People are always accustomed to discussing important things at the dinner table, because this can not only show the hospitality of the host, but more importantly, the warm environment and the taste of delicious food can bring the diners closer to each other. This makes conversation easier.
However, the atmosphere among the five survivors gathered in the living room is not that good. They don't have a big meal or drinks. There are just zombies shouting and drinking outside the house, and the dining atmosphere is like a pool of stagnant water.
Tang Xiaoquan glanced at everyone calmly. The big man was eating the rice in the bowl fragrantly, without any lack of interest due to the monotony.
His nephew was also immersed in working hard, making two "humming" sounds from time to time.
In a word: the food looks quite ugly.
On the contrary, Huang Yaru, who was sandwiched between the two of them, looked much more elegant. However, she put the rice into her mouth one bite at a time, then chewed it slowly one after another, and finally swallowed it quietly.
Of course, these are not the focus of Tang Xiaoquan's attention. What he cares about is Huang Yaru's position at the moment, especially the chair and stool under her butt, the chair and stool that the big man just occupied.
It seemed that his trick of recruiting and winning people's hearts had some effect, and a smile appeared on Tang Xiaoquan's lips.
In his opinion, the big man's initiative to give up his seat was a good signal.
So he wanted to strike when the iron is hot and take this opportunity to further draw the relationship between the two parties closer.
then……
"Ahem," he coughed twice, and Tang Xiaoquan said, "Um, big brother, I'm really sorry. We didn't bring much food from home, so we can only share it with you. Please forgive me."
Tang Xiaoquan spoke very sincerely, and there was a strong warmth between the lines. Even Wang Qiang, who was eating with his head covered, glanced at him unconsciously.
Most people care about emotions, especially men who, although they are usually short-tempered, are generally soft-edged and do not tolerate hard feelings.
Therefore, Tang Xiaoquan's words just now were very useful to him.
Slowly stopping the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, the big man forced out a slightly embarrassed smile and replied: "Haha, it's okay. It's good to eat some. Thank you!"
"Thank you." Hearing these two words, the smile on Tang Xiaoquan's face became thicker. He immediately added: "Actually, we are really sorry about what happened today. Brother, you are right. If it weren't for us, you might not have fallen to this point. In a way, it was indeed us who harmed you."
The topic was a little heavy-handed, but Tang Xiaoquan expressed his apology just right.
"Alas~" The big man sighed, and then shook his head helplessly: "Well, in the end, I am also responsible for this matter. If I was not afraid of death and opened the door for you as soon as possible, maybe the matter would have been different. It worked out.”
After saying this, perhaps feeling annoyed, the big man took two mouthfuls of rice in the bowl and chewed it vigorously, as if he was venting something.
Nodding slightly, after listening to the man's confession, Tang Xiaoquan made a horoscope judgment on him: reckless temper, not bad nature.
Since the other party is not bad in nature and has an attitude of letting go of the construction work, Tang Xiaoquan will naturally not miss this opportunity to introduce his people.
He smiled at the big man and said: "Uncle, let's take this opportunity to get to know each other. Well, my name is Tang Xiaoquan; this person next to me is Wang Qiang, my good brother; and..."
"Huang Yaru, thank you brother for repairing the water pipe for me last time!" Before Tang Xiaoquan finished speaking, Huang Yaru took over the conversation on her own.
He was slightly startled, and it was obvious that the sudden enthusiasm of the other party made the big man feel a little embarrassed. He pretended to take two mouthfuls of rice in the bowl, and then replied loudly: "Haha, you're welcome, it's just a little effort. Ah, by the way, I The surname is Du, and the name only has the character Jian. That is my nephew, his name is Du Jincheng."
"Uh, hello everyone!" Seeing the man calling his name, Acheng quickly raised his head to show his goodwill to everyone.
After the introductions between the two parties were completed, the terms of address were naturally not as dry as before, and the atmosphere in the living room gradually became more lively.
Everyone was talking about their views on this sudden disaster. Everything was so peaceful and smooth, until the big man raised the issue again...
"Where on earth did you get the key to my house?"
After Wu Zi glanced at each other, Tang Xiaoquan fell silent. Frankly speaking, he didn't know how to answer the man's question.
After all, the key was obtained from the corpse, and the corpse was killed by Hadron, so once he tells the truth, it will definitely cause another disturbance.
However, without telling the truth, how could he explain the origin of this key?
To say or not to say was a dilemma. Tang Xiaoquan felt that his head was about to explode.
Seemingly seeing the difficulty of several people, the big man sighed softly and said: "Well, actually, even if you don't tell me, I can make a rough guess. You should have obtained this key from a mutated zombie? I said That’s right, right?”
Looking at each other again, Wang and Tang nodded indifferently.
"Haha, sure enough!" He smiled foolishly. Seeing the actions of the two people opposite him, the big man looked a little lonely: "To tell you the truth, that mutated zombie is my brother, and I personally drove him out of the house. "
"What? You...brother!" Almost in unison, both Wang and Tang were shocked.
"But how could your brother do this?" Tang Xiaoquan asked quickly.
The big man put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and explained:
"That day when he came back from the construction site, he was bitten by a lunatic in front of his home. We didn't pay much attention at the time, thinking that the wound would be healed in two days. Unexpectedly, the situation started to get worse in the middle of the night, and he suddenly had a high fever. , accompanied by convulsions. As for me, I dialed 120 immediately, but the line was always busy!"
When he said this, a trace of ferocity appeared on the big man's face.
"Later, about 2-3 hours later, my high fever finally stopped, but his whole body became extremely cold again, and then..."
The big man didn't say any more, the choking in his throat said everything.
Seeing the big man who couldn't help but shake his head, Tang Xiaoquan couldn't bear to hide it anymore. He said frankly: "Brother, we did get that key from your brother, and he attacked us! So... I'm very sorry. , in order to protect ourselves, we have to kill him!"
"Okay!" As Tang Xiaoquan's words fell, a crisp sound of chopsticks falling to the ground also sounded.
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