Chapter 281 281 Where are you worth?
Seeing that Zhao Lexi did not show any surprise or fear, he softened his tone even more: "My father is very rich. If you trade me, you can get a lot of supplies. You definitely won't lose out."

Zhao Lexi tilted her head and stared at him, looking him up and down: "What's valuable on you?" Then she walked towards him.

As Zhao Lexi approached with increasing curiosity, her expression laced with malice as if she wanted to tear him to pieces and see what was so valuable about him, his knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground with a thud. "Grandma, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'll never do it again. I'll make them stop right now, you... oh? Grandmas, I was really wrong, I'll change, I'll change, okay?!"

On the other side, Xue Hua dealt with those people and also came over.

"Girl, don't let him get away with this! He bullies men and women, and commits all sorts of evil deeds!"

Zhao Lexi looked up and said, "You come here! I'll hold him down and let you chop him up!"

The sound immediately disappeared into the crowd and fell silent.

Zhao Lexi wasn't afraid of making a big fuss, but she also didn't want to be used as a pawn. She tied the two of them up and dragged them towards the exchange hall.

The incident attracted the attention of countless passersby, some of whom naturally went to inform Meng Haitao's father.

Before Meng Haitao's father arrived, they met Gao Jue and his companion.

Zhao Lexi immediately told him the truth about what had happened.

Gao Jue laughed and said, "The three base leaders of this base are surnamed Xue, Li, and Zhang, and Meng Haitao's grandmother is surnamed Zhang."

"What do we do now?" Zhao Lexi asked.

Gao Jue consulted Xue Hua: "Would you like to return to the Xue family and acknowledge your ancestors? Your strength is considerable; if you go back this time, they certainly won't disown you."

Xue Hua pursed her lips: The base commander here has the surname Xue, which shows the Xue family wields considerable power here. Yet her father, clearly of Xue blood, is missing, a fact that truly grieves her. As a junior, she has no right to comment on the rights and wrongs of her grandfather's feud with the family, but her father, as a member of the Xue family, is innocent, yet no one in the Xue family seems to care about his life or death. Therefore, it's best for everyone to live in peace.

"I don't want to," Xue Hua shook her head.

"Then let's leave now. Someone is already waiting at the base gate to hand over the supplies to us. Once we leave the base, we will never come back here. Whether this person lives or dies is up to you." Gao Jue glanced at Meng Haitao, his tone calm, but it terrified him.

Because of that look in his eyes, he wasn't treated like a living being at all.

"Grandma, please spare me! Let me go, and my dad will definitely give you resources. I'm his only son; he can give you as much as you want." Meng Haitao pleaded tearfully, repeatedly begging for mercy, his head banging loudly on the ground. He was clearly a man who could bend and stretch.

Xue Hua couldn't bring herself to harm her own kind, but she also didn't want to let him off so easily, fearing he would continue to prey on other female survivors. Hesitating, Zhao Lexi suggested, "Doesn't he like beautiful women? Why don't we find him a pretty female zombie to keep him company? Maybe that will change his ways."

Meng Haitao looked at Zhao Lexi in horror, thinking it would be better to kill him.

Xue Hua didn't care much about Meng Haitao's life or death. Upon hearing that she didn't have to do it herself, she immediately agreed with Zhao Lexi's words. Zhao Shikang would not refuse his sister either. He picked up Meng Haitao and the four of them walked out of the base.

People around them made way for them, and a few hesitated to speak, but ultimately did not dare to stop them because of Zhao Lexi's strong personality.

Of course, Zhao Lexi didn't mind their reaction. She glanced at Gao Jue and asked Meng Haitao, "Judging from your attitude towards my sister today, you must have done a lot of bad things in the past."

Meng Haitao struggled to lift his head, his face serious as he retorted, "No, no, absolutely not! All the girls I meet are consensual, there's absolutely no coercion, absolutely no. Today was an exception. The girl was so beautiful, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, that I got a little carried away. Actually, I wouldn't dare do anything!"

Zhao Lexi remained noncommittal, but she knew the answer from Gao Jue's furrowed brows. She then smiled and said, "Looks like one zombie girl isn't enough; I'll find you a few more. Don't worry, I'll definitely find you some pretty ones." Meng Haitao anxiously protested, "Sister, believe me, I'm telling the truth."

As they spoke, the group arrived near the base entrance. Zhao Shikang decisively knocked out Meng Haitao, who was pretending to be quiet, and then the three of them looked at Gao Jue.

They only got temporary certificates when they entered, and they have to return the temporary certificates when they leave. Now there's an extra person, how are they going to leave?
Gao Jue had no intention of taking Meng Haitao out. He was waiting for someone to claim this scumbag: he didn't care whether this person lived or died, as long as he could be exchanged for resources, he was valuable.

But after hearing this person's true feelings, he felt that this person's existence made him uncomfortable.

He is emotionally detached, and there are few people who can make him feel bad.

Sure enough, they hadn't been standing nearby for long when someone rushed to the base entrance and started searching everywhere.

The four did not make any attempt to conceal themselves, and the group quickly surrounded them.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked very much like Meng Haitao.

He angrily shouted at Zhao Shikang, "Put my son down, or none of you will leave here alive."

"Dad, save me! Please save me!" Meng Haitao struggled excitedly, but Zhao Shikang held him down tightly.

Zhao Shikang, with a stern face, pinched one of Meng Haitao's fingers and snapped it off: "Is this how you want to treat us? Or is this how you want to do it?" He pulled on Meng Haitao's hair, revealing his face, and pretended to poke his eye with his finger.

Meng Haitao kept his eyes tightly shut, trembling with fear.

The middle-aged man's voice immediately softened: "Let's talk this out, don't fight, don't fight! You're new here, we have no grudges against each other, there's no need to make things so tense, right, young man?"

Seeing that Zhao Lexi and the others did not react, he immediately continued, "It's not easy for anyone when they're away from home. How about this, I'll give you brothers some travel expenses, and you return my son to me. Let's put aside our past grievances, shall we?"

"What kind of travel expenses?" Zhao Lexi asked curiously.

"One hundred catties of rice, one hundred liters of unpolluted fresh water, and one hundred liters of gasoline."

It sounds like a lot, but it's actually not much.

"Is this all the base commander's grandson is worth?" Gao Juesi said calmly with a smile.

"How about we give you these, and you let us take him away?" Zhao Lexi added, "You estimated the price yourself, don't think it's too expensive."

The middle-aged man's face was grim. He hadn't wanted to make a big fuss and had tried to resolve the matter peacefully, because seeing Xue Hua's appearance, he knew his son was definitely in the wrong. But now it seemed unlikely; the other party didn't seem to lack resources.

He had never been treated like this before, but he was afraid that if he used force, he would hurt his son.

The middle-aged man looked pitiful: "It's true that my mother is the base chief, but the base's resources don't belong to my family. I don't have many resources to offer at once. Here's what we'll do: tell me how much you want, and I'll borrow it or sell my family assets to get it for you no matter what."

The man spoke pitifully, but Zhao Lexi could sense two very strong supernatural energy fluctuations around her.

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