The person on the fourteenth floor had no idea what kind of job he did, but his intimidating, smooth-talking rhetoric came in neat little sets.
In her previous life, Su Yun hadn’t seen these messages. But even if she had, she would never have sold the supplies in her hands to others.
Anyone with eyes could tell the world was about to change. Could there really be people this stupid?
And yet—there really were.
Several people in the group chat were persuaded.
Building 10, 3rd Floor:
“We don’t have much at home, but I can sell you water. A bottle of ordinary drinking water—500 each. Do you want it?”
That was truly daylight robbery. Ordinary bottled water like that normally sold for two yuan, or even one and a half.
Her price was more than ten times higher.
But the person on the fourteenth floor was clearly wealthy and unconcerned.
“500 a bottle is a bit expensive, but I’ll take it. Whatever you have, I’ll take it all. From the photo you posted, you also have some snacks, bread, and instant noodles. How about selling those to me as well? The price is negotiable….”
The woman on the third floor didn’t reply for a long time, and the big boss on the fourteenth floor was clearly getting impatient.
He kept @-mentioning the woman in the group, urging her to speak, while inside the third-floor apartment, the family was already in the middle of a fierce argument.
“Honey, what’s wrong with selling those things to him? You can just go out and find more. Didn’t you come back safe and sound last night?”
“Besides, what the guy on the fourteenth floor said makes sense. Everyone heard the gunshots last night—there must be some major action from the authorities.”
“And you brought back plenty of food last night, enough for our family to eat for two days. Think about how much we could make selling the rest. Water that usually costs a little over one yuan—someone’s willing to pay 500 for it!”
“Listen to me. Sell those things to him. Once the authorities clear out the zombies, everything will go back to the way it was. You worked hard last night. We can wait a couple of days before going out again.”
The woman tried to comfort the man sitting on the sofa, sulking. Inside, however, she sneered at how bad he was at doing business. Such a golden chance to get rich was right in front of them, and he actually wanted to let it go.
And he even argued with her about it. A man destined to be a wage slave for life—how had she ended up with such a useless husband?
Once the soldiers cleared out the zombies after some time, he would realize that she had been right all along.
“You foolish woman! It’s one thing when you’re like this usually, but you haven’t gone out these past few days—you don’t know what it’s like outside. I’m not selling these things. I risked my life to get them. Have you forgotten the kids have been asking for meat these past two days?”
“Listen to me—we won’t sell them. We’ll trade goods for goods. It’d be best if we could exchange them for rice and flour, noodles would be even better….”
The man tried to reason with his wife, but it was obvious she already had money on her mind. After scraping by for small change all her life, now that a once-in-a-lifetime chance to strike it rich was right in front of her, there was no way she would back down.
In her mind, she had already marked those supplies with sky-high prices, thinking about how to sell them.
“How did I end up marrying such a useless man? This isn’t up for discussion—you have to listen to me.”
The woman became obstinate and unreasonable, her head filled with thoughts of how much money those items could fetch. Even when the children cried beside her, asking for meat, she felt only irritation.
**Building 10, 3rd Floor:**
“Brother, we’ve discussed it all. Those things can be sold to you, but I want 50,000.”
After sending the message, the woman stared at the screen. Sure enough, many people in the group started cursing her.
“Damn, why don’t you just go rob someone? We’re neighbors—who would’ve thought you were this kind of person?”
“Yeah, that little bit of stuff for 50,000? You’ve really got the nerve.”
“Absolutely shameless. How can someone be this brazen?”
**Building 10, 3rd Floor:**
“I think you all want it but can’t afford it. Get lost, get lost, get lost…”
Her words hit the mark for many people. They had been waiting for her to name a price, but now that such a small amount of supplies cost 50,000, everyone lost interest.
Watching the woman’s messages in the group, Su Yun rolled her eyes. “Idiot….”
In a little while, money would be no better than scrap paper, yet she actually believed what the guy on the fourteenth floor said—that the city would return to how it was before.
So many people online were asking the same question, and the authorities hadn’t given a clear answer. Yet she believed a few casual words from someone else.
Had she really not been online lately, even if she hadn’t gone out?
If Su Yun remembered correctly, the woman had just been thinking about using those supplies to trade for some meat for her children.
The person on the fourteenth floor was clearly unhappy with the price—50,000 for such little food—but considering he had nothing to eat, he quickly replied anyway.
“50,000 it is. I’ll take it. Also, if your family has food to sell next time, you can give me priority.”
Building 10, 3rd Floor:
“Definitely, definitely.”
With that, the two of them went to private chat to transfer the money.
Many people in the group hadn’t managed to buy anything, so they continued asking if anyone was willing to sell grain. Although they weren’t as wealthy as the boss on the fourteenth floor, they were still willing to buy at a reasonable price.
This time, no one replied.
Su Yun thought that the soldiers she’d seen last night had probably cleared out most of the zombies on the nearby streets. She decided to go out and take a look today.