Qiao He looked at them indifferently and did not force her way in, after all, this place was not an absolutely safe place.

If any conflict breaks out, it will likely involve bringing in the patrol team.

Therefore, Qiao He does not intend to confront them head-on.

She smiled slightly; as the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face.

"We meant no harm, and we're not from this city. We fled here from elsewhere, but we never expected to encounter so many people trying to kill us. We had no choice but to escape here..."

"I don't know what happened either, brothers, do you know?"

Qiao He spoke sincerely, and tugged at Bo Shiwu's sleeve, signaling him to say a few words as well.

Bo Shiwu's acting was a bit bad. He said with a straight face, "Yes, we just want to know why the patrol is chasing us, and who the leader of this city is."

The group of people in the shopping mall exchanged glances. One of the older men was very cautious and remained silent.

"Get out of here quickly, we don't want to attract the patrol team!"

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "We don't know anything. You'd better leave now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

The middle-aged man saw that Qiao He and his group were not aggressive. Apart from the tall young man who seemed very strong, the others were either women, old ladies, or two children.

They even took their pet cat with them when they fled.

It's truly incomprehensible. The middle-aged man thought they were probably just lucky to have escaped being caught by the patrol team.

Otherwise, how could someone with a family like that possibly survive?

Just then, Qiao He said loudly, "I know you know the situation in this city, but you don't want to tell us, right?"

“In that case, we can exchange supplies for intelligence! As long as the intelligence you provide is useful, I can exchange my supplies for it.” Qiao He smiled slightly, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling with a beautiful light.

She took the bag that Bo Shiwu was carrying, put it on the ground, and unzipped it.

Inside are some food, supplies, and medicine!

The moment the group saw the supplies in the backpack, their eyes lit up, and they stared at Qiao He like hungry wolves.

Seeing this, Bo Shiwu stood in front of Qiao He with a cold face, ready to protect her should they try to attack her.

Qiao He grabbed his arm and said softly, "It's okay, I believe they're not brainless people."

"Brothers, isn't this a good deal? You're all starving, and it's just a tiny bit of information, not some state secret. You can tell me, right?" Qiao He smiled, his face amiable.

The men exchanged glances, then looked at the sallow-faced, emaciated women.

The middle-aged man sighed heavily before saying, "Then you can come in first. Anyway, we have nothing left but our lives..."

Qiao He winked at Bo Shiwu and said with a smile, "Let's go in first."

"It's not safe to talk outside."

The middle-aged man instructed two people to open the supermarket door, and then Qiao He and the others went inside.

The atmosphere was tense for a time, after all, they were no match for Bo Shiwu.

They're so hungry now, barely surviving on water, they might starve to death here any day.

The city's supplies have been almost entirely looted by the patrol teams.

The only thing edible is probably wild grass...

But after the flood, they didn't even dare to eat wild grass.

They were terrified that there might be some unclean germs on it, and if they got sick now, it would be a death sentence.

Qiao He found a place to sit down and then said calmly, "Brother, tell me about the situation in this city, and who exactly the patrol team is, and what their purpose is."

Seeing that Qiao He and his group had no hostility, the other party sat down as well, as they simply didn't have the strength to stand.

Several men and women stared at the food in Qiao He's backpack, secretly swallowing their saliva.

However, they didn't dare to come over and snatch it, because they knew they couldn't succeed.

Don't let Qiao He's seemingly frail appearance fool you; she managed to bring the elderly and children all the way here, and her pets were completely unharmed!

They definitely have some skills, and Qiao He's trump card is very likely Bo Shiwu.

The middle-aged man's brow was furrowed deeply. He gathered his thoughts before speaking, "Things have changed... This city has been taken over by the so-called Mafia. Police and volunteers who dared to object were all shot dead!"

"And some were thrown into the flood and drowned alive..."

"They also built high walls to prevent anyone from going out and to prevent outsiders from escaping in."

"I don't know how you got in, but you absolutely mustn't get caught by the patrol team, or you'll be in big trouble!"

"Especially for a pretty young girl like you to ask... Sigh, they're not human, they're demons!"

"We barely managed to escape, but there were no supplies in the city. They've all been looted by those people. Every man and woman in the city with any ability has submitted to them, otherwise we wouldn't have survived at all."

"As for their purpose... it should be that they took advantage of the chaos caused by the natural disaster and the lack of legal sanctions to start some kind of feudal dynasty... In short, they are extremely domineering, and they set all the rules. If you don't follow them, you will die."

Seeing the middle-aged man's worried expression, Qiao He asked, "Do you know who their leader is?"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "I really haven't seen who it is. I vaguely heard them calling him Brother Wang."

"It should be someone called Brother Wang, but we don't know who he is." The middle-aged man sighed. If he knew who the leader of that group was, he could probably get more supplies in return.

Qiao He then asked them, "Do you know any other information?"

A thin man raised his hand and said, "I know where their base is..."

"If you want to go there, you must choose the right time and the right way to get in!"

"Because there are a lot of guards over there. In addition to the patrol team, there are also electronic cameras that can monitor you anytime, anywhere."

"Anything else?" Qiao He asked softly.

They thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with an answer.

The middle-aged man said helplessly, "Sorry, that's all I know..."

Just then, the woman who had been holding the child spoke up, "I...I know."

"And, whatever you do, you absolutely must not get sick, or you'll be sent to hell..." The woman's face was very pale, as if she had thought of something terrifying.