Chapter 7: Kade's Security Director

  We were lying on the railing of the sky, a group of people suddenly entered our line of sight, there were five people, only the man in front was wearing a black suit, followed by four people, all in police uniforms, at that moment I almost cheered up, finally rescued!

  Take another look, they're not wearing police uniforms, but security guard uniforms!

  They still haven't discovered that there are four big living people on the top, standing in the courtyard of the first floor and looking around for a while before walking towards the escalator, intending to go up to the second floor.

  As security guards in the business district, we had nothing to hide. Finally, seeing a big living person, everyone's heart was excited and unknown. Sun Zhe called out loudly, waving his fat hand vigorously, greeting them.

  Five people were startled, and they all raised the weapons in their hands. It was only then that I noticed some of them had fire axes, some had batons, and others had daggers. Not a single one of them had a gun, so it was clear they weren't police officers.

  The man in his 40s with a square face, wearing a black suit, relaxed his expression when he saw that the person on top was still alive. We went down and they came up, and both parties quickly converged at the escalator entrance on the second floor.

  "Are you four the only survivors?" The square-faced man asked abruptly.

  "Not just one! There are over a dozen, they're hiding in the movie theater upstairs. Comrades, you're from the mall, do you know what happened? Where did all the zombies on the first floor go? Are there any other survivors?" Sun Zhe asked several questions in one breath, and if it weren't for the square-faced man waving his hand, he would have continued asking.

  "My name is Wei Quan, I'm the head of security at Kaidi. Things happened too suddenly, and even now I can't make sense of it all. The police phone lines were jammed, almost all my colleagues in the security department were killed... we had no choice but to defend ourselves with force. Those... you can call them zombies if you want, most of them ran out on their own, the rest were... taken care of by us." Wei Quan spoke hesitantly, I guessed they too had opened fire and were now justifying the "lives" they had taken.

  "They're not human anymore, if we don't kill them, they'll eat us. By the way, what happened to the zombie corpses you 'subdued'? The ones we 'subdued' are still hanging around on each floor." Sun Zhe tactfully helped Wei Quan and others get out of trouble.

  "The corpses have been piled up in the parking lot outside the west gate of the mall. By the way, while most of them ran out, I just sealed all the main doors of the mall. Aren't you guys trying to leave? The streets are now full of those things lurking around, it's very dangerous!" Wei Quan replied.

  "Is the mall closed? Alright, alright... so those zombies outside can't find any living people and even if they wanted to come back, they couldn't... What? The whole outside is full of zombies?! Oh my god, could it be that Bin City has fallen completely?" Sun Zhe shouted in despair.

  Wei Quan looked at the four of us, "We can't jump to conclusions too early, maybe it's just our district that has fallen. I'll seal off the mall and wait for the government's rescue. This way, we can ensure the safety of the survivors inside the mall and prevent some rioters from taking advantage of the chaos to rush into the mall and cause destruction. Since you're also trapped in the mall, I hope you can be self-aware and not damage the mall's property."

  It seems that Wei Quan and his four security guards now represent the master of Kade, I thought about replacing Luo Xiaonian's pants, so I had to say to Wei Quan, "I need a few clean clothes, urgently, then you can help the cashier collect money? By the way, I don't have cash on me, only credit cards."

  Wei Quan shook his head, "I don't have the authority to collect payments on behalf of the store, but considering we don't know how long we'll be stuck here, it's definitely going to involve basic necessities like food, drink, clothing, and daily expenses. So I had Xiaowang take out a notebook and record everything we use. Once this is over, we'll settle the bill with the store together. If you urgently need to change into clean clothes, I won't stop you out of humanitarian reasons. You can have Xiaowang help you keep track of it, but you must pay back in full later, and we will be supervising."

  This suggestion is reasonable!

  The first floor and underground have been swept by Wei Quan and others for several times, it can be confirmed that there are no remaining zombies, they are going to sweep the second floor now, just running into us.

  So, the nine of us searched the second floor together and killed the remaining 15 zombies. With so many men, I stepped back and no longer rushed to take action. My gaze fell on the store, and the entire second floor was filled with women's clothing, all new winter styles this year. I found a suitable pair of warm pants for Luo Xiaonian, and at Pink's house, I took a set of thick, grey-pink fleece-lined pants, size 165. Thinking that she needed to change everything from inside out, I also picked out a small inner garment. Of course, all these things were recorded by the young security guard named Xiao Wang, who was very serious about it, noting down the brand, model, price, and every detail without missing anything. In the end, he even had me sign my name properly.

  This is my first time using a credit card for shopping, it feels so outdated.

  Although the third and fourth floors had been swept by us four, Wei Quan was still not at ease, and he led his security guards to search carefully again. As a result, two zombies were found trapped in the safety passage and unable to get out. The security guards killed them and threw them out of the air window.

  From the window facing the street, we clearly saw the outside main street. All guesses unfortunately became a reality. Chaotic vehicles collided and were scattered all over the place. Zombies roamed wildly on the streets. Anyone still alive who appeared on the main street would be knocked down by swarms of zombies rushing towards them. It turned out that the zombies in the mall couldn't find any living people, so they all ran to the main street.

  When there are no living people around, the zombies wander aimlessly among the abandoned cars, they will also size each other up, and after confirming that the other is not a living person, they will brush past each other, ignoring each other without fighting or quarreling. What an irony! If they were all alive, with so many gathered together, it would never be so harmonious.

  "The police have also gone mad!" Pan Feng exclaimed, and following his direction, we saw seven or eight uniformed policemen zombies marching between the abandoned cars, searching for fresh meat food.

  Although they didn't perform real-time biting of live people, their strange movements were enough to explain everything.

  My heart sank to the bottom instantly.

  Back in the fifth floor projection room, I accompanied Luo Xiaonian to the women's restroom to change into new clothes. She crumpled up her old clothes and stuffed them into the trash can, but I snatched them back.

  "You're a spendthrift! Do you think the clothes for the end of the world come free? This is all going on the bill! You'll have to pay for it later! Why did you throw away these perfectly good pants? Wash them and hang them up, they can still be worn." I scolded her, tossing her wet pants into the sink.

  Luo Xiaonian said in surprise, "Why are you so hot-tempered? I thought the things in this mall could be taken at will."

  "What beautiful things are you thinking of? The Wei Quanwei director who sent us back is the security guard of this mall, and every needle and thread here has to be accounted for and paid. I thought about the situation outside the window, feeling extremely disappointed, saying these words more to comfort myself, I would rather pay ten times the price than hope that doomsday really comes."

  "Oh no, does this sweater have any discounts or promotions? You're not going to charge me the original price, are you? That's a rip-off..." Luo Xiaonian hurriedly went to check the price tag on the new clothes.

  "Cut the crap, of course I've seen it. The new one is 60% off and still your favorite color, but that underwear isn't on sale, you're on your own."

  "Sister, you're still so clever, hehe..."

  "Xiao Nian, it's possible that you're wearing white for nothing..." I sighed, although I didn't want to see Luo Xiao Nian so downcast, but I couldn't not tell her the truth. "Just now we saw outside on the streets, the police have also mutated, the movie is probably going to become reality, and the end of the world may have really arrived."

  Luo Xiaonian was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and started washing her pants.

  "Sister, with you here, what am I afraid of? The end of the world is just that, and zombies aren't ghosts, as long as we can kill them, it's fine." She said calmly.

  Although they had Wei Quan and his security guards, everyone didn't immediately clean up the projection room with a large number of zombies. That was a whole hall of zombies trapped inside, at least dozens of them, no one wanted to take that risk, anyway they couldn't get out.

  But it's really uneasy to let them be our neighbors like this, Wei Quan brought four security guards to find some boards and directly nailed the door of that projection hall shut. The door was outward opening, the zombies inside pushed the door tighter, but also had to prevent them from pushing the door open. With these boards sealing the door, it's much safer now.

  After everyone finished their busy work, the time had already pointed to 5 o'clock in the evening, and it was dark outside.

  "Everyone must be hungry, right? Don't worry, I have some ideas to share with you all," Wei Quan said, waving his hand at us, and everyone quieted down. "That guy Sun Zhe said those things are zombies, but I don't think it's impossible. I usually browse the internet and read news, haven't there been cases of people eating human faces abroad? And not long ago, the police were chasing a batch of drugs called 'fish salt' that made people incredibly strong and want to bite others. It's possible that this drug has spread too."

  "No matter what the situation is, the fact is that law and order has broken down. The government will also need time to deal with such a large-scale terrorist incident. Fortunately, we were not affected, which means our lives are precious. But let me tell you something upfront: if this isn't the end of the world, we all still have a long way to go! If anyone makes a mistake and does something illegal or disruptive now, once everything settles down, they will be held accountable by the law! Moreover, it is the duty of our security department to maintain order within the mall. Even if things are chaotic outside, you can't cause trouble inside the mall."

  "Of course, as the temporary person in charge of the mall, I will be responsible for everyone's food and drink. I won't let anyone go hungry or thirsty while taking shelter here. Every floor has a food counter and restaurant, so there is no shortage of food. If we don't consume it in time, the ingredients will spoil and go to waste. So, I think this arrangement is best: everyone eats together, first eating the perishable foods, then the refrigerated ones, and finally the packaged goods. As for any daily necessities you need, if the mall has them, you can take them, but you must let Xiao Wang keep track of it, and after everything is over, you will have to pay him back in full. Is this okay with everyone?"

  We are staff members of Kade Plaza, so whatever arrangement is made is naturally acceptable. Although the warning words are harsh, they can also be accepted, and we all expressed no objection.