Bizarre Survival: Starting from the Fake Human Community

"Hands over your heads, don't move!"

Su Ming repeated, "You all better behave yourselves!"

The two instinctively crouched down, covering their heads. The woman cowered like a quail, looking utterly timid. The man was so startled by the sudden movement that he dropped the crowbar he was using to pry open the door.

Realizing what had happened, the two quickly picked up the crowbar, stepped back a few paces, and confronted Su Ming and his group from a distance.

"As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who's eyeing you!" Su Ming said leisurely. "You guys, on the other hand, have gotten yourself so bold as to try and take advantage of your Grandpa Su!"

Wen Wan almost burst out laughing at his unreliable behavior: "This guy is playing pranks on someone again."

"Are you from 103?" The pale-faced, seemingly weak man hesitated, his eyes unreadable. "My name is Zhou Zheng, and this is Wang Le. We're on the second floor. We mean no harm, it's just that my girlfriend and I are running low on supplies, so..."

"If you mind, we can leave now. We have no intention of offending you." Wang Le leaned against Zhou Zheng's back, both of them adopting a very humble posture.

These actions did earn Su Ming's favor; after all, people like Scarface Liu were a minority.

"Su Ming! This is Wen Wan!" Since the other party is so sincere, I have to follow suit.

"Shall we head out now?" Zhou Zheng wasn't sure what Su Ming's attitude was, so he asked him.

"Don't rush, it's our first time meeting, we're from the same neighborhood, how about we become friends?" Wen Wan knew what the other party wanted, and tacitly helped Su Ming get a day's worth of supplies.

"This is food and drink. If you're careful, it can last you two days. Of course, it's not free!" Both of them were "sugar people" and preferred to eat normally. However, for others, if they tightened their belts, one set of supplies could last them two days.

"What do you need us to do?" Zhou Zheng's eyes lit up. The other party seemed easy to talk to, but he needed to find out what Su Ming wanted in exchange. If he had any bad intentions, then he would have no choice but to break off the mask.

"Intelligence, tell me what you know!" Su Ming valued the other benefits that people brought more than resources.

In this game, the more information you have, the better your chances of survival.

"This is our sincerity!" Su Ming tossed the supplies over. Although it was impolite, it was better for everyone to avoid close contact. "I'm only giving you one chance. If you dare to cheat, just look at 103 and you'll see."

Wang Le and Zhou Zheng immediately broke out in a cold sweat, as the scene of Scarface Liu being forced into the room was a stark reality before their eyes.

"Yes!" Zhou Zheng straightened his attitude, his respect for Su Ming deepening. "The flower bed in the center of the community refreshes the best supply point every day, but..." He paused for a moment.

Seeing Zhou Zheng's silent expression, Su Ming could roughly guess: "How dangerous is it?"

He didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on behind Zhou Zheng's back, since he was so envious but could only resort to scavenging land.

"During the day, a team of mutant androids patrols the area. They all look like security guards and are equipped with various gear. They're very troublesome!" Zhou Zheng said matter-of-factly.

"To be precise, there are variants near the supply points, but the garden area has the most!" Zhou Zheng grinned and added. After all, the stronger the wind, the more fish there are!

Security guard uniform? Isn't that the fake mannequin that broke down the door with a hammer yesterday? Turns out it's a variant!

Many thoughts flashed through Su Ming's mind. This Zhou Zheng certainly knew a lot, but he also had some questions: "But aren't the fake humans supposed to only appear after 6 PM? How come they're here during the day too!"

Zhou Zheng felt goosebumps under Su Ming's probing gaze: "Ahem, it's just a rumor, a rumor. Although the administrator with that creepy profile picture didn't say anything, we already knew about it beforehand."

"I reckon the news about the mute pseudo-human will be released around noon. I can only guarantee that the information is absolutely true. Believe it or not!" Zhou Zheng shrugged, appearing harmless.

Su Ming flipped through the previous records and confirmed them with Wen Wan again.

"There's no relevant news. It must be that... the administrator hasn't posted it yet!" Wen Wan said, closing the panel.

According to Zhou Zheng's understanding, that's how it is. Su Ming thought it was quite genuine, so naturally he wouldn't make things difficult for them: "The supplies are yours."

"If Scarface has anything, I can share some with you. Forget about the middle household, they won't get anything. Blame Scarface if you want!" Su Ming said calmly, and walked towards 103 first.

Zhou Zheng and Wang Le both beamed with joy, but Zhou Zheng thought more deeply: "It seems that the family in the middle was the one that Scarface killed on the first day. This guy killed Scarface. I was right not to provoke him."

Zhou Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed. He certainly had no intention of betraying her, especially since Wen Wan was keeping an eye on their movements from the back.

He just felt like he had finally met a wise ruler after a life of wandering.

103 is in a pretty bad state too. There are traces of their handiwork outside the door from yesterday. The door panel is barely usable. Scarface has been disemboweled and is no longer recognizable as a human.

The room was covered in splattered blood, a mixture of human and artificial blood. It was clear how horrific the situation had been yesterday.

Disdainfully rummaging through the blade, Su Ming actually pulled out a bloodstained dagger. The blade had some nicks, but it was still usable and not a big problem.

After searching carefully, Su Ming only found four bottles of water and a pack of biscuits: "Here, take these. Here are three bottles of water for you. We agreed to share some with you."

Su Ming only left a bottle of water and a pack of biscuits, which he could choose not to give. After all, the transaction only involved one set of survival supplies, not the items Scarface dropped.

But as the saying goes, generosity and kindness win people over. Zhou Zheng has a secret; he's most likely the possessor of the props.

Having secrets is fine; everyone has secrets. The important thing is that he's a potential positive candidate. This will help Su Ming pass the level!

"Isn't it inappropriate for us to take so much?" Zhou Zheng hesitated, unsure whether to take it or not. They felt bad about getting something for nothing.

"Take what's given to you, don't overthink it. I won't let down those who helped me!" Su Ming personally placed the items in their hands.

Wang Le looked at Zhou Zheng, who was in charge. Zhou Zheng's eyes darted around, gesturing for her to accept the money: "Then we won't stand on ceremony. We'll remember this kindness. Come find us in room 201 if you need anything!"

Zhou Zheng also made his promise. Su Ming smiled and didn't say anything more. Everyone knew what was going on.

With supplies in hand, Zhou Zheng and his men decided not to go out on patrol anymore. After all, they didn't have any weapons, and if possible, they would prefer to spend the next seven days cautiously.

Watching them return to the second floor, Wen Wan asked, "So, what about us? Shall we continue exploring?"

The things they received were barely enough to be worthless, and some of what they already had had been given away. Even as landlords, they had no surplus grain left.

"Of course I went out!" Su Ming smiled. "I wanted to try out the new toys!"

Looking at the hammer and dagger in Su Ming's hand, he rolled his eyes: "You jerk, you're trying to get yourself killed again!"