Chapter 34: Chapter 314: Intimidation (Third Update)
Hearing this sentence was enough for Ye Fan.
As long as his parents were here, he didn’t want to meddle in other matters.
But he still had a hunch and asked Xu Haoran to go to the window of the private room to take a look.
Because the Brother Jiang they were talking about seemed to be quite a big deal, Ye Fan, after experiencing the last survivor attack incident, had a new understanding of human nature in the apocalypse.
Without the constraints of law and morality, the evil side of human nature is often magnified many times over. This group of people seemed to have quite a few members, and he didn’t want to repeat history.
Xu Haoran, following Ye Fan’s instructions, went to the window where the private room was located.
Inside, there were seven people, three men and four women.
Lan Lili and another woman were both leaning against a strong man.
There were also two other women, each relying on one man, speaking lightly and frivolously.
The three men were playing cards, but instead of money, they were betting bullets.
The man Lan Lili was leaning on had the most bullets, dozens, while the other two had very few remaining.
Ye Fan was taken aback for a moment when he saw this man because he knew him.
He thought Brother Jiang was someone else, but it turned out to be a distant relative of his, Jiang Shilong.
This relative was quite distant, having turned so many corners with no blood relation, but he didn’t live far from Ye Fan’s home and sometimes came to buy tofu from Ye Fan’s family.
However, Ye Fan and he rarely spoke. Ye Fan looked down on him, and he looked down on Ye Fan’s family. If Ye Fan’s family hadn’t sold tofu, he probably wouldn’t have set foot in Ye Fan’s home in a lifetime.
Ye Fan still remembered that when he was in high school, Jiang Shilong went to the police station to become a public security member, and this kid was never a good person. However, his actions were ruthless, and he was bold and strong, a sports talent.
After he got to the police station, he became even more rampant, becoming quite a figure in Chengguan Town.
However, in Ye Fan’s impression, Jiang Shilong, although solid, had not reached his current level.
If dressed, this person might not seem like much, but he was shirtless now, his muscle lines fluent, each one particularly well-defined, like a nimble leopard; although a bit thin, he gave off an extraordinary vibe at a glance.
Jiang Shilong was now the landlord, playing cards with two bombs and a spring, beating the other two badly.
One of them, in annoyance, threw down his cards and said, "Brother Jiang, your luck is explosive. How come now you’re stronger, even the cards listen to you."
Lan Lili, on the side, giggled, "Brother Jiang is someone protected by heaven. In the apocalypse, if it were before, Brother Jiang would be the world champion runner—what hundred meters, thousand meters, ten thousand meters? I don’t believe anyone could outrun Brother Jiang."
Jiang Shilong sneered, "I really have to thank this world. If it weren’t for this world, I probably wouldn’t have today’s glory. I can do whatever I want, play with any woman I want."
He then looked at another woman beside him, "Is your husband still obedient now?"
"Don’t mention that wimp. Ever since you beat him, he’s been completely honest. I now have him grinding for Old Ye, more useful than a donkey."
The woman giggled, showing no nostalgia for her ex-husband.
A man beside Jiang Shilong shuffled the cards and said worriedly, "Brother Jiang, will we have any future repercussions?"
Jiang Shilong snorted, "Don’t worry. I’ve found out everything. The apocalypse broke out right at noon when the nearby military district people were in the cafeteria having lunch, it seems a meteor crashed there, leaving ruins. The survival mutation rate was exceptionally high; hardly anyone could escape. It’s the same elsewhere. With the army gone, who can trouble us?"
"As for local police stations, don’t mention them. There’s just me left, and the rest all turned into zombies. Otherwise, where did we get these weapons? Now, who can control me? What rules and regulations? I am the rule!"
Hearing Jiang Shilong’s words, the other people felt even more delighted and more sycophantic towards him.
Ye Fan ordered Xu Haoran not to observe here any longer and to go downstairs to check on his parents.
Arriving outside the first-floor window, Xu Haoran saw Ye Fan’s parents grinding tofu, and they didn’t look very well, seemingly malnourished.
There was also another person helping with the grinding, whose identity was unknown.
Seeing his parents were indeed there, Ye Fan felt relieved and ordered Xu Haoran to retreat.
Sitting behind a tree far from the restaurant, Ye Fan pondered over this matter.
If it were ordinary survivors or if his parents weren’t there, this matter would be straightforward, whether occupying the place or flattening it wouldn’t be difficult.
But with his parents there, he had to be more cautious, especially with Jiang Shilong showing such strong ambition.
This person was completely fearless, much like that butcher at the supermarket. When threatened, he would dare to use a knife, even against soldiers.
And according to Ye Fan’s judgment, Jiang Shilong had mutated!
Not into a mutated zombie, but an evolution.
Jiang Shilong previously wasn’t this strong, and now seeing him, Ye Fan felt like he was looking at an agile zombie in an amusement park.
Adding Lan Lili and the others’ words, Ye Fan concluded he was a speed superpower user.
The zombies were likely far away from here, probably led away by him too.
Therefore, Ye Fan decided to talk to this person. If it was just about taking his parents away, he shouldn’t refuse.
Ye Fan was well aware of this person’s nature, but he had saved his parents once after all. If he knew how to adapt, Ye Fan didn’t want to intervene too much.
But with such a person, Ye Fan didn’t want to converse face-to-face fairly. With such strong power in hand, it was better to control the situation first before talking.
Ye Fan immediately gathered his team.
"Follow my orders. Remember the principle, which is to absolutely ensure my parents’ safety."
The Red Alert soldiers all responded in unison, then Ye Fan made the following arrangements.
Five One-star Army Soldiers secretly hid near the window, ready to break in anytime upon Ye Fan’s command.
Xu Haoran, Luo Fei, two military dogs, plus all nine Three-star Conscripts, these forces were to follow him to find Jiang Shilong.
The medical personnel prepared to rescue anyone if injured.
Sniper Chen Chuan stealthily followed, ready to shoot at any time.
Once everything was set, Ye Fan, along with eleven people and two military dogs, came to the large restaurant.
A wall surrounded the outside of the restaurant, looking newly built, with an iron gate. Ye Fan had to get inside the courtyard first, and once inside, he could control the situation.
As soon as they approached the restaurant, a patrol on the roof saw them, immediately raising a double-barreled shotgun, shouting, "Stop right there!"
Xu Haoran promptly stepped in front of Ye Fan, the red dot of his silenced submachine gun pointing directly at the person’s heart.
Luo Fei and Wang Hu raised their guns simultaneously, especially Luo Fei, having advanced to a Three-star Army Soldier; he was currently the main firepower of Ye Fan’s team. The machine gun in his hand, yellowish-orange bullets glistening under the sunlight, made the person on the roof sweat profusely.
Faced with Ye Fan’s overwhelming firepower, the person’s legs turned to jelly.
"You... weren’t all the soldiers turned into zombies? Where did you come from?"
Ye Fan coldly replied, "Before you speak, drop that gun!"
"What did you say? You want me to drop my gun? You must be... ."
"Goddammit! I said, drop it! Or I’ll kill you!"
The tone suddenly rose eight octaves, with Ye Fan yanking a Type 23 from his waist, his face icy as frost, revealing the aura of a sharpshooter.
The patrol was genuinely intimidated by Ye Fan.
The overpowering firepower on the other side, along with their shiny shoulder badges, seemed to declare their identity already.
Though he held a gun as well, compared to the others, his double-barrel shotgun was a piece of trash.
Especially when he saw a red dot on his heart, he completely chickened out.
Quickly putting the shotgun on the ground, he yelled in a panic, "Comrade, comrade... hear me out, we’re just a survivor base, we’ve saved many civilians, we’ve done good... ."
"Cut the crap, come down and open the gate!"
Ye Fan was gradually finding the feel of a military officer, although not real, the firepower under his command wasn’t fake at all. With confidence, deterring ordinary thugs was no longer an issue.
The man was completely terrified by Ye Fan, shakily climbing down from the roof to the courtyard’s sealed iron gate to open it for Ye Fan.
With the iron gate open, the Conscripts flooded in, and Ye Fan now had every reason to believe that today’s situation would be under his control.