The room had never been large to begin with, and Xiao Yunfei and the other two made it even more cramped. Shang Jiudi leaned weakly against the wall while the three of them wolfed down the food before them.
Of course, Chen Shaoye had not stopped eating since he woke up, sighing and blaming himself as he ate.
After cleaning every last bit of food from his plate, Xiao Yunfei licked his lips and put on the most harmless smile he could manage. "Thank you so much."
At the same time, his gaze kept drifting toward Chen Shaoye, who was gnawing on roast duck nearby. The duck was plump and fragrant, and Xiao Yunfei felt as though he had not eaten enough.
Fuck! This fat guy was eating so much. He just kept eating—he had already eaten two roast ducks!
In truth, Xiao Yunfei was already full. The food Shang Jiudi had given them was plentiful, but he still felt hungry mentally. It was an aftereffect of having starved for too long. His first reaction upon seeing food was to claim it for himself, then stuff it frantically into his stomach.
In that respect, he was strangely similar to a zombie.
Then his gaze fell on the camouflage airdrop pack in the corner, and the excitement in his heart made him tremble uncontrollably.
His luck was really this good? Wasn't that the pack the axe-wielding man had obtained?
There was a gun inside!
The greed and desire in Xiao Yunfei's eyes nearly spilled out. He looked again at the woman who had given food to the three of them, his gaze lingering for a long time on the automatic rifle in her hands. Finally, his eyes flickered as he pointed at the airdrop pack. "Your name is Shang Jiudi? Is that camouflage pack yours?"
"No." Shang Jiudi frowned.
At the same time, she found it rather strange. That camouflage pack was clearly made by the military. Where had Chu Han gotten it? Then her eyes suddenly lit up. Could it be—
An airdrop pack?
That was it! The broadcast had said the military would drop airdrop packs containing food, medicine, and guns!
Shang Jiudi suddenly turned around, her gaze carrying a hint of resentment. That bastard Chu Han had found medicine and had not even told her!
"What's in that pack? Can I take a look?" Xiao Yunfei patiently tried to ingratiate himself with Shang Jiudi. If this woman had not been holding a gun, he would have wanted to snatch it outright.
Shang Jiudi was somewhat impatient. "It isn't mine. If you want to see it, wait until he gets back."
"It's just a pack. What's the harm in taking a look?" Xiao Yunfei grinned and began trying hard to show his value. "Let me tell you, I've seen this kind of thing before at a secret military base in Shangjing..."
"Why are you talking so much crap?!" Eighteen's fiery temper flared, and she directly cut Xiao Yunfei off.
She shot Xiao Yunfei and the others a fierce glare. She was already in a foul mood and had no patience for his endless babbling. That fake-innocent fatty had actually fooled her and nearly gotten Shang Jiudi hurt!
And a secret military base in Shangjing? Fuck, did he think Luo Xiaoxiao had never seen the world?
Xiao Yunfei's face immediately turned green. He sized Eighteen up. Where had this wild little girl come from? She had no manners whatsoever. As expected, these hateful poor brats had no class!
Just then, a calm yet youthful voice rang out from the doorway, slightly suppressed—
"What's going on?"
Everyone in the room turned toward the door. A figure appeared in the dim corridor, blurry due to the poor lighting. The upper half of his body was completely hidden in darkness, revealing only a somewhat lean silhouette and a majestic battle-axe hanging down to the floor.
Xiao Yunfei's eyes flashed, excitement rising in his heart. He remembered that axe vividly.
"You're back." Shang Jiudi let out a breath of relief. She had been forcing herself to endure her discomfort in order to keep things under control. After what Jia Chunjie had done to her, she was now highly wary of strangers.
"Boss!" Chen Shaoye hurriedly got up and ran over to take the backpack from Chu Han. Seeing the food that nearly overflowed from it, he felt even more guilty. "It's all because I was so greedy that Eighteen and Shang Jiudi almost—"
"We'll talk about that later." Chu Han cut off Chen Shaoye's self-reproach. He walked in step by step, ignoring the various looks in the room, and went straight to Shang Jiudi. Without warning, he reached out and touched her forehead.
The man's rough palm made Shang Jiudi freeze for a moment. Why had he suddenly done that?
Chu Han did not notice her strange expression at all. He frowned. "Why didn't you take the medicine? Were you waiting to die?"
Shang Jiudi's expression immediately changed, and she could not help snapping back, "You never told me it was an airdrop pack!"
Chu Han paused just as he was about to turn and heat some water, looking at her with an extremely strange expression. "If you didn't know, couldn't you have looked? Are you stupid?"
"You! I! I—" Shang Jiudi was practically exploding with anger, but she could not find anything to refute him with. All she could do was curse furiously, "Chu Han, you bastard!"
At that moment, Xiao Yunfei's eyes widened abruptly. As Chu Han walked closer and closer, Xiao Yunfei's expression became one of utter shock when he saw Chu Han's face. His eyes were as wide as lightbulbs, and when Shang Jiudi called out Chu Han's name, he felt as though he had eaten shit.
"Chu Han?" Xiao Yunfei's expression kept changing as he stared hard at the man before him.
He had been hiding in the teahouse earlier and had not seen Chu Han's face clearly. He had only known that he was a young man. But he had never expected that the person with such impressive skills would be Chu Han—the very same kid? Fuck!
Chu Han turned around and looked directly at Xiao Yunfei, who remained seated. "Who are you?"
"You don't know me?" Anger surged through Xiao Yunfei. He raised his head arrogantly. "Is that any way to speak to your future superior? Get lost. You no longer have a spot at Mingqiu University."
Fuck! This brat actually dared to put on airs in front of him. It seemed that taking bribes to strike Chu Han's name off the list had been absolutely the right decision!
"Employment? Superior?" Chu Han suddenly found it amusing. Had this man still not grasped the situation? He lowered his head and looked down at Xiao Yunfei with faint contempt. "Who do you think you are?"
"What did you say?!" Xiao Yunfei shot to his feet. "You dare talk to me like that? I'd say you don't want to get by in the future, do you? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because the apocalypse has broken out. Let me tell you, this is the last chance I'll give you. If you can get me safely to Stone City, I won't hold it against you. Otherwise, I'll make sure you can't even stay at Shishi Military Region Base!"
Xiao Yunfei was not stupid. He knew he had lost everything now, and talk of employment and rewards was empty. But Chu Han was only a twenty-year-old kid. Besides, the apocalypse had only just begun. Normal people would still instinctively fear those with status and power, perhaps even believing that this would all end soon. As long as he put on the airs of a superior, he refused to believe this kid with no real social experience would not be afraid!
Manipulating people's minds and frightening his subordinates until they pissed themselves had always been one of his usual methods.
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