Chapter 207 Extreme Cold. White Knife In, Red Knife Out

"Guangzi, why do I feel so anxious?" A man wrapped in an old cotton-padded jacket said to his companion, "It's almost dawn, why hasn't the boss come back yet?"

Guangzi's face was heavy. He didn't agree with the eldest brother going out to catch monsters. Such a heavy snowstorm was dangerous in itself, and the source of the information was unreliable. Unfortunately, his words had no weight, and he was suspected of being the second brother's men after saying a few more words.

"We just need to do what we are supposed to do and keep an eye on these people." After saying that, he glanced into the wooden cage next to him.

There were five people in the cage. An old woman with blood on her forehead was sitting on the ground, holding a young man with a bruised face and nose in her arms. Both of them were breathing weakly and it seemed that they would not live until tomorrow.

Next to the old woman were two disheveled women, one leaning on the other, with her hair disheveled and her eyes dull, as if she didn't feel the cold at all.

Both of them were wearing a leather jacket, and the owner of the jacket was holding the cage bars with his chilblained hands, padding his sleeves with the jacket, and looking outside expectantly.

They were all from Song'an Town. They were caught here just because they wanted to find something to eat. The men were beaten until they were unconscious and the women were raped.

"What are you looking at?" The person who spoke first hit the old man's hand with a stick, forcing him to step back.

"Ah Wei, stop fighting. They can't escape." Guangzi held his hand and turned to another person beside him and said, "Erlangzi, go ask the second brother. The eldest brother hasn't come back for such a long time. Do you want to take someone to pick him up?"

Erlangzi responded and ran hurriedly inside. Although there was only one floor here, the area was at least 5,000 square meters and had been divided into different spaces. The innermost one was where everyone lived, and people who did not need to patrol usually stayed inside to keep warm.

After Erlangzi ran away, Ah Wei sighed, "I think the second brother is hoping that something bad will happen to the eldest brother, so he won't let us go."

"Keep your voice down, aren't you afraid of getting beaten?"

Ah Wei curled his lips and said, "If we really have to split up one day, who do you want to be with?"

Guangzi glanced at the three people patrolling not far away, and confirmed that they didn't hear him before responding, "Let's just do our own thing and stay out of other people's business."

"Guangzi, you are the only one who is stubborn. The others have already divided into camps, and some people even think that we are the boss's people."

"I don't care what others think, but you should stop saying such things."

"I see. But it's strange. Why did that lunatic target us? Is this warehouse evil?"

"Don't talk about that nonsense." Guangzi felt a cold wind blowing, and didn't want to listen to him anymore. He pointed at the prop box and said, "I'll go over there and take a look. You keep an eye on them."

Chu An and Gu Ye had already circled around to the prop box in the front, which was no more than 20 meters away from them. As long as he got closer, he would definitely be able to find clues.

Chu An was not afraid. He could easily deal with five people. With a thought, five cotton needles flew out from the air and hovered above the people's heads.

I just don’t know how many people are inside!

"Ouch...my stomach hurts so much."

Gangzi had just taken two steps when the old man suddenly rolled over in the cage, holding his stomach.

"My stomach hurts, I'm dying."

"Fuck, you're looking for trouble." Ah Wei put the stick into the cage and hit the old man.

Although the cage was not big, there was still space to dodge, and the stick did not fall on him much, which made Ah Wei so angry that he cursed, "Old Bidden, you are still complaining about being sick when you are about to die. If the pain doesn't kill you, I will beat you to death first."

Chu An and Gu Ye looked at each other. It was too obvious a performance. The old man must have discovered them. Before they could figure out how they were exposed, more than a dozen people walked out.

The slightly plump man in the lead was wearing a brown fur coat and holding a heater in his hands. He walked slowly, and the others did not dare to overtake him and could only follow him closely.

"Awei, stop fighting, the second brother is out." Guangzi reminded.

Ah Wei quickly stopped and asked, "Second brother, why did you come out?"

Guangzi and the other three patrolmen also came over and greeted in unison, "Second Brother."

The second brother looked at them with a smile, but didn't say anything. The burly man behind him spoke first, "Guangzi, why are you and Awei getting more and more irritable? Do you think that the boss is spoiling you and you are starting to act lawless?"

Guangzi frowned. Why didn't Erlangzi come out with them? He immediately had a bad feeling.

Ah Wei quickly apologized, "Brother, this guy is pretending to be sick. I'm going to teach him a lesson."

The burly man wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the second brother, "Okay, Guangzi and Awei are not the kind of people who can't figure things out. It must be the one in the cage who is looking for death, right?"

Guangzi pursed his lips and said nothing, but tightened his grip on the stick in his hand, "Second brother, where is Erlangzi?"

"He is hungry and is eating in the house." The burly man said coldly with a flash in his eyes.

Guangzi didn't believe it. Erlangzi and he were brothers who went to work together in the countryside. They were too familiar with each other's personalities over the years. It was impossible for him to choose this time to have dinner. "Second brother, what did you do to Erlangzi?"

As he was about to go in, he was stopped by the burly man, "Guangzi, are you pretending to be great? Do you really think you are great just by giving the boss some ideas and getting praised by him?"

"I haven't thought of that."

"Then why do you doubt the information about the monster provided by the second brother and try to stop the eldest brother from leaving?"

"It's dangerous to go out tonight with such a heavy snowstorm. And I have roughly guessed why he killed people. We can completely avoid any more conflicts with him."

"Oh? Why does the monster kill people?" the second brother asked with interest.

"He only kills people living in Room 2. I've looked carefully and found that it used to be a storage room. There might be something in there that he wants to protect. Second brother, I swear I have no second thoughts. Everything I do is to keep everyone alive."

The second brother raised his eyebrows. No wonder Boss Qiu thought so highly of him. He was quite smart. However, he didn’t need a smart person. He needed someone who was loyal to him.

"Guangzi, I know you are doing this for the good of everyone, so please do one last thing for everyone." His eyes suddenly became sinister, and he spoke word by word, "Go to hell."

Guangzi's pupils trembled, and when he wanted to run, four people stood behind him, squeezing him in the middle. Then, one of them stabbed him with a knife, and the burly man covered his mouth.

The moment he fell down, he saw Erlangzi had already fallen in a pool of blood.

Ah Wei knelt on the ground with a plop, "Second brother, spare my life, second brother, I am your man, I..."

Phew…

The white knife went in and the red knife came out, and before he could finish his words, he died.

The sudden change made the women in the cage react. They buried their heads in their arms and trembled all over. The old man narrowed his eyes and cast his peripheral vision towards the prop box.

"Second brother, from today on you are our boss." The burly man raised his hand and shouted, "Boss, Boss..."

Those who did not participate in the action looked at each other, and all stood opposite the second brother and the burly man, raising their hands and shouting, "Boss, Boss..."