Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 35 They lied!
Yang Ao felt that the atmosphere around him was a little strange...
Logically speaking, Tianluodiwang's broadcast would broadcast the locations of official settlements in various places at the end of every day. As long as these people have a radio, they will know that Home No. 1 is now an official base recognized by Tianluodiwang. Now that more than 400 extraordinary people are marching in an orderly manner with strict discipline, shouldn't everyone be crying with joy like they did when they met Brother Jun during the disaster?
Why... the reaction is so bland and a little numb?
Xi Rong glanced around calmly, and when he saw that no one responded, he stepped out to smooth things over: "Sir, maybe our brothers here are used to living here. You know what, this Villa No. 9 is a damn good place, and everything is high-end. I would never have dared to do such an outrageous thing in my dreams before, hahahaha~!"
"Ah! Yes, yes, yes. We brothers and sisters settled here because we saw that the houses here are nice. Moreover, the big shots before the end of the world had a lot of things stored in their homes, especially cigarettes and alcohol. They were all high-end goods, brands I've never heard of. They were said to be specially supplied," the fat man added hurriedly.
The woman who was slapped spoke incoherently, "It's like that! I guess we 've been here for so long, we've gotten used to it. We really want to go to Home No. 1 to see the officials, but... these brothers and sisters rely on the three of us to survive. If we leave... it will be bad when the zombies come!"
After listening to it, Yang Ao felt that there was some truth to it. There were many people who were unwilling to leave their current relatively safe place of residence. There were also some places in Home Base No. 1 that had been cleared before. There were ordinary people who were protected by one or two extraordinary people and were self-sufficient, but in the end they did not choose to go back to Home Base No. 1 with them.
Moreover... Yang Ao observed that although the people here were a little dull, their physical condition was still good. They were not skinny and pale due to hunger, which proved that they had food to support them. It was indeed not a big problem for three extraordinary people to rely on the terrain to protect such a small place, especially the boss, who looked very powerful, at least not weaker than him.
"You all have the same idea as these three, right?" Yang Ao shouted loudly. Some people around him nodded, while some people still didn't speak. Yang Ao could understand that in the end times... not everyone is like them and can maintain a healthy and sunny attitude.
"Then we'll go. If you encounter any danger, you can go to Home No. 1 for help. There's a satellite phone, right? Here's our number..."
Shen Jin asked to keep in touch with the settlements that did not choose to go with them. These settlements scattered in every corner might be of use in the future. After the two sides exchanged satellite phone numbers, Yang Ao said goodbye. Xi Rong smiled and said, "Wait a moment, officials. I have some food, cigarettes and alcohol. I'll give you some. Thank you for your hard work in clearing out the zombies outside. This is a small token of our gratitude!"
Yang Ao waved his hand, "Keep it for yourself. It's good enough that you can have enough food. Have you eaten lunch?"
"I ate it, I ate it..."
"Hey, it's good to have food to eat in this world. What are you eating now? If I'm not mistaken..." Yang Ao deliberately paused and looked at the villa behind the three of them.
The three of them all changed color. Xirong's proper smile suddenly froze. Yang Ao said mysteriously, "It must be the fish, shrimp, and seafood in the river behind? Haha!"
"Oh, this... Oh! You are right!" Xirong showed a look as if you saw through him. "We are having grilled... fish for lunch today!"
"Hahaha, it's true! Our base is close to the sea, so we often eat seafood. If you live by the mountain, you can eat from the mountain. If you live by the sea, you can eat from the sea. You live by the river, you can eat from the river. That's fine!"
Yang Ao felt that his reasoning was very reasonable, and the other three cooperated with him and laughed. Shen Jin and his group left. They had to reach the grain reserve warehouse before tonight and could not waste too long on the road. There were three more settlements behind them, so they also had to visit them.
Xirong's smile gradually faded as everyone left, and his face became increasingly gloomy. The other two people covered their faces with their hands in fear. A stream of yellow liquid flowed out from under the woman's pants...she was incontinent.
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In the team, Shen Jin also paid attention to the conversation between Yang Ao and them, but if these people didn't want to leave, then forget it. He didn't have to take them back. There were still many people in Q City. He only needed to take those who wanted to go to the official settlement back. Lu Daizhen was sitting next to Shen Jin. She suddenly said, "That person just now was dishonest..."
"It's normal. In the end times, everyone has their own secrets. It's stupid for anyone to pour out their heart and soul right away! Uh...Except Zhu Dan, he's a really good person!"
Lu Daizhen replied with a puzzled look on his face: "What I find strange is that when Yang Ao asked them what they were going to eat for lunch, the three of them were very scared, as if they were hiding some secret... Moreover, they definitely didn't eat grilled fish for lunch, they lied!"
"Oh? Is there some good food source you don't want to tell us?"
Shang Qian suddenly said, "They are lying... It's just the beginning of spring, and Q City is a coastal city, so the temperature changes slowly. It's no different from winter now. Although the river that runs through the city is connected to the sea, it's still a river after all. At this time... it must still be frozen. It will only thaw when the temperature warms up next month, so they can't catch any fish or shrimp in the river now!"
"Oh? Then... why should they admit what Yang Ao said?" Shen Jin suddenly became interested.
Lu Daizhen continued, “The residents of Villa No. 9 give me a very strange feeling… They all seem to have the same emotion—gluttony!”
"Gluttony?"
"Yes, I have seen this kind of emotion in many people who are about to die of starvation. They are so hungry that the only thought in their minds is eating, so they are unconscious and can even eat . After receiving help, if they are not controlled, many of them will eat themselves to death. This is gluttony... But the people here don't look like they can be that hungry. Why... do they have the psychological emotion of gluttony? It's weird!"
Lu Daizhen is now at the initial stage of the second-level extraordinary. Under normal circumstances, she can only read other people's emotions but cannot directly read other people's inner monologues. Only after swallowing Shen Jin's carrot and reaching the peak of the second-level extraordinary can she have the ability to listen to monologues. So sometimes, she can only get the possible truth of things through reasoning.
Shang Qian: "Is there anything else that's not normal?"
Lu Daizhen said: "By the way, did you notice the slap that middle-aged man gave the little girl?"
"Well, that's what happened. Maybe we're afraid that the child will cause trouble, so we take our anger out on him, right?"
Shen Jin felt that this was very normal. When parents take their children out, what they fear most is that their children will be naughty and offend someone they cannot afford to offend, such as... scratching someone else's Rolls-Royce, which would make them lose their temper.
Lu Daizhen shook his head: "It's not that... I feel that when the man beat the child, his appetite increased wildly!"
"Beat the child... are you hungry?" Shang Qian wondered.
"Wait! Something's wrong! I saw on the satellite map that there are more than 1,000 people here. How come less than 900 people came out today? Since they don't want to leave here... what about the remaining 100 or 200 people? Why don't you come out to see how powerful we are?"
Shen Jin connected all the strange situations in his mind. Among the one or two hundred people who disappeared, there was no one in Villa No. 9 who was starving and skinny.
There is no food in the frozen river. When Yang Ao asked about lunch, his face changed and he lied. He had a strange appetite. "That's right! They told the truth! These villas were inhabited by big shots before the end of the world, so there are indeed a lot of good cigarettes and good wine, but... there is no food! What is the food source of Villa No. 9?"
Shen Jin suddenly thought of a possibility and his face changed suddenly.
"Quick! Go back to Villa No. 9!"
