Chapter 91: Student Party (10k words finished, none today)

"What's the situation..."

Following closely behind, three more figures appeared, huffing and puffing. A total of four people, three men and one woman.

The group was quite disheveled, just like when they first saw Tan Hua. They were wearing several layers of spring and autumn clothing, their hair was messy, their complexions were poor, and the shoes on their feet were stained with various colors. Only the only female was slightly better off; the original skin color could still be seen on her face, but her mental state was also poor.

"Who are you, where do you come from, and what do you want to do?"

Zhang Su asked three direct questions.

Facing Zhang Su's questions, one of the men in a duck-billed cap was extremely displeased. "Hey, are you making a mistake? We aren't zombies. What do you mean by this?"

"Hanzhou, don't talk nonsense. In this situation outside, it's not wrong for others to be cautious. Don't you remember that guy from yesterday?"

The young man who ran to the shop first stopped his companion's reckless words and then looked at Zhang Su. "Brother, we are students from the technical college. We escaped from school three days ago. For the time being, we... we don't know what to do..."

Zhang Su and the others looked at each other, clearly seeing a hint of incredulity in each other's eyes.

The technical college was a vocational school in the north of Qincheng, a full three kilometers away from where they were!

Three kilometers!

The distance from Shengqin Garden to the Yileiwen convenience store wasn't even that far!

"Such a long distance, how did you four get here?"

Zhang Su didn't doubt their identities too much; from their appearance and demeanor, it could be seen that they fit the identity of students. But he wanted to know what method they used to walk so far!

Could it be that they relied on the dilapidated table legs and hollow steel pipes in the hands of the three male students?

"Not four."

The leader suddenly became low and said sorrowfully, "There were eleven of us when we came out, but, but now there are only four of us left..."

Mentioning this topic, the four were clearly quite sad, and the girl even reddened her eyes, secretly grieving.

Zhang Su looked outside and said vigilantly, "Come in and talk!"

Zheng Xin and the others heard this and cleared some space, but they didn't put away their weapons.

The four students heard this and hurried into the shop. They wanted to find a place to sit, but found the ground charred and painful to walk on, let alone sit. They couldn't even find a flat place to stand.

"Several kilometers from the technical college, how did you get here?"

Zhang Su asked again.

"We escaped under the cover of night three days ago. At first, we were hiding and running along the streets. Later, when we got to the north road of the port, we saw many shops selling electric scooters, so we each got one..."

The leader seemed a bit embarrassed when talking about getting the electric scooters. After all, their large group had stolen a full eleven electric scooters, which was a bit out of line for law-abiding student party members.

"Why did so many of your companions die later?"

Zhang Su frowned and asked.

Mentioning this question, the four were clearly quite sad. The leader said, "After riding the electric scooters, a few people got carried away. I don't mean to disrespect the dead by saying this..."

"Why explain so much? It was their own fault!"

The man named Hanzhou chimed in.

The leader sighed and said, "After they rode the electric scooters, they went to tease the zombies. As a result, one person accidentally fell, triggering a chain reaction. Several people fell into a pile, and the zombies behind swarmed them. We wanted to save them but didn't dare to go up..."

Zhang Su and the others were silent. This was a classic case of "no zuo no die." Their guts were also truly big, and then they paid the price of their lives for it.

"Brothers and sisters, can you share some food with us? We haven't eaten for more than a day."

The leader begged shamelessly, taking off his shriveled backpack to prove they were at the end of their rope.

"Our supplies are very limited, we can't help you!"

Zhang Su waved his hand and refused the other party's request.

The leader looked depressed, then turned to look at Tan Hua, who seemed easier to talk to. "Auntie, we are really hungry. Yesterday we were attacked by a group of zombies, and the backpack with food was lost. Just one portion, we only want one portion of food, can we?"

Tan Hua smiled awkwardly and pointed at Zhang Su. "You'd better ask him."

Before the young man could speak again, Zhang Su shook his head and said, "Go out and find it, there is food everywhere."

"You... you are really too cold-blooded. The world is in this state, can't humans work together to face the common enemy? It really should perish!"

The man named Hanzhou was furious, ripped off the duck-billed cap on his head, and squatted on the ground, actually crying.

"Damn, sissy... shedding horse urine, Brother Su, look at him!"

Lu Yu mocked Chen Hanzhou heartlessly.

Zhang Su rolled his eyes at Lu Yu without a trace, thinking: Did you forget what you looked like crying at the gas station yesterday?

"Food is possible, but you must exchange it for something useful!"

Zhang Su finally relented. Chen Hanzhou's words touched him a bit. Yes, the world had become this shitty state, shouldn't humans be a little more united?

He really wanted to be united with people, but human nature was too evil, including himself, who had very ugly sides. So he was very cautious when facing strangers.

"Big brother, my name is Kuang Miao, what's your name? We are willing to exchange, we can exchange!"

The leader, Kuang Miao, nodded repeatedly.

"Zhang Su, they all call me Brother Su, you can call me that if you want. Since you are willing to exchange, then bring out something useful."

Zhang Su signaled with his hand.

Kuang Miao hurried to call his companions: "Quick, everyone, quickly take out the things in your bags, let Brother Su choose, hurry up."

*Whoosh*, the four of them took out the things in their backpacks, but the result disappointed Zhang Su and the others.

"No, you guys brought these things while fleeing? Hahaha..."

Zhang Su squatted down and rummaged through their things, laughing.

"Mobile phone, charger, tablet computer, headphones, another set of headphones, Polaroid, notebook... Damn, there's even a makeup bag? This is... hmm, this is still a little bit useful."

The four people's backpacks didn't even have a single thing that could fill their stomachs. Other things belonged to the category of "chicken ribs" that might be a little useful at specific times.

"Brother Su, this... this fruit notebook is one I just bought, it cost ten thousand yuan. Can't I exchange this for some food and water?"

The girl squatted down, picked up the laptop with beautiful stickers, and handed it to Zhang Su, looking pitiful.

"Little sister, the value of items is not calculated like this now." Zhong Xiao shook her head helplessly and said, "Guess what I used to exchange for two packs of instant noodles and two packs of snail noodles? A Highlander, just bought at the beginning of the year, costing more than 300,000 yuan."

Zhong Xiao answered her own question, hoping that this group of students would understand the world before them as soon as possible. However, she deliberately didn't say who she exchanged it with, so as not to leave a bad impression of Zhang Su on them.

"This..."

The four student party members were instantly stunned on the spot. The value of a Highlander might not be intuitive, but 300,000 was easy to understand!

"Which bastard is so black-hearted? Is this, is this still human?"

Chen Hanzhou clenched his fists in righteous indignation.

Zhang Su was very embarrassed, and Zheng Xin puffed out her cheeks, almost laughing out loud.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk about those useless things. The person who exchanged her Highlander was me. She was only two hours away from starving to death. What's a Highlander? Now she is all mine!"

The four student party members looked shocked. This was too world-shattering, but they never expected that even more world-shattering things were yet to come.

Zheng Xin looked at Zhang Su without showing any weakness and asked, "Then what about me? What about me?"

Usually, she and Zhong Xiao lived in peace and helped each other in times of danger, but in front of certain things, she would never retreat even half a step.

"You are also mine!"

Zhang Su smiled and pinched Zheng Xin's face. If there was anyone in the world who was familiar with him now, apart from Zheng Xin, it was probably only those two convenience store employees whose lives and deaths were unknown.

He cherished this rare familiarity.

"Wha... t!?"

Kuang Miao and the four almost screamed. They probably knew that loud noises would attract zombies, so they managed to restrain themselves.

The three boys looked at each other, revealing complex emotions of shock, incredulity, and envy.

The girl, Pei Lan, blinked her eyes, her small mouth unable to close.

"What what, don't make a fuss. To tell you the truth, these electronic products of yours can't be said to be completely useless, but they definitely can't be exchanged for food!"

Zhang Su patted his backpack and said, "I have more than twenty mobile phones in my bag, of all brands! But I have a way now to let you have a full meal. First, let me ask, have you killed zombies?"

The group, whose hearts had sunk to the bottom, regained their spirits when they heard Zhang Su say they could have a full meal. The last question made them excited and then dumbfounded.

Kuang Miao stammered, "That, Brother Su, we can barely count as having killed zombies. We smashed its head a few times and stabbed its abdomen. It shouldn't be able to live."

"Brother Su, just say it, let us do whatever, as long as we can have a full meal, we'll do anything, but we must have a full meal!"

Chen Hanzhou wiped the tears from his face and said.

"Hey, quite a stance, what's your name?" Zhang Su looked at this boy who was both crying and brave with amusement.

"My name is Chen Hanzhou! Are we going to kill zombies? We can do it!" Chen Hanzhou gritted his teeth.

"Since you can kill zombies, it's easy to find food outside, why bother with us?"

Zheng Xin asked curiously.

Kuang Miao touched his head embarrassedly and said, "Intuition tells me that you are very experienced and very powerful. Acting according to your command is better than us acting recklessly... It should be safer."

Zhang Su curled his lips slightly, thinking that the mentality and brains of students in school were different from those in society. Their way of speaking was also simple and direct, which made people feel quite comfortable.

"I can't guarantee safety, there's a possibility of death at any time. Aren't you afraid I'll sell you out?" Zhang Su asked playfully.

"No!" Kuang Miao shook his head very readily and smiled. "Brother Su, you look like a very upright person, you couldn't possibly cheat us! Right?"

"Right, right."

"Of course, it's obvious!"

"Puff."

"Hahaha..."

Finally, Zheng Xin and Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Tan Hua and Zhong Xiao were both pursing their lips tightly, their bodies shaking slightly, clearly trying very hard to suppress their laughter.

"Look, look, look at how bright and great Brother is in the eyes of educated people. You dog things should learn from them, understand?" Zhang Su said fiercely to the people around him.

"Yes..."

The group answered sarcastically.

"Ahem! No more joking." Zhang Su said solemnly, "Kuang Miao, right? Are you their leader?"

"Well, can't count as a leader. I like to command when playing games and fighting in groups, so they elected me to be the captain." Kuang Miao touched his head habitually, smiling shyly.

Zhang Su nodded and said, "Okay, as long as there is a command! Did you see a gas station across the road when you came?"

Kuang Miao and the four nodded in unison.

"This chubby sister used to work at the gas station convenience store. The supplies inside are very rich, with everything to eat and drink. There are even hundreds of cartons of cigarettes. As long as we take down the gas station, you can pack as much as you can carry from the convenience store!"

Zhang Su drew a colorful pie for the four.

"Actually... we also thought about going to the gas station convenience store before, but Brother Su, there are so many zombies inside the gas station, they are countless!"

Kuang Miao's expression was rich as he gestured while speaking.

"Nonsense!" Zhang Su curled his lips. "You don't think the convenience store is wide open waiting for us to take it, do you? If that were the case, would it be your turn? Of course, we need to think of a way to get in!"

"In a moment, we'll do this, this, and this..."

Immediately after, Zhang Su told the group the draft he had in his heart.

"Ah? Lure, lure, lure the zombies away?"

When Kuang Miao and the others learned of Zhang Su's plan, they were instantly dumbfounded.

Weren't the companions who died before because they teased the zombies and then died...

They were afraid of zombies and avoided them, but this guy wanted them to lure the zombies away. Wouldn't it be better to kill them with one strike? Why be so troublesome...

"Brother, Brother Su, this, this job isn't a question of whether we can do it, this is suicide!"

Kuang Miao had a constipated expression, feeling that the other party was joking.

Zhang Su laughed disdainfully. "This counts as suicide? Then there's no need for us to cooperate. The road is wide, let's go our separate ways. Everyone, please."

Without courage or strength, they were just pure freeloaders.

Lu Yu cooperated very well by gesturing toward the gate, his posture of seeing guests out was extremely standard. He used to be diligent in seeing 'big brothers' out of the pool hall.

The four student party members looked very ugly. They originally thought they were very brave to be able to escape from school, but they never expected the world outside to be so crazy.

"Sigh, little juniors, in this world, if you want to be full, you have to take life risks. Without you, we still have to go to the gas station, but there won't be any share for you then!"

Zheng Xin said in an old-fashioned tone. If she hadn't dropped out of university, she should be a senior now, so she could really be considered a senior.

Zhong Xiao nodded and said, "Survivors are no different from primitive people now. On one hand, they have to guard against being hunted by zombies, and on the other hand, they have to hunt. Food is very precious!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 92 =====