Chapter 51 (1/2)

Chapter 51 Soft and gentle

“d.a.m.n it, I really don’t understand what you’re thinking.” Pangzi mouth twitched as he unhappily said, “Since you got us all the food, I can’t say anything about who you will share it with. If you want to share with them, go ahead.”

“Well.” Chang sighed as well, he shot a strange glance at the two and realized that since the time he had decided to kill them, they seemed less unsightly.

Therefore, Chang waved at them and his mouth forced a smile, “Let’s eat together.”

“There we go; Chang is much more reasonable than you kids!” The mother expressed the elation of winning a bargain. She pulled up her son from the bed and spoke arrogantly to Pangzi, “It’s not a big deal. We are living together anyways, so why shouldn’t we help each other out?”

“Pooh, stop giving us that insincere flattery. If you were this reasonable before, why I didn’t get any help from you in the previous days. Not only had you not been helpful, but you also disturbed us. Don’t talk to me, I don’t care for your presence.” Pangzi turned away his head, and apparently, his att.i.tude provoked the mother and son. But fortunately, Chang broke this awkward atmosphere in a timely manner.

“Come on, I guess you’re already hungry, since I am too.” Chang sat on his own bed and took a deep breath, “Jing, can you lock the door?”

“Sure.” Jing nodded and fastened the latch.

On the other side, Qing shui took out the frog meat from the formalin barrels and rinsed off the chemical thoroughly in the last barrel that filled with clear water. He tried his best to dilute the chemical residue on the meat and distributed one piece to each person in the room.

The piece was quite heavy even though the mother and son received it with both hands. Their dissatisfaction vanished immediately as they no longer complained. As if they were primitives, they chomped on the meat messily.

This was also Chang’s first time eating raw meat, but it didn’t taste bad and the texture was chewier than cooked meat. Although the pungent smell of formalin persisted on the meat, it was still much better than the vegetable ‘soup’ he had on the first day in the base.

Also, from observing from the gluttonous manner of the mother and son, Chang learned that the meat was much tastier than roots and gra.s.s.

Perhaps the discomfort from the burning made Chang lose his appet.i.te, but he only finished half of his portion before he felt full. Chang stood up and placed his piece into the formalin solution again, and then he returned to his bed and stared at the air feebly, with unfocused eyes.

“Are you feeling unwell?” Pangzi asked Chang with concern. “Are you sure your burn has healed? Why it still so b.l.o.o.d.y? Do you want me to ask Dr. Huang to come over? Do you want some antibiotics as well?”

“Don’t worry, I feel pretty good except for the pain. It should be fine after a few days; I’ll take the medication on time.” Chang turned away his head so that he could avoid seeing everybody gnawing on the b.l.o.o.d.y raw meat.

“We’re finished; do you have more?” The mother’s voice was still there.

“Are you serious? We gave a pound of meat to each of you and you still want more?” It was Pangzi’s voice.

“Let them, they have been starving since the beginning, it must be not easy for them.” The last voice was Qing shui’s. The sound of dripping and rinsing came after his words.

All these sounds upset Chang out of sudden, and Pangzi’s words snuck into his chaotic mind. It reminded him of that doctor, so he turned to look at that dull figure.