Chapter 46: He also has a gun!

Zhang Cheng took in Wang Lele. His first impression was that this girl was skinny and white, with a rather flat chest.

"The gun in my hand is real," Zhang Cheng said.

She could feel the chill of the gun pointed at her. It was indeed a real firearm. She had returned from the US recently, where she would often go with Xu Chao to the shooting range or for hunting. As a bizarre quirk, Xu Chao would sniff the barrel after finishing a round of shots.

In the meanwhile, Wang Lele's hand was slowly reaching under the pillow that lay concealed beneath her buttocks, where she had stashed a walkie-talkie. But Zhang Cheng, aware of her movements, said, "If you dare to move again, I'll blast your head off just like the three guys downstairs."

"They're dead?" Wang Lele stopped moving, petrified. Although she wore zombie makeup every day, she was truly faint-hearted. That's probably why she had been assigned the surveillance duty. It was evident that she would have been a hindrance if she had followed them out.

"Get up," said Zhang Cheng.

She stood up, trembling. Zhang Cheng then directed her outside to the hallway, handcuffing her right hand to the stair railing.

"I have a few questions to ask you," Zhang Cheng said.

Crouching on the floor, Wang Lele replied, "Don't kill me, please."

"How many of you are there? How many men? How many women? Who's the leader, and what weapons do you have?" Zhang Cheng asked.

Wang Lele responded, "There are 13 of us: nine men and four women. Xu Chao is the boss. We only have baseball bats for weapons."

"No guns?" Zhang Cheng asked again.

She hurriedly shook her head.

"I'll give you a minute to think, and if you dare lie to me, I'll surely kill you. If you tell the truth, I'll let you live as usual," he warned.

She looked at Zhang Cheng, an unremarkable face that was neither ugly nor handsome. Compared to Xu Chao, Zhang Cheng was undoubtedly less striking, be it in terms of appearance or physique.

As he began his countdown and readied his gun for action, she saw two pistols in his hand, which further jolted her fears. With only five seconds left, she confessed, "I…I remember now, Xu Chao, Xu Chao has a gun, a replica Type 54, he bought it for 300,000 yuan."

Weapons and controlled knives were prohibited and therefore even more profitable. Just before the collapse of civilization, a replica Type 54 sold for twenty to thirty thousand yuan was considered expensive. Thirty thousand yuan that Xu Chao spent was definitely a high price.

"I hope you're not lying to me," Zhang said.

"I promise, I'm not," she replied earnestly.

In her heart, however, she was sure Zhang Cheng would not kill her. Because she was a woman, and as a man in this apocalypse, he would undoubtedly need a woman. How else would he be able to release his pent-up pressure? And even if Zhang Cheng didn't kill Xu Chao but was instead killed by him, she could always claim she was held hostage. Xu Chao, knowing her since childhood and having studied abroad together, would definitely not blame her. Either way, she was sure she would survive.

Just then, sounds emanated from the walkie-talkie followed by a voice, identified as Xiao Tian, "Lele, we're returning, open the door and stop playing video games all the time."