RIACMET chapter 103

 

“Hahahaha…”

Xiao Liu laughed indifferently, completely unconcerned with Liang Xiaoyan’s anger.

Women after the apocalypse were much easier to please than women before the apocalypse.

Someone like Liang Xiaoyan had been a haughty little fairy before the apocalypse. Back then, she wouldn’t have spared men like them a glance.

But now—ha!

He had to admit, the apocalypse was better than before. He enjoyed watching those who’d once been high and mighty fall face-first into the mud.

Just like his ex-girlfriend, who found fault with him over everything. Before the apocalypse, she demanded a dowry of 800,000 yuan. Afterward, he’d grown tired of her and told her to ask the zombies for it.

So what if you called him a scumbag? It was simply the truth.

“…”

As he listened to Xiao Liu’s idle chatter with Liang Xiaoyan, Dajun’s thoughts drifted to the faces of Jiang Nian and Huang Qian. He bit hard on the betel nut in his mouth. He wasn’t picky about what he ate and could chew betel nuts meant for either gender.

That handsome young man could make plenty of people “give in.” Maybe he really did have some “remarkable qualities.” After Dajun tore that smooth skin and tender flesh to pieces, he’d find out.

Squeak—

The vehicle stopped at the base exit. Liang Xiaoyan got out to register for departure. Xiao Liu looked around, then lowered his voice to whisper to Dajun,

“Brother Jun, Jiang Nian recognized us. He’s not going to figure anything out, is he?”

Xiao Liu’s question pulled Dajun out of his thoughts. He thought for a moment, then snorted coldly.

“So what if he knows? There are all kinds of jobs in this world where you get paid to help others out of trouble. Even if the base investigates, it has nothing to do with us.”

They hadn’t killed anyone or committed arson. They were just working for Xia Weiwei.

They only ran into Jiang Nian once in the dorm area. If someone asked about it, they could just write it off as a coincidence.

In any case, Li Sheng only needed to find out if that woman had taken the job. It’s normal for men to have needs, and no one would suspect a thing.

Xiao Liu scratched his head.

“That’s true. Then should we tell Yan’er? Yesterday, she said she didn’t have enough points, so I gave her two thousand.”

“Why would I tell her? She’s cunning as hell. If she found out, she’d be an even bigger pain to handle if she turned on us. If she wants points, she’d better learn to be a good girl. She screams every time that she doesn’t want more before I’m even satisfied. She’s been spoiled rotten!”

Dajun sneered. Ever since they entered South City Base, Liang Xiaoyan had grown more and more indifferent toward them. They’d each gotten what they wanted, and she had the nerve to act arrogant!

“Exactly…”

Xiao Liu frowned thoughtfully. Liang Xiaoyan always demanded more points, yet her service never improved.

Xia Weiwei had sought them out because he’d discovered that Liang Xiaoyan was connected to Jiang Nian’s gang. The reward was generous; he wanted them to persuade Liang Xiaoyan to approach Li Shuhui and investigate her.

This time, she wanted to learn more about the shop she was selling, so she contacted Li Shuhui. However, no one expected that the grocery store Li Shuhui had contacted actually belonged to Jiang Nian.

Dajun shot him a glance and reminded him,

“You’d better watch yourself, too. Don’t let her fool you just because of a few minutes between your legs. You absolutely can’t let her know about our cooperation with Xia Weiwei. If we need to get rid of her, we can talk about it after we’ve had our fill.”

Xiao Liu nodded without another word.

It was Xia Weiwei’s idea to keep Liang Xiaoyan in the dark. In his words:

“A tool with too many thoughts in its head is far more useful when it knows less.”

Furthermore, if Liang Xiaoyan found out, she would be rewarded handsomely. If a woman accumulated too many points, she’d soon be beyond their control.

They wouldn’t let her go until they found a replacement.

South City Base was different from other shelters because of its strong military power. The rules were strict, and the soldiers acted with rigid discipline.

They recruited people with superpowers but refused to grant them any privileges. Forget anything else—even fooling around with women wasn’t simple.

As long as you were within the base’s jurisdiction, you couldn’t force anyone to do anything unless both sides were willing. Even if a woman looked reluctant, you couldn’t touch her.

Just two days ago, he’d witnessed this himself.

Two men with superpowers—one with earth abilities and the other with an enhanced physique—had gotten drunk and dragged a mother and daughter who were scavenging into a corner and raped them.

The fully armed patrol team shot them in the head on the spot and dragged them away like dead dogs.

Many of the people who had been making noise nearby were also handcuffed and forced to build the walls.

Many praised the patrol for doing a good job, but he thought it was ridiculous.

Was this really a capital crime in the end of the world? In other bases, they would have handed over some points as compensation at most and called it a day. But here? They were shot dead.

Was this what they called respecting people with superpowers?

What a joke!

Xia Weiwei had made two promises to them:

First, they could go with him to S Base. He would arrange work for them and guarantee that they would never have to worry about food or clothing again.

Second, he would give them points to acquire weapons and rare materials in South City Base. He could use S Base’s power to help them take control of core resources in smaller bases run by other superpowered individuals.

Truthfully, they were quietly transforming those small bases and shelters into branch outposts of S Base, which they managed.

They’d chosen the second option without hesitation, of course.

As the saying goes, it’s better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. In S Base, they would only be able to look at others with indifference and forced respect.

However, if they seized the core resources of a small base, they could be the ones laying down the law. They could do whatever they pleased and have as much wealth as they wanted.

“…”

Soon, Liang Xiaoyan finished registering and returned. Xiao Liu put on a lewd smile, lowered his voice, and said to Dajun,

“She’s definitely going to ask you for points in the next couple of days. Then, you can make up for all that frustration.”

“Yeah.”

Dajun replied in a low voice. She wanted to collect payments, but he wanted benefits. That was just wishful thinking!

After receiving compensation from Xia Weiwei, they had already found a place to rent in the inner district and would be living together from then on. Now, she wouldn’t be able to pretend to be so aloof and independent anymore.

“All right, let’s go.”

Once the car door closed, Liang Xiaoyan spoke up and used her phone to confirm the meeting place with her teammates, who were waiting outside.

Xiao Liu started the car and drove out of the base.

…

Because he had gathered a lot of fragrant tea, the next afternoon, when Jiang Nian wasn’t busy, he pulled out another tablet and began browsing the Life Encyclopedia he had downloaded before the apocalypse.

He looked up how to make and blend different kinds of scented teas.

Tomorrow, he will sort the ingredients for several types of fragrant tea and sour plum soup. He wrapped them in small paper packets and stored most of them inside the ring. He only took out what he needed.

After that, he could sell all sorts of iced tea:

He could recoup his investment in a single day by purchasing the raw materials at a low price, which made him very happy!

Meanwhile, when Cheng Jing and his team returned to base and were about to head to the training grounds, Zhou Li called to inform them.

Cheng Jing should report to Minister Wang’s office and the others should train as usual. Yang Kai was already waiting at the training area.

The teammates didn’t ask any questions and began getting ready under Zhao Lei’s leadership. Yang Kai’s superpower was gravity, which made their strength training remarkably effective.

Just as Jian Cheng was celebrating inwardly that he had managed to avoid it, Cheng Jing turned to Yang Kai in front of everyone and asked him to pay special attention to someone.

“It’s not that serious, Brother Cheng. We’ve been brothers for years…”

Jian Cheng gripped his hand; the joy that had yet to show on his face instantly collapsed into grief.

Big Brother had never been so petty before!

Cheng Jing stepped closer with a smile and patted his shoulder.

“Exactly—because we’ve been brothers for so long, you’re tough on the outside but soft on the inside.”

If you’re that tough, then train however you like!

“…”

After a few seconds of silence, the office filled with their teammates’ cheerful laughter.

Liao Yu quietly reminded himself that he could mess around or try to act clever, but not in front of Brother Cheng.