Chapter 49: Partner in Murder
If this statement came from someone else, Liu Ling'er might have doubted it.But since it was Su Chen who said it, she believed most of it.After all, Su Chen had predicted the apocalypse in advance, bought a Norma-Dixon RV, and stocked up on a lot of supplies....The sudden downpour filled the surviving group with wild joy!They had no idea of the true situation.To them, the torrential rain and the dropping temperature signaled that the heatwave apocalypse was about to end.Among them, the most ecstatic was Zhang Mingyuan!He ran out into the rain and, like a madman, rolled on the ground.Once society returned to normal, he could go back to being the privileged young master!When that happened, Abiao, Su Chen, you'd all have to die!On the other hand, Xiao Mei felt a mix of joy and sorrow.She was happy because the apocalypse seemed to be ending, and things would return to normal.But she was also sad because, during this time, she had done many dirty things.For example, helping Abiao to conspire against He Wang, Da Hu, and Xiao Hu.For the sake of survival, she had even eaten human flesh with Abiao.If the truth were revealed later, Xiao Mei would probably spend the rest of her life in prison!As everyone was lost in their thoughts, Abiao and his group returned to the underground parking lot, braving the heavy rain.Seeing their miserable appearance, everyone was taken aback.What happened?Abiao ignored Zhang Mingyuan, Xiao Mei, and the others, and led his men straight back to the parking lot.Xiao Mei hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly followed."Big Brother Biao, what happened? Didn't you go to collect supplies?"Abiao plopped down on the ground, panting heavily. His face twisted with resentment as he spoke,"Liu Ling'er, that b*tch, actually dared to scheme against me!"After hearing the whole story, Xiao Mei was shocked.Although she had always slandered Liu Ling'er, claiming that Liu Ling'er had ill intentions, that was purely for her own position next to Abiao.She never imagined that Liu Ling'er would actually have the guts to scheme against them!"Big Brother Biao, what do we do now? The rain is so heavy, the heatwave may be ending…"Xiao Mei steadied herself and asked in a low voice.Abiao furrowed his brow, deep in thought, but didn't answer immediately.Like Xiao Mei, after the initial excitement, he too was filled with unease.Xiao Mei's crimes were, at most, a death sentence with a reprieve.But Abiao was different.He had killed so many people and committed so many heinous acts.Not only would the death penalty be inevitable, but he might be executed repeatedly!What should he do?At this moment, the remaining survivors also returned to the underground parking lot, calming down after the excitement.Among the crowd, Zhang Mingyuan, still in high spirits, caught Abiao's eye, and a murderous glint flashed in his gaze.Forget everything else. Once the world returned to normal, with Zhang Mingyuan's personality, he would definitely not let Abiao off!If Abiao wanted to escape safely, there was only one way: kill all the remaining survivors, except for his own men!However, the fire just now had already claimed the lives of three of his subordinates.Even Abiao himself and almost everyone else had suffered burns.With their current weakened combat ability, it was almost impossible to kill all the remaining one or two hundred survivors!Unless… they could convince Su Chen!Abiao squinted his eyes and looked toward the Norma-Dixon RV in the distance.Su Chen's RV was equipped with shotguns—if he could borrow those, killing all the survivors would be easy!"...What do you think of my plan?"Abiao gathered Xiao Mei and the other subordinates and revealed his plan."Ah? It's not impossible, but how do we convince Su Chen?"One of the subordinates hesitated."Yeah, Big Brother Biao, that guy is stubborn as a mule!"Xiao Mei gritted her teeth.If it weren't for Su Chen, she wouldn't have been trapped on Phoenix Mountain. She wouldn't have had to cling to Abiao for survival, losing all her dignity in the process!"If it were before, he definitely wouldn't agree."Abiao let out a cold smile,"But now that the heatwave is about to end, how could he possibly refuse?"Everyone paused, slightly stunned."Big Brother Biao, what do you mean by that?"Xiao Mei asked, confused."Let me ask you—how did Zhang Hang die?"Abiao spoke slowly."Of course, he was shot by Su Chen, and eventually died from his wounds!"Without even thinking, Xiao Mei answered directly."Exactly. So, do you think Su Chen is guilty of intentional manslaughter?"Abiao asked, his eyes glinting."Big Brother Biao, do you mean…"Xiao Mei froze for a second, seemingly understanding."Although we've killed a lot of people and committed many crimes, Su Chen's hands are not clean either!"Abiao sneered."Zhang Hang died at his hands, didn't he?""And those other survivors—weren't they burned with sulfuric acid by him and left to die?""All these incidents combined… even if he isn't sentenced to death, he'll at least get a death sentence with a reprieve, right?""So, if Su Chen doesn't want to go to prison, he'll have to team up with us and kill everyone else!"After hearing his words, everyone was momentarily stunned.But after thinking it through, they realized that Abiao's reasoning made sense.Once the official rescue team arrives at Phoenix Mountain and sees the situation, including Abiao and Su Chen, none of them will escape.If Su Chen is smart, he should be ruthless and join forces with Abiao to wipe out the survivors!"Xiao Mei, you go contact Su Chen!"Abiao's eyes locked on Xiao Mei as he gave his command."Huh? Me?"Xiao Mei was taken aback."Who else then? Are you going to send us?"Abiao coldly replied.He and Su Chen had quite a bit of bad blood. If he were the one to approach Su Chen, it was likely he wouldn't even get a word in before Su Chen shot him dead.It was much more suitable to send Xiao Mei first to test the waters."Fine, I'll… I'll go."Xiao Mei had no choice but to reluctantly agree.She stood up and slowly walked toward the Norma-Dixon.When she reached the car door, she hesitated for a moment before knocking on it."Su Chen, are you there?"But instead of Su Chen's voice coming from inside, a pleasant female voice rang out."Is there something you need from Ah Chen?"Xiao Mei felt the voice was somewhat familiar. After a moment of recollection, her eyes widened in shock."L-Ling… Ling'er?!"As the steel door of the RV slowly lowered, Liu Ling'er's figure appeared inside.Seeing Xiao Mei standing outside, Liu Ling'er wore a triumphant smile,"Yes, it's me!""You… you… how are you inside the car?"Xiao Mei stuttered in disbelief."Why can't I be in the car? Don't you know about my relationship with Ah Chen?"Liu Ling'er's tone was filled with pride!