Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Chapter 7 Calculation

Gu Ke didn't like this woman, especially after knowing that she was Sun Baishi's woman.

——I used to like the dramas you acted in! I was blind!

"What are you doing here, a big star?" Gu Ke did not hide his disgust for this woman at all, and did not even put away the gun in his hand. "If you don't serve your sponsor well, there is no benefit in coming here."

Wang Manyi is considered a star. She used to be an 18th-tier actress who could only play minor roles in some small-investment films. But after following Sun Baishi, her career immediately improved significantly. She took on important roles in several dramas in one go, and her popularity immediately increased.

"That's terrible, Officer Gu, this is not the attitude a good policeman should have." Wang Manyi pretended to be afraid, then smiled frivolously, walked past Gu Ke, and came to the survivor who was frightened by Gu Ke.

"Are you okay?" the woman said gently, looking very kind.

The man was suddenly flattered by the friendly treatment he received, in contrast to Gu Ke's rudeness. He recognized Wang Manyi as a star and saw that she seemed to have a high status in the shelter, so he immediately pointed at Gu Ke and started to complain.

"Please don't blame our police comrades. She was just too tired and her emotions got a little out of control. After all, we are all human beings. At times like this, it is inevitable that some of our emotions will get a little out of control."

Although he was clearly speaking in her favor, Gu Ke felt goose bumps all over her body. She suddenly had a bad feeling, and was afraid that the action she had just taken might have caused a lot of trouble - she shouldn't have taken the gun just now!

In his emotional state, Gu Ke overlooked one thing. That is, the people who have fled to this shelter are in an extremely sensitive state, wrapped in fear and anxiety. At this time, if Gu Ke takes out a gun to intimidate one person, the chain reaction caused is inevitable. The survivors are all worried that they will be the next one to be pointed at by a gun.

Gu Ke forgot one thing. With the outside world out of touch and order broken down, she could easily take a person's life with a gun in her hand without paying any price. The only thing that could limit her was her conscience, and for most people, human nature was the most unreliable thing.

The fact that she lost control and hit someone was not actually a big deal, but it was taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.

Although Wang Manyi seemed to be speaking for Gu Ke and the others openly, her subtext was extremely inflammatory.

This woman's identity as an artist made her popular enough in the crowd, and her outstanding appearance and emotional performance resonated with the survivors. Wang Manyi was surrounded by the crowd and became the center of the crowd. For a moment, whether it was the newcomers or the survivors who had been there for a while, they were all attracted by this woman.

"Don't worry, everyone will be rescued," Wang Manyi said, looking more like she was giving a speech. She was very good at creating an atmosphere and her acting skills were pretty good. "This shelter is organizing people to rescue the trapped people. If you still have relatives who have not been reunited, please ask the police officers in the shelter for help. They will definitely rescue everyone!"

After that, she turned her attention to Gu Ke and said, "I'm right, Officer Gu."

That look was like a poisonous snake seeing its prey, making Gu Ke feel very uncomfortable all over. But Gu Ke had to answer because hundreds of eyes were also staring at her: "Of course we will save people! Do our best!"

On the second floor of the shelter, Chen Zhiyuan also saw this scene.

Old Chen patted his head with a headache and said softly, "It's bad... Xiao Gu has fallen into a trap!"

Chen Zhiyun has decades of work experience, so he is naturally not comparable to Gu Ke, who just started working. He saw through Wang Manyi at a glance... no, he saw through Sun Baishi's plan.

They took advantage of the fear in the hearts of the survivors and used Gu Ke's emotional outburst as a starting point to incite the survivors to confront the police... Obviously, the police risked their lives to save people, but Wang Manyi's favorability was earned. Moreover, she made Gu Ke promise to rescue their relatives in front of hundreds of people...

The police officers at the shelter have lost a lot of people in previous rescue operations. They are already short of manpower, and the next rescue operation will only be more difficult. This unplanned rescue operation will only cause them to suffer greater losses in manpower, and a failed rescue will incur resentment from the survivors.

"An open conspiracy, right?" Chen Zhiyun sighed unwillingly. Sun Baishi had seen that he would definitely go to rescue people, so he deliberately used this trick. "Xiao Li, find an excuse to bring Xiao Gu up here. The girl is too young and can't handle this situation."

……

"Mr. Sun, your hands are amazing." The subordinate flattered the middle-aged man standing behind the railing.

He was a man with a stern face, not outstanding in appearance, but with a rather intimidating aura. He listened absentmindedly to his subordinates' flattery, staring at Wang Manyi's performance on the first floor, and said nothing.

His plan was simple, to incite the masses and force the police to increase the rescue efforts, thereby reducing the number of police in the shelter and increasing his faction's control over the shelter. No, even without his trick, Chen Zhiyun would have organized people to rescue, and even went to the front line himself. Sun Baishi's trick only made the fire burn more vigorously.

As an old rival, Sun Baishi knew Chen Zhiyun. In his opinion, he was a guy with an almost pedantic sense of justice. Even if he guessed that the idea was to reduce the number of police officers, he would not stop saving people. Because he was a policeman, in the eyes of that idiot, it was natural for the police to save people.

In a sense, Sun Baishi, as a villain, still respects Chen Zhiyun very much, but it is a pity that people with different ideas cannot work together.

At this time, Chen Zhiyun appeared in Sun Baishi's sight, followed by the depressed young policewoman.

Seeing Chen Zhiyun approaching, Sun Baishi's expression immediately changed. He said with concern: "Old Chen, are you okay? I heard that you were seriously injured this time."

Chen Zhiyun narrowed his eyes and did not reply immediately. Instead, the policewoman wanted to pounce on him viciously like a little wild cat whose tail was stepped on.

The middle-aged policeman shook his head, stopped Gu Ke, glanced at Sun Baishi, then glanced at the densely packed survivors in the hall downstairs. Suddenly, he changed his tired look and straightened his chest high, like a blade emerging from its scabbard.

"It is natural for the police to save people," Chen Zhiyun said softly, his eyes as straight as arrows. "But you also have to remember that it is also natural for the police to catch bad guys."

The middle-aged policeman patted the pistol at his waist, then walked past Sun Baishi unceremoniously with Gu Ke behind him.

The stern boss's eyes were uncertain and no one knew what he was thinking.

(ps: I was too tired from working overtime, so I went to sleep right after finishing writing. If there are any mistakes, I will correct them tomorrow)

Chapter 8 Meeting

In the living room on the second floor of the Family Mart, a row of people were sitting at the table and the atmosphere was a little heavy.

An Suxin yawned, propping her chin lazily with one hand, with a half-smile on her face. She must have just gotten out of bed, dressed very casually, with only underwear and a white shirt on, sitting cross-legged on the chair with a pair of white legs, carelessly flirting with her charm.

"Your sister caught you cheating?" She stretched out her bare feet and placed them on Chu Xiao's thighs, not caring at all about the murderous look her sister gave her.

Chu Xiao wanted to play with the snow-white jade feet in front of him, but under his sister's cold gaze, he had to sit upright and dared not move.

As if seeing through Chu Xiao's predicament at the moment, An Suxin not only did not restrain herself, but instead deliberately used her feet to gently stroke the key parts of Chu Xiao's body.

"Cough cough!" Chu Yan coughed loudly and glared at Chu Xiao fiercely.

Chu Xiao cried out in his heart that he was wronged... What does this have to do with me?

An Suxin chuckled and did not continue to provoke Chu Yan, who might go berserk at any time. She retracted her jade feet and sat cross-legged on the chair leisurely.

On the other side, Su Muhe looked at the people at the table, quietly hiding her thoughts. After she came down from the rooftop, she immediately went into the bathroom and took another shower. When she returned to the room and was considering whether to power herself up, Chu Yan knocked on the door and asked her to come out for a meeting.

Looking at her best friend’s expression, Miss Susu originally thought that her affair had been exposed, but she later found out that the person caught by Xiaoyan was actually Mengmeng?

At that time, a bunch of question marks popped up in Su Muhe's mind - good guy, it's really worthy of Meng Meng, the speed of action is so fast. But it's good, with Meng Meng attracting attention, Xiaoyan won't notice me here.

Chu Yan took a deep breath, feeling very complicated. She had actually prepared for this situation early on, and she was not the kind of unreasonable sister, but this situation came too suddenly, and she was really caught off guard. She was unconscious for less than a day, and when she woke up, she found that her best friend had sneaked out of the house? An Suxin was already a headache for her, and then another wave of trouble came. What brother-control sister could stand this kind of thing?

——They actually took action before me!

After calming down, Chu Yan realized that her best friend had completely fallen for him. She said to Ruan Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, how far have you and my brother gone? Have you already gone to bed?"

Chu Yan's straightforward question made Chu Xiao, one of the parties involved, a little embarrassed. He quickly waved his hands and said, "Of course not yet—"

"Brother, please be quiet for a while." Chu Yan said directly to shut Chu Xiao up.

"Not yet." Ruan Mengmeng answered honestly.

"Then are you willing to have a further relationship with my brother?" Chu Yan continued to ask.

Ruan Mengmeng answered without thinking: "Of course I am willing."

"Why? I remember you weren't interested in romance, Mengmeng."

Ruan Mengmeng pouted her lips and frowned slightly, revealing a look of careful thinking: "If you must say it, just follow your feelings, and it will naturally become what it is now."

This answer is very consistent with Ruan Mengmeng's personality. She has always been a straightforward girl with no scheming. Because of her strong personality, even though she is beautiful and has a sexy body, she has never had any intimate contact with men. It's not that there haven't been boys pursuing her before, but those guys were beaten up and driven away by Ruan Mengmeng.

Her uncles and aunts were all gangsters in the past, and they often told dirty jokes to the little girl and boasted about their bravery in the past. Gradually, under the influence of these uncles and aunts, Ruan Mengmeng's view on love became quite abnormal.

The words "like" and "love" are really not suitable for Ruan Mengmeng. She just feels comfortable being with Chu Xiao, that's all. But for a "wild" girl like Ruan Mengmeng who lives by instinct, the word "feeling" is enough.

Chu Yan was not surprised by Ruan Mengmeng's answer. The simpler and more direct a person is, the easier it is for them to grasp their inner feelings, so she can follow her feelings without any confusion. This simplicity and directness made Chu Yan very envious.

"Okay, there's no need to dwell on this. We should talk about business." An Suxin suddenly interrupted, "It's rare to have this kind of safe free time. This meeting shouldn't just focus on this kind of thing. I think there's a lot more we need to grasp in order to adapt to the current situation."

When saying this, Chu Xiao noticed the look in An Suxin's eyes and immediately understood what she meant: You see, it was me who saved you this time.

Chu Yan was not a girl who didn't know the big picture. After she calmed down, she could naturally distinguish the importance of things. She did have some considerations for the current situation. After her beautiful eyes glanced at her brother, the girl's puffed cheeks gradually subsided, and she returned to being the calm and elegant high-class flower: "Then let's start with the virus in everyone's body."

"Well, based on our own experiences and the information left by Professor Su and his wife that we found in the hospital..."

Under An Suxin's guidance, this small meeting that started in the "Ashura Field" immediately became serious. It was mainly An Suxin and Chu Yan who were discussing, and Chu Xiao and Su Muhe would occasionally interject a word or two as a supplement, while Ruan Mengmeng's eyes began to squint as she listened.

"...From what has happened so far, there are two possibilities that can lead to loss of control. One is extreme emotional fluctuations, and the second is excessive intensification beyond the tolerance range. The manifestations after losing control are also different. Self-control will collapse, and desires will greatly expand. Venting out through certain channels can effectively help people get rid of this out-of-control state..."

Seeing An Suxin and his sister start to think seriously, Chu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had escaped a disaster. But suddenly, he felt a soft little foot rubbing his calf quietly under the table. He was moved, thinking that An Suxin was teasing him again, but when he looked over, he saw the secretary sitting cross-legged on the chair, seriously discussing the current situation with Chu Yan, and had no intention of distracting himself from playing a prank.

On the other side, Ruan Mengmeng was dozing off and nodding her head intermittently. It couldn't be her.

Only Miss Su Su was sitting upright at this moment, seemingly listening to the discussion of the two people seriously, like an excellent student who listens attentively in class. However, the corner of her eyes would glance in the direction of Chu Xiao from time to time, and there seemed to be a pool of spring water in her eyes, rippling slightly.

——It was indeed her…

Flirting secretly under the table in front of a group of people, Chu Xiao had only seen this kind of thing in animation novels, and he had to say that it was really exciting after experiencing it in real life. He secretly took a look under the table and saw Su Su taking out a white and tender foot from her slippers and climbing up little by little along Chu Xiao's calf. The pink toes were like a row of neat agates, making people want to put them in their mouths.

She was very careful in her movements, not daring to let others notice, but at the same time she was very "professional", stirring up the fire in Chu Xiao's heart little by little.

Miss Su Su looked normal, but her heartbeat was actually speeding up. Suddenly, she felt a hot hand holding her soft jade foot. She felt a tingling sensation all over her body, as if she was electrocuted. She almost couldn't help but scream...

Chapter 9 Brothers and Sisters

Ruan Mengmeng's sleepy little head hit the table with a "bang". Miss Ruan covered her forehead and screamed, then woke up all of a sudden.

She looked around with a slightly dazed look in her eyes, with a silver trace of saliva hanging from the corner of her mouth.

"Sister Susu, why is your face so red?" she asked, mumbling.

Su Muhe touched his cheek, smoothed the hair that fell to his ears, and said calmly: "It's because the weather is too hot."

Indeed, it was a little hot in the room, and the girls were already covered in a layer of fine sweat. Their thin clothes stuck to their bodies, outlining beautiful lines and faintly revealing the scenery inside.

Miss Ruan did not doubt Miss Susu's words and immediately leaned on the table: "Ah, it is indeed very hot... Sister Yan, can you turn on the air conditioner?"

"Of course not." Chu Yan stretched out her slender index finger and tapped Ruan Mengmeng's forehead. "The noise from the air conditioner is too loud. Although there are not many zombies around us, we must try our best to avoid being noticed, and--"

"——Not just zombies, we also have to avoid being noticed by other survivors." An Suxin took over the conversation and continued, "Especially at a time like this, the threat posed by living people is no less than that of zombie monsters."

She glanced at Chu Xiao with a half-smile, deliberately unbuttoned a few buttons on her collar and pretended to fan him. She continued, "Especially since there are so many pretty girls in this room, if someone saw us, who knows how angry some petty guy would be."

Chu Xiao smiled awkwardly and said nothing. He secretly swore in his heart that if anyone dared to go after the girls in the room, he would skin that person alive!

Ruan Mengmeng's interruption did not prevent the discussion from continuing. They inevitably talked about the large shelter not far away. Although they had reached a consensus, they could not just ignore the existence of the shelter. The shelter, which gathered most of the survivors nearby, had become a beacon in the darkness. Both the living and the zombies were attracted to it.

"From the current situation, outside rescue will not come, at least not for the time being." An Suxin analyzed with reason, "As more and more refugees are collected there, they will definitely be in a state of shortage of supplies. At that time, the people there will need to collect supplies from the surrounding areas. Small supermarkets like ours will inevitably become the enemy's target. At that time, even if we don't want to, we will have to join that shelter. Therefore, this can be a temporary stopover, but in the long run, it is not very suitable. Therefore, we have to think about where to go next."

"Well, let's establish our own base and then become the king?" Ruan Mengmeng suggested enthusiastically.

"From a practical point of view, this is not feasible for the time being." Chu Yan covered her forehead and rejected Ruan Mengmeng's proposal. "Su Su, do you have any ideas?"

"Ah...ah!" Su Su, who was immersed in something, was startled and almost exposed.

"It's rare to see you in a daze," Chu Yan didn't doubt him, "Do you have any ideas?"

"I think... well, how about we hide in a remote place? Like, go to the mountains, or find an island, and survive in the wild."

This proposal needs to be reserved. After all, none of the people present are experts in surviving in the wild. Without the sufficient supplies in the city, they will face too many uncertainties. Moreover, the risks in the wild, "How about escaping to the sea?" Chu Xiao suddenly suggested, "We can find a ship, which not only guarantees safety but also ensures mobility."

Yuntai City is located on the riverside and by the sea, and you can often see sightseeing cruise ships or luxury yachts on the water. Although how to drive a boat is also a problem, if you are timid, then don't do anything.

This idea was approved by everyone, but it took some effort to find a suitable boat.

……

This small meeting lasted for almost an entire afternoon, until it got dark and Ruan Mengmeng's stomach started to growl. Before she knew it, it was time for dinner.

On the third day of the apocalypse, everyone lived a very leisurely and comfortable life, as if it was just a daily routine that they had long been accustomed to.

An Suxin and Su Muhe went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, while Ruan Mengmeng ran downstairs, saying that she wanted to find some snacks to fill her stomach first. Chu Xiao wanted to follow him downstairs to find a can of beer to satisfy his craving, but was stopped by his sister.

"Brother, there are some things we need to talk about alone."

The brother and sister came to an empty room, locked the door, and turned the room into their own little world.

Chu Xiao opened his mouth and was about to say something when he saw Chu Yan suddenly rush over and throw the man onto the bed, then hugged Chu Xiao's waist tightly and fell into his arms. The girl didn't say anything, just hugged him quietly, her cheek against Chu Xiao's chest, listening to the man's heartbeat, and enjoying a moment of peace.

What Chu Xiao wanted to say was meaningless. He stretched out his arms and wrapped his arms around his sister's slender waist. He seemed to calm down. This hug was completely free of lust. It was as if this couple, who were already very close, were confirming each other's existence and their... "ownership" of each other.

"...Brother," Chu Yan spoke first after a long time, "I'm very angry, do you know that?"

"I know." Chu Xiao stroked his sister's long black hair and said softly.

"But I didn't tell you why I was angry." Chu Yan stroked Chu Xiao's chest with her smooth cheeks, like a kitten who was always acting coquettishly, "Do you think I'm an unreasonable sister?"

"How could that be? My Xiaoyan is the best sister in the world." Chu Xiao said lovingly.

Chu Yan moved her body and changed into a more comfortable position in Chu Xiao's arms: "Is it comfortable to kiss Meng Meng?"