Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 71: Chapter 67: Jissbon 001

「Morning of the fourth day of the apocalypse.」

After the greenhouse was built, the men also joined the work of organizing the supplies.

The pace increased dramatically.

Watching everyone coming and going, Yang Yi congratulated herself inwardly.

’Good thing I moved all the tasty food to my place the day before yesterday and yesterday... You can all eat the crap I don’t want.’

Thinking of how timid Zhao Wenjie had been last night, Yang Yi looked down on him even more.

’An unreliable man.’

"Who’s in there? Help me lift this bed frame!"

A voice came from the next room. Hearing it was a man, Yang Yi hurried over.

"Coming."

Yang Yi helped Zhao Youcai lift the bed frame and saw two plastic boxes and a lighter in the shadows underneath.

"Heh heh... Just as I thought. Here, I’ll hold it up, you grab the stuff underneath for me. I don’t know who invented these things, but it feels so damn good when you just stick one in your mouth."

Today, Zhao Youcai had been deliberately searching all the rooms for cigarettes, planning to keep them for himself.

He often found them under beds and couches.

"Oh..."

Yang Yi quickly crawled under and picked up the items.

BANG!

The bed frame dropped, and Zhao Youcai clapped his hands together.

"What brand?"

He hadn’t smoked much, but he’d heard that expensive brands were smoother and better for beginners like him.

Yang Yi stared at the two boxes of Jissbon 001 ultra-thin condoms, stunned for a moment.

Remembering what Zhao Youcai had just said, her face instantly turned red.

Her skin was naturally fair, making the blush particularly noticeable. Up close, seeing her shy expression and rosy lips, Zhao Youcai couldn’t help but lick his own.

"Um... Youcai, if you don’t need anything else, I’m going to go move things over there."

Yang Yi shoved the Jissbon 001 boxes into Zhao Youcai’s hands and scurried away.

Zhao Youcai’s lips curled into a smirk. He chuckled as he watched her swaying little ass.

"That kid Zhao Wenjie is eating well."

"What are you snacking on behind my back?"

Huang Zhiqiang walked in from outside. He looked at the retreating Yang Yi, a little perplexed.

"Not snacking, but... a little snack on the side wouldn’t be bad."

"Huh? Something’s not right with you, Youcai."

Huang Zhiqiang was a connoisseur of crude humor; he immediately caught the drift.

"Heh heh..."

Zhao Youcai didn’t say more, just went back to looking for his cigarettes.

Huang Zhiqiang helped him sort through the usable supplies in the room... then couldn’t help but say:

"Youcai, she has a boyfriend, don’t mess around. You can go pursue someone else openly. No need to get involved with her."

Zhao Youcai gave Huang Zhiqiang a look of surprise.

"Huang, what are you talking about? Pursue someone openly? Who?"

"Well, see what happens with Dongzi. See who he ends up with. I think it’ll most likely be Liu Ye’ye, since they seem to have great chemistry. The connection with Shen Xinyi is still lacking something."

Zhao Youcai’s mouth fell open. He asked in disbelief:

"Huang, are you saying... if Dongzi gets with Liu Ye’ye, I should go after Shen Xinyi?"

"It wouldn’t just be you. I never said I was giving up. We’ll compete fairly! We’ll see who she likes. No matter what happens in the end, our friendship won’t change."

Huang Zhiqiang clearly had his own ideas.

Zhao Youcai was stunned after hearing this. He thought he must be hearing things.

SLAM!

He slammed the door shut, cornered Huang Zhiqiang against the wall, and pointed at his nose.

"Huang, don’t you ever, ever, *ever* say that again. Or our friendship is over."

"What? You think you’ll lose to me? Getting scared?"

"Fuck off! Are you really this stupid, or are you just playing dumb, Huang?! It’s the goddamn apocalypse, and you’re still thinking about monogamy? Any woman Dongzi so much as glances at, we don’t touch. Got it? Whatever those two do, whether they’re flirting with Dongzi or playing hard to get or whatever the hell else, it has nothing to do with us! Do you have any idea what the word ’Reincarnator’ means? And you want to wait for Dongzi to pick and then have a ’fair competition’ for the leftovers... If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you. Fuck!"

Zhao Youcai looked at him like he was an idiot.

Huang Zhiqiang’s expression froze. Then, the implications instantly clicked into place.

"Holy shit... Damn it, I’m a fucking idiot!"

"As long as you know."

Zhao Youcai lit a cigarette, then twirled the Jissbon 001 box on his fingertips.

"That’s why I’d rather fool around with Yang Yi."

"Is that a good idea, Youcai? She has a boyfriend, after all, and Zhao Wenjie is so in love with her. If you get with her, won’t Zhao Wenjie try to kill you?"

"Pfft. With those scrawny arms and legs? He can’t even pierce a zombie’s head, and he’s going to try and kill me? Besides, I just won’t let him find out. I think Yang Yi might act all cold on the surface, but deep down... she’s a total slut."

He patted the knife at his waist and gave a disdainful smirk.

"Don’t let it get to that... Fuck, you guys are real dogs. I haven’t even made a move yet, and you’ve already picked yours. Then what about me..."

He mentally ran through the people in the group and realized only the pregnant Qiao Ping and the elderly Wang Xiuying were left.

"Damn it! I don’t want to end up like Chunan and die alone!"

Having passed through the initial chaotic period and entered a stable environment, suppressed hormones began to sprout...

「Afternoon.」

Most of the supplies had been organized, with all the food in particular gathered on the sixth floor.

"The food is all organized. We’ll divide it up today. We’ll leave half for the team’s stores, and the rest will be split evenly among everyone. Then we can start living in separate apartments. Qiao Ping, give us the rundown."

For the past few days, everyone had been crammed together on the fifth floor, which was actually quite inconvenient.

It was especially uncomfortable for the six of them with Yu Dong, all squeezed into one three-bedroom apartment. Liu Ye’ye had long been wanting to return to her own cozy, soft little nest in 301, and Yu Dong also wanted to go back to his base in 401.

Right now, the one thing they didn’t lack was housing; they could divide it up however they wanted.

There was no problem with everyone getting their own apartment.

"Leader, we found a lot of rice, flour, and oil in the apartments, and plenty of seasonings, but not many snacks or canned goods. The other frozen items are in various refrigerators and need to be eaten within the next few days. Here is the complete inventory list, along with the distribution breakdown I calculated."

Qiao Ping reported from inside apartment 602, where the food was stored. She had already done the calculations in advance and was just waiting for Yu Dong to come and handle the distribution.

Yu Dong walked a lap around the room, his brow gradually furrowing as he looked at the piled-up supplies.

"Is all the food here?"

"Yes, it’s all here."

"This quantity... doesn’t seem right, does it?"

Yu Dong had a clear memory from his past life of all the supplies they had collected, down to every last bag of rice and every pack of instant noodles. The amount of rice and flour before him was about right, but the amount of ready-to-eat food was much, much lower!

Hearing the coldness in Yu Dong’s tone, Qiao Ping’s heart skipped a beat. She thought he was suspecting her.

"Leader, all the food we collected is here. I haven’t taken a single thing. The times and amounts of every deposit are all here. You can check my records!"

Sweat beaded on her forehead from anxiety. She clutched her belly with one hand and braced herself on a table with the other. Seeing this, Shen Xinyi immediately went over and took Qiao Ping’s arm.

"Leader, Sister Qiao isn’t that kind of person. I can vouch for her. Please don’t scare her..."

Yu Dong’s gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on the pale-faced Yang Yi.

Yu Dong said calmly:

"Youcai, go check Yang Yi’s room."

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