Chapter 139: A Tragedy is Unfolding

"Brother Su, don't worry, leave this to us!"

Zhong Xiaoshan was full of confidence and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Zhang Su called out to Zhong Xiaoshan and Yu Qing, who were walking toward the warehouse. He took a pack of wafers and a bottle of water from the car and said: "Show some sincerity, tell her that as long as she leaves here, she can get a backpack of food and water."

Zhong Xiaoshan took the things and nodded heavily: "Okay."

In the dark warehouse, it was a bit damp after the heavy rain. Zhong Xiaoshan and Yu Qing walked into the warehouse and shone their flashlights, finding Pan Guihua standing at the office door, looking very uneasy.

"Big Sister Pan, I brought some food and drink for you."

Zhong Xiaoshan held the wafers and water in one hand and gripped a dagger hidden behind her back with the other.

"You guys are here to drive my daughter and me away, right?"

Pan Guihua said in a dejected tone.

These words made Zhong Xiaoshan and Yu Qing's hearts skip a beat. They knew she must have overheard the group's conversation just now.

"Sister." Zhong Xiaoshan said softly: "Everyone can understand your mood to save your daughter, but staying here won't make your daughter better. You have to go outside to find someone to treat her, right?"

Yu Qing looked at Zhong Xiaoshan with a surprised gaze. Originally, some words she had prepared were stuck in her throat and couldn't be spoken.

"Right, right, you are so right. There is no doctor here, and no food or drink. My daughter won't get better. Thank you, thank you for your reminder."

Pan Guihua suddenly seemed like a different person. Originally dead and lifeless, after hearing Zhong Xiaoshan's words, she was full of spirit.

"That's right, Big Sister Pan, pack up and leave here. We even specially prepared some food and drink for you on the road. You can rest assured and take your daughter to seek medical treatment."

Zhong Xiaoshan said sincerely.

Yu Qing never expected that this matter would go so smoothly, and she turned and left...

She felt that staying here was completely redundant. Zhong Xiaoshan's lies made her a bit uncomfortable, but she wouldn't interfere because the goal had been achieved very peacefully.

It's easy to lie to people, but hard to persuade them.

The world needs lies...

"Hmm? Why are you out alone? Where is Xiaoshan?"

Zhang Su saw Yu Qing walking out of the warehouse and asked in surprise.

Yu Qing curled her lips and revealed a strange expression, saying: "You can prepare things for Pan Guihua."

"Oh? The efficiency is quite high!"

Zhang Su was stunned. Was it negotiated so quickly?

Suspicion aside, he still immediately asked Tan Huajun to pack a backpack of food and water.

Tan Huajun carried the bag and walked off the car. The warehouse door opened, and Zhong Xiaoshan led Pan Guihua into the sunlight, accompanied by muffled hisses.

Awooo, awooo, awooo.

The little zombie twisted and struggled on Pan Guihua's back, causing her thin body to sway from side to side.

This scene made everyone feel a sigh.

Zhong Xiaoshan saw the bag in Tan Huajun's hand and knew that it was the travel bag prepared for Pan Guihua. She walked over to receive it, and in the process, she saw Zhang Su's questioning gaze, but she just shook her head slightly.

"Big Sister Pan, there is enough food and drink in here for you for many days. Be frugal on the road."

"Eh, eh, good, thank you, thank you all."

Pan Guihua took the bag from Zhong Xiaoshan, hung it on her shoulder, and nodded to everyone.

"Sister, I still want to give you one last reminder!"

Zhang Su said solemnly: "This kind of disease is almost incurable. Letting your daughter be relieved as soon as possible is the best choice, and you also avoid danger. As long as you are willing to speak, we can do it for you!"

Do it for her.

Naturally, it meant doing it for her to take care of the little zombie...

Pan Guihua's body shook after hearing Zhang Su's words, her expression complex: "No, no need, thank you for your kindness."

After speaking, she stepped toward the factory gate.

After Pan Guihua walked out of the iron gate, Zhang Su couldn't help but be curious: "How did you talk to her? I see she isn't resistant at all, and she's even walking a bit anxiously. What's going on?"

Not only Zhang Su, but everyone felt incredible. Everyone thought there would be a fierce argument, and finally, Pan Guihua would leave in extreme reluctance. This result was completely different from what people thought.

Someone asked Yu Qing, but Yu Qing wouldn't say.

"Sigh..." Zhong Xiaoshan sighed and didn't hide it. Anyway, Yu Qing knew, and everyone would know sooner or later. She said slowly: "I told her that staying here wouldn't cure her daughter, and she had to find a doctor to treat her."

Everyone was stunned, and some people's chins almost fell to the ground.

Seeing everyone's complex expressions and eyes, Zhong Xiaoshan spread her hands: "Giving her a non-existent belief is better than killing her only spiritual pillar in front of her. Don't you feel the change in her mental state when she left compared to before?"

It couldn't be denied. Pan Guihua had a smile on her face when she walked out of the warehouse, whereas before there was only panic, unease, and gray defeat.

"Wow, Xiaoshan, you are so good at lying. Have you ever lied to Brother Su?"

Zheng Xinyu saw the atmosphere was low and hurriedly made a joke.

Zhong Xiaoshan looked at Zheng Xinyu reproachfully and said: "You guy... Brother Su is so shrewd, can I lie to him? Besides, I've never lied to everyone. I only lie to outsiders, okay!"

The two sisters-in-law bantered to relieve boredom, and others couldn't get a word in, laughing one after another. In short, a very tricky problem was solved.

"Alright, alright! You guys clean up the hygiene. You've been squeezed in the car for two days, change to a spacious place. Zhuzi, Teacher Yu, let's study how to deploy defense and control in this place."

As the words fell, everyone was busy with their own things. In the apocalypse, being able to have leisure time to clean up was a very good cultural and recreational project.

However, just as everyone was working vigorously, they suddenly heard someone shouting in alarm.

"Murder, robbery, help, ah... don't!"

Zhang Su and the others, who were pondering where to set up the sentry post, were stunned.

"Is that Pan Guihua's voice?!"

Zhao Dezhu pointed to the direction of the highway outside the factory gate.

"That's right!" Zhang Su walked quickly to the factory gate and looked out. On the highway, two men were kicking and stomping on Pan Guihua, and there was a woman on the side rummaging through Pan Guihua's bag.

"Damn, this sister is really..." 【139

Zhang Su watched this scene, his skin twitching involuntarily, then he said, "Big brother, are we going to intervene in this?"

Just at this moment, the two men beating Pan Guihua spotted Zhang Su and his group at the factory entrance.

"Brother Hai, there's someone over there!"

The man stopped his actions, tugged at the other man, and pointed toward Zhang Su not far away.

"Buddy, what are you staring at?"

Brother Hai tilted his head to look at Zhang Su and his group, asking in a loud voice.

The distance between the two sides was about thirty or forty meters, so shouting back and forth wasn't exactly strenuous.

"The person you're robbing is someone I just let go, and that bag of things was also given to her by me."

Zhang Su said very calmly.

Yu Wen and Zhao Dezhu exchanged a glance, not understanding why Zhang Su was suddenly in such a good mood.

"Oh?" Brother Hai feigned surprise, lifted his foot to kick the sobbing Pan Guihua on the ground again, and grinned, "Then I'll thank you here for your gift, brother. Haha."

Zhang Su shook his head and said, "Doing this makes me very uncomfortable; it feels like I harmed her with my own hands."

The three men were all taken aback. Brother Hai said guardedly, "So, brother, what exactly do you mean?"

"I want to ask, why are you robbing her?" Zhang Su's tone remained calm, as if he were asking a question to which he already knew the answer.

"Damn, that's a real idiot question. Brother, she's just a woman with a kid, carrying a big bag of good food and drink. If I don't rob her, who do I rob? Rob you guys? You wouldn't let me, right?"

Brother Hai said these things as if they were a matter of course.

"That's right, the law of the jungle. Alright, now hand over everything you have! Congratulations, you've been robbed by us."

Zhang Su took the crossbow off his shoulder; he had guessed what the man would say and had been waiting right here!

"Bro, bro, brother, let's talk this out, we don't need to resort to weapons, right?"

Because the strap was in front and the crossbow was behind his shoulder, Brother Hai and his men hadn't expected Zhang Su to have such a weapon, and for a moment, they were quite panicked.

Patter, patter, the sound of dense footsteps rang out.

In Brother Hai's surprised gaze, more than a dozen figures appeared one after another in front of the dilapidated factory gate, which made his heart turn cold, as he had been harboring thoughts of a counter-attack.

"I finally show some kindness for once, and it gets ruined by you few pieces of trash?"

Zhang Su raised his crossbow and walked toward the road, truly feeling angry.

"Brother, this, there's no need to hold a grudge against us for a woman who isn't worth a damn, right? At worst, I'll give the stuff back to her. Come, sister, I... don't move!"

Brother Hai took the bag from his female companion, walked over to Pan Guihua, and just then, he suddenly pulled out a dagger, yanked Pan Guihua up from the ground, held her by the neck, and threatened, "Nobody move! Move again and I'll stab her to death!"

Zhang Su aimed his crossbow, but Brother Hai's head was tucked behind Pan Guihua; it was clear he had plenty of experience in standoffs.

"Ah... zombie!"

However, before the man could continue his threats, a wail was heard.

Squish.

Something unexpected happened to everyone.

A piece of flesh was bitten right off Brother Hai's cheek by the little zombie on Pan Guihua's back, and his blood-soaked face looked truly gruesome.

It turned out that during the scuffle, the mask worn on the little zombie's face had disappeared at some point. It was now clucking and chewing on the flesh; it had probably not eaten for a long time and was eating with great relish.

"Ah, ah, zombie, ah, I'll kill you..."

Feeling the pain on his face and knowing that being bitten by a zombie would lead to infection, Brother Hai went instantly insane, using the dagger in his hand to stab the little zombie frantically.

Stab, stab, stab...

Perhaps due to a mental breakdown, or perhaps to vent his anger, Brother Hai stabbed the little zombie every time, with no intention of aiming for the head.

"Ah, don't kill my daughter, I'll fight you to the death!"

Pan Guihua had already lost her strength, her face covered in blood, but feeling her daughter being attacked by Brother Hai, she found strength from somewhere, turned around, and grabbed Brother Hai by the neck.

Women's fighting usually involves three moves: pulling hair, choking, and kicking the groin. Pan Guihua instantly used the choking and kicking moves, causing Brother Hai, who was preparing to attack with the dagger, to fall to his knees instantly.

"Ah, ah... daughter..."

The most unexpected thing happened. Just as Pan Guihua bent over, intending to choke Brother Hai to death, the little zombie on her back, having more room to move due to the impact, turned its neck and took a bite out of Pan Guihua!

"Ouch..."

Even Zhang Su and the others hadn't expected this scene. He and Tan Huajun were only aiming their crossbows at Brother Hai and his men. They had just been feeling relieved that the little zombie had bitten Brother Hai, but who would have thought the situation would change so abruptly, and it would turn and bite Pan Guihua!

"Old Tan, do you have a clear shot?"

Zhang Su turned his head to ask Tan Huajun.

"No, no."

Tan Huajun shook his head vigorously; the little zombie was swaying violently with Pan Guihua's movements, making it impossible to aim!

"Take out those two guys!"

Zhang Su said softly, then pulled the trigger on the woman standing not far away watching the excitement.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Two sounds of wind being broken; the woman rummaging through the bag and Brother Hai's lackey didn't even get a chance to beg for mercy, both dying instantly.

"Daughter, don't be impatient, Mommy will feed you once I kill the bad guy, don't be impatient, don't be impatient."

Pan Guihua was completely possessed, her hands like iron hoops, choking Brother Hai's neck tightly. She didn't even notice that his body had already gone limp, while her own shoulder was already a bloody mess.

"Sister Pan, he's already dead."

Zhong Xiaoshan couldn't help but speak up to remind Pan Guihua.

"Dead?" Pan Guihua panted heavily, shook Brother Hai's corpse with uncertainty, and seeing he had no reaction, she threw him aside and nimbly took the little zombie wrapped in the quilt off her back.

"Daughter, so you wanted to eat meat. Eat, eat, there's meat to eat here."

As she spoke, Pan Guihua placed the little zombie beside Brother Hai.

The little zombie wasn't picky; it had a strong appetite for the freshly dead Brother Hai. It took a bite at his neck, and fresh blood flowed down the corners of its mouth onto the wet road, a shocking sight.

Pan Guihua seemed to have forgotten the pain in her own body, stroking the little zombie's withered hair, a loving smile blooming on her face, so bright under the sunlight.

(End of chapter)