Chapter 19: Lord Song, You’ve Worked Hard, Let Me Treat You to Barbecue!

Du Weiguang was released, still in disbelief.

He had committed such a major offense, yet he was let out without even being questioned?

Along with him was the cripple.

Neither was interrogated.

“Is the lord mad?” the cripple asked in confusion.

Du Weiguang slapped him on the back of the head and kicked him.

“Who’s mad? The lord can’t possibly be mad.”

“Forget why for now, let’s go hide in the chaotic zone for a couple of days.”

The cripple sniffed the air a couple of times.

“What’s that smell? It smells so good.”

His eyes lit up.

“Is that… the smell of meat? Is that meat?”

Seeing the pots still cooking, constantly ladling out food, he suggested, “How about we just go and join the lord?”

Du Weiguang gave him a venomous glare.

“Join the lord? You want to die? If the people from the Bright Group find out we’ve betrayed them, do you know what will happen to us?”

“You want to be made into ‘meat pies’?”

The cripple shrank back and remained silent.

His eyes lingered on the large pots, but Du Weiguang pulled him away.

“Where are we going?”

“To the chaotic zone. Let’s lie low for a while and wait for the heat to pass.”

The chaotic zone.

An illegal area of Xuanwu City.

It was a disordered zone established by people who had dug underneath the city.

There were no laws here, only violence.

There was no fairness, only survival of the fittest.

There was no humanity, only degradation.

Inside a small room of less than five square meters.

Du Weiguang and the cripple squeezed together.

Gurgle…

The cripple’s stomach growled, remembering the delicious meat porridge.

Du Weiguang was annoyed.

“Shut up that noise coming from your stomach!”

The cripple complained.

“I can’t control it! Du Ge, what do we do now? I’m starving!”

Du Weiguang was equally frustrated.

He was hungry too.

The task hadn’t been completed, and the twenty meat pies promised by the Bright Group were certainly gone.

Thinking of the meat porridge the others had been drinking, he struggled internally, wondering if they should just join the lord.

He threw a small crystal core.

“Go exchange it for some nutrient solution.”

The crystal core was from a level-three beast, which could be exchanged for three vials of nutrient solution—not much.

But this was the survival rule in the underground world.

Everything had to be bartered.

The items could be crystal cores, nutrient solutions, or even… people.

Du Weiguang knew exactly how those “meat pies” came about.

But so what?

Who cares about that when they were about to starve to death?

In the face of survival, talking about morality was hypocritical.

Besides, those meat pies were made by the Bright Group’s “cleaners.” What did that have to do with Du Weiguang?

They were “hyenas” working for the Bright Group because they held such “food.”

The cripple wasn’t too willing.

He had smelled that smell before.

Who wanted to drink stinky, rancid nutrient solution?

Also, though it was called a nutrient solution, it didn’t actually have much nutrition…

But the hunger was unbearable, so he had no choice but to open the door and step out.

The moment he opened the door, a laser gun was pressed against his forehead.

Du Weiguang jumped up, wanting to escape.

But a snake-like tail suddenly coiled around him.

The tail shot out from behind a tall, thin, pale man, whose eyes resembled snake pupils.

Seeing him, Du Weiguang felt all the fight drain from him and smiled obsequiously.

“Snake handler, it’s an honor for my humble abode to meet your esteemed self—ugh!”

The tall, thin man slid inside, his vertical eyes fixated on him.

“Quit talking nonsense. The boss wants to ask you something. What did Song Lufeng ask you when he caught you?”

Du Weiguang froze, sweat pouring down.

“He… he didn’t ask me anything…”

Except for catching him, Song Lufeng hadn’t appeared at all.

“Liars!” The snake tail tightened, nearly choking Du Weiguang to death.

“Then let me ask you again. Where did Song Lufeng’s food come from?”

Du Weiguang was even more confused.

“I don’t know… it was the savior, the savior!”

The tall, thin man loosened his grip, leaving Du Weiguang gasping for air in the foul-smelling room.

The man’s terrifying vertical eyes locked onto Du Weiguang.

He glanced at the cripple too.

“Savior, I saw with my own eyes, a lot of food!”

The man grinned.

“Take them to see the boss.”

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After finishing sending the water, Gu Man had already reached evening.

On her way home by car, she passed a street full of barbecue stalls.

People were coming and going, smoke swirling around, the essence of life.

Thinking about how Song Lufeng, in the apocalypse, must never get to taste such delicacies, she couldn’t help but feel grateful for the good life they had today.

Considering how much work he must be handling, she felt a bit sympathetic.

She wanted to treat him to something.

She chose the busiest restaurant.

It’s well-known that a restaurant doesn’t need to be the best to have a crowd, but if it’s crowded, the food is definitely good.

Without hesitation, she got in line.

After an hour, it was her turn.

“Miss, what would you like to eat?”

The server was stunned by Gu Man’s beauty.

The term “beautiful” slipped out of his mouth with delight.

His service was extremely attentive.

It was the season for crayfish, around June and July.

“Big shrimp, 10 pounds of garlic, 10 pounds of mixed spices, and 10 pounds of braised.”

“What… what?”

The server blinked, unsure, looking at Gu Man.

“Of course, it’s not just for me, I have friends too.”

Gu Man wasn’t done ordering.

“300 skewers of lamb, 50 pairs of chicken wings, 300 skewers of crispy bone, 50 eggplants, 50 fish, 300 bunches of chives… also 300 oysters! And 60 cases of Tsingtao beer.”

The server almost dropped the order pad.

“Miss, are you sure you want all of this?”

“Yes, absolutely.”

“This amount is huge, could you please pay first? It’ll be 28,000 yuan in total.”

“Okay, I’ll scan WeChat.”

Gu Man quickly completed the payment.

She then left the address.

“Please deliver the food here in an hour.”

The server, seeing the address, was stunned—half-mountain villa area!

This lady was a rich young woman!

“Okay, we’ll get it there as soon as possible!”

Gu Man drove back home.

Once she got there, she sent a message.

“Lord Song, you’ve worked hard. In an hour, I’ll treat you to some barbecue!”

After sending the message, the tabby cat came inside and cast a video on the TV.

It clearly recorded Gu Mingren and a few others discussing their plans to steal crystal cores from her house.

Gu Man was furious!

She immediately saved the video.

She knew these three wouldn’t let things slide after being caught, and this video would be perfect proof for a counterattack.

Anger surged, then faded.

Touching the blue crystal core, she felt there was no need to be upset over such people.

“Gu Mingren, you should really be thankful I’m too busy to deal with you right now.”

“But if you dare to cause trouble, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

At that moment, her phone rang.

It was from the property management.

The delivery truck was blocked from entering and needed her permission.

“Let them come in.”

There was too much food; she couldn’t carry it all alone.

Besides…

With the tabby cat and the little red bird robots, she wasn’t worried.

The delivery truck arrived.

Three people helped carry the food, bringing it in one load after another, covering the table.

Once the delivery was complete, no one had any ulterior motives and quickly left.

They just sighed in awe of Gu Man’s luxurious home.

Gu Man picked out some garlic crayfish, 20 lamb skewers, 2 garlic eggplants, 6 grilled oysters, and a can of beer.

She took pictures of the rest and sent them.

“Lord Song, time to eat!”