Yan Jiasui was undoubtedly the most upset.
It wasn't that she wanted to cling to the position of team leader; it was just that they were the ones who had wanted her to be the leader in the first place.
In the beginning, their team was quite small, but they still went out every day to search for supplies, extending a helping hand whenever they saw injured people on the road.
As they saved more people, their team gradually grew. However, with more people came more chaos. Everyone felt that since she was the one who had rescued the people in the building, it was only natural for her to be the leader.
Ever since taking on this role, Yan Jiasui spent every day figuring out where to find supplies, then leading batches of ability users out to scavenge.
Although some people still ended up without food, if they didn't get a share the first time, she made sure they would get one the second time around.
Whenever they needed help with anything, she never shirked her responsibilities. Yet, she never expected to face the situation she was in now.
Yan Jiasui couldn't sleep all night.
As a result, first thing the next morning, someone rushed over to tell her that Pei Yufeng and He Qiuyun had gotten into a fight.
Yan Jiasui hurriedly followed them to the scene.
Bang—
Pei Yufeng grabbed He Qiuyun by the collar and slammed him viciously against the wall.
His eyes were filled with a chilling hostility. His other hand was clenched into a tight fist, and every punch he landed carried the sickening sound of bone cracking.
"Pei Yufeng, that's enough! Are you trying to beat him to death?" Da Laocu quickly stepped forward to stop Pei Yufeng.
Without even turning his head, Pei Yufeng tightly gripped Da Laocu by the neck and hurled him directly against the wall. Da Laocu quickly slid down to the floor, violently coughing up a mouthful of blood.
The men in the building had all come out. Watching this scene unfold, their previously noisy chatter instantly died down into silence.
Pei Yufeng lowered his gaze to look at He Qiuyun, whose face was now covered in blood. Narrowing his eyes, he grabbed the man by his hair, forcing his head up to meet his stare.
"You really think you can push your luck, don't you?"
Yan Jiasui frowned as she watched the scene. Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, seeing the crowds of people gathered around, she could roughly guess that He Qiuyun and his group were the ones who had provoked him first.
She looked at He Qiuyun on the ground. He was trembling all over, beaten to the point of delirium.
"Yufeng..."
Pei Yufeng coldly let go of him and stood up.
Yan Jiasui sighed and asked the people nearby to help He Qiuyun up.
Pei Yufeng suddenly grabbed Ji Zhaoxi, who had just turned her head and was preparing to slip away.
"I'm injured."
Ji Zhaoxi struggled with all her might. "You didn't even get hurt from using abilities!"
"I want you to heal me anyway."
The room was exceptionally quiet, completely shutting out the sounds of discussion from outside.
"I'll heal you, but you have to give me a crystal core," Ji Zhaoxi said, looking at him seriously.
"No."
Ji Zhaoxi huffed and turned to leave.
"Tsk."
Pei Yufeng pulled her back, impatiently digging out a crystal core.
Ji Zhaoxi's eyes lit up, and she immediately pocketed the crystal core.
Pei Yufeng looked at her with a hint of suspicion. "Do other people have to give you crystal cores when they come to you too?"
Ji Zhaoxi placed her hand over his wound and raised an eyebrow. "Other people don't have to give me anything. Only you do."
Pei Yufeng laughed out of sheer annoyance. "You're just singling me out to bully, aren't you?"
"So what if I am? I'm bullying you!"
Ji Zhaoxi was extremely happy right now; she had finally managed to get the upper hand on Pei Yufeng.
Pei Yufeng: ...
With He Qiuyun and Da Laocu taken down, the other men in the building no longer dared to cause trouble for Yan Jiasui.
When they ran into Yan Jiasui, they started greeting her again.
But Yan Jiasui had already seen through these people. She wouldn't fall out with them right now, but she also wouldn't let them stay here forever.
He Qiuyun's hatred for Pei Yufeng had reached its absolute peak.
He had stolen his woman and humiliated him in front of so many people. If he didn't kill Pei Yufeng, he would never let this go for the rest of his life.
Da Laocu also knew what He Qiuyun was thinking. His injuries were somewhat lighter than He Qiuyun's, and he could already manage to sit up.
They definitely couldn't beat Pei Yufeng in a head-on fight, but what if...
He Qiuyun and Da Laocu exchanged a glance, instantly understanding what the other was implying.
Over the past few days, Yan Jiasui had been taking the ability users out to scavenge for supplies. Under normal circumstances, He Qiuyun and Da Laocu would have definitely received a share.
But these past few days, they hadn't been given any supplies at all.
Yan Jiasui looked at He Qiuyun's resentful face and said calmly, "Isn't this distributed exactly according to what you guys said the other day? You're injured and you didn't go out to search for supplies, so why should I give you a share?"
"But we are ability users. It's not like we stayed behind on purpose; we're injured," He Qiuyun stared at her in disbelief.
Yan Jiasui looked at him quietly. "The team's supplies are limited. Just consider your share as compensation for the people who didn't get any supplies last time."
He Qiuyun stared at Yan Jiasui in silence, his fists clenched tightly.
Yan Jiasui looked back at him, her face completely expressionless.
"Fine."
He Qiuyun spat out the word through gritted teeth and walked away.
When He Qiuyun returned, Da Laocu was sleeping in bed.
He directly yanked Da Laocu's blanket off. Da Laocu looked at him groggily. "What's wrong?"
He Qiuyun's face was dark. "Include her this time too."
Da Laocu hadn't fully processed it yet. "Who?"
"Her."
Da Laocu fell silent for a moment, now completely awake. He sat up in bed.
"She didn't give you any supplies?"
He Qiuyun sneered. "She used my own words from last time to shut me up."
Da Laocu frowned. "Honestly, I don't think she's as bad as Pei Yufeng."
He did find Yan Jiasui annoying, but he didn't hate her nearly as much as he hated Pei Yufeng.
He Qiuyun glared at him. "You don't agree?"
Da Laocu still felt it was inappropriate and sighed. "Do you really hate her that much?"
He Qiuyun shot Da Laocu a glance. "Forget it, let's just stick to Pei Yufeng this time."
Da Laocu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly nodded. "Alright, alright, just Pei Yufeng then."
He couldn't help but feel that He Qiuyun was far too quick to hold grudges against people.
The first time, Ji Zhaoxi had ignored him, and as a result, he had refused to save her even when she was about to be grabbed by zombies.
And now, this time, the original plan was just to force Yan Jiasui to give up the team leader position, but now he actually wanted to kill her.
A cold sweat broke out on Da Laocu's back. If he and He Qiuyun ever had a falling out in the future, would He Qiuyun try to find a way to kill him too?
The day to go out and scavenge for supplies finally arrived. He Qiuyun was unusually quiet.
Da Laocu was driving, feeling quite nervous himself.
To be honest, Pei Yufeng definitely wouldn't be easy to kill. They might even need to stab him a few extra times to make sure.
Pei Yufeng leaned lazily against his seat, looking as though he hadn't fully woken up yet.
His gaze fell upon Ji Zhaoxi beside him, who was wearing an excited expression.
He couldn't help but yawn. How was she so full of energy all day long?
