Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot
Chapter 1726 - 730: Unexpected Person_2

Chapter 1726: Chapter 730: Unexpected Person_2

From the status of the people in a Survivor Base, one can determine the current situation of the base; from the status of the leadership in a Survivor Base, one can judge the potential of the base.

From the current interactions, Wang Tao felt that both the people and the leadership status of the Red Stone Base were not bad. The Red Stone Base definitely had the potential for development, though he wondered how it had suddenly fallen in the previous life...

At this moment, three more people walked in.

A slightly overweight, middle-aged man in military uniform, a young woman with a cane, and a young man in military uniform supporting her.

Seeing this scene, Wang Tao felt a bit strange. He had planned to find Zhao Yuan later, but unexpectedly they met now.

"Old Bai, that’s not fair! You have good food and didn’t call me!"

The slightly overweight, middle-aged man shouted as soon as he entered.

"Hey! Didn’t Xiao Lian say you were still sleeping off a hangover from yesterday, so we didn’t want to disturb you!"

Bai Hao shrugged helplessly.

"Alright, but you owe me a bottle of wine!"

The slightly overweight, middle-aged man had an insistent manner. Now whether it’s cigarettes or wine, they were precious commodities, even in their base, and you couldn’t buy them even if you had money.

"Fine, fine, here you go!"

Bai Hao opened a nearby cabinet, which conveniently had a bottle of liquor. Clearly, he had prepared in advance.

"That’s more like it!"

The slightly overweight, middle-aged man happily took the bottle, then he looked at Wang Tao with admiration:

"This comrade is impressive! To have survived traveling from Shuize County to our Red Stone County! Even if we mobilize the army now, we might not be able to make it. There are just too many zombies outside!"

"Just a bit of luck, I didn’t run into too many zombies on the way."

Wang Tao explained with a smile.

Of course, everyone took his words as humble, as it’s hard to believe that crossing dozens of kilometers from one county to another in the apocalypse could be explained by luck alone.

Bai Hao took the initiative to introduce Wang Tao:

"Comrade Wang Tao, this is Ji Chen, General Ji. This is his daughter, Comrade Ji Lian, and this is his son-in-law..."

"Zhao Yuan."

Wang Tao suddenly interrupted.

"Oh? You two know each other?"

Bai Hao and the others were curious and looked at Wang Tao.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yuan was a bit dumbfounded; he never expected to meet Wang Tao here!

"I’m hometown friends with Brother Zhao, we were neighbors and lived across the hall."

Wang Tao explained with a smile.

The phrase ’hometown friends meeting’ often brings tears of joy. In the apocalypse, meeting someone from your hometown should be quite exciting. However, Zhao Yuan’s reaction was somewhat unexpected to Wang Tao; he seemed not very excited, but rather... a bit fearful?

Yet, Zhao Yuan reacted quickly, and after his initial shock, he immediately put on an expression of joy.

"Yes, yes! Wang Tao and I have known each other for a long time, we’ve always gotten along well!"

After a brief explanation to the others, Zhao Yuan looked at Wang Tao again, with a hint of emotion and said:

"When the apocalypse broke out, I tried to contact you, but couldn’t reach you, and I thought you might have..."

"Haha, I guess I was lucky. Just before the apocalypse, I accidentally got electrocuted unconscious, and when I woke up, it was the end of the world..."

After explaining with a laugh, Wang Tao turned to Zhao Yuan and slowly said:

"I saw the message Brother Zhao sent me with a favor before I passed out, but I couldn’t reach you afterward and thought you might have been in trouble... Seeing you’re okay now, I’m relieved, and I can finally talk to you about the favor you asked..."

"Cough—Cough—"

Zhao Yuan suddenly coughed, interrupting Wang Tao, then while others weren’t paying attention, he frantically winked at Wang Tao.

Though Wang Tao didn’t quite understand what Zhao Yuan’s winking meant, from Zhao Yuan’s current emotions, it seemed he didn’t want him to continue.

So Wang Tao kept quiet, just looking at Zhao Yuan with an inexplicable expression.

"Husband, what did you ask Mr. Wang to do?"

Ji Lian, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly asked.

"Ah? Oh, it was about a cat we had... I hoped Wang Tao, if he could, would take care of it!"

Zhao Yuan saw the black cat lying on Wang Tao’s shoulder and immediately came up with an idea.

"Oh... I see! What a beautiful black cat, what’s its name?"

Ji Lian looked at the black cat and asked curiously.

"Taxue."

Wang Tao voluntarily explained.

"Good name!"

Ji Lian didn’t seem to like cats very much. After asking the name, she didn’t say much more, nor did she say she wanted to touch it or anything.

Taxue glanced at her and then let out a "meow."

The others didn’t pay attention to its voice, but Wang Tao understood it. It said that the way this woman called Ji Lian looked at it was somewhat hostile, as if she wanted to kill it.

Although Ji Lian was just an ordinary person who couldn’t threaten Taxue at all, Taxue still told Wang Tao about it.

Wang Tao patted Taxue’s head to show he understood.

Based on Zhao Yuan’s reaction when he saw him and Zhao Yuan’s current status, Wang Tao felt he knew what was going on.

But since they were at a dinner party, Wang Tao didn’t say much more. After all the dishes were served, Wang Tao ate while chatting with Bai Hao and the others, and didn’t talk much to Zhao Yuan.

Bai Hao and the others were still very curious about the situation in Shuize County. Hearing that the Shuize Base, transformed from Shuize University, already had over two thousand survivors, everyone was astonished.

"Wow! So many survivors! Wei Zhenguo and the others are really capable!"

"We left in a hurry at that time, and many people couldn’t be saved. Luckily, Wei Zhenguo saved them! Unfortunately, they’re too far away, and it’s probably not feasible to transfer them to our Red Stone Base for now..."

"..."

Wang Tao came to the Red Stone Base mainly to see how things were here and if it was possible to transfer people from Shuize Base.

Bai Hao and the others naturally said there was no problem. The Red Stone Base was big, not to mention two thousand people, even if twenty thousand more came, they could accommodate them. They were already discussing how to safely bring these two thousand people back.

Wang Tao did not participate in the discussion on how to transfer them. Once they agreed, Wang Tao would naturally have a way. But there’s a problem now, which is how the last Red Stone Base got overrun. If the cause of the fall is not found, this life’s Red Stone Base is still not very safe. Wang Tao came this time just in time to help them investigate...

After the meal, Bai Hao arranged for someone to prepare a room for Wang Tao, so he could rest well. They had a rescue operation in the afternoon and had to get busy now.

When Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue entered the room and were about to close the door, Zhao Yuan appeared stealthily.

Wang Tao was about to greet him when Zhao Yuan shushed him, then directly came in and closed the door.

"Brother Zhao, what’s this about?"

Wang Tao was a bit puzzled.

"Wang Tao, is she... still alive?"

Zhao Yuan’s eyes were somewhat complicated.

"You mean sister-in-law? She’s got food and drink, living well. I naturally took your request to heart."

Hearing that Ding Yuqin wasn’t dead, Zhao Yuan’s facial expression changed a few times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said to Wang Tao:

"Wang Tao, for the sake of our many years of friendship, do me a favor! Don’t ever mention what I asked you before! Don’t mention her either, just pretend she’s already dead! Please!"

"Why?"

Wang Tao asked directly.

"I think you’ve also noticed that I’ve made quite a name for myself in this Red Stone Base, but that has a lot to do with my wife—my current wife, Ji Lian."

Zhao Yuan looked embarrassed but continued to say.

"I thought Yuqin was dead before getting together with her, and that’s what I told her. Her personality is somewhat jealous, and if she thinks I intentionally deceived her, that would be troublesome... Don’t worry, I won’t let you help for nothing! You’re surely going to stay here too, right? I’ll find a way to repay you!"

After hearing what Zhao Yuan said, Wang Tao frowned and said:

"Brother Zhao, this isn’t right, is it? Sister-in-law has been waiting at home for you to come back, and you’re..."

"Don’t tell him I’m still alive! Just say I’m dead—no, just don’t mention me at all!"

Zhao Yuan had a determined face.

"This... sigh!"

Wang Tao sighed helplessly but had a bit of a cold smile inside.

All that Zhao Yuan said was despicable; wasn’t this just a heartless man abandoning his wife and child for his own benefit?

And most importantly, Wang Tao felt that Zhao Yuan wasn’t telling the whole truth and was hiding some important things...