The crowd of survivors began to fight against one another. Although no firearms are being used yet, it did not means that it won't be used when the situation turns ugly.
And even without people telling him, Zhang Qin Feng knows that it is due to him.
In this apocalypse, what is much more attractive than food?
Although it was not a sin to possess so many foods, it is a sin to sell it equally to everyone! Inside the apocalypse, what they need is not a decent shopkeeper, but a selfish leader!
Reason for this statement?
A selfish leader moves people, but a generous storekeeper doesn't! Ants die due to sugar, the human dies due to greed. From a storekeeper to a survivor, people become greedy.
Greed turns to power, and power made people blind! The more power the survivors get, the more the mess they created. Hence, generosity doesn't mean you're doing good to people, and selfishness or tyranny is not an act of controlling others.
Zhang Qin Feng stares at the survivors fighting there without a hint of stopping. To a person that hails from the peaceful world, the scene before him can be described as "Crazy," "Mess," and "Disturbing."
His hand pressed the red button below his cashier table and closed the gate to his General Store. Putting yesterday's jacket on him and exits the store, Zhang Qin Feng fired a few shots up in the air.
"Bang! Bang Bang!" three shots are all he needs to stops the crowd from brawling.
"Dan Mi! What is happening here?" Zhang Qin Feng turned the safety on before he asked.
"Sir Zhang, these people are from the Xicheng, Sandrock, Tang Family Gate, Yang Troops, and Wanshui Group." Dan Mi pointed at the people wearing specific dress codes.
Those from Xicheng Base wear military-style uniforms, Sandrock with their rowdy vest, Tang Family gate with a badge on their left chest, a short spear on the back of each Yang Troops member, and well-designed coat for the Wanshui Group.
"And then?" Zhang Qin Feng made up a pissed-off expression to reply to Dan Mi. Although he doesn't mean what he was doing, it would be a good deterrence to others that looking forward to cutting a piece of his recently baked cake.
"They're questioning the equality of ticket distribution for scrap exchange. The ratio is to be divided into 2 tickets for top tier gangs, and 1 ticket for the second-rated groups. This means the Xicheng, Sandrock, Tang, Yang, and Wanshui is going to take two each."
"We're arguing about this because the Blood Wolf Gang is categorized as second-rated." Dan Mi explained the situation and how it turned into a brawl as soon as the condition gets rough.
"The tickets are to be divided equally to others? You mean the 5 to 10 receipts I've been taking daily for fun?" Zhang Qin Feng's reply shows a hint of despise towards other gangs, including Dan Mi and his Blood Wolf Gang.
"Yes..." Dan Mi replied weakly. Looks like he's overthinking about the friendly relationship between them.
"I thought that the tickets are to be used to make friends with the Blood Wolf Gang. Who stated the rules about dividing them equally or monopolizing the exchange?"
"If I'm happy, I'll take 10, 20, or 50. But if I'm unhappy, I'll close my shop today, tomorrow, even until next month." Zhang Qin Feng's sentence carries no threat at all, but the words he said, hurt.
The expression of other gangs turned ugly.
Although Zhang Qin Feng's word is not offensive to them, his remark about "making friends with the Blood Wolf Gang" turned the table against them!
Equality turned into oppression. The monopoly of exchange becomes a gesture of kindness. Who's the one that wants Dan Mi to spread the news to others?
Him!
Who's the one that made the rules?
Him too!
"So what?" Zhang Qin Feng wanted to said that out, but he should control himself, as the five opposing forces before him all came here with guns and grenades.
While at the same time, those sentences reinforced the standing of Blood Wolf Gang right on this spot. And in Dan Mi's mind...
"Friendliness in exchange for scraps." Dan Mi chuckled. He made a nasal sound straight away as he's failed to control his delight.
"Blood Wolf Gang." Zhang Qin Feng and Dan Mi speak the same word for the first time ever.
"As the protector of this place... Why are you getting threatened by others? I thought I already strongly suggested the same thing I told the Green Leaf Gang members."
"To access my store, they'll need an access tag from the Blood Wolf Gang. If Blood Wolf Gang says that they're a threat to my store, then you're allowed to do what it takes to protect it."
"Did you guys forget that... Or its because those here are some puny top-tier gangs?" Zhang Qin Feng's last sentence had its tone raised. Although not as loud as screaming, the sentence provides a mysterious strength to the Blood Wolf Gang members!
"Raise!" Dan Bao, who's standing not far from his brother, shouts.
Four Rhinos had their power activated and armed.
"Dan Bao, you're crazy! If the Sandrock Gang attacks you now, your base is f*cking dead!" the leader of Sandrock Gang, Tang Yanli, said.
"I dare you to do that! If you're worried, call Xichen to help you!" Dan Bao's guts and nuts got upgraded into iron as he replied to Tang Yanli's taunt.
"My golden thigh is standing beside me, you bunch of idiots!" Dan Bao's confidence explodes and spreads around him. Of course, he dare not to speak it out loud with Zhang Qin Feng out here.
"Heh... I wonder how many times can you fire the cannon. Don't tell me that's your last four Meteorite Batteries?" Xichen chuckled. If the Xicheng Base stops selling the battery to Blood Wolf Gang, their Rhinos are as good as scraps!
"Fire! I'm tired of seeing that short building anyway!" Dan Mi said. His guts also got coated with a layer of iron.
"Pew! Pew! Pew Pew!" four enhanced Grade-C Steel Rod crushes the abandoned building. With its four main pillars as foundations turned into gravel, the building toppled to the ground.
But before Xichen and Tang Yanli can laugh, the four Rhinos have activated again.
This time, sweat rolled down from their forehead.
A desperate leader might fire a shot as deterrence, while a smart leader taunts to fire.
But...
To a leader with excess Meteorite Batteries to toy with?
"He won't fire them unless he found another channel to replenish the batteries! This means the General Store does business not only through food but commodities too!" it made Xichen jealous of the Blood Wolf Gang!
"Why the store opened here and not near our Xicheng Base? If this advantage falls into my hand, won't it benefits him too?" Xichen fist shakes uncontrollably due to anger.
"Dan Mi, I'm going back to the shop. Settles the problem before I open again." Zhang Qin Feng left. At the same time, he tossed both Leishen Model S-35i to him before he steps away.
Dan Mi immediately caught the hint and gave one to his elder brother. With two of them guarding Zhang Qin Feng's way back to his store, the Blood Wolf Gang begins to do what their "Friend" ordered.
Removes all outsiders from this area! Only those with access tag may visit this store, but from today onwards, there are five additional names in their blacklist!
Xicheng Base.
Sandrock Base.
Tang Family Gate.
Yang Militarized Group.
And Wanshui Group!