Chapter 24
The events that followed were just as Lu Jia had expected. As the applause broke out, the seemingly weak boy was pushed to the front to begin his speech.
Lu Jia didn't want to criticize the applause anymore. They were relying on the fact that the zombies couldn't come in, so everyone could do as they pleased.
In the beginning, Jiang Bei stood in front of everyone, clearly restrained. His speech was a bit stuttering, but as time went on, it became smoother.
However, in Lu Jia's view, his words were just a long and brain-wrecking discourse, a waste of time. Especially in this difficult time, to repeatedly speak so much, it inevitably carried a sense of deceit.
According to Lu Jia's understanding of what the boy said, his words probably meant that in order for everyone to survive, there needed to be a balance between men and women. However, because the girls didn't have experience dealing with zombies yet, they would undergo training and temporarily not have to confront zombies.
So at first, the boys would temporarily take on the responsibility of finding food and eliminating zombies, while the girls staying in the dormitory would need to do some necessary chores, like cleaning and doing laundry.
As for the food, there will be designated people to distribute meals three times a day, with supervision.
To get along better, the boys expressed that they would create a series of rules for everyone to follow.
Finally...listening to the boys' words, Lu Jia thought to herself that she had finally made it through.
The boy standing in front said that for the sake of easier management, they would choose a leader to guide everyone. The decision of who would be the leader was to be made by a vote, with everyone raising their hands.
Afterwards, they followed a process similar to a student council election and selected a president and vice president. Jiang Bei became the president and naturally, Li Hua became the vice president. Then, Li Hua chose three boys from the group to be captains.
Lu Jia was an onlooker throughout the process and didn't exercise her voting right. It didn't really matter since her role was predetermined.
Of course, it must be said that if the rumors were true, Jiang Bei and Li Hua had indeed shown great leadership abilities. After all, their actions of uniting everyone, saving survivors, and fighting zombies had exceeded those of many others. So, she chose not to participate, purely because she felt it was unnecessary.
As she watched people being chosen one after another and thought about being able to go back, Lu Jia's mood improved a lot. But who knew that Jiang Bei would say, "Next, we will appoint a leader for the girls to better serve them."
The person listening had to stop thinking about leaving and unconsciously stared at the ground. How come there were so many things?
"The team leader is mainly responsible for distributing food and assigning tasks to all the girls..."
The boy who was just elected president was talking on and on, his tone becoming more and more fluent, probably already adjusting to being noticed.
The person leaning against the wall had no interest in all of this, and after the meeting, Lu Jia realized that there was really no need to participate.
She was so bored that she even yawned, looking around the empty space and her surroundings. She thought about slipping away back, luckily no one was guarding the stairs.
"Li Hua and I have already talked about the candidates, and we both think that Lu Jia from History College is very suitable."
"Senior..."
Just as Lu Jia's foot stepped on a staircase, the word "senior" turned into a full stop, directly hitting her on the back of her head, freezing her in place.
In that second, she even thought she might have misheard.
After the boy spoke, all the students turned their heads and looked at the person who wanted to leave.
"Why her?" asked the girl sitting in front, with her wine-red curls and shoulder-length hair. She had a slightly mature face and a look of displeasure.
Many of the people present actually understood Lu Jia's motivation for leaving the meeting early, but they chose not to say anything.
Jiang Bei was no exception, and he felt a bit uncomfortable as well. After all, it was time for unity and it wasn't good to stand out or be unsociable. It wasn't good for the team.
"Jiang Bei, you need to see clearly. Lu Jia just wants to enjoy herself and doesn't have any intention of taking responsibility. How can everyone feel at ease with someone like her?"
The girl with the wine-red curls stood up and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
Lu Jia silently looked at Gu Xici, the woman who was blaming and mocking her. She didn't expect Gu Xici to be at the 8th Building as well.
Among the many people here, Gu Xici was the person Lu Jia was most familiar with, even though they actually had no interaction.
Lu Jia and Gu Xici belonged to the same college but were in different classes. They had encountered each other several times while working on homework assignments. Lu Jia had also heard Li Guaiguai and others talk about Gu Xici, who was a prominent figure in the History College and was popular because of her good grades.
And Lu Jia thought that Gu Xici is really good at judging people, she really doesn't have the ability to be responsible for anything, and she doesn't want to do anything either.
It's just too bad that the newly appointed president didn't listen to Gu Xici's words, out of selfishness, Jiang Bei wants to establish a certain connection with Lu Jia.
For this person who is famous in History College, he has a conquering desire that he himself is not aware of. If it weren't for his secret gesture, Lu Jia would definitely not live so peacefully in 417.
But no matter how he thinks, Lu Jia is obviously not interested in this position.
To arrange everyone's lives, assign tasks? It would take a lot of effort, Lu Jia just thinks about it and feels troublesome. One person like Su Mo is enough, and Su Mo is obedient too.
"Thank you for your kindness, but no thanks. I don't have the ability, so I don't want to waste this position," said the person who tried to decline, only wanting to quickly return to the dormitory, with no other thoughts.
"Senior, these are all things that can be developed. Actually, we are all beginners," Jiang Bei still doesn't want to give up.
"Sorry, I don't have that idea."
"Pft~" This time it's not Jiang Bei's turn to say anything, Li Hua, who has been by Jiang Bei's side, can't bear to listen anymore, it seems.
"Lu Jia, don't be stubborn. Just do what you're asked to do, why act as if you're special?" For Li Hua, if it wasn't for his good friend insisting on choosing Lu Jia, he wouldn't have included someone so dull and disobedient in his team.
"Alright, enough talking," Jiang Bei gave Li Hua a look, signaling someone to be quiet and not go too far.
Li Hua felt a bit annoyed by his friend's thoughts, but he chose to put up with it for now and just muttered under his breath, "Really?"
Jiang Bei ignored Li Hua's dissatisfaction and walked up to Lu Jia, looking a bit awkward. "Senior, he's just impulsive. I really think you're more suitable for this position."
Looking at the boy in front of her, Lu Jia couldn't help but feel puzzled. Why was he so sure she could do it? It's something she herself didn't think she could handle. Besides, she didn't like interacting with too many people.
"President, to put it simply, it's just your opinion. But for everyone else, I truly am the kind of person the vice president described. If we really have to choose someone to take care of the girls, any girl here would be more suitable than me."
"Do you consider yourself to be so precious that people have to beg and kneel three times?" The curly-haired girl, walking with her proud steps, approached Lu Jia, speaking with sarcasm.
However, Lu Jia just smiled and didn't pay any attention to her.
Seeing Lu Jia's calmness, Gu Xici couldn't say anything despite feeling upset. She could only stomp her foot in frustration. Lu Jia's composure made her even more unhappy.
In an instant, the atmosphere became awkward, and Lu Jia realized that she couldn't stay here any longer. "Since the meeting is over, I'll leave first."
She should have left, but the commotion coming from the building made her pause her plan to leave again.
"Hey hey~"
"Catch her, catch her~"
"Ah~" Unexpectedly, sounds of commotion came from the dormitory, which should have been empty. The people downstairs looked up at everything happening in the dormitory, and some girls even exclaimed in surprise.
The sudden chaos disrupted everything, even Jiang Bei and Gu Xici were led to the open space, gazing at the dormitory.
Seeing their expressions made Lu Jia even more uncertain and inexplicably anxious. So she could only follow Jiang Bei's side and look up as well.
On the 4th floor, several boys with sticks were chasing a girl wearing a white short-sleeved shirt. They seemed to be trying to control her, but it was clear that the girl was more agile than they had imagined. They were basically gaining no advantage.
Su Mo! The moment Lu Jia saw the girl, her heart leapt.
Impossible, Su Mo always listens and would never open the door by herself. Besides, she locked the door from the inside, so it's impossible for it to be opened from outside. This unexpected situation caught Lu Jia off guard.
"Ah!"
Another scream followed, making Lu Jia's heart tremble. She quickly focused her thoughts upstairs, where Su Mo had somehow escaped the hallway and was hanging on the outside with her hands.
"No!" Even Lu Jia's heart was hanging. Her words escaped almost involuntarily.
Even Jiang Bei, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but look at her with a puzzled and surprised expression. He had never seen his senior sister with such a face; she always remained calm in any situation.
The person hanging upstairs probably heard a familiar voice, as she turned her head towards the sound and eventually locked eyes with Lu Jia.
In that moment of eye contact, Lu Jia instinctively shook her head. She didn't know what to do, but she didn't want to hurt herself.
Su Mo, don't, don't get hurt. She prayed in her heart, gritting her teeth.
Bang~
With a loud bang, a wooden stick hit the exact spot where Su Mo had let go, but luckily Su Mo had already released it.
Right after everyone's gaze, the woman fell from the fourth floor, but her reaction surprised everyone. She managed to grab onto the outside wall of the second floor, hanging there for a while before finally dropping down directly from the second floor.
"Monster, monster!"
The people upstairs shouted and rushed downstairs.
Watching someone jump from the fourth floor and land perfectly unharmed, accompanied by the strange sounds of a monster, the students who were sitting before gathered in fear and looked at the girl with the bandages on her face.
