Chapter 250: The Pitiful Little Spy

Zhang Su and Zheng Xinyu exchanged a glance; this answer had become far more credible!

"One minute it's Guan Zhuang, the next it's Kuan Zhuang—I see you're managing Kuan Zhuang real wide! Fine, since you claim you came from Kuan Zhuang to scout us, I get the listening device, but why the laxative?"

"I need to—can I use the restroom first?"

Su Xiaoya twisted her neck toward Zhang Su, her eyes red.

"No. No time to fabricate lies. Finish talking, then you can go. Otherwise, we'll leave you here to rot. If you cooperate, you might even get a hot bath."

Zhang Su struck first, then handed Su Xiaoya a biscuit.

Hearing she could take a hot bath, Su Xiaoya was overjoyed—she desperately needed it—and her lips trembled as she pleaded.

Even Zheng Xinyu couldn't take it anymore; she tugged Zhang Su's sleeve: "It stinks. Let's go."

"I seriously suspect she rode here via a back road, got off her vehicle not far to the south, then walked all the way here."

"Fuck, you're testing our strength? What strength do you even have!?"

"Fine, I'm totally fed up!" Zheng Xinyu muttered reluctantly, then drew her dagger and cut Su Xiaoya's ropes. "Hurry up. Don't dawdle—or I'll stab you with the tip."

Zhang Su didn't care about the insults. He leaned against the doorframe, lit a cigarette like incense, and said: "Speak."

"Boss Zhang, how did you spot she was suspicious? Neither I nor Xiao Ya noticed anything!"

"Yeah, yeah!" Su Xiaoya nodded vigorously: "That's exactly it!"

"About ten kilometers north—not far. Used to take twenty minutes on an electric scooter. That area belongs to Caopo Township, right next to Qingxian!"

Wang Longzhong, a native, knew the local geography well and described it clearly without needing a map.

Zhang Su's eyesight was exceptional—he saw everything clearly—but he deliberately claimed others weren't paying attention, just to teach them a lesson.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Su Xiaoya's face twisted in strain, her eyes glazed over, as if struggling against some invisible force—then a loud, gurgling fart echoed through the room.

"If… if you plan to deliver grain to the Azure Dragon Corps, I'll slip the laxative into the grain. If you resist the Azure Dragon Corps, I'll make you eat it, then run back to report."

Good Luck, strolling outside the camp, suddenly sneezed. He sniffed curiously, then stuck out his pink tongue to lick his nose.

"You start getting uppity the moment we treat you slightly better. Fine, leave her to soak in her own filth!"

"The laxative… the laxative has two uses. Can I take a bath first?"

Appearance didn't matter—Zhang Su wasn't Wu Lue, some little-girl fetishist. He glanced at Su Xiaoya briefly and said: "Go on. First, tell me what Kuan Zhuang really wants, and why you're spying on us."

"Then fight the Azure Dragon Corps together?"

Before Su Xiaoya could thank him, Zheng Xinyu's furious expression terrified her—she clutched her pants and bolted for the restroom.

Su Xiaoya pleaded with tear-filled eyes.

Zhang Su frowned. This bitch had thought things through carefully. A little girl couldn't easily escape the camp—but if everyone suddenly had diarrhea, no one would have time to chase her… and it wouldn't cause real harm…

"I won't lie. I'm telling you everything. Let me take a bath, please."

"Highly credible." Zhang Su nodded, then turned to Wang Longzhong: "Do you know anything about Kuan Zhuang or Caopo Township?"

Zhang Su followed up with Su Xiaoya's words.

The room fell into awkward silence.

Qi Xiaoshuai and Lu Leiyang, listening intently, both nodded, feeling they'd learned something today.

Wang Xin looked utterly stunned.

After releasing a bowel movement, Su Xiaoya finally spoke freely, exhaled deeply, and said: "I've told you everything. Can you let me go now?"

Seeing Zhang Su turn to leave, Su Xiaoya screamed in panic—her ass was slick with filth, every inch of skin feeling the warm sludge seeping in, an unbearable sensation she desperately wanted to end.

Zhang Su glared sternly at Su Xiaoya.

Seeing the man didn't invite her to sit, Su Xiaoya stood frozen by the door, lips pressed tight, then said: "The village chief wants to know your plans and your strength… and he said he wants to ally with you…"

Zhang Su nodded, chin resting on his hand, lost in thought. He still had many questions—he'd ask them once Su Xiaoya came over.

"It's so inconvenient for me—men and women must keep their distance. Go ahead. Look, she's the one who won't untie you—don't blame me." Zhang Su pointed lazily at Zheng Xinyu.

She was completely transformed. Her hair, only towel-dried, hung damply over her shoulders. Cleaned up, she looked like a different person. Her dark green down jacket wasn't trendy, but it was clean and sanitary. Her jeans were new too—no one in camp had her size, so they'd taken them from storage.

Wang Xin sheepishly rubbed his head.

"It's not that my observation is that sharp—it's that you were careless. Su Xiaoya, no matter where she came from, must've walked a long distance. But her shoes show almost no wear. They look dirty on the outside, but the soles are brand-new. Think about what our own shoes looked like before—now you know!"

Zhang Su tilted his head toward Zheng Xinyu beside him—the meaning was clear: go untie her.

Zhang Su's expression turned serious. This question was critical.

"So… Boss Zhang, do you believe she's really from Kuan Zhuang, sent to spy?"

"Didn't you say thank you to Sister? I got you this nice outfit!"

"You said you hadn't eaten and were starving, but I think you ate too much! Ten shit piles and ten dogs couldn't finish it, fuck!"

"This isn't over. Wait until you've bathed."

"Besides, you see her ragged clothes, covered in straw and weeds—but it's all fake. Heavy artificial marks. She probably stomped them on the ground deliberately. And the biggest oversight? Her soles!"

"Kuan Zhuang? I know it. A few brides in our village came from there!"

Wu Lue, finished his shift in the surveillance room, came over to join the crowd.

Zhang Su exhaled a thick plume of smoke, his face grim.

They waited half an hour. Su Xiaoya was finally led into Xiao Xingyun's main hall by a scowling Zheng Xinyu—if Zheng hadn't kept pushing, she'd have dawdled longer.

"Th-thank you, Sister," Su Xiaoya said, nervous with over ten people in the room. Her stomach gurgled loudly—but she had nothing left to expel.

"No! You gave me that drug—you made me like this! It stinks! I won't go!"

"So that's the detail…"

"Sister, please! You're the most beautiful woman in the world—save me!"

"Forget about strength for now. First, tell me how you found us."

"I only know things from before the disaster. After that, we lost contact…"

Wang Longzhong spoke honestly.

The girl was completely transformed from head to toe. Her plain face showed no signs of malnutrition—clearly, life in Kuan Zhuang wasn't terrible. Few survivor camps could even feed a young girl a bowl of rice—she was useful, that's why.

Lu Yubo smirked: "Boss Zhang's observation is top-notch—if not, we'd all be dead already!"

"Soles? Boss Zhang, you noticed her soles before?"

"I'll tell, I'll tell—the laxative is—wait…"

"Hmph…" Zhang Su sneered. "First, her appearance is suspicious! Tianmayu is one of the most hidden gathering spots in this region. How did she just stumble upon us?"

Zheng Xinyu pinched her nose, frowning deeply.

In Xiao Xingyun's dining hall, Wang Longzhong nodded upon hearing Zhang Su's question.

Lu Yubo kicked his foot up on a stool, visibly annoyed—until Mo Qianlan gently nudged him, signaling him to sit properly.

"Don't go! Don't go! Please don't leave! I'll tell—I'll tell everything! You're not human!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Su Xiaoya asked again.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Zhang Su urged, seeing Su Xiaoya's discomfort.

"Go, go! Look how pitiful she is!" Zhang Su shoved Zheng Xinyu forward, walking out as he said: "Take her to Xiao Xingyun's dining hall once she's clean."

If Yu Wen hadn't been sitting by the roadside waiting for the zombie bonfire to die down, the Azure Dragon Corps might never have found Tianmayu—so how did another faction, with no prior contact, learn of them?

Su Xiaoya looked confused, then shook her head: "I really don't know…"

(End of Chapter)