The department store was immense.
Bai Yin didn't know where those four individuals had hidden.
But, based on the footprints and traces at the scene, he at least knew a rough direction.
It was the second floor of the building.
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"Haah, haah..."
On the other side, the group of four, having finally shaken off the zombies, were gasping for breath.
This was a miscellaneous warehouse.
After entering, the four quickly locked the door from the inside, afraid of letting the zombies in.
"Shit, didn't you say you could drive? You can drive right into a utility pole? It's all your fault that we're in this mess!"
The guy in his early twenties with bleached blond hair, as soon as he caught his breath, started berating the chubby guy next to him.
Behind him stood a girl who bore some resemblance to him.
She was his sister, petite and cute.
Short hair, also in her early twenties.
The guy with bleached blond hair is named Li Huang, and his sister was called Li Xin.
The chubby guy being scolded by him was named Chen Jin.
As for the curvy and beautiful woman behind Chen Jin?
Her name was Wang Lei.
The four of them were originally residents of a shelter in the neighboring city.
Probably more than three hundred people.
But just yesterday, the shelter was overrun by zombies during the night, and by now, it had become a hell on earth.
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These few people were the ones who had snatched the shelter owner's car in such an environment.
Then they drove here.
Li Huang and the others couldn't drive, so they had to let the chubby guy drive.
The chubby guy had been driving all night and was exhausted.
And he accidentally hit a utility pole just now.
All because he hadn't been paying attention and dozed off.
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The chubby guy couldn't be bothered to argue with Li Huang , just sarcastically said:
"You're so good, why don't you drive? Didn't you say you could? Seriously, after driving all night, what haven't I encountered?"
Li Huang squinted and said:
"So it's my fault we hit the utility pole? I wasn't even driving, it was you, boasting..."
"That's enough!!!"
Wang Lei, annoyed by Li Huang 's quarrel, said angrily:
"Will you two ever stop? Do you have to keep arguing until you attract the zombies?"
"Haha~"
Li Huang smirked:
"Since when is it your turn, this deadweight, to lecture us? Aren't you just a prostitute..."
"Smack!!!"
Before he finished speaking, the chubby guy next to him slapped him hard, knocking Li Huang to the ground.
He glared angrily at him:
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
The chubby guy, indignant, glanced at Wang Lei's expression.
But she just looked at Li Huang coldly, without shifting her gaze to herself.
"You hit me? Damn, you dare to hit me, I'll fight you to the death!!!"
Li Huang yelled and got up from the ground.
Then, he pounced on the chubby guy.
He was like an angry cat.
The two soon started wrestling on the ground.
"Don't, don't fight!
Stop it, stop it, don't fight anymore, you two, stop fighting!"
Li Xin tried to dissuade them repeatedly, but to no avail.
Seeing Wang Lei standing by without intervening, she said:
"Ms.Wang, can you help me persuade them?"
"Persuade? What do I have to persuade with? Haven't they always been like this?"
Wang Lei still had fire in her heart, Li Huang's words just now completely infuriated her.
She just wished the chubby guy could strangle Li Huang to death.
Unfortunately, in the scuffle between the two, the chubby guy, who had the upper hand from the beginning, had gradually lost ground.
Seeing the chubby guy losing so quickly, Wang Lei cursed him in her heart as useless.
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"Ah..."
Finally, what completely stopped this farce was outside the door.
The roar of zombies outside the door made the two, who had been driven mad by anger, shiver on the spot.
The two almost simultaneously looked at each other.
They saw a hint of unease in each other's eyes.
"I'll spare you this time!" The chubby guy spoke first.
"But next time, I won't spare you!" Li Huang compromised.
The two let go of each other's hands and got up from the ground.
Then, without saying much, the room fell into a long silence.
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After the truce, Li Xin was applying medicine to her brother.
She carried a small bag with her, containing some food and medicine.
These were the few supplies they took hastily when they fled from the shelter.
When the car hit the utility pole, only Li Xin happened to grab the bag while fleeing.
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On this side of the siblings, there was still a warmth of family affection.
In comparison, the chubby guy on the other side was a bit miserable.
After fighting with Li Huang, he was indeed a little bruised and swollen.
But no one cared about him.
Even for Wang Lei.
But Wang Lei didn't even say thank you to him afterwards.
However, the chubby guy seemed to be used to it a long time ago.
He found a soft cushion in the corner of the warehouse.
After dusting it off, he hurriedly took it to Wang Lei to claim credit.
"Ms.Wang, here, sit on this, the ground is cold!"
He always had a smile on his face, his fat cheeks twisted into a ball, making Wang Lei feel nauseated.
But on the surface, she quickly put on a sweet expression.
"Thanks, Mr.Chen!"
Then, she took the cushion and sat down.
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"Thanks, Mr.Chen!"
These four short words seemed to have some magical power.
They instantly filled the chubby guy's heart with warmth and happiness.
While not far away, Li Huang couldn't help but sneer:
"Bootlicker!"
"Bro, watch your mouth!"
His sister couldn't help but rebuke, deliberately increasing the strength while applying the medicine.
"Ow, it hurts..."
Li Huang couldn't help but groan in pain.
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The four of them endured until dusk in the warehouse.
During this time, there were always sporadic sounds of zombies outside the door.
"Let's eat something, everyone!"
Li Xin opened the bag and took out some food.
Not too much, just enough, with eight compressed biscuits left.
After giving each person two, they sighed helplessly:
"After this meal, there will be nothing left. We'll have to figure something out again in the future."
She looked very disappointed, but Li Huang comforted her:
"It's okay, sis, at least we're in a department store.
When the zombies leave, we'll go out and search carefully. We'll surely find something to eat."
But Li Xin just smiled bitterly, not holding much hope.
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"Grumble~"
The sky had completely darkened, and the whole warehouse was lit by only two candles.
The chubby guy usually had a big appetite, so how could he withstand hunger with just two compressed biscuits?
So, he couldn't help but complain.
At this time, the other side of the door seemed very quiet, not knowing if there were still zombies.
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"Hey, chubby!" Li Huang suddenly spoke up.
The chubby guy gave him a dirty look:
"What's your problem calling me that?"
"Just hoping that as a worthless brat, you can respect the old, love the young, and go out to see if there are still zombies."
"Why don't you go?"
"I'm not hungry, aren't you? Then go out and see if there's anything to eat."
"Get lost, if anyone's going, it's you!
I'm not going, and even if I do, I'll go during the day. Who goes out at night looking for death?"