Post-Apocalyptic Highway Survival: I Have a Sequence Caravan

Chapter 132 The Bald Man's Reminder

"See?" he whispered to Qin Baoxi, "People only believe what they want to believe. She took the matches, so she has to speak up for us; otherwise, she'll offend us and won't get away with it!"

As the night progressed, the wind direction began to shift subtly for the convoy.

Qin Baodong made full use of his quick wit and smooth talk, weaving through various groups of people. He was no longer the man who acted as if others owed him millions; instead, he hunched his shoulders and offered cigarettes to everyone he met—though they were often only half-smoked.

As a result of their actions, the wind direction for the convoy changed considerably by the next morning.

"Brother Wen, you know, Cen Maohai and his two buddies never really cared about their reputation, but how come they've almost completely shut down all the gossip about the convoy in just one night? And they're so generous! They take supplies like they're free, giving away little things to everyone they meet! It's really strange!"

In Chen Wen's car team, one of Chen Wen's classmates asked him a question.

"I don't know, but the situation of Cen Maohai and the other two is really a bit off! I don't know what's wrong with them today, but we can't control what they do. Let them do whatever they want! As long as they don't harm our interests!" Chen Wen said indifferently.

The strength of Baldy's three-man team was far inferior to that of his own team, so Chen Wen didn't pay much attention to their actions.

Even if Chen Wen knew that the bald man and the other two were doing this to curry favor with Chen Zhifu, he wouldn't care too much.

To befriend Chen Zhifu?

Just kidding! Deng Qiwen is Zhao Hai's driver now. With Deng Qiwen around, they can all get involved with Zhao Hai. Isn't that much better than befriending Chen Zhifu?

As for Gao Ze and his small group, they didn't interfere much after learning about Baldy's actions, as the three of them were not weak.

If the three of them wanted to improve their reputation within the caravan or influence public opinion in their favor, they didn't need to offend the three bald men.

As for Li Meier, it's even simpler for her. What the bald guy does is none of her business. Only the things done by the few sequence extraordinary individuals in the caravan will attract her attention.

By the afternoon, the three bald men had largely controlled the conversations within the convoy.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Chen Wen, Gao Ze, and Li Meier did not interfere.

Otherwise, if any one of the three wanted to interfere and oppose the bald man, given his strategy, it wouldn't be so easy for him to control the gossip in the convoy so quickly. In fact, if any one of the three really wanted to go against the bald man, the convoy would probably be full of gossip targeting the three of them right now.

When the convoy stopped to rest in the afternoon, the bald man took the opportunity to come to Chen Zhifu's side again.

"Uncle Fu, this is a gift for you, He Tianxia. I hope you will do me the honor of accepting it!" Cen Maohai held the bright yellow cigarette box in both hands, his fingertips trembling slightly—seven parts of this was feigned, but three parts were genuine pain in his heart.

In this godforsaken world, a pack of instant noodles can save a life, while this pack of cigarettes can be exchanged for more than ten packs of instant noodles.

You know, the bald guy and his gang only smoke Baisha cigarettes! They only occasionally smoke Furongwang!

They haven't even tasted such a fine cigarette as He Tianxia yet, in this damned apocalypse!

However, they would give up this pack of cigarettes to exchange for Chen Zhifu's friendship, no matter how reluctant they were!

"You do have some brains and abilities, so I'll accept the cigarettes. From now on, we're friends!" Chen Zhifu nodded lightly, acknowledging their relationship.

"Thank you for gracing us with your presence, Uncle Fu!" The bald man was also very excited.

Gaining Chen Zhifu's approval means that in the future, if Chen Zhifu has any new information, they can exchange some supplies for it.

Everyone knows that in this messed-up apocalypse, sometimes a piece of news is more important than supplies.

"Okay! Go do your own thing! I won't keep you any longer!" Chen Zhifu said, also telling him to leave.

"Alright! Then I won't bother Uncle Fu any longer!" The bald man also said goodbye and left.

"Brother, how did it go? Did Chen Zhifu accept it?" Qin Baodong asked anxiously as soon as the bald man got back to the car.

"I'll take it." Cen Maohai took out his Baisha cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

"Great! This way we'll be connected with Chen Zhifu. With this connection, we can at least exchange some resources for information from him in the future!"

Otherwise, people like Chen Wen always manage to find more important information than we do!

Now we can be like them. If there is any important information in the future, we can prepare in advance and not be like headless flies!" Qin Baodong's face was also a little excited.

"That makes sense, but I'm warning you, don't think that just because we're involved with Chen Zhifu, you can go and mess with Chen Wen and his group. You should know that one of Chen Wen's classmates works as Zhao Hai's driver. If you're foolish enough to provoke Chen Wen and his group, and that classmate says a few words to Zhao Hai, it could get us all killed!"

The bald man was also worried that the Qin brothers might become arrogant because they had become friends with Chen Zhifu, so he specifically spoke up to remind them.

Qin Baodong quickly waved his hand, his excitement fading slightly and replaced by caution. "I understand the importance of this. Chen Wen's connections are a valuable asset, much more reliable than our newly established connections. We're just using Chen Zhifu's influence to fill the gaps in our information network, and incidentally... to establish a foothold in the convoy and prevent others from taking advantage of us. As for Chen Wen and his gang, we won't provoke them, and... we should even try to curry favor with them if the opportunity arises."

"It's good that you think that way." Cen Maohai glanced at Qin Baodong, feeling slightly relieved. "By the way, don't even think about making a move on Li Meier and her sister! Although it's just a rumor that they're Zhao Hai's women, those rumors can't be entirely baseless!"

Besides, given Zhao Hai's lecherous nature, there's a real chance the Li sisters are his women. Don't let yourselves get into trouble over a woman!

Qin Baodong had long harbored feelings for the Li sisters, but because both sisters were quite powerful, he never dared to use force or other despicable means as he had with the other women in the caravan.