Chapter 42: Helping Dazhu

As soon as the three of them walked in, they quickly caught the attention of many people.

"Are you three new here?" a man with a rifle slung over his shoulder asked with a smile.

"Yes, we just arrived from another city. Could you please tell us about the situation here, brother?"

"Sure, sure. Our boss here is called Boss Jin. He's the most powerful figure in this city. If you want to stay here, you'll have to trade your labor for food. Of course, you can also go out to find food or other valuable items to trade. Got it?"

"Got it, got it. Thank you for the advice, brother!"

"Alright, you three go over there to register. As for a place to stay, you can choose any unoccupied room in those buildings over there."

"Thank you, brother!"

"Okay, go register now!"

Wang Bin and the others agreed and headed to the registration desk.

"Do you have your ID?" The person at the registration desk was a woman in her forties, who had an air of superiority and spoke with a tone of impatience.

"We lost it a long time ago."

"Lost it, fine. Just write down your names, gender, age, and the city you previously lived in."

With that, the middle-aged woman impatiently pushed a notebook toward the three of them.

Wang Bin gestured for Officer Miao to fill it out first, followed by Guan Xiaoyue, and finally himself.

After registering, Wang Bin thanked her and walked away, then began to explore the surroundings.

After a tour, Wang Bin realized this must have been a high-end residential area that had been repurposed.

The community was quite large, with over a dozen buildings. The areas previously used for greenery had been converted into farmland, but the scale was small and couldn't possibly feed everyone here.

Seeing this, Wang Bin had a rough idea about the place.

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"Let's find a place to settle first, and then look for an opportunity to gather more information about this place!"

The three of them entered one of the buildings and climbed a few floors before heading down a corridor.

Most of the doors in this building had been broken, and upon entering, they found that anything useful had already been taken.

Wang Bin chose a room at the end of the corridor. The door could barely close, but at night, they would need to block it with something to prevent anyone from sneaking in and slitting their throats while they slept.

"This will be our temporary residence for now. Let's wait here, and when they finish their work and rest, we'll go down to gather some information."

"Okay!"

Each of the three went to a window and secretly observed the situation outside.

As the sun was setting, the workers finally stopped and lined up to receive food. Wang Bin took out his binoculars and saw that each person's plate held only a tiny portion of food, not enough to fill them, yet no one complained as they quietly lined up.

Wang Bin noticed that one burly man, after receiving his food, didn't eat it immediately like the others. Instead, he carefully carried his plate toward the building they were in.

After the man entered the building, he quickly emerged carrying a girl about thirteen or fourteen years old, rushing toward the crowd. Soon, an argument broke out over there.

"Let's go check it out!" Seeing the commotion, Wang Bin quickly called Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao to head downstairs.

When they arrived, they learned that the man's sister had a high fever, and he wanted Boss Jin's doctor to take a look. However, the doctor refused unless he had food or something valuable to offer.

In the end, the man even knelt before the doctor to save his sister, but the doctor still heartlessly refused.

"Dazhu, I think you should try looking for a pharmacy to see if there are any medicines."

"The nearby pharmacies have been raided countless times. How could there still be any medicine?"

"True, I guess you'll have to try the North Side of the City!"

"There are so many zombies on the North Side; going there is suicide!"

"I'll go!"

Hearing the discussions, the man resolutely stood up with his sister in his arms and headed back to the building.

His sister was his only family now. If anything happened to her, he didn't know how he would go on.

Seeing Dazhu carrying his sister back, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

The North Side of the City was crawling with zombies; going there was a death sentence. They could already foresee Dazhu meeting his end at the hands of zombies.

"Let's go."

Once Dazhu was out of sight, Wang Bin led Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao to follow him.

As soon as Dazhu entered the building with his sister, Wang Bin and the others quickly followed.

Dazhu was very cautious. Seeing Wang Bin and the others approaching, he immediately retreated to a corner, watching them warily.

Dazhu's gaze was sharp, and Wang Bin could sense a fierce aura emanating from him.

"Don't misunderstand. I just heard you need medicine. We just arrived from another city and happen to have some with us." Wang Bin said, taking out a medical kit from his backpack and handing some fever-reducing medicine to Dazhu. Of course, he took it from his backpack instead of directly from the System to avoid arousing suspicion.

"What do you want?" Even though Dazhu desperately needed the medicine, he didn't take it immediately. He knew there were no free lunches, especially in the apocalypse. If someone offered you something you needed, they surely wanted something in return.

"I don't want anything. I just want to help you," Wang Bin said with a faint smile.

"I don't believe you could be so kind-hearted," Dazhu replied, still refusing to take the medicine from Wang Bin.

"Why are you being so stubborn? Your sister is burning up, and you're still hesitating here. Do you want to save her or not?" Guan Xiaoyue, being impatient, couldn't stand Dazhu's reluctance and snapped at him.

Hearing Guan Xiaoyue's words, Dazhu remembered his sister in his arms and reluctantly accepted the medicine, his eyes red with emotion.

Yes, his sister was burning up. He needed to treat her first. Even if they demanded his life afterward, he would accept it.

Taking Wang Bin's medicine, Dazhu quickly carried his sister back to the room, and Wang Bin and the others followed.

"Move aside, you're too clumsy. Do you even know how to take care of someone? Boil some water and bring a clean towel," Guan Xiaoyue ordered Dazhu as she saw his awkwardness.

"Oh, okay!" Dazhu replied mechanically and went to boil water.

"I'll help you," Officer Miao said with a gentle smile, following Dazhu.

Soon, the water was boiled. After giving Dazhu's sister the medicine, Guan Xiaoyue used a warm towel to help reduce her fever.

Half an hour later, Dazhu's sister's fever finally subsided.

"Thank you!" Dazhu finally breathed a sigh of relief and sincerely thanked the three of them.

"You're welcome. Actually, we helped you because we need your help with something," Wang Bin said with a faint smile.

Hearing this, Dazhu's heart sank. As expected, there were no free lunches in this world, and now the real issue was at hand.