Chapter 127 - Hooked

 Zhang Yi ignored Li Jian's request and turned around to leave this side to go back.

 A person like Li Jian was a typical idealist.

 However realizing ideals required strength, not just shouting slogans.

 Returning back to this side of 25#, he happened to pass by Wang Qiang and Huang Tian Fang.

 The two of them were holding cigarette butts in their hands, itching to sip into them.

 As soon as they saw Zhang Yi, the two of them immediately walked over with pleasing faces.

 "Brother Zhang, you're not going out today? Or did the food all finish collecting yesterday?"

 Wang Qiang came over with a smile and a warm face.

 Those who didn't know thought that he was something like Zhang Yi's cousin.

 "Going out later."

 Zhang Yi said with a smile.

 Huang Tianfang also walked over and said with a smile, "Zhang Yi is the person who contributes the most to our neighborhood! Unlike these losers," he reached out and pointed at the residents who were sweeping the snow, "They can't even do a good job, and all they know is to open their mouths and ask for food all day long! Hmph!"

 Zhang Yi laughed, "They don't know how to work, so teach them!"

 Wang Qiang looked at the residents that he had tamed honestly, and disdainfully bristled, "They're just two arms and two legs, what can they not do? Beat them up and they'll be honest!"

 With that, he smiled at Zhang Yi and said, "Brother Zhang, I'm not used to smoking this Golden Wannabe, it's too strong! Next time, can you give me a change of Yuxi?"

 Huang Tianfang said: "Jade Creek? Why don't you want Chinese? It's good to have something to smoke, don't add to Zhang Yi's burden!"

 Zhang Yi said with a smile, "This is not too big a problem, I will help you look for more, if there is a natural to bring you over. It shouldn't be difficult."

 "Besides, at this time now, although cigarettes are precious, there's no such thing as valuable or worthless."

 "It's fine if you guys want me to find Yuxi and Zhonghua, but if you have to ask me to find you guys Watanabe and Red Three Rings to come, I still can't find them!"

 The three people laughed out loud, and the atmosphere was very cordial.

 "Right, I'll show you guys later, and if there's any good wine, I'll bring you a bottle or two. It's a cold day, drink some wine to warm up your body!"

 As soon as Zhang Yi said these words, Huang Tianfang and Wang Qiang were both thrilled.

 Huang Tianfang loved to drink, and Wang Qiang's drinking capacity was also good.

 Loving to drink was one thing, the key was that in this weather, white wine was able to help them warm up, it was a proper good thing!

 "Brother Zhang, you are so righteous! In the past, it was my small-mindedness that was so generous to the gentleman's heart, if there's anything I need a brother's help with in the future, you can just greet me!"

 Wang Qiang gave Zhang Yi a thumbs up, his heart was really a bit touched.

 Huang Tian Fang glanced at him and was not lagging behind, "Zhang Yi, you are our great benefactor! There's no way to repay the favor of saving my life, all I, Old Huang, can say is that from now on, I'm entrusting this hundred and forty or so pounds of mine to you!"

 Zhang Yi had a warm smile on his face as he reached out and patted their arms.

 "Look at what you guys are saying. We are the best partners from now on!"

 "We are all trying to be able to survive better in the midst of the end times, and only through cooperation can we reach a win-win situation."

 "Just mention whatever you need to me! I will definitely fulfill whatever I can."

 After saying that, Zhang Yi reached out and pointed outside, "Then I'll go out first!"

 Wang Qiang and Huang Tian Fang hurriedly said, "You're busy, you're busy!"

 Zhang Yi smiled and nodded, then went to fetch his car and left the Yuelu neighborhood.

 Huang Tianfang and Wang Qiang gazed at Zhang Yi's distant back, their eyes becoming slightly complicated.

 The duo glanced at each other, not quite dealing with each other, and then turned their heads to leave.

 On the way back, Wang Qiang lowered his head and pondered: ''How did Zhang Yi suddenly become so nice? Giving cigarettes to cigarettes when he wants them, and even taking the initiative to bring me wine over."

 "Could it be that I misunderstood him before?"

 He frowned and thought carefully.

 In the past, he and Zhang Yi had no contact, much less conflict.

 After the end of the world, he was the one who coveted Zhang Yi's snowmobile, had people go over to steal it without success, and then sent people to ambush him in the snow.

 It was only later that Zhang Yi fought back against their Wild Wolf Gang.

 Wang Qiang slapped his head, ''Ouch! In that case, it's not that people aren't righteous, it's that I did something wrong first. This Zhang Yi person can be able to handle it!"

 A cruel smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.

 "I just love thick people now!"

 ...

 On the other side, Huang Tian Fang was also pondering over Zhang Yi's change in attitude.

 "Why is he suddenly showing me favor? To be reasonable, with his strength, he shouldn't be afraid of me."

 "In that case, it's 80% that he genuinely wants peace and doesn't want to fight anymore. After all, he's just one person, and the people under him aren't of the same mind as him."

 "If we fight further, maybe he'll die one day too. So he's afraid!"

 After pondering over it for a while, Huang Tian Fang thought he figured out Zhang Yi's change in attitude.

 He couldn't help but have a few smug smiles on his face.

 "This is good news!"

 ...

 After Zhang Yi came out, he went to the library again.

 The book The Deep Woods of Norway was very interesting, and the kind of lingering light sadness under Haruki Murakami's pen could be considered a representative of the mourning culture after the Sakura War.

 Zhang Yi slowly and methodically read the entire book, gently closed it, and stuffed it back on the shelf.

 It wasn't that he was being pretentious, but it was rare for him to read a book on a whim, and he might not have this kind of mindset in the future.

 There was also no need to move the library back and leave it in the other dimension to eat dust.

 Zhang Yi belonged to the kind of person who wanted to buy every book when he went to a bookstore, but lost interest once he brought it home.

 He lifted his wrist and flipped his Rolex watch out from inside his sleeve.

 It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and as usual, he should go collect some food and bring it back to the neighborhood.

 Zhang Yi murmured in a low voice, "I don't know when those guys will get hit ah! I have to slowly lower their guard and then find the right opportunity to strike."

 Zhang Yi left the library and went to the supermarket to collect the appropriate amount of supplies before riding the snowmobile back to the neighborhood.

 Within the people who came over to collect the supplies today, there were a few more building managers.

 Wang Qiang and Huang Tianfang were both inside the pile of people, looking at the snakeskin pockets by Zhang Yi's feet with an expectant face.

 The goal of the two of them was naturally the cigarettes and liquor that Zhang Yi had promised to bring back to them.

 The reason why they had to personally come over to get them was to take them all for themselves.

 Otherwise, these rare goodies would easily cause conflicts between them and their men.

 Both Wang Qiang and Huang Tianfang knew this well, when the cigarettes got their hands on them yesterday, the juniors under them were a bit overwhelmed.

 And seeing that they had personally come to fetch the food, the corner of Zhang Yi's mouth lifted up in a faintly undetectable smile.

 "Alright, everyone line up in order and come over to get your food in turn!"

 As the building manager of Building 1 walked over, he suddenly whispered to Zhang Yi, "Zhang Yi, if you can bring cigarettes for Wang Qiang and Huang Tianfang and the others, can you do the same for us?"