Let's not talk about how Lin Qingqing and the others were resting.
On the other side, Director Liu and the others were having a meeting, discussing the two new - coming girls.
"I don't think we should let them go," said the chubby old man. The two of them had saved the Wen family's girl. How could he let this go?
"But can you stop them if they want to leave?" someone said disapprovingly.
"Humph. Even if they want to leave, they should deal with those monsters outside for us," said another person. Seeing how powerful Lin Qingqing and the other girl were in combat, this person wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"You were the one who called them witches before. Do you think they'll agree to kill the monsters for you?"
"What I said wasn't wrong. You didn't see how those two young girls killed the monsters. They were scarier than the monsters themselves."
"They also hit Old Man Zhang and Old Man Wang."
"That's right. Where are Old Man Zhang and Old Man Wang? Didn't that girl say they weren't dead, just knocked out?"
...
Who was this? It was like deliberately bringing up the most inappropriate topic.
Everyone fell silent. There was no sign of Old Man Zhang and Old Man Wang here. At that time, they were all focused on running for their lives and had long forgotten about these two old men. By now, they were probably already food for the zombies.
Thinking of this, the atmosphere became a bit depressing for a moment, and the people present felt both embarrassed and terrified.
At this time, the short old man stood up, forced a laugh, and tried to smooth things over. "We're all getting old. When people get old, their memories aren't so good. Hehe. Don't you think so?"
"Ah, yes, yes. Me too."
"That's right, that's right. Me too."
"Indeed."
"My memory has been poor for a few years now."
...
Everyone expressed their agreement one after another, looking at the short old man who had made the initial suggestion with gratitude. They thought he was really great, as if he had voiced everyone's thoughts.
Just like that, Old Man Zhang and Old Man Wang were quietly "written off" amidst these excuses.
"Ahem. Let's get back to the point," Director Liu knocked on the table, bringing the topic back in time. He cleared his throat and said,
"I also don't approve of letting those two leave. Without Dazhuang and Chuanzi, who else here can kill those monsters? We're all old people with weak limbs. What are we going to do when we need to go out and find food in the future?"
"But how do we keep them here? We can't just detain them," someone asked.
"How about we talk to them nicely? Appeal to their emotions and reason with them. Look, that girl even saved the Wen family's little... er, the Wen family's niece. They must be good kids who respect the elderly and care for the young." An old man wearing glasses and looking quite gentle suggested.
"Do you think they're as easy to deceive as Dazhuang and Chuanzi?" Director Liu didn't agree.
"Then... how about I introduce them to someone? Look, those two little girls are quite pretty and young. If any of you have a suitable person in your family, bring them out quickly. In these chaotic times, as long as you can win them over, you don't even need to give betrothal gifts. Don't miss this great opportunity."
The one who said this was Aunt Liu. Only a community aunt like her, who was always enthusiastic about matchmaking, could come up with such an idea.As soon as Aunt Liu said this, everyone was a bit tempted. However, they looked at each other, but no one was willing to take the lead.
At this time, a slightly chubby aunt snorted disdainfully. "Some wild girls from who - knows - where want to match with our Xiaochen? Our Xiaochen is the only male heir in the family. The fortune - teller said he has to find a young and plump girl, preferably a horse in the Chinese zodiac. Those two are so skinny. They clearly don't look like they can bear children."
"The ones in our family are still too young. It's not suitable."
"Your kid is already 30, and you say he's young?"
"So what if he's 30? You have two kids in your family. Why don't you spare one?"
"The two in our family are only in high school. They're not even of legal age yet."
"Who's going to issue you a marriage certificate these days?"
"Without a certificate, it's just fooling around."
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For a moment, everyone started arguing again. There were all kinds of opinions, but no one stepped forward to respond to Aunt Liu's proposal.
Seeing that everyone was in a heated argument and the conversation was getting more and more absurd, Director Liu covered his head and said with a headache, "Stop arguing. Those two girls may not be willing. What's the use of arguing about all this nonsense now?"
"Tsk. What's there for them not to be willing about?" The slightly chubby aunt muttered unconvincingly. She shut up only after being glared at by Director Liu.
After discussing for a long time, they still couldn't come to a conclusion. Director Liu had no choice but to wait until another day to feel out Lin Qingqing and the others' intentions first, and then make further plans.
Anyway, he was determined to keep these two here. In this apocalypse, two young women were scarce resources, not to mention that they were ability users who could both bear children and fight monsters.
In Director Liu's opinion, women were just women. Without men to back them up, no matter how powerful those two were, they couldn't achieve much.
"If the negotiation doesn't work, then use some means. After all, these are extraordinary times," Director Liu decided in his heart.
While Director Liu and the others were figuring out how to take advantage of these two girls who had come to their door, Lin Qingqing was constantly thinking about how to persuade Lei Min to stay.
"Wen Ling, do you know anything about the others here?"Lin Qingqing planned to first get some information about the residents in the community from Wen Ling.
Wen Ling was young and didn't know most of the forty - or fifty households here. However, she knew quite a bit about the more active ones.
Take, for example, the chubby old man who had been crying about his grandson. They used to be neighbors living upstairs from Wen Ling's uncle's house. After the apocalypse, the chubby old man's eldest grandson turned into a zombie and killed his parents. The old man was quick - witted and managed to run out. Until now, his zombified grandson was still locked in their old house.
There was also the woman who had been leaning against the second - floor window, taunting everyone. Her surname was Liu. Her daughter had returned to her parents' home after getting divorced and was looked down upon by the neighbors. After the end of the world, her daughter was the first to awaken a water - type ability, but she was regarded as a witch. A group of people led by Director Liu tied her up and fed her to the zombies outside.
After her daughter's death, Aunt Liu became somewhat deranged. She didn't go out all day. She would often scold anyone she saw, or cry in the courtyard in the middle of the night. Director Liu couldn't do anything about her and just turned a blind eye.
There were several other similar cases. Now with the addition of Dazhuang and Chuanzi, although Director Liu and the others were dominant, there were undercurrents surging in the community. More and more people were dissatisfied with them.
"Anyway, there's never been any peace in this community," Wen Ling sighed, sounding rather old - fashioned.
It seemed this place was in quite a mess. Lin Qingqing pondered over the information revealed in Wen Ling's words. Two female ability users who had been called "witches" had already been persecuted to death by them. If it weren't for her and Lei Min, little Wen Ling would have been the third.
"What do you guys think?" Lin Qingqing probed to ask Lei Min and Wen Ling for their opinions.
"As soon as Sister Lin recovers from her injuries, we'll leave. I don't want to stay in this crappy place for even a second!" Lei Min said angrily. Just thinking about the faces of Director Liu and the others made her feel disgusted.
"Then do you want to check out those ability users they mentioned? Maybe there are some good ones," Lin Qingqing tried to divert her attention.
Hearing her words, Lei Min was a bit surprised. Did Sister Lin want to save people?
"Okay then," Lei Min thought it was Lin Qingqing's wish, so she nodded in agreement.