96 Ruined His Originally Peaceful and Stable Life
Zuo Mingdong’s words were impa.s.sioned, but the people were not affected by his words. As soon as he finished speaking, someone impatiently said, “Captain Zuo, we’re here to catch those wild animals to exchange for contribution points, not to save the people out in the blizzard.” The voice sounded very familiar to Du Yue. She looked in the direction of the voice and realized that the person who spoke was one of the women who had made a ruckus last night. “Besides, do they require our rescue? I see that they’re living quite comfortably by relying on their petty theft.”
Upon hearing this, Du Yue silently cursed her for being so stupid. Being retorted in front of so many people, Zuo Mingdong’s face did not look good. “Fine, you’re free to do whatever you want. However, I’m not sure about the specific situation with those mutated wild animals. The survivors here do. If you want to know more, just ask them directly. The rest of you, follow me.” After Zuo Mingdong finished speaking, two-thirds of the people he brought with him stood up and followed him out. More than half of the people who came in their private cars also followed him. It seemed that they were all here to search for survivors. There were about 20 people left behind, all of whom were here to capture wild animals.
Seeing Zuo Mingdong leave with a group of people, the rest were dumbfounded. They thought that they would only need to follow Zuo Mingdong and wait to pick up the leftovers. Who would have thought that Zuo Mingdong would lead a group to search for the survivors and rescue them? Where would they go to find the wild animals, then?
The woman who retorted Zuo Mingdong just now sized up the crowd and said arrogantly, “I don’t believe that things will end up badly for us even if we don’t have his help. There are so many of us here. Won’t we be able to find a few wild animals? There are so many survivors here. We can just ask a few people, and we’ll definitely be able to find where the animals are.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a few people echoed her. Du Yue sat at the side and watched them quietly, her expression indifferent. The woman who spoke saw her and He Xing sitting at the side and raised her chin at them. “Why aren’t you guys saying anything? Don’t you want to come with us?”
Du Yue nodded. “Yeah, I don’t.” The woman was a little stunned, probably because she did not expect Du Yue to reject her without hesitation. It took her a while to react. “If you’re not coming with us, are you two going to go up against those animals alone?”
Du Yue glanced at her and said slowly, “Why do I have to go with you? We’re not a team. Isn’t it normal for us to act separately?”
“But there’s strength in numbers.”
“Then you have enough people.”
“You!” The woman was furious and rolled her eyes at Du Yue. “Do whatever you want! Since you insist on seeking your own death, don’t blame us for not warning you when the time comes!”
Du Yue did not want to talk to her anymore, so she picked up her bag and walked out. He Xing also stood up and followed closely behind. When they walked out of the reception hall, they saw that more than half of the cars in the parking lot had already driven away. It should be the group of people that Zuo Mingdong had brought away.
Du Yue and He Xing returned to the car, planning to drive off to look for the wild animals as well. Before they could start the car, they saw a black figure running over from a distance. The person’s target was obviously their car, and they were very fast. The two of them frowned at the same time. It was not until the man ran closer that they could tell from his clothes that he was a survivor.
He Xing was in no hurry to start the engine. He turned to Du Yue and said, “He must have something to say. Should I roll down the window for him?”
Du Yue nodded. “Let’s hear what he has to say.”
It was snowing heavily outside, and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground. Although the man ran very fast, he stumbled and fell a lot along the way. It took him a lot of effort to get to the car. He was not wearing a hat or a mask, only a cotton-padded jacket that did not fit him. His body was bent over, and his exposed face was covered in frostbite.
Just by looking at his eyes, one could tell that he was not more than 18 years old.
He Xing rolled down the car window. “What’s the matter? ”
The boy outside bit his lip and said as if he had made a great decision, “Are you going to catch those wild animals?”
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
“I know where they are.”
“Huh? You’ve seen them before?”
“Yes! I’ve seen many of them! There are wild boars, wolves, and also hyenas!”
“How did you recognize them?” He Xing asked, intrigued. Only a few young people had ever seen wild boars and wolves, let alone hyenas.
“I’ve been to all the animal parks around the country, and I’ve seen these animals many times!” Du Yue sighed when she heard the boy’s confident tone. It seemed that before the apocalypse, the boy’s family was quite well-off, but the sudden apocalypse had destroyed his originally peaceful and stable life.