Apocalyptic Rebirth

101.If you don't obey, you will die.

Hearing such comments, Zhang Yi let out a cold laugh.

His voice silenced everyone present.

"Have the meals I've been giving you lately fattened your courage too?"

Zhang Yi's gaze swept over the crowd, settling on Guo Dahai, the plump man with a receding hairline, who hastily stepped back in fear.

"When I became the leader of this building, I made it clear: everyone must listen to me."

He revealed a sinister smile, "It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten?"

After saying this, Zhang Yi suddenly drew his handgun and aimed it at Guo Dahai's head, pulling the trigger.

"Bang!"

Guo Dahai's head burst open in a spray of blood, causing several female neighbors to scream in horror.

Nobody expected Zhang Yi to shoot so decisively and ruthlessly.

"Those who don't obey must die," Zhang Yi stated coldly to everyone.

At that moment, everyone remembered that Zhang Yi wasn't just their kind neighbor who brought them food. He was a demon who had killed half of the building's residents!

The room fell silent; no one dared to breathe too loudly.

Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow, appearing nonchalant.

"Now, let's go immediately and take out the Mad Wolf Gang! Who's with me, and who's against?"

After a few seconds of silence, Li Chengbin raised his hand, "I agree, let's follow Zhang Yi's lead!"

Gradually, others also raised their hands, "Listen... to Zhang Yi!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yi's face softened into a gentle smile.

"That's more like it! We're all family, and families help each other."

"See, I'm not tricking you. I took out ten of them myself! I'm leaving the rest for you, dozens of people. I'm being good to you, right?"

"Keep it up, I and Uncle You will go out and find food for you. We'll have an extra meal tonight, everyone eats well!"

Zhang Yi's carrot and stick strategy was highly effective.

Though initially shocked by Guo Dahai's death, the neighbors soon shrugged it off - after all, it was Guo Dahai who died, not them. Zhang Yi's promise of more food lessened their discontent.

Holding his gun, Zhang Yi watched as they prepared to storm building #21, whether willingly or not.

After a while, as chaos and shouts of battle echoed from inside the building, Zhang Yi glanced at his watch. The gold Rolex was as plain and uninteresting as ever.

"Let them keep fighting. I need to go, or else I won't know what time I'll get back."

Turning to Uncle You, he said, "Let's go, you're helping this time."

Their outing was a routine search, nothing specific needed, so having Uncle You along was fine.

Uncle You chuckled, glancing at building #21 before nodding, "Alright, let's go!"

Zhang Yi frowned slightly, feigning pain as he held his ribs.

"I can't drive; I got hurt in the fight just now, and my ribs are sore."

Seeing the snowmobile, Uncle You volunteered eagerly, "Then I'll drive!"

Zhang Yi nodded with a smile, "Good."

Thus, Uncle You took the wheel, and Zhang Yi sat behind him.

His injury was a ruse; he simply didn't trust anyone else with his back.

As the War God Yan Shuangying once said: "Be cautious of your back!"

The two left the community together.

Without a helmet and goggles, Uncle You could only squint his eyes against the cold wind, letting the harsh snowflakes slap his face. However, he didn't feel uncomfortable; in fact, he was exhilarated.

It had been a long time since he had left the community, and being confined there for over half a month had been suffocating.

"Ha-ha, it feels great to be out!" he exclaimed. "By the way, Zhang Yi, where are we heading?"

Zhang Yi casually replied, "The city is big; anywhere is fine. Let's start with the World Trade area."

The World Trade was a well-known commercial district in Tianhai City.

Uncle You nodded and, relying on his memory of the surroundings, drove towards the World Trade area.

After about half an hour, they arrived. The World Trade area was like a forest of buildings half-buried in snow.

Zhang Yi and Uncle You got off the snowmobile and started rummaging through the buildings for anything useful.

For Uncle You, this was his first time out, and everything in the commercial street seemed fresh and exciting, especially the luxury brand counters with gold, jewelry, branded clothes, and luxury cars in showrooms. Once unreachable, these items were now ownerless and free for the taking.

Excited, Uncle You ran in, looking for a bag to stuff things into. Zhang Yi noticed he was mainly picking clothes, particularly baby clothes.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but feel a bit speechless. Was Uncle You kind-hearted or just too submissive?

Bored, Zhang Yi approached him and said, "Uncle You, I've checked around here. There's no food. It seems we came to the wrong place."

Uncle You, smiling, replied, "Yeah, you're right. But we're not short on food at home. It's just that kids grow fast and need clothes."

Zhang Yi smiled helplessly and sat down on a nearby chair.

"Seems like you and Xie Lamei are getting along well."

Uncle You grinned sheepishly, "What getting along? We're just living together. Having a woman to warm the bed makes life worth living, doesn't it?"

At this, a mischievous glint flashed in Zhang Yi's eyes.

"If you like that sort of thing, I can introduce you to some women with big chests and butts to take good care of you, how about that?"

Uncle You, with his back to Zhang Yi, seemed to falter for a moment.

"That... might not be a good idea. You know, I'm... not that kind of person."

Zhang Yi lifted his chin, giving a knowing look. He was aware that Uncle You used to frequent Jade Pot Street to visit the female stylists at Twin Peaks Barbershop for some 'trouble relief'.

Uncle You might be straightforward, but that didn't mean he disliked women. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily charmed by Xie Lamei.

"Don't worry, I've got you covered, brother!"

Zhang Yi patted his shoulder, grinning mischievously.

"Oh, come on, look at you talking like that again! I'm a decent man."

Uncle You licked his lips, his face betraying an uncontrollable smile.

"Ah, right, right!"

Zhang Yi internally made a decision.

Uncle You had feelings for Xie Lamei, but they weren't deep. So in the future, if Xie Lamei became a problem, he could take care of her without affecting his relationship with Uncle You. However, to avoid impact, he'd need to find Uncle You another caring and skillful woman.