Zhou Qingya's words plunged us all into silence. The little girl leaned on Sister Jing's shoulder and fell asleep, murmuring, "Brother Xiaonan."

Jingjie said, "Xiaonan, I think we should just leave. Anyway, the little girl has been saved. Let's leave now and leave this place alone."

I really wanted to do that, but Zhou Qingya disagreed.

She said, "No! I can't leave here now! If I leave, Sun Wenbo will definitely bring people to attack the villa community. I can't leave."

I said, "Is this place really that important to you?"

Zhou Qingya said, "It's very important! When the little girl and I had nowhere to live, we made our home here. At that time, we thought you were all dead, so we never thought about leaving. So this place is very important to both me and the little girl!"

I understand her feelings. It's inevitable to develop feelings for a place after staying there for a long time. Besides, she has put so much effort into this place; how could she possibly want to see it destroyed like this?

"Isn't there any other way to solve this?" Li Jiaming asked.

I said, "Let's think about it some more. We have one more night to figure out what to do. They want Li Kai, so there must be a way."

Silence fell over the car, and before long, we arrived back at the entrance of the villa community.

We intended to go straight in, but as soon as we parked at the entrance, a large number of people appeared at the gate of the villa community. Although they opened the gate, they all blocked the entrance and wouldn't let us in.

The person in charge was Li Kai.

We didn't know what he wanted to do. Looking at the crowd at the entrance of the villa complex, we got out of the car.

Zhou Qingya stepped forward and asked, "What...are you going to do?"

Li Kai stepped forward and sneered, "I didn't expect you guys to come back alive."

Zhou Qingya frowned and said, "Li Kai, what do you mean!"

Li Kai said, "What do I mean, Zhou Qingya? I'd like to ask you what you mean! Do you know how much trouble your actions will cause us? Is it appropriate for you to go out with a few strangers like this?"

Zhou Qingya said, "I'm going to save the little girl!"

"Go save the little girl." Li Kai sneered. "Where is she?"

Zhou Qingya said, "She's in the car, so get out of my way! The little girl is injured and needs to be careful. What are you doing blocking the way like this!"

Li Kai looked surprised; he hadn't expected the other party to actually be able to save the little girl.

Zhou Qingya said, "Li Kai, I know you have a problem with me, but the little girl is innocent. Besides, she has done so much for us. Don't you feel any gratitude at all?"

Li Kai said, "Of course I care about the little girl, but there's one thing I need to ask clearly, otherwise I won't let you in! After all, what you did before was really too much!"

Zhou Qingya asked, "What is it?"

Li Kai asked, "Who exactly are these so-called friends of yours? What is their relationship with Sun Wenbo? And how did you manage to rescue the little girl?"

Zhou Qingya said, "I already told you before, they are my former partners. As for Sun Wenbo, he has nothing to do with them! They came here because of Li Jiaming. They came here to find me and the little girl, not to cause trouble!"

Li Kai squinted at me, glanced at me, and asked, "So, you want to leave with them?"

"I..." Zhou Qingya didn't know what to say for a moment.

I glanced at Zhou Qingya and Li Kai, who was still questioning her, then stepped forward to Zhou Qingya's side and asked, "Li Kai, do you feel resentful that I'm taking Qingya away?"

Li Kai glared at me and shouted, "What do you mean?!"

I raised an eyebrow and said, "It's nothing. I just don't understand why you're stopping Qingya from entering, since she's your acknowledged leader. Hasn't she done enough for you? Are you all so flustered just because of the arrival of a few strangers like us?"

"Do you really think Qingya has no feelings for you? Do you think she would so readily abandon you?"

Li Kai sneered, "Isn't that right! Didn't she just decisively leave with you?"

I shook my head and chuckled, staring at him with disdain. "Li Kai, first of all, you need to understand one thing: she went out with us just now to rescue the little girl, not to leave Ninghai. What's your rush?"

Li Kai opened his mouth, but couldn't find a reason to come.

Looking at him like this, I sneered, "As for you, I find it ridiculous. I heard from Qingya that the little girl has been helping you since she came here, and has never asked for anything in return. But what about you? When the little girl got into trouble, your first thought was how to protect yourselves, instead of saving her. Do you think that's appropriate?"

"And now you're doing this to me, blocking the door and not letting us in. What are you trying to do? Do you really want to kick us out?"

I chuckled, took Qingya's hand, and said, "If that's what you mean, I have no objection. Anyway, my purpose in coming to Ninghai is to bring Qingya and the little girl back. They've been away for long enough; it's time for them to go home."

After I finished speaking, I turned around and walked towards the car.

Li Kai couldn't hold back any longer. "Wait a minute!"

Qingya and I stopped in our tracks.

Li Kai stared at me with a hostile look and said, "Come in."

I glanced at Qingya, let go of her hand, and got back into the car.

The crowd blocking the villa entrance cleared, and we drove into the villa where Zhou Qingya lived. I carried the little girl into the villa and followed Zhou Qingya to the little girl's room.

I said, "Sister Jing, bring the first-aid kit over here."

Sister Jing took the first-aid kit prepared in the car into the room. I took off the little girl's clothes and saw that her shoulder was wrapped with blood-stained gauze, which I then lifted.

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Recorder Diary 28:

"We're back! We're finally back. It's 10 PM now. We ran for three whole hours, and we're finally back. Things outside are completely chaotic. Everyone outside has changed! They're eating people! Xiao Shenglin is dead. As for me and the supervisor who ran back, we're practically going crazy! The people at the research institute thought we were insane when they saw us, but we really aren't. Things outside have really changed! Everything has changed. I can't go out anymore. If I go out again, I'll definitely die! No, no, no, what about Mom and Dad! What about Yaya? What should I do? What should I do? How can I save them?"

(End of this chapter)