Chapter 104: The Security Captain
Chapter 104: The Security Captain
“The supplies in the first phase of the community have been almost completely looted. There’s nothing left,” Liu Yuan says to Anran, shaking her head. “It’s been 25 days since the disaster began. During this time, I’ve seen Wang Xin and his gang grow more and more brazen. Not only do they demand that all survivors hand over their food, but anyone who refuses is beaten.”
“What about the zombies outside? Who dealt with them? Was it Wang Xin and his team too?”
When Anran enters the community earlier, she takes note of the environment. Many supermarkets have been emptied, and there isn’t a single zombie wandering the streets. The community itself is spotless, with no trace of any zombies.
“There weren’t many zombies outside to begin with,” Liu Yuan explains. “But the ones there were were taken care of by the security captain, Yun Tao. Wang Xin and his team just follow behind him, collecting supplies. After Yun Tao clears out the zombies on the streets, Wang Xin’s group loots all the supplies and brings them back to the community.” Liu Yuan pauses before continuing, “Later, they claim they need to ensure the community stays zombie-free, so Yun Tao and his team start going house to house, clearing out any potential threats. Today, they finish cleaning all the homes in Phase 1. Your house has a fingerprint password lock, so Wang Xin and his gang can’t get inside.”
The community is large, with a significant amount of green space. Most of the buildings are low-rise, including villas and small apartment blocks, divided into four phases. Zhan Lian has purchased a unit on the top floor in Phase 1. Phases 2 and 3 consist of villas, while Phase 4 remains under construction and is sealed off by the developer. Phase 4 is isolated from the rest of the community.
Anran doesn’t know how Zhan Lian has managed it, but after acquiring the property, he immediately upgrades the door and lock. As security guards, Wang Xin and his team likely don’t have the skills to bypass the sophisticated system Zhan Lian has installed. Compared to them, Zhan Lian’s foresight and capabilities are far superior.
Yun Tao might have had the ability to force entry but seems unwilling to involve himself in such actions. If the door can’t be opened, he lets it be.
Anran feels a small sense of pride at this, though she doesn’t let it show. This isn’t the time to boast about her ex-husband’s foresight. After all, he’s her ex-husband. Even if they meet again in the future, his actions will have nothing to do with her. Whether or not he will protect her is another question entirely.
For now, her priority is figuring out how to retrieve her car and supplies.
Anran absorbs Liu Yuan’s explanation, piecing together an understanding of Wang Xin and his group’s dynamics. In addition to the three security guards she has seen earlier, there is Yun Tao, the security captain, making four people in total controlling the community.
Wang Xin appears to be the most ruthless and unscrupulous among them. Yun Tao, on the other hand, has once been a member of the armed police and is highly capable. He has single-handedly cleared the streets and the community of zombies.
Before the apocalypse, Yun Tao had been a man of good character, dedicated and responsible in his work. But after the world falls apart, it seems that everyone’s psyche has taken a hit. In such dire circumstances, the darkness in people’s hearts has been magnified. Yun Tao has grown disillusioned. Though he doesn’t emulate Wang Xin’s actions, he also doesn’t intervene.