Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Knockoff Cellphone (Part 1)
Upon hearing these words, everyone crouched down to the ground and looked across through the gap at the bottom of the billboard.
Goodness, when they saw the dense cluster of Black Shadow across the way, a thought almost simultaneously popped into their minds.
Has Tang Xiaoquan gone mad?
Why? Because if he wasn’t crazy, why would he bring everyone to such a zombie-infested place?
It’s important to note that the situation at Meilizi Supermarket at the moment is worse than the earlier disastrous state of Xianghe Noodle House.
Even Wu Chao, who had just advocated fighting desperately, shook his head in horror.
Clearly, in his view, it seemed impossible for their thin forces to break through the zombie barrier on the other side.
Everyone turned their heads to look at Tang Xiaoquan, praying that perhaps this young man had some memory lapse and got the location wrong, but...
"That’s right! Brother Hu, I’m talking about the Meilizi Supermarket across the way, and as I said before, I’m only eighty percent sure!"
Tang Xiaoquan’s confirmed words completely extinguished the hope in everyone’s hearts. Wenquan Xin even jumped beside Tang Xiaoquan and asked skeptically, "Brother Tang, you’re not joking with us, are you? You dare to say you’re eighty percent sure given the situation across the way?"
Undoubtedly, Wenquan Xin’s question echoed the doubts of everyone present, and it also made Tang Xiaoquan’s image in their hearts take a big hit.
Especially for the trio led by Hu Xiaodong, who knew nothing about Tang Xiaoquan’s past and easily attributed his actions to a desire to show off and making reckless statements.
However, Tang Xiaoquan seemed to have anticipated this. He stared closely at Wenquan Xin’s eyes and reaffirmed, "As long as you follow my instructions, I’m eighty percent sure!"
"Hmph~" Wu Chao snorted unimpressed, clearly irritated by what he perceived as Tang Xiaoquan’s overconfident behavior.
He immediately mocked in a sarcastic tone, "Brother Tang, if you’re counting on Brother Du to use a bow and arrow to take out the zombies one by one, I advise you to give up that idea, you know why? Hmph, because we don’t have that many arrows~"
Finally, Wu Chao gave Tang Xiaoquan a pointed look, obviously telling him: go cool off somewhere.
Seeing the increasingly tense team atmosphere, Hu Xiaodong couldn’t help but frown.
Undoubtedly, if an internal conflict occurred at this critical moment, it would be no laughing matter.
So he patted Wu Chao’s shoulder, signaling him to return to his spot and say no more.
After Wu Chao returned to his place, Hu Xiaodong turned his gaze back to Tang Xiaoquan. Even though he no longer held any hope for the young man’s proposal, for the sake of calming emotions, he reluctantly asked, "Go ahead, Xiao Tang, what’s your detailed plan?"
Tang Xiaoquan took a deep breath, pulled Hu Xiaodong to where he stood, and then said, "Do you see that bus on the left side of Meilizi’s entrance?"
Following Tang Xiaoquan’s instructions, Hu Xiaodong quickly shifted his gaze to the left and soon spotted the target: "Yes, I see it. It’s the bus that collided with the car, right?"
"That’s right. The collision of this bus with a few cars forms a natural barrier. If we can lure the zombies there, we’ll have half the battle won."
"Hmm," Hu Xiaodong nodded slightly, but then quickly shook his head, asking, "That’s easier said than done. How do we lure those beasts over there?"
"Sound!" Tang Xiaoquan answered without hesitation, then turned to look at Wang Qiang and asked, "Qiangzi, do you have your knockoff phone on you?"
Startled for a moment, Wang Qiang was confused as he replied, "Yes, I have it. But what do you need it for?"
"Whew~" someone sighed, and the next second, Wu Chao’s low voice chimed in: "Just a friendly reminder, the city’s communications are down. If you’re hoping the police uncle will help drive away those beasts, your wish is destined for disappointment, hmph, hmph!"
"Hand it over!" Tang Xiaoquan ignored Wu Chao’s teasing, reached for the phone Wang Qiang handed him, and started fiddling with it while muttering:
"No way, this one’s too quiet!"
"Ugh, why is it another love song!"
"Sigh, rap won’t do either!"
He was muttering to himself, completely oblivious to the presence of the group around him.
The conclusion he finally reached was even more jaw-dropping: "Hey Qiangzi, how come you don’t have a single song with high notes on your phone?"
What the heck! Everyone exchanged bewildered looks.
Suddenly, Hu Xiaodong seemed to have a revelation and pulled out his own phone, rummaged through it, and said, "Xiao Tang, use mine. I have Vista’s Opera 2 in here, and the dolphin sounds might meet your needs."
Finally, someone understood his intention. Tang Xiaoquan nodded gratefully but didn’t take Hu Xiaodong’s phone directly. Instead, he requested further, "Brother Hu, your Samsung’s volume isn’t sufficient. Only Qiangzi’s knockoff phone meets the requirements, so please turn on Bluetooth, we’ll need to transfer the song."
Having grasped Tang Xiaoquan’s intention, Hu Xiaodong did as instructed without question.
Meanwhile, during the gap in song transferring between Hu and Tang, the others gradually cleared their confused thoughts and understood why Tang Xiaoquan asked for the phone.
Simultaneously, the various doubts they had about him gradually diminished as the plan became clearer.
"Brother Hu, once you need to clear the scattered zombies in front of us, everyone move to the SUV at Meilizi’s entrance... That’s the basic action plan, does everyone understand?"
Sweeping his eyes over each person, everyone gave a reassuring nod.
"Good, since everyone understands, I’ll set the time." With a touch on the screen, Tang Xiaoquan pressed the "10:00:00" on the music player’s software while entering the number 3 in the repeat count box.
After completing the setup, Tang Xiaoquan solemnly repeated the data he had just set to his five comrades, emphasizing the time for each step until everyone nodded in agreement before stopping.
"Whew~" Exhaling deeply, Tang Xiaoquan instinctively looked up at the gradually reddening horizon and, without hesitation, pressed the countdown button on the music player software...