"Hu, Brother Hu, what did that guy write? Quickly tell us!" Wen Quanxin couldn't wait any longer and voiced what everyone was thinking.

Due to the abundance of text, the other person's writing had to be condensed, making it slightly difficult for Hu Xiaodong, who had to rely on his sight to read.

Fortunately, his eyesight was excellent. After focusing his gaze carefully, he finally began to read slowly: "He said he's been observing us all along..."

"Damn it, this guy is a freaking peeper!" Wang Qiang cursed from the balcony, while Tang Xiaoquan frowned and signaled Hu Xiaodong to continue, "Brother Hu, don't mind Qiang, just keep reading."

"He's been in that building for a while, has seen many survivalists, but most were either eaten by monsters or killed each other due to infighting. We are the only exception."

"He said he saw us break through the zombie horde; saw us maneuver around the monsters; even saw us risk our lives to save others; so he feels we're a team worth trusting, decisive, capable, and courageous. Most importantly..."

As the curtain gradually lifted, Hu Xiaodong paused slightly, then continued, "More importantly, we have humanity left, so he wants to join us and become one of us!"

"Damn! This guy sure knows how to talk, seems like he's not a hard person to get along with!" After hearing these slightly flattering words, Wang Qiang immediately threw that last bit of caution to the wind.

Tang Xiaoquan silently played with his bangs at his forehead, not intending to change anything because of a few harmless compliments he heard.

As the saying goes, a wrong step leads to a thousand regrets! In the apocalypse, even the smallest mistake could cost you your life.

This is just as the twenty-fifth Law of Survival warns:

In the way of the world, there's nothing that's one hundred percent wrong, and likewise, nothing that's one hundred percent right. So the closer you feel you are to the truth, the more vigilant you should be, because you might unknowingly fall into the trap of the so-called "truth."

For example, the current situation, where the man's few words made everyone lose direction.

Of course, it's not entirely the fault of people's weak will; it's just a result of the unique cognitive patterns of humans.

After all, even high officials find it hard to stay rational when receiving praise and flattery, let alone ordinary people.

Ignoring everyone's discussions, Tang Xiaoquan continued to think:

Firstly, putting aside the man's meaningless clichés, Tang Xiaoquan could basically confirm that the man was indeed eager to join their side.

Secondly, considering the man's words, there were likely two main reasons for his eagerness to join:

First, his food supplies were running low.

Second, he had witnessed the dark side of human nature.

Lastly, the fact that he was alone could basically be confirmed.

Because unless he was crazy, he should understand that trying to ambush or attack them on a street full of zombies, without being able to control those creatures, would be, well...

Thinking of this, Tang Xiaoquan had an idea: Since you want to join us so badly, let's see what you can do for us!

A smug smile involuntarily appeared on Tang Xiaoquan's lips, and he began to write quickly.

After receiving the cardboard, Wang Qiang raised his eyebrows to take a look, immediately shook his head in disdain, and muttered to himself, "I knew it, you're so petty, always trying to take advantage!"

As usual, he raised it high and waved it casually a few times, intending to tell the other party to quickly respond.

However, this time the man's response wasn't as swift as before. It took him quite a bit of effort to hang up his response, hesitantly revealing only part of it.

Standing there in a daze, when Hu Xiaodong clearly saw what was written on the curtain, his mouth dropped open and froze there.

"Hey! Hey!" Waving a palm in front of Hu Xiaodong's eyes, Wen Quanxin urged impatiently, "Brother Hu, what did that guy say this time?"

Ignoring the question, Hu Xiaodong walked to the table, took a blank piece of cardboard, and began sketching and drawing.

About 2 or 3 minutes later, as Hu Xiaodong continued to glance back and forth while drawing, a rough line-drawn floor plan appeared before everyone.

Looking at the familiar layout on the map, Wu Chao hesitantly asked, "Could this be..."

"Yes," Tang Xiaoquan responded lightly, then said calmly, "This is the floor plan of our current location!"

"Ah? No way, I remember you asked what he could do for us just now, so why did he give us a map? Could it be he wants to show he's good at drawing?" With a look of surprise, Wen Quanxin couldn't help but question the man's intelligence.

Shaking his head ambiguously, Tang Xiaoquan focused intently on a few key points marked in the sketch. He believed the man must have said something else, so he looked to Hu Xiaodong and asked skeptically, "Brother Hu? Did the guy only draw this map? Didn't say anything else?"

Before anyone could respond, Wang Qiang suddenly shouted urgently from the balcony, "Hey hey hey! That, that guy seems to be changing the curtain again!"

Rushing to the window, Hu Xiaodong confirmed that indeed, a new curtain full of text was hung up promptly.

"Xiao Tang, you were right. What's written on this curtain is explaining the earlier map!"

"Oh? Really?" Feeling slightly relieved, Tang Xiaoquan quickly asked, "So what did he write this time?"

"Alright~ pay attention to the map, I'll read it to you, let's match it up."

After a brief pause, Hu Xiaodong deliberately gave Tang Xiaoquan a few seconds to prepare, then began to read sentence by sentence, "This place is not safe. I can help you leave. Look at point A on the map, that's where my car is. If you agree, I can pick you up at point B. But before that, there's a problem because the car hasn't been started in nearly a month. So, I'm not sure of its current state, and I need to check it! This will definitely alert the zombies, so I need you to distract them to buy me some time!"

"No way!" As soon as Hu Xiaodong finished speaking, Wang Qiang grumbled irritably, "Who's helping who here? Asking us to distract the zombies, does he take us for fools?"

Though Wang Qiang's words were a bit harsh, they reflected everyone's current feelings.

Taking the cardboard lightly, Tang Xiaoquan remained unmoved, sitting there with his eyes constantly shifting between the two marked points on the board. He fell into deep thought...

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