Chapter 118: I Have a Secret (Happy New Year to everyone!)

"The car key can actually be a card... As expected of a multi-million level luxury car, it's just advanced!"

Zheng Xin expressed exaggerated shock, deeply astonished.

"Card keys aren't rare. Nowadays, any car can be modified for a card key, and you can even modify it into a wristwatch key; the price isn't even expensive! It's just that if the car is too cheap, having such high-class keys is a bit embarrassing to show off."

As he spoke, Zhang Su patted the Corgi's head and laughed: "I'll give you a can of meat later; remember to ask me for it, okay?"

The Corgi happily rubbed against Zhang Su's palm, its bashful and cute appearance extremely adorable.

Zheng Xin stood to the side, feeling very jealous, and pouted: "Ungrateful dog..."

The Corgi certainly couldn't understand the idiom, but it sensed Zheng Xin's mood and hurriedly leaned against her feet, rubbing against her to show friendliness.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Su packed up the items and stood up to walk outside.

When he stepped out of the office door and saw the middle-aged woman Qin Huamei standing timidly to the side with tear stains on her face, he figured she must already know that her husband had been dealt with.

Zhang Su frowned inwardly; at first, he had been so focused on finding items that he had forgotten there was still a person here.

"That... Sister Qin, what are your plans? Are you going out to find another way to survive, or will you hold out here?"

"I..."

Qin Huamei rubbed her hands, looking somewhat at a loss.

"Sister Qin, don't be nervous. If you plan to go out, I will give you a bag of supplies, enough to guarantee your food and drink for about a week. If you stay here, that's even easier; we won't take everything with us, so don't worry."

Zhang Su comforted Qin Huamei; he had no intention of taking her with them.

Who would have thought that Qin Huamei also had no plans to follow them? She hesitated for a moment, then gathered her courage and said: "I want to go to the Capital to find my son. Little Boss, could you please..."

"Stop! No!"

Zhang Su felt his scalp tingle the moment he heard Qin Huamei's words. Go to the Capital?

What kind of crazy brain could come up with such a move?

He looked at Zheng Xin and said: "Didn't you tell her about the situation outside?"

Zheng Xin spread her hands innocently: "I did, I explained it very clearly."

"Alright then..." Zhang Su didn't say much more and said: "That, prepare a car for Sister Qin in a moment, and bring ten days of supplies. That should be enough, right?"

"Enough, enough. I know how to drive. It won't take ten days to get to the Capital; I can get there in half a day. Thank you, Little Boss, you are truly a good person."

Qin Huamei thanked him repeatedly.

Zhang Su waved his hand helplessly. It was clear that the person in front of him had absolutely no concept of the situation outside. He said indifferently: "Take your things and go..."

He didn't want to persuade her any further. Just like Wang Guangjun back then, having lost a spouse and being left with an only child, the child was their entire emotional anchor. If they couldn't find their child, it was no different from being dead.

Zheng Xin saw Qin Huamei happily packing her things and originally wanted to say a few words, but seeing Zhang Su shake his head slightly, she could only let it go.

"Brother Su, I'm really not afraid of the cold, just let me ride the motorcycle... I'm begging you!"

"It's too dangerous. I'll say it again, it's too dangerous. No!"

As Zhang Su's group walked toward the back door, Lu Yubo pestered him incessantly, wanting to ride the Harley cruiser motorcycle placed in the storefront window; he had even found the keys.

"It's not dangerous, I'm super awesome... Huh? Brother Su, look at Old Tan!"

Walking into the courtyard where the cars were parked, Lu Yubo immediately saw Tan Huajun standing on the roof of the Mercedes G-Wagon, saying something to the outside of the fence.

"Miss, I understand everything you're saying, but our team really isn't run by me. It's no use talking to me... Look, the boss of our team is here; you can talk to him."

Tan Huajun sensed the sound behind her, turned her head, and saw everyone walking out. She hurriedly climbed down from the car and said: "Brother Su, that girl is a survivor from nearby who wants to join us. What do you think..."

"Big Brother, Big Brother!"

Before Tan Huajun could finish her introduction, the woman outside the fence waved her arms at the group, a look of excited joy on her dirty face.

Zhang Su glanced at the woman outside the fence. Her face was a bit dirty and she looked old, probably in her twenties. She was carrying a large backpack, and what she was holding in her hand seemed to be a trekking pole. Perhaps because of the cold weather, she wore whatever she could find, her clothes and pants a mess, but she was fully equipped with a hat, gloves, elbow pads, and knee pads.

A very experienced survivor.

This was Zhang Su's first impression of the woman.

"Xinyu, this is the key to that Mercedes G-Wagon. You guys go and move the supplies from the H6 to the Mercedes G-Wagon. Remember to leave ten days of supplies; that car can be used by Sister Qin."

Zhang Su didn't speak to the woman outside the fence immediately, but instead instructed the people around him to start working. Then he said to Qin Huamei: "Sister Qin, that car has been refueled and hasn't gone far. It can easily run another four or five hundred kilometers. If things go smoothly, that should be enough for you to reach the Capital."

"Eh, eh, thank you, Little Boss, you are truly a good person. If I have the chance, I will definitely repay you."

Qin Huamei thanked him a thousand times over.

"Alright, go over and work with them. I wish you a safe journey."

After Zhang Su finished dealing with Qin Huamei's matter, he looked at the woman waiting outside the fence and said: "What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Ya, Brother, hello."

The girl tightened her backpack straps and waved at Zhang Su, counting as a greeting.

"Ha, Brother Su, she's from your own clan!"

Lu Yubo didn't go over to organize the cars; he still wanted to pester Zhang Su to let him ride the motorcycle, so he just stayed on the side.

"How rare is it to be from the same clan? There are nearly 100 million people with the surname Zhang; you know it's the third most common surname, right? You can run into one out of every fifteen people... Why aren't you going to help? Don't mention the motorcycle to me again, or I'll kick you!"

"Sigh."

Lu Yubo walked away with a bitter face, but he hadn't given up in his heart, using his limited brain to think of infinite ways.

"Zhang Ya, right? Have you been alone the whole time?"

Zhang Su didn't directly reject Zhang Ya because, judging by her attire, she should have some ability. If there were no problems, it wouldn't be an issue to absorb her into the team.

Zhang Ya nodded: "I was a staff member at that medical aesthetics and plastic surgery hospital over there. After the disaster broke out, I lived there the whole time, occasionally going out to search for supplies. I saw you guys come to Yihe Car Dealership earlier, so I thought I'd come over and ask. Brother, can I go with you guys?"

Zhang Su narrowed his eyes as he looked at Zhang Ya, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking smile: "Little sister, your skill at making up lies isn't good enough; there are many loopholes. You're not being honest. You should go."

"I..." Zhang Ya became anxious when she saw Zhang Su turn to leave. She grabbed the fence and said: "Brother, I didn't lie! You tell me where the loopholes are, and I'll explain them to you, okay? I really didn't lie!"

"Do you think that just because I'm a man, I don't understand how medical aesthetics institutions work?"

Zhang Su asked back. He used to have a girlfriend who was a nurse at a plastic surgery hospital, so even if he didn't know every detail of their operating procedures, he knew a thing or two.

"That plastic surgery hospital is only so big. What were you doing staying in the hospital all night? Stealing hyaluronic acid or cultivating botulinum toxin? Don't tell me you ran over from home after the disaster broke out; that's even more fake!"

"Also, you don't even know what we're going to do, yet you want to come with us. Shouldn't you at least understand our goal first?"

Zhang Ya shook her head and said without hesitation: "Brother, everything I said is absolutely true. The night before the disaster broke out, a client had some complications, so a plastic surgery team stayed behind to handle it. I was just a helper, and since I had to clean up after they were done, I just didn't leave and stayed at the hospital overnight."

"You know, plastic surgery hospitals aren't like Grade-A hospitals; no one had died there, so I didn't have to be afraid of souls or ghosts. Who knew that the next day, the colleagues who stayed at the institution with me would turn into zombies more terrifying than ghosts? It took me a lot of effort to deal with them..."

"As for your goal... I don't know your goal, but there are many of you, and huddling together for warmth gives a sense of security. Following you is better than being alone!"

Zhang Su frowned slightly. The other party's reasons were hard to verify, but the latter part of her explanation sounded plausible. He then asked: "You said you dealt with your colleagues and searched for supplies nearby, so that means you've killed quite a few zombies, right?"

"I've killed them, of course I have! Brother, I can see that your team doesn't keep idlers. Don't worry, I definitely won't be a freeloader. I've killed at least eight or ten zombies. I can also run; I was on the track team in high school and practiced long-distance running, so I definitely won't hold you back!"

Zhang Ya said very confidently, while also waving the trekking pole in her hand.

Only then did Zhang Su see clearly that the trekking pole in Zhang Ya's hand was not simple; the tip had been sharpened and was stained with a dark red color. Judging by the way she held it, it was indeed being used as a weapon, not a cane.

"Let me ask you a question, answer honestly. If you need to kill someone to save a companion, and the person being killed is innocent, can you bring yourself to do it?"

Zhang Ya fell silent, a look of conflict flashing across her brow. Just as she was about to speak, the other party spoke first.

"You hesitated, and the answer you were about to give wasn't pure. Go on, you lived well enough alone before, you can continue to do so."

After Zhang Su finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned to walk toward the Mercedes RV.

"I... Brother, I have a secret, you will definitely be interested in hearing it!"

As she spoke, Zhang Ya actually started climbing the fence.

"Stop, or I won't be polite!"

Tan Huajun quickly raised her crossbow, a look of irritation and conflict on her face. Of course, she didn't want to snipe this young girl, but if the other party really dared to climb over the fence, she would send a bolt without hesitation—not lethal, but it would definitely make her lose the ability to move.

"A secret, just listen to it. If you're not interested, I'll leave on my own. Brother, give me a chance!"

Zhang Ya sat awkwardly on the fence, unable to advance or retreat.

"Fine, you said it yourself. If I'm not interested, you leave on your own. If you don't leave, I'll tie you up here. Do you hear me?"

Zhang Su was quite interested in the so-called secret in Zhang Ya's mouth. As for whether the secret itself could pique his interest, he would have to hear it to know.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ya was overjoyed and nimbly climbed over the fence. When she passed by Tan Huajun, she very sensibly handed over the trekking pole in her hand before walking in front of Zhang Su.

"Brother, I think the atmosphere in your team is especially good, and there's a little dog; it's truly a loving big family."

"Tell me, are you part of a flattery group? Get to the point, what's the secret?"

Zhang Su squinted at Zhang Ya; he was in a hurry to find gear in the RV, but this Zhang Ya was dawdling.

Zhang Ya pretended to be nonchalant and said lightly: "There are a few guys in the shadows who want to plot against you!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Zhang Su's brow immediately furrowed, and he looked at Zhang Ya with a scrutinizing gaze.

Zhang Ya understood the meaning of the other party's look and nodded heavily: "It's true, I overheard it while I was hiding in the plastic surgery hospital!"

No breaks during the Spring Festival, firecrackers ringing and gongs and drums blaring, haha, wishing book friends a Happy New Year, family happiness, good health, and rolling wealth!

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