#369 - Chapter 369 Run!
By the roadside.
Lin Qizheng and his wife watched the men outside prying open the car window's wire mesh, their eyes filled with despair.
These wire meshes on the windows were only meant to deter zombies for a short time, and they couldn't possibly hold off humans with tools for long!
Clang!
The wire mesh was discarded to the side, and the hoodlum outside the car looked at the two people inside with a sneer, mockingly saying:
"Do you want me to invite you out, or should I drag you out? Huh? Haha!"
This feeling of a cat catching a mouse and controlling its fate intoxicated him.
Moreover, he would soon be able to enjoy the woman inside the car.
Although Li Xiulan was in her late thirties, almost forty, she had been relatively well-maintained in the past, and coupled with being backed by Green Source, she lived a level or two better than the helpless survivors outside.
Not to mention, in this day and age, bad people aren't picky at all!
They wouldn't let go of even fifty or sixty-year-olds when hungry, let alone forty-year-olds!
The two people inside the car looked at the damaged window, knowing that there was no point in continuing to hide.
Click.
Helpless, the two had no choice but to unlock the doors and step out of the car.
According to what Lin Qizheng had said, they needed someone to live and accompany their daughter...
"What do you want to do to let us go?! Our car and all the supplies inside can be yours! We still have a lot of food at home! As long as you let us go, we can give you even more food!"
Lin Qizheng covered his injured right arm with his left hand. Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, his face was slightly pale and covered in sweat, as he said to the four people in front of him with a strained voice.
Seemingly seeing them get out of the car, the man who had been sitting in the car also came out. A full four men stood in front of them, preventing them from escaping!
Of course, there was no food left in Lin Qizheng's house. His words were merely to lure them to Mentang Town's Green Source zone.
As long as they became greedy and really followed them back to the Green Source zone, there would still be hope!
In the Green Source zone, many intersections were equipped with cameras installed by the Green Source base, and there were occasional patrols everywhere.
As long as the news of them being held hostage by these people was transmitted, there would be a high chance that someone would come to rescue them!
This was the last way he could think of to be saved!
"Hmm? You have a lot of food? How much exactly? How far is it from here?"
As expected.
Upon hearing the word 'food' in Lin Qizheng's words, these people were tempted.
In the apocalypse, no one can resist the temptation of food!
"We have more than a hundred pounds of food at home! It's in Mentang Town! As long as you promise to release us after you get it, we'll hand it all over!"
Lin Qizheng gritted his teeth, putting on an extremely reluctant expression.
Li Xiulan next to him was also extremely cooperative, hurriedly tugging at her husband's clothes, as if she strongly disagreed with his actions.
The hoodlum lightly shook the pistol in his right hand, moving it over the two of them as he thought.
Today, they had come from Tian Hong headquarters to Guangyuan City to find a force that had offended them. Their entire team had dispersed to search for survivors everywhere to inquire.
Each car was a small team. The hoodlum and his group drove east, unknowingly arriving at Fenghe County, and then encountered Lin Qizheng's family, who were returning with supplies.
According to what Boss Tang said, everyone could split up to find buildings to spend the night in tonight.
It was still two or three in the afternoon. It would still be enough time to go to the place this man mentioned to get the food and then find a place to spend the night!
After all, no one would complain about having too much food!
In this era, food is hard currency!
Having made his decision, he said with a smile:
"Alright! Since you're so cooperative, brother, I promise you! As long as you really hand over the food, then I'll let you go!"
His tone was much better than before, as if he really agreed.
As for how credible it was, only those present could judge for themselves.
"..."
Lin Qizheng didn't speak again, and he was too lazy to expose the other party. It was useless to ask for any promises now.
His goal had now become very simple, which was to return to Mentang Town first!
That way, there would be a glimmer of hope!
"But!"
Just as Lin Qizheng felt a slight relief and thought there was a new way out, the hoodlum inappropriately changed his tone again, uttering two words that made the couple's hearts tighten!
"I think we need to first confirm whether what you said about having so much food is true! More than a hundred pounds! It's been so long since the end of the world, can anyone really still have so much food?"
!!!
Damn it!
Lin Qizheng's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was shaken violently!
In order to attract the other party, of course, he had reported a slightly larger number, because that was the only way to arouse their greed!
But this hoodlum was suspicious!
Are all the hooligans and thugs so smart now?!
Just as he didn't know how to answer and prevaricate, the hoodlum made a request that extinguished the hope he had finally raised again!
"To verify that you're not lying to me, I need you and this lady to explain separately what types of food there are, where they came from, and where they are specifically stored."
The hoodlum said again with a teasing tone. No matter what the result, he would not let these two go.
The man could be captured and taken back to be made into meat.
The woman could also be enjoyed by their brothers first.
"..."
Hearing the other party's request, Lin Qizheng was completely disheartened!
He had not even checked such detailed things with his wife!
He couldn't deceive them!
Lin Qizheng took a deep breath and finally made a decision in his heart.
There was no other way, he could only do this.
"Okay! I'll tell you!"
As he said that, he took a step towards the hoodlum while holding his injured right arm, looking as if he was really going to explain to him what precious food he had stored at home.
The distance of only three or four meters, he crossed in a few steps. Just as the hoodlum felt that this man was too close and wanted to open his mouth to remind him, a scene that exceeded everyone's expectations appeared!
Lin Qizheng, like a madman, threw away his hands and pounced on the hoodlum who was less than two meters in front of him!
He bit fiercely on the other party's exposed arm, ignoring his injured right hand, and hugged the man he had pounced on tightly!
"Ahhh!!! Let go of my mouth!! I'll f*** you to death!! Someone come and help me!!"
The hoodlum never expected that this man would suddenly bite him like a madman. The hand holding the gun happened to be bitten, and the intense pain made him lose his composure. He could only use his remaining left hand to violently beat this madman and ask his companions for help!
The men around who saw this scene were naturally in chaos. Two of them hurriedly ran towards their boss and kicked and punched Lin Qizheng, trying to pull him away.
"Xiulan! Run! Remember what I said!! You must live on!!!"
Lin Qizheng slightly loosened his mouth that was biting the hoodlum, and shouted hoarsely!
His head was covered in blood, and he didn't know if it was from the hoodlum's blows or from the two men who came over to try to pull him away.
He knew that he wouldn't be able to leave today, and he only hoped that his wife could escape this calamity so that his daughter wouldn't have to live alone in this cold world!
On the side.
His wife, who had already prepared herself and was filled with grief, had prepared herself when she saw her husband walking towards the other party, and had already started running!
The situation was sudden, and the man who had been watching her hadn't fully reacted yet, and she had already run nearly ten meters away!
Tears welled up from her eyes, and her heart ached as if it was torn apart!
Today's farewell with her husband might be a farewell forever!
Without bothering to wipe them away, she turned her legs with all her might and ran away!
As long as she went into a building, she would have a chance to get rid of these people's pursuit!
She saw her daughter unable to bear it and jumping out of her hiding place, seemingly intending to come over and help!
"Jiafu! Run!"
She shouted at her daughter with a grief-stricken tone!
Bang!
A gunshot pierced through the air!
(End of chapter)
