Chapter 73: She’s Really Panicking
Biu! Several shots rang out, and the two men’s legs were hit, causing them to collapse, their pants instantly stained with blood.
Xi Meng was stunned. These three women were fierce!
Facing such desperate men, they had dared to let them in, and their marksmanship was impeccable. Were they former soldiers?
The three women stood up, wrapped in their blankets. Their bodies were only for their Master to see. The other men were not worthy.
Sun Ting walked over to the man clutching his groin, the dark muzzle of her gun aimed at his forehead. “Who are you? Who’s your boss? What are you here for?”
“You fucking bitch, you’ll never get anything out of me!”
Biu!
Sun Ting shot him in the head. An Bai scoffed, “You’re the bitch.”
She then fired two more shots into his body.
The scene made Xi Meng feel faint. Compared to them, she was so weak…
Her pride, her power, seemed to mean nothing in the face of their guns.
Ye Qingyi walked over to the other two men. “Speak.”
“We’re employees from a warehouse in the suburbs. Our boss is Qian Zhongran. His second-in-command, Qian Pu, led us here today. We’re here to loot supplies and find Xi Meng.”
Xi Meng shuddered. Was this Qian Zhongran the same Mr. Qian that Huo Wannian had mentioned?
Their target was her!
“Why are you looking for Xi Meng?”
“Our boss has taken a fancy to her.”
“Oh, how many of you came?”
“About a hundred.”
“And five shotguns.”
The other man added, looking at Ye Qingyi with pleading eyes.
“We’ve told you everything we know. Don’t kill us! We’re just working for them! Please, miss!”
Ye Qingyi’s heart was as hard as a stone. She raised her pistol and fired twice, sending them to hell.
Just then, the bedroom door opened, and Tang Ze emerged, yawning. Seeing the three corpses, he paused. “What’s going on?”
An Bai immediately jumped to his side, hugging his arm and saying in a sweet voice, “Master, someone broke in, over a hundred of them! They’re looking for Xi Meng! Their boss has taken a fancy to her!”
Tang Ze looked at Xi Meng in the corner, who instinctively flinched.
“Since they’re looking for Sister Xi, for the safety of the entire building, you’ll have to sacrifice yourself, Sister Xi. After all, you’re the boss. You can’t just hide here.”
His words stunned not only the three women, but also Xi Meng. He had just told her to be like them, and now he was going to hand her over?
She could imagine the consequences.
“Untie her.”
Ye Qingyi nodded and removed Xi Meng’s collar, giving her a helpless look. “You wouldn’t listen. Go now.”
Xi Meng’s body went limp, and she collapsed, unable to stand.
“Don’t waste time. If they can’t find you, they’ll start killing people.”
Tang Ze said calmly.
“No… I don’t want to…”
Xi Meng shook her head frantically, her beautiful face pale, her previous defiance gone. Her resolve was crumbling.
Tang Ze lit a cigarette and said persuasively, “As the boss, you have to make sacrifices. Didn’t you go to meet with Huo Wannian for everyone’s sake?”
“No, no! I was just pretending! I won’t go! Please, don’t hand me over!”
She knelt and crawled to Tang Ze’s feet, desperately clutching his pants.
He patted her head and smiled. “Too late.”
“No! I can be like them! I’ll call you Master! You can do whatever you want with me! I’ll even lick your toes!”
She even lowered her head to do so.
Tang Ze, feeling a slight stirring, said with a faint smile, “Since you’ve said so, I’ll give you another chance.”
Xi Meng was overjoyed. She would rather be with him than be handed over.
“Thank you, Master!”
“Don’t thank me yet. Let’s make a bet. If you win, you can stay with me. If you lose, you’ll have to take on the responsibility of being the boss of this complex and save everyone. You’ll have a good reputation, isn’t that what you’ve always been good at?”
Xi Meng looked up at him. She hadn’t expected such a bet, but at least there was still a chance. “Okay, I’ll bet.”
“Let’s keep it simple. Although you’re selfish, you’ve been good to the people in this complex, encouraging them to live on and even distributing supplies. I wonder if they’ll be grateful and fight against the evil forces.”
“So the bet is simple: will they help you, or will they throw you under the bus? Ladies first.”
Xi Meng bit her lip, finding it difficult to decide. Her life was on the line.
Suddenly, she remembered Ye Qingyi’s words. In the apocalypse, people’s selfishness was magnified. They would do anything to survive.
“What if some are willing and some aren’t?”
She asked.
“Then we’ll see which side has more support. Don’t worry, I’m very fair.”
“They’ll throw me under the bus.”
She didn’t want to say it, but she felt it was the truth.
“So little confidence?”
Xi Meng said softly, “I know what they’re like better than you do. Although I’ve tried to avoid it, I have to face it now.”
“Heh, so you think my bus is better to be thrown under?”
Xi Meng didn’t speak, her silence a form of agreement. If she had to choose between two buses, she would choose Tang Ze’s.
“Actually, I’m still hoping they’ll keep you. I really want to see if there are any good people left. Let’s go.”
Xi Meng wanted to ask, Are we just going to walk out like this? There are over a hundred of them!
“Let’s go. What are you waiting for?”
Sun Ting said in a low voice, not having a good impression of Xi Meng.
Xi Meng could only follow them out, feeling like a lamb being led to the slaughter. Shouldn’t she be running?
In the underground parking garage, residents were gradually coming down, most of them in their pajamas. The men who resisted were killed on the spot, so those who came down were all submissive. The women, even more so, would agree to anything at the sight of a knife.
“Boss, as expected of a rich people’s complex, the quality is much higher.”
A younger brother said, looking greedily at the women coming down. They had a different air about them than the women outside.
“Still haven’t found Xi Meng?”
Qian Pu wasn’t interested in these women. His main target was still missing.
“No news yet, but she must be hiding somewhere.”
Qian Pu scanned the crowd, and the residents immediately looked down, not daring to meet his gaze.
“Big Boss, I think I know.”
A man in the crowd raised his hand and shouted.
Qian Pu turned and asked with a smile, “Then tell me. If you dare to lie to me, I’ll chop off your head.”
“Okay, I think Xi Meng is at Brother Tang’s place.”
“Who’s Brother Tang?”
Qian Pu asked, confused.
“Brother Tang brought back Huo Wannian’s head. He’s highly regarded by Xi Meng.”
Qian Pu frowned, his grip on the shotgun tightening. So it was someone from here who had done it.
“What does he do? Special forces?”
“He’s a delivery guy.”
“Huh? A delivery guy?! Are you messing with me?! Kill him!”
Qian Pu roared, ordering the man’s execution.
