"Brother Lei, there doesn't seem to be any movement. Is there no one inside?"

"After waiting for a long time, no one came out," Ma Jing said.

"If there were some movement, that would be correct. The lack of movement is more suspicious. Could the door open by itself?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I remember it clearly. It was a very large lock that couldn't be opened even if a typhoon came."

Zhao Meili said affirmatively.

"Could it be that a survivor opened the door and then left?"

Ma Jing reiterated her assessment.

"That's even more impossible. Think about it, it's the apocalypse now. Why would anyone go through all the trouble of opening the door to find a villa with water and electricity? Unless they're an idiot."

Ye Lei said with a smile.

"Who could that be? They didn't even make a sound when they saw the Poisonous Mist Serpent."

Ma Jing couldn't find any reason either.

"Based on my judgment, it must be someone from the Zheng family, without a doubt. Only they know that I have such a flying snake, so they are holding back, waiting for me to come to them!"

Ye Lei was absolutely certain of his judgment.

“Yes, I agree. It’s not far from Cuifeng Manor. It’s normal for my dad, with such a large farm, to have connections with the Zheng family.”

Zhao Meili also agreed with Ye Lei's judgment.

"So what do we do next?"

The Zheng family is not so easy to deal with.

Inside the villa, the Zheng father and son were also intently watching the door, hoping to see Ye Lei rush in and catch him off guard. However, apart from the large iron gate swaying in the breeze, there was no other movement.

"Boss, what if that flying snake doesn't belong to Ye Lei?"

Zheng Kai couldn't wait any longer.

"So you mean there's another flying snake zombie?"

Zheng Jianguo also found it a bit strange.

"That's entirely possible! It doesn't seem so strange that there are two flying snakes in these Hundred Thousand Mountains!"

Zheng Kai also felt that they were worrying too much; they were already on edge.

"What you said isn't impossible, but how do you explain the fact that it didn't launch an attack?"

Zheng Jianguo was more shrewd and cunning, and his considerations were more thorough.

"This... seems a bit difficult to explain."

Zheng Kai also felt that what his boss said made sense.

"That settles it then, they must be being controlled by someone!"

"Maybe it's someone else? It's not like Ye Lei is the only one who knows how to control zombies."

"No matter who it is, to the Zheng family, anyone who dares to come here at this time is an enemy!"

It seems that none of Zheng Jianguo's friends and partners survived.

"So what do we do next? Just keep waiting like this?"

"We must wait. The enemy has not moved, so we cannot attack rashly."

It seems Zheng Jianguo really is a military genius.

And so, neither side wanted to be the first to appear in the other's field of vision, and the standoff continued.

After a full hour, Ye Lei couldn't wait any longer. He knew very well that the Zheng family had plenty to eat and drink in the villa, and he could never expect them to come out.

But he was different. His purpose in coming here was to collect solar panels. Encountering the Zheng family was completely unexpected. Besides, staying put was not his style.

We should think of a solution no matter what.

So he took out a small megaphone from his spatial storage and shouted, "Zheng Kai, I know you're hiding in the villa. Come out, let's talk face to face."

"As expected, it was him."

Zheng Jianguo recognized Ye Lei's voice and smiled slightly, realizing that his judgment was correct.

"What should we do? Should we talk to him?"

Zheng Kai felt that this standoff was not a solution.

"What's the point of talking to him? Haven't you suffered enough? Just wait."

Zheng Jianguo also knew that Ye Lei was no pushover.

"Zheng Kai, are you going to be a coward? Hiding inside and never coming out?"

Seeing that there was no reaction, Ye Lei began to use reverse psychology.

Unfortunately, Zheng Kai remained unmoved despite Zheng Jianguo's orders.

"You went through all that trouble to come here from Cuifeng Manor just to hide, didn't you? Now that I've found you, do you think you can still live peacefully?"

Ye Lei continued shouting.

"Yeah, how come I didn't think of that? You can run away from the first day of the month, but can you really run away from the fifteenth?"

A single sentence reminded Zheng Jianguo that Ye Lei would definitely not let them off the hook.

"Then what should we do?"

"Go and get the megaphone."

It seems Zheng Jianguo can't hold on any longer either.

"yes"

Zheng Kai took a megaphone from the cabinet and asked, "What do you mean?"

“If you get him to take out the 500 bags of rice and flour that belong to our Zheng family, then we can continue the discussion.”

Zheng Jianguo has been fighting with Ye Lei for so long, all for the sake of obtaining some supplies.

"Ye Lei, didn't you want to talk? As long as you return those 500 bags of rice and flour to us, we can let bygones be bygones and still be good friends."

Zheng Kai didn't want such a powerful enemy either.

“No problem, as long as you, Zheng Kai, have the guts to step out of the villa, those 500 bags of rice and flour are yours.”

This was the only way for Ye Lei to strike first.

"Okay, you wait here, I'll be right out now."

"Kayle, are you really going?"

"Dad, it's alright. If Ye Lei wanted to kill me, I wouldn't be alive today. Let's go out and see what he has to say."

Zheng Kai knew very well that so many things had started because of him, and he was the one who had to resolve them.

"Then be careful, I'll send my brothers with you!"

"Let's forget it. Let's keep those brothers to protect you. If I take a bunch of people out, Ye Lei will just find another excuse."

Zheng Kai hadn't forgotten that Ye Lei was a picky person.

"Then be careful on your way."

"Okay, Dad!"

Before leaving, Zheng Kai hugged Zheng Jianguo, thinking that this time he might never come back.

"Zheng Kai, are you coming out or not? If you don't come out soon, I'm going to break in!"

Ye Lei waited for a long time but there was no movement at all.

"Ye Lei, don't be so arrogant, I'm coming right away!"

Zheng Kai put down the megaphone, left the villa, and walked towards the front gate. He looked back every few steps and saw Zheng Jianguo standing on the balcony, staring at him with tears in his eyes.

It took Zheng Kai a full five minutes to walk this distance of less than 30 meters before he appeared at the villa's front door.

"Ye Lei, I'm out! Where are you? Come out!"

Zheng Kai did not see Ye Lei, nor did he see the 500 bags of rice and flour he wanted.

"Hide here and wait for my orders before you act."

Before leaving, Ye Lei whispered these instructions.

"Brother Lei, be careful, the Zheng family is not to be trifled with."

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Ye Lei glanced at everyone, slowly stood up, and walked towards Zheng Kai.