This Is My Turf

Chu Han's smile instantly froze.

The group entered the rest stop and went up to the second floor. As soon as they reached the top, a heavily dressed woman snatched the little girl away and held her tightly as she wept desperately.

"You scared Mommy to death! You scared Mommy to death!"

"Sorry!" Ye Tianlong scratched his head honestly, his face full of apology.

The little girl's mother said nothing. Her crying merely quieted somewhat. She did not look up at Chu Han and the others, and they could not even see her face.

Ye Tianlong awkwardly said to Chu Han, "The little girl is called Ye Ting. She's a bit naughty. This is Tingting's mother, Zhan Le."

Chen Shaoye curled his lips, somewhat displeased. This little girl's mother was far too rude. After killing several zombies over the past few days, he had grown braver, no longer shrinking back or acting timidly when facing people and situations.

Chu Han swept his gaze across the second floor and spotted quite a few survivors. One woman among them stood out greatly.

"This is Lu Wan. M-my girlfriend." Seeing Chu Han's gaze, Ye Tianlong said somewhat embarrassedly.

"What are you embarrassed about?" Chen Shaoye wore an expression that said, I get it, and nudged Ye Tianlong with his elbow.

Ye Tianlong gave an honest smile, while Lu Wan smiled generously at Chu Han.

"You two should eat something first and get a good night's sleep. The trip must have been exhausting, right?" As Ye Tianlong spoke, he arranged for Lu Wan to prepare some food, then led Chu Han and Chen Shaoye to a crude room that had clearly been cleared out temporarily later on.

"Thanks, brother!" Chen Shaoye was deeply moved. They had spent the last few days sleeping in the car, leaving him sore all over.

"It's nothing. We're all survivors. We should help each other!" Ye Tianlong patted Chen Shaoye on the shoulder. He wanted to pat Chu Han too, but Chu Han avoided him without showing it.

After Ye Tianlong left, Chen Shaoye shut the door and said unhappily to Chu Han, "Boss, what are you doing? They took us in, yet you're still wearing that long face!"

Chu Han's expression stiffened. He had long since forgotten how to deal with people.

Before long, there was a knock on the door. Chen Shaoye went to answer it and was surprised to find Lu Wan outside. She carried a tray holding two bowls of rice, three dishes, and a soup.

"Oh, how could we possibly accept this?" Chen Shaoye hurriedly said.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? Eat." Lu Wan smiled softly as she entered, bending down to place the tray on the table.

"Mm! Thank you!" Chen Shaoye had already started eating.

Chu Han did not pick up his chopsticks.

"You're not eating?" Lu Wan looked at Chu Han, her eyes slightly upturned.

"I am." Chu Han picked up his chopsticks.

Lu Wan revealed a smile, then swayed her slim waist as she walked out.

"Damn, Boss." Chen Shaoye swallowed. "She was giving you bedroom eyes!"

"Bedroom eyes, my ass!" Chu Han slapped Chen Shaoye's chopsticks out of his hand.

"What are you doing?!" Chen Shaoye got somewhat angry. He picked up the chopsticks from the floor, blew on them, and wanted to keep eating.

Chu Han did not answer. He simply lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

"Damn it! Ungrateful bastard!" Chen Shaoye cursed.

In another room, Ye Tianlong was wiping down a fire axe. The room was a mess, with clothes and crumpled tissues scattered everywhere.

Lu Wan pushed the door open, gently sat on Ye Tianlong's lap, and smiled brightly.

"Did they eat?" Ye Tianlong had shed his previous honest appearance, and a hint of savagery appeared on his face.

"They did." Lu Wan chuckled, a trace of greed faintly showing in her eyes. "Can I pick through the food in their car first?"

Ye Tianlong narrowed his eyes and gave a lecherous grin as he pointed downward.

Lu Wan smiled and lowered her head, utterly cooperative.

Ye Tianlong was an employee at this rest stop. Before the apocalypse broke out, he had been fueling a nouveau riche man's car. The man was fat, short, and dark-skinned, yet he drove a flashy GTR sports car.

That was not the important part. The important part was that there was a woman in the car too—Lu Wan. She was prettier than a celebrity and wore a fitted dress.

After that came unconsciousness, darkness, and the outbreak of the apocalypse. When Ye Tianlong regained consciousness, many people at the rest stop had turned into zombies. Already somewhat twisted inside, he felt that Heaven had given him an opportunity.

He immediately killed several zombies and took all the living people into the rest stop. The rest stop already had a cafeteria, and its warehouse held plenty of food. Many timid people were too frightened by the zombies to go outside, so they remained at the rest stop. There were more than ten of them in total, including the nouveau riche man and Lu Wan.

He was the strongest person there, and everyone feared him. He could give food to whoever he wanted. On the first day, someone resisted him, so he killed that person on the spot and threw the body from the second floor. Several zombies immediately came running from nowhere and devoured the fresh corpse clean.

Watching from upstairs, the sight made everyone's scalps crawl. From then on, no one dared resist Ye Tianlong again. Whatever Ye Tianlong said, they did.

On the first night, Ye Tianlong summoned Lu Wan to his room. Lu Wan was cooperative—extremely cooperative.

He did not kill the nouveau riche man. He wanted the man to watch, every day.

This reversal of fortune was utterly intoxicating.

Ye Tianlong felt that the apocalypse was fucking amazing!

On the third day, Ye Tianlong noticed that the food in the warehouse was dwindling, so he set his sights on survivors who came to refuel. He had already captured two of them, taken their food, locked up the man, and imprisoned the woman after having his fun with her because she had not been very obedient.

He felt incredibly lucky. Before long, that G55 appeared before his eyes.

Those bastards were actually driving such a nice, expensive car!

He would take it from them—take their people and eat their food!

The thought filled Ye Tianlong with satisfaction. This was what he wanted: women, power, doing whatever he pleased, like an emperor!

Chu Han opened his eyes in the room. Beside him, Chen Shaoye slept like a dead pig, and he had cleaned every last bit of food from the table.

Chu Han ignored Chen Shaoye. Gripping his axe, he quietly opened the door and moved like a ghost along the wall.

The second floor was large, but there were few separate rooms. Most of the survivors had gathered in one large area. They were very quiet; no one spoke.

Chu Han hid around a corner and lightly tapped his finger against the axe, producing an extremely faint sound. Then he stood still and listened to the movements outside.

Before long—

Many thanks to Mengling Xin and Outsider for the tips! I'm so happy—I'm adding two chicken drumsticks to dinner today!