Lei Min opened the door, and outside stood Director Liu.
This time, he didn't spout those high - sounding words. Instead, he came straight to the point and demanded that Lin Qingqing help them deal with the group of zombies blocking the way at the entrance.
"Sister Lin isn't here!"
"Not here? Where could she have gone?"
Director Liu clearly didn't believe it. None of them had seen Lin Qingqing leave. Surely this Miss Lei was just trying to fool him.
"She went out to handle some business!"
Lei Min rolled her eyes and said. Since Lin Qingqing had left, she and Wen Ling could only stay here for the time being. So she concealed the truth of Lin Qingqing's departure from Director Liu and the others, planning to pacify them first and then find an opportunity to leave with Wen Ling.
"Really?"
Director Liu looked behind Lei Min without any attempt to hide it. Seeing that there was indeed only Wen Ling in the room, he believed her.
"Why would I lie to you?" Lei Min crossed her arms, allowing him to look around. Although she felt disgusted in her heart, she had no choice at the moment.
"Did Miss Lin say when she would be back?" Director Liu continued to ask reluctantly.
"About three to five days," Lei Min said. Seeing Director Liu's suspicious look, she immediately changed her words. "Three days, at most three days!"
"Oh? Then we'll come back in a couple of days," Director Liu didn't make things difficult for her anymore, but the suspicion on his face didn't lessen at all.
"Fine," Lei Min nodded and closed the door, suppressing the anger in her heart.
She knew that she was still a bit inexperienced when dealing with a shameless old fox like Director Liu. This kind of person was typically a bully who feared the strong and picked on the weak. If they knew that Sister Lin wasn't coming back, they surely wouldn't let her go.
She had asked for three days, but that Director Liu said he would come back in two days. This was clearly a test of her.
Lei Min leaned against the door, took a deep breath, and decided to find an opportunity to leave within these two days.
...
Lin Qingqing had no idea about the situation of Lei Min and Wen Ling. Perhaps she had underestimated the cunning and shamelessness of Director Liu and the others before.
At the moment, she was stopped in front of a budget hotel. Originally, she had wanted to find a place to rest. Unexpectedly, she encountered people again when passing by here.
This budget hotel was built beside the main road. On the left and right were a few scattered fast - food restaurants and auto repair shops. From the outside, these places all looked dilapidated, and they should have already been searched.
Discovering signs of human activity again, Lin Qingqing unconsciously stopped, and then she saw several figures busy loading things onto a car.
There were six people in this group. The leader was a middle - aged man. Besides him, there was a middle - aged woman, a young man, two young girls, and a pre - teen boy.
This combination looked very much like a big family. At least it could be seen that the middle - aged couple were husband and wife, and the young man and the boy might be their children. The relationship of the two girls couldn't be determined for the moment.The first one to notice Lin Qingqing was the young man. The black SUV, as it drove up from a distance, immediately caught his eye.
"Damn, isn't this that high - end business vehicle from Lightning brand?" The young man was a car enthusiast and clearly knew the value of this vehicle.
Who was in the car? Where did he or she get such a great car?
In the apocalypse, driving a luxury car was no longer the exclusive privilege of the wealthy. People like the young man now had the chance to get a luxury car they could never have dreamed of before.
While he was daydreaming, the black SUV slowly pulled over to the side of the road.
"Dad! Dad! Look over there!"
The young man excitedly tugged at the middle - aged man's arm.
This time, there was no need for him to say anything. Everyone had seen it. The middle - aged man wasn't as excited as his son. He looked at the car by the roadside warily and pulled his son and wife behind him.
Seeing that they had noticed her, Lin Qingqing rolled down the window and greeted them.
"Hello!"
"Whoa~"
Unexpectedly, the person driving this low - key luxury car was a young girl, and a beauty at that.
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Then, the middle - aged man's wife pinched her husband hard from behind and slapped her son. She looked at Lin Qingqing with a face full of disdain and wariness.
The middle - aged man, coming to his senses, turned around and glared at his wife, then nodded awkwardly at Lin Qingqing.
Compared to his father, the young man was much more straightforward. With a big smile on his face, ignoring the middle - aged woman's warning, he waved and greeted Lin Qingqing, "Hi! Beauty, where are you from? Where are you going?"
"Just passing by. What about you guys?"
"We're planning to go find my uncle. Beauty, where are you headed? How about coming with us?"
"You brat, what are you blabbering about!"
Before Lin Qingqing could reply, the middle - aged woman grabbed her son's arm, warning him not to talk nonsense.
At this moment, the two young girls also looked over. They were standing together, and one of them was holding the hand of the pre - teen boy.
Judging from the atmosphere, they were clearly not from the same family as the young man and the other two.
"I'm planning to find a base. Do you know where there is one?" Lin Qingqing thought for a moment and said.
She really did want to see what a base was like. Although she planned to be a loner, she couldn't completely cut off contact with the outside world.Hearing that she was looking for a base, the young man got excited again.
"We're also planning to go to a base after finding my uncle. Seems like we have the same destination!"
"Oh? What a coincidence?" Lin Qingqing smiled.
It was too late for the middle - aged woman to stop him. Her son had already spilled the beans about their itinerary.
Seeing that Lin Qingqing was just a single woman, the middle - aged man didn't stop his son from extending the invitation.
"Miss, if you're going to the base, you can follow us!"
"Old Chen! We've already taken in three people!" The middle - aged woman looked discontentedly at the other side.
The two girls' faces turned a bit unpleasant when they were pointed at like this.
At this time, the young man was a bit annoyed.
"Mom! Don't say that. Tingting was my ex - girlfriend after all."
"Shut up! What ex - girlfriend? No matter who they are, don't we have to protect them?"
"If anyone's going to protect them, it's me and Dad. You don't have any abilities anyway," the young man mumbled in a low voice.
"What did you say..."
"Come on, you're both grown - ups. Don't bicker in front of the young lady," the middle - aged man said, and the two of them obediently shut up.
Lin Qingqing watched them finish arguing with a smile, then said, "I don't need your protection either. Just tell me the location of the base."
"Ah? That won't do. It's too dangerous for you to be alone. Don't mind what my mom said. She's just like that, sharp - tongued but soft - hearted!" the young man said quickly.
"That's right. It's so dangerous out there. You, a young girl, should follow us."
The middle - aged man also didn't feel at ease letting this young girl travel alone. However, neither of them thought of asking about Lin Qingqing's abilities.
Perhaps because she looked clean and harmless, people subconsciously regarded this single girl as a delicate young lady they might encounter on the street before the apocalypse.
"So, a delicate appearance is the most deceptive disguise," Lin Qingqing chuckled softly and no longer refused their kindness.