a star from before the apocalypse.
After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, Lu Yuan looked at the woman again: "Did Chen Linyu say anything to you?"
"You mean the underground fortress? He promised me he'd give me an identification token to get into the lowest level of the underground fortress."
"Hehe, you might not get that chance, because he's already inside."
"What? He's already inside? How did you know?"
"Because I was fucking fooled by him too, that damn bastard."
Lu Yuan stubbed out the cigarette with a vengeance, a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Do you know if he has any relatives here? I plan to find him."
The woman slowly smoked her cigarette, seemingly recalling something, but in the end she shook her head.
"Chen Linyu is ruthless. He abandoned his relatives a long time ago, and he got here thanks to the help of some of his relatives. I reckon he has now entered the underground fortress with his son, daughter, and his ex-wife."
Hearing what the other person said, Lu Yuan's heart sank even further.
"Damn it! This is going to kill me." He then slammed his fist against the wall, and a brick immediately shifted, causing the whole room to shake. Lu Yuan quickly pulled the brick back.
"By the way, have you asked the investigation team about his whereabouts? They should know."
"I've already asked them, and they said they don't know Chen Linyu's whereabouts."
Lu Yuan was already filled with rage, wishing he could tear Chen Linyu to pieces. Despite all his precautions, the bastard still managed to steal his work. He should have brought his own materials into the review panel and submitted his own documents; at least he could have secured a few more spots.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan cursed inwardly and had no choice but to give up.
Lu Yuan gently patted the dust off her sleeves and prepared to leave, but the woman suddenly stopped her.
"Can you take me away? I know you definitely have a way to get out of here, right?"
Lu Yuan scoffed: "What do you think I'm looking for Chen Linyu for?"
The woman was stunned: "Oh right, I completely forgot. What did you want with Chen Linyu? Sigh, it seems we're all going to die out there."
Lu Yuan left the house without saying a word, his face grim. Being tricked was a terrible feeling. Lu Yuan had already memorized Chen Linyu's face. He would never let someone who dared to play him get away with it.
Back at the camp, Zhou Tong noticed that Lu Yuan's expression was off, so he quickly went up to him and asked in a low voice.
"What's wrong? You don't look well. Did something happen?"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly: "Chen Linyu lied to us. He has already escaped alone, and we found her lover. She has also been abandoned."
"That damn bastard. I hope I never run into him again, or I'll break his bones." Zhou Tong's eyes blazed with anger.
"Let me think of another way. By the way, is the queue still open?"
Zhou Tong nodded: "Ma Bin is still in line. We bring him food every day. He's the only one still in line. The rest of us thought it might be okay, so we came back."
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