NABC Chapter 27 How about you sell your life to me and my hotel?
Chapter 27 How about you sell your life to me and my hotel?
Wang Xiao didn't rush to check the system's rewards. Instead, he sized up the man in front of him who was constantly retching and asked, "First time killing someone?"
Despite the man's severe physical discomfort, he dared not be negligent in the face of Wang Xiao's question.
The man quickly replied, "Yes..."
Wang Xiao laughed and said, "What did you mean by that just now? What, you're not going to tell me you're not in cahoots, are you?"
The man remained silent, clearly unable to deny the fact that he and Yang Hua were in cahoots.
"Tell me everything you know, including how your group found the hotel. I'll give you some time to organize your thoughts. Based on your answers, I will decide whether your journey will end here."
After saying that, Wang Xiao picked up the fire axe and walked towards the zombies that were still heading towards the hotel.
After all, his anger had not yet been vented.
Watching Wang Xiao kill ordinary zombies as easily as drinking water, the man's eyes were filled with shock and fear.
The thought involuntarily popped into the man's mind.
This isn't even human...
After spending some time dealing with the zombies, Wang Xiao returned to the man's side, silently lit a cigarette, and said, "I've given you so much time; you should have figured out how to convince me by now, right?"
After swallowing hard, the man said in a slightly trembling voice, "My name is Li Shu, I'm 32 years old, and I'm a security guard at an electronics factory."
After the zombies appeared, the factory was in chaos. I happened to be on duty outside at the time, which is how I managed to escape. On my way out, I met Yang Hua and his group.
At first, I thought that since we were all survivors, it would be better for us to act together than to fight alone.
Yang Hua took me in because I was alone and dared to kill zombies.
At first, everyone was quite restrained, and Yang Hua also acted like a gentleman.
It wasn't until we encountered a pair of female college students fleeing for their lives that Yang Hua, who was worse than a CS player, revealed his true nature.
It was only then that I learned from one of them that Yang Hua was a top-notch henchman in the underground world before the apocalypse, and those underlings were actually people who had been following him since before the apocalypse.
To get close to the two female college students, Yang Hua used the pretense of rescue to lower their guard, but after dealing with the zombies, he and his gang of savages raped the two women...
Wei Yan, who had been standing obediently to the side, asked coldly, "You're not trying to say you weren't involved, are you?"
Li Shu quickly replied, "I swear on my life that I was not involved."
Wei Yan pressed further, "Do you think we'd believe that? Would Yang Hua allow someone with a different path to join his team?"
A flicker of struggle crossed Li Shu's eyes. He whispered, "I wasn't involved, but to save my own life, I witnessed it all..."
Wang Xiao didn't say much, but gestured for Li Shu to continue.
After taking a deep breath, Li Shu continued, "Those two girls died in the end. They were tortured to death by Yang Hua and his gang. Even their corpses were used to attract zombies."
As for how we found the hotel, it was because of a fire…”
Wang Xiao looked at Wei Yan, and Wei Yan looked back at him with the same gaze.
Wang Xiao thought to himself: Could it really be that they lured people here with that torch?
Li Shu said, "At first we thought that with such a big fire, there should be survivors, but when we arrived at the scene, we only saw a pile of corpses being consumed by the flames."
Finally, one of Yang Hua's men discovered vehicle tracks.
So Yang Hua decided to follow the tracks left by the vehicle and that's how he found the hotel.
Along the way, they would forcibly detain any beautiful women they saw, and kill any men who dared to resist.
Some people had no choice but to join Yang Hua in order to survive, while I was only useful to him, so Yang Hua turned a blind eye to me. As long as I stayed put and didn't cause trouble, he didn't bother with me.
Although I cannot accept and hate their actions, I am just one person and there is nothing I can do, because Yang Hua has absolute control over the team.
Just yesterday, they murdered a young couple using the same method…
After learning how Yang Hua and his group found the hotel, Wang Xiao felt helpless.
He never expected that simply disposing of the body would attract such a group of people.
Wang Xiao was not surprised by what Yang Hua and his group had done.
In the end times, how many people can still uphold the basic principles of being human?
When simply surviving becomes difficult, people stop thinking about the future and start thinking about the present... the moment before them.
Unlike Wang Xiao's composure, Wei Yan, young and impetuous, was quite different.
Upon hearing Li Shu's description, Wei Yan unleashed his anger without reservation.
Ignoring Wang Xiao's attitude, he kicked Yang Hua hard on the ground while cursing Yang Hua as a CS player.
Wang Xiao did not stop him from doing so.
Because Yang Hua's death was inevitable, no one could stop him.
Why care about the feelings of a dead person?
After venting his anger, Wei Yan calmed down and looked at Wang Xiao, whispering, "Big brother, I..."
Wang Xiao glanced at him and said, "I haven't revoked your authority yet. You don't need to ask me about such a trivial matter, understand?"
Wei Yan said excitedly, "Thank you, brother."
Wang Xiao looked at Li Shu in front of him and began to think about how to deal with this person.
He was quite skilled and quick-witted. Despite being influenced by Yang Hua and his group, he was able to maintain his moral principles, which made Wang Xiao think highly of him.
After a moment's thought, Wang Xiao said, "Li Shu, my rule is that the person with the most points survives, but you killed the winner of the game I hosted. What do you think I should do with you now?"
Li Shu, at a loss, said, "I...I don't know."
He wanted to live, but facing Wang Xiao, he didn't know how he could survive.
He couldn't see through the man in front of him...
He had no chance to struggle in front of this man.
After learning about Li Shu's situation, Wei Yan tried to step forward to speak for him, but was stopped by a look from Wang Xiao.
Just as Li Shu thought he was doomed and was preparing to take Yang Hua, the CS player, with him before he died, Wang Xiao's next words surprised him.
"Here's a solution. Although you killed my number one player in the game, according to the rules, I have to spare one person. But considering the sacrifice of the number one player, and to avoid disheartening our fallen number one, how about you sell your life to me and my hotel from today onwards?"
Li Shu looked at Wang Xiao in disbelief.
Why...?
Seeing that Li Shu hesitated to agree, Wei Yan stepped forward and said, "What are you still standing there for? Why aren't you calling the boss?"
Reminded by Wei Yan, Li Shu stopped thinking about it and quickly thanked Wang Xiao, saying, "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"
Wang Xiao glanced at him and slowly walked into the hotel.
"Instead of thanking me, you should thank yourself more. If you were the same kind of person as Yang Hua and the others, you would still die even if you won first place. After all, I only promised to let him live, but I didn't say how long he would live."
"When you come in, don't forget to drag that dead dog on the ground in too. I still have some questions for him."
Looking at Wang Xiao's back, Li Shu felt like he was living in a dream.
He survived...
He never expected that the principles he had always upheld would save his life at this moment.
Wei Yan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Welcome to our Peace Hotel."
Li Shu nodded and said, "Thank you... thank you."
Wang Xiao also received a system notification at the same time.
The task "Greet every 'God' with a smile" has been completed.
Current progress: 5/5.
[Task Evaluation: Excellent.]
[Task Rewards: +1 Free Attribute Point, +30 Experience Points, +5 Points]
[Limited-time incentive reward: Basic Improvement Blueprint *1 has been issued.]
[Bonus Rewards: +10 Experience Points, +5 Points]
[Triggering Quest: "Final Preparations Before Opening"]