Chapter 607: Chapter 607: Schemes in the Shadows
"Of course, I haven’t seen Xiao Lan for a long time."
Bai Xiqin nodded affirmatively under Song Hongfei’s expectant gaze.
Song Hongfei noticed that Bai Xiqin had an earnest smile on her face without a trace of disdain.
It turns out there really are people other than family who won’t despise his daughter and are willing to befriend her!
"Good, good, good, we’ll be waiting for you at home tonight."
Song Hongfei’s fingers trembled slightly with excitement.
Perhaps after spending more time with friends, Wenwen would become more like a human and learn how to absorb the crystal core to regain her consciousness.
The more he thought about it, the more excited Song Hongfei became.
He couldn’t wait to hurry home and prepare a grand feast for Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai to come over and have dinner.
"Then Xiao Leng and I will go over tonight." Bai Xiqin’s eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, "But Xiao Lan... is Wenwen in the base?"
How did the Xiao Lan Zombie enter the safe base?
She shouldn’t have made it past the entrance; there are devices there specifically for temperature detection.
The Xiao Lan Zombie doesn’t even need a temperature check; one look at her decaying face would give her away. How did she enter the safe base?
"Thanks to the Base Commander."
Song Hongfei only gave this response, stopping there.
It wouldn’t be good if others overheard.
Bai Xiqin’s lips twitched slightly; if she remembered correctly, Xiao Ming was also brought into the safe base by the Base Commander.
Only Leng Yebai’s father would do something like this; no other base commander would act this way.
Speaking of which, Bai Xiqin still admired the Base Commander’s stance.
He was the Base Commander of the safe base and should have hated zombies, and absolutely should not have allowed them into the safe base.
But he categorized zombies into two groups, enemies and allies.
That’s quite remarkable.
"Ahem, it’s getting late; I still have official business to handle today, so I’ll head back first."
The Base Commander noticed Bai Xiqin scrutinizing him and awkwardly coughed lightly.
Wasn’t it all for his foolish son!
He didn’t have much mental preparation before; a zombie was just a zombie, and there was no way he could have any compassion for them.
Yet, due to his son and daughter-in-law’s deep ties with the Zombie King, the Base Commander chose to adopt a calm and peaceful attitude towards certain friendly zombies.
Everything was for the children.
After speaking, the Base Commander strode toward the base building, his back straight, walking with vigor.
He looked quite stern, and when he encountered survivors who greeted him along the way, he only gave a nod, resuming his lofty and aloof demeanor.
...In truth, he was still himself, but when encountering the Bai Family, he became a bit more adolescent.
After exchanging a few more words with Song Hongfei, Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin left.
Song Hongfei no longer guarded the gate but dispatched several members of the Superpower User team to keep watch, while he hurried off to prepare the evening’s meal.
Resources were scarce, but he wanted to treat his daughter’s friends to a good meal.
Song Hongfei specifically went outside the safe base, searched for a long time, and finally found a mutant goat.
He wondered how on earth mutant goats could be near Shanghai; before the apocalypse, this place was very bustling, and there were no goats.
Now everywhere was filled with lush greenery, and many seldom-seen small animals came out.
With more small animals around, people were still hungry every day.
Very few had the ability to return with food amidst the dual threats of zombies and mutant animals.
Song Hongfei put in a lot of effort to bring the mutant goat back; the mutant goat was fast, and if he hadn’t used his spiritual ability to intervene, he could not have hunted it.
The mutant goat’s blood was also a big problem.
Along the way, he encountered zombies chasing him and a mutant zombie dog attempting to snatch his prey.
The near cost of being scratched by the zombie dog enabled him to bring back this mutant goat.
Someone of his high rank was not required to submit part of the resources he acquired to the safe base.
A whole goat was a significant resource for the Song Family.
So when Song Hongfei carried the goat into the safe base, many people eyed him enviously.
If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely not be so blatant, but would sneak into the safe base, not letting anyone know they had an entire goat as a resource.
Song Hongfei was different; although his status in the safe base wasn’t as high as the Base Commander, it was better than most.
Everyone knew the Song Family had superpowers, and they weren’t to be trifled with.
People only watched, having no intention of stealing the meat.
Unbeknownst to Song Hongfei, among many gazes was a fiery stare fixed on the mutant goat on his shoulder.
"So calculating, not hunting goats before but thinking of it only after kicking me out, just to avoid sharing it with me!"
Song Kerou’s nails almost dug into her skin, her eyes nearly spitting fire.
Though she had moved next door to the Song Family, she found that the Song Family seemed to no longer live in their old villa.
She could only see the Song Family in public places.
Occasionally meeting them, she would eagerly rush over, ready to tell them about her grievances.
Yet they acted as if they didn’t see her, completely ignoring her, treating her like a stranger.
That’s how she was abandoned by the Song Family.
Song Kerou deeply resented them; she thought of many reasons to get the Song Family to take her back, but not a single family member responded.
They simply treated her as if she were invisible.
Originally, she didn’t care about being the Song Family’s daughter, but she didn’t have superpowers!
Without superpowers, there was no source for crystal cores, and she couldn’t eat delicious meals.
Even though a simpering fool let her live in a villa next to the Song Family, the food couldn’t compare to the Song Family’s in the slightest.
The best meal each day was a few buns and some meager condiments.
Sometimes there weren’t even condiments, just a few pitiful grains of salt.
That simp didn’t have many crystal cores himself and had already done his utmost to let Song Kerou stay in a villa.
Song Kerou saved the crystal cores she took from the Song Family as a last resort, so she always spent the simp’s crystal cores instead.
In recent days, everyone rushed out to collect crystal cores, and Song Kerou reluctantly gathered two before stopping.
She couldn’t stand the stench of decay, nor could she tolerate so many people rummaging through the dark flesh.
But the one helping Song Kerou also collected a lot of crystal cores.
When everyone had plenty of crystal cores, buying food in the safe base cost far too many of them.
They had to seek food from other survivor settlements.
The person dared not venture out, fearing nearby zombie hordes.
So, hunger persisted.
Thus, after leaving the Song Family, Song Kerou hadn’t tasted meat.
Upon seeing the mutant goat on Song Hongfei’s shoulder, Song Kerou resolved to beg on her knees if necessary, to return.
Pride could be set aside; it didn’t matter.
She believed she could rise again and stomp them beneath her feet!
Song Kerou revealed a sinister smile, trailing far behind Song Hongfei.
Still uncertain about where the Song Family lived now!
Her eyes stayed glued to Song Hongfei, fearful of losing track of the Song Family’s current location.
"What are they doing here!"
Song Kerou gritted her teeth, her eyes sharply fixed on the sudden appearance of Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai.
They were speaking with Song Hongfei, who was carrying a mutant goat. After a few words, the three continued forward.
