Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 44 - 40: Making Money
Chapter 44: Chapter 40: Making Money
“The Chang family… all dead?” Su Lin acted suitably shocked and stunned, and then immediately asked, “How did they die?”
“No idea! It’s terrifying because we don’t know!”
Hou Yong’s face was full of fear, his voice sharp from terror, “Damn it, I know Chang Sanheng, that old dog, better than anyone! He’s terrified of dying! He could’ve upgraded to a Level 4 Safe House, but he chickened out, wouldn’t do it without a 100% guarantee. How could someone like him die from a beast tide? Even if he was injured, it’s impossible!”
He suddenly leaned close to Su Lin, his face darkened, whispering mysteriously:
“Master Lin, I feel this thing is definitely connected to those beasts in Black Scale Village!”
“Oh? Why do you say that?” Su Lin raised an eyebrow and asked.
Hou Yong gritted his teeth, spittle flying everywhere:
“Because the people from Black Scale Village aren’t human at all! All of them are bastards born of bitches! Beasts! Robbing and killing, wiping out families is what they love to do most! I know them too well!”
Huh???
Su Lin couldn’t help but lean back tactically, staring wide-eyed at him.
Hou Yong grew more agitated as he spoke, spittle flying:
“That’s not all! I heard that of the thirteen in the Chang family, only Madam Chang had… um, a barely recognizable corpse…”
He gritted his teeth and said, “And she was stark naked! Even with a hundred guesses, I can deduce what those heartless beasts did to the body!”
Shit!
Su Lin almost rolled his eyes.
Only Madam Chang had a “corpse”?
That was what was left after the Shadow Beast gnawed at her!
Clothes torn apart and shredded?
Shadow Beast’s doing!!!
This idiot’s deductions are completely off-track from the facts.
Who can have such perverse pleasure with a corpse that lacks a head, neck, shoulders, both hands, right chest, and has only one left foot with a missing piece of the left abdomen?
Just the blood! The bone shards! The intestines, and the shit inside the intestines! Damn, the more I think about it, the more nauseating it gets, I want to vomit!
And aren’t you afraid that with one thrust, you’d see the little head of yours at the other end?
Su Lin held back the urge to thrash this fool, took several deep breaths, put on a thoughtful expression, and asked:
“What’s the village’s reaction now?”
“Squad Leader Zhong personally went to the scene! Early this morning, he summoned all the villagers who stood guard yesterday evening and this morning for questioning! It’s a big deal!” Hou Yong slapped his thigh, answering.
“Is that so.”
Su Lin was slightly alarmed, but quickly calmed down.
He was certain that yesterday’s actions left no traces of being watched.
Since acquiring the [Precise Shooting] skill, his perception, observation, reaction, vision, and other shooting-related abilities have been comprehensively enhanced!
Therefore, he’s very confident about this.
Moreover.
Who would ever suspect that he, a notorious “waste,” could sneak out at midnight and wipe out the entire Chang family?
Although Su Lin had put on a few acts, people’s prejudices are deeply rooted, and a week is not enough to completely erase the subjective impressions from years and years.
Fortunately, although such prejudice is quite embarrassing, it has saved him several times.
Things like reputation don’t really matter to Su Lin, if he can gain some benefits, he would even willingly lose it himself.
“I can completely ignore this matter now, the more I focus on doing what I want, the less likely others will pay attention to me.”
“In any case, I’ve recovered all three arrows I shot, and the traces were destroyed by the beast tide, there’s no clue of me using a hand crossbow, who would suspect me?”
After Hou Yong relayed the news of the Chang family’s extermination, he seemed relieved, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. With a heavy heart, he bid farewell and left.
Although Su Lin found his behavior strange, he was temporarily too lazy to delve into it.
After notifying Su Tongxi at home, he carried two hand crossbows and set out, heading straight to his grandfather’s house.
Although Hou Yong’s claim about Black Scale Village being the culprit was nonsense, the threat from Black Scale Village is real.
The situation in the village is visibly deteriorating, he must seize the moment to strengthen his power.
Hunting mutant beasts, obtaining beast meat, getting stronger, making money, it’s imperative!
…
Still far from the Su Family’s Old Mansion, Su Lin spotted a group of people gathering at the entrance, faint noisy sounds could be heard.
“With Chang Sanheng dead, the hunting team is acting like the sky is falling, they certainly won’t dare leave the village for a while!”
“They don’t dare go out, but we still need to eat! Without earning some money, those profiteers from Shunfeng Travel Group won’t sell us a single grain on credit!”
“They’re coming into the village next week! If we don’t save money and prepare food now, will we buy from the market when the time comes? The price will be sky-high!”
“Exactly! I’m hoping to see if there’s a new blueprint from Shunfeng Travel Group! If I can find a useful mechanism, I can upgrade my safe house to Level 3!”
A group of family members from the second hunting team were gathered outside the Su family, discussing anxiously, their words filled with worries for their livelihood and desire for new products.
Shunfeng Travel Group?
The name rang a bell for Su Lin, even his predecessor’s memories included it.
His grandfather once mentioned that all the villagers pooled their money to buy a distribution map of Level 1 mutant beasts from them.
Ah! As Su Lin recalled, this was a group that wandered between villages and towns, specializing in merchant trade!
*Hiss* Su Lin drew a cold breath, “In this world, there’s still a group daring to travel and do business? Coming next week?”
He grew intensely curious about this brave merchant group, eager to see what they could bring.
As he entered the old mansion, he noticed the solemn atmosphere in the hall.
Liu Jun, Zheng Weimin, and others were seated around the Eight Immortals Table, with Grandfather Su Can at the head, his brows furrowed.
“Old Brother Su,” Liu Jun spoke heavily, pointing outside, “Everyone saw what happened. Chang Sanheng was seriously injured the day before yesterday and had his family exterminated last night… The people in the village are anxious. Our second team’s brothers want to earn a living for their families, yet fear Black Scale Village setting ambushes outside…”
Su Can nodded heavily, “I understand your difficulties.”
Liu Jun sighed, his face full of fatigue, “There’s really no choice, otherwise I wouldn’t want to put such pressure on you here. But given the current situation, your Su Family must step up to reassure the people!”
Deputy Leader Zheng Weimin frowned, his voice heavy, “But just as the Chang family showed vulnerability, they were exterminated. If Old Su had any mishap… Black Scale Village has a deep grudge against the Su Family!”
Liu Jun similarly frowned with worry, anxiously raking his hair.
At this time, Su Qi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: “I’ll go then.”
The voice wasn’t loud, but it instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Liu Jun looked at him in surprise, “Ah Qi? You’re going?”
He paused, hesitantly asking, “Is your injury… alright now?”
Su Qi’s usually expressionless face twitched slightly, woodenly saying, “Recovered mostly, I can do it. The old man can’t recklessly take risks, the lord attack at the end of the month depends on him. Let’s decide on this then. Besides…”
He pointed to the kitchen, “The family is genuinely struggling right now too.”
The others fell silent, their eyes roaming over Su Qi’s determined yet slightly pale face and Su Can’s tightly furrowed brows.
After a while, Su Can slammed the table heavily, decisively saying, “Alright! Let the second one go!”
With the decision made, Liu Jun, Zheng Weimin, and a few other members representing the second team stood up and left.
Su Lin, having heard the whole conversation, slightly frowned but said nothing, only exchanging playful faces with his niece Su Yingying, who was peeking mischievously from the kitchen doorway.
“Hee hee hee!” The little girl couldn’t help but laugh at Su Lin’s funny face.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
