Wasteland Commander-Chapter 403 - 94: Encounter with a Beautiful Girl on the Road
When he suddenly found himself with some downtime, Ye Fan was unexpectedly a bit unaccustomed to it.
He didn’t know what Zheng Jinnan was planning, but for now, things were indeed a bit more relaxed.
With 150 million remaining in his hands, Ye Fan thought that regardless of what Zheng Jinnan did, he didn’t need to worry too much.
With time on his hands, Ye Fan decided to go out for a stroll.
Since Su Qiao’s arrival date hasn’t been set, going out for a walk before the big battle is a way to relax his mind and body.
Otherwise, staying cooped up at home without knowing when the Jiangzhou side would start the conflict—that’s quite torturous.
Knowing Ye Fan was heading out shopping, his sister Ye Luo rarely wanted to go with him.
Ever since coming to Dawn Island, Ye Luo has been busy with news every day, and seeing Ye Fan has become a rare occasion. Now that her brother is home, she’s especially happy and wants to go out with him.
"Are you really that happy to go shopping with me?"
Ye Fan watched Ye Luo cheerfully changing her dress and doing her makeup, and couldn’t help but ask.
"Of course! You don’t know how boring it’s been. The TV station has brought in so many newcomers, I don’t have to do anything anymore. It’s so dull staying at home."
Ye Fan’s parents are still in Dawn City, acclimatized to northern living, and they’re not planning to come here.
Ye Luo initially came with the troops, served as a reporter here for a while, and is now essentially unemployed.
That’s also Ye Fan’s intention; with so many enemies now, news reporters going out for interviews aren’t safe. He doesn’t want Ye Luo one day being kidnapped and used to blackmail him in some melodramatic scenario, so he lets Ye Luo stay home as much as possible.
Ye Luo is understanding too; she left the TV station and returned to the parliament building on Dawn Island.
Surrounded by army camps here, safety is absolutely not an issue, but it’s incredibly dull.
Ye Fan is twenty-six years old this year; Ye Luo is only eighteen—eight years younger.
Inside this parliament building, there are basically no girls her age.
Zhuge Yunxue, Tanya, and those girls are also older, plus they’re inseparable from Ye Fan, making Ye Luo feel incredibly lonely staying here.
Today, Ye Fan happened to spontaneously decide to go out shopping, so Ye Luo definitely wanted to tag along.
Everyone knows Ye Fan; people also know Ye Luo because she’s a reporter, so before leaving the parliament building, there was some makeup and disguise done.
With a spy’s adept skills, they made simple changes to their appearances; unless someone knew them really well, it wouldn’t be recognized easily.
After tidying up, they left the parliament building accompanied by Tanya, Yuri, and others.
Outside the parliament building are encircling army camps, with tens of thousands of troops stationed here, resounding bugle calls everywhere, and the sounds of army vehicles honking.
Ye Fan and the others drove a relatively ordinary off-road vehicle away, heading to a nearby shopping district.
Inside Dawn Island, numerous high-end malls have opened, and the supplies inside are not less than before the apocalypse.
In the past, when it was called Wanguo Island, such high-end malls were scarce because the island was relatively isolated, and supplies needed importing.
Now, with the Celestial River bridge open and several nearby county towns captured by the Dawn Army, countless Adventurer Squads travel back and forth daily, bringing back a lot of supplies.
So some malls have gradually started opening.
People dressed glamorously come and go, looking no different than before the apocalypse.
Ye Fan led Ye Luo into a large mall, which integrated leisure, shopping, entertainment, and dining, enough to spend a day inside.
Once inside, Ye Luo pulled Ye Fan and ran to the second floor.
"Why run so fast? Are you trying to grab something?"
"Brother, don’t you know? Dawn Island is reconnecting to the internet today. I want to grab a phone; then I can play on it."
"Oh! It’s reconnecting today!"
Ye Fan suddenly remembered receiving this report a few days ago. He didn’t pay much attention at the time because the battle was intense.
Unexpectedly, the subordinate department’s action was quite quick, and today it’s reconnecting.
Moreover, it’s not just any connection; as long as it’s within the satellite coverage area, the connection is possible, making future calls much easier.
"Alright, let’s go have a look. Whatever you fancy buying today, it’s on your brother."
Ye Fan is incredibly wealthy; the bank issued a billion Light Yuan specifically for him, and he hasn’t touched a single penny yet.
Since his sister is in the mood for shopping, he must show off a bit.
In fact, he could have a phone easily if he wanted, but getting one directly doesn’t compare to the experience of purchasing and choosing.
Ye Fan pulled out a wad of Light Yuan and handed it to Ye Luo, each note amounted to a thousand, totaling about twenty thousand.
The purchasing power of these Light Yuan is equivalent to two million New Coin.
"Wow! Big brother, you’re really generous. I’ll accept it then, since there’s no sister-in-law, no one’s here to spend your money, let me help."
Ye Luo cheerfully accepted the money and dashed off to queue.
Watching the crowd forming a long line to buy phones, Ye Fan decided not to join them and wandered leisurely in other areas.
Tanya and the others followed from afar; in this situation, Ye Fan wasn’t likely to encounter any danger.
Ye Fan walked around for a while and bought a few small things.
Underwear and undergarments, these items now need Ye Fan to prepare himself.
There’s also a delicate little tobacco pouch. Ye Fan sometimes thought that with his military attire, military cap, sunglasses, and white gloves, a tobacco pouch would add a cool touch.
After wandering around and buying some small items, he turned back to find Ye Luo.
But when he returned to the phone kiosk, Ye Luo was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh! Where’s Ye Luo?"
Ye Fan felt a bit nervous inside, hoping nothing had happened in such a short time.
However, Tanya quickly came over: "Sir, I’ve been watching Miss. She’s over there."
Ye Fan looked in the direction Tanya pointed and saw Ye Luo squatting in a corner, talking to another girl who was also squatting.
Ye Fan immediately led Tanya, Yuri, and others over.
When they arrived nearby, Ye Fan heard Ye Luo softly comforting the girl opposite.
"Oh dear, little sister, don’t cry anymore. You’ve lost your money, but I can help you. Look! How about I give you these twenty thousand?"
The girl opposite shook her head slightly, her voice choked with tears: "No, that’s your money. I can’t take your money."
"Oh, it’s fine. My brother has money, he gave me this. I’m willing to help you."
Ye Fan then noticed the squatting girl.
She was wearing a pale yellow dress with white leather sandals on her feet, a yellow hairpin on her head, her long hair gracefully draping down, even touching the ground while she squatted.
Her body was thin, and she appeared quite slim.
Her face was buried between her knees, her small body trembling, seemingly crying.
Ye Luo held cash in one hand and tissues in the other, comforting her softly, looking somewhat naïve.
Ye Fan couldn’t help but shake his head. Ye Luo was really a silly girl, holding so much money, flashing it in a mall like this, isn’t it attracting unwanted attention?
He took a look around and saw several malicious eyes fixed on Ye Luo’s money.
But Ye Fan also found it odd. Although Ye Luo was young and innocent, she had been through the apocalypse long enough to not be brainless. How could she easily help someone else?
He worried Ye Luo might be deceived.
It wasn’t Ye Fan making a mountain out of a molehill, but Ye Luo’s special identity was sure to attract schemes.
So Ye Fan walked over to Ye Luo and asked, "Sis, what’s going on?"
Ye Luo lifted her head, her eyes somewhat misty, seeming to hold tears.
"Brother, this little sister is so pitiful. She lost her money, and I want to help her."
"Lost her money? Little sister, how much did you lose? Did you report it to the police?"
Ye Fan asked, and finally, the little girl opposite lifted her head.
Seeing the girl raise her head, Ye Fan couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Having seen beauties, he was still amazed.
The girl opposite seemed about the same age as Ye Luo, around seventeen or eighteen, now crying with tear-streaked cheeks, her big wet eyes reminding him of a fawn in the woods.
With distant mountain eyebrows, a naturally pretty nose, and cherry lips without lipstick yet still bright in color.
Ye Fan was accustomed to going out with makeup, so he knew this girl wasn’t wearing makeup.
The skin condition was superb, which was rare to see in the apocalypse.
Her clothes weren’t expensive, simple dress, shoes, and necklace all not high-end.
But her overall state didn’t look like what an ordinary girl should have in the apocalypse.
This person was suspicious!
Such stunning beauty should not appear alone in the apocalypse, especially since Dawn Island’s security wasn’t good.
Her presence beside Ye Luo made Ye Fan even more suspicious.
Ye Fan discreetly examined the girl, trying to determine if she was a mutant.
If she were a mutant, Ye Fan would immediately take action.
But after looking her over, Ye Fan found she was just a normal person!
"Is Dawn Island really so safe now? Such a pretty girl, daring to wander alone?"
Ye Fan thought and decided to ask, "Little sister, are you out here alone? Do you have a Dawn Island residency permit?"
The girl shook her head slightly: "No, I’m a survivor from Jiangnan, came on the ferry to the island."
"Oh, so where are the people you came with? You can’t be alone, right?"
Seeing Ye Fan still questioning, Ye Luo seemed a bit impatient.
"Brother, I already asked. She’s just an ordinary survivor who heard about Dawn Island’s good reputation. She wants to live here, finally came over, and lost her money. Stop asking so much."
Ye Fan was somewhat speechless: "Sis, I’m just concerned for your safety."
Ye Luo then proactively hugged the beautiful girl opposite: "Oh, she’s just a little girl, what could be unsafe? Brother, I’ve decided, I want to be friends with her. Can I bring her home with us?"
