Chapter 117 They were tricked by Shan Ran!
"Mr. Rhine?"
The silver-haired man performed a standard aristocratic courtesy and spoke gently: "Miss Shanran, I received news about my parents this morning and was in a hurry to leave. Please forgive my poor attitude."
To express my apologies, I would like to invite Ms. Shanran and her companion to dine together. Would you two have time?
meal?
What kind of food can we eat in this world?
Shan Ran gripped the axe in her hand, its original color obscured by grime, nodded, and proceeded with a hint of caution.
When Shanran sat down at the dining table, her eyes lit up.
It's self-heating rice and self-heating hot pot!
What a feast!
She hadn't eaten anything hot in a very, very long time.
None of the people on the bus possessed fire-based abilities. To save time and avoid attracting trouble, they had never lit a fire before.
Therefore, seeing something hot now, Shan Ran couldn't help but get excited.
Noticing the expression on Shan Ran's face, Rhine chuckled: "I can't cook, so I didn't prepare any ingredients. Most of it is just these fast foods."
Please don't be shy, these were all sent from our family. There will be more after we finish eating.
After Shan Ran had eaten half of it, Rhine finally revealed her purpose.
"Ms. Shanran, do you usually have contact with my parents?"
Shan Ran looked up with some confusion, but nodded honestly: "After I moved here when I was 14, I became neighbors with Mr. Rhine's parents. I was still young then, and I was very grateful for their help with many things..."
The Lawrences, as I remember them, were always smiling and approachable. They rarely talked about anything related to the Second Continent and almost never mentioned their Lawrence family.
If Shanran hadn't known about this family before, she would never have associated this kind neighbor couple with such a large aristocratic family.
Unbeknownst to them, Shan Ran had said a lot, while Gano listened in silence, and Rhine would occasionally respond.
When he mentioned feeling thirsty, Rhine would offer him a cup of tea.
Shan Ran drank it all in one gulp, then continued talking.
Before going home, Rhine took out two large bags of self-heating rice that she had packed and asked Shanran to take them back.
Shan Ran hesitated for a moment before speaking somewhat tentatively: "Mr. Rhine, I'm sorry, but there are many outsiders living in my house right now, so it's inconvenient for me to take these things back. Could you store them here? I can come and get them when I need them."
Rhine nodded: "Of course, the things can be stored here for now, and Miss Shanran can come and pick them up at any time."
"By the way, you're welcome to come over for a meal anytime these days if needed. I look forward to chatting with Ms. Yamazaki again."
Shan Ran breathed a sigh of relief and nodded happily: "No problem!"
When the two returned to their villa, Rong Shuyao and the others were already there, but they all looked gloomy and had bad expressions, and seemed to be in a bad mood.
Seeing them unhappy made Shanran feel very happy.
So she pretended to be concerned and asked Aunt Zhang what had happened.
Aunt Zhang, having previously had an employer-employee relationship with her, and maintaining a facade of peace without a complete falling out, told Shanran.
When they went out today, Rong Shuyao and Chi Yi were injured, and the injuries were not serious. Chi Yi, in particular, was unlucky enough to fall from a height, break his leg, and have a steel bar pierce his shoulder, causing him to fall unconscious on the spot.
The worst part is that Rong Shuyao is the only ability user who can heal, but she has also fallen into a coma and can't even heal herself, let alone treat Chi Yi.
Lin Qiwen was in a bad mood. He knew very well that Rong Shuyao had always had bad luck.
Sometimes, walking down the street, she would inexplicably attract trouble, but she always managed to escape unscathed. Strangely, however, this time she couldn't avoid it.
It was as if something had disrupted the balance between good and bad luck in Rong Shuyao's life.
He glanced at Shan Ran.
Then I denied it in my heart.
However, a nobody without any special abilities couldn't possibly have such skills.
As for the boy beside Shan Ran, that's even more impossible. If he were that capable, would he willingly follow a good-for-nothing who knows nothing?
"Oh right, I remember now, there seems to be a healing-themed area in our villa district."
"Who? There aren't many people left alive in the villa area, and there's someone who can provide healing?"
"Yes, there's a red-haired woman over there, she's really feisty, and there's a woman with her who seems to be a soothing type."
A red-haired woman?
When Shanran went out in the morning, she saw a red-haired woman with a round face and a serious expression. She looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.
They used to be neighbors in the same community. Shan Ran remembered her; I think her name was Wu Chuyu.
Lin Qiwen and Du Cheng went out together and returned shortly afterward.
His expression turned even more sour.
Du Cheng cursed and swore, constantly hurling insults and accusing the red-haired woman and her companion of being cold-hearted.
In a corner unnoticed by anyone, a small black snake, coiled up, flicked its tongue and disappeared from the spot.
Shan Ran was relieved to learn that Wu Chuyu had refused to help.
Gano's other superpower is bad luck, which can currently make two people unlucky for 10 hours at the same time.
It has little effect on monsters, but it is surprisingly effective against humans.
After returning to her room, Shanran happily planned out her route for tomorrow.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
After the door opened, Lin Qiwen was standing outside.
He started with insincere politeness, pretending to care whether Shan Ran was used to it, and then changed the subject, hoping she could help persuade Wu Chuyu. After all, they used to be neighbors, and if Shan Ran spoke to her, the effect might be better.
Gano frowned and was about to close the door, but before he could do anything, Shanran grabbed him.
Shan Ran smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll go talk to Xiao Wu and hope she can come and help."
Lin Qiwen's eyes lit up, and he said a bunch of flattering things.
After leaving the house, Gano asked, puzzled, "Senior, are you really going to help?"
Shan Ran chuckled: "You went to all that trouble using your superpower, I don't want to waste it."
Gano paused, nearly tripping over his own foot.
His ears felt a little hot, and his long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly.
Senior... are you feeling sorry for me?
I stood outside the gate and knocked for a long time before it finally opened.
The round-faced girl with red hair opened the door a crack, watching the person outside warily. When she saw that it was Shan Ran, she breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door wider.
"You were a neighbor who lived here before, right? I remember you."
Shan Ran smiled and nodded. "Hello, my name is Shan Ran."
“Wu Chuyu”.
After giving her name, Wu Chuyu frowned. "Are you here to speak up for those people in your house? I won't let Ennia help them, don't waste your breath."
"No, I'm here to thank you," Shan Ran said, still smiling, as she handed over a small bag.
"Thank me for what?" Wu Chuyu was confused and did not accept the gift.
"Thank you for not helping them."
Wu Chuyu stared at Shan Ran for a while, then opened the door completely. "Come in and talk. It's not convenient outside."
Wu Chuyu also had an older brother, but unfortunately, when the nightmare beasts first came, they were unprepared and her brother was killed by them.
In those days, people were dying all over the villa. Later, a base came to help, and some people left with the people from that base.
Two days later, Rong Shuyao and the others arrived.
Wu Chuyu and Ennia are currently living here. Over the past month, they've done everything they can to reinforce the house; now there are patched walls, reinforced wooden planks, and corrugated iron sheets everywhere...
It looks ugly, but its defensive capabilities are indeed much stronger.
"It's good that you're back. I thought you were dead when I didn't see you. You have to be careful of the people who moved into your house later."
What happened to them? What did they do to you?
Wu Chuyu's expression was complicated: "They didn't do anything to me, but I saw them dragging several unconscious girls inside one night, and those girls never came out again."
In this apocalypse, many people are inhuman; they're all beasts. You must be careful!
Shan Ran stared in surprise.
She had only been to the lobby and her bedroom in the two days since she returned, and she thought there were only the same people there. She was surprised to find that there were other girls in there as well.
That means it can only be in the basement.
If she went back without Gano by her side, would she also be imprisoned in a dark and sunless place like those other girls, with no outsiders knowing of their existence?
Seeing that Shan Ran was clearly unaware of the situation, Wu Chuyu said with a serious expression, "Why don't you move in? We can live together and look after each other. It's too dangerous for you over there, surrounded by beasts."
Shan Ran thought for a moment and did not immediately agree.
“They thought I came to ask you for help, but if you don’t help and I move here, they will definitely realize something is wrong. Even though someone is injured now, they still outnumber us. If they are desperate and want to fight head-on, we will be in great danger.”
"So you're going back to such a dangerous place?"
Shan Ran shook her head and smiled helplessly. "Xiao Wu, I don't have any special abilities. I just want to live, but now I know that this idea is too simplistic. Just wanting to live often doesn't lead to survival. I need to do many more things, I need more greedy ideas, just to survive."
"Then what do we do?"
"I do have an idea."
"......"
On the way back, Shanran took Ennia with her.
Ennia's level was too low, only enough to stop the bleeding for Rong Shuyao alone.
As for Du Cheng...
If it can't be cured, let's leave it like this for now. They'll definitely prioritize Yao Yao's needs.
The next day, after arriving at Rhine's house, Shanran asked him where there were any dangerous places nearby.
Rhine was puzzled: "Anywhere near the fog is dangerous."
"Not the kind of danger that you can see at a glance like a monster, but rather the kind that looks calm on the outside but actually hides danger inside."
Rhine's eyes flashed with an ambiguous light. After a moment of contemplation, he told her an address.
——
The splash of cold water jolted Lin Qiwen awake.
He shook his dazed head, thought for a long time, and finally figured out the cause and effect.
They've been tricked by Shan Ran!
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