Apocalypse Showdown: Carrier Conquest

Chapter 50: Just Collecting Some Interest

Sun Chenghao felt extremely unlucky.

Why was it always him who got hurt?

His hand hadn’t even healed, and now the thickest part of his body had been bitten by a dog.

The key issue was that the doctor in Building 2 didn’t have any rabies vaccines, and if things went wrong... wouldn’t that be the end for him?

The more he thought about it, the worse Sun Chenghao felt, especially when he saw Tang Yili and Yang Qiqi exchanging looks. Although he had figured out by now that Yang Qiqi was just a manipulative person using Tang Yili, what about him? At this rate, if he continued to be this unlucky, he might even fail to get help from Fifth Miss.

So, Sun Chenghao, feeling frustrated, gradually turned his anger toward Tang Yili and Yang Qiqi.

“This time, we were too hasty. We should have brought weapons,” Yang Qiqi was still summarizing, completely oblivious to the fact that if she had been decisive and used a kitchen knife on Cheng Yali first, then rushed into the house, well, it was likely that Zhou Li would have fired a gun. At that point, none of them would have been able to escape.

“But if we go now, they probably won’t open the door for us,” Tang Yili’s thoughts weren’t all muscle.

“It’s fine, we’ll find someone who can pick locks,” Yang Qiqi said confidently.

However, her plan was destined to fail. In other neighborhoods, there might be people relying on lock-picking skills to survive, but it wasn’t possible in Lanshan Community.

Moreover, Zhou Lin had quietly gone downstairs and directly found Shao Hang.

“Tang Yili? I don’t know him, he’s not one of our property management people,” Shao Hang directly denied any connection with Tang Yili. But he still advised Zhou Lin to avoid trouble. Since Wu Jiancai hadn’t mentioned it, it seemed that the matter of the Zhou family illegally detaining Yang Qiqi had passed. Also, Shao Hang knew that Ai Bing had entered the community, but no one had seen Ai Bing leave. Given all of this... why would Zhou Lin make things harder for himself?

“Are you planning to lock them up again? The government won’t just stand by. If they break down your door, can you fight back?” Shao Hang said.

Seeing that Shao Hang didn’t seem to be lying, Zhou Lin said, “Yang Qiqi came to my house with Tang Yili and another man when I wasn’t home. Not only did they injure my parents, but they also hurt my dog.”

“You still have a dog?” Shao Hang shook his head. “I didn’t know that. Where are they now?”

“I’ll find them,” Zhou Lin said.

“And then?” Shao Hang pressed. “Calm down. If the government comes again, no one will be able to protect you,” he said, but secretly, he hoped Zhou Lin would clash with Tang Yili and Sun Chenghao. If one or two of them died, it would be perfect. Then not only would the Zhou family’s supplies be his, but so would that woman on the sixteenth floor, Wu Xue.

Shao Hang wasn’t that interested in women, though. He’d read plenty of web novels where women were just a hindrance. After all, once he had power, he could have as many women as he wanted.

The Zhou family’s supplies were undoubtedly rich. Just look at Yang Qiqi and the dog... if he could get those supplies into his hands, he could use them even more effectively. Thinking about this, Shao Hang couldn’t help but look down on Zhou Lin, who only knew how to sneak around, not realizing that he should be using his supplies to gather a following. He might even temporarily bow to Zhou Lin.

Since Yang Qiqi and the others weren’t around, Zhou Lin didn’t want to waste time. He could tell that Shao Hang wasn’t a good person, but as long as he didn’t get in his way, he could afford to ignore him for now.

The community’s occupancy rate had never reached 100%. Many owners were either not back yet or had left when the apocalypse struck. Yesterday, a batch of people had left, leaving a lot of empty houses in the community.

Yang Qiqi and the others were afraid that the Zhou family might come looking for trouble, so they didn’t return to the property management’s assigned dormitory. Instead, they broke into a house whose owner had just moved out recently, prying open the window to get in.

Using the wooden furniture left behind in the house, they started a fire, and the chill in their bodies slowly faded. Tang Yili also helped treat Sun Chenghao’s injuries, though whether it worked or not was uncertain. At least with the current temperature, the risk of infection was low.

Sitting by the fire, Sun Chenghao’s stomach growled. “Old Tang, do we have any food?”

“No,” Tang Yili replied, secretly slipping the last pack of biscuits in his pocket to Yang Qiqi.

Without missing a beat, Yang Qiqi took the biscuits and stood up, excusing herself to go to the bathroom. As she left, she planted a big kiss on Tang Yili’s face, making him feel overjoyed.

“Old Tang, listen to me, Yang Qiqi is trouble. You should get rid of her.”

“I don’t like hearing that. Yang Qiqi is so gentle, how could she be trouble?” Tang Yili shook his head.

“I agree with what he said,” came Zhou Lin’s voice suddenly, startling Tang Yili, who jumped up and looked around. “Who? Come out!”

The fire wasn’t bright enough, and aside from the living room, the rest of the space was shrouded in darkness, severely limiting Tang Yili and Sun Chenghao’s vision.

Actually, Zhou Lin had entered through the pried-open window. With the help of his infrared night vision goggles, finding the hiding spot of Tang Yili and his companions wasn’t difficult. It was obvious that wherever the three of them gathered, that was the place.

Moreover, given that only the second and third floors were accessible due to the snow, they couldn’t have gone higher.

Finally, Sun Chenghao turned on a flashlight, and its glow revealed Zhou Lin’s figure.

“You’re Zhou Lin?”

“Tang Yili, it’s been a while.”

“You’ve seen me?” Tang Yili frowned, he didn’t remember.

Not just seen him, Zhou Lin thought, in the previous life, they had even lived in the same apartment, even slept in the same bed—ugh, now just thinking about it made him feel disgusted!

“Are you here to take revenge?”

Seeing that Zhou Lin was alone and empty-handed, Tang Yili wasn’t too worried. In terms of a fight, he didn’t think he’d lose. After all, from a physical standpoint, he had the advantage over Zhou Lin.

That was the case before, but now, in this life, Tang Yili is still Tang Yili, but Zhou Lin is no longer the same Zhou Lin.

[Evolution Degree] 3.1—this meant Zhou Lin’s physical strength was 3.1 times that of an average person!

Although this 3.1 times represented overall capabilities, it was still far beyond what Tang Yili could handle.

Although Tang Yili was the first to make a move, Sun Chenghao could tell Zhou Lin’s movements were faster!

And sure enough, Sun Chenghao wasn’t mistaken. Before Tang Yili’s fist could even land on the spot where Zhou Lin’s head used to be, Zhou Lin had already kicked him with a whip-like strike to his right thigh!

A dull thud mixed with Tang Yili’s howl of pain! He collapsed almost instantly, and no one could have expected that Zhou Lin’s simple whip kick would feel like being hit by a small car—it was impossible to endure!

“Broken... it’s broken...” Tang Yili cried out, clutching his thigh, tears, and snot pouring out. He was never a strong person, and under the double impact of pain and fear, he completely broke down.

“What's your name?” Zhou Lin turned to look at the motionless Sun Chenghao.

“Big Brother, my name is Sun Chenghao. I’m just an ordinary friend of theirs. I admit I’ve been to your house, but I really didn’t hurt anyone in your family. And I was even bitten by your dog.”

Zhou Lin didn’t say anything. He was recalling whether he had ever heard of Sun Chenghao’s name in his previous life.

“How did you injure your hand?” Zhou Lin casually asked.

“I... fell,” Sun Chenghao said, lowering his head.

Zhou Lin didn’t press further. He walked over to Tang Yili and stepped on the spot where his leg had been kicked. “Where’s that b*tch? Don’t say she wasn’t with you.”