Chapter 183: Unexpected Harvest

Once bitten, twice shy. When Wang Xingui received the news again that Zhang Su had arrived, he was far less nervous than the first time. The previous transaction between the two sides had been very pleasant, and they had agreed to keep in touch.

"Brother, what do you plan to trade for this time?"

Wang Xingui greeted Zhang Su at the village entrance with great enthusiasm.

Zhang Su saw bandages wrapped around Wang Xingui's neck and shoulders. Injuries worth treating certainly weren't from zombie bites. He frowned and asked, "Did you have a conflict?"

"Those turtle grandsons from Beita Camp, damn it. A few days ago, I took my brothers to scavenge for goods in Xinggezhuang, and we ran into people from Beita Camp. We lost one brother!"

Wang Xingui's tone was filled with hatred.

Zhang Su and his group looked at each other in silence. This conflict wouldn't have been so intense later on...

"I happen to be going to Beita Camp. Come and lead the way for me."

Zhang Su beckoned to Wang Xingui.

"Brother, we'll go with you. Damn it, I want revenge."

Wang Xingui was also scratching his head, muttering, "That shouldn't be... They live right here. I even saw them with my brothers before! Brother, I really didn't lie to you!"

Pang Dakun nimbly climbed up a wall and looked into the courtyard. His expression instantly twisted, and he almost fell off the wall.

"I really like the smell of burning firewood, so I'm especially sensitive. I can be sure that someone was burning firewood in the village before!"

Zhang Su hesitated for a while. Wang Xingui would know the reason sooner or later, so he said, "A person from Beita Camp sneaked into our camp to spy today. Better to strike first than to sit and wait for death!"

Zhang Su asked with a frown.

"Fine, Brother, I'll take you there!"

"The courtyard is used to lock up zombies, so where are the people?"

"Let's go."

"No, no." Zhang Su shook his head vigorously and said, "Soldiers are valued for quality, not quantity. One person to lead the way is enough!"

Wang Xingui stepped forward, then had a second thought and said, "Brother, why did you suddenly want to go and make trouble for Beita Camp?"

"Uncle, they're all zombies, dozens of them!"

"Right, those animals ambushed us. We have to kill them!"

Wang Xingui's expression tightened. In his view, Zhang Su's group was like a tiger's bottom that couldn't be touched. How could they dare to come to their door themselves?

"These guys are truly bold! Let's go teach them a lesson."

Hearing that Zhang Su was going to Beita Camp, the people of United Village were suddenly energized.

Zheng Xinyu sniffed and said, "There's the smell of firewood from a rural stove here. I can smell it!"

Zhang Su didn't talk nonsense either. He took Wang Xingui and left United Village.

Soon, under Wang Xingui's guidance, the two cars twisted and turned to the outside of a village. Unfortunately, the scene before him made Zhang Su frown.

Zhang Su looked at Zheng Xinyu and asked curiously, "Hey, when did you get a dog's nose? Lucky possessed you?"

"*Sniff, sniff*..."

The streets of the entire village were empty, but that didn't mean there were no zombies in the village. With his amazing hearing, he could clearly hear countless zombies moaning in many farm courtyards.

Zheng Xinyu said very firmly, looking around, but didn't find any residual cooking smoke.

"That means the people of Beita Camp live in the village with the zombies?"

Qi Xiaoshuai asked in disbelief.

Zhang Su suddenly thought of the daughter with the zombie father he met at the glass factory, and felt that the people of Beita Camp were very likely hiding in some courtyard.

With so many courtyards locking up zombies as cover, outsiders would be fooled in minutes if they came and couldn't find the place, while the insiders knew which courtyard was safe and weren't affected at all.

"Follow me. I'll definitely drag them out!"

After saying that, Zhang Su held his gun and walked along the street, listening carefully to the movement in the courtyards.

Beita Camp was well-planned. The roads in the village were straight, and the courtyards with new buildings had high walls, while those who couldn't afford to repair new houses still had the original old earth walls, which allowed one to see the situation inside at a glance without further exploration.

One row, two rows, three rows. Soon, Zhang Su stopped in the middle of the fourth row of courtyards. The large iron gate in front of him had faded spring couplets on it, and the gate was three meters wide, enough for ordinary vehicles to enter and exit.

Unlike other courtyards that locked up zombies, it was quiet inside, without a sound, and from the slope in front of the iron gate, one could see the traces left by shoes.

Zhang Su gestured to the group, then pointed to the toilet built outside the courtyard to Pang Dakun. The meaning was obvious: go and take a look.

Pang Dakun didn't say a word. He tiptoed, and in two or three steps, he climbed onto the wall without making a sound. He looked into the courtyard, then nodded to Zhang Su.

*Boom... *

Wanting to push open the iron gate, the rollers made a huge noise. Zhang Su hurriedly stopped. The group followed Pang Dakun's example and climbed into the courtyard from the toilet.

"Brother Su, they ran away!!"

The first thing Zheng Xinyu did after entering the courtyard was to go to the kitchen. As expected, the firewood in the stove was still black and warm. Obviously, someone had been burning fire to cook earlier!

"Damn..."

Zhang Su took the burnt wooden stick and looked at it, threw it aside, put one hand on his waist, and said, "There's an expert in Beita Camp!"

"An expert? How so, Brother Su."

Lu Yu asked.

"The brats brought the news back, and their leader must have guessed that we would come looking for them, so they took the people and left immediately. Decisive enough, smart enough!"

Zhang Su took out a cigarette and lit it.

"That's great, Brother Su. Does that mean they don't want to have a conflict with us?"

Zheng Xinyu tilted her head and asked. Life in the apocalypse was already tiring enough dealing with zombies; she didn't want to fight with people anymore.

"No way!"

Zhang Su decisively denied Zheng Xinyu's naive idea. He said, "If they didn't want a conflict, why send someone to our camp to investigate? Wouldn't it be better to live in peace?"

"Brother Su is right. That little bastard didn't have good intentions at all!" Lu Yu nodded in agreement.

"Then what should we do? They ran away. Doesn't that make them harder to catch?"

Zheng Xinyu also felt her idea was a bit idealistic.

Zhang Su spread his hands and said, "We know too little about them... Guizi, do you know any other strongholds of Beita Camp?"

"I don't know."

Wang Xingui shook his head blankly. He suddenly felt that this enemy, Beita Camp, was a bit awesome. How he wished he could use Zhang Su's power to destroy them, but unfortunately, they had come for nothing!

"There are so many villages nearby. If they find a place to hide, it won't be easy to find them."

Qi Xiaoshuai smacked his lips. Times were different now. While looking for people, they also had to guard against zombies. If things went wrong, they would get themselves into trouble.

"Can't come for nothing. Let's search. They left in a hurry, they might have left some things behind!"

Zhang Su tightened his gun strap and signaled everyone to search together.

Subsequently, the group found two more empty courtyards, also deserted, but with a lot of traces of life.

"KNO... Potassium acid? What kind of thing is this."

In a small warehouse, Lu Yu, carrying flour, saw a white bag in the corner. The obscure name on the packaging made him give up the idea of taking it.

"Potassium acid? You..."

Zhang Su, who was rummaging for things in the room, heard Lu Yu's muttering and rushed over. He saw the big bag in the corner at a glance: "That character is read *xiao*, potassium nitrate. Don't you hear Teacher Yu chanting it every day?"

"Ah? Is this what Teacher Yu said was used to make bombs?"

Lu Yu looked at the plain white bag in surprise.

"Go, go, go, you go do your work, I'll clean these up!"

The narrow space wasn't convenient for two people to work. After letting Lu Yu leave, he found some sulfur and good-quality charcoal in the corner.

These were very important supplies. Yu Qing had urged him many times, hoping to get some, and finally, he got his wish.

The group carried the things back to the car. Qi Xiaoshuai suggested looking for traces of those people from Beita Camp nearby, but Zhang Su rejected it. Moving blindly was easy to get into trouble. Even if they wanted to investigate, it should be done secretly!

Coming out for a trip, although they didn't return empty-handed, the group remained silent on the way back. The hidden enemy made people feel uneasy.

Wang Xingui was very sensible and didn't ask where Zhang Su's camp was. If he could have known, he would have said it long ago. Since he didn't say it, don't ask, so as not to suffer unprovoked disaster.

After sending Wang Xingui back to United Village, Zhang Su and his group took a detour back to Tianmayu.

However, what Zhang Su didn't expect was that as soon as their two cars turned from the highway onto the self-built road leading to the foot of the mountain, they saw a car parked at the foot of the mountain, looking like it wanted to drive up the mountain!

"Damn, it's so lively here today. A brat came in the morning, and another car in the afternoon?"

Qi Xiaoshuai gripped his gun barrel, looking at the rear of the black car in the distance.

"This car..."

Zhang Su slowed down. Others couldn't see clearly, but his eyesight was quite amazing, and he could clearly see the situation of the car in front.

At this moment, the car in front moved and started to climb the mountain. The intention was obvious: it wanted to go up the mountain to take a look.

"Brother Su, that car..."

Zheng Xinyu also discovered the problem. She pointed to the car that had already driven up the mountain and said in surprise, "That's Xiaoshan's car, right?"

"Hehe..." Zhang Su sneered and said, "There is a path to heaven, but they don't take it; there is no door to hell, but they throw themselves in. Interesting, haha!"

"What's the situation?" Qi Xiaoshuai looked at Zhang Su and Zheng Xinyu in confusion, not understanding.

"Hehe... you'll know in a while!"

A wicked smile like a little witch appeared on Zheng Xinyu's face. She never expected that the car that had been snatched away would drive back by itself!

"Brother Su, Brother Su, why does that car in front look familiar to me!"

Lu Yu's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"You didn't see it wrong. Let's go, let's block them!"

Zhang Su responded, stepped on the gas, and the engine roared, rushing to the foot of the mountain quickly.

After a while, the Prado caught up with the Highlander that was slowly driving up the mountain. The poor car's rear windshield was gone, replaced by tape, cardboard, and plastic film. The door was dented, the rear bumper was scarred, and the front bumper was missing. Who knew what it had been through.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 184 =====