Chen Wan quickly smiled and explained, “We found water and food in a nearby residential building. You wouldn’t believe it; before we found that place, we were as messy as could be. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry.”
The man in the police uniform saw her smooth talk and clearly didn’t want to waste more time with her.
One of the uniformed men behind him raised his gun at the two of them, saying, “Stop talking. First, go meet our chief in the hall, then we can discuss things. Drop your knives.”
Seeing the newcomers, a few officers in the hall sent over two armed men for support.
Chen Wan smiled at the two men, holding her knife while assessing her own combat ability.
If it was just the two in front of her, it would be manageable, but in the meantime, two more armed men had surrounded them.
Chen Wan had no choice but to give in and obediently tossed her knife to the ground along with Jiang Yanxin.
By now, Chen Wan was certain that these people were not real police officers.
Even in the apocalypse, police officers had families and couldn’t just stay at the station indefinitely.
Moreover, at this point, in an abandoned county, these people were still wearing matching uniforms, which felt off.
The only possibility was that they were pretending to be something they weren’t.
However, since they had guns, Chen Wan smiled and said in a friendly manner to the two newcomers, “No need to get excited. We’re just good citizens looking for refuge. Are you here from the military to search for survivors?”
“Stop talking. We’ll discuss everything after we meet our chief,” the man frowned, clearly not wanting to hear more from Chen Wan.
Compared to the calmness of the first male alpha, the two younger men who came to support seemed unable to hide their curiosity, frequently glancing at Jiang Yanxin.
Chen Wan pulled Jiang Yanxin closer and, without hesitation, said with a light laugh, “Wife, we’ve definitely found the right place this time. They must be from the military looking for survivors. Soon, we’ll be able to go to a safe place and won’t have to live in fear every day.”
Jiang Yanxin was momentarily taken aback but quickly caught on, playing along with Chen Wan, “Yes, that’s great! We finally have a place to go.”
One of the younger men glanced at them, swallowing back his urge to comment.
While they were talking, Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin entered the hall, only to unexpectedly see a familiar face.
The older woman was chatting with the man in the hospital gown and the chief.
When she turned and saw Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin, her eyes widened, and she pointed at them, “Chief, you have to take charge! These two women ignored my son when he was in danger and almost ran him over with their car. You’re the police, so hurry up and arrest them; they’re not good people!”
Chen Wan chuckled lightly, scanning the crowd, “Auntie, your son is standing right next to you, isn’t he? There’s a limit to slandering others; you can’t just make up lies like that.”
“My son is alive because he’s lucky! Chief, these two women are very dangerous. They killed an entire street of zombies; they must be murderers! Hurry and catch them! If you don’t believe me, my companions can testify!”
The older woman urged the others to back her up.
“Yes, these two women are very suspicious, and they really did try to run us over,” one of the wealthy young men chimed in, seeing that no one else was speaking.
Wang Xing also came forward to report, “I can testify too; this woman even tried to attack me. She’s very skilled.”
Chen Wan looked at the accusers with a smile, then turned to the others, “Do you all think I’m a bad person too?”
The nurse averted her gaze, pretending not to see Chen Wan’s look, and the others did the same, acting as if they didn’t understand, neither reporting her nor defending her.
Chen Wan found it amusing and looked at the accusers, “Is this really necessary? It was just a little dispute over supplies. Why go so far as to frame me for killing an entire street of zombies? Why not say I can fly?”
“Chief, you must believe me! This woman is a disaster. If we don’t catch her, we’ll all end up dead!”
The older woman spoke passionately, almost to the point of tears.
The chief frowned slightly and said, “In this apocalypse, we should set aside personal grudges. Our most urgent task is to fend off the zombies, not to engage in pointless arguments. I’ll have someone take you to rest first. To avoid further conflict, you two ladies will go with Xiao Chen, and the rest will come with me.”
“Chief, you can’t just let them go! They’re murderers and should be locked up!”
The older woman continued to protest, and the man referred to as the chief was clearly growing impatient.
The man in the hospital gown noticed and pulled his mother back, “Mom, listen to the chief.”
Then he quickly turned to the chief with a smile, “Chief, my mom doesn’t understand your rules, but she means well. We’ll follow your arrangements.”
“Alright, everyone has been through a lot of stress. Let’s go rest for now,” the chief signaled to a few people beside him, and together with the man in the hospital gown and the others, they headed downstairs.
Xiao Chen, who was escorting Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin, wasn’t alone; two armed male alphas followed closely behind them.
These men were very alert and didn’t relax their guard just because of Chen Wan’s chatter.
It took three armed male alphas to escort Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin.
Chen Wan knew she was strong and skilled, but in the presence of guns, she didn’t dare to act recklessly, especially since Jiang Yanxin was right beside her.
Feigning ignorance, she continued to wrap her arm around Jiang Yanxin’s waist, chatting away to ease the tension from the guards.
Jiang Yanxin cooperatively leaned against Chen Wan’s shoulder, listening to her talk.
Just as they were performing well, Chen Wan almost lost her composure when Jiang Yanxin suddenly leaned closer, her ears turning slightly red.
Chen Wan quickly repeated in her mind, “I’m a straight woman,” forcing her shy feelings down and continued casually, “I wonder what their food is like? It’s been days since I had a hot meal; I must eat a lot later.”
“I’m hungry too; I can barely walk,” Jiang Yanxin said, leaning even closer to Chen Wan.
Feeling her warmth made Chen Wan’s heart race faster, and she quickly replied, “It’s okay, just lean on me as we walk.”
A man with triangular eyes behind Chen Wan almost laughed, feeling a sense of pity for the two foolish women in front of him who were still thinking about food.
Soon, they would become the meals for him and his brothers.
After all, they had already grown tired of the few Omegas they had locked up before, and these two were much more attractive than the previous ones.
Before long, Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin were taken to the interrogation room on the left side of the third floor.
Upon reaching the door, the uniformed men revealed their fierce demeanor and roughly pushed Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin into the room.
Even Chen Wan, who had seen her fair share of intense situations, was momentarily stunned by the scene inside the interrogation room.
Aside from a woman sitting in the corner with her head down who was an alpha, all the men and women in the room were Omegas.
Most of them were scantily clad, and it was easy to imagine the inhumane treatment they had endured.
Just a glance was enough to make Chen Wan feel uneasy, but at that moment, three men had their guns pointed directly at her and Jiang Yanxin.
“Don’t move. If you behave and cooperate, you might suffer a little less. Otherwise, you’ll end up like her,” the man named Xiao Chen said ominously.
Chen Wan noticed that, aside from the handcuffs on the woman in the corner, one of her ankles was also shackled to a pipe in the room.
The heavy marks on her wrists and ankles indicated that she had been subjected to severe restraint.
Seeing that Chen Wan had fallen silent, the man named Chen assumed she was scared and sneered, “So you’re afraid now?
Weren’t you just having a good time discussing things?
But you’re right about one thing: if you serve the brothers well, they might even give you a warm meal.”
“Exactly. You two just stay here and watch. I’ll go tell Brother Feng; he’s always the first one, right? Don’t you dare sneak a bite, or Brother Feng will get angry,” the man with triangular eyes warned, afraid that the man named Chen and another person would eat alone.
“Don’t worry, go ahead.
By the way, there are a few other Omegas over there who look pretty good too; don’t forget to bring them along to play,” Xiao Chen said with a sinister smile.
“Of course, but there are ten people over there, so Brother Feng is personally calming them down. Oh, and don’t forget to put handcuffs on these two first,” the man with triangular eyes winked and said.
“Got it, hurry up. The guys can’t wait any longer,” Xiao Chen said, his gaze fixed on Jiang Yanxin, making her feel very uncomfortable.
Chen Wan noticed this too.
She stepped forward to stand in front of Jiang Yanxin, blocking Xiao Chen’s lewd gaze completely.
Xiao Chen looked at Chen Wan with a smirk, “Oh, even at a time like this, you’re still thinking about protecting your girlfriend?
Soon, she’ll be everyone’s girlfriend.
It’s hilarious; I almost forgot you’re one of us too.
We generally don’t like playing with alphas; the pheromones clash and it’s not interesting.
But someone as good-looking as you is an exception.”
Xiao Chen’s laughter was echoed by the alpha man beside him.
“Right? You can’t even protect yourself, yet you’re worried about your girlfriend. You might end up crying louder than she does.”
In contrast to the two’s boisterous laughter, the others in the room remained silent.
Among the dozen or so Omegas sitting on the floor of the interrogation room, some were quiet, some trembled in fear from the two’s words, some were already in a daze, feeling that life was worse than death, and some looked at Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin with a hint of sympathy.
In a post-apocalyptic world, having a beautiful appearance was definitely not a good thing; it could sometimes attract humiliation and even death.
In a world overrun by zombies, the original order had long since collapsed.
When the apocalypse first began, most people could still maintain basic humanity, but as time went on, the malice within people, unrestrained, grew exponentially.
Bad people became more brutal, and even the originally good people fell into depravity.
These were all undeniable truths.
