Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Let Me Teach You

“You… don’t rush, if it were you trapped there, we would definitely find a way, but it’s not you right now.”

Zheng Xinyu said weakly, not daring to meet Zhang Su’s gaze after being criticized.

Zhong Xiaoshan scratched her head without speaking, also feeling awkward.

“You have to use your brain all the time, otherwise how can you come up with solutions at crucial moments?”

Zhang Su sternly educated the two, then continued, “Actually, I didn’t plan to help that guy, but I’m making an exception this time to teach you, learn well!”

He needed to find a reasonable explanation for helping, as this was not in line with the survival principles he taught them.

“Oh, oh, learn well.”

The two said in unison, without feeling that there was any issue.

“Since we know that zombies are very drawn to sound, we can fully utilize this to lure them. Just like those who left the city before, the five-person group escaping the community, and the downstairs neighbors transporting zombies via elevator, all used this principle.”

As he spoke, Zhang Su walked into Zheng Xinyu’s room.

“But we don’t have drones or loudspeakers. Even if a phone has playback, are we supposed to use it outside the window? Whether the sound is loud enough is one thing, but are we going to lure all the zombies to our building?”

Zheng Xinyu looked at Zhang Su, who was squatting on the ground rummaging through delivery boxes, puzzled.

Zhang Su kept working, gathering some packing foam, then took out a cell phone from his pocket, “The volume of a regular phone is limited, but this type of senior phone is different…”

Having said that, Zhang Su turned on the senior phone that had been shut off before.

Ding ding dang dang…

A loud music began playing in the room without warning, startling everyone, even Zhang Su who was somewhat prepared felt his mouth twitch.

“You hear it… this sound is explosive even if placed in an open garden, it can attract zombies within at least a hundred meters!”

Indeed, Zhang Su was somewhat reluctant to part with the senior phone in his hand, there were only two, but thinking about the A-level challenge reward, he let go of his reluctance.

“Brother Su, are you planning to wrap up the phone with this foam and throw it downstairs? That way you can attract the attention of the zombies so that person can seize the chance to escape, right?”

Zhong Xiaoshan already had a rough understanding of Zhang Su’s plan.

Zhang Su didn’t answer, instead he looked at Zheng Xinyu and asked, smiling, “What do you think of Xiaoshan’s idea?”

Zheng Xinyu thought for a moment, “Seems okay, but… this foam isn’t very durable, can it withstand the zombie’s tearing?”

Zhang Su nodded with satisfaction, “Put your concerns together, and it’s just about right!”

Having said that, he began his work, leaving a bit of the speaker hole exposed outside, the rest wrapped with thick packing foam.

Then wrapped tape around the outside of the foam, which was key to preventing tearing. The tape from 1101 was durable and adhesive, even if zombies were strong, it wouldn’t be easy to destroy in a short time.

Looking at the yellow ball in his hand, Zhang Su was very satisfied, he forcefully pushed the phone deeper inside, the small exposed bit nestled into the foam ball, forming perfect protection, with the critical speaker part not covered.

He turned the phone’s ringer on, keeping the volume low. Then stood on the bed and tossed it to the ground. The ball wrapped around the phone bounced elastically with music, even when slammed hard onto the ground, the phone joyfully sang on.

“Mission accomplished! Let’s see if our senior phone, more solid than a brick, can withstand the test!”

Zhang Su tossed the ball in his hand with satisfaction, he initially planned to stick a plastic bag outside the foam ball as a makeshift parachute, but abandoned the idea due to increased resistance when thrown.

As Zhang Su headed towards the main door, Zhong Xiaoshan pointed at the bay window, puzzled, “Brother Su, why not just throw it from here?”

The trapped person was on the east side of building four, while Zhang Su’s place was on the west side of building three. Throwing it from here would lure the zombies between the two buildings to the west side, giving the person on the east side some space.

“Remember, even when helping others, never harm your own interests!”

Zhang Su habitually glanced outside, touched the keys in his pocket, opened the door, and whispered, “Since we’re luring zombies away, why not lure them to another building?”

The two women suddenly understood and quickly followed Zhang Su’s pace.

They climbed the emergency stairs towards the twelfth floor, where Zhang Su reminded them to keep their footsteps light. Pressing against the emergency door, he listened, hearing low growling noises like something stuck in a throat, disgusting!

Zhang Su pointed up towards the rooftop direction, not staying long, determined to deal with those creatures sooner or later.

“Brother Su, it’s locked!”

Zheng Xinyu pointed out the palm-sized lock on the top-level door, speaking in frustration.

This lock was clearly sturdier than the emergency door ones used for show, it looked solid and couldn’t be easily broken, and in the current environment, using weapons to forcefully break it would surely trigger a zombie frenzy.

“This kind of problem, leave it to me!”

Zhang Su handed the ball to Zhong Xiaoshan, then carefully took out keys from his pocket, found the right one, inserted it into the lock, and gently twisted.

Click.

Zheng Xinyu and Zhong Xiaoshan stared in disbelief.

“This… how do you have the key to this lock?”

Zheng Xinyu asked the burning question in her mind.

“What’s strange about that? I’m on good terms with the security uncle, I told him I liked watching stars and drinking beer on the rooftop, so he gave me a key. Is that hard?”

Zhang Su removed the lock and put it in his pocket.

Zhang Su wasn’t just generous with employees and business partners, he wasn’t stingy with people he often encountered.

Like the community security officers, cleaners, even the uncle who collected household waste, he would give them cigarettes upon meeting, bringing considerable convenience.

“Fine, fine, the stingy landlord swindles my money to benefit others, hmph!”

Thinking of this matter, Zheng Xinyu felt aggrieved, as if others could all gain from Zhang Su, except her who always lost out.

Dong.

Zhang Su knocked on Zheng Xinyu’s head, saying, “Now is lesson time, who told you to slack off!”

Then he gently pushed open the heavy door, and blinding sunlight shone on their faces, dazzling.

Whew.

Before the trio could step onto the rooftop, a cold wind blew past, causing Zhang Su holding the door to shiver.

“No problem!”

Having said this, he signaled the two behind him to join him on the rooftop.

The rooftop’s structure wasn’t complex, surrounded by about one and a half-meter high cement walls, with smoking chimney vents in the middle, solar water heaters neatly aligned on one side, a dustpan and broom in the corner, yet the ground was dusty, showing it hadn’t been cleaned in a long time.