"Let's go in and take a look." The man said, and walked forward and quietly pushed open the iron gate of the yard.

The iron door had not been used for a long time and was now a little rusty. He pushed it lightly and it made a sharp squeak, which scared him so much that he stopped immediately and dared not move again.

But he was extremely angry in his heart.

This damn iron door.

"Climb over the wall." A companion came up to him and whispered.

The man nodded and took two steps back away from the dishonest iron door.

It was not easy to climb over the two-meter-high wall, but in the end the four of them climbed over the wall one after another and jumped into the yard.

Lu Xinyi, who was in the room, couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth when she heard the thunder-like sound of the ground falling.

It is said that these four people were not careful. They knew not to touch the iron gate and chose to climb over the wall instead.

They were cautious, but the sound of them landing on the ground when they jumped off the wall was so loud, as if they were afraid that others would not notice them.

However, she would not let her guard down, but instead winked at Qin Jue who was hiding on the other side of the gate.

Although it was dark, Qin Ju could clearly see her look and nodded at her.

Outside the house, the four men entered the yard, tiptoed across the yard to the wall, and stuck close to it.

The man looked back at his three companions, made a three, two, one gesture to everyone, and rushed into the house in one go.

But the next moment-

"what!"

A scream pierced the night sky.

Then, three more screams suddenly rang out.

The four of them knelt on the ground in a panic. Before they could react, a beam of flashlight shone directly at them.

Especially the eyes of the leader.

The man was so stimulated by the sudden strong light that he dared not open his eyes and subconsciously raised his hands to cover his eyes.

"Who are you?"

The cold and sharp voice rang out, causing the four of them to tremble uncontrollably and unconsciously move closer to their companions.

The man in the lead barely adapted to the strong light, then put down his hands and looked up at the person in front of him.

Seeing that the person standing in front of him was a man who was taller and more muscular than all four of them, he shrank even more.

"I'm asking you questions, answer honestly!" Du Heng asked in a stern voice with a ferocious look on his face.

“I…we…we are originally from this village.” The man said in a trembling voice.

"Speak clearly!" Du Heng looked impatient and raised his fist as big as a sandbag, pretending to punch the man.

The man was so scared that he quickly raised his hands to block in front of his face and said hastily: "We are villagers of this village. We hid in the mountains after the end of the world. Because we found the light here, we bravely came back from the mountains."

This village is indeed backed by mountains and forests, and behind it is a high mountain with lush trees.

These four people were able to hide in the mountains for half a year, which shows they are quite capable.

Du Heng looked at Lu Xinyi calmly and asked, "So? What are you doing back here? What's your purpose?"

"We...we..." The man avoided looking at his companions behind him, hesitating and not saying anything.

"Speak!" Du Heng raised his voice.

"We want to grab some food!" The man was frightened by Du Heng and blurted out everything. "We originally wanted to come and see who lives here, but when we were outside, we smelled the hot pot, so we changed our minds and wondered if we could grab some food."

Lu Xinyi didn't expect that four people would suddenly appear on the road.

She agreed to eat hotpot with Xia Lianqiao because they cleaned the village before dark and made sure there were no other survivors.

Fortunately, it’s obvious at first glance that these four people aren’t very capable.

"You guys think you can steal our things?" Du Heng snorted contemptuously, "Why don't you look in the mirror and see what you look like!"

He took the flashlight and waved it in front of the four people's faces. The light was so bright that the four of them subconsciously raised their hands.

"We are wrong, please let us go, big brother!" the leader said pitifully, "We will leave immediately and never dare to disturb you again!"

These four men were all in their forties. They called Du Heng, who was in his thirties, "Big Brother", which made Du Heng couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He still had a stern face, pretending to be fierce, and said sternly: "Let you go? What if you turn around and find someone to deal with us, then we are asking for trouble, right?"

“No! Absolutely not!” The man waved his hands hastily, “There are only four of us left alive in the village. The others have all turned into zombies. You should have seen it too.”

When they killed zombies during the day, they saw that the zombies did look like villagers, wearing simple clothes that they would wear when working.

Du Heng looked at Lu Xinyi and saw her nod slightly. Then he said in a cold voice: "I can let you go, but you are never allowed to mention that you have seen us, otherwise, I will kill you now!"

As he spoke, he deliberately took out the machete tied to the knife sheath on the outside of his thigh.

The gleaming machete frightened the four men so much that they trembled with fear.

They were just ordinary, honest villagers. The most daring thing they had ever done was to sneak in here tonight and try to steal their food.

But who could have imagined that the people living here would be so terrifying.

This knife looks very sharp. It looks like it could cut off his neck with one powerful blow, right?

The man turned pale with fear and said in a trembling voice, "No... we won't tell anyone. We... will never tell anyone!"

"Get out!" Du Heng kicked the man and said harshly, "If you don't get out, I'll chop you down!"

"Get out now, get out now!"

The man quickly got up and ran away with his companions.

It was not until the sound of the iron gate closing in the yard was heard that Du Heng breathed a sigh of relief. After putting the knife back into the sheath, he rubbed his face and looked at everyone else with a smile.

"How was it? Was I scary enough just now?"

"Scary." Xia Lianqiao gave him a thumbs up.

Li Wanzhi echoed, "Scary, didn't you see that those people were so scared by you that they couldn't stand steadily?"

Du Heng touched his face and said with satisfaction: "Being tall and rough has its advantages."

"I think everyone has eaten enough, right?" Lu Xinyi looked at Du Heng with a smile and asked.

"I'm full, but I want to finish my cup of milk tea." Xia Lianqiao looked at her sister expectantly.

Lu Xinyi took out the cups that she had just stored in the space and gave them to several people.

"Is this yours?" Lu Xinyi asked, holding a cup of milk tea in each hand and handing the cup in her left hand to Qin Ju.

Qin Ju shook his head, took the cup in her right hand, and started drinking.

Lu Xinyi also took another cup, brought it to her mouth and took a sip with satisfaction.

Xia Lianqiao, who was standing opposite the two, looked at them puzzledly, wondering, how come she remembered that her sister's cup of milk tea was a little less than Qin Ju's?

Before she could figure it out, suddenly, a shrill and terrified scream came from the darkness outside the house.

It seemed to be the voices of those people just now.

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