"Yes. Now you can talk to each other as long as you think about chatting with me."

"You just said I'm being monitored? Who knows?"

"That policeman I met today is on the big tree outside the wall in your yard. The handsome one."

"...! Still not giving up? Fine. Forget about it. The surveillance cameras won't be able to keep up for long. I'm just not going out for the time being, okay?"

The wind blew out of the toilet and into the kitchen. Without turning on the lights, he squatted down in the darkness and put out a bag of rice, a bucket of oil, and some seasonings. Of course, there were also some dried goods.

Just putting on an act. She can do that too.

I didn't dare order takeout that night. I ate some snacks instead.

She's really suffered. Qi Xie, right... don't let her get her hands on him.

Before going to bed, I asked Jixiang, and it turned out that the guy was still nestled in the big tree.

Feng Ran remained silent. Let's see how long he can stay!

Every time I open my phone, all I see are news reports of plants dying mysteriously and land becoming barren.

Moreover, unsurprisingly, no normal stores dare to open now.

They're either being sold for free or have already been cleared out and sold out.

Even items marked up several times can easily sell out.

Fengran read some comments from netizens. Whose house was burgled?

Whose chickens and ducks were all slaughtered at once?

People were borrowing grain everywhere. Even the dogs kept by families in the countryside were caught and killed.

[Jin: My neighbor... I saw them killing a cat in their yard yesterday, skinning it... Ugh—I can't think about it, the more I think about it, the more I want to vomit.]

[Wishing Dragon: You're exaggerating! Eat cats!!!]

[Jin: Anyway, I'm never going to his house again. It's disgusting.]

[Zhang Jin: ...You really need to be careful. First eat the cat... then eat... the neighbor.]

[Girl Jin: Damn! Don't scare me!]

[Neighbor Wang: Your neighbor has a yard, is it in the countryside? Surely their grain won't be gone so quickly?]

[Jin Girl: Who said it's from the countryside? It's in an apartment complex, on the first floor. That cat was a pet cat... I used to hold it all the time. I just saw it yesterday, and I even asked the owner why it was like that. They said the cat was bitten to death by something last night...]

[join: Your family really needs to be careful. They should have buried it alive, how could they have eaten it...]

[Jin: ...I can't think about it, I'm going to throw up again.]

[Neighbor Wang: These days, rural people have it easy. They have plenty of food at home. What about us city folks? Damn it!]

[Zhang Jin: Yes. There are no supermarkets in the city. The vegetable markets dare to open. You didn't see it. The last time I went to the vegetable market, no one was buying normally... It was all about grabbing. In the end, several people were trampled to death. Some people grabbed food and ran away.]

That really scared me.

[join: There's still a bag of instant noodles, a clove of garlic, and a handful of rice at home... Am I proud of myself?]

[Neighbor Wang: By the way, do you still deliver vegetables to your neighborhood?]

[Jin Gu: Vegetable delivery? We've never received any deliveries to our resettlement housing! Not even once during the virus outbreak.]

...

After a while, Feng Ran switched to reading a novel.

I check online news every day. Otherwise, I won't know what's happening outside.

...

At that moment, Qi Xie, perched in the tree, saw a man and a woman lurking furtively at the base of Feng Ran's house wall, discussing how to tie Feng Ran up and ransack her house when they went inside.

The woman even said she'd have her son get infected with the wind so she could marry him and make him her wife.

"Mom. What should I do, girl?"

"That slut, you still want her? Big and muscular! The girl inside is so fair and delicate! Her waist is so thin, you could snap it in two. Don't you want her?"

"Hehe. Of course I want it!"

"Alright. Wait a minute, why are there barbed wires on this wall? How are we going to climb over them?"

"It's the power grid. This bitch is quite the actress."

"What should I do then?"

"It's alright! The power is being controlled right now, and this high-voltage line won't be plugged in. We'll just climb over the wire!"

"I'll go home and get a ladder."

"No need! Mom, you squat down and I'll climb up!"

"Ah! My old bones..."

"Mom, hurry up! Don't you want to eat the good stuff inside?"

"...Fine! I'll risk it all for food!"

Throughout the entire process, Qi Xie remained hidden in the tree, not uttering a sound.

I was originally planning to step in and resolve the issue.

Then I thought, this is a good opportunity to test whether there's anything wrong with the wind dyeing process. So I just stood by and watched.

He had no choice. He had just left the army and was kicked out here to work as a policeman to solve a recent major case.

I could have chosen not to come. But I need to cultivate my power here. I had no choice but to come.

Otherwise, with his abilities, he could easily become the police chief of this city.

If it weren't for the recent frequent disasters in China, my father would have told me to keep a low profile. Now I wouldn't have to be so fixated on one person.

Just then, a green caterpillar slid down and landed on his sleeve...

Qi Xie, who hated insects all his life, almost jumped up, but luckily his hands reacted faster than his brain. He flicked the green caterpillar away with a finger.

...

"Sigh. Jixiang, what do you think we should do? There's one squatting outside, and two more on the wall... With that guy around, I can't even use my gun."

If all else fails, how about using a crossbow?

"Do you want me to numb the heart of that person in the tree?"

"No, that's not good. He already thinks I'm suspicious. If I faint for no reason again, he'll definitely come looking for me the next day, or he'll keep a closer eye on me."

"There are no lights in the house. If it really doesn't work, you can knock them both out."

"good."

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