“The rain falls all night, my love overflows like the rain.
Leaves fall in the courtyard, a thick stack like my longing.
A few gossips, yet they cannot cool my passion.
You appear on every page of my poem~”
Before Slanting Bangs could even enter the room, he heard a pleasant song coming from inside. It wasn't Mr. Zhou's voice, but it had a unique charm.
Was it Mr. Wang?
Mr. Wang is so…
With doubts, Slanting Bangs followed Zhong Ge into the room. What greeted his eyes was an antique large table, on which lay a Taihu stone. Its shape was peculiar, yet full of odd charm.
And behind the stone, a man dressed in sportswear was humming a song while writing calligraphy with a brush.
Just from looking at him from behind, the man was tall, exuding a calm and unhurried demeanor, but the songs he sang, though sounding very good,
these two temperaments seemed completely mismatched.
“Mr. Wang, I’ve brought the person over,” Zhong Ge said softly, standing behind Mr. Wang.
The song Mr. Wang was singing stopped, and the brush in his hand paused slightly, then he slowly turned around.
What kind of man was he?
Mr. Wang was not old, appearing to be under thirty. Because he was wearing sportswear, his clean and fresh face made him look much younger than his actual age.
“You’re here, have a seat,” Mr. Wang said, sitting down and waving his hand, motioning for the two to sit at another table and chairs nearby.
After sitting down, Mr. Wang didn't speak immediately.
He sized up Slanting Bangs, then said with a smile, “Your hairstyle is quite handsome.”
His tone was very sincere, and his eyes revealed seriousness.
At that moment, a warmth surged through Slanting Bangs. Mr. Wang, seeing him for the first time, pinpointed the very thing he cared about most and was most proud of.
In the past, how many people didn’t understand him, and many even ridiculed him, thinking his hairstyle was outdated and old-fashioned.
But how could they understand that this was the glory of those years, the eternal belief of the Funeral Love Family? This spirit would never be outdated. It would never be old-fashioned!
As the prominent Hai Shao of the city, he would absolutely not allow the banner to fall.
This was the first time he met Mr. Wang, yet Mr. Wang understood him so well.
Slanting Bangs felt greatly affirmed, and his eyes even reddened slightly. For all these years, he had carried the mission of the Funeral Love Family and moved Xiang Qian alone. Now, someone understood him and appreciated him.
He felt that coming here was the most correct decision he had ever made.
“Th-thank you, Mr. Wang,” Slanting Bangs said gratefully.
Mr. Wang still had that smiling expression from before. Hearing him, he said, “It wasn’t easy to come here, was it? It’s so dry and hot now. I really welcome you all coming to join us.”
Upon hearing this, Slanting Bangs felt exceptionally comfortable. Look at how he spoke, it was so pleasant to the ear.
Slanting Bangs quickly said, “I’ve always heard about you and greatly admired you. Actually, I wanted to come much earlier, but I couldn’t leave at the time.”
Mr. Wang just listened, letting him finish his words, then changed the subject, saying, “I heard there was some situation in your Liberation City?”
Slanting Bangs immediately nodded and said, “Ah, yes, yes, yes…”
Then Slanting Bangs told Mr. Wang about some of the things that had happened in Liberation City.
Mr. Wang nodded, narrowing his eyes and saying, “I think Zhong Ge mentioned that there’s another group in Xin City?”
Slanting Bangs’ heart skipped a beat. When he was talking about Liberation City just now, he deliberately didn’t mention anything about Li Yu’s situation. But now that he was asked, he originally didn’t plan to reveal that Li Yu and his group had firearms.
After all, if he wanted to join them, and the information he provided was useless, it was very likely they wouldn’t let him join.
Li Yu’s side should have a lot of food. But he wasn’t sure about Li Yu’s strength. Anyway, he had already told him.
However, through the recent interaction, he felt that Mr. Wang was truly a good person.
He knew how to appreciate him. Appreciate his hairstyle.
But after a moment of internal struggle, he finally said, “Mm-hmm, yes, I’ve seen them before. They should have abundant supplies, but I’m not very clear about their specific location.”
Mr. Wang asked a few more questions. Slanting Bangs generally talked about everything he knew. As long as it didn't involve his own interests, he basically told everything.
After chatting for about 20 minutes, Mr. Wang nodded and said to Zhong Ge, “Alright, take this brother to rest first. He’ll follow you from now on.”
Mr. Wang then said to Slanting Bangs, “Work hard. When I first saw you, I felt that you are definitely a reliable person, someone with some capability.”
Being praised like this by Mr. Wang in front of Zhong Ge, Slanting Bangs felt his face glowing.
He was eager to try at once.
At any time.
Words are an art.
Speaking eloquently.
That’s why some people who understand the art of leadership, who understand the art of language, are often very good at praising others, and they do it in front of the person themselves, and in front of other people.
This kind of praise can make people feel a surge of impulse to die for someone who truly understands them.
This is true motivation.
Giving someone face, praising them sincerely in front of others.
Who can resist that?
After Slanting Bangs left the room, Mr. Wang stood in the room, looking at a map on the wall. He took out a pencil and drew a circle in the direction of Xin City. He calculated the distance, a few hundred kilometers.
“Xin City…” Mr. Wang murmured.
His eyes gleamed with wisdom.
He then marked the location of Liberation City on the map. Liberation City was much closer to them.
Not to mention their group, there were many others who had left Liberation City.
They had formed organizations of various sizes.
However, when night fell, many organizations suffered heavy losses due to zombies.
Too few people, they simply couldn't establish themselves and it was difficult to resist zombies.
Too many people, they couldn't feed so many people.
This seemed to be an unsolvable problem.
However, for Li Yu’s base, it seemed capable of handling these issues.
It had tall walls, crops planted inside, plus a massive amount of stored supplies.
The number of people was neither too many nor too few, but their combat strength was impressive, and their overall power was very strong.
Recently, due to the dry weather, some vegetables that required a lot of water were not planted, but there were still some seeds, still sealed in a dry, room-temperature storage room.
Li Yu had hoarded an extremely large amount of seeds, and with vacuum packaging, they should be able to be preserved for an extremely long time. One should know that ordinary seeds can be preserved for several years under normal conditions.
What's more, with careful packaging and a room-temperature environment, the preservation time would be even longer.
Besides these seeds, some of the things Li Yu and his group planted could actually be self-cultivated for seeds.
