Although Mu Qingyu couldn't see other people's level of malice, she could judge a bit by their eyes. She felt that Li Wenhao didn't seem to have much malice towards others, except for Xiao Shiyang.
Li Wenhao only glanced at the bag full of supplies a few times, without any greed or envy in his eyes. Instead, he looked at Mu Qingyu with a more scrutinizing gaze because of the supplies.
That night, Mu Qingyu and Shen Zhuzhu rested in the theater with everyone else.
The people here didn't seem too surprised by the addition of new members, and some even expressed goodwill towards Mu Qingyu and Shen Zhuzhu.
Only the pregnant old princess, with her belly sticking out, circled around Mu Qingyu and Shen Zhuzhu a few times, looking at them with such disdain that her eyes seemed to roll to the sky.
She didn't say anything directly to Mu Qingyu and Shen Zhuzhu, but instead turned and playfully complained to her husband, "The food and water we're getting are getting less and less lately, and there are so many strange people around. What will happen to the baby if there's not enough food? Honey, I hate it!"
She appeared to be flirting with her husband, but the strange, sarcastic tone of her voice carried for miles.
This level of verbal attack wouldn't affect Mu Qingyu, but what hurt Mu Qingyu was the old princess's swollen face covered in acne scars, and that coquettish, sweet voice...
Mu Qingyu felt hurt, but she couldn't retaliate.
The couple put on a show of feigned grievance and affection for a while before reluctantly returning to their own curtained room.
The next day, as usual, Xiao Shiyang organized people to go out and search for supplies.
The members who regularly go out are Xiao Shiyang, Huang Jie, and Mu Song; the others will be decided based on the situation.
Mu Qingyu naturally set off with them, but they agreed that they could kill zombies together, but each would keep the supplies they found. If Mu Qingyu stayed at the theater, she could give them some supplies as lodging fees.
However, Xiao Shiyang refused Mu Qingyu's offer of "accommodation fees." Not everyone staying at the theater had made a contribution; not only did they not have to pay accommodation fees, but Xiao Shiyang also intended to distribute supplies to them.
So, as they were setting off, Mu Qingyu couldn't help but ask Xiao Shiyang, "Why do you work so hard every day to support so many people? Have you ever thought about how they are getting something for nothing, and how you are spoiling them? As supplies dwindle, they will not only become ungrateful, but they will also blame you and even resent you for receiving less and less. Have you thought about these issues? Is it worth it?"
When Mu Qingyu said this, her tone did not carry any lecturing meaning. These were her thoughts and doubts, so her tone was full of doubt throughout.
Xiao Shiyang had a very good temper, and he simply smiled when he heard this. This smile indicated that he had considered the possible scenarios that Mu Qingyu mentioned.
"Even so, some things still have to be done. Humanity has already suffered a catastrophic disaster, and some people simply don't have the ability to survive. What can we do? Watch them die? Watch them be eliminated by this world?"
"I don't ask for anything in return. I just feel that the world has become so terrible, and many people have become terrible too. So, there always has to be some people who try to do something to make everything a little less terrible..."
This passage was like a tongue twister, but Mu Qingyu understood it. She admired people like Xiao Shiyang, but she wouldn't, and didn't want to, become like him. Therefore, she chose to respect him.
They drove in silence, the car carrying five people slowly making its way towards the city center amidst the swirling sandstorm.
Besides Xiao Shiyang, Huang Jie, Mu Song, and Mu Qingyu, there was also a young man named Wu Peng who was a speed-type ability user and Li Wenhao's classmate.
He usually gets along very well with Li Wenhao and rarely goes on missions with Xiao Shiyang, but today he volunteered to come along.
"Our target for today's search is Guangyue Building. It's about 22 kilometers away. It's an office building, but it houses the marketing departments of many food companies, as well as several listed companies," Huang Jie said, explaining today's objective.
"Most large-scale companies have employee cafeterias, break rooms, and tea rooms as employee benefits. These places are likely to have food. Many white-collar workers also keep some food at their workstations because they need to work overtime."
“The building has a water supply company because the entire building needs a large supply of drinking water every day. These are the targets we are looking for,” Huang Jie said in one breath.
Xiao Shiyang added, "When the extreme cold arrives, it's at night, and most people in the office buildings have left after get off work. Only a few people are working overtime, and we don't know how much stock has arrived. Currently, most people are searching in shopping malls and supermarkets, so the probability of us finding things in office buildings is much higher."
The others naturally had no objections to the trip, including Mu Qingyu, whose original target was the office building. Although her main goal in going to the office building was to find water, now that she was with Xiao Shiyang and the others, it wouldn't hurt to search it more thoroughly.
However, despite the short 20-kilometer journey, their trip was far from peaceful. They frequently encountered zombie hordes or traffic jams caused by abandoned vehicles, often forcing them to take detours.
This made Mu Qingyu feel that acting with them was too slow. She couldn't smash zombies with her wrecked car like before, which was a waste of points.
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