Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 682 - 671: Unexpected Guest (8)

"Hmph, I don’t think it’s necessary. Besides, I don’t have any communication tools to contact her." The thought crossed Li Huiru’s mind long before Old Xu suggested it, especially after she got rid of Skinny Monkey and Rat’s entanglement and survived the zombies’ sneak attack.

It’s just that she couldn’t find the hand-held radio at that time. Upon further thought, the radio must have gone to hell with Rat.

It’s lucky the radio wasn’t left in the car, otherwise, if she had used it to contact Liu Yunpeng, chances were he would tell her father she’s still alive.

If that happened, her future would be a nightmare, constantly hunted down without peace.

She nearly pushed herself into an even worse situation due to a moment’s wrong thought, which left Li Huiru sighing deeply. How could she possibly accept Old Xu’s suggestion now?

"No way, doesn’t your convoy take hand-held radios with you?" Old Xu was unaware of the details. Considering the first time they went to the Factory, he saw them holding radios quite often.

Li Huiru kept a straight face, saying emotionlessly, "Hmph! How could it be? The Factory isn’t so stingy with resources; they can afford a few broken radios. The reason I don’t have one is that the one assigned to the vehicle was with those two beasts."

"Oh!" So that’s how it is. After she explained, Old Xu understood the situation. Given that, he generously pointed to the radio he placed on the round table and said, "Miss Li, if you don’t mind, you can use my radio to contact Liu Yunpeng and see if you can get his help."

Li Huiru’s lips slightly curled, not even glancing at the radio Old Xu pointed to, she merely chuckled coldly, "Haha, Captain Xu, aren’t you afraid that after I make contact, I’ll tell Liu Yunpeng that I’ve been taken in by you?"

Women are unpredictable, and Old Xu finally realized this today. A few minutes ago, Li Huiru was eagerly pleading to stay.

But now she seemed like a different person, cold as ice, completely indifferent to him, and was deliberately finding fault.

Unfortunately, Old Xu never yields to pressure. If you’re disrespectful, he won’t bother pretending anymore. He immediately changed his tone, "No problem, Miss Li, you can go ahead and tell Liu Yunpeng whatever you want. But if you do, I’ll have no choice but to detain you and send you back to the Factory directly, also I’ll honestly tell him about your alleged conflict and escape. I’m just not sure if that’s how you’d like things to go?"

Implying without stating explicitly, even a fool could understand Old Xu’s meaning, but Li Huiru was indifferent. After Old Xu purposely left her alone in the reception room to adjust her mood, her mindset changed completely.

In those short ten minutes, she went from fear and pain to accusing the atrocious acts of Skinny Monkey and others, and cursing the Liu Family father and son behind the scenes. Ultimately, her increasingly twisted mentality blamed everything on the utterly innocent Old Xu.

As the saying goes, it’s human nature to prioritize oneself, and Li Huiru’s thoughts are now extremely peculiar. She feels the real threat to her life comes from the people in the villa. She believes Old Xu’s indifference is like adding insult to injury, worse than Liu Fugui and others.

Besides, the misfortune from Liu Fugui was her own responsibility, as she shouldn’t have tried to flirt with Liu Yunpeng. But with Xu Renjie, she had no grievances and was merely looking for a place to stay when nowhere else to turn, yet he...

"Hmph, Captain Xu, are you trying to intimidate a young woman? Do you think in my current state I would care about such things?"

Li Huiru’s sarcastic tone made the listener uncomfortable. Old Xu watched her proud and arrogant demeanor, feeling amused; truly getting blamed for nothing.

Thinking back, he even felt guilty for not being able to help her at first, but now it seems so foolish.

Some people are beyond help; what’s the use of keeping such self-centered individuals around besides wasting food? He couldn’t think of anything else: "Haha, Miss Li, saying it’s intimidation is a bit much, isn’t it? Old Xu has treated you like a guest since last night. Regarding some issues you don’t comprehend, I don’t blame you. But I must tell you, no matter who it is, if they dare target the villa’s people, Xu Renjie won’t tolerate it, no exception for women. So, will you contact him or not? Give a straightforward answer."

Old Xu was also straightforward, glancing contemptuously at Li Huiru and then at the radio, meaning clear - if she wants to make a call, he won’t stop her, but if she says anything that endangers the villa, she shouldn’t blame him for being ruthless.

"Hmph, it’s not necessary! I wouldn’t want to cause Captain Xu any trouble!" Li Huiru didn’t intend to gamble with her life, whether she called or not, the outcome was the same for her, but making the call would expose the fact she’s still alive.

Though Liu Fugui was a man she had little contact with, she’d heard about his brutal tactics often enough.

If she contacted Liu Yunpeng now, he might unreliably tell his father, living in the constant fear of being hunted down wouldn’t be worth it. It’d be better to bite the bullet and try to find a place to settle down, even a hard life beats running every day.

Li Huiru made her decision, her tone was unkind, yet she made her stance clear.

Old Xu, who initially felt some sympathy for her predicament, completely lost faith in this young woman now.

He originally planned to offer her some survival tips, but now just casually nodded twice: "Alright, the day’s not started yet, you can rest a bit. See if there’s anything else you need and ask for it, if possible I’ll offer some convenience, but once you’re on the road there might not be another chance."

"It’s unnecessary, I have to leave sooner or later, staying a few more minutes doesn’t make a difference." The two heavy bags were quite a load for the frail Li Huiru, she tried to maintain calm and ease, but her increasingly reddening neck betrayed her struggle.

She wanted to leave immediately, which Old Xu couldn’t wish for more. Frankly, he hadn’t been truthful with everyone about why he kept Li Huiru around, so if anything went wrong during her stay, as the team leader, he’d have a hard time explaining.

But Li Huiru’s manners were lacking, Old Xu couldn’t stoop to her level, as someone older, appearances still mattered: "Alright, then we won’t keep you. Come, I’ll see you to the car." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to recommend it and vote for it at qidian.com, where your support is the greatest motivation. Mobile users can read it at m.qidian.com.)