Rise Of The Wasteland Chapter 16 - Quarrelled

Chapter 16        Quarrelled

When the body of the black guy fell to the ground, the pa.s.sersby on the street began panicking and they started to scream. Clearly, murder was one of the most horrible crimes. People in Brooklyn were indifferent to street robberies, yet, they still retained some fear of murder.

When he saw blood all over him, Zhou Qingfeng finally came to his senses. It was a disgusting, terrible, and nauseating feeling. He did expect to kill in the wasteland. However, it was not as bad as the current situation.

There were still two days left till the cataclysm. The cops would only disappear after two days. It would be really unlucky to get caught by the police in these two days. He might not be able to escape if he got sent to jail - he would die from starvation.

Zhou Qingfeng discarded the switchblade and took off his blood-stained shirt. He ran towards Katrina’s car while trying to clean the blood on his palms with his clothes. When he arrived at the car park, the splendid Miss Riven was walking out of Target.

“Well, I’ve ordered two hundred thousand shots of SS109, ten thousand shots of .45, and ten thousand shots of 9mm Parabellum. By the way, I’ve asked them to send me the latest Velocitus. Luckily, the payment could be made in instalments. Otherwise, I would be a pauper in an instant.”

Katrina opened the car door, instantly frowned, and asked Zhou Qingfeng who was next to her, “I thought you were going to buy a burger? Why is there the smell of blood coming from you?”

“I killed someone,” Zhou Qingfeng admitted. The muscles in his legs and hands were shaking. He was unable to control his body as it was the first time he committed murder. It was completely out of his hands.

“What?” Katrina was surprised. She quickly looked in the direction of McDonald’s. There was a body lying on the ground and the blood stains were startling. “f.u.c.k! Kid, what have you done?”

“Can we leave as soon as possible?” Zhou Qingfeng was very emotional and he shouted, “I don’t wanna get caught!”

“Are you a homicidal maniac?” Katrina Riven was mad and shouted at him, “I only went to Target for a few minutes and you killed someone? You don’t wanna get caught, neither do I. We’re not close and we’re not going to face it together. Get out of my car right now.”

“I didn’t expect to be robbed, okay? I was just buying a burger and ended up having someone point a gun at my waist. It was a justifiable defence, alright?” Zhou Qingfeng was also agitated and yelled, “All I knew was that New York was dangerous. All i knew was that Brooklyn was particularly dangerous.”

“Now, I know that while the McDonald’s in the cities everywhere else opened for business, the McDonald’s here needed bullet-proof windows and iron fences. Now, I know that the other cities only worried about robbery at night, but robbery in broad daylight here didn’t surprise anybody on the road.”

“When you get robbed, just give them twenty dollars. It can be solved easily by giving them money; why did you have to kill someone? Don’t you think you’re too violent?” Katrina was very mad.

“Hey! Miss Katrina Riven, are you saying that I’m too violent? You killed way more people than I ever did. Who was the one who often went out in the middle of the night, killed carelessly, and threw the bodies in the bin? Does someone who did that have the right to say I was being too violent?”

Zhou Qingfeng was enraged. It was the first time he got robbed, the first time he murdered, and the first time he was going to escape the police. It was so much worse than stealing money from the gangsters last night. He felt extremely upset. Faced with Katrina’s criticism, he could not help but retort.

When Katrina heard Zhou Qingfeng expose her secrets, her face turned ice cold and she growled, “Where did you hear that from? How did you know what I did in the middle of the night?”

“You still want to say that I’m too violent? I killed somebody, so what? I killed a robber. That fellow was actually robbing me and I thought that I would be killed,” Zhou Qingfeng did not answer her question directly. He just stared at her to emphasize that it was reasonable to kill the robber.

Sirens could be heard from afar. Brooklyn was the worst in terms of safety in New York so, the police here were particularly aggressive. He had no idea which busybody called the police. They came so quickly.

Hearing the sirens, Katrina could no longer hesitate. She started her Range Rover, left the car park, and quickly drove away from that area. She yelled while driving, “d.a.m.n it, the security camera probably caught my car. The police may find me.”

Zhou Qingfeng was sitting beside her silently. He knew that Katrina was going to change the number plate of the car. All the criminals in Brooklyn did that when they got into trouble. However, unexpectedly, Katrina stopped the car after she drove past a dozen blocks and said coldly, “Get out.”

“Are you trying to chase me away?” Zhou Qingfeng was stunned.

“Of course I’m chasing you away! I repeat: I have only known you for less than a day, we’re not as close as two friends who would fight the police together. If it wasn’t for David who introduced you, I would’ve directly sent you to the police. I’m now being kind enough to bring you here. Now, get out of here and don’t get me involved.”

What she said made sense and was irrefutable.

Zhou Qingfeng also knew that he had only met her for about twelve hours. It would be impossible for her to be willing to get into trouble because of what he did.

Zhou Qingfeng was going to beg her because he had no idea how to survive alone in New York. Starving alone could have killed him. However, his dignity did not allow him to ask when he saw the contempted look on Katrina’s face.

“I got it. I won’t get you involved,” Zhou Qingfeng suppressed his anger and fear, bit his lips, and got down from the car silently. Even though he had nowhere to go, he did not stay to get kicked out of the car.

Zhou Qingfeng got out of the car and watched Katrina’s car leave. He looked around the street and had no idea where he was.

“d.a.m.n! Can’t I do anything without you?” Zhou Qingfeng spat. He touched his pockets and there was thirty dollars. That was only enough for one or two meals. “I don’t believe this. I can’t survive without help from another person?”

Looking at the blood stains on his hands and clothes, Zhou Qingfeng knew clearly that it was inappropriate to continue walking down the street. It would be difficult to escape if he met the police.

I have to think of a way as soon as possible; I have to find a place to hide, Zhou Qingfeng thought thoroughly. He tried to recall what he knew about New York. I just have to survive for two days and there will be the cataclysm. I could automatically escape the police. However, these two days are going to be tough.