episode_0168

But honestly, the lie had no choice but to work.

There aren’t many places around here where you can make ochu.

At best, it’s somewhere in another Jinju, but I don’t think I belong to that faction.

When I told him about the local road I took there, my credibility went up.

The man stamped Ohama on the floor and spoke softly.

“It certainly doesn’t seem like he’s from another faction.”

“Right?”

“If it was someone from another faction, they wouldn’t have been so foolish as to try to infiltrate here.”

“It’s not that I’m stupid, I just took the wrong route!”

The man showed an expression that he would trust me for now.

At first glance, it looks like I took a stupid wrong turn, but it looks like I’m going to get over it for now.

To be honest, I wanted to protest properly, but it wasn’t like I was completely stung.

You came in without thinking that you would just use your body to get through.

I changed the subject.

“We’ll talk about that later, but he’s a person from an outside force who came in after a long time. Do you have any questions?”

“What about the other side?”

“If we’re talking about it, it’s very good. It is only a matter of time before all of Busan is recaptured.”

“It looks like there are normal people.”

“Of course. Everyone worked together to fight the zombies.”

I can’t say that there are only normal people…

Still, I didn’t think it would be a bad idea to lie in times like this.

The man nodded his head slowly and made a suggestion.

“If the situation gets better, can you bring some support here from there?”

“What is the price?”

“Meat. And the only normal force in Jinju.”

“It looks like there are really only looters left in other places.”

I said hesitantly.

Anyway, I thought there would be one place that was relatively normal.

However, looking at what is said to be unique, it seems that no matter how big or small the power, making a living is through plunder.

Of course, we couldn’t just leave these marauding forces alone.

Even if it could not be completely exterminated, it was necessary to disable its power.

Kang Si-woo was like that anyway.

If there is a force that can oppose the marauders, please let me know.

It was embarrassing to find out that cannibals were actually normal…

Still, I could say that this worked well in its own way.

But I couldn’t believe the man’s words at all.

I said with as stern an expression as possible.

“Hey. I said that was animal meat.”

“Yes.”

“Can I see in person where they are grown?”

“No problem, but you will have to give up your weapons.”

“Good.”

I held the baton upside down and handed it to the man.

The man must have been quite surprised, and he hesitantly picked up the baton.

Then he put the baton on the ring-like thing on his belt, tightened it, and grumbled.

“I wonder if this is full of confidence… Am I stupid… ”

“You’re full of confidence.”

Even if you don’t have at least one weapon, you can still win.

To be honest, I was half-bluffing, but I felt like I could do it.

If you have endless strength that emerges from the brink of death, you can defeat anything.

Just looking at it, it didn’t look like there was any weapon there that could kill me.

Then, something like a baton could be handed over as a penalty.

But the man didn’t think that way, and it seemed like he was treating me like I was stupid a while ago.

They say that unless your intelligence is in the single digits, there is no way you would hand over your weapon…

It didn’t matter because I had already calculated everything.

I’m sure everyone noticed that guns didn’t work on me in the first battle.

In that situation, if I handed over my weapon and came with my bare hands, everyone would be afraid of me.

It must have been because there was something he believed in.

But, that was my miscalculation.

No, it was good that I followed the man deep into Chukdong-myeon.

However, from here on, the security was much tighter, and I even saw someone holding a rifle.

Of course, there were not many of them. At most, three or four.

However, it seemed a little difficult to deal with a rifle without a weapon.

But that didn’t mean there was no answer at all.

It seems like bravado works.

Except for the man, everyone else seemed wary of me.

I guess he realized that he got this far because he was confident.

It seemed like he thought the rifle wouldn’t work on me either.

That was definitely fortunate. I’ve never been hit by a rifle before, so I didn’t know if it would hold up or not.

“Here.”

“Oh… ”

After passing through the tight security several times, we came across a farm.

It was a scenic farm with two nearby mountains, and there seemed to be a livestock farm nearby.

The man explained that there were several more barns like this around.

Originally, there was an agricultural and industrial complex and a reservoir, so it seemed like there would be no shortage of food.

Since there wasn’t a large population there, it was said that it was hardly affected by zombies.

Although it is a bit concerning that the majority of the staff are middle-aged, it is not a problem.

The man said triumphantly.

“Everyone has lived here for several decades, so they are very familiar. It’s a good environment for defense.”

It certainly seemed like there was nothing to be afraid of at this level.

If you properly block the path, you will be able to force the opponent to engage in a war of attrition.

There was a lot of food here, so there was no way they would be defeated in a war of attrition.

Not only was there meat, but there seemed to be a lot of vegetables as well.

There was a field on one side of what looked like fruit growing on zombie corpses.

I spoke slowly.

“That’s amazing.”

It was almost impossible for less than two hundred people to keep it all.

But the man in front of me and this force were doing it all.

In the process, I was stigmatized as a cannibal…

It also seemed to be put to good use in its own way.

The man chuckled and pointed to a pavilion.

“It’s almost time to eat, do you want to eat?”

“Is it good? Can I eat this lunch box?”

“It doesn’t matter. Because it was bait anyway.”

“… Bait?”

“Most people were busy eating when they saw that. Taking advantage of that opportunity, I attacked from behind.”

“Ah, ah.”

“And you can also infer whether they are a good person or a bad person by their attitude toward that person.”

“En? How?”

“I usually don’t come here alone.”

“Ah, ah.”

“You also received some kind of permission.”

“… ?”

I opened my mouth blankly.

He started explaining slowly, saying that the man might not understand.

First, when I first met people, I tried to run away instead of being hostile.

Even though he was shot in the leg in the process, he prioritized flight over fighting.

However, once they entered the group, they said that they did not think they came in with malicious intent when they arrested them to find out the whole story.

Originally, I would have resolved the misunderstanding through slow conversation, but the problem was that I was trying too hard.

I had no choice but to fire my gun with the intention of subduing them, but I withstood the bullet and the people ran away according to the rules.

Instead, it means that they didn’t burst the wheel of Ochu to tell them to leave at any time.

No matter how you look at it, I guess it was because I just looked like a foreigner who came in by mistake or something.

I listened quietly for a moment and then asked a question.

“Wait a minute, then why did you leave the two bags behind?”

“No matter what, you can’t just leave someone who can withstand a bullet alone.”

“Surveillance, you mean? No, then why did you hit me on the head!?”

“I tried to knock him out and explain later. I didn’t know I wouldn’t faint.”

“You said you tried to kill me earlier!”

“If I had tried to kill you, wouldn’t I have swung until your head was smashed?”

“You said that as a joke, really?”

The man kept his mouth shut.

It seemed like it was probably true that it was a joke.

By this point, I was feeling dizzy, but it was okay.

Even though things went awry, the intended goal was achieved.

All you have to do is get information from other forces, not Hamodan.

I slowly set the Ochu near the pavilion and took out the lunch box from the bag earlier.

The man looked at me with a sullen expression, as if he found it strange that I was calmly putting food in his mouth.

But it’s been a while since I stopped caring about those looks.

I wanted to try this at least once anyway.

“Eating Saecham in a rural setting! This is something you can’t do in the city.”

“… Isn’t Busan a village?”

“Woo, it’s a city compared to here! There was only green around.”

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

“Ah, that’s right. Do you have alcohol? Makgeolli is always a must in Saecham.”

“What?”

The man opened his mouth blankly.

I was so embarrassed that the ohama I was holding fell to the ground.

Other people around me seemed surprised, too, as their eyes turned to me.

But when I think about it again, it wasn’t an unreasonable request.

I didn’t force you to hand it over, I simply asked you if it was there.

But the man must not have thought that way, so he stuttered.

“My, I… What if something gets inside?”

“Uh… Is that so?”

“Only the face is pretty, the baby is young… ”

“Ah, what! So are you there? I think it’s perfect for creating an atmosphere.”

“There is no such thing.”

“Yes, if it is there, it is said to be there. Why am I having strange thoughts again?”

“Speaks like someone who will definitely stay for a long time.”

“Huh? Are you going to stay?”

“Oh?”

I slowly explained my plan to the man.

Jinju has recently been trying to expand its influence east, so an investigation is needed.

They said that a larger number of executives from the faction in Busan had defected to Jinju, making further investigation necessary.

So, he even explained that he was trying to get information while fighting against nearby forces.

The man who heard everything spoke slowly.

“Didn’t you choose the wrong person?”

“Why!? Where can there be someone as trustworthy and pretty as me?”

“That’s why I like it.”

The man received two bottles of makgeolli from someone who appeared to be his uncle.

Then he sat down in front of me and placed the spoon.

So me and the man started eating.