Chapter 676 Hu Fei Disappears

Her question has me in a bit of a bind. How the hell am I supposed to answer that?

Gu Yu smiled and said, "I was just joking. Don't worry about it. I really don't have any other intentions. You kindly took me in, how could I hide anything from you? Otherwise, wouldn't I become the Big Bad Wolf?"

I sighed, not knowing what to say. Gu Yu seemed a bit too optimistic to me. It was truly rare for a woman to have such an optimistic attitude while living in such an apocalyptic world. As for whether she was faking it, I didn't know, and I didn't care to know.

We didn't talk much after that, so we warmed ourselves by the campfire. Although the doors and windows were all closed, a breeze still blew in.

After some time, Gu Yu suddenly asked, "By the way, where's Hu Fei? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

I suddenly realized, "That's right, why hasn't Hu Fei come back yet?"

Gu Yu guessed, "Could something have happened?"

I quickly put on my socks and shoes and said, "You wait here and don't come out. I'll go out and look for him."

I grabbed my pistol and machete, lightly armed, and left the house. I went outside into the heavy snow, where it was pitch black and the falling snow made it impossible for me to see anything ahead.

It's been about ten minutes since Hu Fei left, and the car is only a minute or two away from our house. There's definitely something wrong with him not coming back for so long!

I hope nothing bad happens.

I checked the direction, grabbed a flashlight, and jogged towards the car. The snow on the ground was already above my ankles, making it difficult to walk.

Two minutes later, I went to the car and the flashlight beam shone on it. I found that the car door was open and the trunk was open, but everything in the trunk was gone, and I had no idea where it had gone.

Hu Fei was not here either.

Could it be that someone else appeared here and took Hu Fei away?

I'm not sure, but it's very likely.

I checked the car and the area around it and found no signs of a struggle, but I did find a series of footprints.

The footprints were clearly visible on the other side of the car, extending into the distance.

"It looks like there really is someone else."

"Hey!" Just then, someone suddenly tapped my shoulder from behind, startling me. I turned around and saw it was Gu Yu.

I frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to wait inside? Why did you come here?"

Gu Yu said, "I was worried something might have happened, so I came to check. How is it? Did you find Hu Fei? Did he freeze to death here all by himself?"

I said, "We didn't find it, but we did find a set of footprints. There must have been people here before. Those people took everything from our car. As for whether Hu Fei went with them or was killed by them, I don't know yet."

Gu Yu said, "Why don't we go over and take a look?"

I said, "You wait here, I'll go take a look."

Gu Yu said, "No, your safety is very important. I think I need to go with you."

"..." I was speechless.

I shook my head and followed the trail of footprints on my own. Gu Yu followed behind me without falling behind. I wondered what she was thinking. Since she really followed, was she worried about my safety? That seemed a bit far-fetched.

Left with no other choice, I could only let her follow behind, and said, "You can follow, but if you spot anyone else later, don't do anything rash, understand?"

Gu Yu smiled and said, "I know."

I didn't have her optimistic attitude. I continued to follow her footsteps. After walking for about four or five minutes, we saw a fire ahead. So, I decisively turned off my flashlight and looked at the fire. I found that the group of people were in a house, and the firelight illuminated the whole house.

I didn't see Hu Fei, mainly because he was too far away to see clearly whether he was inside or not.

I said to Gu Yu beside me, "I'm going to go take a look. Don't do anything rash here, okay?"

This time, Gu Yu didn't object. She nodded and followed my steps.

I carefully stepped through the snow, approaching the house ahead. Even as I got closer, I still couldn't see what was inside because the windows were covered in fog, making it impossible to see clearly.

But that's fine, because I can't see them, and they can't see me from inside the house.

I tiptoed to the window of the house, pushed it hard, and found that it was unlocked. So I opened it slightly and peeked inside.

After scanning around, I found that there were four or five of them, and I saw Hu Fei.

Hu Fei was tied to the ground and seemed to have fainted, unable to move.

Then I heard what the people inside the room were saying.

"Hey, Lao Li, what do you think we should eat this man? I think it's winter now, so let's drain his blood, then make some salt and pickle him into meat. That way we can eat him later."

"Where are you going to find salt?" Old Li asked.

Another person said, "Salt? We can just find some. Anyway, we can't eat that much now, so we can't waste the rest."

At this moment, another person said, "Alright, alright, stop dawdling. Are you going to eat or not?"

Hearing their conversation, I frowned and suddenly felt a sense of panic.

Judging from their tone, they're planning to devour Hu Fei!

Holy crap, could it be another bunch of cannibals?

I feel utterly disgusted by this group of people.

Then, another sound came from inside.

"Eat, of course we'll eat. I'll take him out to bleed him now. You guys hurry up and set up the fire. Shall we eat the leg first?"

"Of course we'll eat the leg, there's more meat on it!"

I felt a chill run down my spine. Hearing the noise inside the house, I knew they were about to come out, so I quickly hid in the darkness.

The advantage of a snowy day is that there are no stars or moon in the sky, and it's basically pitch black all around, so you can't see anything.

squeak--

They opened the door, and I saw one of them drag Hu Fei's body out of the room. Hu Fei was still unconscious and couldn't resist at all. If they really let the other party do something, Hu Fei would probably be dead.

Instead of killing Hu Fei at the door, the other party dragged him a short distance to the side before drawing a knife from his waist, intending to make a move.

Seeing this, I rushed over. Before he could react, my machete landed on his head, splitting his skull open. He died without even a chance to scream.

(End of this chapter)