Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 112: Chapter 109: Little Sun

Xu Biao clenched his fists in anger, but he didn’t dare to shout again.

He knew if he pushed his luck, that inhuman thing would only make Qiu Min suffer more.

Although Ling Yi was aiming at Brother Leopard from a distance, Qiu Min was right in front of him. One wrong move and she’d be hit, so he didn’t dare risk a shot.

In an instant, the tables had turned. Using Qiu Min as a hostage, Brother Leopard gained the upper hand and started cursing at Xu Biao, "Go on, you son of a bitch, keep yelling! Not so brave now, are you? You useless piece of shit..."

He glanced at Qiu Min, who was coughing in pain.

’She really is a little girl everyone would love.’

’He couldn’t help but like her!’

’He really loved having a little thing like this to use as a threat!’

Ran Gaoyang was in a similar state to Xu Biao, his heart filled with a rage he couldn’t unleash. "We’ve already stopped resisting. Please, let the little girl go!"

’You can’t expect any humanity from someone who’d use a little girl as a hostage. All we can hope for is that he doesn’t hurt Qiu Min any further.’

Brother Leopard saw that Ran Gaoyang was the leader of the group and chuckled sinisterly. "Get on your knees. Kneel and beg me, and I’ll let her go!" He tightened his grip again.

Qiu Min’s lovely face turned bright red again as she choked, tears welling up in her dark eyes.

The little girl was scared and in pain, but she didn’t cry out.

"If you don’t kneel, she’s going to suffer!" Brother Leopard’s monstrous hand squeezed even harder.

Just as Ran Gaoyang was about to kneel, he saw Brother Leopard’s hand go limp as the man collapsed to his knees in agony.

His disbelieving gaze fell upon Chen Xing’s face, who had suddenly appeared before him. He hadn’t even seen how she’d gotten there.

Qiu Min didn’t fall to the ground; Chen Xing had caught her in her arms.

The little girl was a bit weak, but seeing that she was in Chen Xing’s arms, she managed a faint smile.

Chen Xing gently pressed Qiu Min’s head against her shoulder, then kicked out and broke Brother Leopard’s hand.

What the others didn’t know was that the little heart Qiu Min had drawn on the car window had brought Chen Xing more than just warmth; it had shown her that the world was not entirely heartless.

At the very least, these innocent children still held onto a measure of kindness and purity.

How could a little Angel like this be made to suffer such torment?

A blood-curdling scream erupted from Brother Leopard.

Before he could even process what had happened, he felt a sudden coldness at his temple, and then he was dead.

At that moment, Meng Hu, who had been lured away, returned.

Sensing its master’s fury, it seemed to know it had messed up and immediately began attacking Brother Leopard’s men.

Meng Hu’s return undoubtedly boosted the confidence of Ran Gaoyang and his people.

Xu Biao, who had been lying on the ground, ignored his pain, sprang to his feet, and knocked out the man who had been beating him with a single punch. "You inhuman bastards!"

The situation flipped once more, turning into a complete rout for Ran Gaoyang’s side.

They weren’t saints themselves.

They didn’t leave a single person alive in Brother Leopard’s compound.

They understood the principle: leaving survivors always leads to trouble.

After the fight ended, Xu Biao, who had been so ferocious in battle, immediately ran to Qiu Min with red-rimmed eyes and swept her into his arms. "Qiu Min, are you okay? *Sob sob*..."

Chen Xing: "..."

Qiu Min: "..." She had recovered by now, her fear gradually fading.

Even though Xu Biao was hugging her tightly, she didn’t cry out in pain. Instead, she patted his back and said, "I’m just a kid and even I didn’t cry. Uncle Xu, you’re so embarrassing!"

Xu Biao wiped away his tears. "I’m just happy, that’s all!"

Qiu Min glanced at Chen Xing and shook her head helplessly. "Uncle Xu is just a big kid. *Sigh*..." she said, with the solemn air of an adult.

Chen Xing wasn’t someone who understood intimacy well. She just wrinkled her nose at Qiu Min.

’To be honest, she felt incredibly warm inside.’

’She felt like Qiu Min was the sun, and she couldn’t help but orbit around her.’

This was the reason she helped them without asking for anything in return.

Ran Gaoyang and the others sorted through Brother Leopard’s supplies and loaded them into their vehicles. The group quickly left the compound and continued driving north.

They couldn’t stay in Lianyun Town anymore. Who knew if Brother Leopard had other accomplices or allies? It was safer to get far away.

After escorting them for a while to a point she felt was relatively safe, Chen Xing said she had to leave.

Ran Gaoyang had thought she would join them and was reluctant to see her go. "It’s not safe for a girl to be alone. Why don’t you come with us? We can all look out for each other!"

He said that, but his words rang a little hollow.

’With Chen Xing’s strength, she’d be fine even on her own.’

’If anything, we’d just be a burden to her.’

"I have some business to take care of near the Capital City!" Chen Xing didn’t linger. She gave Qiu Min a hug and left.

As a thank-you, Ran Gaoyang offered to give some of the supplies to Chen Xing, but she refused.

It was already getting close to nightfall. She just needed to get back to the Capital City by tomorrow.

By the time she was driving her truck past Brother Leopard’s compound, the sky was completely dark.

The compound should have been pitch-black, but from a distance, she could see flickering lights.

Chen Xing immediately stopped the truck and ran closer.

A few lamps were lit in the compound’s courtyard, where a dozen or so people were moving back and forth, collecting bodies.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Chen Xing vaulted over the wall into the compound and hid behind a small pavilion.

"Brother Hao, what the hell is going on? We were only gone for a day, how did Brother Leopard and the others get killed? Logically, no one around here would dare touch us, right? We have dozens of men here! Whoever did this has some serious balls. And they even took all the supplies!"

Brother Hao, who had a head of curly hair, stared at his older brother’s body with his narrow eyes.

"Brother Hao, we can’t let this slide! Otherwise, how are we supposed to make a living here anymore? Brother Hao..."

"Shut up!" Brother Hao barked.

He was heartbroken. The man who died was his own brother.

There was a large age gap between them, and his big brother had always doted on him like a precious treasure.

After the apocalypse began, Brother Leopard immediately formed a team, not only protecting him well but also giving him a carefree life.

This time, he had been the one who volunteered to deliver supplies to Ge Hui and bring back their things.

The round trip should have only taken seven or eight hours, but Ge Hui had insisted he stay for a drink. One drink led to many, he passed out, and when he woke up and returned, he found a courtyard full of corpses.

He was filled with regret at that moment.

’Why did I drink so much?’

’Why didn’t I come straight back after delivering the supplies?’

’If I had been here, maybe my brother wouldn’t have died.’

He was angry at himself, and he seethed with hatred for the vicious people who had killed his brother.

"Go investigate!" Brother Hao commanded, suppressing his rage.

’Crying and wailing?’

’He wasn’t that useless.’

Even though his big brother had always treated him like a child who never grew up, giving him the best of everything... he had seen what he needed to see and learned what he needed to learn from his brother.

’The people who killed my brother... I’ll make them pay it back a hundredfold.’

Meanwhile, Chen Xing, who was watching everything unfold, wasn’t in a good mood either.

’To think there were still some who slipped through the net.’

’If these people aren’t eliminated, I’m afraid Qiu Min and the others will be in danger again!’

’Since I’ve seen them, they can’t blame me for being ruthless.’