Let's Squander A Billion First!

Lu Ran put his hat back on and stood by the roadside, tilting his head as he waited for the car to pass.

But the car stopped right beside him.

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The car window rolled down, revealing a strange yet pretty girl, with smooth hair draping over her shoulders. Despite the stifling heat, she looked cool and refreshed.

Her face, however, was expressionless, almost as if she had facial paralysis…

The girl regarded him with an indifferent gaze. Maybe it was Lu Ran’s imagination, but he thought he saw the word ‘trouble’ flash in her eyes.

“Lu Ran?”

“Yeah.” Someone in the group had called his name earlier. Hearing it again didn’t strike him as odd. “Is there something you need? I don’t have anything on me, so if you’re trying to rob me, you’ve got the wrong guy.”

Everyone knew he had been bitten, and they were still chasing after him; this was the only reason he could think of.

“Get in the car.” Chuzheng rested her hand on the car window and flicked her chin upward.

“Huh?”

Lu Ran was certain he didn’t know this girl with the expressionless face.

“Get in the car,” Chuzheng repeated. Did Good Person Card have hearing problems, or had the bite already made him start to not understand human speech?

If he turned into a zombie… How am I supposed to make a zombie think I’m a good person?

Should I capture people to feed it?!

Lu Ran pushed the brim of his hat upward with his fingertips, revealing eyes that shone like brilliant stars. He crossed his arms in front of her. “I’ve been bitten, and you still want me to get in the car?”

The young man’s voice rose slightly at the end, exceedingly handsome, but the words he spoke took the three others by surprise, causing them to startle.

The atmosphere suddenly became eerie.

“Get in the car,” Chuzheng said for the third time.

If she had to say it one more time, she’d be ready to use force.

Lu Ran stepped back a bit. “We don’t know each other, do we?”

“We do now.”

Lu Ran: “…”

Know what?

They’d exchanged fewer than five sentences.

“Why do you want me to get in the car?” Lu Ran’s starry eyes shifted, the corners of his mouth curling into a mocking smile. “You don’t really think I can awaken a special ability, do you?”

Chuzheng’s anger began to show. “Are you getting in or not?”

Lu Ran pressed down slightly on the edge of the hat, the light gleaming in his half-lowered eyes. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

All he had now was his life, which was close to being lost, and there wasn’t much else on him worth coveting.

And he wasn’t sure if he was going to die in a few hours…

There was someone in the passenger seat, so Lu Ran sat in the back.

Yi Xiao and He Cheng huddled together, occupying just one seat, and watched him with terrified expressions.

Lu Ran appeared amused by the two. “You’re scared like this but still let me get in. Aren’t you afraid I’ll bite you all?”

“Knock him out,” Chuzheng ordered Brother Bao.

So noisy.

Lu Ran: “…”

Brother Bao was quick; he turned around and chopped Lu Ran on the neck.

Lu Ran’s vision went dark, and his last thought was—I hope this isn’t some black car, right?

–

The car jostled, the lighting was somewhat dim, and occasionally burning beams of light swept across his cheeks.

Lu Ran gradually regained consciousness.

There was a cool sensation beside him. Lu Ran subconsciously shifted toward it, pressing against the coldness.

But he was quickly pushed away.

Lu Ran leaned in again, only to be pushed away once more.

“Miss Chuzheng, I think he’s waking up.”

A voice sounded close to his ear.

As Lu Ran’s consciousness fully returned, he opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was the girl’s cold profile, which meant that he must have been lying on her shoulder just before.

On the other side was a friendly-looking young man wearing glasses.

Lu Ran found that he was intact, feeling only a bit dizzy and no other symptoms.

Luckily, I wasn’t dismembered.

“Still alive, huh.” Lu Ran raised his eyebrows.

I thought I had gotten into a black cab, facing dismemberment or something even more cruel.

“How are you feeling?” Yi Xiao was still somewhat afraid of him, speaking with caution, “Do you have any urges to bite people?”

Lu Ran pursed his dry, cracked lips and nodded with ill intent, “A little.”

Yi Xiao pressed himself against the car window instantly.

He Cheng and Brother Bao, who was driving, both had their attention fixed on him as if waiting for him to make a move, ready to subdue him immediately.

Only that girl looked ahead with a cold expression, as steady as Mount Tai.

“Hahaha.” Lu Ran laughed loudly, his handsome, well-defined chin barely visible under the brim of his hat, as if coated in a fetching halo.

Yi Xiao: “…”

Realizing they had been played, Brother Bao gave him a menacing glare, “That joke isn’t funny at all.”

Lu Ran curbed his laughter and apologized sincerely, “Sorry, I couldn’t resist teasing you guys, after all, you seemed to be quite brave.”

He Cheng × Yi Xiao: “…” Where did you get the idea that they were brave—they were scared to death, okay!

Lu Ran wasn’t really in the mood to bite anyone; he was just a bit thirsty and dizzy, with waves of nausea.

Yi Xiao kindly gave him water.

After moistening his throat, Lu Ran felt much better.

“How long have you been bitten?” He Cheng asked cautiously.

“Hmm… how long was I out?” Lu Ran reflexively pressed down on his hat, shielding most of his face.

Although, while he was asleep, He Cheng, Yi Xiao, and Brother Bao had all gotten a good look at his appearance.

He was truly handsome.

Just like a celebrity.

“The nose is a nose, the eyes are eyes…” When Brother Bao described him like that, he was looked down upon by Yi Xiao and He Cheng.

As if anyone isn’t born with their eyes as eyes, their nose as a nose.

If not, they wouldn’t be human.

Brother Bao: “…” He suffered from his lack of culture.

“It’s now past three in the afternoon,” Yi Xiao said after checking his watch.

“Twenty-eight hours,” Lu Ran said.

Yi Xiao’s paternal instincts kicked in again as he comforted him, “Look on the bright side, maybe you could awaken a special ability.”

“It could also be a long incubation period,” a cold voice interjected.

Being bitten and turning into a zombie could take as little as a few minutes or as long as several hours.

Some could last even longer, and others took several days to turn into zombies after being bitten.

Lu Ran: “…” That hits home.

Yi Xiao: “…” So, Miss Chuzheng, what exactly are you picking him up for?

Lu Ran turned to the girl beside him, eyeing her with a mix of curiosity, “Why did you let me get in the car?”

“Because I have to be a good person,” Chuzheng pointed earnestly at herself, “Do you think I’m a good person?”

Lu Ran first stared at her for a few seconds, then burst into laughter a moment later.

The other three wore expressions of complex emotion.

Could someone who watches indifferently as others are chased by zombies and suggests waiting for one’s entire team to be wiped out before looting their equipment be a good person?

What kind of misunderstanding does Miss Chuzheng have about herself?

“To claim to be a good person in a post-apocalyptic world, that’s bold of you.” In the apocalypse, what good people are there: “I don’t even know what kind of person you are, and yet you dared to bring me on board, you’re really brave.”

Chuzheng: “Kicked out with nothing to my name but half a life left.”

Lu Ran: “…”

The trio: “…”

Miss’s words can sometimes be… really piercing.

Lu Ran was already feeling a bit dizzy, but talking to Chuzheng made him feel even dizzier.

Suddenly feeling weak, Lu Ran’s complexion grew pale, “Where are we?”

“Hmm, heading to Qingan Base,” said Yi Xiao.

Lu Ran looked ahead,”What about those people out front?”

“We didn’t take the same route as them,” Yi Xiao explained, “We’re taking a different road to get there.”

Lu Ran appeared puzzled, “Do you know the way?”