Chapter 34: Transaction.

“What I want is only one thing, information about the virus that is the source of this crisis and the beginning of the nightmare. That’s all.”

“Information about the virus? Is that all, why?”

There is no special reason. I’m just looking for the truth of this world.

The lieutenant stopped asking and seemed to be lost in thought, perhaps needing time to think about my answer.

Although the time felt short, the time of contemplation in the building without a single breeze felt long.

‘Okay, if that’s really all you want. But I can’t tell you about sensitive matters about us.’

I’m not interested in how your group works either.”

As long as they don’t betray me first and turn me into an enemy, I don’t have to bother poking the hornet’s nest.

I’m fine with or without information about them, just up to that point.

What kind of information exactly, how will you pay for the information, and how will you contact us and transfer it in the future?”

“Any information about the zombies walking outside is fine, except for the facts I already know. I’m thinking of paying only for information that I hear and judge to be valuable.”

Information that I already know or don’t need is useless. The information I can get through the status window is limited, but with the various information I’ve already obtained by visiting the broadcasting station, only the information that I need or didn’t know strictly meets the conditions I require.

“Is that a prepayment? What if you claim that you already know it after hearing it?”

It’s up to you to decide whether to trust me or not, but I don’t think I have any reason to lie.

Above all, the information I’m asking for is the remnants of the past that no one needs anymore. Whether you tell it or not, it won’t be a business that loses money at least, right?”

In the early days of the crisis, it might have been different, but now, due to the prolonged situation, the government and everything else has collapsed, and they are busy with supplies to be consumed today.

From their point of view, there is no reason to refuse to give them the information that no one cares about anymore and exchange it for the most needed supplies.

Even if they refuse, I’ll just have to go a little further, but it’s them who will suffer the real damage.

“Yeah, I admit it. As you said, we’re the ones who are short of something. As long as it’s not a matter that will harm us, we can provide as much old information as we want.

But didn’t you think we could suppress you at any time and take what we needed?”

‘Well? I’ve only shown you a small portion of the supplies.’

In response to the lieutenant’s words, which were subtly threatening, as if they could suppress and loot me as much as they wanted, I snorted and retorted as if not to be outdone.

I think you’re misunderstanding something, I don’t have to go to you because I’m sorry. In the future, if you need anything, you come to me and sell information and take reasonable compensation.

No matter how powerful they are and how impregnable their base is, that’s from the perspective of defending when I attack them.

Conversely, if they try to catch me, they’ll have to consider a more painful expenditure. As you can see, this city is the hometown of the living corpses and my home ground,

“I’m never alone.”

As you can see, I’m alone?~’

I put the key ring on my finger and spin it around, dismissing their threats with an expression that says, “If you want to try, go ahead.”

I say again that even if my position will be the boss in future transactions, not just in this situation, I must never be swayed by them.

“I’m sorry for saying something that might make you misunderstand, my words weren’t that we would do that, but to warn you that other survivors can also attack.”

Whether he was quick-witted or just probing, the lieutenant apologized first and tried to turn around the bleak atmosphere.

When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.

” ?…”

‘Um… don’t you know? It came out before I was even born, but still, the master of zombie movies. It’s a quote from George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.”

“Ah… I’m really sorry for what I said earlier…”

It’s okay, I’m already used to it. Those who stood up to me must have gone to hell or are wandering around the city as the dead somewhere over there.

I’m alone, but I’m never easy.

That’s the best threat and warning I can give.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Good, since it’s our first meeting, shall we end the conversation and have a good time?”

There’s no need to treat them too hostilely, I’m going to maintain an appropriate line, so at this point…

‘Thud, squeak…’

There…’

‘Here, take as much as you want.’

I opened the supply warehouse, passing between the four.

Inside, it’s filled with ammunition and guns that I could eat richly and waste as much as I want for years if I were alone.

As I said, this supply is only a very ‘small part’ to me. It’s at a level where those ‘4 people’ can take as much as they want and it won’t make a difference anyway.

I deliberately emphasized the words ‘some’ and ‘4 people’ to them.

The items that they, who didn’t even bring a bag because they thought they were going to take me, can take at most are a few days’ worth of food and a few boxes of ammunition.

If they overdo it any more than that, they may be harmed on the way back.

However, if they call the two people I haven’t seen to this place, it means that they completely ignored the demand for entry into the building and disarmament before meeting me, so it will lead to a sign of loss of trust in me.

“I. Is that true?…”

Time is gold, I hope it doesn’t take too long in good conscience.”

Even the lieutenant, who had been maintaining a stern expression until now, looked bewildered and asked again this time, so it seems that the first image improvement was successful enough.

I feel like all the hardships I went through to move the supplies for four days have been completely swept away.

I still have mixed feelings, but on the one hand, I can’t hide the joy as the 4 people start packing the items in the warehouse in a hurry.

It’s not that I don’t feel regret, but those foods are meaningless to me anyway, and I have enough ammunition and various explosives to use.

Rather, if I invest it for me, I’m never just losing it.

“Hmm, if your only goal is information, it would be really good to be with us. If you come to us, we can support you in every way.”

The lieutenant is still making a regretful expression even after holding the maximum amount of supplies they can take in their hands, even though it didn’t take long.

Perhaps he was regretting that if he took me as originally intended, he could take not only the supplies here, but also more supplies.

“Well, I haven’t hung out with other people before, but… I’m more comfortable alone.”

‘If you say that much, I can’t help it. We can’t miss a fortune like you with unnecessary greed.’

“I’m grateful that our interests are aligned with each other. There were only guys who put guns to my face first.”

We’ll scrape together all the information we have and send it. When would you like to meet next?”

“Um, if there’s nothing special, I’ll tell you the next location at this place in a week.”

The relationship with them seemed to end quite amicably for the first meeting, but I still can’t let my guard down.

Therefore, I will change the next meeting place as well.

“Okay, let’s really finish this with this. Oh, Miss Yaeun. Do you have anything to say?”

The lieutenant asked the scout Yaeun, who arranged this meeting, as if giving her a favor.

“Ah, th.. am I allowed to say it now? Then I do have one question…”

Since no one but that lieutenant was saying anything, I thought they had agreed in advance, but it seems there was some kind of preparation or pressure after all.

“That key ring, are you acquainted with the man in the picture?”