Xu Lan was trapped like a dumpling on the rooftop, while Lin Hu chatted with her from a distance, fearing that he would also be outmaneuvered.

"I don't know, I really don't know any evidence," Xu Lan repeatedly clarified.

She hadn't fully recovered from being suddenly arrested, and her voice was trembling.

After all, who can be lifted from the ground to the fifth floor rooftop and then be trapped like a dumpling in a quick manner?

"Are you okay?"

Just as Lin Hu was about to question the authenticity of the painting, Duan Linzhou's voice came from the safety exit on the roof.

He turned around and saw Duan Linzhou.

"Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to meet over there?" Lin Hu asked curiously, already walking closer to the other person.

"I was originally in that area, and after waiting for a while, I didn't see you come, so I came looking for you myself." Duan Linzhou reached out and grabbed the other person's arm to look him over.

Because of Qin Yaowei's infection, now they are afraid that he might get hurt if they leave for even a second.

"I'm fine, no need to look." Lin Hu waved the other person's hand away, preparing to go and do the important business first.

Kelinhu turned around and found that there was no one behind him, not even a trace of Xu Lan.

"What's wrong?" Duan Linzhou asked when he saw Lin Hu standing there motionless.

When he went upstairs, he saw Qin Yaowei's body downstairs and was busy checking if Lin Hu was injured, so he didn't notice that there was someone upstairs.

"The person is missing."

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A gorilla carrying a human-shaped rice dumpling on its shoulder ran out of the factory area and raced wildly into the nearby mountains.

The speed was so fast that it exceeded its usual speed.

He only put Xu Lan down under a tree when he found a safe spot, and leaned her against the tree.

He collapsed to the ground, powerless, and transformed back into human form, with only tattered cloths covering his body.

He reached out to straighten Xu Lan's hair, which he had messed up, but Xu Lan kept backing away, even though there was a tree trunk behind her and she had no way to retreat.

Qin Fulang stopped what he was doing. "I know you resent me for messing around outside in the past..."

Qin Fulang didn't argue much, he just looked into the other person's eyes and said, "I've paid back what I owed you. As for what you owe me... pay it back when you leave."

Calm, as if he had let go of everything, he didn't know why he would secretly take her away.

Having been married to him for so long, Xu Lan naturally understood what he meant by "still".

She looked at Qin Fulang in disbelief, certain that she wasn't using her supernatural abilities.

"You don't need to look at me like that. I've given you my whole conscience." Qin Fulang's lips curled into an ugly smile, as if he were mocking himself.

Xu Lan indeed didn't look at the other person; she knew that Qin Fulang was still somewhat concerned about saving face.

"Mm." Xu Lan nodded gently.

It's unclear whether they're agreeing to what the other person just said, or whether they're ultimately going to kill him or bury him.

The two were huddled together under a tree; one was too weak to move and collapsed, while the other was tied up.

The two of them stayed quietly, waiting for it to get dark. Qin Fulang would say a few words during this time, until he stopped talking altogether.

Xu Lan then realized that the other person was already dead, and also discovered that the ropes binding her had indeed been untied long ago.

She glanced at Qin Fulang with a complicated expression, but in the end, she dug a hole under the tree and buried him.

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Lin Hu also discovered that Qin Fulang was missing, but the corrosion was in his heart, and he wouldn't live much longer.

The original plan was to take the person over to Chen Qingwei for disposal, after all, there were many lives between them, and he only had a grudge against Qin Yaowei.

But there's nothing he can do now that things have come to this.

The two went to find the others to join them, and for the rest of the time, everyone completed their tasks relatively easily.

It's possible that Qin Yaowei killed all the zombies outside and took their crystal cores to enhance his strength, which is why there weren't many zombies around them.

It was almost a bumper harvest, and they even managed to earn some crystal cores.

Everyone had been busy all day, and they hadn't even had lunch because of the Qin family's affairs.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone gathered together for a meal, because Chen Qingwei's men were going to join the island in the future, so they were all invited to come along.

This, in turn, deepened their expectations for the future and finally gave them a sense of belonging.

However, it is still a pity for the brothers who sacrificed themselves. They lost more than a dozen brothers in the previous battle with the Qin family.

It's not that the Qin family is particularly difficult to deal with, but rather that there are simply too many zombies, and they are outnumbered.

After eating, since the number of zombies had decreased, they decided to split up and spread out to the surrounding areas.

It seems the island is quite large. So far, they have only encountered three groups of people: Xiao Rizi, who was killed by Lin Hu; the group surrounded by zombies in the warehouse; and Chen Qingwei and his group.

Lin Hu and Duan Linzhou were separated into their own groups, along with Ling Jiuqi, while the others set off in groups of four or five.

The harvest was plentiful. Even after the island landing time ended and he was teleported back to the raft, Lin Hu was still holding a bunch of messy things in his hands.

This is what he had to do during the countdown; he didn't have time to open his backpack and put things in, so he just grabbed whatever was in his arms—things for the dog.

Duan Linzhou also had a bunch of things in his hands, similar to Lin Hu's.

The two adults and one child stood on the raft, their minds echoing with the survival system's notification of the settlement after the island landing.

Duan Linzhou and Lin Hu looked at each other, and Lin Hu laughed first, and Duan Linzhou couldn't help but laugh along.

Ling Jiuqi laughed along with her; she felt very happy.

Boss Zhou also ran out and happily circled around the three of them. Seeing that they were happy, it was even happier. The little dog, which was almost as tall as its calves, would occasionally use its nose to feed Lin Hu the things that he laughed at.

Upon discovering it was a green ball, he immediately lay down on the ground and tried to bite open the packaging.

Rose also came over to help. Lin Hu noticed this and guessed that Rose must have opened the door for Boss Zhou.

These intelligent things are bound to cause trouble; maybe they're just bored and need something to keep them company.

Lin Hu suddenly remembered that he hadn't yet formed a contract with the Ice Lotus White Flower he had obtained.

He was worried about potential side effects, or that it might need time to mature like a rose, so he kept it hidden for now.

He plans to have a meal and take a shower before continuing his research.

Lin Hu bent down and picked up the packaging bag that Boss Zhou and Qiangwei were tearing apart. He then handed the ball to Qiangwei and said, "You two play together."

Lin Hu put everything on the ground and asked Duan Linzhou to tidy it up. He went upstairs to take a shower and then came down to cook.

Since everyone had just finished their work, there wasn't much time or energy to sort through everything. The other people's supplies were put aside for now, and the supplies that we had obtained together were to be discussed the next day.