No words were spoken that night, and we met again the next day.
Even in the mornings of the last days, it was difficult to see a clear sun. The sky was always gray, like a thin layer of gauze.
The mercenary team got up early, drank some water, and ate some cockroach cakes. But they were clearly in much better spirits than yesterday.
"Second brother, third brother, stay here to take care of Lord Pan, and the rest of you come with me to the nearby community to look for gold." Qin Zhong said.
"Boss Qin, I want to go too." Pan Han waved his hand.
"Well, okay. Seventh sister, you're responsible for taking care of Lord Pan's safety." Qin Zhong agreed after a brief thought. Because there were very few zombies in the nearby community, the risk was very low.
"Got it, boss!" Cheng Xiao patted the gun on his waist.
Pan Han wanted to go with them, firstly to explore the map, and secondly to see if there were any valuables besides gold. These things could only be judged by himself, and he couldn't tell the mercenary team.
"Okay, let's go." Qin Zhong took the fourth and fifth brothers in one car, and the sixth brother, Cheng Xiao, and Pan Han in another.
Qin Zhong was in car number one, sitting in the passenger seat, using the intercom to communicate with Cheng Xiao in the back. They were heading to a small mall about 3 kilometers away. This mall served the local community. Besides selling groceries and meat, it also had a small counter for buying and selling gold.
This alternate world is different from the Panhan Universe. Gold mines are so plentiful here that the price of gold is barely higher than brass. Many electrical appliances also contain large amounts of gold. There are even restaurants specializing in gold leaf.
Pan Han didn't know about this, but he was too embarrassed to ask directly how much gold there was. He was afraid of exposing his information. But he didn't care. It was just canned food, enough!
3 kilometers, we'll be there soon.
Qin Zhong got out of the car first, took the fourth and fifth brothers with him, formed a battle formation, and was the first to enter the small shopping mall.
"Didn't you say there were no zombies? Why are you still so nervous?" Pan Han asked.
"The zombies around here have been cleared out several times. But there will be groups of wandering zombies, and mutant creatures will also appear. So it's better to be careful." Cheng Xiao replied.
"Master Pan, we have been able to survive in the martial arts world these years thanks to three things!" Lao Liu said proudly.
"He's ruthless, loyal, and has many brothers?" Pan Han answered quickly.
"Haha, you are indeed ruthless and loyal, but you don't have many brothers. The third thing is actually caution. In the end times, there is no moment that is safe." Lao Liu touched the back of his head and expressed his approval of Pan Han for guessing two things correctly.
Pan Han agreed, as if this was also the principle he should abide by in his fight for the world here.
At this time, Qin Zhong sent a signal, indicating that it was safe inside. Cheng Xiao and Pan Han went inside, while Lao Liu stayed outside to take charge of the outer perimeter security.
Less than 20 meters from the mall entrance, you'll find the gold counter. The glass is long gone, and so is the gold on the countertop.
"At the beginning of the apocalypse, everyone still robbed some gold. So all the gold here should have been taken away. Let's go to the safe or other cabinets below to check." Qin Zhong explained to Pan Han.
"Well, I'll see if there's anything else that might be useful."
Pan Han took out his flashlight and first looked at the ground. There was broken glass and some unknown liquid everywhere. After making sure there were no holes on the ground, he started to move.
Under the counter were lockers. Pan Han felt like he was opening a blind box. He slowly opened the first locker.
There were only some account books and packaging boxes inside. Pan Han searched through several packaging boxes but found nothing.
He opened a second cabinet, revealing several photo frames. Various photos of a family of three. The owner was a middle-aged man with a beautiful wife and children. It seemed they must have encountered a sudden zombie attack on the apocalypse, otherwise the family photo frames would have been taken away. Pan Han sighed, unsure what to say.
Pan Han opened the third cabinet. Inside were two boxes, one large and one small. Pan Han's heart skipped a beat. Was a surprise coming?
Pan Han first opened the big box and was almost angry to death. Inside was an adult toy stick, some chains, ropes, small balls and the like.
“Damn it, you old pervert,” Pan Han cursed.
Suddenly, he found a conical plug. Although the plug was not very clean, it was orange in color and was probably made of gold!
He really wanted to take it, but he felt it was dirty.
At this time, Cheng Xiao came over, saw the plug in the box, and picked it up without hesitation.
She weighed it, wiped the surface with her hand, and bit it with her teeth.
"You're lucky, you got off to a good start, and the weight is quite large." Cheng Xiao said as she handed the item to Pan Han.
Pan Han looked at Cheng Xiao as if she were an idiot.
Whose general is this? He is so brave!
Pan Han waved his hands repeatedly and said, "You keep all the gold, and we'll calculate how much we find together in the end."
Cheng Xiao thought it was reasonable, so she put the plug in her back pocket.
At this time, Qin Zhong and others also pried open the safe.
Cheng Xiao and Pan Han also ran over to see.
Sure enough, there were twenty gold bars inside, each weighing about a kilogram.
Pan Han's head was buzzing again. If he moved this house back home and sold it, how much would it fetch?
And there is not only gold, but also some finished jewelry, gemstones, jade, gold pendants, gold bracelets and so on.
"Take them all away." Pan Han called Qin Zhong and quickly packed them into bags.
"Okay, these gems, I always wanted to save money to buy them for my wife, now I can take them at will. It's a pity that the person is gone." Qin Zhong said to himself as he loaded the goods.
"Boss Qin, please accept my condolences!" Pan Han unexpectedly touched upon Qin Zhong's sad past.
"Master Pan, you're worrying too much. I might go find her at any time."
"I never knew that Boss Qin was such a focused man."
"Now that my wife is gone, I'm left with these brothers. Ask them why they followed me?"
"Yes, I see. That means I didn't find the wrong person. I'll talk to you about cooperation when I get back."
"Okay, let's look in other cabinets. Fourth Brother, go check if there's any gold, silver, or jewelry on the corpse. If not, retreat and try to stay out as little as possible."
So everyone started to act separately again.
I have to say, there's a lot of gold in this world. The skeletons lying in the mall are all adorned with gold and silver. The fourth brother has returned with several more pieces of jewelry.
Qin Zhong saw that it was almost done, so he led the team out.
Lao Liu was still on guard outside, holding a round wooden stick about the thickness of a finger in his mouth, sucking on it from time to time.
Pan Han took a look and thought, isn't this imitating smoking a cigar?
The two teams boarded the carriage. Pan Han, sitting in the back, asked Lao Liu, "Lao Liu, are you smoking a cigar?"
"Master Pan is right. I haven't smoked for many years. Although I no longer have any addiction to smoking, I still keep the habit of holding something in my mouth." Lao Liu replied.
Pan Han secretly took note. He could arrange for cigarettes, beer, and peanuts in the future. There wouldn't be anyone he couldn't handle.
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